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Written in commemoration of National Nut Day In the Olduvai Gorge of Africa over 1,000,000 years ago, they enjoyed them, placing them on top of rocks and gingerly tapping them, one by one, until each was released, a repetition leaving small circular indentations in the stones surviving to this day. Because they could be collected from [...]
Popsicles of all flavors have long been cherished in America by children. They should be, since the popsicle was invented by one of them. An accident becomes a treat In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson left his homemade combination of fruity soda powder and water outside during a record cold night in San Francisco, with a [...]
July 28th is National Chocolate Milk Day. Seriously, I don’t make these holidays up, but I never argue with a good food day. There are actually a number of health benefits tied to both chocolate and milk, including muscle recovery following workouts or exercise. Read up on them at ChocolateMilk.com. Of course, I think it [...]
July 21st is Junk Food Day, a day I’m sure a number of us love so much, we celebrate often. Although I do miss the days when I enjoyed fitting into a size 28 pair of jeans, I’m still not ready to give up the evil calories over it. In commemoration of all the bad [...]
May 11th is Eat What You Want Day. You’re going to be told this over and over by people in your Twitter stream, pimping blog posts that tell you to throw gastrointestinal caution to the wind. Have another donut! Wrap some bacon around that! They make bigger pants! I’m not going there, and you’re not, [...]
May 10th is the Birthday of the Buddha. I could go on and on with the story of Gautama Sakyamuni Buddha, tell you about how he achieved enlightenment, and through his teachings and wisdom began one of the major religions of the world. But this is the Internet, and you can Google it pretty easily. [...]
April 26th is National Pretzel Day. I can’t walk into a mall without going through that inner struggle… I want a fresh soft pretzel. I always will. The dough-slinging muses know this, as they coyily smile through the flour-encrusted glass, beckoning me to wreck my ship upon their rocky shoals of buttery goodness. I have [...]
April 19th is Garlic Day. Whenever I head up to the San Francisco Bay area, I pass through the small town of Gilroy, garlic capital of the world. Oh my God, the whole town smells like an Olive Garden restaurant! They farm it in every nook and cranny of land, and are fiercely proud of [...]
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. ~ Doug Larsen Every year right around this time, the rains begin, and the lawn begins to green again. I don’t mind it – I actually love mowing the lawn each and every weekend. Fresh cut [...]
“Life is like a sandwich. The more you add to it, the better it becomes.” ~ Unknown As the story goes, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, was playing cards one night in 1782 with other muckety-mucks, something he did quite often. Getting hungry but not wanting to stop and eat a proper meal [...]