APR 13, 24 .. NATIONAL DAY..

By Cap Chastain April 13, 2024 Fun 3 Comments

NATIONAL TODAY IS WHAT DAY?

Out of fourteen (14) categories, the below two “caught my eye”!

National Silly Earring Day.. Is celebrated every year on April 13. It was founded in April 2021 by Olena Kagui. She sells thousands of earrings faithfully amassed on Oddity Cart. Earrings are the perfect accessory; they come in various styles and sizes. She seems to have a perfect earring for every occasion. Silly earrings are a terrific way to express yourself while putting a smile on everyone’s face. Wear googly-eyed hot dogs, bright power tools, big disco balls, pizzas, whatever you want! Your imagination is the only limit.

Earrings are not only made using valuable metals and diamonds but also fabric, polymer clay, and resin. There are no documented or hypothetical accounts of the first earrings. We know that earrings and piercings are quite ancient practices, as in biblical times. Guys generally wore them. In the city of Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550 B.C. — 330 B.C.), archeological evidence in the form of wall carvings suggests that Persian men wore earrings.

Why not join in the fun? Below is a link to Oddity Cart Earrings!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/OddityCartEarrings

NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY.. Is celebrated on April 13th and it recognizes a game played around the world. Originally named Lexiko and then Criss-Cross Words, Alfred Mosher Butts eventually settled on the name Scrabble. The amateur artist and unemployed architect developed the word game in the midst of the depression. Still, it wasn’t until 1948, a final name change and a trademark that Butts finally began to produce the game.

Scrabble is played with two to four players who score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15 x 15 grid.

To be any good at all playing Scrabble or working Crossword Puzzles*, one MUST really know the dictionary. 

*National Crossword Puzzle Day is celebrated on December 21 every year. In 2024 National Crossword Puzzle Day will occur on a Saturday.

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That’s it for today. It IS slowly but steadily “warming up” down here in the Arizona Desert. “Touching” the 90°F mark. Patti turned on our air conditioning for the very first time yesterday.

Cap and Patti

APR 12, 24 .. GULLIBLE.. APRIL 12th NATIONAL DAYS..

By Cap Chastain April 12, 2024 Gullible - 2021 Africa Journals, Hamsters, Numbers, Pets, Wind 6 Comments

Beginning with her Post dated November 14, 2021, and continuing until April 23, 2022, Gullible published thirty four (34) Posts showing her October 2021 trip to Africa.

Here on dotnet, beginning on November 18, 2021, and continuing until April 26, 2022, we provided links to each of her Posts.

The other day, Tuesday, April 9th, Gullible published a Post showing some highlights (The Samburu National Reserve) from her October 2021 Africa Journals.

The below link will take you to this Post.

http://gullible-gulliblestravels.blogspot.com/2024/04/sharing-unique-animals-of-samburu.html

Patti and I clearly remember and enjoyed some of the photos in her above Post that we saw back in 2022. 

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NATIONAL TODAY IS WHAT DAY?

Yesterday I wrote at length about my discovery last March the 23rd of a  website that advised its readers of Special Items of Interest for each day of the year.

https://babakaps.net/?p=60605

I then went into great detail about where this category was heading.

And I concluded with the below summary..

Step One. I have closed the category .. National Today Is What Day?

Step Two.  I have a monthly category .. NATIONAL DAY – MARCH .. NATIONAL DAY – APRIL .. etc.

Step Three. Does The Shadow Know? IF even this gets too unwieldly, will I simply delete the entire category?

April the 12th, 2024..

I have made my decision. I have decided to completely delete the categories  (Step One and Step Two above) .. NATIONAL DAY – MARCH.. NATIONAL DAY – APRIL.

When, and IF the meaning of a National Day is already listed under one of our existing categories, I will refer to it by its category. 

NATIONAL SUBMARINE DAY.. can now be found under U.S. Navy!

NATIONAL ERASE SELF-NEGATIVITY DAY.. can now be found under Mental Health!

NATIONAL BIG WIND DAY.. can now be found under wind.

NATIONAL FOR TWELVES DAY.. can now be found under numbers.

NATIONAL LICORICE DAY.. will not be able to be found. No current category covers licorice.

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NATIONAL BIG WIND DAY.. Observed each year in the United States on April 12th, National Big Wind Day commemorates the recording of the highest natural wind gust measured on the Earth’s surface. On the afternoon of April 12, 1934, the Mount Washington Observatory recorded winds at 231 miles per hour.

Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft, and it is the most prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River.

NATIONAL FOR TWELVES DAY.. On National for Twelves Day (4/12), the nation will honor a magnificent number that holds significance in several ways. We measure our days in two 12 hour sets. When we buy roses, eggs, and pastries, we purchase them by the dozen. How many months are in a year? Twelve. Of course, math lovers appreciate 12 because it has a perfect number of divisors. How many steps and traditions are there? 12 of course.

NATIONAL LICORICE DAY..  National Licorice Day on April 12th each year celebrates licorice in all its forms. It also recognizes its history, health benefits, and distinction around the world. You won’t be limited when it comes to licorice, either. There are plenty of licorice candies, licorice ropes, jelly beans, jewels, and many others to enjoy!

Of course, the designation has evolved as people savor all types and flavors of licorice to celebrate the day.

National Hamster Day.. Falls on April 12 and is dedicated to these cute little rodents who are among the favorite pets in the United States! Yes, hamsters are adorable and easy to raise. All you need is a love for animals, and the dedication to ensure all the pet’s needs are met. Do you want to get a hamster for your kid but are not sure how to raise one? Well, this is exactly what this day is about. Learn all that you can about hamsters today and show the world why they are the best pets ever!

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Over And Out.

Cap and Patti