Five Things for the Week – August 29-September 4, 2010

1. August 29 is More Herbs, Less Salt Day. Sounds tasty to me.
2. National Holistic Pet Day is August 30 and also the birthday of Cameron Diaz (38).
3. September is: Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month, Fall Hat Month, Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month, International Strategic Thinking Month, Library Card Sign-Up Month, National Chicken Month, national Coupon Month, National Honey Month, National Mushroom Month, National Piano Month, National Rice Month, Shameless Promotion Month, and Subliminal Communications Month.
4. September 1 is National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day, the first day of International Enthusiasm Week, and the birthday of: Gloria Estefan (53), Barry Gibb (64), and Lily Tomlin (71).
5. September 3 is National Lazy Mom’s Day. Not a day celebrating lazy moms, but rather a day for busy moms to be lazy.

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – August 22-28, 2010

1. August 22 is Be An Angel Day and the birthday of: Tori Amos (47), Ray Bradbury (90), Giada De Laurentiis (40), Valerie Harper (69), E. Annie Proulx (75), and Norman Schwarzkopf (76).
2. August 24 is Vesuvius Day (I just going to be geeky and call this Volcano Day, ok?) and the birthday of: Stephen Fry (53), Rupert Grint (22), Steve Guttenberg (52), and Marlee Matlin (45).
3. August 25 is Kiss-And-Make-Up Day, National Secondhand Wardrobe Day, and the Birthday of: Tim Burton (52), Sean Connery (80), Elvis Costello (56), Frederick Forsyth (72), Monty Hall (87), Regis Philbin (77), Rachael Ray (42), Claudia Schiffer (40), and Gene Simmons (61).
4. August 26 is Women’s Equality Day and the birthday of: Macaulay Culkin (30), Geraldine Ferraro (75), Branford Marsalis (50), and Chris Pine (30).
5. August 28 is Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day! Don’t forget to limber up your hands first.

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – August 15-21, 2010

1. It’s Weird Contest Week! (And National Aviation Week)
2. August 15 is Best Friend’s Day, National Relaxation Day, and the birthday of: Ben Affleck (38), Princess Anne (60), and Debra Messing (42).
3. August 18 is Bad Poetry Day. Ladies and Gentlemen, get out your pens…
4. August 20 is National Men’s Grooming Day. I say get out there and have fun with your facial hair.
5. On August 20, say Happy Birthday to: Misha Collins (36), Amy Adams (35), Connie Chung (64), Robert Plant (62), and Al Roker (56).

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – August 8-14, 2010

So many people were born in August…
1. August 8 is Happiness Happens Day, Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbors’ Porch Night, and the birthday of: Keith Carradine (60), Dino De Laurentiis (91), The Edge (49), Roger Federer (29), Dustin Hoffman (73), Connie Stevens (72), and Esther Williams (87).
2. On August 9, say Happy Birthday to: Gillian Anderson (42), Eric Bana (42), Melanie Griffith (53), Whitney Houston (47), and Audrey Tautou (34).
3. August 10 is the start of Elvis Week in Memphis, TN, and also the birthday of: Ian Anderson (flute-player extraordinaire- 63), Rosanna Arquette (51), Antonio Banderas (50), Jimmy Dean (82), and Eddie Fisher (82).
4. August 12 is Vinyl Record Day (I have Jethro Tull – Songs from the Wood, what about you?) and also the birthday of: Jim Beaver (50), Casey Affleck (35), William Goldman (79), George Hamilton (71), and Ann M. Martin (55).
5. August 14 is National Garage Sale Day, Navajo Nation: Navajo Code Talkers Day, Sandcastle & Sculpture Day, and the birthday of: Halle Berry (42), David Crosby (69), Magic Johnson (51), Gary Larson (60), Steve Martin (65), and Danielle Steel (63).

*whew* Busy week.

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – August 1-7, 2010

Are you ready? This is going to be a big one.

1. August is: American Adventures Month, Audio Book Appreciation Month, Happiness Happens Month, National Inventors’ Month, National Panini Month, National Win With Civility Month, and What Will Be Your Legacy Month.
2. It’s Psychic Week. (Please remember that with great power comes great responsibility.)
3. On August 3, say happy Birthday to: Tony Bennett (84), P.D. James (90), Martin Sheen (70), and Martha Stewart (69).
4. August 5 is National Underwear Day. You have been duly warned.
5. National Mustard Day is August 7. This is one day that I am totally planning on celebrating.

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – July 25-31, 2010

1. On July 26, say Happy Birthday to: Kate Beckinsale (37), Sandra Bullock (46), Blake Edwards (88), Mick Jagger (67), Helen Mirren (64), Jeremy Piven (46), Kevin Spacey (51), and George Catlin (July 26, 1796-December 23, 1872.)
2. July 27 is Walk on Stilts Day. (I always wanted to try that. I’d probably fall and kill myself.)
3. July 29 is National Chili Dog Day. I want a Chilli Cheese Fry Day.
4. Also on July 29, Say Happy Birthday to: Ken Burns (57) and Wil Wheaton (38).
5. July 30 is the 75th Anniversary of the modern paperback book, and also the birthdays of: Paul Anka (69), Alton Brown (48), Delta Burke (54), Kate Bush (52), Laurence Fishburne (49), Lisa Kudrow (47), Arnold Swarzenegger (63), and Hilary Swank (36).

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – July 18-24, 2010

1. July 18 is National Ice Cream Day. (Hmmm…I wonder if there is a National Frozen Yogurt Day.)
2. July 19 is National Hug Your Kids Day and Jared Padalecki’s birthday (He’ll be 28).
3. On July 20, say Happy Birthday to: Cormac McCarthy (77), Diana Rigg (72), and Carlos Santana (63).
4. No joke. Rat-Catchers Day is July 22.
5. On July 23, say Happy Birthday to: Woody Harrelson (49), Daniel Radcliffe (21), and Marlon Wayans (38).

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – July 11-17, 2010

1. It’s Sports Cliche Week. Go long.
2. On July 12, say Happy Birthday to: Van Cliburn (76), Bill Cosby (72), Cheryl Ladd (58), Christine McVie (67), Richard Simmons (62), and Kristi Yamaguchi (39).
3. July 13 is Embrace Your Geekness Day. Let me roll for initiative. Yep. I’m marking this one on my calendar.
4. On July 14, say Happy Birthday to: Cameron Crowe (53), Harrison Ford (68), Louise Mandrell (56), Cheech Marin (64), and Patrick Stewart (70).
5. July 17 is National Woodie Wagon Day. Cheer if you see one drive by.

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – July 4-10, 2010

1. It’s Be Nice to New Jersey Week. So…hush your mouth.
2. July 4 is International Drive Your Studebaker Day. Fozzie Bear is bound to approve.
3. On July 6, say Happy Birthday to: Ned Beatty (73), George W. Bush (64), Dalai Lama (75), Nancy Reagan (89), Della Reese (78), Geoffrey Rush (59), Sylvester Stallone (64), and Burt Ward (65).
4. July 7 is Tell the Truth Day. Try to go a whole day telling the exact truth.
5. Think before going outside barefoot on July 10. It’s Don’t Step on a Bee Day.

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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Five Things for the Week – June 27-July 3, 2010

1. June 27 is America’s Kids Day. This might be a good day to visit your local historical landmark.
2. On June 28, say Happy Birthday to: Kathy Bates (62), Mel Brooks (82), John Cusack (44), and Mary Stuart Masterson (44).
3. July is: International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month, National Blueberries Month, National Horseradish Month, National Ice Cream Month, and Women’s Motorcycle Month.
4. On July 1, say Happy Birthday to: Pamela Anderson (43), Dan Aykroyd (58), Leslie Caron (79), Olivia de Havilland (94), Missy Elliot (39), Jamie Farr (76), Debbie Harry (65), Jean Marsh (76), Twyla Tharp (69), and Liv Tyler (33).
5. Stay out of the sun on July 3 for Stay Out of The Sun Day. (This is my kind of holiday.)

Source: Chases’s Calendar of Events 2010.

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