2020-WOW! A year everyone would like to forget! To assist with that goal and add some humor to your lives, HERE are ‘suggestions’ from the internet for new/not so new January holidays we might wish to observe.

JANUARY

Jan. 1: New Year’s Day, National Hangover Day (enough said)

Jan. 2: National Science Fiction Day (Star Trek marathon anyone?)

Jan. 3: J.R.R. Tolkien Day (I had to look this one up.) Celebrate if you are a fan of “The Hobbit” or “Lord of the Rings”

Jan. 4: Trivia Day, National Spaghetti Day (Exercise your brain and get completely filled up on tasty carbs day.)

Jan. 6: Sherlock Holmes’ Birthday, Cuddle Up Day (Sherlock Holmes movie marathon while wrapped in your favorite blanket?)

Jan. 7: Old Rock Day (The unofficial holiday encourages people to acknowledge, celebrate, and learn more about old rocks and fossils. Geology and dust, anyone?)

Jan. 8: Bubble Bath Day (My kind of day)

Jan. 9: National Static Electricity Day, National Word Nerd Day: (Watch your sister’s or mother’s or wife’s hair stand on end after you drag your feet across the carpet and touch her!)

Jan 10: Peculiar People Day, Houseplant Appreciation Day, National Bittersweet Chocolate Day (I hate to say I may resemble this day!)

Jan. 11: Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day: (Mine is: ... .- -. -.. ..) You want to try yours? Go to morsecodetranslator.com. You can even listen to what it sounds like. Pretty neat!)

Jan.12: National Pharmacist Day, National Hot Tea Day (I’ll take mine Green)

Jan. 13: Make Your Dream Come True Day, National Rubber Ducky Day (My Duck is green, what is yours?)
 
Jan. 14: Dress Up Your Pet Day (He hates his sweater; I don’t think this will work)

Jan. 15: National Hat Day, National Bagel Day: (YES-make mine a sesame seed with a ton of cream cheese! And you should wear a hat while eating yours!)

Jan. 16: Appreciate a Dragon Day (if you can find one), National Nothing Day (nothing to say)

Jan. 17: Benjamin Franklin Day, Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day (Never can stick by those resolutions)

Jan. 18: Thesaurus Day, Winnie the Pooh Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday of January). Let us always remember the sacrifices Dr. King made to bring all humanity together peacefully! We could really use him NOW.

Jan. 19: National Popcorn Day, National Tin Can Day (Love that cheese popcorn--it is truly addictive!)

Jan. 20: National Cheese Lovers Day and Penguin Awareness Day! (Do you think Penguins like Cheese?)

Jan. 21: National Hugging Day, Squirrel Appreciation Day (This day fits me perfectly. I was always a hugger, now I have an excuse.)

Jan. 22: National Blonde Brownie Day (I do not care what color--they are all delicious.)

Jan. 23: National Handwriting Day, National Pie Day (Some could use this day to improve their skills, both for pie consumption and handwriting.)

Jan. 24: Compliment Day, Belly Laugh Day (Make many people’s day by handing out those compliments because it takes only one minute of your time to make someone else’s day!)

Jan. 25: Opposite Day (This one always frustrates me, because I’m just not quick enough to turn it around.)

Jan. 26: Spouse’s Day (Do something special for your special someone and that someone will, in turn, do something special for you! Now that is a win-win situation.)

Jan. 27: National Chocolate Cake Day, Punch the Clock Day (Oh yea, love that chocolate cake.)

Jan. 28: National Kazoo Day, Data Privacy Day (Just hum into the kazoo and the tune will be stuck in your head and the heads of everyone else who hears it--making for harmless fun all day long.)

Jan. 29: National Puzzle Day, National Corn Chip Day (Make sure the puzzle is not too hard or this day could turn into National Puzzle Month and cause consumption of ‘mucho’ Corn Chips!)

Jan. 30: Draw a Dinosaur Day (Nope, my drawing is just BAD but maybe you will do better!)

Jan. 31: Backward Day, Inspire Your Heart With Art Day (Take a look at some art on-line and allow yourself to just fill your heart, brain, and emotions! Then grab some markers, crayons or paint and brush and try your hand at a colorful piece of your own.)

THAT’S IT for the month! While this accumulation may not be earthmoving or educational per se, we hope it stirred your imagination and also gave you something just to chuckle about during your reading of the daily observances. We all need more of that in our lives right now since, understandably, WE HAVE A LITTLE TOO MUCH SERIOUSNESS, RIGHT? BTW, the parenthetical comments are just my personal take on each of the days. What’s yours!

As Thomas Mann stated, “Laughter Is a Sunbeam of the Soul.”