On Fire

Today is Fire Day! I found very little information about this specific day online, but I'm fairly sure I can figure it out. I would think that it is a day to celebrate the coolest (not literally) element (classical, not periodical) there is. Fire does many things... or rather it does few things, but those things have a large plethora of uses. Now before all you arsonists and pyromaniacs go crazier than normal, I'm going to have to ask that you keep your fiery celebrations under control. Don't light a forest or house or small mammal on fire. Keep it to things that are safe while still being able to be amazed by the fire as it crackles. Did you know that the amount of fire directly relates to how many people are involved? It's true. Here's some facts I made up, but should be taken without question:

Bonfire: Huge party on a hill with tons of people
Campfire: Pow-wow of small friends reminiscing
Fire in a grill: Family picnic
Fireplace: Two people having a serious conversation about life
One candle on a table: All that is needed to perfectly set the mood for a dinner that is otherwise lit by the burning love of two star-crossed lovers whose hearts shall surely be aflame for all eternity.

Whoa... Sorry. Didn't mean to get all poetic on you. It just happens sometimes.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

Rhino and Goose

Today is Mother Goose Day! Mother Goose is pretty much the mother (haha) of all fairy tales. Or at least the ones that don't involve the vicious tearing apart of the lives of people both innocent or guilty with very little discretion. (I'm looking at you Grimm Fairy Tales!) Spend some time today reading your favourite tale from Mother Goose. Even better: find a small child that has been as of yet deprived of such tales, and retell them to him/her as best as you can remember them. It's okay if it isn't perfect. The personal touch is what makes fairy tales so... well... personal.

Today is also Save the Rhino Day! I wasn't aware that the rhino was in any danger. Now I am though! That's pretty much the gist of this holiday. If you want to help rhinos survive life, then donate to a charity that puts money towards the cause of trying to crack down on all the poaching thats going on. Poaching is one of the biggest problems when it comes to animals going extinct. It's rarely ever nature's fault. Usually ours. So it's basically us doing all the harm. In case you were unaware, that also puts the blame on us. I don't know about you, but I don't like being blamed. And I DO like rhinos. So try to find a way to help 'em out. That is all.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

A Rich Legacy

Today is National Honesty Day! As you all know if you've been with this blog since the beginning, this daily celebration of holidays was a New Year's Resolution to make this year more exciting. Which it has done, by the way. One of my previous resolutions was to be more honest, as I was becoming too good of a liar. I don't say that in a bragging sense, but instead in the fact that I almost started believing my own lies. So I implemented total and complete honesty into my life.

This honesty had to have stipulations so that it could work in the way that I wanted.
1) All answers had to questions had to be immediately vocalized so I had no time to taint the truth with lies.
2) The truth had to be told with reckless abandon.
     a. Even if it contradicts a lie I've said in the past
     b. Even if it may not be what they want to hear
3) If the truth hurts, deliver it lightly.

There are quite a few other 'rules', but they are so very specific to my own life that telling them to you would bore, confuse, and worry you all at the same time.

I can say, however, that I am by no means perfect. I still slip up every once in a while. I am one of those people who absolutely LOVES sarcasm. While it's a joke to me, I can sometimes say it seriously enough to where others think I'm being honest with them. Granted, it's usually the gullible people, but they have a right to not be lied to, too. I guess.

When I am being successful at it, though, I can safely say that life is grand. When you aren't constantly keeping track of which parts of your life you have lied about to each individual person, there is a great removal of stress from your life. So I highly recommend Honesty. It's pretty cool.

Today is a perfect day to try it out! Go the whole day telling nothing but the truth! At first, it may be difficult, but it does get easier and it is very rewarding. If you don't want to, just watch Liar Liar. Good movie.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle