The First Snag

Before I get started, here is my old rock from yesterday 

Now that all business is out of the way, I'm afraid I've hit somewhat of a snag in this year-long celebration, as this particular holiday is not celebrated by people of my gender. The holiday I speak of is, of course, Man Watcher's Day. This day is a day for women to go out an just look at men. By definition of this holiday, I can't celebrate it. I almost found it offensive until someone brought up the argument that "Everyday for you guys is girl watching day, so what's the big deal?" While I'd rather not think of myself as the kind of guy to do such things, I won't not admit that I don't not do it every now and then. That said, I can certainly try to help the lady-type celebrators of this holiday by doing my part and maybe just care a little more about my appearance in public on a saturday. That's about all I can think of when it comes to my part in this holiday. Otherwise, have a great day, ladies!

In other news, there is another holiday today that I can celebrate! National Joygerm Day also belongs to January 8th, and it's all about spreading the one germ that is both very infectious and only rarely deadly! Spreading joy is one of the easiest and most fun things to do if you know your audience, and joy is almost always returned to the giver exponentially, so it's a win-win holiday! I know what you're thinking! "Kyle, you already plan on trying to be handsome today for all the lady-type peoples out there, how much more joy could you possibly spread?!" The answer is: a lot more, actually! To the Beatles, happiness was a warm gun, and to Charles Shulz, it was a warm puppy! So I'm gonna go pick up a couple of rescue puppies with my mother today, and the house shall be filled with much joy! Every sentence in this paragraph ended with an exclamation point!

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

I got a rock...

Well, the day we've all been waiting for has finally come. Old Rock Day! What's that you say? Never heard of it? ... Me either. At first I thought it was a day for appreciating the age of some minerals, but then I thought it must be about the older days of rock and roll. That's called classic rock, though isn't it? Yes. It is. I was right the first time. Research shows that there isn't much known about this holiday except for the name, date, and the fact that it does indeed refer to old rocks. Now, I'm no geologist so I'm not too savvy when it comes to knowing a rock's age simply by looking at one. I can only assume that most rocks are old unless they shine or are made fairly easily on a daily basis. That being said, I have NO idea how to go about celebrating this holiday. I will try my best to do it, though, as I will NOT give up on my resolution that quickly! So I'm going to go to the museum, which I assume is obligated to have at least one fairly old rock!

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

The Magical Fruit

It's Bean Day today and I think you all know what that means, or you at least have a good guess. It's a day to celebrate beans! You may have seen this holiday before on a lot of e-card sites, and it is not uncommon for teachers to have some sort of bean related activity for elementary students today. I looked into the origin of the day, and according to what I found, it is a tradition for some European countries such as Germany to bake a cake to celebrate Epiphany (a much more well-known holiday for obvious reasons). In this cake, they would put a single bean, and whomever got the slice with the bean in it would be king for the day. I've actually had that kind of cake before, although it was not on january 6th and it was not a bean, but instead a little crown. That said, if you feel up to that, it would be a great fun way to celebrate today, but you can also just do what I plan to do and drink coffee made of fresh ground beans, eat chili with beans, and eat jelly beans.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle