Catching Z's

Today is Public Sleeping Day. This may sound a little odd or hard to celebrate, but I assure you it is quite simple. Today sounds a little dangerous because celebrating it involves two things that most people are afraid of on at least some level: Being in public, and being vulnerable. Keep in mind, however, that 'public' doesn't necessarily mean you have to go and sleep in the middle of a busy intersection or down a dark alley.

Here is a list of places that you can sleep in public with only minor risk:
1) In school
2) At your job
3) While in an automobile (not driving!)
4) On the train.
We are all in one of those places at least once a day I would imagine, and they are fairly safe places to catch some z's.

If you want to take a little more of a risk you could try:
1) A park bench
2) A mall food court
3) A Theatre
4) The public pool
Sleeping in those places, depending on the kind of neighborhood you are in, can vary in results from someone kindly waking you up to you getting mugged.

For the extremists, try:
1) Someone else's lawn (front OR back)
2) On top of a stranger's car
3) On the conveyor belt of an empty grocery store check out isle
4) Sneak inside a police officer's car (also a time saver).
I wish you all a safe and happy nap.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

North Polar

Today is International Polar Bear Day. I'm not sure how official the "international" part of this holiday is, or for that matter any previous or coming holiday with "national" in the name. However, I'm glad that this holiday IS international, as very few nations have polar bears that are indigenous to them. Today is a day to celebrate the existence of this extraordinary animal. Think about how much the world would miss out on if it were to suddenly disappear. For starters, I would wager that Coca-Cola and Klondike bars (pictured here) would be significantly less popular without such an established mascot. (Although Coca-Cola admittedly has quite a few 'mascots'). They are also one of the largest meat-eaters, and very unique in that their habitat is quite different from other bears. I won't go into too much detail, or else I may start sounding like Dwight Schrute. There are options for how to celebrate today: Go to the zoo to see polar bears, have a coke, eat a klondike bar, discuss polar bears as often as possible. You could even get really fancy and do all four. Since today is sunday, I'll have to stick with the latter three, as I simply do not have the time or money for a zoo visit right now. Next time. Maybe.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

I prefer cashews.

Today is National Pistachio Day. This is another one of those self-explanatory holidays that I could tell you how to celebrate, but since that seems obvious to me, I'll instead discuss with you what today means to me. Pistachios are probably among my least favourite nuts, and that's when they are in season. Pistachios are usually harvested in September, which would make February an odd month to choose to celebrate them. I know that pistachios are very popular in China and California, and there are quite a few people who like them here, but there seems to be more who don't. Maybe it's a geographical thing. All that aside, here's something that Pistachios DO have going for them. First of all, there is a pistachio mascot named Moustachio in a recent video came called Left 4 Dead 2. You can find him in the campaign level: Dark Carnival. Here's a picture of him.

He's found on wooden stands, banners, and carnival games all throughout the level, and is even the basis of some in-game achievements. I know that L4D2 is a little gory and mature for some eyes, so be wary if you want to look into it.

If you want a safe, albeit kinda weird, pistachio themed bonus for the day, take a look at this youtube video where a pistachio gives random trivia to a woman at a bar who seems to have recently undergone some relationship trouble. Okay it's more than kinda weird. But perfectly safe to watch with anyone around. As long as you don't mind people asking "What on earth is this?".

Thanks for reading!

~Kyle