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Events


The following calendar lists some important dates; holidays, special sporting events, dates that are important to me, that sort of thing.  But maybe you have a date that you want to keep track of but which you don't see here like your wife's birthday, your anniversary, the day you had your first beer, whatever.  Just let me know and I will be happy to add it in.
 

July, 2008 (National Blueberry Month)

1          ==>    Dominion Day (Canada).

3          ==>     Disobedience Day (Enjoy!).

4          ==>     Fourth of July.

7          ==>     National Chocolate Day (Take an M&M to lunch).

12        ==>     Different Colored Eyes Day (How many can you spot?).

14        ==>     Bastille Day (France).
                     National Nude Day (and no, you shouldn't participate).  

15        ==>     MLB - All Star Game at Yankee Stadium (one last time).

20        ==>     Ugly Truck Day.   

22        ==>     Hammock Day (What can I say).
                     Ratcatcher's Day (Don't even ask).

26        ==>     Aunt and Uncle Day.

27        ==>     Take your Pants for a Walk Day. (I dare you!).
 

August, 2008 (Admit Your Happy Month)

3         ==>     International Forgiveness Day (Not a bad idea I would say). 

5         ==>     Work Like a Dog Day (finally, a holiday I can relate to).

8         ==>     Summer Olympics, Opening Ceremony

11       ==>     Presidential Joke Day (no comment).

14        ==>    VJ Day, World War II

18        ==>    Bad Poetry Day

20        ==>    National Radio Day (When was the last time you listed and were not in your car?).

24        ==>    Summer Olympics, Closing Ceremony. 

28        ==>    Race Your Mouse Day (Whatever).

30        ==>    College Football Season Begins (more or less).  Whoa, Nellie.    
                     Michigan State vs Cal  

 

September, 2008

1           ==>    Labor Day

2           ==>    Ramadan Begins

4           ==>    2008 NFL Season begins, Redskins at Giants, 7 PM ET, NBC

7           ==>    Grandparents Day
            ==>    First Sunday Night NFL Game, Bears at Colts, 8:15 PM ET, NBC

8           ==>    First Monday Night Football, Packers - Vikings, 7 ET, ESPN
                                                            Broncos at Denver, 10:15 ET, ESPN

22          ==>    Autumnal Equinox (First Day of Fall)

25-26     ==>    Common Directions Conference, Dallas, TX

28         ==>     MLB - Last Day of Season 

29         ==>     Rosh Hashannah (begins at Sundown).


 

October, 2008

5-8       ==>      Common Focus Workshop, San Francisco, CA

8          ==>      Yom Kippur

13         ==>      Columbus Day
                        Canadian Thanksgiving
                        Sukkot (Begins at sundown)

16         ==>      Bosses Day (Yeah, like give me a break).

18         ==>     Sweetest Day (I dare you to ignore this one).

22         ==>     Last Day of Ramadan

28         ==>     Dave's birthday (as if anyone cares).

31         ==>    Halloween (my very favorite holiday).

 
 

November, 2008

1          ==>     All Saints Day

2          ==>     Daylight Savings Time Ends.  

4          ==>     Election Day (this is the big one gang).

11        ==>     Veterans Day

13        ==>     Sadie Hawkins Day

20        ==>     Great American Smoke Out.

27        ==>     Thanksgiving

30        ==>     Advent begins

21        ==>     First Day of Winter

24       ==>     Christmas Eve (Monday)

25       ==>     Christmas (Tuesday)

31        ==>     New Years Eve (Monday)

 

December, 2008

7          ==>      Pearl Harbor Day

21         ==>     Winter Solstice (first day of winter)

22         ==>     Chanukah

25         ==>     Christmas

26         ==>     Boxing Day (Floyd Merriweather's birthday)

27         ==>     National Fruitcake Day (had to be someday)

31         ==>     New Year's Eve (get drunk with a stanger, of the opposite sex, probably).
 

 

Major Holidays for 2009  

Jan 19    ==>     Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday

Feb 25    ==>     Ash Wednesday

Apr 5      ==>     Palm Sunday

Apr 9      ==>     Passover

Apr 12    ==>     Easter

Apr 26-30     ==>     2009 Common Conference, Reno, NV

May 10   ==>      Mother's Day

May 25   ==>      Memorial Day

June 21   ==>     Father's Day

Sep 7     ==>     Labor Day

Sep 19   ==>     Rosh Hashanah

Sep 28   ==>     Yom Kippur

Oct 12   ==>     Columbus Day

Oct 31   ==>     Halloween (Friday)

Nov 26   ==>     Thanksgiving

Dec 12 - 19  ==>     Hanukkah

Dec 25   ==>     Christmas (Thursday)

 

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