2012 Leap Year: Leap Year Facts, Leap Day Birthdays, Superstition

Leap year for 2012 is Wednesday, February 29th.Leap year is a year in which one extra day is added to the end of February, giving February 29 days, instead of 28.Leap Year FactsIf you like numbers, you'll appreciate...

Family Day - Holiday For Some, Just Another Day For Most

Family Day - Holiday For Some, Just Another Day For Most Mike WoodFeb 20 2012 Family Day was originally celebrated by Alberta in 1990, with the premier of Alberta at the time, Don Getty, having the third Monday of February proclaimed as Family Day. Getty is said to have...

What are you doing for Darwin Day?

Today is Darwin Day! A day in honor of the man who educated the population about the evolutionary process, Charles Darwin. It's a day with various events around the nation. Many places are having lectures and fun activities for kids. Some cities, such as Los Angeles and New...

VIDEO: Arizona State Republican Wants Holiday For White People

"Earlier this week, Arizona state Rep. Richard Miranda, a Democrat, proposed a Latin American day for the state on the legislature floor this week. State Rep. Cecil Ash challenged his proposal: “I’m supportive of this proposition… I just want them to assure me that...

Keystone in exchange for Social Security payroll tax holiday

Going down That’s what the Republicans want to trade. Guess what; the SS payroll tax holiday at a time when SS needs cash is a bad idea. Go ahead, make my day. Take it away Republicans and take your pipe and...

A Christmas Wonderland

If you enjoy Christmas lights, you will not be disappointed if you take a detour and drive to 4 Debbie Place in Rockaway, NJ. The beautiful display of lights has become an annual event for the Rockaway homeowner....

Beach Volleyball at Sentosa

Beach volleyball at Sentosa island in Singapore.Source: Image of the Day

Return to normalcy in London after snow

I expect sunshine on arrival Thursday followed by rain and more rain. That’s the way I like it, uh huh, uh huh. Virgin Atlantic has given us the go and said there are lots of folks who cancelled. More space for...

Have an extraordinary holiday with Vietnam and Cambodia tours

You should think about Vietnam and Cambodia as the chance to do the undoable. The new landscapes and take on life in East Asia allows you to live life in an entirely different way, if just for a couple of weeks. Taking the chance to eat, dress and talk like a local from...

Hot July 4th Sunday

It's sweltering in Washington DC Metro today. Not a cloud in the sky. I went to the farmer's market and picked up some amazing veggies for dinner, and some enormous blackberries.Then, I went scouting for story...

Inter Pares Reclaims the True Meaning of Mother's Day

Canadian social justice organization Inter ParesTake Back the Day’ to honour the true meaning of Mother’s Day, and supporting women around the world working for peace and justice in their communities. ...

National Popcorn Day: January 19

Well, it's officially January 19, 2009 and apparently that means it's also National Popcorn Day. Although the origins of the pseudo holiday are unknown beyond the sheer deliciousness of popcorn, honestly, who needs...

HOLIDAY OF GUILT AND GIFTS: "MERRY SICKMAS!"

HOLIDAY OF GUILT AND GIFTS: MERRY SICKMAS!By Rein D. Gillstrom (12/25/09)Global Warming, Climate Change, and businesses “Going Green” is merely a mutual Conspiracy Reality committed to the formulation of a...

Sketchy Santa Holds Up Bank "To Pay His Elves"

A man dressed up as a decidedly sketchy Santa held up a bank in Nashville, Tennessee citing, in the third person, "Santa needs to pay his elves." Donning a traditional Santa outfit of a beard, a red and white jump...

Eastport Light Parade

As viewed from the Chart House Pier.

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