Race Your Mouse Day Around the Icons Day Really? Bow Tie Day All Bow Ties All Day 10 Ways to Celebrate Bow Tie Day Think Outside the Box: Have Bow Tie Pasta Salad Geek Chic Bow Ties Mo, an 11 year old, and his bows .   Check out the Mo's Bows line - fantastic!  I'M in love with them! Radio Commercials Day Who knew that I would have any sort of knowledge about this?! It happens to be a huge part of my job. So here's some insider information. *wink* Behind the scenes commercials are called spots and the businesses and organizations that pay for them are called underwriters.  Commercials are one way a station pays for overhead on their programming. Most people, if not all, are annoyed by radio commercials - myself included even though it's part of my job - but they are valuable to both the underwriters and the stations.  So next time you hear a radio commercial remember it is one way your favorite radio station stays on the air! How ...

National Radio Day As it so happens I work behind the scenes for a radio station.  I never would have guessed but here I am. I've been here for a little over two years and I'm still woefully ignorant about radio but I'm learning. The Roots of Radio The Influence of Radio and Television on Culture, Literacy and Education Format Trends: What’s changed in eight years? 6 Major Trends That Will Change Radio Forever World Mosquito Day Is this day a celebration of mosquitoes or an awareness of them?   What is malaria and why is it dangerous? In April we observed World Malaria Day and that day is so similar to this one because the mosquito is how one contracts malaria that I won't repeat a bunch of information here but simply encourage you once again to partner with an organization ( Bite Back , Nothing but Nets ) and help provide malaria medication and nets to countries in need. And c'mon, sometimes you just have to giggle... Chocolate Pecan Pie Day ...

International Juggler's Day (also applies to multi tasking office workers) Later on this year we observe World Juggler's Day which is the same, really, as International Juggler's Day.  So today I'm going outside the literal box and talk about juggling life, tasks, etc. Is all that juggling good for your happy health? Feeling Overwhelmed? When it comes to juggling your relationships and your life it isn't as fun to watch or do as juggling with props.  Life Juggling isn't recommended, the balls that drop could have a damaging impact. One of my most favorite scriptures is Psalm 90:12, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”  One of the keys to not juggling life is prioritizing life; Numbering Your Days And Gaining Wisdom. Newspaper Columnists Day National Society of Newspaper Columnists: Organization for columnists and other writers of the serial essay, including bloggers, in any medium The 100 Outstanding Journalists in the Unit...

Get a Different Name Day What name would you like to have instead of the one you do have? I think at least once in our lives we all wish we would have a different name. Tortellini Day The Origin of Tortellini Tortellini Recipes These are making my mouth water.  Parmesan Tortellini Bites Blame Someone Else Day Toxic: Dealing With A Culture Of Blame (while this focuses on workplace environments the principles are applicable to more than just the workplace) Blaming Justifies Your Own Bad Behavior Don’t Shift Responsibility and Blame How to Accept Blame when You Deserve It The only blame that would be acceptable today, or any day for that matter, is to blame someone else for the good and fun things that you may do to others! Employee Legal Awareness Day Employee Rights in the Workplace Radio Day The Invention of Radio Why The Invention of the Radio Was So Important The Importance of Radio in the 21st Century Madly in Love with Me Day How to Love Your Bo...

Trivia Day Today is YOUR day if you know a whole bunch of facts. Go ahead, share all those bits of trivia stuck inside of your head!  And if you don't?  Well check out the links I have included, those should give you plenty of trivia to share. A website that's all trivia Trivia Collections Online Trivia Games Pop Music Charts Day How Top 40 Radio Works The All Time Music Charts Top 40 Songs From 1950 - 2015 This weeks top 100 Spaghetti Day Spaghetti...yuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm! The History of Spaghetti  Spaghetti dishes by Region: Spaghetti aglio e olio – ("spaghetti with garlic and oil" in Italian), a traditional Italian pasta dish, coming from Napoli. It is a variant of the original dish, Spaghetti alle vongole. Spaghetti alla puttanesca – (literally "spaghetti whore-style" in Italian), a tangy, somewhat salty Italian pasta dish invented in the mid-20th century. The ingredients are typical of Southern Italian cuisine: tomatoes, olive oil, oliv...