1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1733+ words) Welcome to Sunday, September 13, 2026; it’s the last day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which ends at sunset. It’s also Bald Is Beautiful Day, International Chocolate Day, National Cachaça Day, celebrating Brazil’s iconic drink, Snack a Pickle Day (half…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1792+ words) Welcome to CaturSaturday, September 12, 2026 and shabbos for Jewish cats as well as the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with the holiday ending tomorrow at sundown. The shofar, or ram’s horn, is blown at various points during…...

5+ day, 48+ min ago   (1735+ words) Reader Normansent a stuffed doggy, but it’s close enough to Toasty that I’ll post it. His comments: Not a bear, so this may not count, but this is Sooty. My cousin Michael, exactly 15 years to the day older than me,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1720+ words) Welcome to Monday, September 7, 2026, and since it’s the first Monday in September, it’s Labor Day, an official government holiday. Here’s a brief history of the one day a year dedicated to celebrating workers: Finally, today’s Google Doodle celebrates Labor Day;…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1735+ words) It’s also National Macademia Nut Day (along with cashews, this is the top of the nut scale), Eat An Extra Dessert Day, and National Chianti Day. Readers are welcome to mark notable events, births, or deaths on this day by…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1736+ words) Welcome to Tuesday, the Cruelest Day and also September first. Yep, we’re into another month, starting with National Acne Positivity Day. Given the demographics of our readers, I doubt that acne is a pervasive problem, but if you have it,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1705+ words) Welcome to Thursday, August 20, 2026, and National Bacon Lover’s Day (note the misplaced apostrophe, implying that only one bacon lover is being fêted). Who is it? Anyway, here’s a maple and bacon donut I ate in January, 2025 at Blinkie’s Donuts in…...