Author: Lisa Mungovan

Today is Fettuccine Alfredo Day. It’s an Italian dish consisting of long, flat pasta noodles, covered in a creamy butter and cheese sauce. It’s also Rose Day. There are more than 150 wild species of roses, and 30,000 cultivated varieties. A vase of roses on the table, will make your meal seem fancy.

When you see your neighbors today, don’t just give them a nod. It’s Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day! Then go leaping and twirling down the sidewalk, because it’s Ballet Day! Take a break from dancing, to make a card for someone, since it’s also Send A Card To A Friend Day.

Today is Ice Cream For Breakfast Day. A study last year actually showed, that eating ice cream or other frozen foods in the morning, had an awakening effect on the brain. People were quicker and more alert, and less irritable. Maybe every day should start with ice cream, instead of cereal!

All the plants and animals in an ecosystem, are part of a delicate balance. An eroding coastline in California is being restored, simply by bringing the sea otters back. The otters are happily devouring the crabs, that were destroying the marsh by eating all the plants. Otters restabilized the ecosystem, with their hearty appetites.

Today is Chopsticks Day. These simple eating utensils have been used in China since 1200 BCE, where they now produce 80,000,000,000 disposable pairs-per-year. If you don’t know how to use chopsticks, ask someone to teach you. You might need to buy light-up light saber chopsticks, to practice. After all, reusable chopsticks are better for the environment!

Today is Bubble Gum Day, which encourages schools to let kids chew gum for a day, in exchange for a donation to charity. People have been chewing gum for more than 5000 years. They started by chewing blobs of wax, tree sap, or bark tar. The first bubble gum, Dubble Bubble, wasn’t invented until 1928.

It’s National Frozen Yogurt Day, and many yogurt shops are having buy one get-one free specials, like Sweet Frog, Pinkberry, TCBY, and 16 Handles. What toppings do you like on your fro-yo? It’s also Pay A Compliment Day. Saying something nice to someone, will make their day better. Your yogurt looks so pretty!

The Smithsonian Zoo in Washington D C, announced a new baby was born. Her mom’s name is Nhi Linh, and she’s an Asian elephant. Asian elephants are endangered in the wild. The elephant calf was walking on her own within 5 hours of being born! The pair will bond in an off-exhibit area for a few months.

Today we celebrate Fart Day, so remember this advice. Whoever smelt it dealt it, and whoever denied it supplied it. Actually, everybody farts, normally up to 25 times a day. Most mammals, except for sloths, also pass gas. So do snakes. Read the book, “Does It Fart?”, to see what other animals have flatulence.

Do you always look on the bright side of things? Do you see the glass as half-full instead of half-empty? Then today will be easy for you, because it’s Optimist Day. The rest of us will have to try a little harder, to be optimistic. Start by picturing yourself, getting an “A” on your next test!