I sure don't want to miss Ask a Stupid Question Day, Blasphemy Day or International Translation Day today.
It's also not too late to celebrate World Hearing Aid Awareness Week or, forbid, National Chimney Safety Week. Although I have neither, I've never been known to pass up free food, so if you have one or the other and plan to celebrate - please invite me.
Meanwhile, September, besides being the month of my birth, is also well-known for many other monthly celebrations. OK, I don't exactly get to celebrate my birth for the whole month, only 1 day. OK, not for the whole day. SWMBO sings the song to me when I get up, then it's pretty much over except for the sign on my wall at the office.
September
It's Bourbon Heritage Month. Now, I truly believe that any bourbon with any heritage should be properly celebrated but I don't think we have to wait until September. July, or even February make a pretty good month to celebrate bourbon.
It's still Children's Good Manners Month. But I think we stopped celebrating that with the demise of children's good manners somewhere back in '83 or '84.
It's Eat Chicken Month. Other farm animals are celebrating like crazy, I imagine. At least according to the recent spate of billboards I've seen advertising a certain fast food company.
I didn't realize we celebrated myths - like Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat Pizza Bake Month.
Walt will be happy to know there's still 1 day left to celebrate Happy Cat Month. If not Walt, maybe his cats.
It really makes me yearn for September to be over, though, for several reasons.
I just can't wait for October's Bat Appreciation Month, Hog Out Month (yay!) and National Sarcastice Awareness Month. Then there's National Carry a Tune Week (6-12), Improve Your Office Day (4th), Vodka Day (4th, but could be celebrated early with Bourbon Heritage Month, I suppose), National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work & School Day (9th), International Moment of Frustration Scream Day (12th - must be Election Professionals) and my favorite - National Boss's Day (16th - hope my staff is paying attention!)
More importantly, October 4th is the first day of Striper Season in Virginia (again, hope my staff is paying attention!)
If you would like to find your own favorite "cause célèbre", head on over to http://www.brownielocks.com/month2.html