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Get your party on: 1/17-1/23
PrintWe have an amazingly strange week of holidays this week, beginning with none other than Doo Dah Parade Day on Jan. 18. Oddly enough, there are several days of the year when this one is celebrated, and apparently Pasadena has quite the parade (not on the 18th…). but since I can’t figure out what the sam hill this one is all about, let’s all break out in a round of Camp Town Ladies sing this … Read entire article »
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Liz’s rant: Hold the red sauce
PrintYou know how it is when you’ve set your mind on something, and then that something turns out to be nothing like the something you’d set your mind on? Such was the case last night. I’d purchased a white pizza at the grocery. Spinach, garlic, mozzarella – you know the drill. Probably my all-time favorite pizza. Every time I have it, I’m hearkened back to my life in Florida. I had an apartment on one of … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 12/5-12/11
Print Let’s get things started with a real splash this week! On Dec. 5, we celebrate Bathtub Party Day, so grab your rubber duckie and some bubbles and hop in the tub. I can see where this one could get a little out of hand, simply because a party typically involves more than one person. So if I were you, I’d proceed with a bit of caution, keeping in mind the naughty … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 11/21-11/27
PrintWell, here we are. A few short days until Thanksgiving – and a bang-up list of holidays to explore (give me my dreams, ok?). Actually, things really don’t get going until Nov. 24 with Celebrate Your Unique Talents Day. Oh sure. I can celebrate my multiple talents all day long (and you could, too). But the trick on this day is to celebrate talents unique to each of us. Hmm. Maybe we could change this one … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 11/14-11/20
PrintGreetings, partiers. Let’s jump right into the thick of it where all-things-holiday are concerned. Nov. 14 is Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day. So please. Lighten up a bit, celebrate these three rather lame holidays, and remember that a bicycle can’t stand on its own because it’s two-tired… ugh… Moving right along… Nov. 15 is I Love To Write Day. This is certainly one I can identify with, since I write for a living. … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 11/7-11/13
PrintWhen I think of the phrase “aid and abet,” the first word that comes to mind is: illegal. So as we celebrate Abet and Aid Punsters Day on Nov. 8, I trust you will take the high road, keeping your own abetting and aiding in check, please. I think we all have a punster inside – I know I do. In fact, family dinners are often loaded with puns and jabs and crazy jokes that find … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 10/31-11/6
Print Happy Halloween, Coffee Break readers! I’m sure you’re busy putting the finishing touches on that award-winning costume as Halloween music fills the house. Hopefully, the pumpkins are carved and you’re ready for All Hallow’s Eve. Might I take this moment to suggest thatwhipping up a ghoulishly great pre-Trick-or-Treat dinner. Perhaps by design, the wacky holidays are rather slim pickins after today – at least for the next couple of week. But by mid-month, the action picks … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 10/24-10/30
PrintWe kick off this week of wacky holidays with Make A Difference Day, which is Oct. 24. Suffice to say that after life evaluation stuff last week, you’ll probably have some sense as to how you, too, can make a difference. But before you get too carried away, I’d like to point out that making a difference doesn’t necessarily mean something good. Which is why I think the phrase “make a difference” is pretty … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 10/17-10/23
Print Remember the TV show Three’s Company? Well, in one episode, Larry, the used car salesman, declared that it was, in fact, Wear Something Gaudy Day. It stuck. So in a way, we’re about to get a jump start on Halloween as we celebrate Wear Something Gaudy Day on Oct. 17. Much of the attire from the 1970s – and in retrospect, that show – was pretty gaudy if memory serves. So if you … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 10/10-10/16
Print Well, here it is – the holiday I’m sure you’ve waited all year for: National Kick Butt Day on Oct. 10. One has to wonder just how much leeway we’re afforded on this holiday. Are we to take it literally? Or figuratively? If someone breaks in front of you at the check-out, can you give ‘em a swift kick, declare the holiday and get away with it? Or are we better served to simply say, … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 10/3-10/9
PrintRemember years ago when CB radios were all the rage? I begged my parents to get one – to no avail. Yep, I’m probably scarred for life over this one, especially on Oct. 4, the date deemed 10-4 Day. I did have a Nextel push-to-talk at one point. It was the preferred method of communication at one of the newspapers I worked for. We 10-4′d and 10-20′d each other a lot back then. “What’s your 20?” … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 9/26-10/2
PrintBy my estimation, we’ve got a pretty wimpy line-up of holidays this week, but I suspect most of you are still recuperating from last week’s line-up. So I guess a relative celebratory slow-down is probably in order, anyway. On Sept. 26, we have Walk Like a Zombie Day, or as my son would call it, Walk Like a Z-word Day. I’m telling ya, the kid hates zombies. Can’t even stand the word: “Nobody say the z-word, … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 9/19-9/25
PrintLast week, I mentioned that this was gonna be a fun week where all things holiday are concerned, so I hope you’ve been getting ready because today, Sept. 19, is Talk Like a Pirate Day. It should go without saying that simply talking like a pirate just won’t do this day justice. Here’s what you’ll need: eye patch parrot (preferably one that talks) peg leg treasure box (filled, of course) hook hand (optional) Your greeting for the day? “Arrrgh, … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 9/12-9/18
PrintYou’d think I’d have some grand celebratory idea for Sept. 13 since it is International Chocolate Day, but frankly I’m a little sick of all these chocolate-themed holidays. Yes, I realize there’s really not much else to celebrate this week, but I don’t care. You wanna celebrate International Chocolate Day? Be my guest. I’ll be doing my nails. Sept. 15 is Felt Hat Day. When I think felt hats, I think roaring ’20s. Perhaps we could all … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 9/5-9/11
PrintIn keeping with our first holiday for the week, I have half a mind not to post this until tomorrow or beyond, as Sept. 6 is Fight Procrastination Day, and I feel like going against the tide on this one. I figured I better be timely about this holiday, though, for any of you who should be so inclined to actually put the practice of fighting procrastination to work. As for me, I’ll do it later. Jumping … Read entire article »
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