At the grand age of 39 (you LIE!!) I approach our first holiday with a tad tinge of trepidation, as we jump right into Evaluate Your Life Day on Oct. 19. You see, when I do things like evaluate my life, I have a tendancy to become even more self-critical than normal. And that’s saying a lot since I’m quite famous for being my own worst critic.

Instead of noting all that is good, I’m prone to listing all the shoulda-coulda-woulda’s, which is when I GET REALLY IRRITATED AND THAT LITTLE VOICE IN MY HEAD SHOUTS AT THE TOP OF ITS LUNGS, BEGGING ME TO QUESTION WHAT I’M REALLY DOING IN THIS GAME OF LIFE!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You probably think I’m yelling, now.

To the contrary. I’ve just shown you how to combine holidays! CAPS LOCK DAY IS OCT. 22.

Now that we’re having more fun than should be allowed, let’s move along.

Oct. 23 is National Mole Day. Take a wild guess as to what this holiday commemorates. Here are your choices:

1. Spies
2. Those pesky little creatures that get into gardens and dig tunnels
3. A basic measuring unit in chemistry, known as Avogadro’s Number, which is 6.02 x 10^2

Made your guess? Good. Now watch this totally strange video to see if you answered correctly:

Well, I think that’s about all the time we have to devote to Mole Day, don’t you?

Let’s wrap things up with Make A Difference Day, which we’ll celebrate on Oct. 24. Suffice to say that after evaluating your life, you’ll probably have some sense as to how you, too, can make a difference. Don’t be surprised though if you have a hard time topping that stellar Mole Day video…

Until next week, get your party on!

Enjoy your Coffee Break!

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