I'd Celebrate That!!! March 9-10: Bang-Clang Day Today

**  I'd celebrate that!!

MARCH 9

BANG-CLANG DAY--  **  The anniversary of the battle between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, the first battle between ironclads.  And, with me being such a big Civil War buff, you know I'd celebrate this one.

BARBIE DAY--  **  On this date, Barbie made her debut in 1959.  Though I never had one.

NATIONAL CRABMEAT DAY--  **  I loves my crab meat.  With cocktail sauce, of course.

NATIONAL MEATBALL DAY--  **  The bigger and juicier, the better.

GET OVER IT DAY--  **  Half way between Valentine's Day and April Fools' Day.  A good day to put past indignities behind you and move ahead.


MARCH 10

GENEALOGY DAY  (celebrated the first Saturday of March) --  **  Always good to know where you come from.

INTERNATIONAL BAGPIPE DAY--  **  I love the sound of bagpipes.  And, look forward to hearing some  in the near future for you-know-what day.

INTERNATIONAL FANNY PACK DAY--  Never had one, never wore one.  Too embarrassing.

SALVATION ARMY DAY--  **  One of the great organizations of the world.

LANDLINE TELEPHONE DAY--  **  We still have one.  I haven't yet figured out how to use it completely.  What chance do I have with one of those "Idge" phones?

--RoadDog

If That Don't Take the Merry Out of Christmas!

Came across a story on Yahoo saying that Santa Clauses in Sydney, Australia, were instructed not to say "Ho Ho Ho" because of fear of offending women.

Have we sunken to the rap and hip-hop level that badly? This is definitely a sad development.

What are they supposed to say, "Ha Ha Ha" or "Mer Mer Mer?"

Then, there is the story of some stores refusing to allow the Salvation Army to set up those traditional kettles outside their doors. Is that a Scrooge thing or what?

Can't We Just Have a Regular Christmas? --RoadDog