I'd Celebrate That!!! October 15 to 21: Thursday Is Chocolate Cupcake Day

**  I'd Celebrate That.

OCTOBER 15, MONDAY--  Mushroom Day**    Especially on a pizza.   Cheese Curd Day**    Oh, yes!!

OCTOBER 16, TUESDAY--  Boss's Day**  May you have a good one.

OCTOBER 17, WEDNESDAY--  Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day*8  They do a lot for the community.    Pasta Day*8  Where's the nearest Olive Garden?

OCTOBER 18, THURSDAY--  No Beard Day   Does any 20-40 year-old guy not have one?  Chocolate Cupcake Day**

OCTOBER 19, FRIDAY--  Mammography Day**  Seafood Bisque Day**

OCTOBER 20, SATURDAY--  Sweetest Day**  Get out the flowers, chocolate and dinner reservations.  Part way to Valentine's Day, you know.

OCTOBER 21, SUNDAY--  Reptile Day    Pumpkin Cheesecake Day**  Never heard of it, but I'd sure give it a try.

--RoadDog

A Very Hairy Civil War

The September 2011 Smithsonian Magazine had a short blurb on voting they had going on at the time for the Best Facial Hair of the Civil War and a picture of George Crook who had an all-time great set of mutton chops, or, at least I think that's what you call them.  At the time, Ambrose Burnside had received the most votes with 18,385.  He is where we get the term "Sideburns" and had over double the votes of #2, J.E.B. Stuart.

They had a site to cast your vote and it was still up and they are still taking votes.  I had to vote for the Fort Fisher guy, Adelbert Ames.

They have about 30 Civil War people to vote for and most of them are mighty interesting as far as facial hair.  Give it a look and vote:

http://smithsonian.com/beard

It's a Far, Far Hairier Thing We Do Than Ever Before.  --RoadDog