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Thoughts on the Day (3/27)
Mar. 27th, 2007 11:23 pmToday is:
American Diabetes Association Alert Day
Now this is the name for a day, very clear. Diabetes runs in my dad's family. I should be more aware and concerned about it than I am. I tend to live by the "what you don't know can't hurt you" philosophy that I know is foolish. I keep planning on changing that. I will, someday, too.
Education and Sharing Day
Must be a kindergarten thing as sharing is big in the primary grades. When I was teaching, I always liked the little ones. Mind you teaching young kids is more like training than teaching. Socialization is a (if not the) major object of kindergarten. Getting kids to understand the basics of social interaction and prepare them to live in a world where knowing how to work with others and in an acceptable manner is necessary skill. It's a stressful job. Still, there is nothing more fun that a room full of kids who haven't been conned into the belief that school (and learning) is evil.
Kite Flying Day
Today would have been a good day to fly a kite as it was windy and in the 50s. Usually March is way too cold to be out flying kites and often the snow that is still on the ground will make it difficult. I like flying kites, especially when I have a field big enough to really let them get up high. I've only ever flown the normal, cheap kites, though. I may have added my own tails and patched them when necessary, but I've never used any of the fancy kites -- shaped ones or box kites. In fact, I think I've used the same kite, off and on, for the past five years. It sits out in a shed by my folks until we pull it out and use it once or twice a year. I don't fly kites often, but I still do fly them.
National “Joe” Day
With no explanation, it's a little hard to say what this day is about. Perhaps coffee. A "cup of joe", is after all, the thing that gets a lot of us started in the morning. Or it could be a day where we all become "Joe". There are "Joe jobs" after all. Jobs that don't carry any special prestige or import. Not necessarily jobs that anyone could do because I've known a lot of people who would never be able to work fast food and that is a Joe Job. Joe is a kind of every man/woman.
There is a very underrated quality to be an "average Joe". What with the drive in our society to grab (and desperately clutch) the requisite 15 minutes of fame, average is seen as insulting and defective. That's a shame, really. The world is run by the average. By those who staff the stores or drive the trucks or feed the hungry. Sure the brilliant and the outstanding and the unique burn brightly and leave a striking trail, but it's still the average Joe who does all the foot work to make sure those few geniuses can focus on being the genius.
Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
Is there any other kind of Country Music Song Title? Quirky is the best, really. Some of them are so quirky they are parodies (If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me?) but most are just fun. Country music has a "I don't care if you like it" attitude that annoys a lot of people. It's one of the things that I like about it.
World Theater Day
See, the word "theater" needs always to be spelled "theatre". It looks better. It sounds better. Don't argue, you know I'm right. I love the romance of the theatre. Not enough to run off and join it; but I did dabble in the local theatre they used to have in town. It doesn't exist anymore, which is a shame because I'm sure that my whole family would love to be part of it.
American Diabetes Association Alert Day
Now this is the name for a day, very clear. Diabetes runs in my dad's family. I should be more aware and concerned about it than I am. I tend to live by the "what you don't know can't hurt you" philosophy that I know is foolish. I keep planning on changing that. I will, someday, too.
Education and Sharing Day
Must be a kindergarten thing as sharing is big in the primary grades. When I was teaching, I always liked the little ones. Mind you teaching young kids is more like training than teaching. Socialization is a (if not the) major object of kindergarten. Getting kids to understand the basics of social interaction and prepare them to live in a world where knowing how to work with others and in an acceptable manner is necessary skill. It's a stressful job. Still, there is nothing more fun that a room full of kids who haven't been conned into the belief that school (and learning) is evil.
Kite Flying Day
Today would have been a good day to fly a kite as it was windy and in the 50s. Usually March is way too cold to be out flying kites and often the snow that is still on the ground will make it difficult. I like flying kites, especially when I have a field big enough to really let them get up high. I've only ever flown the normal, cheap kites, though. I may have added my own tails and patched them when necessary, but I've never used any of the fancy kites -- shaped ones or box kites. In fact, I think I've used the same kite, off and on, for the past five years. It sits out in a shed by my folks until we pull it out and use it once or twice a year. I don't fly kites often, but I still do fly them.
National “Joe” Day
With no explanation, it's a little hard to say what this day is about. Perhaps coffee. A "cup of joe", is after all, the thing that gets a lot of us started in the morning. Or it could be a day where we all become "Joe". There are "Joe jobs" after all. Jobs that don't carry any special prestige or import. Not necessarily jobs that anyone could do because I've known a lot of people who would never be able to work fast food and that is a Joe Job. Joe is a kind of every man/woman.
There is a very underrated quality to be an "average Joe". What with the drive in our society to grab (and desperately clutch) the requisite 15 minutes of fame, average is seen as insulting and defective. That's a shame, really. The world is run by the average. By those who staff the stores or drive the trucks or feed the hungry. Sure the brilliant and the outstanding and the unique burn brightly and leave a striking trail, but it's still the average Joe who does all the foot work to make sure those few geniuses can focus on being the genius.
Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
Is there any other kind of Country Music Song Title? Quirky is the best, really. Some of them are so quirky they are parodies (If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me?) but most are just fun. Country music has a "I don't care if you like it" attitude that annoys a lot of people. It's one of the things that I like about it.
World Theater Day
See, the word "theater" needs always to be spelled "theatre". It looks better. It sounds better. Don't argue, you know I'm right. I love the romance of the theatre. Not enough to run off and join it; but I did dabble in the local theatre they used to have in town. It doesn't exist anymore, which is a shame because I'm sure that my whole family would love to be part of it.
