August Originally this month was called Sextilis (from sextus, "six"), but the name was later changed in honor of the first of the Roman emperors, Augustus Caesar in 8 B.C. (because several fortunate events of his life occurred during this month). National Golf Month The Timeline of Golf Invention & History of Golf Equipment Admit You're Happy Month (also called Happiness Happens Month) 10 Ways to Embrace Happy Moments The Secret Society of Happy People Family Fun Month 31 Ideas that are budget friendly 7 Secrets of Fun Families Healthy Activity Ideas for Family Fun National Catfish Month The Catfish Not a fan, they are bottom feeders. BOTTOM FEEDERS. EW! National Eye Exam Month Eye Exams are Important for Your Overall Health Peach Month Recipes using peaches Romance Awareness Month 21 Uncommon Romantic Gestures That Would Make Any Girl Melt The Life Span Of Romantic Gestures Romantic gestures your man will love 7 Uncommon Romantic Ges

Mutt's Day What is a Mutt? Mixed Breed Dog Adoption: Reasons To Love A Mutt Mutt's don't have to just be dogs Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day Check out these uncommon, er weird, instruments! World Ranger Day Protectors of the world’s natural and cultural treasures Back a Ranger You can be a Junior Ranger! System Administrator Appreciation Day What does a sysadmin do?  I, for one, am grateful for the people who do what sysadmin's do.  Because I certainly can't! Talk in an Elevator Day The unwritten rules of elevator etiquette Why We Behave So Oddly In Elevators Elevator Behavior: The Good, The Bad and the Bizarre

National Cheesecake Day The History of Cheesecake The best cheesecake I have EVER had, I can try to make it or I can order it . Father-in-Law Day How to Build Successful In-Law Relationships How to build a relationship with your father-in-law Chili Dog Day The History of the Chili Dog Serve your hot dogs with chili con carne or coney island chili dog sauce Paperback Book Day How the Paperback Novel Changed Popular Literature

National Lasagna Day I've talked about lasagna before , specifically my Mama's recipe. When lasagna comes up I don't think Italian, I think Garfield .  :) International Tiger Day About the Tiger Rain Day I love the sound of rain, how about you? The Indians are well known for their Rain Dances. Check out this beautiful exhibition. Making it Rain Lipstick Day History of Lipstick Lipstick has long been made with dangerous and disgusting ingredients. Better Lipstick Choices This was a great read, Lipstick in Afghanistan . Check it out!

National Milk Chocolate Day How to Make Milk Chocolate

Take Your Pants For a Walk Day Walk on Stilts Day A Bird's-Eye History Of Walking On Stilts Learning to walk on stilts 5 Surprising Uses for Stilts Take Your Houseplant For a Walk Day

Aunt and Uncle Day 18 Reasons Being An Aunt Or An Uncle Is The Best Thing Ever Raising Children: The Role of Aunts and Uncles How to Be a Cool Aunt or Uncle Without Alienating Your Niece or Nephew's Parents 5 tips for being the favorite aunt or uncle One Voice Day The Universal Peace Covenant We Are The World Original We Are the World 25 All or Nothing Day Carpe diem Watch the movie Parents Day   Maintain a Healthy Relationship With Your Parents Study of relationships between adult children and parents

Culinarians Day Are You a Foodie? Or a Culinarian? Threading the Needle Day

Cousins' Day Reach out and say hello to your cousins today! Tell an Old Joke Day Oldest Known Joke The World's Ten Oldest Known Jokes What's your favorite old joke that still makes you laugh? Tequila Day What is Tequila? Tequila Drinks that aren't Margaritas  But if you love a good Margarita... Songs about Tequila, but the most famous one is... Tequila by The Champs It's a classic song that has been used in more soundtracks, shows, backgrounds, etc. It's even been remixed a bit... Drive-Thru Day The History of the Drive-Thru (Through) What drive-thru's do you use?  I use fast food/beverage places, prescription refills, banking. What is the strangest drive-thru you have ever seen or heard of?  What's the strangest one you have ever used? Amelia Earhart Day The Official Amelia Earhart Website For 78 years people have been trying to figure out what happened and where Earhart might have disappeared.  Last October a promisin

National Hot Dog Day Hot Dog History The 10 Best Hot Dog Brands in America 10 Twists on Hot Dogs Hot Dogs Across America Hebrew National All American Kosher Hot Dogs Vanilla Ice Cream Day In my opinion... Best?  My Grandpa's Homemade! Here's our family recipe - I have more memories than I can keep track of with the sound of the ice cream maker churning in the garage during family get togethers. YUM! Vanilla Ice Cream 1 quart half and half ¾ cup sugar *1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt Place in an ice cream maker. *Could also substitute in peppermint extract and peppermint candy pieces. Next Best?  Kirkland Vanilla Best Soft Vanilla in my town ?   Rizuto's  Vanilla is my favorite - it's simple, uncomplicated, and delicious. Are you a fan or a 'hater' of vanilla?   Gorgeous Grandma Day When I was younger my Grandma Ashley would let me lay on her lap and she would "tickle" m

Rat Catcher's Day The Pied Piper of Hamelin Hammock Day What is a hammock? What one looks good to you? Penuche Fudge Day What is Penuche Fudge? The perfect Penuche Fudge recipe

National Junk Food Day What's your favorite junk food?

Moon Day The Moon The moon is pretty freaking cool. The Far Side of the Moon Get Out of the Doghouse Day A tutorial for women A tutorial for men Space Exploration Day The Official Website Pictures of space and space exploration Lollipop Day The Lollipop Hammond's Lollipops The best and most popular lollipop of all time, the Dum-Dum Buy bags of dum-dums and hand out to people!  You'll be handing out a smile! World Jump Day Ugly Truck Day 32 Butt Ugly Trucks

National Raspberry Cake Day Raspberry Laced Vanilla Cake Royal Raspberry Cake Upside-Down Raspberry Cake Daiquiri Day The Daiquiri The Classic Rum Daiquiri Strawberry Daiquiri for Adults Strawberry Daiquiri for Kids and Non-Drinkers National Ice Cream Day 10 "Weird" Facts About Ice Cream The History of Ice Cream Ice Cream Games Ice Cream Sundae Bar Topping Suggestions

National Caviar Day All About Caviar 10 Facts About Caviar

Peach Ice Cream Day Peach Ice Cream Recipe Yellow Pig Day The History of Yellow Pig Day

Fresh Spinach Day What is spinach?  Spinach - One of the World's Healthiest Foods 10 Benefits of Spinach Spinach Recipes Corn Fritters Day What is a Corn Fritter?  Classic Corn Fritter Recipe Corn-Jalapeño Fritter Recipe

Gummi Worm Day Make your own! For Adults Only Gummy Bears Gummy Worm Adult Drink Pet Fire Safety Day Tapioca Pudding Day Classic Tapioca Pudding Recipe Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Mango and Lime Chocolate Tapioca Pudding What is Tapioca? Cow Appreciation Day The Facts About Cows All Things Cow...literally! Celebrate Cow today by giving them a break and eating a different meat or going vegetarian for the day! 

International Nude Day Bastille Day The History of Bastille Day Why should America care about Bastille Day? Bastille Day Foods  How to celebrate the day Pandemonium Day Shark Awareness Day The Facts About Sharks National Geographic: Sharks The Top 10 Shark Jumping Videos

Embrace Your Geekness Day What's a Geek?  French Fries Day Homemade Crispy Seasoned French Fries 18 Condiments For French Fries That Aren't Ketchup 15 Over-the-Top French Fry Recipes Frozen French Fry Toppings International Town Criers Day The History of the Town Crier Barbershop Music Appreciation Day The History of Barbershop Music Fool's Paradise Day The Definition of the Phrase

Different Colored Eyes Day How does eye color get determined?  How does someone get two different-colored eyes? Pecan Pie Day 16 Ways with Pecan Pie Pecan Pie Bars (in case pie isn't your thing) Etch A Sketch Day The History of Etch A Sketch How Stuff Works: Inside an Etch A Sketch Etch A Sketch Art - these are incredible!  Simplicity Day Zen Habits for living a simple life 5 Ways to Simplify Your Life The 10 Most Important Things to Simplify in Your Life

A super fun week is ahead! Some fun life guests are showing up at the celebration, here's just a few of them. Check in each day to see the full guest list!

World Population Day Awareness for Population Issues Worldwide Cheer Up the Lonely Day 50 Text Messages to Send to Cheer Up Someone 58 Easy and Creative Ways to Cheer Up Someone It's 7/11!  You know what that means... FREE SLURPEE DAY!!

Teddy Bear Picnic Day SIGH. Don't Step on a Bee Day About the Bee National Geographic: Intimate Portraits of Bees Pina Colada Day What's a Pina Colada?  The Classic Pina Colada for Adults The Pina Colada for Non-Drinkers and Kids

National Sugar Cookie Day Chewy Sugar Cookies Basic Sugar Cookie Dough

Video Games Day The 1938 subway ride that led to the invention of video games Remembering Ralph Baer, the inventor of home video games Video Game History Timeline Math 2.0 Day Click on the link I provided, it gives great information on this day. Today celebrates the integration of math and technology. Scud Day No, not the kind of scud that is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Scud Day is S avor the C omic, U nplug the D rama Day!

Global Forgiveness Day The Day to Forgive, the Day to be Forgiven! Chocolate Day What is chocolate?  Buy Fair Trade Chocolate  and Stop Chocolate Slavery  (yes, it's a thing and yes, you can be part of seeing it end) 9 Weird Uses for Chocolate 9 Awesome Uses for Chocolate Tell the Truth Day 7 Benefits of Telling the Truth 'I cannot tell a lie' - Health Benefits of Telling the Truth A Remarkable Benefit of Telling the Truth Strawberry Sundae Day How to Make a Strawberry Sundae

National Fried Chicken Day 80+ Fried Chicken Recipes - some may surprise you!   Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day What Does a Webmaster Do?

Build a Scarecrow Day All you ever wanted and needed to know to make a Scarecrow Bikini Day A Pictorial History of the Bikini The Introduction of the Bikini Work-A-Holics Day 17 Signs You Might Be a Workaholic Twenty Questions: How Do I Know If I'm A Workaholic? 8 Things I Learned As a Recovering Workaholic Avoid Creating a Workaholic Culture

As we move fully into July, and the summer, here's a sneak peek at just a few of the guests showing up at the life party this week!  Invite a friend and join us to celebrate life! 

United States of America Independence Day The Story of Independence Day and America's Birthday Hop a Park Day Changing Roles of Urban Parks 9 of the world's most impressive city parks Best City Parks In The U.S.: 10 Relaxing Green Spaces For A Little Urban Zen Independence from Meat Day I find this ironic since July 4th is a big BBQ day! 12 Mouthwatering Meatless Meals 6 Meatless Meals for Meat Lovers National Country Music Day The Origins of Country Music Ten Things You Didn't Know about the Origins of Country Music 11 country music legends who left us too soon The First Generation of Country Singers The Grand Ole Opry , the stage that made country music famous Sidewalk Egg Frying Day Has anyone tried this? Did it work?

Compliment Your Mirror Day 7 Simple Ways to Celebrate Compliment Your Mirror Day Stay Out of the Sun Day AMEN!  *wink* The Dangers of Sun Exposure Disobedience Day dis·o·be·di·ence ˌdisəˈbēdēəns noun failure or refusal to obey rules or someone in authority. "he made no allowances for neglect or disobedience of orders" Do you agree or disagree? Agree or disagree? International Plastic Bag Free Day Facts About the Plastic Bag Pandemic 22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And 10 Things We Can Do About It) Participate in a Plastic Bag Free World Creative Ways to Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags Why Reusable Grocery Bags? These are AWESOME!! I would LOVE to have a set.  I wonder how much shipping is from Australia? Hmmmmm.....Darn they won't even ship to the U.S. The closest thing I found stateside is Hannah Grocery Cart Bag - not near as good but apparently the best we can come up with in the U.S. Sigh.

I Forgot Day Have you forgotten anything lately?  Then try to remember it today! World UFO Day The National UFO Reporting Center Watch UFO, the TV series ! Listen to UFO, the band . UFO Evidence

Canada Day The History of Canada Day Canadian Freedoms and Rights In the USA let's celebrate our neighbors to the north! Canada Day Party Ideas Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day Unique Ice Cream Flavors and Their Recipes 8 Wacky Ice Cream Flavors Across America International Joke Day Click on the link, it gives great ideas! Second Half of the Year Day How's the first half of your year been? Make the Second Half Count Zip Code Day The History of the ZIP Code Find a Zip Code Mr. Zip