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[GregRedd]

Good morning!

It’s Sunday, 07 February 2021(W5/D38/327 rem)

Today is @DieGrootHammer’s birthday

Today is also Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbour Day👋

Probably the most obscure of the “holidays” I’ve found so far. And it seems that the part of it that is emphasised is the “all your fingers” bit. Presumably the idea is to try and be friendly to your neighbours for a change and rather than the usual one finger salute you give them, today you try to mend some fences and build up your relationship with a full fingered wave instead .

So, if you’re someone who has give your neighbour the finger before because they have annoyed you, on this date you can try to wave in a friendly manner instead. Sounds easy enough, right?

Not everyone reading this is going to have enjoyed a pleasant relationship with their neighbour. Especially those of us in urban neighbourhoods where we have many neighbours - to the left, to the right, above and below.

We all have stories about neighbours from hell.* If you feel that your neighbour falls into this category, you may not want to wave at them in a friendly manner. However, taking the high road, even if it is just for one day, can feel better than you may expect. Plus, simply seeing the shock on your neighbour’s face because of your unexpected friendliness can make it worth it.

One thing that we can all agree on is that we could all do with a little bit more kindness in the world, and that is what this day is all about. Enthusiastic greetings and genuine happiness to see another person can make them feel great about themselves and start off their day in the best possible way.

After all, it’s better to be the neighbour that everyone loves, rather than the grump that everyone dislikes! It doesn’t take a lot of effort to be friendly and greet people with a nice wave and a smile.

Have a super Sunday! And, “Hi neighbours”

* After giving your neighbours the full fingered friendly wave, come back here and tell us about the worst neighbours from hell you’ve had in the past.

[murfle]

Done…

I will wait until tomorrow to throw the **** against the fan.

[GregRedd]

Good morning!

It’s Monday, 08 February 2021(W6/D39/326 rem)

Today is Clean Out Your Computer Day

A day we could all benefit from - Clean Out Your Computer Day!

Dust out the fans, clean the cat fur off the air filter screens, clear all the gunge out of your keyboard. And once it’s all sparkly good as new on the outside, spend some time giving your pride and joy a little internal cleanse too. Clean up all the old hard drive clogging files and software junk you no longer use or need too.

When was the last time you cleaned out your fans and dusted off your motherboard?

Have you looked at your graphics card to see if its cooling fan and fins are clean? For that matter, when did you last clean out you even opened the case?

Make sure that your system is powered down and disconnected and then find a good online tutorial to show you the way to get it done safely. All that dust traps heat, and if you aren’t aware, computers really don’t function well under high stress and heat.

Once you have it all cleaned out inside, you’ll want to put it back together and boot it up. Believe us, you’re likely to see an immediate improvement in its performance.

Once that’s done, it’s time to go through and clean out unnecessary files from your computer, a clogged up hard drive can be just as bad as a clogged up fan on your computer, though it won’t as often destroy your computer.

The first part - cleaning your hardware - you’ll need to handle yourself. For the second part - cleaning up the software - you can find a lot of help online. Software that will scour your drives and make suggestions on junk to clear up for you. One of the most frequently recommended tools for that task is CCleaner.

Have a mega Monday!

[Wyvern]

I did that last night!

[GregRedd]

Early bird! I did mine in December, and already it’s starting to get cluttered again.

[Wyvern]

Hehe

I do the whole dusting thing once a month and cleaning the files and so on once every 2 months

[1nF4m0u5]

Saving up for an upgrade kit so yeah will definitely rebuild my pc and clean everything

[DarthMol]

We should celebrate by posting pictures of dusty PC’s and tagging Flex in them

[GregRedd]

Good morning!

It’s Tuesday, 09 February 2021(W6/D40/325 rem)

Today is Extraterrestrial Culture Day

Outlandish as it sounds, today’s celebration, Extraterrestrial Culture Day, is actually an officially recognized and sanctioned day. At least in New Mexico.

Extraterrestrial Culture Day was created in 2003 when US Representative Daniel Foley’s proposal to recognize it was approved by the New Mexico House of Representatives to celebrate this day. Foley, who is from Roswell, thought that taking advantage of something that “did or did not happen” decades ago would contribute to the recognition of New Mexico.

It is believed that on 8 July, 1947, an object crashed near rancher William Brazel’s home outside Roswell, during a powerful storm. If it were not for William, the Roswell Incident wouldn’t have been known to the general public. Government scientists arrived and declared that it was a weather balloon that had crashed and quickly collected and hid all evidence of the crash. A Major Marcel, who was involved in the incident, later claimed that the US government had covered up the existence of an alien aircraft. Still, the 1947 Roswell Incident remains an unexplained and mysterious incident.

Extraterrestrial Culture Day celebrates extraterrestrial cultures, and our past, present and future relationships with extraterrestrial visitors.

There are many ways to celebrate this day. One could watch their favorite alien movie or documentary. You could also read one of the many books about alien contact, or even a book about UFOs and aliens visiting Earth.

You could also mark the day by sharing your alien encounter or UFO sighting with us.

We are not alone. Have a terrific Tuesday!

[murfle]

Now would be a great day for Trump to spill the beans on Aliens!

[GregRedd]

Good morning!

It’s Wednesday, 10 February 2021 (W6/D41/324 rem)

Today is Umbrella Day

I know you started singing “You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh” in your head the moment you saw what today’s celebration was. No shame. I did too.

While Umbrella Day is not an ode to the Rihanna song, but rather to the object itself, there is nothing stopping you from dancing in the (hose pipe?) rain and recreating some of the moves from her ridiculously catchy and very popular music video! “… ella, ella, eh, eh, eh!”

Everyone is familiar with the sight of an umbrella. They’re present whether you live in the hottest of climates or the coldest. They come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. They can be personal, shared or even fixed. They’re there to keep the rain off on a blustery day, and there to protect you from sunburn on a warm and sunny one. There’s simply no day that isn’t a perfect Umbrella Day! So, of course, there’s a holiday to honor this ever useful, ever fashionable, and essential piece of equipment. “…under my umbrella, ella, ella,…”

Whether yours is functional or fashionable, bright and colourful or plain and monochrome, whether it’s small enough to carry in your bag or big enough to shield the whole family out on the beach, umbrellas are part of our lives. ”When the sun shines, we’ll shine together…”

Umbrella’s are an innovative tool, that have been around for thousands of years. Evidence of their use can be found in ancient art and artifacts in Egypt, Assyria, Greece and China. Not only do they keep us dry during the rain, but they can also protect us from the damaging rays of the sun. ”You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh.”

As a result, in more modern times, the umbrella has become an apt symbol for climate change, representing the dueling forces of floods and droughts that have rocked the planet in recent years. Whether it’s heavy rain or blistering sun, the humble umbrella will become one of the go-to tools in the toolbox in adapting to climate change. “…under my umbrella, ella, ella,…”

Let’s see your Rihanna TikTok clips already! Drop those links!

It is Wednesday, my umbrella, ella, ella dudes!

[GregRedd]

Good morning!

It’s Thursday, 11 February 2021 (W6/D42/323 rem)

Today is Fat Thursday

Fat Thursday is a traditional Christian feast marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday provide the last opportunity for feasting until Easter.

Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating, when people meet in their homes or cafés with their friends and relatives and eat large quantities of sweets, cakes and other meals usually not eaten during Lent.

If ever there was an excuse to load up on sweet treats and take indulgent eating to the next level, Fat Thursday is just the ticket. A celebration of all things dough-related, this Polish tradition offers a gilt-edged, guilt-free opportunity to gorge on doughnuts or pączki. Pączki are traditional fried delicacies that contain rose jam.

The idea behind Fat Thursday is treating the taste buds and enjoying the flavor of rich, decadent foods before Lent begins. Lent is a time that many people choose to cut out certain foods or alcohol, for example. In Polish, Fat Thursday is known as Tłusty Czwartek.

It is Fat Thursday. Donuts!

[Wyvern]

Can’t you find non food related days!
Im trying to be good and you tempt me!

[murfle]

We’ll do an inverse leap year next year and skip February 11th

[SIGSTART]

Every Thursday is Fat Thursday in my house!

[murfle]

We just won’t mention the other six days of the week in my house.

[czc]

Do they all happen to start with fat?

[murfle]

Start with fat, continues with fat, ends with fat.

[oltman]

Today is…

FRIDAY.

Nuff said.

[GregRedd]

Good morning!

It’s Friday, 12 February 2021 (W6/D43/322 rem)

Today is International Darwin Day

Darwin’s theories have been absolutely fundamental to the understanding of life and the species of the world as we know it today.

Charles Robert Darwin was born on this day in 1809, in Shrewsbury, England, and received his education at University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He grew to become a naturalist and geologist who would eventually impact the thinking of people all over the world.

Darwin was fascinated by the number and variety of fossils from around the planet, as well as the species in their great diversity. So he set out on a five-year voyage on the Beagle to sail around the world and study life in all of its unique and varied forms, making particularly important discoveries in the Galapagos islands.

Darwin’s theories presented the ideas that some species originated from other species, and that even man itself had a shared ancestor with the primates. While his theories were originally rejected by the scientists of his day, they were slowly accepted as more and more data was collected and more species were discovered.

DNA research seemed to push his theories even further, as scientists started to see the connections between species in the very genes that composed them.

People have been celebrating Darwin’s birthday for many years, but it came about as an actual day back in the 1990s. It was meant by the founders to not only celebrate Mr. Darwin, but also various other scientific achievements made by humanity.

Enjoying Darwin Day can take all sorts of twists and turns, small or large, alone or with a group, depending on personal preference. Consider these ideas and make some fun and educational plans for how to celebrate Darwin Day:

• Visit a natural history museum or natural exhibition (ideally, virtually if possible) or breakout the books at home.
• Hold a Darwinian-inspired art celebration (paint, draw, write poetry about our natural world)
• Watch any of the many Darwin documentary movies (Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life comes highly Reddommended if you can “find” a copy)
• For some light relief, review the annual Darwin Awards an unofficial honour bestowed on those humans that, contrary to what Darwin thought, seemingly have not evolved.

Have a happy Friday friends