rantings & ramblings
It’s sweet tea day! I’ve tried cutting back on the sugar in my sweet tea but there’s only so much you can cut before it stops being sweet – know what I mean? In terms of drive-through teas, Dunkin Donuts has some of the best sweet tea in my opinion. How sweet it is!
🎙️ Attention foodies and refreshment fans: the ultimate summer combo you didn’t know you needed is Bacon Lover’s Day AND Lemonade Day! Start off with sizzling, crispy bacon, then cool off with refreshing, ice-cold lemonade. Sweet, salty, and oh-so-satisfying: it’s the tastiest day of the year! 🎙️
(It’s also radio day, hence the announcement-style post and microphones)
Today is International Orangutan Day. Terry Pratchett once observed that “in all the worlds graced by their presence, it is suspected that they can talk but choose not to do so in case humans put them to work, possibly in the television industry.”
Asked for comment, one orangutan said simply “OOK”.
It’s both helium discovery day and bad poetry day, so of course I’ve written a poorly-done limerick on the discovery of helium:
Continue reading “Helium and Bad Poetry”
Today is No. 2 Pencil Day, and as I said on mechanical pencil day, the best of all pencils is the black Ticonderoga No. 2.
Interestingly, today is also black cat appreciation day, so if you have a black cat named Ticonderoga (or even Number 2, for whatever reason) you are double-winning today.
It’s Roller Coaster Day, so take time to celebrate the twists, turns, and thrills of these adrenaline-packed machines made metal mayhem and wooden wonders.
Many years ago I rode Expedition: Everest at Animal Kingdom, and the stranger next to me screamed profanities all through the second half.
Running In My Head 