Holidays 2021-01-05

 Screenwriters for movies/TV, whipped cream, a high-fat/low-carb diet, cold weather, and birds are all celebrated today:

Today is a day to celebrate our fine feathered friends the birds (who are also the descendants of dinosaurs).
Photo by Robert Gramner on Unsplash


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