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Today's observations pertain to subjects like dry eyes, skipping over uninteresting parts of a story/discussion, inquiring about the weather, attractive grandmothers, vanilla ice cream, Native American full moon names, and Batman: Buck Moon aka Feather Moulting Moon aka Salmon Moon aka Berry Moon aka Moon When the Chokecherries are Ripe aka Moon of the Ripe Corn aka Raspberry Moon aka Thunder Moon aka Halfway Summer Moon Batman Day Gorgeous Grandma Day Hot Enough for Ya Day International Yada, Yada, Yada Day National Vanilla Ice Cream Day World Sjögren's Day Rather than being boring, today is a day to use the "yada yada yada" phrase to fast forward over unimportant/uninteresting parts of a story/discussion. I suspect that this summer is already "hot enough" for most people in the US. Batman has been protecting us from strangely-named villains for 82 years now.  "Batman"   by  kevin dooley  is licensed under  CC BY 2.0

Holidays today cover subjects like the National Organization for Women, social media, full moons, and meteors: Full Moon Day Meteor Day National Organization For Women Day Social Media Day The National Organization for Women was founded on this date in 1966. (This is probably more of an anniversary than a pure holiday.) Personally I think it would be better to tie Full Moon Day to the occurrence of an actual full moon rather than a date, but the creators of the holiday went in a different direction. On this date in 1908 an  asteroid or comet struck  near the  Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Russia. NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Holidays today cover subjects like swimming laps, appreciating our senses, shaking hands, pop bombs, praline candies, Native American names for a June full moon, museums, and fairies: Celebration of the Senses Day International Fairy Day Museum Comes To Life Day National Bomb Pop Day National Handshake Day National Pralines Day Swim a Lap Day Strawberry Moon aka Berries Ripen Moon aka Blooming Moon aka Birth Moon aka Egg Laying Moon aka Hatching Moon aka Honey Moon aka Mead Moon Handshakes go back at least to ancient Egypt and Babylon, and possibly prehistoric times (though admittedly they're problematic during a pandemic). Fairies and similar creatures pervade much of our mythology and folklore; today is a day to celebrate them. Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Holidays today are about blueberry cheesecake, cherry desserts, the first American woman to go to space, Dracula, the full moon, and (for some) a lunar eclipse: Full Flower Moon aka Leaf Budding Moon aka Planting Moon aka Egg Laying Moon aka Frog Moon aka Moon of the Shedding Ponies Blood Moon aka Red Moon Sally Ride Day World Dracula Day National Blueberry Cheesecake Day National Cherry Dessert Day Tonight's full moon is considered a Blood Moon or Red Moon because it will experience a full eclipse for some parts of the world (though not my part). The other names for the full moon are Native American names for a full moon occurring this time of the year, and they generally reflect springtime occurrences. Photo by Yu Kato on Unsplash

Holidays today cover topics like encouraging people to connect with their neighbors, hot tubs, picture books for children, decorating eggs, Eskimo Pies, any food served on a stick, black forest cake, respecting your feline companion(s), various Native American names for tonight's full moon, and weeds: Children's Picture Book Day Eat an Eskimo Pie Day Eggsibit Day Hot Tub Day National Black Forest Cake Day Neighbour Day Respect Your Cat Day Something on a Stick Day Weed A ppreciation Day Full Worm Moon aka Full Eagle Moon aka Full Goose Moon aka Full Crow Comes Back Moon aka Full Sugar Moon aka Full Wind Strong Moon aka Sore Eyes Moon Something on a Stick Day is a food holiday, and can be celebrated by eating anything from a stick, which can consist of quite a diverse suite of foods: shish kabobs, ice cream (aka Eskimo Pie), hot dogs, lollipops, marshmallows, etc. While "weed" is often used as a pejorative, many times weeds are just wildflowers growing someplace that v

Holidays today cover topics like opening a bottle of alcohol, Native American full moon celebrations, making the obvious choice, sword swallowers, strawberries, kahlua, and Polar Bears: Full Snow Moon aka Bald Eagle Moon aka Black Bear Moon aka Raccoon Moon aka Groundhog Moon aka Goose Moon aka Hungry Moon International Sword Swallowers Day National Kahlua Day National Strawberry Day No Brainer Day Open That Bottle Night Polar Bear Day Tonight's full moon had different names among different Native American tribes. I'm tempted to use one of those animals for today's picture, but it's also Polar Bear Day. Photo by Hans-Jurgen Mager on Unsplash

Holidays today cover topics like Native American names for tonight's full moon, developers of plugins, blueberry pancakes, real time strategy computer games, data privacy, playing the kazoo, pop art, wearing clashing clothing, and daisies: Clashing Clothes Day Daisy Day Data Privacy Day National Blueb erry Pancake Day National Kazoo Day Pop Art Day Thank a Plugin Developer Day Winter-een-mas: Real-time Strategy Full Wolf Moon aka Cold Moon aka Frost Exploding Moon aka Freeze Up Moon aka Severe Moon aka Hard Moon Today is about pop art, and if you can work clashing clothes, blueberry pancakes, or daisies into your pop art, all the better. But it's also about the Full Wolf Moon; have a howling good time with that. Image by  Patrice Audet  from  Pixabay