Obscure holidays and celebrity birthdays.

Hi, y’all. This is my first official post of the new year and the new decade. I apologize if you think we need streamers and hats to mark the occasion, but it’s still pretty early and I don’t want to wake Sam. Ssshh.

And now ... here they are ... nine VIPs celebrating their birthdays in January! FYI, eight of these individuals are deceased, so if you’re expecting a party for anybody except Ernie Banks you might have to initiate it yourself. There’s also no point sending cards. (If you’re too young to know who these people are, you can look them up on Wikipedia.org.)

And proving my point that every day can be a celebration if you look hard enough, here are January’s obscure holidays ...

• Thyroid Awareness Month
• Bath Safety Month
• California Dried Plum Month
• National Soup Month
• World Braille Day 1/4
• Bubble Bath Day 1/8
• National English Toffee Day 1/8
• Dress Up Your Pet Day 1/14
• International Fetish Day 1/15
• Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 1/15
• Customer Service Day 1/17
• Thesaurus Day 1/18
• Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day 1/22
• National Peanut Brittle Day 1/26
• Holocaust Memorial Day 1/27
• World Leprosy Day 1/29
• National Seed Swap Day 1/31

By the way, please post a comment if you can suggest the best way to celebrate World Leprosy Day, because I haven’t got a clue. Gracias.