Get your party on: 9/26-10/2

By my estimation, we’ve got a pretty wimpy line-up of holidays this week, but I suspect most of you are still recuperating from last week’s line-up. So I guess a relative celebratory slow-down is probably in order, anyway.

On Sept. 26, we have Walk Like a Zombie Day, or as my son would call it, Walk Like a Z-word Day. I’m telling ya, the kid hates zombies. Can’t even stand the word: “Nobody say the z-word, okay?” Needless to say, I figure my household better steer clear of this one.

Sept. 28 with National Good Neighbor Day. So, what actually defines a good neighbor and how does one qualify for such designation?

Does just being there, in the neighborhood, minding your own business  earn one that title? Must we regularly visit with our neighbors, whether we want to or not? Who are your neighbors – those houses immediately on either side of you and across the street? Or should we consider those in a five-mile radius? What if you live in a condo or  apartment complex – or even a duplex? Do different rules apply then? Boy, life was much simpler on the 300-acre farm…

National Mud Pack Day is Sept. 30. Supposedly, this is the day where women (and men) celebrate by caking their face with mud, in hopes of achieving clear, baby soft skin.

I remember having store-bought mud (I think that was the name of it – MUD). It was great fun to smear it all over your face and let it dry. If memory serves, we left it on our faces for at least 30 minutes, and with every minute that ticked by, you could feel your face getting tighter and tighter as the mud dried into a mask. Moving facial muscles was almost impossible (but it was fun trying). The real challenge was washing it all off.

On Oct. 2, we celebrate Name Your Car Day. I haven’t named any of my cars – as in ever. If I were to name my car, I’d probably go with a male name. Something dorky like JimBobJohn, or maybe something futuristic like Ironman. I suspect if I asked my car what name it would like, it would respond with, “call me whatever you want – just change the oil.”

Until next week, get your party on!

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