Clinton Township Newsletter

3 o c t o b e r 2 0 2 4 Carol Beder's DAYS TO KEEP IN MIND Tues Oct 1 World Vegetarian Day Tues Oct 1 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Tues Oct 1 International Music Day Wed Oct 2 Rosh Hashanah Wed Oct 2 International Day of Non-Violence Sat Oct 5 World Teachers' Day Mon Oct 7 Child Health Day Wed Oct 9 National Stop Bullying Day Fri Oct 11 Yom Kippur Sat Oct 12 Vijaya Dashami: an important Hindu festival signifying the triumph of good over evil. Mon Oct 14 Columbus Day (Most regions) Mon Oct 14 Native Americans' Day Wed Oct 16 Dictionary Day (/dik•SH•ner•ē/) Thurs Oct 10 World Mental Health Day Thurs Oct 24 United Nations Day Sat Oct 26 National Day of the Deployed Sun Oct 27 National Mentoring Day Tues Oct 29 World Stroke Day Thurs Oct 31 Halloween During this month of Halloween, sometimes the natural things can be the scariest – like the fast-flying bat (or was it two?!) that showed up in our bedroom in the middle of the night, swooping so quickly around the room that our dogs, with their highly attuned hunting instinct (we're not hunters) seemed to decide between themselves, "Nah, not worth it." That's life in Hunterdon County. My husband trapped and released it after finding it asleep (awww) clinging to an air vent in our bathroom. Fly, be free, and go catch lots of insects Mr. (or Miss) Bat... I get a lot of praise for this publication (thank you!!) but often I ask our readers for constructive criticism, as well. A couple of years ago a woman I know said, "I was upset that you didn't mention Veteran's Day in your November issue." It's not a good excuse, but the reason is that I'm often working on each issue a month or two before the actual month, and I just don't think. I decided (after apologizing) that it would be a good idea to start running the block of copy you see below, Days To Keep In Mind. For each issue, I look up the holidays for that month (on www.Calendarr. com) and I pick and choose what seems important to me and to others, with some random ones added in. For example, in addition to the list you see below, for October this website lists dozens of holidays. If we were to celebrate them all, I'd consider buying Hallmark stock. To wit: National Taco Day (10/4), National Vodka Day (10/4), National Cinnamon Roll Day (10/4), National Chocolate Cupcake Day (10/18), National Breadstick Day (10/25), National Pumpkin Day (10/26), National Chocolate Day (10/28), and National Caramel Apple Day (10/31). Add to that National Plus-Size Appreciation Day (10/6), National Dessert Day (10/14), and National Inner-Beauty Day (10/7); I think there might be a conspiracy afoot. There are the holidays that, in my opinion, should be every day: World Smile Day (10/4), National Do-Something-Nice Day (10/5), National Savings Day (10/12), Global Handwashing Day (10/15), National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day (10/22), National "I Care About You" Day (10/25), National "Make A Difference" Day (10/26), and the ones that are every day (for me): World Arthritis Day (10/12), National Checklist Day (10/30) and Internet Day (10/29). The people who put these lists together must have a great sense of humor. There's: Mean Girls Day (10/3), National No-Bra Day (10/13), National "Get Funky" Day (10/5 – but how does one celebrate?), and National 'Fetch' Day (10/19, "Gretchen, stop trying to make 'Fetch" happen!"). I would be remiss if I didn't remind you of National Mammography Day (10/18). My newest favorite holiday? Our oldest son recently got married to a fabulous girl, so it's National Mother-in-Law Day (10/27)! Whatever you choose to celebrate, I hope your month is sweet! Sweetest Day (10/19). –Julie Flynn

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