Pi Day

The math teacher in me can’t miss this day! For information see the Bing opening page. Of course you’ll have to do it on March 14th.

March is just full of ‘fun’ calendar days. Pi Day – March 14th (3.14), The Ides of March – March 15th (Caesar’s Day?), St Patrick’s day – March 17th, oh…

I just went to look up other ‘holidays’ celebrated in March…what a list. I’ll show you what we’ve missed so far.

March 1st – I’ll pick National Music in our Schools Month (too many others)

March 2nd – National Read Across America Day and/because of Dr Suess’s Birthday?

March 3rd – World Wildlife Day and Peach Blossom Day

March 4th – Benjamin Harrison got a day?

March 5th – – Multiple Personality Day (shouldn’t this be plural?) and National Absinthe Day – okay if you are drinking absinthe the multiple personalities are a given

March 6th – I’ll go with National Oreo Cookie Day but check out the others!

March 7th – National Be Heard Day and Alexander Graham Bell Day – really on the same day???Helllllooo?

March 8th – ooh I actually celebrated this one – accidentally. National Organize Your Home Office Day

March 9th – Amerigo Vespucci Day (thank god they used his first name in naming the land mass, can you imagine Vespuccia as a country name?)

March 10th – I’m going to go with the Harriet Tubman Day

March 11th – Worship of Tools Day, National Plumbing Day and National Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day (Who is making these UP???)

March 12th – National Plant a Flower Day and also National Girl Scout Day (show me the Thin Mints!)

March 13th – National Jewel Day and Earmuff Day (How are we going to see the earring bling?)

Now upto date and for the rest of the month.

March 14th – National Napping Day (because of the time change?)

March 15th – The Ides of course and with the Ides ‘thing’ National Buzzards Day (although the picture they have looks like a hawk?)

March 16th – I’ll ‘stick’ with National Vaccination Day

March 17th – Besides St Patrick’s and to be expected National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, there is Evacuation Day in Massachusetts (???where do they go???)

March 18th – foods are the theme? National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day and Sloppy Joe Day It’s a meal.

Mach 19th – National Poultry Day and National Let’s Laugh Day (Why did the Chicken cross the road…)

March 20th – 2 poison ones! and 2 related to love (or maybe it is 3)

March 21st – too many good ones. I’ll pick International Day of Forests

March 22nd – World Water Day, and Daffodil Day (The first is critical the second is nice)

March 23rd – World Maths Day, Meteorological Day, and Near Miss Day (We hope?)

March 24th – 3 food, Cheesesteaks, Chocolate covered raisins, and Cocktails (okay a drink to go with the food) and one medical (Tuberculosis) day

March 25th – Tolkien Reading Day and National Dante Day (Epic writer’s day???)

March 26th -On ‘Live Long and Prosper’ Day, you should Wear a Hat Day, eat you National Spinach Day, and observe “Earth Hour” All healthy.

March 27th – Mothering Day (UK), National Spanish Paella Day (yum), National Cleaning Week (do we have to celebrate?)

March 28th – Too many interesting ones, National Weed Appreciation Day (not the Marijuana kind) and Respect Your Cat are two.

March 29th – Piano Day

March 30th -Turkey Neck Soup Day?

March 31st – Manatee Appreciation Day, and National Bunsen Burner day I could get behind both.

Well, that was fun. So drink your absinthe and green beer and the month will fly by.