Friday the 13th

Happy Friday the 13th! This is the first Friday the 13th of 2008! Too bad it is not on a full moon!

I decided to visit the handy-dandy website http://www.holidayinsights.com/ to see what June beholds and specifically what the 13th for today beholds. Here are some facts for ya!

Aquarium Month
Candy Month
Dairy Month
Fight the Filthy Fly Month
Gay Pride Month
National Accordion Awareness Month
National Adopt a Cat Month
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month
Rose Month
Turkey Lovers Month

For the first Friday the 13th of the year we have:
Blame Someone Else Day!

According to the website (have to make sure I cite my references!) the origin of this day goes as follows:

We discovered no substantial information about the origin of this day. In the spirit of the day, we will tell you that it wasn't us. We'll put the blame on someone else for starting this day.
We put the blame on Anne Moeller of Clio, Michigan for creating this day. On the first Friday the 13th of 1982, Anne's alarm clock did not go off, and she over slept. As a result, she was late for appointments all day long. According to the story, she spent the day spreading the blame, and making excuses for being late.

Watch out though because any blame you place today could come back to haunt you tomorrow! (OR MONDAY which would be even worse!!!!!)

But for June 13 in general we have:
Sewing Machine Day

Again, according to http://www.holidayinsights.com this day:

Sewing Machine Day celebrates a very important invention ----- the sewing machine. The first sewing machines were made in France in the 1830s. It wasn't until 1846, that they were patented in the U.S. What a great invention. Prior to it's creation, clothes items were sewn together by hand...stitch by stitch.
People who know how to use a sewing machine are dwindling in number. Our mothers and grandmothers had a sewing machine in the house. They used it, too. But, look around your house. Do you have a sewing machine? Chance are, the answers is no.
If you have a sewing machine, enjoy today making things with it. If not, consider picking up sewing as a hobby.

Today's Thought Provoking Saying:

"A stitch in time saves nine."

...Saves nine "what"?