CyberMonday

So If you didn't get out of your house at some Un-GODly hour to fight the crowds at the Black Friday door openings, CyberMonday is here. It comes from a time when people could use the internet where they worked to do personal shopping. There once was a time, boys and girls, when high speed internet connections were not so available for your typical home user and people who had good jobs primarily used the the internet at work. If you didn't spend all of your money yet you can do it now online.

National Tie One on Day

This holiday originated in three years ago, It was started as a way of giving to others. To celebrate this holiday you wrap a loaf of bread or baked item in an apron along with a prayer or uplifting note. You give this to a neighbor or friend or somebody who needs a little love. It is also a holiday that recognizes and celebrates the woman's role as nurturer and mother in the family structure. So go ahead everybody "Tie one on".

Celebrate Yourt Unique Talent Day

I have a talent for speaking in public. I like to rap and sing and tell jokes. I didn't get nervous and I kind of enjoy it. I suppose that is why I like teaching.

Anniversary of the jukebox

Jukeboxes were initially made in about 1890 with the invention of phonographs. In the 1940's lps and eps bcame a drive in the jukebox market. In the 1950's 75% of all records pressed were for jukeboxes. In the 1980's jukeboxes started becoming digital and playing cds. Now a jukebvox is more likely to play music downloaded off of the internet because of the vast selection of music, as well as the savings of not having to stock machines with actual records that may never be played.

Universal Children's Day

In 1954 the United Nations recommended that all nations institute a Universal Childrens Day. It was meant to foster fraternity and understanding between children as well be a day promoting the ideals, and welfare of children of the world. 1 in 4 children in America live in poverty and are going without adequate food. 40% of homeless people are families with children.

Great American Smokeout

In 1977 The American Cancer Society held it's first American Smoke Out, to encourage Americans to quit smoking for one day. It evolved from a series of events beginning in in 1971 Randolph, MA when Arthur Mullaney urged people to give up cigarettes for one day and donate the money to a local highschool. In 1974 a "Don't Smoke Day" was promoted in Minnesota. In 1976 on November 18th The California chapter of the American Cancer Society was able to get almost 1 million people to quit for a day.

Mickey Mouse's Birthday

On November 18th 1928, Walt Disney released Steamboat Willy. It was the first Disney Cartoon with sound. Walt was going to name him Mortimer, but taking his wife's advice he changed his mouse characters name to Mickey. Ub Iwerk was the man who had designed the original character. Walt was looking to use an animal character for his new animation/comic strip.

Mickey Mouse now is at the heart of the DIsney Empire.

Home Made Bread Day

Bread is a food that has been made by humans for years. Jesus Christ said that he "was the bread of life". When Satan tempted him he said during Jesus' 40 day fast in the desert" Why don't you turn that stone into bread", Jesus replied "Man cannot live on bread alone but from every word that that comes from the mouth of God". Lets not forget about the loaves and the fish. God rained bread on the Jews in the Desert in the book of Exodus. Bread is pretty great and my favorite kind is either rye or cinnamon. Happy Homemade Bread Day

International Day for Tolerance

In 1996, The General Assembly of the United Nations invited it's member States to observe the international Day for Tolerance on November 16th. 1995 was the UN year for Tolerance. It is a holiday where we as humans try to be tolerant to others whose beliefs, cultures, appearance and way of life is different than the we we have been accoustmed to. It is a day where we try to respect others and not give in to prejudgice. Sometimes being tolerant means tolerating others who do not tolerate us.

World Kindness Day

World Kindness originated November 13 1998, which was also the small kindness movements 35th anniversary. The point of this celebration is to see ourselves as more similar than non similar regardless, of Nation, Religion, Ethnicity, Skin Color, Political Ideolagy, Age, Gender, or Socio-Economictatus. Before we can be any of those things we must first be human, and to that end it is an appreciation of the human commonalities we all share. As a Christian I believe that God created all humans in his image and we all stem from one common ancestry. Exercising kindness to all as I would to Jesus, for it is written, as we do to the least of men so to we do to him.

Sammy Sosa's Birthday.

Sammy Sosa was born in 1968. He started on the Texas Rangers but then joined the Cubs in 1992. In 1998 he and Mark Mcwire achieved fame for their abilities as hitters. In Chicago he was a fan favorite until he got caught cheating. He has also been suspected of using steroids. In 2009 he retired from Major League Baseball.

Area Code Day

Area codes were developed in the 1940's by Bell Labs and AT&T. This plan was called the north American Numbering Plan and included The US and Canada. States were give a number with a zero in the middle and states that had more than one area code were given three digit numbers with 1 in the middle. MetroBoston got 617. Highly populated areas had low numbers and lower populated got higher numbers.

World Orphan Day

Today is World Orphan Day. It is a day to raise the consciousness of the Orphans of the World.

Zimbbwe has the most orphans in the world by percentage. Aids has been the main cause of orphaned children. Some famous orphans include Nelson Mandela,John Lennon, Aristotle, Marilyn Monroe, Bill Clinton, and Steve Jobs.

Saxophone

The Saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1841. He was born in Brussels but living in Paris.

It was designed to have characteristics of both a brass instrument like a trumpet or tuba and also woodwinds like a clarinet or oboe. Most saxophones are made of brass but are classified as woodwinds because the sound comes from a piece of wood. I played sax in 3rd grade but did not get very far with it. Hot Cross Buns and the like.

National Men Make Dinner Night

The poor kids. I used to be able to cook pretty good, but since we got rid of the microwave it hasn't been the same. So here are some of the things I can cook. Pasta and sauce(out of a jar), scrambled Eggs, Quesadilla, Sandwiches, Chicken Cutlet, Anything BBQ, COrn and all other vegetables. Hey wait that's pretty good. Get ready kids Daddy is cookin tonight.

National Chicken Lady Day

Tina Dupree, who worked for the second largest chicken restaurant chain in the world, started a center for motivation speakers. She now gets 6,500 and 8,000 dollars to come and speak. She wrote books and has met with President Bush. George W was so impressed he declare November 4th to be National Chicken Lady Day, on his Wife's Birthday. That's Crazy! That being said with a doctorate and a successful motivational speaking business This chicken Lady is no Chicken Head.

National Sandwich Day

Ah The Sandwich. The Original Square Meal. The first ever recorded sandwich was in the 1st century B.C. by a Rabbi named Hillel the Elder. This sandwich was in celebration of Passover. It was made by mixing apples, chopped nuts, spices, bitter Herbs and wine between two Matzos. The name however is drived from the 4th Earl of Sandwich John Montague, a well known work a holic, who instead of stopping for dinner ordered that a cut of salty beef between two pieces of toasted bread, and others thinking this was a good idea, began ordering the same as Sandwich.

Then in the early 1900s sliced bread was very popular making sandwiches very easy to assemble, and people were bringing lunch with them to work because many people went to work in cities during the industrial revolution. Mmm Sandwich.

79th Anniversary of the coronation of Haile Selassie as Emperor of Ethiopia

In the 1900's Africa was almost entirely colonized by European Countries. Africa was sought after because of it's wealth of resources such as Diamonds, Gold, food, and of course slave labor.

The people of African Counties were not benefiting from the wealth of their land. Around this time Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican entrepreneur was

very vocal about this injustice. In 1930 when Selassie became Emperor of Ethiopia it seemed as if things were beginning to change. Selassie was of direct decent from the House of David.

For many this was significant. David's son Solomon had a child with Queen Sheba and Selassie was in this family line. Finally a African Country was ruled by an African. Selassie then gave a portion of

Ethiopia to anybody who was of African Decent and had been displaced to another land. Many saw him as a sort of Moses. In Jamaica, a large group of people "Ras Tafarians" believed that Selassie was a second coming of Jesus.

Rastafarians actually share a great deal with Jews. For instance much of the Ital diet comes almost directly from the laws of diet in Mosaic Law. Many reggae performers make a pilgrimage to Israel.

Unfortunately Selassie did not live up to the expectations that many had held for him. Marcus Garvey, who had once been a big supporter, wrote articles in his paper in an outrage

because he felt Selassie had become a traitor to Black Nationalism.