Come Float Away

Today is National Hawaii Day and the day after the 4th of July. While I know the 4th is a big holiday here in America, personally I think people should get the 5th of July off. Why? Unless the 4th falls on a Friday (like this year) or Saturday, today would be a hung-over work day.

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Pancit Has It All!

Every September, our parish holds a three day festival. It gives us a chance to break bread as a family and have fun together. It’s about as wholesome and small town as you can get.

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Vanilla Ice Cream? How Boring!

Today is National Vanilla Ice Cream Day. I will be honest, my original plan for today was to ignore the National Day completely. But then a light came on. Don’t you just love it when that happens?

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Hey, Sis, It’s Your Day!

Today is the 11th of May. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. Today is Eat What You Want Day. At least for some of us, that’s true. Today is also the Celebration of Life for my sister, Ann. So today is all about her, as it should be.

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Chow, Pong, Kong – Mahjong!

Today is International Mahjong Day. Growing up in a Filipino-American household, the clanking of tiles and cries “Oh aking kabutihan” filled the room. Back then, everyone smoked and our enclosed patio looked like a smoky gambling hall.

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Happy Birthday Boo Bear

On the National Food Front, today is Hot Chocolate Day. Perfect for the last day in January. Maybe next year, I’ll share a recipe more in keeping with the National Day.

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