Wednesday, November 02, 2005

A National Month Nobody Told the Nation About

Were you aware that October was National Toilet Repair Month? I'll bet you weren't. In fact, I have no way of knowing that October really was National Toilet Repair Month, other than Lilek's zing-filled Star-Tribune column on the subject.

A bit of Googling, however, uncovered that this was not only National Toilet Repair Month, but:

  • Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month

  • Alternate History Month

  • Animals Aloud! Month

  • Billiard Awareness Month

  • Celebrate Sun-Dried Tomatoes Month

  • Celiac Sprue Awareness Month

  • Children's Magazine Month

  • Diversity Awareness Month

  • Eat Better, Eat Together Month

  • Emotional Wellness Month

  • Energy Management is a Family Affair -- Improve Your Home! Month

  • Gay and Lesbian History Month

  • Go Hog Wild -- Eat Country Ham Month

  • Halloween Safety Month

  • Head Start Awareness Month

  • Health Literacy Month

  • International Starman Month

  • Lupus Awareness Month

  • National Book Month

  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  • National Chili Month

  • National Communicate With Your Kids Month

  • National Construction Toy Month

  • National Cookie Month

  • National Crim Prevention Month

  • National Dental Hygiene Month

  • National Depression Education and Awareness Month

  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month

  • National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

  • National Down Syndrome Month

  • National Family Sexuality Education Month

  • National "Gain the Inside Advantage" Month

  • National Go on a Field Trip Month

  • National Liver Awareness Month

  • National Long Term Care Planning Month

  • National Medical Librarian Month

  • National Orthodontic Health Month

  • National Physical Therapy Month

  • National Popcorn Poppin' Month

  • National Pork Month

  • National Reading Group Month

  • National Roller Skating Month

  • National RSV Awareness Month

  • National Seafood Month

  • National Spina Bifida Awareness Month

  • National Sudden Infant Death Syndrom Awareness Month

  • Discover America Month

  • Polish-American Heritage Month

  • Positive Attitude Month

  • Rett Syndrome Awareness Month

  • Right Brainers Rule! Month

  • Self-Promotion Month

  • Spinach Lovers' Month

  • Talk About Prescriptions Month

  • Vegetarian Month

  • Women's Small Business Month

  • Workplace Politics Month


    • And now, whenever I gaze upon the autumn foliage, I shall be sure to remind myself of the need to be aware of spina bifida. I wonder if there's a ribbon to go with it?
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