XoxoXOxoXOOOO (Love Note Day)

There will be none of that "he loves me, he loves me not..." self-deprecating flower picking on Love Note Day. Today, he loves you. Or she loves you. I guess it depends. Either way, it's legitimate once it's in document form.

Send a love note to somebody today. Traditionally, recipients of said notes have been spouses, boyfriends, girlfriends, or the secretly admired. However, with a little reworking and censorship, the love note could be an exchange of kind words between friends, family members, everyone, etc.

If you're trying, and you can't think of the right words, say it right with promotional heart-shaped products.

xoxo

She Packed My Bags Last Night, Pre-Flight...(World Tourism Day)

You've probably been one at some point or another. Those "I (heart) NY" vendors depend on them for business. Yes. The Tourist: Clad in cargo shorts, visors, cameras, and fanny packs. Today, we recognize those who dare to trot around the globe. A special shout out to those people who really stand out in their foreign destination. Good for you. That takes guts.

Seriously though, this day is all about spreading the love. Social, cultural, economic, and political love. And also food. It's really all about the food. Paella, kabobs, and dumplings, oh my!

Next time you travel, don't forget to gear up in your tourist garb. Don't leave town without a promotional fanny pack and promotional camera. Style and function unite!

I Wonder What Happened to Them... (National One-Hit Wonder Day)

Remember all of those catchy songs you've heard over the years but cannot for the life of you name the anonymous artist behind the "hit" or any of thier follow-up attempts at Billboard Top 40 Glory? I remember. The songs. Not the artists or the rest of their "music careers."

Celebrate those songs that we hate to remember from artists that we love to forget. Belt out "Oh Mickey you're so fine!" after dancing around to "Mambo No. 5" while you're "Turning Japanese."

Warning: Unearthing of some of these particularly infectious songs may cause unhealthy levels of stress. Have some promotional trebel clef music stress balls handy to squeeze just in case you get urge to hurt someone.

Making Your (Punctuation) Mark!(National Punctuation Day!)

Today we celebrate the comma(comma) proper use of quotations(comma) and the period(period) Today is the day to respect your punctuation marks(comma) and use them all correctly(period) English teachers can certainly take advantage of this holiday(period) Think of games and activities that require the use of punctuation and adapt them throughout the day(period)

Need help celebrating this holiday(question mark) Try promotional red pens to circle and catch all those marks(exclamation point)

Do you have trouble with punctuation(question mark) Do you have a proper use of punctuation story(question mark) Well let us know about it(Exclamation point)

Virginia Goes Nuts! (Virginia Peanut Festival)

They say that Virginia is for lovers. I guess Virginia's parenthetical object of affection is peanuts: Virginia is for lovers (of peanuts).

For such a small nut, the peanut inspires quite a festival which glorifies the nut…and the art of peanut harvesting. The 45th annual celebrations include (but are not limited to): Marching bands, arts and crafts, pony rides, and a commemorative civil war exhibit!??!!

Whether or not you're a Lover from Virginia, nuts are pretty yummy. Forgot to buy your plane ticket to Virginia? Celebrate the nuttiness wherever you may be with promotional nuts. Yum.

If you have any nutty stories, feel free to leave a comment!

Oh No! Sinking Stocks! (Financial Panic of 1873)

On this day, long, long ago in the year 1873, Americans emitted a collected gasp of shock as the New York Stock Exchange was forced to close for the first time ever due to a gi-normous banking crisis.

Although most of the mess had been mopped up by the week's end, scores upon scores of poor businessmen and investors suffered post-traumatic stress disorder and other horrible psychological traumas.

I just hope most of them were dead by the time 1929 rolled around. Sheesh, I could only imagine the carnage.

We know the pressures of finances and other aspects of life can really have their way with you, so to help you cope, here are some promotional stress balls you might wanna check out.

The Best Day Ever (Talk Like a Pirate Day)

Ahoy maties!

This be the greatest holiday to ever grace the Seven Seas!

Aye, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Now, all ye landlubbers best get to learnin' true pirate phrases, or it be the plank for the lot of ya!

Arr, me hearty, there be many ways to celebrate this great, grand day! Swab the deck, dig up some booty, or have a good glass o' mead, what'er ya figure to do, make sure you be talkin' like a tried and true gentleman (or lass) of fortune.

Shiver me timbers, ye all best look at these promotional pirate rubber duckies to help with yer celebratin'.

Warning, I be told they are not for the lily-livered squiffies among ya.

Yo-ho-ho!

A Mildly Embarassing Milestone (Iron Horse Outraced By Horse Day)

Today marks the 177th anniversary of one of the railroad industry's darker moments. On this day, way back in 1830, America's first locomotive, Tom Thumb, lost a widely celebrated race to a mere horse.

The train operators cited a whole slew of reasons for losing the 9-mile race, including such far-fetched stories as boiler leaks and other mechanical mess ups.

But since these were the very early days of trains (where they were referred to as "Iron Horses") all was quickly forgiven and after a few years of developments, trains were finally able to outrun horses...although it would be a few more decades before they beat a cheetah.

If you want to see if you have what it takes to race against a train, you might want to check out this promotional track jacket.

It's neato.

Wat-er You Starin' At? (Bottled Water Week)

Today marks the beginning of what is bound to rival Fashion Week in terms of pure excitement and entertainment. Clear your social calendars everyone, it's Bottled Water Week.

Someone in L.A. designed this week to promote the appreciation of the qualities that characterize quality bottled waters.

Mhmmmm....

I have nothing else to say.

Oh, I do. For run of the mill bottles for the average joe, check out the promotionally branded water bottles on our website.

Stop Your Wine-ing. (Festival of the Vine)

If you're a wine lover, then it might be best if you hightail out to Geneva, Illinois right now. Today kicks off their Festival of the Vine where, you guessed it, people celebrate wine in all its merry goodness.

They have wine tastings, food, music, and carriage rides. Exciting, right?

If you can't make it out to Geneva, celebrate today by cracking open a nice bottle at your desk at work, kicking up your feet, and ignoring all calls/emails/co-workers.

Or, you can just buy some nice promotional wine themed items.

If you have any remotely interesting stories about wine, we'd love to hear them.

Hum, Hum, Hum (Hummer/Bird Festival)

The people in Texas really seem to love their hummingbirds. The citizens in the towns of Rockport and Fulton kick off their three day Hummer/Bird Celebration today. The avian festival honors the 500 mile fall migration of the ruby-throated hummingbird from their nesting grounds in the north to their winter lodgings down in Mexico. With a variety of concessions, workshops, booths, boat tours, and other activities, the event attracts roughly 10,000 people every single year.



If you're similarly inclined to bird-loving, then look into getting some branded binoculars to help out with your bird-watching.

Share with us any stories you might have that involve birds. We'd like to read something uplifting. (No pun)

A Time For Games....(Video Games Day)

Video games have come a long way. From the days of Pong and Donkey Kong, to those of the Nintendo and Sega Genesis, to today's next generation consoles like the X-Box 360, Nintendo Wii, and Playstation3, video games have held a solid place in our culture for the past 35 years.

So today is the day where we all can kick up and and be appreciative of the hours upon hours of our lives we've spent glued to a tv screen while mashing buttons on our controllers.

Since it is Video Games Day, you should go out and buy one. Even if you don't like them, buy one anyway. They can go on a coffee table and be good conversation pieces when you have guests over.

And don't forget to thank your parents for the insane amounts of money they spent on systems, games, controllers, and quarters for the arcade.

If you feel like playing some nice, old-fashioned, non-electronic games, then check this out.

Have a perverse video game addiction you're dying to share with someone? Let us know about it.

Get Your Resolutions Ready...(Ethiopean Orthodox New Year's)

Ready the champagne and get your list of resolutions ready, it's New Year's kiddies!



...Well, in Ethiopia anyway.



Today is New Year's Day on the Ethiopean Orthodox calendar. While not exactly zany, it is pretty random. So I decided i'ts worth a mention. If anything, it's a good excuse for a party or a time warp, since it's the year 2001 on the Ethiopean orthodox calendar, and the year 1724 on the Coptic Orthodox calendar.



While you're out partying like its 1725, pick up some promotional confetti, kazooes, and champagne items.


Do you want to share a story about a New Year's promotion gone horribly awry? Do you want to share a story about an effective one? Do you want to talk at all? Contact us.

Quick, Think! (Swap Ideas Day)

Put on your thinkin' caps everyone, today's Swap Ideas Day!

This zany holiday was set up to help people look into the different ways that their ideas, suggestions, and plans can be put to work to help their fellow man. It also seeks out to encourage the use of a creative imagination.

I think this is an awesome idea for a holiday. Imagine the kinds of parties you could have! Maybe there could even be some sort of gift exchange, except the gifts would just be really good ideas. The Hallmark company should really get on the ball and start producing some appropriate cards.

While you're in the midst of swapping ideas today, make sure to write them down in a nice promotional notepad.

Mail Day! ("Neither Rain Nor Snow" Day)

So boys and girls, today's zany holiday is "Neither Snow Nor Rain" Day. Does it ring any bells?



C'mon....think.





Keep trying.





I'll give you a clue....mailman.



Yes, "Neither Snow Nor Rain" are the words that begin what is usually thought of as the motto for the U.S. Post Office. In actuality, the department has no motto. Those words actually appeared scrawled on the front of the New York Post Office Building when it opened in 1914. With time, the whole saying, which goes...



"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from completion of their appointed rounds"



...became synonymous with mail carriers all over the country.



Interesting, eh?



Celebrate today by getting yourself a nice letter opener, and make sure to thank your mail man (or woman) when you see them today.

We're looking for stories about mailmen, letter openers, and mail in general. Help us out.

A Little Behind Schedule...(Be Late For Something Day)

Today is Be Late For Something Day.

So use this opportunity to be obnoxiously not on time for any number of occasions.

Some suggestions:

• Work


• School


• A dentist appointment


• A first date


• Mortgage/Rent Payment

Just make sure you don't get yourself into too much trouble, and when you're ready to start being on time again, look into picking up a nice watch.

If you've ever been really embarissingly late for something, share your story with us.

An Itch You Can't Scratch (Headlice Prevention Month)

While today is technically Labor Day, it also marks the start of a much more exciting Holi-Month...National Headlice Prevention Month!

Since no one wants these little critters scrounging around their scalps, early detection is important. If you exhibit the following symptoms, you might wanna get some treatment.

• Excessive head scratching


• Scalp inflammation from bites


• Red or black fecal specs on your collar


• Adult lice trekking around your hair

Treating lice usually involves some combination of tweezing, shampooing, or head shaving.

If you find youself temporaily bald, consider covering up your dome with a nifty hat

Tell us how much you hate lice. We can swap horror stories with you.