Back when I wrote food stories on a fairly regular basis (much thanks to the wonderful Irene Wassell, may she rest in peace), I did one on food holidays in a month with no federal holidays, August. The month fairly teemed with food celebrations then, such as National Catfish Month and National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, and it seems even more have been added since, with foods from potatoes to bao to fajitas being honored.

That's one of the things about so many of these national days: All that's needed is someone to create a day to celebrate whatever they want. Not all holidays are full of history and gravitas; some observances are just plain fun, which I think too many people have forgotten.

I'm proudly weird, and can be pretty fun to be around. I love animation (the only live-action remake of Disney's I've liked is "Cinderella," which didn't try to be a remake). I'm a word nerd of the first order, and can amuse myself for hours reading dictionaries. Musicals make me giddy. I'm proud to be aunt to not only human nieces and nephews, but a host of furry ones like Charlie, Ollie, Miley, Spike and Tomkin.

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