| Wednesday 28 January 2015 |
Subject: Wednesday 28 January 2015 by captmike13 on 2015/1/28 11:25:02 Good morning gang. Cold here this morning. Starting out in single digits and we should reach the mid to upper 20's today. For those that are curious January is named after a two headed Roman god Janus. You can read about him here. Word of the day is cabotage. Today is NATIONAL FUN AT WORK DAY Lets all have some fun on the job on National Fun At Work Day! This, unofficial national holiday, is known by some to always be celebrated on January 28th and by others always on the last Friday in January. Many people spend a good portion of their lives at work, so why should they not try to enjoy it? While looking to find fun things to do at work, let your imagination be the leader. Make sure whatever fun and exciting things that you choose has your boss’s approval. Better yet, get your boss involved in the fun. “Dave Hemseth and Leslie Yerkes, co-authors of “301 Ways to Have Fun at Work” say that “organizations that integrate fun into work have lower levels of absenteeism, greater job satisfaction, increased productivity, and less downtime”. HAVE FUN! NATIONAL KAZOO DAY January 28 is National Kazoo Day, an unofficial holiday celebrating more than a century and a half of kazoo music in the United States. Fun Kazoo Facts: * Alabama Vest, of Macon Georgia made the first Kazoo in the 1840′s * Commercial production of the Kazoo began in 1912 * There is a production factory museum in Eden, NY * Carol Burnett’s character, Miss Hannigan, played the kazoo in the movie version of “Annie” Kazoos are easy to play. You simply hum a tune into the kazoo and you are now a kazoo expert. Let’s all make some noise!! NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PANCAKE DAY National Blueberry Pancake Day is celebrated annually January 28th. |
