J.R.R.Tolkien Day  “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”  J.R.R. Tolkien

World Braille Day  “There is a wonder in reading in Braille that the sighted will never know: to touch words and have them touch you back.” Jim Fiebig

National Bird Day  “Pan, who and what art thou?” he cried huskily.  “I’m youth, I’m joy,” Peter answered at a venture, “I’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”  J.M. Berrie, Peter Pan

Cuddle Up Day  “Petting and scratching and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart ad deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.”  Dean Koontz

National Bobblehead Day  The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

National Argyle Day The tartan of the Clan of Campbell of Argyll in Scotland is where the argyle pattern originated.  The design was used on the kilts worn by the Scottish Highlanders.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day “You may never need them, but if you do, they’ll be there.  It’s that bedrock promise of protection that makes our public safety officials the unsung heroes that they are.”  Ajit Pai

Houseplant Appreciation Day “A houseplant is a silent friend that offers companionship without demand.”

Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day  “I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy.”  Mitch Hedberg

National Hot Tea Day “Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.”  Bill Watterson, The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

Make Your Dreams Come True Day “Dreams don’t work unless you take action.  The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.”  Roy T. Bennett

National Dress Up Your Pet Day If interested, post photos of your pets all dolled up with #DressUpYourPetDay on social media

National Hat Day “The way you wear your hat, The way you sip your tea The mem’ry of all that, No, no!  They can’t take that away from me. Ira Gershwin

Appreciate a Dragon Day “Puff, the Magic Dragon, lived by the sea, And frolicked in the Autumn Mist in a land called Honah Lee, Little Jacky Paper, loved that rascal Puff, And gave him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.”  Peter Yarrow

National Hot Buttered Rum Day “Hot Buttered Rum:  The perfect potion to chase winter’s chill, warming body and soul one spiced sip at a time.”

National Thesaurus Day “The man is not wholly evil – he has a Thesaurus in his cabin.”  J.M. Barrie

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.  Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

National Coffee Break Day "Smell the roses.  Smell the coffee.  Whatever it is that makes you happy."  Rita Moreno

National Hugging Day “He was one of those guys who’d pronounce I’m a hugger as he came at you, neglecting to ask if the feeling was mutual.”  Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

Library Shelfie Day “My brother and I were able to fantasize far more extravagantly about our parents’ tastes and desires, their aspirations and their vices, by scanning their bookcases than by snooping in their closet.  Their selves were on their shelves.”  Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris:  Confessions of a Common Reader

National Handwriting Day “I prefer the pen.  There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper.”  James Robertson, The Testament of Gideon Mack

Global Belly Laugh Day “A belly laugh increases the ability of your immune system to fight infections.”  Elizabeth Taylor

Observe the Weather Day “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.  John Ruskin

National Spouses Day “So it’s not gonna be easy.  It’s going to be really hard; we’re gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you.  I want all of you, forever, everyday.  You and me…everyday.”  Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

National Chocolate Cake Day  “He showed the words ‘chocolate cake’ to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations.  ‘Guilt’ was the top response.  If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: ‘celebration.’”  Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food:  An Eater’s Manifesto

National Kazoo Day “I think the kazoo and chocolate-chip cookies have a lot in common.  All you need is a mouth to appreciate either one.”  Wally Amos

National Puzzle Day “In life’s kaleidoscope, we’re each a different piece of the puzzle.” Sarah Reinvalde

National Draw a Dinosaur Day “In pre-school, I was drawing dinosaurs – I was huge into dinosaurs.  I wanted to be a paleontologist, not a cartoonist or filmmaker or anything like that – just a paleontologist.  So I would draw dinosaurs.”  Jhonen Vasquez

National Hot Chocolate Day “Because the best gift in life, is just having someone to drink hot chocolate with.”  Tessa Shaffer, Heaven Has No Regrets