HAPPY MAY!: We’re all familiar with Mothers Day and Memorial Day
– even Cinco De Mayo – but what about Lumpy Rug Day? No Diet Day?
Respect For Chickens Day?

Some of the many, many things to celebrate and observe during
the month of May.

For instance, May has official sponsors for being ALS, Brain
Tumor and World Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

Other sponsors claim May as the month for American Wetlands,
Borderline Personality Disorder, Clean Air, National Foster Care,
Military Appreciation, National Physiotherapy, National Smile (May
18-June 17), and Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases.

By the week, the causes with official sponsors cover a wide
array of interests including Pen Friends International, Drinking
Water, North American Occupational Safety and Health, Women’s
Health, Salvation Army, Universal Family, Emergency Medical
Services, National Medical Transcription and Cover the
Uninsured,

As for the kooky ones, May 1 has observances of Lei Day, Mother
Goose Day and No Pants Day. Emmett Kelly Clown Days is May 1-3.

Here’s some other observances you probably didn’t hear
about:

May 2, Roberts Rules of Order Day and National Homebrew Day; May
3, Lumpy Rug Day and World Press Freedom Day; May 4, Respect for
Chickens Day; May 5, Cartoonists Day, Totally Chipotle Day; May 6,
Great American Grump Out and No Diet Day (which might make it
easier not to be grumpy that day);

May 7, National Day of Reason and National Day of Prayer; May 8,
No Socks Day, Military Spouse Appreciation Day; May 9, National
Train Day, Mother Ocean Day and Stay Up All Night Day; May 11, Eat
What You Want Day; May 12, Limerick Day; May 13, National Third
Shift Workers Day and Root Canal Appreciation Day; May 15, National
Chocolate Chip Day, Nylon Stockings Day and National Pizza Party
Day;

May 16, National Sea Monkey Day and Biographer’s Day; May 17,
NASCAR Day and Rural Life Sunday; May 20, Eliza Doolittle Day; May
21, I Need a Patch for That Day and National Wait Staff Day; May
22, National Wig Out Day; May 23, National Taffy Day and World
Turtle Day; May 27, National Senior Health Day; May 28, Slugs
Return From Capistrano Day; May 30, Hug Your Cat Day.