The Squid Calendar

Today is One Web Day, the day we celebrate the internet!!!

The worldwide network we have in place is truly amazing.  It connects people in similar situations, even if they live across the world.  It reconnects old friends.  It allows soldiers to talk to their families at home.  It put a world of information in the hands of a child in a small village with no library.

It is important that we protect the network we have built and keep it free for all.  Learn more at: One Web Day by Christene.

Internet Cafe pic by Daquella manera used under CC 2.0

Today is World Alzheimer’s Day.  As many as 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. (source)  It’s impact stretches far beyond the person living with it, into the lives of the family, friends, and caregivers.

Dealing with Alzheimer’s – my personal experiences by spirituality

Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness T-Shirts and Gifts for Caregivers and Family by slotowngal

Alzheimer’s Movies, Books and Songs by imaginemdd

Yesterday started the fourteenth annual Balance Awareness Week (September 19-25, 2010). Any person with a problem with balance can tell you that it is an extremely difficult thing to deal with.  Simple activities of daily life become great tasks when your balance is impaired.

My life with Meniere’s Disease by davidstillwagon
Otosclerosis – a disease of the middle ear by aj2008
How Meniere’s Disease Has Impacted My Life by TrinaSonnenberg

PS – If anyone knows of an illness that would make shiny floors trigger dizziness, please contact me.

ARRRRRR!!! Scallywags hear this: It be Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Ahoy, me hearties, learn how to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day from LaraineRose, then sit back and listen to some Pirate Music for Swashbucklers.

Oktoberfest runs from September 18 – October 3 this year.  (It always ends on the first Sunday of October).  Raise your beer high and have a good time during this Bavarian festival.

Squidster has a great page with everything you wanted to know about: Oktoberfest in Munich | Bavaria | Germany | Beer | Food | Costume

(Oktoberfest photo by 46137 used under CC 2.0)

September 13th-18th is Line Dance Week.  Whether you like the electric slide, the Cha-Cha Slide, or country line dances, crank up the music and have a go at it.

Check out: Line Dancing – My Fun Exercise by SueM11

Today marks 200 years for Mexico!  It is Mexico’s Independence Day!

SacredCynWear put together a great page about Esto es Mexico, Las Estrellas del Bicentenario. This is Mexico: The Stars of the Mexican Bicentennial, a special that aired on Televisa: Stars Of The Mexican Bicentennial Video Showcase

Chicken is one of the most versatile ingredients I can think of.  I could eat chicken for every meal and never feel like I’ve had the same thing twice.

Check out some amazing chicken recipes from some amazing cooks:

The Absolute Best Chicken Marsala Recipe by beeobrien

Best Butter Chicken Recipes by Laddoo

Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe by The-Cooking-Mom

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup by sandyspider

Oven Fried Chicken Recipe by ThomasC

Pediculosis?  uh…yeah…that means lice.

Yep.  September is National Pediculosis Prevention Month.  Kids are back in school people are coming inside from the sunny days of summer and lice is jumping from head to head.

Learn a little more about lice:
Pictures of head lice by human-kind-projects
How To Get Rid Of Headlice by Squidoo_Queen

Today is Positive Thinking Day.  The glass is either half empty or half full, it’s up to you.  As Randy Pausch said in his Last Lecture, “You just have to decide if you’re a Tigger or an Eeyore“.

Positive Thought in Daily Life by Joan4
Positive Quotes by WendyB