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March 10: National Mario Day, National Blueberry Popover Day, National Pack Your Lunch Day, and National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

🍁National Mario Day honors Mario from the popular Nintendo game. This gamer holiday is celebrated on March 10 because of the way the date appears, when abbreviated (Mar.10). It looks just like the name Mario. Mario, the Italian plumber, first appeared in Donkey Kong in 1982. In 1983 Mario got his own game with his brother Luigi. Mario is known for being the most famous video game character ever created. Over 210 million copies of the Mario game series have been sold. Mario Andretti (race car driver), Mario Batali (chef) and Mario Lopez (actor) are a few other famous Marios you might recognize. This day was started by video gamers and Mar. 10 (Mario) was chosen because of how it appears.

🍁National Blueberry Popover Day? Popovers are airy rolls that puff up when baked, popping over the edge of the tin. They are light and crispy on the outside while the insides are warm and often hollow. They can be filled with custards, creams and fruits for a sweet treat, especially blueberries. Popovers are similar to Yorkshire pudding and can also be served with savory combinations. Most popover recipes are made using mostly eggs, milk, flour and salt. When making popovers, using eggs and milk that are at room temperature produces the best result. The resulting batter is thin but has enough air in it that when it bakes the steam expands the batter, causing it to puff up and pop over the tin. The egg proteins help the pastry hold its shape and eventually the crust turns flaky and golden. The oldest known reference to popovers in a letter of E.E. Stuart in 1850. The first cookbook with a popover recipe was Practical Cooking by M.N. Henderson in 1876.

🍱National Pack Your Lunch Day! This is a day to pack your own lunch and take it with you to work, school, on a picnic, to your friend’s house or wherever you are spending the day and enjoy what you have made and packed yourself. Packing your lunch has benefits you may not expect. It can help you make healthier meal choices. Instead of choosing fast food or something from the vending machine at work, you have a chance to plan ahead to add a fruit or vegetable that might not be available on those other menus. By packing your lunch, you also save money. Depending on the menu item, you can save several dollars by packing a lunch instead of ordering off a take-out menu. Mickey Mouse was the first licensed character to appear on a lunchbox in 1935. The 1950 Hopalong Cassidy lunchbox was the first lunchbox based on a television show.

🍁National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a day to empower people everywhere with knowledge and information regarding this disease and the often overlooked impact that it has on women and girls. On this educational day, each year, groups, organizations, state and local health officials and thousands of people share the facts regarding HIV/AIDS and the impact on them. National Woman and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is coordinated by the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services alongside many organizations that play a critical role in the observance in communities across the nation.

Okay, I'm going to tell on myself but I bought Nintendo when it came out and Mario Kart was my favorite game. I always played as Wario. I'd trade a blueberry popover for an apple one. I have no need to pack a lunch.

Better fill up on waterfalls in Oregon, we may come up on the short end next state day. But I'm hunting. My twin that is some blue water. But I think I'll pass on the swim, I don't water to come out of the water that blue, I freeze to easily. Maybe just a wade in the water.

Sending warm hugs! Also sending a dry towel they may be a little watered logged. Rain most of the day.🐶💕☔️💦☔️💕