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Food day: Pasta!!!

October 17th: National Edge Day, National Mulligan Day, National Pasta Day, Black Poetry Day, BRA Day USA, Hagfish Day, Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce, National Fossil Day, National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day, and Medical Assistants Recognition Day.

🚫National Edge Day! This day was founded by people who associate themselves with The Straight Edge movement. Straight Edge is a subculture and subgenre of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. The movement adopted the term from the song “Straight Edge” by the 1980s hardcore punk band, Minor Threat. National Edge Day was founded in 1999 with the event held in Boston, Massachusetts under the name of “Edge Fest”.

🏌️🏌️‍♀️National Mulligan Day! In golf, a mulligan happens when a player gets a second chance to perform a certain move or action. Mulligan Day was created as a day for giving yourself a second chance or, as some people call it, a “do-over.” According to the United States Golf Association (USGA), three different stories explain the origin of the term. The first derives from the name of a Canadian golfer, David Mulligan, a one-time manager of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, who played golf in the 1920s. A different, later, etymology gives credit to John A. “Buddy” Mulligan, a locker room attendant at Essex Fells C.C., New Jersey in the 1930s. Another story, according to author Henry Beard, states that the term comes from Thomas Mulligan, a minor Anglo-Irish aristocrat and passionate golfer who was born in 1793. According to the USGA, the term first achieved widespread use in the 1940s. C. Daniel Rhodes of Hoover, AL, National Mulligan Day as a way to give everyone a day to have a fresh start. Along with Mulligan Day, Rhodes created Brother’s Day (May 24) and National Garage Sale Day (Second Saturday in August).

🍝October is National Pasta Month, and October 17 recognizes National Pasta Day. Pasta is a type of noodle of traditional Italian cuisine, with the first reference dating to 1154 in Sicily and first attested in English in 1874. Typically, it is made from unleavened dough of durum wheat flour that is mixed with water or eggs and formed into sheets or various shapes. It can then be served fresh or dried to be stored for later use. The versatility of pasta lends it to sweet and savory dishes. It can be featured as the main dish, a light, fresh side or even the anticipated rich finish as the dessert. Fresh pasta was originally produced by hand but, today, many varieties of fresh pasta are commercially produced by large-scale machines and the products are widely available in supermarkets. There are 310 specific forms known variably by over 1300 names having been recently documented. In Italy, names of specific pasta shapes or types vary with locale. Example: Cavatelli is known by 28 different names depending on the region and town.

📚Black Poetry Day! This is a day to honor past and present black poets. Black Poetry Day celebrates the importance of black heritage and literacy and the contributions made by black poets. It is a day to appreciate black authors. Jupiter Hammon, the first published black poet in the United States, was born in Long Island, New York, on October 17, 1711. In honor of Hammon’s birth, we celebrate the contributions of all African Americans to the world of poetry.

BRA (Breast Reconstruction Awareness) Day USA! Each breast cancer campaign brings a special focus on an area of concern, but few shine a light on options after mastectomy or lumpectomy like BRA Day USA. While reconstruction may not be for every woman, they should have access to the available options so they can make informed decisions. Dr. Mitchell Brown, a Canadian plastic surgeon, started BRA Day in 2011. The event expanded to the United States in 2012 as BRA Day USA.

🐠Hagfish Day! Hagfish are considered to be the ugliest of species. The idea behind Hagfish Day is to encourage everyone to look beyond the exterior of the Hagfish and appreciate how highly evolved they are. WhaleTimes founded Hagfish Day in 2009 to ‘beauty of ugly’ and raise awareness of the importance of all animals – not just the pretty ones.

🇺🇸Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day! The Chamber of Commerce’s primary objective is to strengthen local enterprises of all sizes and the best way to honor this organization is to use the services of local chamber businesses. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been in existence since 1912. President William Howard Taft first brought the concept for an organization which would represent the concerns of U.S. businesses in an address before Congress in December of 1911.

💀🌿National Fossil Day! All around the world paleontologists seek and identify the reminents of animals, insects and plant life that once lived and grew on the earth hundreds, thousands and millions of years ago. These fossil leave record that provides clues to the earth’s history. From the microscopic fossils of an arthopod to the gigantic titanosaur, humans continue to be fascinated with discovering something embedded in ancient sediment. Palentologists identify fossils much like biologists idenitify the discovery of a new species of animal or plant life. They are classified, named and organized based on their characteristics. In the scientific world, the scientist who makes the discovery also earns the naming rights. Frequently, the names are quite scientific, using Latin or Greek roots. However, paleontologists are a creative bunch. For example, the Bambiraptor Feinbergi discovered in 1993 by fourteen-year-old Wes Linster means Bambi thief. One trilobite made it into the record books as Aegrotocatellus jaggeri after the rock legend, Mick Jagger. A more recent entry, One of the latest additions to the fossil library, Dracorex hogwartsia, honors the Hogwarts family. National Fossil Day was established to promote the scientific and educational values of fossils. This nationwide celebration was first held on October 13, 2010, during Earth Science Week. The National Park Service and over 270 partners, including museums, institutions, organizations and other groups hosted events across the United States allowing the public opportunities to learn more about the world’s fossil heritage. Each year a new National Fossil Day logo is created depicting a prehistoric organism. The logos help to promote National Fossil Day and provide educational opportunities to share more information about fossils. The original National Fossil Day logo was created in 2010 and featured a fossil mammal known as the titanothere. In 2011, the marine reptile known as the mosasaur was used in the National Fossil Day logo. During 2012, the mammoth was featured in the annual logo. For 2013, a Paleozoic invertebrate known as the eurypterid is highlighted in the annual logo.

National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day! During this event, parents will visit their children’s school and have a meal with them in the school cafeteria. The goal of National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day is to learn more about what goes into putting together a healthy lunch. Parents and school officials have an opportunity to open the lines of communication so they can work together to provide kids with the healthiest meals possible. Take Your Parents To Lunch Day is promoted annually by Kiwi Magazine.

👩‍⚕️Medical Assistants Recognition Day! One of the fastest-growing careers in the nation, medical assistants make medical offices run more smoothly and are instrumental in overall quality patient care. Medical assistants are health professionals who support the work of physicians and other health professionals, usually in a clinic setting. Their responsibilities can include both administrative and clinical duties. Depending on the type and size of the facility, what state, certifications available and the laws affected by where they work, medical assistants can play a variety of roles. On Medical Assistant’s Recognition Day, take time to thank these healthcare professionals for their dedication.

I wonder if there is a half straight edge movement, because that would have been me. I like to have a drink with friends back then. I don't play golf. Unless Fairway Solitaire counts😀. That's how I know what a mulligan is. I love ❤️paste!!! That says it all. For me poetry is okay in very small doses. For those who love it have a great day. It's great that woman today have several options in breast reconstruction. I'll pass on the hagfish. He can stay in the water where he belongs. We try to shop locally when possible. I will watch shows on the findings of fossils. But I wouldn't have the patience for it. But for those who do, have fun with it. Thank you Medical Assistants!

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