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If you have to keep reminding yourself of a thing, perhaps it isn't so.


The sun retreats behind Mount Wellington. Howrah Beach, March 2012.

Sunday Top Five, and in response to the frightfully awful 'holiday' that is Easter Saturday, I present to you My Top Five Holidays That You Should Be Embracing This April Because They Are All Far Far Superior To The Nonsense That Is Easter Saturday!

  • April 7: International Pillow Fight Day. Remember, this is International, so if you happen to see a foreigner, get the bastard! Quick bonus tip, a handy brick inserted into the pillow case gives you that little bit of extra power.

  • April 12: Drop Everything and Read Day. What are you waiting for, get yourself a book and READ!

  • April 14: National Reach as High as You Can Day. A about setting and celebrating realistic goals. This is something that I can get behind...

  • April 26: Hug an Australian Day. I know a couple of Australians who I might be hugging this day...

  • April 27: Morse Code Day: .-. .. --. .... - --..-- / ... --- / -.-- --- ..- / .... .- ...- . / ... .- - / -.. --- .-- -. / .-- .. - .... / - .... . / .--. . -. -.-. .. .-.. / .- -. -.. / .--. .- .--. . .-. / .- -. -.. / -.-. --- .--. .. . -.. / --- ..- - / - .... . / -.. --- - ... / .- -. -.. / -.. .- ... .... . ... ..--.. / --. --- --- -.. ? / .. / --. ..- . ... ... / - .... .- - / .. / ... .... --- ..- .-.. -.. / .--. .-. --- -... .- -... .-.. -.-- / .... .- ...- . / - .... --- ..- --. .... - / .- / .-.. .. - - .-.. . / -- --- .-. . / .- -... --- ..- - / .-- .... .- - / .. - / .-- .- ... / - .... .- - / .. / .. -. - . -. -.. . -.. / - --- / ... .- -.-- / -... . ..-. --- .-. . / ... - .- .-. - .. -. --. / -.. --- .-- -. / - .... .. ... / .--. .- - .... .-.-.- / --- .... / .-- . .-.. .-.. --..-- / - .... . -- / .. ... / - .... . / -... .-. . .- -.- ... ? / .- -. -.-- .-- .- -.-- .-.-.- / ..-. --- .-. / - .... --- ... . / --- ..-. / -.-- --- ..- / .-- .... --- / .... .- ...- . / -- .- -.. . / .. - / - .... .. ... / ..-. .- .-. --..-- / .. / .-. . .- .-.. .-.. -.-- / --- .-- . / .. - / - --- / -.-- --- ..- / - --- / --. .. ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / ... --- -- . / -.- .. -. -.. / --- ..-. / . .- ... - . .-. / . --. --. .-.-.- / --- -.- .- -.-- .-.-.- / .. ..-. / -.-- --- ..- / -.-. .- -. / ... .-.. .. .--. / - .... . / .--. .- ... ... .-- --- .-. -.. / - .... .- - / .. / .- -- / --. --- .. -. --. / - --- / --. .. ...- . / .- - / - .... . / . -. -.. / --- ..-. / - .... .. ... / .--. .- .-. .- --. .-. .- .--. .... / .. -. - --- / .- / -. --- .-. -- .- .-.. / ... . -. - . -. -.-. . / .. -. / - .... . / -.-. --- -- -- . -. - ... --..-- / .. / .--. .-. --- -- .. ... . / - --- / .--. --- ... - / --- -. / .-- .... .- - . ...- . .-. / - --- .--. .. -.-. / -.-- --- ..- / .-.. .. -.- . .-.-.- / - .... . / .--. .- ... ... .-- --- .-. -.. / .. ... / -.-. --- -.-. -.- .- .-.. --- .-. ..- -- .-.-.-
  • Comments

    smudgeon said…
    you mean there's an international pillow fight day every year? my word.
    Roddy said…
    Oh deary. I left my morse decoder at home. I never was that proficient at it.

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