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  • January 30, 2020 at 4:20 pm #921736
    Steve O
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    I got inspired by National Pie Day on January 23 and hereby offer this Freezing Saddles side game.

    The National Day calendar lists several different things to celebrate or honor on each day of the month. On that day, do something or celebrate one of those things and involve your bicycle.

    For instance, on National Pie Day I provided pie to everyone who came to WTF Coffee Club. All of us could claim a celebratory point, since we rode our bikes to eat pie.
    Today (Jan 30) is National Croissant Day. Not hard to figure out a bike-related way to celebrate. You get the idea.

    All of the days will appear on the Freezing Saddles calendar. If you don’t already have the Google calendar integrated into your daily calendar, you can find the calendar on the Freezing Saddles home page by scrolling down. I will also post them here on this thread.

    Rules:

    • The game runs Feb 1 through Feb 29.
    • Your activity must occur on the actual day of celebration. This is honor system, although linking and hashtagging your Strava ride will be good documentation (#nationalday)
    • Take a photo that documents your celebration of the National Day involving your bike. Include an entertaining description if you like and post it here.
    • Both individual and team points will be awarded. If you celebrate with one or more other members of your team, be sure to note that to earn extra points.
    • Only one celebration per day per person. Many days celebrate or honor more than one thing. Choose.
    • National Days only. No International Days, even though Feb. 5 is World Nutella Day. Sorry.

    Game starts in about 36 hours. Get ready!

    January 30, 2020 at 4:26 pm #1103999
    Steve O
    Participant

    [h=3]February 1
    National Baked Alaska Day
    National Freedom Day (Freedom From Slavery)
    National Get Up Day
    National Serpent Day
    National Texas Day
    Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

    February 2
    National Heavenly Hash Day
    National Tater Tot Day
    National Groundhog Day

    February 3
    National Carrot Cake Day
    National Day the Music Died Day
    National Football Hangover Day
    National Missing Persons Day
    National Women Physicians Day

    February 4
    National Create a Vacuum day
    National Hemp Day
    National Homemade Soup Day
    National Thank a Mail Carrier Day
    Safer Internet Day U.S.

    February 5
    National Girls and Women in Sports Day
    National Shower with a Friend Day
    National Weatherperson’s Day

    February 6
    National Frozen Yogurt Day
    National Lame Duck Day

    February 7
    Bubble Gum Day
    National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
    National Periodic Table Day
    National Send a Card to a Friend Day
    National Wear Red Day[/h]

    January 30, 2020 at 10:52 pm #1104041
    reji
    Participant

    This (and Beerneuring) makes me happy!

    January 31, 2020 at 1:10 pm #1104060
    Sunyata
    Participant

    OMG. Tomorrow is National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. Perhaps a breakfast trip to Lazy Mike’s is in order tomorrow!

    February 1, 2020 at 5:55 pm #1104114
    Mtansill
    Participant

    Thanks for putting this one together! Of course I had to go for National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. Here I am with some Ben & Jerry’s at a local park with my bicycle. I had actually bought this ice cream a couple of months ago, but I tested it last night and it was still good so not being one to waste good ice cream… breakfast!

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    February 1, 2020 at 11:26 pm #1104137
    reji
    Participant

    I went to the Franklin & Armfield Slave Office (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_and_Armfield_Office) in Alexandria first.
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    Then I went to the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery. (https://www.alexandriava.gov/FreedmenMemorial) I learned about both of these on Bobco’s Alexandria Historical Bike Ride which he led in 2017.
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    https://www.strava.com/activities/3063452099

    February 2, 2020 at 3:28 pm #1104155
    bikedavid
    Participant

    Spotted Potomac Phil at the Groundhog Day festival in Dupont. He loves tall hats and polka.0378493fffaccd47f12cf48b055f3bd9.jpg

    Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk

    February 2, 2020 at 7:56 pm #1104164
    accordioneur
    Participant

    I saw my shadow on National Groundhog Day. That means six more weeks of accordion music.

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    February 3, 2020 at 10:20 pm #1104190
    accordioneur
    Participant

    Freezing Paddles: Found a Chevy by the levee (National Day the Music Died Day)

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    P.S. I think it’s actually an Oldsmobile, but from the era of badge engineering so it might as well have been a Chevy.

    February 4, 2020 at 8:42 pm #1104221
    Steve O
    Participant

    Today
    February 4
    National Create a Vacuum day
    National Hemp Day
    National Homemade Soup Day
    National Thank a Mail Carrier Day
    Safer Internet Day U.S.

    Tomorrow
    February 5
    National Girls and Women in Sports Day
    National Shower with a Friend Day
    National Weatherperson’s Day

    February 4, 2020 at 9:46 pm #1104223
    reji
    Participant

    Feb 2, I went with National Tater Tots day because TOTS! I stopped by the local Harris Teeter on my way home from Rumi’s crepe ride to pick up these lovelies. I also learned that you fashion a backpack out of plastic grocery bags.

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    https://www.strava.com/activities/3066972102

    February 4, 2020 at 9:53 pm #1104224
    reji
    Participant

    Feb 4, I went to work and learned about some of the research that NSF is doing on vacuums. Lots of cool stuff I didn’t understand like variable electric multipole configuration and mixed-valence molecular QCA; feel free to browse for yourself here: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/simpleSearchResult?queryText=vacuum

    But my favorite was this one, which is about the relationship people form with their Roomba: https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109703

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    https://www.strava.com/activities/3070672210

    February 5, 2020 at 2:19 pm #1104242
    Steve O
    Participant

    Shower with a friend day!
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    February 5, 2020 at 3:56 pm #1104248
    SarahBee
    Participant

    @Steve O 197971 wrote:

    Shower with a friend day!
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    I’m having flashbacks to the BAFS swimsuit challenge.

    February 5, 2020 at 6:34 pm #1104255
    Steve O
    Participant

    Upcoming national days

    February 5 (today)
    National Girls and Women in Sports Day
    National Shower with a Friend Day
    National Weatherperson’s Day

    Thursday, February 6
    National Frozen Yogurt Day
    National Lame Duck Day

    Friday, February 7
    Bubble Gum Day
    National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
    National Periodic Table Day
    National Send a Card to a Friend Day
    National Wear Red Day

    Sat., February 8
    National Boy Scouts Day
    National Kite Flying Day
    National Iowa Day

    Sunday, February 9
    National Cut the Cord Day
    National Bagel and Lox Day
    National Pizza Day
    National Toothache Day

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