h a l f b a k e r yThe phrase 'crumpled heap' comes to mind.
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I like the habit of checking my smoke-detector batteries when Daylight Savings changes. Hanging two things to remember off one date is efficient. Other holidays should be reused too - white shoes before/after Labor Day is an older example, possibly in disuse.
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On Apollo Day, you could always remeber to give your cryo-tanks a stir... |
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My somewhat Boston-centric
suggestions: |
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Halloween: Time to winterize.
Valentine's Day: Time to prune the
grape arbor.
Patriot's Day: Spring cleaning and
annual trip to Goodwill.
Memorial Day: Rotate annual data
backup.
Evacuation Day: Time to start
procrastinating on tax forms. |
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I can't check my smoke-detector batteries from work, though. Not safely. |
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Alas, for most of us, managing our lives outside work takes some effort. I wish to minimize the amount of thought this requires. The daylight savings/smoke detector one is probably the best possible, since it's easy to check the detectors when I'm walking around resetting the clocks. I like the Memorial Day/tape backup one too, it has an elegiac internal logic. |
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Quadruple baked: Frank's Nursery and Crafts (a gardening chain in the States that I used to work for) had a slogan called E.M.I.L. for when you were supposed to fertilize your lawn: Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. |
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It is a good idea, and possible with present technology. |
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Aren't you supposed to take holidays off and not DO ANYTHING ON THEM? :) |
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ps. I was born/raised in California; never heard of the Memorial Day/Labor Day white shoe thing till I was out of college. What's the point? |
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To some extent, I do this already... Always schedule
doctor/eye doctor/dentist in January, etc. Now that I
have a Yahoo Calendar that's set to remind me when to do
stuff, my life is so much more organized... |
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I get my hair trimmed on the Daylight Savings change --spring and fall--- I have long hair and this is all that is necessary. I also get a tetnus booster everytime there is a presidential election/summer Olympics. April Fool's Day is time for the annual vaccinations for the horses except for their rabies shots which are done around July 4th. Dogs get their vaccinations at Labor Day. Do these count? |
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On Lady Di day you can scream at the wind. |
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Change your underwear every Preston Guild. |
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