Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
Good morning at the start of a new week: Monday, September 27, 2021: National Chocolate Milk Day (my drink of choice at elementary school and junior high school lunch). It’s also National Corned Beef Hash Day, Family Day, Ancestor Appreciation Day, National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and World Tourism Day. Today’s animated Google Doodle celebrates its … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue (and Mietek monologue)
Greetings from Chicago (I’m back!) on Friday, September 24, 2021: National Cherries Jubilee Day! (Their exclamation mark.) Here’s Wikipedia’s definition and photo: Cherries jubilee is a dessert dish made with cherries and liqueur (typically kirschwasser), which is subsequently flambéed, and commonly served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream. Sounds good to me, but I’ve never had it. It’s also German Butterbrot Day, Hug … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue (and Mietek monologue)
Good morning on Monday, August 30, 2021: National Toasted Marshmallow Day. I must admit that I like mine burnt to a crisp—ignited over a fire until the outside is black. It’s also National Holistic Pet Day, International Whale Shark Day, Frankenstein Day (Mary Shelly’s birthday), and the International Day of the Disappeared. News of the … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue (and Mietek monologue)
Good morning on Tuesday, August 24, 2021: National Peach Pie Day, and now’s the season to eat one. It’s also National Waffle Day, Shooting Star Day, Can Opener Day, National Knife Day, International Strange Music Day, and International Day Against Intolerance, Discrimination, and Violence Based on Musical Preferences, Lifestyle, and Dress Code. The latter deserves some explanation: … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue (and Mietek monologue)
Good morning on Sunday, August 15, 2021: National Lemon Meringue Pie Day, a pie that can be ethereal if its made with lots of butter and lemon but not too much gelatin. It’s also National Failures Day, Chant at the Moon Day, National Best Friends Day, God’s Preeminence Day, in which you’re supposed to contemplate … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue (and Mietek monologue)
It’s the terminus of October: Sunday, October 31, 2021: National Caramel Apple Day (caution: beware of dental work!). And it’s HALLOWEEN (see below). It’s also National Carve a Pumpkin Day, Books for Treats Day (very bad idea!), Girl Scouts Founders Day, Knock Knock Jokes Day, National Increase Your Psychic Powers Day (oy!), and Trick or … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue (and Leon and Mietek monologues)
Welcome to Thursday, June 17, 2021: National Apple Strudel Day, a cultural appropriation from Austria. It’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, World Croc[odile] Day, National Eat Your Vegetables Day (didn’t we just have that?), and Global Garbage Man Day (surely there are Garbage Women too!). News of the Day: We’ve finally passed the … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue (and Mietek monologue)
Merry Christmas and Happy Coynezaa! (the latter six-day féte begins today). My holiday card to readers (photo by Terrence James for the Chicago Tribune). It’s Saturday, December 25, 2021, and National Pumpkin Pie Day. (You can buy a huge (3.5 lb.) and excellent one very cheaply at Costco.) The James Webb Space Telescope will launch … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue
