This coming sunday, October 6th, is Mad Hatter Day, at least in the US. (Mad Hatter day is June 10th in countries that use European-style dates. Or European-style raisins...)

By using this same logic, we have determined that those other countries celebrate St. Valentine's Day, Halloween, and Christmas only once every two to three years. (The second day of the fourteenth month, the 10th day of the 31st month, and the 12th day of every other december, respectively.)

Luckily for us, all countries celebrate President's Day on the same day, thanks to Nixon's foresight.

Everyone in the world celebrates New Year's Day on the same day (that being the first day of the new year), even those pesky Chinese and the wacky people on the other side of the International Relationship Line.

Which is not, despite rumors to the contrary, any more or less a "hot" line than any other imaginary boundary that happens to cross the equator (including the equator itself). Or Ecuador. So all those who keep calling should stop being so surprised when you don't get free phone sex.

Thank you. Please move along. Fnord. Nothing to see here.