National Best Friend Day

Apparently, recently, it was national best friend day.

Instead of making some sweet, sentimental comment about friendship, how great my friends are (they are!), or how much they mean to me (they do!) - let me ask this:  what's with the emergence of all these randomass holidays?  Is the marketing team at Hallmark working overtime?  Are there more Leslie Knopes out there than we realized?

Does anyone actually observe these holidays?  I'm not talking observe in a cheesy-facebook-post-style celebration - I'm talking buys cards/flowers/gifts etc.  I'm secretly hoping not.  Let's not be suckers, fellow consumers.  Unless, of course, anyone wants to shower me with some presents.  That's a whole 'nother story, dear FRIENDS, especially on a day like this.  Nudge nudge.  Wink wink.

Snoopy Reemerges.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day!!

Today is Administrative Professionals Day! Normally, I don't like Hallmark holidays, unless I somehow end up on the receiving end of them. And, let me tell you - I am administrative and I am professional!!

Sidenote: Is administrative professional, or administrative assistant, really a more prestigious title than secretary? I'm assuming the answer must be yes. I feel the title has somehow evolved to this, so there must have either been some reason to move away from secretary or toward 'administrative professionals'. To me, I associate secretary with 'Secretary of State' or, back in elementary school, the top student council office after Pres and VP. Anyone else have thoughts on this 'title'?