Brr. It is nasty cold outside again!
But I’m looking for reasons to celebrate the day. No, I’m
not playing Pollyanna. I just realized the day may offer some extra bonuses,
even if it is painfully cold for the umpteenth time in a row.
Maybe you feel the same way.
So here we go.
1. It’s Friday.
That means most of us are ready to enjoy a few days off.
It also means a big bunch of new movies hit cinemas tonight.
Here are a few February 7 releases:
- After the Dark
- Cavemen
- Demi-Soeur
- A Fantastic Fear of Everything
- A Field in England
- Nurse 3D
- Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage
- Someone Marry Barry
- The Last of the Unjust
- The LEGO Movie
- The Monuments Men
- The Outsider
- The Pretty One
- Vampire Academy
- Welcome to the Jungle
OK, I gotta admit it. I’m not familiar with many of these.
Still, moviegoers seem to have a host of choices for this frosty February
weekend, if they’re willing to fork over plenty of lettuce for admission.
Yes, the actual competitions are already underway. We’re
already seeing spangled skaters whirling across the ice and snowboarders
executing daredevil moves in the winter sky over
Sochi. But the Opening
Ceremonies are scheduled for airing this evening.
Here in Wisconsin, we will see them from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
on NBC. Sure, it’s a tape-delay program, and we’re already hearing hints. But
it’s still gonna be something special to watch the world gathering for the
Winter Games. And who doesn’t love to see that Parade of Nations, with top
athletes from all over strolling proudly into the stadium, waving their flags?
3. February 7 is an
actual holiday for some people.
- Ballet Day
- Bubblegum Day
- Give Kids a Smile Day
- National Fettucini Alfredo
Day
- Send a Card to a Friend
Day
- Wave All Your Fingers at
Your Neighbor Day
- and more.
It’s even
National Wear Red Day
for women’s cancer awareness. That sure made it easy to pick something out and get
dressed this
morning.
4. Plenty of
intriguing people celebrate birthdays on February 7.
Do you feel better yet? (Pass the cake, would you, please?)
5. Spring is actually
coming.
Forget the groundhog. Spring is gonna arrive – at least,
eventually.
Just this morning, I heard a bunch of birds, chirping up a
storm outside my kitchen window. Yeah, they must be freezing their little
feathers off. But maybe they’re onto something out there.
So, even though the weather outside is so frightfully frigid
that it’s freezing up my wifi (Yes, the cable company actually admitted that.),
I’m hunting for reasons to be happy. Who wants to play along?
Disclaimer: I am neither employed nor affiliated in any
way with the product/s mentioned herein or anyone associated with it. I
received no remuneration or compensation from the manufacturer/s, producers, or promoters for this post.
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