Calendars

I was in a bookstore yesterday and noticed the amazing array of 2006 Calendars already offered for sale. I was particularly interested in the one that offered a picture of a different type of Bass fish for each month. I didn’t know there WERE that many – or that someone would want to see them, for that matter. It was the size/format of the wall calendar that was striking, if I can use that word. Maybe you had to have been there…

The subjects seem to be endless – from the traditional scenery calendar (my favorite in spite of all the other possibilities) to the cartoon calendar (they still have Far Side) to specialty interest calendars, like bass, of course, but also Bad Cats (certainly a particular interest of mine) and sports (wouldn’t you want cheesecake photos of the New York Yankees on your wall? Well, maybe you would, but I still prefer scenery!)

You can get daily lessons on new words from your calendars. Recipes, astrological advice, Star Wars pictures, penguins, collectable teapots, and seemingly endless ‘puppies’ possibilities are available… in fact, Barnes and Noble offers no fewer than 2,892 calendar choices, according to their website.

One year we got Todd a ‘goat’ calendar because he had visited a friend in Washington whose family kept small goats and he broke into hysterical laughter just at the sight of them – they ARE pretty ridiculous. So we had to find him a goat calendar to keep him laughing.

There is even a ‘2006 George Bushisms Calendar’ – who knew? And, of course, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar. There is a ‘2006 1000 Places to See Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar’ – never mind that there could be only 365 possibilities in it. Wouldn’t you ask for it at a third of the price? Orlando Bloom has his own calendar, but then so does Joel Osteen. Go figure (I mean about Joel - Orlando goes without question.)

The ‘Left-Handers Engagement Calendar’ leaves me wondering what left-handed people could be engaged in that I, a right-hander, could not.

You can get 365 Bible verses, horoscopes, crossword puzzles, vocabulary words, fishing jokes or pictures of Italy.

The possibilities are endless. Depending on your choice, so might the year be!