Today is Hagfish day. A day to realize that beauty isn't everything....I mean....these fish have a day just to celebrate their ugliness. Look in the mirror and be grateful.

It is also Mulligan Day. A day when you can get a "do-over". If that glance in the mirror scared you as much as mine scared me, you may need to claim a "mulligan" for your make-up job.

Wear Something Gaudy Day is also today, so if the second round of make-up didn't help, and those hagfish look a bit too familiar, just put on something gaudy, and hope it keeps everyone's attention.

Back to that hagfish thing for a moment....There is a website here with directions on how to make a "hagfish bouquet" with your children so that they can, "Share the beauty of ugly with friends!" and encourages them to think "who they might give a bouquet to...for Hagfish Day." So, are they encouraging children to tell people they like their ugliness? Because I don't see that as a huge self-esteem booster personally. But maybe I'm just behind the times.

Anyway, today is also the birthday of Jean Aurthur, born on this day in 1900. She was an American actress well known for her appearance in the film "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, which just happens to have premiered on this date in 1939. I believe that makes for a very good reason to pull out that film for Eli and I to watch tonight.