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Monday, March 2, 2026

The books that I finished reading in the month of February 2026

February 2026 Books: photo by Cliff Hutson

“Fair Play: the Moral Dilemmas of Spying,” James M. Olson

“Clown Town,” Mick Herron

“Damascus Station,” David McCloskey

Monday, February 23, 2026

National Toast Day is celebrated on the last Thursday in February:

You can check it out here.

All writing and images ©Cliff Hutson unless expressly noted. Do not use without permission.

Monday, February 16, 2026

Bookended by two holidays:

It is a long weekend here in the USA and it includes two holidays. Last Saturday was Valentine's Day and today is Presidents' Day, which gives us an extra day off. I can't recall ever having written about the first. However, what I wrote about the second last year works just as well this year. So, I am going to leave it at that.

All writing and images ©Cliff Hutson unless expressly noted. Do not use without permission.

Monday, February 9, 2026

National Pizza Day

National Pizza Day is held every February 9:

There seems to be no actual recorded history for the birth of National Pizza Day. But, apparently it has been a thing since about the year 2000.

Pizza, itself, originated in Naples, Italy, some time in the 1700s. It seems to have arrived America in the late 1800s. It, obviously, became very popular;

I can't recall eating one until I was in high school in the early 1960s. While I may have missed out in my preteens I have made up for that lack in the ensuing years.