December 1

The days crept by and here we are, at December 1. I can't believe it. The whole of 2014 is almost over, and what do I have to show for it? Quite a bit, thank you very much. I hope you do, too.

Just in case you weren't aware, December 1 is:

• the 335th day of the year
• the day the government reinstated the draft lottery (for Vietnam, the first since WWII)
• the birthday of Jan Brett, author of The Mitten and many other lovable picture books
• the day I start to worry that I'm not ready for Christmas

You can find an entire list of what has occurred on December 1 on the internet, of course, so I'll stop there. If you find something exciting and want to share, please do.