It’s May, which is pretty much National Everything Month

By mikel kelly

Pamplin Media Group, May 5, 2008, Updated Oct 30, 2009

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It’s also National Museum Month. Museums, too, are important.

It’s National Drug Court Month, a time to honor drug court graduates and those who have helped them break their addictions. Read my lips: im-por-tant.

May is National History Month. Hey, it doesn’t get much more important than that, huh? Turn your back on history and you’re doomed to repeat it (or something like that).

And, hey, speaking of repeating history, it’s National Military Appreciation Month. I remember, from my own time in the service in the 1960s, how unappreciated one can feel by civilians who not only don’t have that experience in common but may not approve of what their leaders do with that military. If nothing else, let’s try to distinguish between the men and women who choose to serve their country and the boobs in Washington who send them to far-off places where they might be killed – and appreciate the former.

May is National Electrical Safety Month.

OK, because this is a family newspaper, I will not touch this topic with a 10-foot pole, but May is not only National Masturbation Month, it’s also National Orgasm Month.

I know. Eeeeeewwwwww.

It’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It’s also Jewish American Heritage Month.

It’s National Community Action Month.

It’s National Preservation Month, a fact that has them buzzing at the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

It’s National Photo Month, for cryin’ out loud.

And it’s National Get Prepared to Buy a Home Month, which may have some members of the real estate fraternity feeling good for a change.

OK, there’s got to be something there that you, too, can get excited about. If not, it’s probably your fault because I’ve given you plenty of material to work with.

Happy May.

Former managing editor of the Beaverton Valley Times and The Times, serving Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood, Mikel Kelly handles special sections and contributes a regular column.

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