oh mr. moon, moon, mr. silvery moon...

There's a reason I have a category of blog posts called "Important Stuff You Need to Know." And that reason is called "irony."

This post fits solidly into that category for oh so many reasons.

1. Full Moons

Did you know that each month's full moon has a name? And some of them are just genius. Like March's moon, "Full Worm Moon" or December's moon, "Full Cold Moon." ("Full Steamy Moon" was taken.)

And the winners in the Moon Porn Name Category? "Full Pink Moon" (April), "Full Flower Moon" (May) and "Full Beaver Moon" (November).

2. Speaking of Moons...

Have you seen the Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt at Amazon? Check out the reviews -- apparently this is one hot seller!

3. Other moons:

a) Honeymoon: In Western culture, the custom of a newlywed couple going on a holiday together originated in early 19th century Great Britain, a concept borrowed from the Indian elite, in the Indian Subcontinent. Upper-class couples would take a "bridal tour", sometimes accompanied by friends or family, to visit relatives that had not been able to attend the wedding. The practice soon spread to the European continent and was known as voyage à la façon anglaise (English-style voyage) in France from the 1820s on. (Thanks, wikipedia!)

b) –verb (used without object)

1.	to act or wander abstractedly or listlessly: You've been mooning about all day.

2.	to sentimentalize or remember nostalgically: He spent the day mooning about his lost love.

3.	to gaze dreamily or sentimentally at something or someone:They sat there mooning into each other's eyes.

4.	Slang. to expose one's buttocks suddenly and publicly as a prank or gesture of disrespect.

c) Mooncup. (What disturbs me most is that there is a link on this page for "Trade Login." Please, please, please tell me that if one is using such a thing, one is NOT trading it.)