August 8 -- the Date to Create -- or Zucchini Day

Watch out for clandestine zucchini placements tonight.

August 8 is designated the Date to Create by a number of the Usual Suspects, presumably because "create" rhymes with "eight."

Yes. Sure.

Well, that's something, perhaps. So create an excuse to celebrate tonight and head out to your local after work.

If that's not enough for you, Hallmark says today is National Zucchini Day. That seemed harmless enough... until we realized that the usually sane, sober and sensible brownielocks.com has proclaimed today Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night.

Why would anyone want to do that?

So much for all that good neighborly feeling generated with last night's National Night Out.