I need a new calendar. This thing I have right now lists a bunch of unimportant holidays like St. Patrick's Day, Arbor Day, Independence Day and Christmas, but it made absolutely no mention of "Manning Day", and now, the moment has passed.

Had I known, I'd have celebrated like any good Manning-fearing American ... by dressing up as my favorite Manning (I prefer Olivia) and licking the middle of Oreo cookies until my tongue bleeds. Here's the report from Mississippi:

Archie Manning, a former New Orleans Saints quarterback, and Eli spent time after the ceremony signing autographs. They were treated like the celebrities they are in Mississippi with politicians jockeying for position with staffers to have footballs, hats and even scraps of paper off their desks autographed.

Dozens of school children on a tour of the Capitol sat in the visitors' balcony during the ceremony. Both Mannings received standing ovations and Eli was congratulated on his recent move to Oxford, making him the only member of the immediate family to actually still live in the state.

Peyton couldn't make it because he was playing golf with Tiger Woods. Seriously. The man had to wake up yesterday and decide between heading to the state capitol to celebrate a day named in his honor, or going out to play 18 holes with Tiger Woods. Decisions like that, I am rarely called upon to make.

Anyway, I'd like to wish all of you a belated Happy Manning Day. And for those who don't celebrate, I'll see you next month at the Festival of Brady.