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It's time once again for a random and happy Tuesday, linking up with Stacy's Random Thoughts at Stacy Uncorked and Sandee at Comedy Plus.
Once i'd walked in an tackled the usual stuff in the laundry room, including figuring out what was washed and what needed rewashing, i turned to Carl's room yesterday and the first thing i noticed was this.
He's a big kid, he probably found it on sale at the store and loves his cereal so he had to have it.
He was snoozing but going into the big kitchen, i noticed the timer was only set for a very short time, not his usual extra hour of sleep. Carl got up not long after and i asked why he was up so early.
"I go in at 8!" he said. "They changed it, and they want me 7-3 next week!"
He looked very troubled, "That can't be right, can it?"
Carl is part time and cannot physically work full time hours. He's considered "permanently partially disabled." I told him he needed to have his mother call and talk to them about it.
He nodded and headed to the bathroom, where we had a negotiation about towels, how many he needed for his shower and which one. Since almost all of them were out, it took a few minutes to choose.
While he was showering i stepped up my game since he was leaving an hour earlier than i was used to. I had to get all the recyclables out of his room before he found them and threw them back in the garbage, we've done that song and dance before.
With great trepidation i approached his ice chest, since you never know what's been left in it, especially over a weekend.
Only his ice vest in a zip bag.
Speaking of his ice vests, the others were not extant and when he got out of the shower i asked about them. His response was his usual, "Which ones? Where are they?"
This, of course, is what i was asking him, so i got the keys to his car.
One older vest was in the car, along with 3 towels, as when it's raining he keeps extra towels in the car, and leaves them there. The newest vest wasn't in the car, but i did find all his new gloves in the trunk, along with a clean shirt. I left the shirt, he's supposed to have one just in case.
It was time to get into the freezer and see about getting some ice packs into one of the vests.
This resulted in a Great Gildersleeves or Fibber McGee style of crash from said freezer, and i'm thankful the freezer packs didn't land on my foot. The ice cube trays did give up their contents, though, and we had to start over with them, after they got a washing.
Ice vest taken care of, it was time for the packing of the lunch.
He had a great deal more than usual in his fridge and all i needed to add was some carrot sticks from the big kitchen.
As i worked he came in and out of the room, or i went into the kitchen, and he talked.
"I went to the water park Saturday morning. It was fun, but I got so busy I forgot to go to a party at noon!"
His friends probably understood.
"Work's been different..."
He paused and i asked, different how?
"Some motorcycle guys came to shop." His eyes were wide. "They had tattoos all over. All they did was buy food, though."
Well, i told him, even motorcycle guys have to eat.
He nodded then said, "Another employee thought a friend was stealing, but he wasn't. They had to check the cameras."
Did they work it out? i asked and he responded, "I hope so, he wouldn't do that."
Then he went on with, "I can't get my accounts to work."
Your work accounts? i asked.
"Any of them," he said. "I need to get the fitness pass number." His workplace is encouraging everyone to join a fitness place for a subsidized amount, and as always, he's having trouble getting everything figured out.
Soon it was time for him to be heading out and there was the usual scramble.
"I need the book...phone...um"
I tried to help him find everything, with some limited success, then saying, "I need gas!" he dashed off.
If he's leaving for 7am next week, we're going to have to step up our game, he hasn't worked that early in 2 years.
How about some funnies.
Have a blessed and beautiful Tuesday, everyone!
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Today is:
Araw ng Maynila -- Philippines (Manila Day)
Bannockburn Day -- Scotland (decisive battle of the first Scottish War of Independence, led by Robert Bruce)
Burning of the Lamps in Egypt at Sais -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar, a celebration of Isis and Neith (date approximate)
Calcio Fiorentino -- Florence, Italy (reviving 16th century style football in period costumes, through the 28th)
Carabobo Day -- Venezuela (battle commemoration)
Celebration of the Senses -- Wellcat Holidays urges you to enjoy all five (six?) of your senses today
Countryman's Day -- Peru (one of Peru's three Fiestas Patrias Peruanas)
Day of the Caboclo -- Amazonas State, Brazil
Feast of Rahmat (Mercy) -- Baha'i
Flying Saucer Day -- anniversary of Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting, while flying near Mt. Rainier, of 9 metallic, circular objects he could not identify
Fors Fortuna -- Ancient Roman Calendar (rites and festival for the goddess of good luck and fortune)
International Fairy Day/Faerie Day -- day for collectors, believers, and artists to share their love for the little folk
Museum Comes to Life Day -- another fun and funny day someone came up with
National Columnists' Day -- US (on the fourth Tuesday of June each year, set aside some time to thank your favorite newspaper columnists, whether local or syndicated)
National Creamy Pralines Day
St. John the Baptist's Nativity Day and related Midsummer celebrations (Patron of baptism, bird dealers, converts, children with convulsions, epileptics, farriers, French Canadians, lambs, monastic life, motorways, printers, tailors; against convulsions, epilepsy, hail and hailstorms, and spasms; Patron of over 60 cities and countries around the globe)
Inti Raymi -- Peru (Incan Sun Festival)
Jaanipaev -- Estonia
Jani -- Latvia
Jónsmessa -- Iceland (feast of St. John the Baptist, considered a magical night when cows can speak, seals take on human form, finding magical stones and herbs is propitious, and rolling naked in the dew is healing.)
Macau Day -- China (celebrating the defeat of Dutch invasion forces in 1622 and paying homage to St. John as the port's Patron Saint)
Midsummer Day -- England
National Holiday -- Quebec, Canada (Sant Jean-Baptiste)
Saint John the Baptist Day -- Andorra
Saint Jonas Festival or Jonines -- Lithuania
San Juan -- CT and GA, Spain
Surinal -- North Korea
Zuni Buffalo, Corn, and Comanche Dances -- Zuni Native Americans (for fertility of land and people; Vespers is also observed, as San Juan is their Patron Saint)
Swim a Lap Day -- just for fun!
Swing a Kid Day -- if swimming isn't right for you, go play on the swing set
Anniversaries Today:
Eton College is founded by Henry VI, 1441
Birthdays Today:
Sherry Stringfield, 1967
Joe Penny, 1956
Nancy Allen, 1950
Phyllis George, , 1949
Peter Weller, 1947
Mick Fleetwood, 1947
Ellison Shoji Onizuka, 1946
Jeff Beck, 1944
Michele Lee, 1942
Claude Chabrol, 1930
John Anthony Ciardi. 1916
Phil Harris, 1904
Jack Dempsey, 1895
Roy O. Disney, 1893
Ambrose Bierce, 1842
Henry Ward Beecher, 1813
Debuting/Premiering Today:
Catch-22(Film), 1970
"Hopalong Cassidy"(TV), 1949
"American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press"(Radio), 1945
Today in History:
Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place, 972
A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion, 1374
John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland; the first European
exploration of the region since the Vikings, 1497
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines, 1571
Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1604
The colony of New Jersey is founded, 1664
Kingston, Jamaica is founded, 1692
The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in London, England, 1717
The first republican constitution in France is adopted, 1793
The decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain, the Battle of Carabobo takes place, 1821
First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français, 1880
The first exhibition of Pablo Picasso's work opens, 1901
Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract, 1916
The first airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto begins, 1918
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Pibulsonggram, the third prime minister, 1939
The Soviet Union makes overland travel between the West with West Berlin impossible, 1948
The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government, 1963
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud completes his first mission, becoming the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a Payload Specialist, 1985
John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest match in professional tennis history, 2010
The last known Pinta Island Tortoise, Lonesome George, is found dead in the Galapagos Islands, 2012
British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns after the UK votes to leave the EU, 2016
Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on women driving, 2018
The US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, 2022
According to the UN, Sudan has the largest number of displaced children in the world after a year of civil war, 2024
