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It’s Thankful Day and there’s always so much! The good overwhelms the not-so-good, doesn’t it?
The weather has been cold, but we’re most thankful there’s been no snow here, the swamp plants and critters don’t know what to do in those conditions.
#2 Son and i are very thankful last Saturday’s drive went well in spite of the rain which brought the cold behind it.
Speaking of #2 Son, we’re all thankful when he was not quite as careful with a tool as he could have been, he simply got a cut above his eye. It was a close call.
The weather was so cold and wet Sunday morning, Ms. A decided to stay home with Becca. As much as i missed having my worship buddy with me, i was thankful my Sweetie and i got to church early and had a lovely service.
As always, time with our little Annie is a delight for which i am very thankful.
Daughter-in-Law had a doctor appointment and we’re very thankful all is well so far with the baby to come.
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| They tell me that's a baby in there, I'll take their word! |
One of the breakers in our house is not very strong and kept tripping. I’m thankful for the microwave which was plugged into that circuit, it has served us well for 25 years (yes, that long). It still works, but it has started to throw that breaker with almost every use, so we’re thankful The Big Boss gave us a great one he had only gently used, and we kept it for the day we knew the old one would retire.
I’m very thankful Ms. G’s latest escapade, picking up a ton of cat food to distribute to community cat feeders, did not result in me or her getting a spider bite. I do love spiders, but among all the bags and cans of food we were sorting, stored outdoors and on a trailer, there were a couple of brown recluse spiders which we dispatched.
Also, in said escapade, i am thankful i did not totally freeze with having to work outdoors.
Thursday went well at Ms. V’s house in spite of the fact she still hasn’t gotten the kitchen sink fixed.
The shelter was much more calm and quiet Friday evening, but there were people looking to adopt. We were thankful it wasn't too crowded as Pumpkin got out of his room and was not at all keen on going back in, so a calm evening helped settle him until we could bribe him in with treats.
A big thankful this week is my Sweetie and i are doing okay with only the one vehicle, as we aren’t sure when we will be able to have Slow-Moe fixed. He is at home more and we're thankful it's working out for now.
We’ve done this before, we can do it again, i’m thankful i can run my own errands even if it is more convenient to have him do it and thankful Brother-in-Law is available in the evenings and they enjoy running the roads together when they have stuff to do.
Please write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful, where Clark and his co-hosts always have a warm welcome waiting.
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Today is:
Backward Day -- no info on the origin, but if you want to do something backward, go ahead
Eat Brussels Sprouts Day -- saute in olive oil with some garlic, they are worth it!
Eve of Brigantia -- Ireland (St. Bridget's Eve, the night when she crosses the countryside and bestows blessings)
Feast of Great Typos -- another that no one will claim inventing, but since we've all made them, we may as well celebrate them
Feast of Isis -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Gasparilla Pirate Fest -- Tampa, FL (reenactment of the invasion of Tampa by pirates, this is the adult version of last weekend's celebration for kids)
H&ll is Freezing Over Day -- internet generated day to review the list of things you said you would do when h*ll freezes over
Independence Day -- Nauru(1968)
Inspire Your Heart With the Arts Day -- begun by Rev Jayne Howard Feldman as a day to use art to feed your soul
National Brandy Alexander Day
National Bug Busting Day -- UK (this is one idea that needs export to the whole world! the aim is to have every child checked for head lice on the same day, and thus get rid of them in one fell swoop, so they don't circulate endlessly)
National Gorilla Suit Day -- Mad Magazine's Maddest Artist, Don Martin, says this is the day to pull that gorilla suit out of the closet and step out in style.
National Storytelling Week -- UK (the Society for Storytelling encourages you to celebrate one of the most ancient art forms; through Feb. 8)
Play An Old Game You Haven’t Played in Years Night -- internet generated, and a great idea
Scotch Tape Day -- it hit the market this day in 1928
St. John Bosco's Day (Patron of apprentices, boys, editors, laborers, schoolchildren, students, young people-especially youth of Mexican descent)
Birthdays Today:
Justin Timberlake, 1981
Kerry Washington, 1977
Portia de Rossi, 1973
Minnie Driver, 1971
Kelly Lynch, 1959
Jhn Lydon, 1956
Nolan Ryan, 1947
Charlie Musselwhite, 1944
Richard Gephardt, 1941
Jessica Walter, 1941
Stuart Margolin, 1940
Queen Beatrix, 1938
Suzanne Pleshette, 1937
Philip Glass, 1937
James Franciscus, 1934
Ernie Banks, 1931
Jean Simmons, 1929
Carol Channing, 1923
Norman Mailer, 1923
Mario Lanza, 1921
Jackie Robinson, 1919
Thomas Merton, 1915
Garry Moore, 1915
Tallulah Bankhead, 1903
Eddie Cantor, 1892
Zane Grey, 1872
Franz Schubert, 1797
Robert Morris, 1734
Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan, 1543
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"These Are My Children"(TV), 1949 (first daytime TV Soap Opera)
"The Green Hornet"(Radio), 1936
"The Lone Ranger"(Radio), 1933
"Three Sisters"(Chekhov Play), 1901
"Hedda Gabler"(Ibsen Play), 1891
Today in History:
Guy Fawkes is executed for his plotting against Parliament and James I of England, 1606
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital, 1747
The Corn Laws (tariffs on imported grains) are abolished in Britain, paving the way for more free trade, 1849
The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations, 1876
The Bulletin of Sydney is founded, publishes for 128 years, 1880
An automobile exceeds 100 mph (161 kph) for the first time, at Daytona Beach, driven by A. G. MacDonald, 1905
The Soviet Union exiles Leon Trotsky, 1929
Scotch tape is first marketed by the 3M Company, 1930
Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont, US receives the first US Social Security monthly payment check, for $22.54, 1940
President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb, 1950
A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands, 1953
Explorer 1 – The first successful launch of an American satellite into orbit, 1958
James Van Allen discovers the Van Allen radiation belt, 1958
Mercury-Redstone 2 – Ham the Chimp travels into outer space, 1961
The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program, 1966
Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon, 1971
The first McDonald's in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow, 1990
Comet Hyakutake is discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake, 1996
NASA reveals the Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot (RASSOR), a lunar mining robot which could be used to produce fuel and water directly on the Moon, 2013
Sergio Matarella is elected President of Italy, 2015
"World's best chef" French-Swiss Benoît Violier is found dead after apparent suicide weeks after being named world's best by La Liste, 2016
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is crowned King of Malaysia (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) to serve a five-year term, 2019
The United Kingdom formally withdraws from the European Union, 2020
The online word puzzle sensation Wordle is bought by the New York Times, 2022
A US Congressional committee excoriates social media executives for not doing enough to protect children online, 2024
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