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Just because Sandee of Comedy Plus is no longer hosting a Silly Sunday blog hop, do not expect me to quit telling Cajun jokes, especially as it has now become a habit.
Grandpa likes to get to the store as early as he can because he likes to avoid crowds. It think it also brings back memories of working in his mother's grocery store when he was young, so he doesn't like to linger.
Tee Boudreaux jes done got hims firs' job an' he be baggin' de groceries at de local market an' Boudreaux done be givin' him de advice.
Boudreaux done tole him, "Do a good job even when you don' like de job much, you learn from de job an' it be he'pin' you git ready fo' de nex' job. An' try to make people smile, dey remember you an' want you to he'p dem again, an' de boss see you be of value in de job."
So de cust'mer be comin' wit' de grocery fo' him to bag up, Tee done try to make dem smile, he hol' up a paper sack an' a plastic sack an' he say, "Kill a tree or choke a fish?"
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Sunday Selections was started as a way for bloggers to use photos that might otherwise just languish in their files. The rules have been relaxed, and it is now simply a showcase for your photos, new or old, good or bad, although nothing rude, please. It was hosted by River, who still participates, and is now hosted by Elephant's Child.
Whatever the camera has on it this week, here it is. Becca feeding the turtles from the pedestrian bridge, a very blue house, a flock of flamingos, and skies.
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This week, Katzen wants (?) to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop.
Well, at least, when asked, this is the pose and look she gave me, but we'll go with it.
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Today is:
Armed Forces Day -- Equatorial Guinea
Dia de la Bandera -- Venezuela (Flag Day)
Feast of Caligo, the mother of Chaos -- Ancient Greek Calendar (date approximate, and this is as good a day to celebrate chaos as any other)
Ferry Fair -- South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland (centuries old fair, a modern festival that was originally a way for farmers to find labour for harvest, but is now just for fun, through Saturday)
Fete National de l'Arbre -- Niger (Independence Day, 1960)
Fiesta de San Salvador -- San Salvador, El Salvador
Golpe de la Libertad -- Equatorial Guinea (Freedom Day)
Grab Some Nuts Day -- almonds and walnuts are especially good for you
International Friendship Day (original date proposed by Joyce Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards, back in 1935 because it is the center of the largest lull between major holidays; the UN celebrates it on July 30 and many countries celebrate on the second Sunday in August)
Kanto Matsuri -- Akita, Japan (a four day festival, praying for good harvest, purification ceremonies, and feats of skill)
Loch-mo-Naire Pilgrimage -- Loch mo Naire, Scotland (tonight from midnight to 1am tomorrow is the magical hour, complete the ritual there to be healed by the waters because of magic stones in the water that a Celtic priestess put there)
National Doll Day -- US (another with its own Facebook page)
National Friendship Day -- US (designated by Congress in 1935)
National Watermelon Day
Pidjiguiti Day -- Guinea-Bissau (Colonization Martyr's Day; Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti)
Sisters' Day® -- celebrating the bond between sisters, as begun by Tricia Eleogram; a wiki page on how to celebrate this day
St. Lydia Purpuraria's Day (Lydia the "seller of purple" who was Paul's first convert in Philippi; Patron of dyers)
St. Nicodemus' Day (member of the Sanhedrin and secret disciple who helped bury Jesus)
Tisha B'Av -- Judaism (began sunset yesterday, through nightfall)
Birthdays Today:
Evangeline Lilly, 1979
Blaine Wilson, 1974
Isaiah Washington, 1963
John McGinley, 1959
Jay North, 1951
John Landis, 1950
Martha Stewart, 1941
Martin Sheen, 1940
Steve Berkoff, 1937
Tony Bennett, 1926
Leon Uris, 1924
P.D. James, 1920
Margaret "Maggie" Kuhn, 1905
John T. Scopes, 1900
Ernest Taylor "Ernie" Pyle, 1900
Elisha Graves Otis, 1811
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Primetime Live"(TV), 1989
"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)"(Single release), 1963
"Chu Chin Chow"(Musical), 1916
"William Tell"(Opera), 1829
Today in History:
Tiberius, Roman Empire general, defeats the Dalmatians at the river Bathinus, 8
Columbus sets Sail for the "Indes",departing from Palos, Spain, 1492
John Rut, at St. John's, Newfoundland, sends the first known letter from North America, 1527
Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes, 1678
First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps, 1811
Harvard defeats Yale in the first intercollegiate rowing race, 1852*
Second Maori War begins in New Zealand, 1860
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded, 1900
The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap, 1958
President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of Mauritania is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia, 2005
After last months extensive flooding, North Korea finally asks the United Nations for food aid, 2012
The International Olympic Committee approves baseball/softball, karate, sport climbing, surfing and skateboarding to be included in the 2020 Games, bringing the total number of sports to 33, 2016
Singer Tony Bennet celebrates his 95th birthday with the first of two performances at Radio City Music Hall, NYC, 2021
The Ascent skyscraper in Milwaukee is certified as the world's tallest timber building at 25 stories, 2022
Researchers at Yale University bring the brains and hearts of dead pigs back to life, with tremendous implications for organ transplants and stroke sufferers, as well as bringing up ethical questions about the definition of death, 2022
American swimmer Katie Ledecky ties Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina as the most decorated female Olympian of all time, winning her 9th individual gold medal, 2024
*In fact, it was the first American intercollegiate athletic event ever.
