True or False? (Cajun Joke), Sunday Selections, and Sunday Selfie

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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.

Yesterday i snuck out of Grandma and Grandpa's house and went to the BBQ place up the road, coming back with about a ton (loose terminology) of BBQ meats for Grandpa for Father's Day.  It's the gift I give him each year, as he no longer fires up the grill for himself, and I know how much he loves it.

He was quite surprised when i brought it to him, as he'd forgotten all about Father's Day!  No, I'm not going to let him forget, his own father was absent but he most certainly was not.  (Please note, he's my father, my children's grandfather, i just call him Grandpa on my blog for convenience.)

Aline be tellin' her Mère, Clothile, 'bout her frien' dat de husban' jes' lef' fo' some floozy at de HubbaHubba Lounge.

"An' dey done gots dem 2 small chillen!" Aline say.  "He done promise he goin' stay an' be him de good père, an' now look what he be doin'!"

An' befo' Clothile can say nothing, Boudreaux done say from de nex' room, "Mais, dat be false dad-vertising!"

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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.  Our friend River is hosting, and other participants often include Charlotte/Mother Owl, Andrew, and WiseWebWoman.  

I took almost no photos this week.  Work goes late sometimes but I did manage to catch a goose parade as they tried to block the street.

I admire this person, whoever s/he is, you must have guts to put flamingos on your truck.

A fallen moss-covered branch.

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This week, Jack wants to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop.  This is his, "You gave me two treats, may I have a third?" selfie.  Yes, he got a third (they are small training treats his dada approves).

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Today is National Selfie Day!  

Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.         

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Today is:

Baby Boomer Recognition Day 

Father's Day -- Egypt; Jordan; Lebanon; Palestine; Syria; Uganda (always June 21 in these countries)

Father's Day -- Afghanistan; Albania; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Cambodia; Chile; People's Republic of China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Dominica; Ecuador; Ethiopia; France; Ghana; Greece; Guyana; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Ireland; Jamaica; Japan; Kenya; Kosovo; Kuwait; Laos; Macau; Madagascar; Malaysia; Malta; Mauritius; Mexico; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Netherlands; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Singapore; Slovakia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe

     Family Awareness Day -- US (a day to reflect on the importance of fathers)

Go Skateboarding Day -- and break something?  leaving this to the young; sponsored by the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC)

Martyr's Day -- Togo

National Aboriginal Day / First Nations Day -- NT, Canada

National ASK Day -- prevent gun violence and accidental deaths, ASK if there is an unlocked gun anywhere that your child plays, because Asking Saves Kids! 

National Peaches & Cream Day

Reaping Machine Day -- Cyrus McCormick was granted a patent for his mechanical reaper this day in 1834

Solstice -- 08:24 UTC(June 21, 04:24am EDT); related observances:

     Aimless Wandering Day -- use the extra daylight to wander someplace with nothing particular to do

     Anne and Samantha Day -- remembrance for Anne Frank and Samantha Smith, and their contributions to our world

     Daylight Appreciation Day -- celebrating the benefits of sunshine     

     Finally Summer Day/Finally Winter Day

     Hump Day -- Tasmania (because it is the shortest in the year, Taswegians today feel they are over the "hump" of winter.)

     Inti Raymi -- Inca (festival of the sun god Inti, ongoing);Sacsayhuamán Andes Mountain Natives (winter solstice and New Year festival)

     Litha / Yule -- Wicca/Pagan (northern hemisphere / southern hemisphere)

     Midnight Sun Baseball Game -- Fairbanks, AK, US (begins promptly at 10:35pm local time, and played without any artificial lights allowed)

     Midsomarsblog -- Norse Viking celebrations (time of fishing, trading, and raiding)

     Midsummer -- Midsummer Festivals begin -- Juhannus Day in Finland and Midsommar in Denmark and Norway, celebrated over the next several days in many Scandinavian traditions; often this time is also associated with betrayal, as the sunlight begins to decrease, this is when Baldur was betrayed, as well as Sigurd. 

     Midsummer -- Asatru/Slavic Pagan

     Midsummer Baal -- Ancient Celtic Calendar

     Polar Bear Swim -- Nome, AK, US (if they can break through the ice!)

     Solsticio de Invierno / Ano Nuevo Aymara -- Bolivia (Winter Solstice / Aymara Indiginous People's New Year)

     We Tripantu -- Chile (Mapuche natives winter solstice festival)

     Wadjet Summer Solstice Ceremony -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate, it may have been a multi-day ceremony that began on Midsummer's Eve)

St. Alban's Day (Patron of epileptics, people with hernias; against epilepsy, hernias, kidney stones)

St. Aloysius Gonzanga's Day (Protector of young students, young men; Patron of AIDS caregivers and patients; for relief from pestilence; Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy; Valmonte, Italy; against sore eyes)

Ulloortuneq -- Greenland (National Day)

World Handshake Day -- no one likes them fishy, and it's not a contest; practice a firm grip and a smile! not to be confused with National Handshake Day, today's sponsor is here

World Music Day -- begun in the UK, now celebrated everywhere     

Anniversaries Today:

New Hampshire becomes the 9th US State, 1788

Birthdays Today:

Kris Allen, 1985

Prince William (William Arthur Philip Louis), 1982

Juliette Lewis, 1973

Larry Wachowski, 1965

Sammi Davis-Voss, 1964

Doug Savant, 1964

Berkeley Breathed, 1957

Rick Sutcliffe, 1956

Benazir Bhutto, 1953

Nils Lofgren, 1951

Meredith Baxter, 1947

Michael Gross, 1947

Ray Davies, 1944

Mariette Hartley, 1940

Joe Flaherty, 1940

Bernie Kopell, 1933

Maureen Stapleton, 1925

Jane Russell, 1921

Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905

Al Hirschfeld, 1903

Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Daniel Carter Beard, 1850

Daniel D. Tompkins, 1774

Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1731

Increase Mather, 1639

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"Evita"(Musical), 1978

"Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg"(Wagner opera), 1868

Today in History:

Jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria by Emperor Maximillian, 1498

The Incident at Honno-ji takes place in Kyoto, Japan, 1582

In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of the arson that destroyed much of the city, 1734

Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded, 1749

The first Victoria Cross is awarded during the bombardment of Bomarsund in the Åland Islands, 1854

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg General Strike, 1919

The first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage begins at Vancouver, British Columbia, 1940

Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, 1948

Ellen Louks Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first woman Cabinet Minister, 1957

In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law, 1973

SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight, 2004

Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix & Hydra, 2006

Greenland assumes self-rule, 2009

The U.S. officially charges Edward Snowden with espionnage, 2013

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden becomes the second world leader to give birth in office, to a daughter, 2018

Archaeologists announce the discovery near Stonehenge of a large circle of shafts surrounding a village founded around 2500BC, deeming it the largest surviving prehistoric structure in Britain found to date, 2020

South Korea successfully launches its first satellites into orbit with its own rocket, Nuri, from the Naro Space Center, 2022

The US approves lab grown meat (chicken) for the first time, an attempt to reduce harm to animals and the environment, 2023

A 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor named Ronaldo and thought to this point to be male gives birth to 14 babies in Portsmouth, England, despite no contact with another snake, by parthenogenesis (Greek for "virgin birth" and a form of asexual reproduction), 2024

Coffee Break

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Mimi always kept a fresh coffee cake in the back, the kind you needed when you were a bit nervous and flustered and just did not know what to do with yourself.

Although when she wanted something calming or soothing, she would choose peppermint tea, she believed coffee cake should always go with coffee.  She kept a very fine water process decaffeinated version and her favorite French press pot to make a good enough decaf to go with the cake.  It would even stand up to heated milk for cafe au lait.

She went to the back and made some and brought the cake and cup of coffee back for Aurelia, stopping to notice as she approached how Hūnga had accepted the young lady as she was talking to The Gatekeeper and The Bartender.  

"This will help," she said simply, "while you talk to the Bartender, and trust me, whatever happened, it won't be held against you." 

Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Dust.     

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Tires and Timing, a Ten Things of Thankful Post

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This Thankful Day, i am reminded of a local tire place, now long closed, where the owner used to advertise by saying, "Tires, they ain't pretty, but you gotta have em!"

Indeed, we were most thankful when #2 Son noticed the passenger rear tire on Slow-Moe the Pontiac was flat and fixed it.  Tire patch kits and a person who can use them saves you a lot of money.

Just as my Sweetie and i were about to leave Grandma and Grandpa's house Saturday afternoon, the skies opened up and buckets of rain came down, like it wasn't going to quit any time soon.  We're thankful for umbrellas and for the fact once we drove just one mile away, there was no rain, so we didn't have to drive home in a deluge.

Ms. D's daughter was in town, and i was thankful to be able to take our little Annie for our usual Sunday evening visit and we enjoyed it thoroughly.

Monday morning i realized it was very important for me to talk to Ms. V, but she gets up so late i'm usually gone or about to leave by the time she is ready for the day.  I was thankful to hit on the idea of doing 3 hours in Carl's apartment, then going across the street to Ms. S, then going back to talk to Ms. V and do my remaining time in the apartment.

The timing worked like a charm, i'm thankful to say, and Ms. V has agreed i should be done by the end of this month.

I'm thankful there's another job on the horizon for Monday mornings, but the details aren't worked out yet and i'll know for sure later.

Tuesday we were waiting and wondering whether storms would come our way.  Meanwhile, we did have dense cloud cover so Annie and i were able to take a morning walk without passing out from heat and sunstroke.

Ms. G was in her usual mode, insisting i had to come to her house for specific instructions before going to see Ms. Fiona to help her with her clothes sorting.  Once i got out to Ms. Fiona, we had to change our plans totally as she was heading for the nurse's station to show them a sore she had which was starting to get infected.  I'm thankful i was at least able to change out her door wreath from a springtime bumble bee to a more summery one with ladybugs and patriotic colors, and i was able to make sure she did stop at the nurse's station and tell them as she's been more forgetful lately.

Once back at Ms. G's, i was thankful to help her with the kitchen sink which needed to be returned (wrong size), very bulky to carry even though we were doing it together.

The vacuuming got done as well, for which Mr. Gray is not thankful (he's semi-feral and decamps to outdoors) but Ms. G is, as it gets up all the Ms. Sassy Floofypants hair.

My Sweetie is thankful Ms. G decided she could not use two metal ammunition bins she'd managed to acquire from heaven knows where, as he is now making good use of them as sturdy, protective holders for vintage vacuum tubes for his amplifiers.

Ms. V, bless her, has taken getting out of her bed early in the morning and sleeping in Carl's apartment on Thursdays so i can get the house done more quickly without having to wait until she gets up to get to all the laundry.  I was very thankful as it meant i was done with my six hours of work there in, guess what! six hours!  When i have to wait for access to various rooms, it can take 7-8.

Thursday afternoon, we cleaned Kevin and Lenny's shop and i'm thankful it's only once a month since the only time i can get to it is after the marathon at Ms. V's.

Our little Annie gave me a run for the money Friday.  The little wiggle squirm flopped around like a fish for almost an hour before finally going down for her nap, then the little minx only slept 45 minutes!  We're thankful she got that 45 minutes.

Annie, up against her mama's substantial tummy, showing off her own.

Thankfully for Daughter-in-Law, it shouldn't be too much longer before little Ben arrives.  She's getting most uncomfortable at this stage.

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 Pet Dad's Day!  Time to celebrate the men who unashamedly love and care for their pets.

Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.   

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Today is:

American Eagle Day    

Cuckoo Warning Day -- if you hear the cuckoo today, it will be a wet summer, according to old European traditions

Day of the National Flag -- Argentina (Anniversary of General D. Manuel Belgrano's Death)

Day of the Purification of All Things -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)

Dollars Against Diabetes Days -- always on Father's Day weekend, with information here   

Feast of the Great Spirit / Great Mystery -- various Native Americans (celebrations are around the time of the solstice)

     Cherokee call the spirit Asgaya Galun Lati

     Iroquois call the spirit Orenda

     Lakota call the spirit Wakan Tanka

     Zuni call the spirit Awonawilona

Festival for Summanus -- Ancient Roman Calendar (the god who threw thunderbolts at night)

Hogueras de San Juan -- Alicante, Spain ("Bonfires of St. John," through the 29th, with the night of the 24th being the most magical as the festival is for St. John, whose day that is)

Husband Caregiver Day -- to honor husbands who give health care to family members (wives, children, or extended family)

Ice Cream Soda Day -- i guess because it's hot enough now for one

International Surfing Day -- The Surfrider Foundation and Surfing Magazine suggest contests, barbecues, film screenings, and organizing beach clean ups to celebrate 

Iron Skegge's Day -- Vikings (martyrdom of Iron Skegge, who died defending the temples of Maeri against Christians)

Martyr's Day -- Eritrea

Midsummer's Day -- Aland; Finland; Sweden (obs.)

National Vanilla Milkshake Day

New Identity Day -- an internet generated holiday, just have fun thinking about who you might want to be for a day

Pixie Day -- Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England (reenacting of the "Revenge" of the Pixies who bothered the town until midsummer in 1454; now fun, games, music, pageant, and more)     

Scira/Skirophoria -- Ancient Greek Calendar (festival for Demeter, organized by the women of Athens; date approximate)

St. Michelina of Pesaro's Day (Patron of mentally ill people, people with in-law problems, widows; against death of children, insanity and mental illness)

Takekiri Eshiki Matsuri -- Kuramadera, Kyoto, Japan (bamboo cutting festival; the bamboo represents snakes, so cutting it symbolizes victory over evil)

World Juggling Day (sat closest to 17th -- after if it's midweek

World Productivity Day -- no central focus, just a day for suppliers of productivity tools and training to celebrate what they contribute to society

World Refugee Day -- UN

Anniversaries Today:

The University of Oxford receives its charter, 1214

West Virginia becomes the 35th US state, 1863

Birthdays Today:

Robert Rodriguez, 1968

Nicole Kidman, 1967

Michael Landon, Jr, 1964

Cyndi Lauper, 1953

John Goodman, 1952

Lionel Richie, 1949

Andre Watts, 1946

Bob Vila, 1946

Anne Murray, 1945

Brian Wilson, 1942

John Mahoney, 1940

Danny Aiello, 1933

James Tolkan, 1931

Martin Landau, 1931

Olympia Dukakis, 1931

Chet Atkins, 1924

Audie Murphy, 1924

Jean-Jacques Bertrand, 1916

Errol Flynn, 1909

Lillian Hellman, 1905

Charles W. Chesnutt, 1858

Scipio Africanus, BC236

Debuting/Premiering Today:

Jaws(Film), 1975

"The Ray Stevens Show"(TV), 1970

"The Ed Sullivan Show"(TV), 1948

Today in History:

Flavius Aetius' battles Attila the Hun; the battle was inconclusive, and Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory, 451

Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique, 1567

The Irish  village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian  pirates, 1631

A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta, 1756

King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during The French Revolution, 1791

The U.S. vessel SS Savannah, the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, arrives at Liverpool, 1819

Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne, 1837

Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph, 1840 

Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1877

Caroline Willard Baldwin becomes the first woman to earn a doctor of science degree, at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1895

A rare June hurricane struck Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35, 1959

The so-called "red telephone" is established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1963

The German parliament decides to move the capital from Bonn back to Berlin, 1991

The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida, 2003

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers grants private companies the right to create new website domain suffixes, 2011

Instagram offers users the ability to upload videos to their service, 2013

Dunedin and Christchurch, New Zealand, have roads cut off and flights cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, 2013

Rome elects its first female Mayor, Virginia Raggi, who is also its youngest ever, at age 37, 2016

The Hungarian government passes legislation that criminalizes aiding undocumented migrants, 2018

An historic dust cloud reaches the Caribbean Sea, making it the largest in a half century, 2020

A record high temperature is recorded within the Arctic Circle, 38C (100F) in Verkhoyansk, Siberia, 2020

The Largo di Torre Argentina, site of Julius Caesar's assassination, opens to the public for the first time, 2023

In what is now heralded as a landmark trial in HIV prevention, researchers determine twice-yearly lenacapavir injections provided 100% protection in study in African women, 2024

Underwater archaeologists announce the discovery of a 3,300-year-old Canaanite ship off the northern coast of Israel, the oldest deep sea shipwreck ever discovered 2024