Lost in Thought (Cajun Joke), Sunday Selections, and Sunday Selfies

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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.

Grandma is sometimes right on it with her comments or conversations, and other times, she simply isn't and seems to get lost in her thoughts.  When this happens, we are gentle with her and let her lead with whatever she wants to talk about.

Boudreaux an' Thibodeaux done be talkin' bout dey parents an' how dey minds don' be so sharp dese days.

Den Boudreaux say, "Well, my mem'ry be bad, too."

An' Thibodeaux say, "You be's too young to be havin' de mem'ry problems."

An' Boudreaux say, "Mais, I mean I done bought my computer from de discount store!"

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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 tried, with not as much success as i'd hoped, to get pictures of nice front porches and other outdoor areas by people's houses where they have seats.  It always reminds me of the days when people used to sit on the front porch often in the evening and greet those who walked by.  Then, some of Ms. A's flowers and some sunset photos.

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This week, Abby wants to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop.  She was visiting at Grandma and Grandpa's house and it only seemed right to let her star in today's selfie, although she does crowd the camera a bit to get to that treat she knows is coming.

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Today is:

Armed Forces Day -- Sao Tome and Principe

Defense Day -- Pakistan

Father's Day -- Australia; Fiji; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea

Festa Della Rificolona -- Florence, Italy (one of Florences oldest and most colorful celebrations; through tomorrow)

Fight Procrastination Day/National Do It Day

Flag Day -- Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Harvest Wine Celebration -- Livermore, CA, US (open-house visits to over 40 wineries)

National Coffee Ice Cream Day -- Sweetie swears the best ever was at Howard Johnson Restaurants back in the day

Read A Book Day -- can't find the history on it, but enjoy!

Regata Storical (Historical Regatta) -- Venice, Italy (competition among two-oar racing gondolas, preceded by Venetian ceremonial boats)

Rettir -- Iceland (around this time of year; a traditional sheep round up celebrated in Iceland during September and into October, actual round up dates may vary from region to region)

Running of the Sheep -- Reed Point, MT (matched only by the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, hundreds of sturdy Montana bred woolies charge down the six blocks of the main street in town, plus there is a parade!)

Sacrifice to Hera Thelchinia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (date approximate)

Somhlolo Day -- Swaziland (Independence Day)

St. Magnus of Fussen's Day (Patron of crops; against caterpillars, hail, lightning, reptiles, vermin)

Stillbirth Remembrance Day -- Canada (some Provinces); US

Unification Day -- Bulgaria

Wakes Sunday -- Abbots Bromley, England (Complete with the traditional celebration of the Horn Dance tomorrow)

Birthdays Today:

Justin Whalin, 1974

Sarah Strange, 1974

Rosie Perez, 1964

Elizabeth Vargas, 1962

Jeff Foxworthy, 1958

Jane Curtin, 1947

Swoosie Kurtz, 1944

Jo Anne Worley, 1937

Billy Rose, 1899

Joseph P. Kennedy, 1888

Jane Addams, 1860

Catharine Esther Beecher, 1800

John Dalton, 1766

Marquis de Lafayette, 1757

Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, 1711

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"(TV), 1955

Jack Dempsey/Billy Miske Boxing Match(First match broadcast on radio), 1920

"La clemenza di Tito/The Clemency of Titus"(Opera, Mozart K. 621), 1791

Today in History:

The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world, 1522

The Spanish "Silver Fleet" disappears off the Florida Keys, 1622

Founding of Salem, Massachusetts, 1628

The first US lighthouse is built in Boston, 1716

Hurricane hits Martinique and Guadalupe, hundreds of ships sink and thousands die on land and at sea, 1776

Thomas Blanchard patents the lathe, 1819

Oberlin Collegiate Institute of Ohio becomes co-ed, with 4 women and 30 men in attendance, 1837

Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807, 1870

Juliana becomes Queen of the Netherlands, 1948

Canada's first television station, CBFT-TV, opens in Montreal, 1952

Nine Israeli athletes are killed during a rescue attempt after being kidnapped at the Munich Olympic Games; two had died during the kidnapping the day before, 1972

The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: 

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and restores the name St. Petersburg to Russia's second largest city, 1991

Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years, 1995

Diana, Princess of Wales is laid to rest in front of a television audience of more than 2.5 billion, 1997

China launches an investigation into its commercial pilots upon learning that more than 200 of them had falsified their resumes, 2010

Central Australia reports the first sighting since 1960 of a Central rock rat, 2013

Catalonia's parliament passes a law to allow a referendum on independence from Spain, 2017

Scientists announce that Conan the Bacterium, an extremely hardy strain of bacteria, has survived 3 years attached to the outside of the International Space Station, 2020

African countries hold their first climate summit in Nairobi, Kenya, 2023

Max Verstappen sets the record for the fastest Formula One lap in history with 1:18.792, 2025

Thankful IN the Hard Days, a Ten Things of Thankful Post

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Let’s be clear, even i cannot always be thankful FOR the hard things, but i can always be thankful IN the hard things.  There is always, always something for which to be thankful when i get to Thankful Day.

Last Friday, i was very thankful to get the cat shelter done early so i could get to the clowder of cats at Ms. GA’s and take care of them only a little later than they are used to.

Saturday morning, i was thankful to get to the clowder and get on the road before the rain started.  I was also thankful to get to NOLA safely because it was another downpour of huge proportions.

The grocery shopping went well and Grandpa is thankful it didn’t take too long.  He hates having to go grocery shopping.

I was thankful i was able to change Grandma’s sheets while she was still in the bed, a skill for which i was never trained but which really was as straightforward as it seemed.

I’m thankful i got back in town just about the usual time for Ms. GA’s cats’ dinner, and thankful to get home.

Sunday morning started early again with the clowder and then going to Becca’s, then taking her to church.  Mr. Cal was very thankful for a good walk.

Right before church, Ms. GA texted me they were coming home early and wouldn’t need me that evening, so i’m thankful i was able to run back over after church and pick up the extra food bowls i’d left down and get them cleaned.  Some of the cats will not come eat while i am there (although the longer i care for them, the more likely they will put up with me), so i leave extra for those who aren’t around when i’m there.

That evening, i was very thankful for a visit with Ms. D.  Annie is to the point where she really likes going over, and Ms. D bought bubbles and we went on the back porch to chase bubbles until the mosquitoes chased us inside.

Monday, it was back to NOLA for Grandma care, and because i was there to take care of things, Grandpa got a much needed nap for which i was thankful.

Our ladies’ circle meetings are starting up for the year again this month, and i was thankful my Tuesday morning circle meeting was excellent.  It was wonderful to see everyone!

Then home to take care of Annie for the afternoon, a thankful i indulge as often as possible, and just as it was naptime is when the hard comes in.

I am very thankful no one was injured when the front passenger tire came off of my Sweetie’s Pontiac, Slow-Moe.

I am very thankful #2 Son came with me to see what we could do, and the tow truck did not take long.

I am very thankful the tow driver was able to get it loaded safely and to Kevin and Lenny’s.

#2 Son is thankful Annie took a nap after we got back.

My usual Wednesday morning shift at the cat shelter went well, thankfully, and Ms. G didn’t keep us out in the heat for too long.

Bible study that evening was a good one, i’m very thankful Ms. S is still the hostess as she lives so close to us.

Sweetie’s and my double cleaning Thursday started with a bang, Ms. SE’s house was not easy.  We are thankful it went smoothly and Emmie pup did her business outside twice, which always helps.

Friday with my Annie was a very good one, i’m thankful she is mostly cheerful and easy to keep entertained.

Then came rEcess.  Yes, it’s that time again.  We were very thankful for all the volunteers, the special needs kids, their siblings, the jambalaya, the art room, playing hide and seek in the dark all over the church (just the bigger kids), and an all around crazy time.

As for Slow-Moe, Kevin and Lenny have pronounced it unsalvageable, or irreparable, or whatever term you want to use, so i am thankful for all the years we had it and i will focus on this.

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Today is:

Aloha Festivals Royal Court Investiture and Opening Ceremonies -- Oahu, Hawai'i, US (opening events of the Aloha Festivals, a month long series of free events on every Island celebrating Hawai'ian culture)

Be Late For Something Day -- sponsored by the Procrastinators' Club of America, Inc. (if they can get around to mentioning it in their newsletter, of course)

Genesia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (a day of the dead; date approximate)

Hassaku-sai -- Matsuo-taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan (rituals to ask the gods for mild weather, good harvests and safe homes)

International Bacon Day -- good day for a double decker BLT with grilled onions and Swiss cheese (unless, of course, you are a pig)

International Day of Charity -- UN

Jupiter Stator Festival -- Ancient Roman Calendar (commemorates that Jupiter helped Romulus to stop the Sabine invasion under Titus Tatius)

Jury Rights Day -- marking the decision by a jury, in 1670, to not convict William Penn of laws which they considered unjust which would have prohibited him from the practice and preaching of his religion to a peaceably assembled congregation; this decision became the basis of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the US

National Cheese Pizza Day

National Hummingbird Day -- not official, but someone loves them enough to have started this

National Writing Date Day -- a day to make a date with yourself to go to a coffee shop or library or someplace and get some writing done; sponsored by Natalie Marie-Collins)www.nataliemariecollins.com/writing-date

Sheriff's Ride Ceremony -- Lichfield, UK (dating back to 1553, the sheriff and his men ceremonially ride the circuit of the boundary of the city; originally on the 8th Sept. every year by order of Queen Mary, now held on the Saturday nearest)

St. Laurence Gustiani's Day (First Patriarch of Venice)

St. Teresa of Calcutta's Day (Mother Teresa); related:

     Dia e Lumturimit te Nene Terezes -- Albania

Sts. Zechariah and Elisabeth's Day -- Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Churches

Teacher's Day -- India

Anniversaries Today:

John Travolta marries Kelly Preston, 1991

Birthdays Today:

Kim Yu-Na, 1990

Rose McGowan, 1973

Dweezil Zappa, 1969

Kristian Alfonso, 1964

Cathy Guisewite, 1950

Dennis Dugan, 1946

Raquel Welch, 1940

William Devane, 1939

Carol Lawrence, 1934

Bob Newhart, 1929

Arthur C. Nielsen, 1923

John Cage, 1912

Arthur Koestler, 1905

Darryl F. Zanuck, 1902

Morris Carnovsky, 1897

Jesse James, 1847

Johann Christian Bach, 1735

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy"(TV), 1966

"No Mother To Guide Her"(Play), 1905

Today in History:

Peter the Great of Russia imposes a tax on beards, in an attempt to Westernize his people, 1698

The First Continental Congress is assembled in Philadelphia, 1774

The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror, 1793

Napoleon surrenders Malta to Great Britian, 1800

Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas, 1836

The First Opium war begins in China, 1839

James Glaisher, pioneering meteorologist and Henry Tracey Coxwell break world record for altitude whilst collecting data in their balloon, 1862

Sioux Chief Crazy Horse is killed, 1877

The First Labor Day Parade is held in NYC, 1882

The first gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1885

The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin), 1906

The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger, 1932

The first conference of the Non Aligned Countries is held in Belgrade, 1961

A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attack and take hostage 11 Israel athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. 2 die in the attack and 9 die the following day, 1972

Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay, 1977

The St. Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel, 1980

The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, came into force, 1991

Tuvalu joins the UN, 2000

For the first time, a browsable, analysable overview of four million functional elements of the human genome discovered to date are made available to the public, 2012

The World Health Organization estimates that 1,900 people have died from the Ebola virus out of 3,500 infected in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, 2015

Erramatti Mangamma of Hyderabad, India, becomes the world's oldest living mother giving birth to twins at age 74, 2019

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes the Chinese city of Chengdu while under lockdown, killing 65 people, 2022

An extratropical cyclone in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande Sul claims at least 31 lives, as extensive flooding affects 60 cities, 2023

Kuini Ngawai Hono i te Po, age 27, is named the new Māori Monarch as her father, King Tuheitia, is buried at Tūrangawaewae Marae, New Zealand, 2024