On Monday, the same day the Jalopy decided she wouldn't work in drive but only in D2, the messages started coming in from The Big Boss.
His Even Bigger Boss was coming into town, he and Ms. P would need me Wednesday evening, and all day Thursday, and Friday evening.
Did i have other work scheduled? Yes. Would i be able to change it all?
Somehow i would work it all in. And somehow, so far, i have. The Big Boss loaned Sweetie the truck he isn't using right now, so i can have Sweetie's car and get it all done.
Do the other work, run home just long enough to pull clothes off the line or get the garbage out or do other chores, go to the next job.
In between, can i run errands?
Somehow. And somehow, so far, i have.
The whole situation is running me ragged and leaving me tired.
As the writing on one of my coffee cups says, "I am wearing my big girl panties, but they're starting to bunch, okay!"
Today is
Alfred G. "Alferd" Packer Day -- Colorado
Book Day and Lover's Day -- Spain, especially Catalan (women give books to men, while men give flowers to the women. Celebrated in the Spanish city of Barcelona since 1714 to honor Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes [author of "Don Quixote"] and in observance of St. George's Day)
Buccaneer Days Festival -- Corpus Christi, TX, US (rodeo, festival, parade, and fun; through May 3)
Canada Book Day
Chance Day -- Fairy Calendar
Children's Day -- North Cyprus; Turkey
Community Day -- CL, Spain
English Language Day -- UN (information here)
Fiddlers' Frolics -- Hallettsville, TX, US (home of the Texas State Fiddler Championships; through Sunday)
Harpa Month Begins -- Traditional Icelandic Calendar (Harp, dedicated to young women as last month was dedicated to young men)
Sumardagurinn Fyrsti -- first day of summer, a legal holiday
Harrogate Spring Flower Show -- Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (Britain's premier spring flower show; through Sunday)
Impossible Astronaut Day -- if you are a Dr. Who fan, you know, and if not, go here and find out
Independence Day -- Conch Republic, Key West, FL. US (a tongue-in-cheek micronation which seceeded from the Union in 1982; celebrated yearly with a week long festival)
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day -- on St. George's Day, encouraging members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to continue to be what Howard V. Hendrix derrogatorily termed "webscabs", posting their stories free on the internet
International Sing Out Day -- no one will claim responsibility for this one, but i promise not to observe it!
Jurgi Festival -- Ancient Latvian Calendar (day sacred to Usins; first day outdoor work began for the summer)
National Cherry Cheesecake Day
National Picnic Day -- US
National Sovereignty Day -- Turkey
Sigurd the Dragon Slayer's Day -- because he was probably the inspiration for the legends about St. George
St. Adalbert's Day (Patron of Bohemia; Czech Republic; Poland; Prague, Czech Republic; Prussia)
St. George's Day (Patron of archers, armourers, Boy Scouts, butchers, cavalry, chivalry, Crusaders, equestrians, farmers, field hands, field workers, horsemen, horses, husbandmen, knights, lepers, Order of the Garter, Palestinian Christians, riders, Romanian Army, saddle makers, saddlers, sheep, shepherds, soldiers, Teutonic Knights; Canada; England; Ethiopia; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Lithuania; Malta; Portugal; Cappadocia; Catalonia; Palestine; over 20 cities and diocese around the world; against herpes, leprosy, plague, skin diseases, skin rashes, syphilis; by the middle ages, St. George was revered in much of Europe as the personification of chivalry)*
Take a Chance Day -- internet generated encouragement to try something different
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work® Day -- US (begun by the Ms. Foundation for Women in 2003, the day is designed to expand opportunities for girls and boys, expose them to what adults do in their daily lives during work hours, show them the value of education, and teach them about the challenges of balancing work, family, community, and personal responsibilites, with this year's theme being "#MPOWR Knowledge + Choice - Strength"; children are encouraged to return to school tomorrow and discuss what they have learned)
Talk Like Shakespeare Day -- on The Bard's birth anniversary
Vinalia Priora -- Ancient Roman Calendar (tasting the first wines of the year)
Washington State Apple Blossom Festival -- Wenatchee, WA, US (more than 40 fun events showcasing the greater Wenatchee Valley, it's people, products, and heritage; through the first Sunday in May)
World Book & Copyright Day -- UN (this date chosen because of how parts of Spain celebrate St. George's Day, with books)
World Book Night -- Germany; Ireland; UK; US (anniversary of the birth and death of Shakespeare, and the death of Miguel de Cervantes; over 20 book titles have been specially chosen for this year and special editions of those books printed so you can share books and your love of reading with those who don't read much)
Yom Ha'Atzmaut -- Israel (Independence Day; began sunset yesterday, through sunset today)
*To save a Maid, St. George the Dragon slew
A pretty tale, if all is told to be true
Most say, there are no Dragons, and tis said
There was no George: pray God there was a Maid.
-- John Aubrey, Remains of Gentilism (1688)
Birthdays Today:
Dev Patel, 1990
John Cena, 1977
Kal Penn, 1977
Scott Bairstow, 1970
Melina Kanakaredes, 1967
George Lopez, 1961
Valerie Bertinelli, 1960
Craig Sheffer, 1960
Jan Hooks, 1957
Judy Davis, 1955
Michael Moore, 1954
Joyce DeWitt, 1949
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, 1947
Sandra Dee, 1942
David Birney, 1940
Lee Majors, 1940
Roy Orbison, 1936
Shirley Temple Black, 1928
Vladimire Nabokov, 1899
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, 1897
Sergei Prokofiev, 1891
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, 1858
Granville T. Woods, 1856
James Buchanan, 1791
William Penn, 1621
William Shakespeare, 1564(attributed -- only the day of his baptism, April 26, is known for certain)
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Baywatch"(TV), 1989
"No Man's Land"(Play), 1975
"She Loves Me"(Musical), 1963
"Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride"(Opera), 1881
"Il re pastore/The Shepherd King"(Mozart opera, K 208)1775
"The Tender Husband"(Comedy), 1705
Today in History:
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St George's Day, 1348
William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I in attendance, 1597
The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts, 1635
Connecticut is chartered as an English colony, 1662
Canada issues its first postage stamps, 1851
The Vitascope system of movie projection debuts the first motion picture at Koster & Bial's Music Hall in NYC, 1896
Namibia becomes the 160th member of the UN and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations, 1990
Eritrians vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia, 1993
Beijing closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus, 2003
The gamma ray burst GRB 090423 is observed for 10 seconds. The event signals the most distant object of any kind and also the oldest known object in the universe, 2009
Despite an initial ban on the film 'Borat,' Kazakhstan issues and official 'thank you' to actor Sacha Baron Cohen for his character, Borat Sagdiyev, 2012
DRIVE CAREFULLY as you run around doing all these errands while you are tired.
ReplyDeleteYou'll be glad when this is over and you can rest. Perhaps the weekend you can sleep in. I'm tired from just reading this.
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day my friend. ♥♥♥
bless you! at least he loaned you a vehicle so you could manage all this running around!
ReplyDeleteI hope you aren't burning your candle at both ends. Be sure to take some time for yourself.
ReplyDeleteThe weekend must be looking really good about now!
ReplyDeleteA loaner car is a blessing when you can't get your car to move from A to B. Hang in there until the weekend when you can charge up your batteries.
ReplyDeleteA loaner car is a blessing when you can't get your car to move from A to B. Hang in there until the weekend when you can charge up your batteries.
ReplyDeleteI call it Tired Thursday. Sounds like you have a lot going on, but it's good that you have a car to use, at least. And I know what you mean about those bunching big girl panties. Life is hard work.
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