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It's time once again for a random and happy Tuesday, linking up with Stacy's Random Thoughts at Stacy Uncorked and Sandee at Comedy Plus.
Well, here it is, one of the most fun holidays we have, Thanksgiving!
This is the most complicated holiday week we’ve ever had. My Tuesday lady moved to Monday afternoon, both of my Thursday people are today, and tomorrow we have the shelter and Ms. R as usual then we get to go to Grandma’s to clean there and cook as well.
Meanwhile, we are doing it with three people sharing one vehicle, sometimes with more than one place to be at the same time.
It’s all good, though, it means i am only missing one person this whole week, and she is out of town.
We are thankful to have work, that is certain.
And i am a person who takes full advantage of her down time in the evenings.
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| Like this, only i'm not so cute. |
Hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday!
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Today is:
Absurdity Day -- an internet generated absurd holiday
Africa Industrialization Day -- UN
Air Your Dirty Laundry Day -- internet generated, and be careful with this one!
Beautiful Day -- Fairy Calendar
Clean the Cat Hair Out of the Vacuum Cleaner Day -- internet generated, and always tops on my chore list
Day of Sekhmet and the Purifying Flame -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Day of National Sovereignty -- Argentina (commemorates the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado)
Dia da Consciencia Negra -- Brazil (Black Consciousness Day)
Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day aka G.O.H.A.R.D
Mawlid an Nabi -- Islam/Muslim (Prophet's Birthday, celebration begins at sunset)
Name Your PC Day -- mine is Ol' Bessy, a/k/a Old Crankypants; sponsored by Wellcat Holidays
National Entrepreneurs Day -- US (by Congressional designation)
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
Praetextatus and Paulina's Day -- Ancient Roman Calendar (Guardians of the Eleusinian Mysteries, pagan activists and devotees who tried to save Roman religions; date approximate)
Revolution Day -- Mexico (traditional)
St. Edmund the Martyr's Day (Patron of kings, torture victims, wolves; East Anglia, England; against plagues)
Teachers' Day -- Vietnam
Transgender Day of Remembrance -- memorial for those who have been killed because of transphobia
Universal Children's Day -- UN
Zumbi Day -- Brazil (death anniversary of Zumbi dos Palmares, a day of Afro-Brazilian consciousness, as he was a hero and freedom fighter)
Anniversaries Today:
The Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London, 1947
The first municipal airport in the US opens, in Tuscon, AZ, 1919
Birthdays Today:
Sabrina Lloyd, 1970
Ming-Na Wen, 1967
Sean Young, 1959
Bo Derek, 1956
Steve Dahl, 1954
Richard Masur, 1948
Duane Allman, 1946
Judy Wooodruff, 1946
Veronica Hamel, 1943
Joe Biden, 1942
Dick Smothers, 1939
Don DeLillo, 1936
Richard Dawson, 1932
Estelle Parsons, 1927
Kaye Ballard, 1926
Robert F. Kennedy, 1925
Nadine Gordimer, 1923
Gene Tierney, 1920
Robert Byrd, 1917
Alistair Cooke, 1908
Chester Gould, 1900
Edwin Hubble, 1889
Karl von Frisch, 1886
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, 1866
Selma Lagerlf, 1858
Sir Wilfred Laurier, 1841
Thomas Chattertn, 1752
Oliver Wolcott, 1726
Susanna Wesley, 1669 (mother of John, Charles, and 17 other children)
Peregrine White, 1620 (born on the Mayflower)
Maximinus, Roman Emperor, 270
Debuting/Premiering Today:
Beatles Antology 1(album release), 1995
The Day After(TV movie), 1983
"A Soldier's Play"(Fuller Pulizer winning play), 1981
"Cabaret"(Musical), 1966
"The Seven Year Itch"(Play), 1952
"The Children's Hour"(Play), 1934
"The Goldbergs"(Radio), 1929
The Sheik(Film, with Rudolph Valentino), 1921
"Das Lied von der Erde/The Song of the Earth"(Mahler symphony), 1911
"The Doctor's Dilemma"(Play), 1906
"Fidelio"(Opera, Beethoven Op. 72), 1805
Today in History:
Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire, 762
Zumbi, the last leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares of Brazil, is executed, 1695
New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify the US Bill of Rights, 1789
Curacao's government forbids slave work on Sunday, 1795
Howard University is founded in Washington, D.C., 1866
US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports, 1914
The first municipally owned airport in US opens, in Tucson Az, 1919
In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation, 1962
The SETI Institute is founded, 1984
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released, 1985
The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million, 1989
In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage, 1992
The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched, 1998
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level in eleven years, 2008
NATO agrees to begin handing over Afghanistan's security to the Afghan military, 2010
The UN World Meteorological Organization announces the 2011 greenhouse gasses reached record levels, 2012
A vote of the General Synod of the Church of England approves women to be ordained bishops beginning the next year, 2013
I suspect you NEED your down time. Enjoy it as it comes.
ReplyDeleteGrateful for the work and the money. Grateful for health and strength to work too. And thankful for the down time when we can refresh and regain our strength!
ReplyDeleteMimi,
ReplyDeleteIt's a short week for us, too. DH will be off starting tomorrow giving us a nice long holiday weekend together. We're having Thanksgiving dinner with DD#1, our little Angel, DD#2's beau, and DS. Unfortunately, DD#2 lives too far away to join us. BTW, please keep her in prayer. I found out Sunday that she and her husband decided mutually that they are better as best friends than married. They filed for a divorce which broke my heart. The devil destroys good always. He doesn't want a unity so he fills those easily influenced with his lies. I'm grateful to have such a good friend as you and consider you a blessing. Have a beautiful, safe, and happy Thanksgiving, dearie! God blessings to you and yours this holiday. :)
My Macs are always "Baby", my pc is "Anathema" and my chromebook doesn't rate a name. :-D
ReplyDeleteThat is some mixed up schedule!
ReplyDeleteMade me tired just reading all that and confused too. That is one cute kitten. Try to have a good day.
ReplyDeleteMimi, I'm never confused when I go to your blog. What did you say? See ya my friend.
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That reminds me, I need to cancel my Wednesday appointment and move it to never.
ReplyDeleteYou are one busy lady and now three of you are sharing one vehicle? Yikes. I hope you can get the others fixed so you have the ability not to juggle three different schedules.
ReplyDeleteLove that kitty. That's relaxing indeed.
Have a blessed day, my friend. ♥
Oh do hope you have a peaceful and loving Thanksgiving after your hectic schedule ~ Love, love that sweet kitty photo ~ they know how 'rest.'
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Ah now that photo is a real how-to lesson in relaxation! Your posts are always so positive. I hope that you get the use of another vehicle soon, though, it must be tricky getting the logistics sorted right now. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeletewhew....what a busy week.....Happy Thanksgiving- have a lovely blessed day!
ReplyDeleteOkay, you win. I thought my week was busy! Whew. I'm tired just reading about yours. I hope you find some quite time during the holiday weekend to enjoy some relaxation.
ReplyDeleteI got a little tired just reading that. I'm busy cleaning my house, the deep clean I always do before Thanksgiving because right after Thursday I'll be putting up Christmas decor. Happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteMy head is spinning just reading this. I hope you can relax soon.
ReplyDeleteEveryone does some extra cleaning this time of year, you must be exhausted.
ReplyDeleteGirl, you need a break. I hope you get some down time this week. I know I need one.
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful for my family being together again, but I'm still spitting mad that I lost my cell phone on Friday and it hasn't turned up. I had no choice but to order a new one today. That's life... navigating between ups and down... hopefully with a little grace.
Hope you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.
You had my head spinning with all your activity (and moving this day to that, etc.) Guess that means you made me a dizzy blonde! ;) Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Mimi! :)
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