Thankful All Over (Ten Things of Thankful)

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There are always reasons to be thankful, even on a long workday when there’s not much time to write.

In fact, i’m grateful for the work.

We are making progress replacing all the light bulbs in the house with LEDs.  It’s slow, waiting for the ones we have to burn out and changing one at a time, but i am thankful it is happening.

The cat food delivery came just in time.  (We have to use a prescription food, the cheapest way to get it is autoshipped through Chewy.com, and it’s always a guessing game if the cats will eat it faster this time than last and i’ll have to go buy a small bag from our vet.)

We have started getting our tax information, and i am thankful i’ve got it all in one place and i’m adding things up a bit each day to get ready.

In spite of doing my best, i have not managed to lose my latest reusable water bottle. :)

Little Girl is getting her promotion, she will be leaving for Sergeant’s School (that’s not what they call it, but that’s what it really is) in the next couple of months.

She has also brought Coda here again, and i am always thankful for a German shepherd in the house.

The weather has been moderate, and Tripod SissyCat has been able to spend her hour on the porch every evening.  (This will change, cold is coming, but it’s been lovely and i am thankful.)

Brother-in-Law, The Mouth, was stranded when his tire went flat in a store parking lot.  While he went in the store to wait for us to get off work to come help, someone used a portable tank to fill his tire with air!  We are thankful to whomever it was, the person did not stick around to be thanked, B-i-L just found it pumped up when he went back out there.  Also, i am thankful it held until he could drive the truck to Kevin and Lenny’s, and they are fixing the tire free because he bought it there.  Then there’s the fact that today i am going to NOLA, so Sweetie will walk to Kevin and Lenny’s to pick up the truck and then drive it back to B-i-L, i am so glad they are walking distance from us.

We have clean laundry, enough to last until i can get back to the laundromat on Tuesday.

Please join us and our gracious and wonderful hostess Kristi from ThankfulMe, write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful.    

   

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Today is:

Annual Visit of the Poe Toaster -- the mysterious person who, for almost 75 years, dressed in black with a wide brimmed hat and scarf, annually visited Poe's grave on his birthday, leaving roses and cognac; has not been seen since 2009

Bald Eagle Appreciation Days -- Keokuk, IA, US (through tomorrow)

Brew A Potion Day -- internet generated, no reasons given

Confederate Heroes Day -- Texas, US 

Feast of Sultan (Sovereignty) -- Baha'i

Gasparilla Extravaganza -- Tampa, FL, US (the rum free version of the Pirate Festival celebration, with a kid's parade and lots of fun; the adult version is next Saturday)

Horror Novels Are Horrendous Day -- for Poe's birth anniversary

KidFilm Festival -- Dallas, TX (international children's film festival; through tomorrow)

La Tamborrada -- San Sebastian, Spain (begins in the evening, a 24 hour drum jam session and the city's biggest fiesta)

Learn to Ski Day -- always the 3rd Saturday of January, and you go right ahead

Little Ricky Day -- marking the date of his arrival on "I Love Lucy"

Loop Ice Carnival -- The Loop, St. Louis, MO, US (winter frolics, including the "Frozen Bun" run; through tomorrow)

National Popcorn Day

Neon Sign Day -- patented this day in 1915

Sacrifices to Apollon -- Ancient Greek Calendar (date approximate)

St. Canute's Day a/k/a St. Knud (Patron of Denmark)

St. Henry of Uppsala's Day (Patron of the Catholic Cathedral of Helsinki; Finland; against storms)

Theophany/Epiphany -- Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christians who still follow the Julian Calendar

    Timket -- Ethiopian Orthodox Christian (with huge, colorful festivals through the whole country)

    Blessing of the Waters -- Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sophia, Bayswater, London, UK

Tin Can Day -- patented this day in 1825

Birthdays Today:

Shawn Johnson, 1992

Jodie Sweetin, 1982

Frank Caliendo, 1974

Drea de Matteo, 1972

Shawn Wayans, 1971

Wendy Moniz, 1969

Junior Seau, 1969

Paul McCrane, 1961

William Ragsdale, 1961

Thomas Kinkade, 1958

Simon Rattle, 1955

Desi Arnaz, Jr., 1953

Dewey Bunnell, 1952

Robert Palmer, 1949

Paula Deen, 1947

Dolly Parton, 1946

Shelley Fabares, 1944

Janis Joplin, 1943

Michael Crawford, 1942

Phil Everly, 1939

Richard Lester, 1932

Robert MacNeil, 1931

Tippi Hedren, 1931

Fritz Weaver, 1926

Jean Stapleton, 1923

Guy Madison, 1922

John H. Johnson, 1918

Lester Flatt, 1914

Edgar J. Helms, 1863

Paul Cezanne, 1839

Edgar Allan Poe, 1809

Robert E. Lee, 1807

James Watt, 1736 (O.S. date)

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"48 Hours"(TV), 1988

"The Millionaire"(TV), 1955

"Woman of the Year"(Film), 1942

"Il Trovatore"(Verdi Opera), 1853

"Faust Part I"(Goethe tragic play), 1829

Today in History:

Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy, 1419

San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is currently the oldest church in the Philippines, 1607

The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, 1788

The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope, 1806

Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett obtain a patent for a process of storing food in tin cans, 1825

Goethe's Faust Part I premiers, 1829

Verdi's Il Trivatore preniers in Rome, 1853

The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey, 1883

Ibsen's play The Master Builder premiers in Berlin, 1893

Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising, 1915

The US Senate votes against membership in League of Nations, 1920

Coopers Inc. sells the world's first briefs, 1930

For the only time in recorded history, snow falls in Miami, Florida, 1977

The last VW Beetle made in Germany leaves the plant, 1978

United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity, 1981

The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced, 1983

Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations, 1993

The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto, 2006

Calcium deposits are discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover, 2013

American skier Lindsey Vonn wins her 63rd World Cup, setting a new record, 2015