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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.
mimi: Are you all right?
Sweetie: Well, i wanted to do some work on my big amp, so I sat in my chair and picked it up...
mimi: Let me guess, now you hurt...
Sweetie: Yes, I've got some pain down here...
mimi: As usual, you tried to do a big man thing and you strained your brain.
Pause.
Sweetie: That's not nice. Accurate, but not nice.
mimi: Just be glad you didn't give yourself a hernia.
Carl spent a good bit of time yesterday digging in his fridge before work.
"Is this my lunch for today or tomorrow?" he asked me.
Well i haven't been here since last week, i have no clue, i told him. If you want it today, take it, and if you want it for tomorrow, leave it.
"Well, I don't know, I really want it for today, but I will need it tomorrow..."
Unfortunately, having it both days is not one of your choices.
"Oh, well. At least wrap up my gingerbread for me, okay?"
Dessert first, last, and always, with Carl and Ms. S.
Time for the informative, the inventive, and the funny, courtesy of Grandma. Where she finds this stuff, i have no clue.
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| Invention: a frost strip to keep your drinks cold. |
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| Invention: a shopping cart that keeps up with how much you are spending. |
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| In Japan, fans stay to help clean the stadium! |
Have a blessed and beautiful day, everyone!
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Today is:
Curling Is Cool Day -- embrace the Olympic sport the whole family can play; sponsored by Wellcat Holidays
Defenders of the Motherland Day (formerly Red Army Day) -- Russia and some former Soviet Republics
Homeland Defenders' Day -- Kyrguzstan
Motherland Defenders' Day -- Transdniestria
Diesel Engine Day -- Rudolph Diesel received his patent in Germany on this day in 1893
Easy Divorce Day -- marking the passage, in 1915, of the Nevada law granting easy divorces after only a 6 month residency, the first such in the US
International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day -- while i can't figure out who started this one, even Mr. Google says it's celebrated today
Iwo Jima Day -- commemoration of the US flag raising
National Banana Bread Day
National Day -- Brunei
Pebbles Day -- Pebbles Flintstone was born this day around 10,000BC
Republic Day (Mashramani) -- Guyana
Scout - Guide Week -- Canada (Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada plan and hold special activities; through the 27th)
Single-Tasking Day -- encouraging you to do one thing at a time, and not feel guilty; begun by Theresa Gabriel, who claims multitasking is inefficient and hurts your brain! she suggests it be on the 4th Tuesday of the month, although other sites list other dates
Spay Day USA -- sponsored by the HSUS; Sit! Stay! Spay! Good Owner!
St. Milburga of Shropshire's Day (Patron of birds)
St. Polycarp of Smyrna's Day (Patron against dysentery and earache)
St. Serenus the Gardener's Day (Patron of bachelors, falsely accused people)
Terminalia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (festival for Terminus, god of land boundary markers)
World Spay Day -- don't let your pets litter!
Birthdays Today:
Emily Blunt, 1983
Niecy Nash, 1970
Michael Dell, 1965
"Bobby" Bonilla, 1963
Howard Jones, 1955
Patricia Richardson, 1951
"Too Tall" Jones, 1951
John Sanford, 1944
Johnny Winter, 1944
Peter Fonda, 1939
Sylvia Chase, 1938
Donna J. Stone, 1933
Paul Tibbets, 1915
William L. Shirer, 1904
Victor Fleming, 1889
W.E.B. DuBois, 1868
Emma Hart Willard, 1787
George Frederic Handel, 1685
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, 1646
Samuel Pepys, 1633
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Fortune and Men's Eyes"(Play), 1967
"Pinocchio"(Disney Cartoon), 1940
Today in History:
Emperor Diocletian orders the general persecution of Christians, 303
Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type, 1455
France begins its fifth "holy war" against the Huguenots, 1574
Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army, 1778
The first US raw-cotton-to-cloth mill is founded, in Waltham, Massachusetts, 1813
The first US pharmaceutical college is organized, the College of Apothecaries in Philidelphia, 1821
Santa Anna begins his siege of the Alamo, 1836
John Newman leaves the Anglican Church and is welcomed into the Roman Catholic Church, 1846
In Mexico, American troops under General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna, 1847
Great Britain formally recognises the independence of the Boers in the area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, signing the Bloemfontein Convention with the Orange Free State, 1854
The London Times publishes the world's first classified ad, 1886
Charles Martin Hall, assisted by his sister Julia Brainerd Hall, produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, 1886
The French/Italian Riviera is struck by an earthquake that leaves 2,000 dead, 1887
The Tootsie Roll is introduced by Leo Hirshfield, 1896
In France, Emile Zola is imprisoned for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing the government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus, 1898
The Cuban state of Guantanamo is leased to the US, 1903
The US acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million, 1904
The Rotary Club International is founded in Chicago, 1905
Russian Tsar Nicholas II dissolves the Diet of Finland, 1909
The US state of Nevada enacts a convenient divorce law, 1915
The February Revolution begins in Russia, 1917
Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, 1941
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded, 1847
The first mass inoculation with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh, 1954
First meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), 1955
The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri, 1983
Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 1987
A small fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir, 1997
An avalanche destroys the Austrian village of Galtür, killing 31, 1999
Unknown criminals pour more than 2.5 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in Northern Italy, causing an environmental disaster, 2010
A study published in Science Journal suggests that the earliest European Palaeolithic artwork in Spain was in fact made by Neanderthals, 2018
I don't think the shopping cart is a good idea. People would buy less.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I love the funnies from your Grandma especially the ones with the little toddlers. Have a happy week.
ReplyDeleteGrandma finds some gems doesn't she?
ReplyDeleteAnd now I am wondering what my signature scent is.
Wow, now are brains are really working with all those facts. We are not surprised by Japan. Mom spent a lot of time over there when she was a flight attendant and they are obsessed with everything being clean. Have a great day and maybe make Carl another lunch?
ReplyDeleteThose were all good today and we really enjoyed the word confusion!
ReplyDeleteWhere do I start with what I liked about this post. Guess it will be "rises in the yeast and sets in the waist". All good ones.
ReplyDeleteI loved the meme about the baby with the bowl and the spaghetti all around. I remember a photo my mother had of me just like like that one. Today I eat all of my spaghetti. LOL Have a great day Mimi.
ReplyDeleteCruisin Paul
Wow! I like this kind of word-nerdyness. Thank you!
ReplyDeletePoor Sweetie. I hope he isn't hurt to badly. I love your interactions with Carl. What a hoot.
ReplyDeleteLove all the did you know. No I didn't know.
I wonderful about those things too. I don't think there is an answer for them either.
Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Big hug. ♥
Fun post ~ favorite are the kid and pet photos ~
ReplyDeleteLiving moment to moment,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Brain strain. We see it a lot!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Carl. Make sure the most important things comes along...
And I LOVE those funnies! Especially the one about Mom calling you by your full name. Yikes!
Some good funnies today
ReplyDeleteOh so many things to comment on! Carl is lucky to have you with all your patience! Your sweetie is lucky to have you with your sense of humor! And we are lucky to have you and your treasure trove of funnies and facts! I especially like that grocery cart that adds stuff up for you- good way to stay on budget! Cheers and have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the humour! I love it...and it is always most welcome! :)
ReplyDeleteGrandma certainly came up with some good ones this time. The one about spelling and pronunciation made me think. AS for Japanese fans cleaning the stadium, I think it's nice. I'm told they have to clean up from infancy, and even small children have to clean their school at the end of the day. Seems like a great habit to get into!
ReplyDeleteI need the shopping cart that gently suggests, "Stop now."
ReplyDeleteI like that shopping cart, but no store will ever have one because they don't want us to know how much we are spending. :)
ReplyDeleteSo much interesting info here. I did not know about tongue prints, nor about ants not sleeping (although I do have night when I must be channeling those ants and don't get any sleep myself).
ReplyDeletePoor Carl, but at least he has dessert :)
ReplyDeleteLove the funnies.
Grandma gives you all the good stuff. I love it all. Carl is having quite a time. I think all the weather chaos has confused everyone. SOmedays I want to eat all the stuff we have and other days I am content with yogurt or something simple. You are quite a kind heart always and to all.
ReplyDeleteOh I hope Sweetie didn't hurt himself too bad! My hubby gave himself a hernia years ago, so he has to be very careful picking up heavy stuff. He traded in one of his heavy amps for a lighter one. ;)
ReplyDeleteI was literally laughing out loud with your funnies! Thank you, I needed that! :)