Of Brownies and Crises, a Random and Happy Tuesday Post

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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.  

Yesterday was Carl's last day of the vacation time he took for all the family visits and celebrations, and i'm sure he was preparing the car to return to work today which is why it happened.

When i got to the house, the dome light was on in his car, and his car door was unlocked.  Ack.

My first thought was he'd left the door unlocked while putting stuff in there for work, and someone had taken advantage of it in the middle of the night, turning the light on to rifle through it all and just leaving it.

Of course, because i was in a hurry to get inside as soon as i realized what might have happened, i had a very hard time getting the door open.

When i got in, he was stumbling out of bed to head to his sleep chair.  Where's your phone? i asked him.  His mom tells him to lock his phone in the glove box the night before work, so he won't forget it in the morning, and the glove box was open.

"What?  My phone?  On the charger, um, I think."

Show me, i insisted.  He showed me.

Okay, now where are the keys to the car?  My next thought was he'd left them and they'd been taken, and the thieves would possibly be back, it has happened that they come back another night to actually steal the car.

A brief search found the keys.

Why is your glove box open? i asked.

"Well, um, it doesn't shut right any more, and, uh, I can't keep it closed..."

The car started, so no dead battery.  He'd been messing around in the car the evening before, and like Carl, just forgotten to turn off the light and lock the doors.  No crisis.

Tell that to my pounding heart, right?

Then he says, "Don't tell my mom, she's been nagging me enough about the credit card!"  Knowing that house, he's left it somewhere, they just don't know where, and his mother has been after him to replace it.  Yes, i kept my mouth shut, and told him to be more careful about locking up.

He went to nap for a while, and i got busy in his room.

Having clients at home when i'm cleaning is sometimes not very convenient.  Ms. V and Mr. L have always been retired and at home when i'm there, so i'm used to it, but Carl, not so much as he's generally leaving for work soon after i arrive.  When he's there, he tends to pop in and out of his room at odd times, and out of habit, he turns off the lights and i have to go turn them back on.  It's something i've learned to just laugh about.

Yesterday, i'd just gotten the shower sprayed for cleaning when he came in and decided he needed a shower.

"I'm going to go exercise!" he said, standing in his undies (he has no sense of propriety, especially around his family and me).

Don't you want to exercise and get all sweaty first, then shower? i asked.

"Well, um, no, I have to be clean to go there!"  Carl logic, especially as i know he was already clean, he showers daily and sometimes twice a day.

Then, "Where are the washcloths?"

In the washer, of course, as i was in the middle of laundry, so i told him i'd bring him one.

By the time i got back with one of the spares from the main house linen closet, he was in the shower.  What else did i expect?  Would he really wait until i brought it?  No, not Carl.  Yes, i opened the bathroom door and he reached out of the shower to get it.  He didn't flash me this time, he seems to have learned that much.

Once he got out of the shower and got dressed, he had to eat.  "I can't exercise on an empty stomach!"  He can't do anything on an empty stomach, that one.

While digging for food, he came across something in his freezer, and said, "Oh, no, now it's ruined!"

What was it, i asked.

"From Applebees, for my birthday, I got a brownie with ice cream on top, and the ice cream was melting, so i put it in the freezer, and now it's no good any more!"

Why wouldn't it still be good? i asked.

"Well, that was a few days ago..."

Trust me, i told him, a frozen brownie will last more than a few days, you can still eat it, just get it out and let it get a bit soft while you eat supper and it will be ready.

"Okay..." he didn't seem convinced, but i know from experience that a brownie will last in the freezer for a bit of a while.

Eventually he headed for the door and i asked if he was going to go exercise.  "Mania Day at the park!" he said.

Whatever it is, i hope he had fun.

In other news around here, Sweetie and Brother-in-Law ended up not going to the funeral for Ms. McG.  They were prepared to go, but their sister told them not to.  There were too many people coming whose health status was unknown, and she didn't want them taking the risk.

If you think i shouldn't use funeral funnies today, skip the next part.

Have a blessed and beautiful day, everyone!

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Today is:

Another Look Unlimited Day -- sponsored by Envira Myntyl, a day to look around and see what you don't need and can donate to charity, to lessen the flow to landfills

Armed Forces Day -- Sao Tome and Principe

Defense Day -- Pakistan

Ear and Trumpter Contests for Mice -- Fairy Calendar

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

National Boss/Employee Exchange Day -- US (or anyone else who wants to foster understanding between bosses and employees, trade places for a day and see how the other half lives!)

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

Play Days -- sponsored by the HUMOR Project, add humor to your life; through Saturday  

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

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)

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

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, Massachussetts, 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