Sunday, April 9, 2023

Makin' It or Not (Cajun Joke) and Sunday Selections

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To all who celebrate Easter:  Alleluia!  He is Risen!


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Just because Sandee of Comedy Plus is no longer hosting a Silly Sunday blog hop, do not expect me to quit telling Cajun jokes, especially as it has now become a habit.


Yesterday, I overheard Grandma saying to Grandpa, "I did it and I can have ice cream tomorrow!  I went without ice cream during all of Lent."


Thibodeaux be axin' Boudreaux, "How did you do wit' what you done give up for Lent?"


An' Boudreaux say, "I's gonna say dis, Lent be when I fin' out what addictions I still gots me some control over, an' mais!  Dis year, de answer be none o' dem!"



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Sunday Selections was started as a way for bloggers to use photos that might otherwise just languish in their files.  The rules have been relaxed, and it is now simply a showcase for your photos, new or old, good or bad, although nothing rude, please.  It was hosted by River, who still participates, and is now hosted by Elephant's Child.        


A walk, a few sights, and skyscapes.




























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Today is:


Appomattox Day -- US (marking the end of the US Civil War on this day in 1865)


Astronauts' Day -- web generated by someone who wants all these brave people honored


Baghdad Liberation Day -- Kurdistan, Iraq


Bataan Day/Day of Valor -- Philippines (Araw ng Kagitingan)


Cleaning for a Reason Week begins -- raising awareness of Cleaning For A Reason, which helps provide free residential cleaning to women fighting cancer   


Dita e Kushtetutes -- Kosovo (Constitution Day)


Dry Milk Day -- the first patent for powdered milk was issued this day in 1792 to Samuel Percy


Easter -- Christian (remembrance of the resurrection of Jesus)

     National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day -- US (always on Easter Sunday)

     Paskar -- Iceland (Easter, the day trolls and evil beings sleep through the day, so an auspicious day to look for the wishing stone)


Feast of Jalal (Glory) -- Baha'i


Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse -- sponsored by The Innocence Revolution 


Independence Restoration Day -- Georgia (formerly Day of National Unity)


Martyr's Day -- Tunisia


Name Yourself Day -- an internet holiday allowing you to change your name for a day, if you want to.


National Cherish An Antique Day -- hooray for old fashioned quality!


National Chinese Almond Cookie Day


National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day -- US


Observation of the Nazi Occupation -- Denmark (anniversary of the Nazi invasion)


Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday -- Orthodox Christian


Public Library Day -- US (anniversary of the opening of the first "publicly funded" library -- i.e. a tax based, free library -- in the US, in 1833 in Petersborough, New Hampshire)


Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson -- Asatru/Norse Pagan Calendar (Haakon the Great, one of the Jarls of Hladhir)


St. Casilda's Day (Patron against sterility)


St. Mary of Cleophas' Day (one of the Marys in the Bible who was present at the Crucifixion)


Verruca Day -- Fairy Calendar (Goblin Celebration again)


Vimy Ridge Day -- Canada


Winston Churchill Day -- commemorates his becoming an honorary US citizen


World Konkani Day -- Goa (Official language of the Indian state of Goa; on the death anniversary of the pioneer of modern Konkani literature, Vaman Raghunath Varde Valaulikar)



Anniversaries Today:


Sophia Loren marries Carlo Ponti, 1966

Wayne Newton marries Kathleen McCrone, 1994

Charles, Prince of Wales, marries Camilla Parker-Bowles, 2005



Birthdays Today:


Elle Fanning, 1998

Kristen Stewart, 1990

Jesse McCartney, 1987

Leighton Meester, 1986

Taylor Kitsch, 1981

Keshia Knight Pulliam, 1979

Rachel Stevens, 1978

Gerard Way, 1977

Austin Peck, 1971

Jacques Villeneueve, 1971

Cynthia Nixon, 1966

Paulina Prizkova, 1965

Dennis Quaid, 1954

Michael Learned, 1939

Avery Schreiber, 1935

Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1933

Paul Krassner, 1932

Tom Lehrer, 1928

Hugh Hefner, 1926

John Presper Eckert, Jr., 1919

Ward Bond, 1903

Paul Robeson, 1898

Efrem Zimbalist, 1889

Frank King, 1883

Eadweard Muybridge, 1830

Charles Baudelaire, 1821

Tamerlane, 1336



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"Ticket to Ride"(Beatles' single), 1965

"Diamond Lil"(Play), 1928

"Shadow of a Gunman"(Play), 1923

The World, the Flesh and the Devil(Film), 1914



Today in History:


The Mongol hordes defeat the Poles and Germans in the Battle of Liegnitz, 1241

Robert Cavalier de la Salle reaches the mouth of the Mississippi River and claims all the land drained by the river and its tributaries for France, 1682

The African Methodist Episcopal church in the US is formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1816

The oldest audible sound recording of a human voice is made, 1860

Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the US Civil War, 1865

Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska, 1967

The Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada, 1869

Jumbo the Elephant arrives in the US, 1882

The Titanic leaves Queenstown, Ireland for NYC, 1912

The first full color film, "World, The Flesh, and The Devil", premiers in London, 1914

Mae West makes her NYC debut in "Diamond Lil," 1928

The first Japanese built aircraft to fly to Europe, the Kamikaze, arrives at Croydon Airport in London, 1937

The Suez Canal is officially opened for shipping, 1957

NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven", 1959

In the first game in the Astrodome, Houston beats the Yankees 2-1 in an exhibition game, and Mickey Mantle hits the first indoor home run, 1967

The first British built Concorde makes its first flight, 1969

Georgia declares its indepedence from Russia, 1991

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, at Westminster Abbey, 2002

Facebook purchases Instagram, a photo sharing application, for $1 billion, 2012

US Senator Tammy Duckworth becomes the first senator to give birth while in office, 2018

According to ecologists, The Netherlands has its first resident wolf population in 140 years, 2019

15 comments:

  1. Love your walk - that is one super cute donkey, and I always adore your skyscapes.

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  2. Happy Easter to you and your family, Mimi.

    God bless you all.

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  3. Happy Easter. Thank you for the wonderful pictures. Have a blessed Sunday.

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  4. There is something so special about seeing light streaming through clouds, and the colours in this weeks images are a delight. Good or bad weather, there is magic in all aspects of nature.
    Have a lovely holiday.
    ERin

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  6. Another fun Cajun joke and great series of photos ~ especially your sky shots ~ Wow!

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  7. we bee on free wi fi two day !!!

    sew stoppin bye with paste N coppee

    with easturr greetinz and NOE BURD

    happee fun day hippee hoppee :) ♥♥

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  8. thecontemplativecat@blogspot.com here. Google and/or Blogger is messing with me. I always am amazed at the history of events on this day. And the names of famous people born on this day always makes me think how they changed the world about them. Happy Easter! Rejoice!

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  9. if R commintz iz knot headed two cyber space

    we bee on free wi fi two day !!!

    sew stoppin bye with paste N coppee

    with easturr greetinz and NOE BURD

    happee fun day hippee hoppee :) ♥♥

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  10. WOW, those skies are so amazing. Happy Easter from all of us at Brian’s Home!

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  11. Cute joke and great photos. Good for Grandma. :) I gave up chocolate. Happy Easter!

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  12. Lovely photos. Happy Easter. xx

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  13. I love the sunbeams shining through, very appropriate for Easter I think. I don't do Lent, but if I had to give up something I could do without chocolate.
    The pot of hydrangeas is pretty, my own are supremely UNDERperforming and will be repotted and given away in spring.

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  14. Another great Cajun jloke and some lovely pictures!

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  15. Yep. It takes trying to stay away from something to realize what a hold it has on you! ;)
    Stunning skyscapes!

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