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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.
My final A to Z Post always has Zillions as part of the title because it is Little Girl's Birthday and we love her zillions.
She's looking for summer work in addition to her military duties, and has only the fall semester left in nursing school.
While there are a few things she's unsure of, such as whether she wants to go into psychiatric nursing or NICU, or whether to stay in the military after school, she knows she's chosen a good career path for her and she's never one to let the grass grow under her feet.
Happy Birthday, Little Girl!
Boudreaux an' Clothile done be talkin' 'bout Aline, dey daughter, an' how she be workin' hard an' de firs' in de fam'ly to get to college.
"Dat girl's ship goin' come in one day!" Clothile say.
Boudreaux done shook hims head. "I be so proud o' her. Mais, when my ship come in, I'm pro'ly gonna be at de airport!"
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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.
These geese were very loud in warning us to stay away from them last week when Becca and i were walking Mr. Cal. I managed to catch a few photos of flowers on the way, too.
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Today is:
Armed Forces Day -- Georgia
Birthday of the King / Konungens födelsedag -- Sweden (HM King Carl XVI Gustav; an official flag day)
Bugs Bunny Day -- while some consider his debut to have been in "A Wild Hare," released in July two years later, other say that Bugs was the rabbit in "Porky's Hare Hunt," released this date in 1938
Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day -- this one has its own Facebook page
Camarón Day -- French Foreign Legion
Consumer Protection Day -- Thailand
Díá De Los Niños/Díá De Los Libros -- American Library Association (Children Day/Book Day; a celebration that emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds)
Dia de Rincon -- Rincon, Bonaire
El Dia del Nino -- Mexico (Children's Day)
Fairy Queen's Birthday -- Fairy Calendar
Faeriae Latinae -- Ancient Roman Calendar (Feast of the Latin League, a festival to honor Jupiter)
Mother, Father Deaf Day -- to honor deaf parents and recognize the gifts of culture and language they give to their hearing children; sponsored by CODA (Children of Deaf Adults International)
International Jazz Day -- UNESCO (originated with the New Jersey Jazz Society and sanctioned by the United Nations Jazz Society, the American Federation of Jazz Societies, and the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society; this year's International Jazz Day Global Concert will be an All-Star Webcast)
Landsgemeinde -- Appenzell, Inner Rhoden Canton, Switzerland (one of the last examples of direct democracy left; the final Sunday of each April all voters in the canton age 18 and older, wearing traditional swords, gather for a church service and then vote directly on all affairs of the canton for the year; no secret ballots, all raise their hands to vote yea or nay; festival follows. This tradition dates back to the 14th century.)
Liberation/Reunification Day -- Vietnam
May Eve -- eve of the first day of summer in many traditions, including
Beltane/Samhain Eve -- Pagan traditions
Carodejnice -- Czech Republic; Slovakia
Maitag Vorabend -- Switzerland
Mange les Morts -- Haiti (festival of the dead)
Salus -- Portugal; Spain (festival of the dead)
Valborgsmässoafton -- Sweden
Walpurgis Night -- Ancient Celtic/Nordic Calendars
Mr. Potato Head Day -- the classic toy went on sale this day in 1952, and you used your own potato
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day -- US (can't find a sponsoring organization, but it's not a bad idea)
National Honesty Day -- including Honest Abe Awards (Abies) and dishonorable mentions for those who have been particularly publicly egregious; celebrated today because we began the month with April Fooling and lies, so today is to celebrate the opposite*
National Military Brats Day -- US (Military Brats, Inc., wants the US Congress to set aside a day to recognize the sacrifices of the children of military service men and women)
National Oatmeal Cookie Day
National Raisin Day
National Tabby Cat Day
National Therapy Animal Day
Pet Parent's Day -- honoring those who consider pets a part of the family
St. Adjutor of Vernon's Day (Patron of drowning victims, sailors, swimmers, yachtsmen; Vernon, France; against drowning)
St. James the Great's Day -- Orthodox Christian
Teacher's Day -- Paraguay
Tortie Cat Appreciation Day
Turkmen Racing Horse Festival -- Turkmenistan
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day -- anyone, anywhere in the world who makes a pinhole photograph today may upload it to the world-wide online gallery
Zhabdrung Kuchhoe -- Bhutan (death anniversary of Zhabdrung)
*to nominate someone for an Abie or a dishonorable mention, contact M. Hirsh Goldberg, founder and author of The Book of Lies, mhgoldberg@comcast.net)
Anniversaries Today:
Pele marries Assiria Seixas Lemos, 1994
The Organization of American States is founded, 1948
Louisiana becomes the 18th US state, 1812
Birthdays Today:
Dianna Agron, 1986
Kirsten Dunst, 1982
Johnny Galecki, 1975
Jeff Timmons, 1973
Carolyn Dawn Johnson, 1971
Adrian Pasdar, 1965
Michael Waltrip, 1963
Isiah Thomas, 1961
Stuart Mathis, 1960
Stephen Harper, 1959
Jane Campion, 1954
Perry King, 1948
Carl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden, 1946
Michael J. Smith, 1945
Jill Clayburgh, 1944
Burt Young, 1940
Gary Collins, 1938
Willie Nelson, 1933
Cloris Leachman, 1926
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, 1909
Eve Arden, 1908
Ellis Wilson, 1899
Louise Dilworth Beatty Homer, 1871
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Barnum"(Musical), 1980
"The Dresser"(Play), 1980
"Inside U.S.A."(Musical revue), 1948
"Arthur Godfrey Time"(Radio), 1945
"Pelleas et Melisande"(Opera), 1902
"Dmitri Donskoi"(Opera), 1852
"Love for Love"(Play), 1695
Today in History:
Supernova SN 1006, the brightest supernova in recorded history, appears in the constellation Lupus, 1006
Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503, 1483
Columbus is given a royal commission to equip his fleet, 1492
On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States, 1789
The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France, 1803
Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation, 1838
Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughn, Mississippi, while trying to
make up time on the Cannonball Express, 1900
Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city, 1907
Peru becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty, 1920
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, 1927
The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny, 1938
In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established, 1948
The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom, 1963
Communist forces gain control of Saigon and the Vietnam War formally ends, 1975
Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, 1980
CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free, 1993
Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 1999
Two skeletal remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and one of his sisters, 2008
Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, 2009
Hailed as the largest World's Fair in history, Expo 2010 opens in Shanghai, China, 2010
Born without a trachea, a 2-year-old Korean-Canadian child is the youngest patient in history to receive a bioengineered organ made from stem cells; she received the transplanted organ at the Children's Hospital of Illinois, 2013
Willem-Alexander becomes the first male Monarch of Netherlands in 123 years, following the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix, 2013
The MESSENGER spacecraft is intentionally deorbited and destroyed, 2015
A new species of water beetle from the Malaysian Borneo’s Maliau Basin is named after actor Leonardo DiCaprio, 2018
The world's oldest known spider, a female trapdoor in Western Australia, dies at the age of 43 after being stung by a wasp, 2018
Japan’s Emperor Akihito declares his abdication, effective the next day, 2019
Captain Tom Moore, who raised more £30 million for the National Health Service by walking in his garden, turns 100 and is made an honorary colonel by the Queen, 2020
After surviving Ewing's sarcoma and receiving a prosthetic leg, Jacky Hunt-Broersma sets a world record by running 104 consecutive marathons in 104 days, 2022
Happy birthday Little Girl. With zillions of good wishes.
ReplyDeleteLove the geese - and always delight in your skyscapes. Thank you.
Lovely set of photos. Thanx Mimi.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Got to love sunflowers as they give off such a possitive vibe. I know the birds love them too for the seeds. The last sky scape image is our fav this week, but to be fair, it is hard to chose.
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Happy Birthday Little Girl. Even I am proud of you though I haven't the pleasure of having met you. And by the way, I LOVE Cajun jokes, I could listen all day!
ReplyDeleteI always read today in History as it is fascinating the things I can learn about.
Perfect Sunday Selections!
ReplyDeleteCute joke. Happy Birthday to your daughter! She sounds like an amazing woman.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your daughter ~ she is doing so well ~ hope she doesn't go into psychiatric nursing ~ other areas more rewarding ~ Fun Cajun joke and gorgeous photos ~ especially, your sky shots ~ Wow!
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Happy Birthday to Little Girl from all of us. Hooray for a new nurse coming on duty soon.
ReplyDeletewe buzzed bye de burd foot age !!!
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N sneekin round on free WI FI
long with uz iz copee & paste
fish on de grillz reddy two baste ♥♥♥
Happy Birthday Little Girl!
ReplyDeleteI gave up waiting for my ship to come in, it probably sank somewhere out in the ocean.
Belated Happy Birthday Little Girl! Cajun joke brilliant, photos fab!
ReplyDeleteYou cover all the bases! Oh my goodness, so much to enjoy. Happy Birthday a bit late to Little Girl! Love the Cajuns and what a sweet pup. A new marriage? Ah....sweetness. I was asking for prayers at my PhamilyBlog but I saw something here about Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. My husbands BFF has a younger sister who survived it once and now it came back with a vengeance. Please pray for Audrey.
ReplyDeleteLots of wonderful shares. I love hearing about your loved ones. Love those Cajun's and lots of fun here. Sweet pup too. Our son Jeremy has Stella and he was told, as she is a rescue, found in the road years ago, that she is part Blue Heeler. Wonderful sweet dogs but as any pup, they can be busy! Prayers for good times when the lovebirds go honeymooning. Enjoy the new week.
ReplyDeleteDearest messymimi,
ReplyDeleteWith utmost gratitude for hosting and for sharing always posts leaving me in awe,
I'm sending my dearest love to you
X Daniela @ ~ My little old world ~ (Dany)
Happy Birthday, Amazing Girl! Hahaha! I'd pro'ly be at de airport wi' Boudreaux!
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