Stamping Out Boredom, 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.  

I arrived early enough Carl was in the restroom, having just showered.  The door was ajar so i called out to let him know i was there.  He opened the door and i looked away and asked if he was dressed.  His response was his usual, "working on it!" and then i specified, are you at least covered.  He acknowledged he was.  No need to get mooned again if i don't have to be.

That's when i noticed his blanket in the closet instead of on the bed.  This either means it's dirty, or he got hot in the night and threw it on top of the dirty clothes.  When i asked, he acknowledged it wasn't dirty, so he'd gotten hot.  He'd also grabbed an extra sheet (probably why he dropped the blanket where it was, right in front of the linen shelves) and put it on the bed.

Still mostly folded, of course.  There are some things i just don't want to know.  Then he does this.

No, i'm not sure what it's supposed to be.

His drawings can be quite complex and detailed.  Carl is always a surprise.

I confirmed how long he was working and that he did not need an ice vest, as the mornings have been a bit chilly and he isn't working into the heat of the day.  Later i noticed he had an ice vest, with no ice packs in it, and was wearing it anyway.  When i asked why, he said, "I can't find a sweater!"

While trying to pack a lunch, i asked if he'd made a sandwich.  He said, "Well, I met with church friends...."  Looking in his fridge, i took that to mean no, he hadn't had the time.  Then he added something which sounded like, "...after I figured out where they were..." and trailed off again.

It sounds like he had a busy day Sunday and just didn't have time for sandwich making, so i did it and found this.

Remnants of the lunch i made for him last Monday.  It hit the trash can without passing Go or collecting $200.

It took me escorting him to the car 3 times for him to leave, and the first time i actually found one of his sweaters, which he put on over the ice vest.  It can't be comfortable, but who knows?

Once Carl was gone (in time to actually be on time), i found the usual assortment.  You never know what's under the bed.

Yes, that's a belt buckle.

Some days you have to find the rest of the belt and put it back together.

Finding this can be ominous.

He forgets to put caps on pens, and an uncapped sharpie marker is a danger to himself and others.  I never did find that sharpie, either, which worries me more.

Then there was this.

It's a rubber stamp and it says, "Partners for Healthy Babies."  Where he got it, and just as importantly, why he got it, will remain a mystery for the time being, as i was too time crunched to ask his mom.

How about more funny rubber stamps.

Have a blessed and beautiful day, everyone!

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Today is:

Durga Puja -- Hindu (start of the five-day celebration of the goddess Durga)

Feast of Good & Plenty (the candies)

Food Day -- US (inspiring people to change their diets and our food policies)  

Independence Day -- Zambia(1964)

Lilith's Day -- Ancient Mesopotamian Calendar (Lilith, legendary first wife of Adam, mother of the giants; date approximate)

Maladay -- Discordianism

National Bologna Day

Share a Pop Tart With Someone You Love Day 

St. Anthony Claret's Day (Patron of weavers; Catholic press; Claretians; Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)

St. Crispin's Eve Celebration -- Tenby, Wales

St. Raphael the Archangel's Day (traditional date; Patron of health inspectors, druggists, happy meetings, leaving home, travelers; against blindness)

Suez Victory Day -- Egypt

Take Back Your Time Day -- Canada; U.S. (anniversary of the day in the US that the Fair Labor Standards Act went into effect, specifying a 40-hour work week as the standard, in 1938)

United Nations Day

     Disarmament Week begins

     World Development Information Day

World Origami Days -- held each year from today, the birth anniversary of Lillian Oppenheimer, founder of the first origami societies in Britain and the US, until Nov. 11, which is Origami Day in Japan; information here and here   

Birthdays Today:

Monica, 1980

Kevin Kline, 1947

F. Murray Abraham, 1939

Bill Wyman, 1936

David Nelson, 1936

J. P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, 1930

Y. A. Tittle, 1926

Moss Hart, 1904

Melvin Purvis, 1903

Alexandra David-Neel, 1868 (first female foreigner to explore Tibet)

Belva A. Bennett Lockwood, 1838

Sarah Joseph Hale, 1788 (author of "Mary had a little lamb")

Antony van Leeuwenhoek, 1632

Domitian, Roman Emperor, 51

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"Dancing at Lughnasa"(Play), 1991

"Voices for Today"(Britten Op. 75), 1965

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"(Single release), 1908

"Zibeunerbaron/The Gypsy Baron"(Strauss Opera), 1885

The first Transcontinental Telegram is sent, 1861

Today in History:

Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated, 1260

The Treaty of Westphalia ends the 30 Years War, recognized the independence of Switzerland, and marks the end of the Holy Roman Empire, 1648

Felix Mendelssohn, age 9, performs his first public concert in Berlin, 1818

The match is patented, by A. Phillips, 1836

The first US transcontinental telegram is sent, from San Francisco to Washington, DC, ending the need for the Pony Express after only 2 years, 1861

Levi P. Morton, US ambassador to France, drives the first rivet for the Statue of Liberty, 1881

Dr. Robert Koch discovers the germ that causes tuberculosis, 1882

Anna Taylor becomes the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, 1901

The first NYC subway opens, 1904

Harry Houdini's last performance, 1926

The Hershey Company is incorporated, 1927

"Black Thursday", the start of the stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%, 1929

Al Capone is sentenced for tax evasion, 1931

The George Washington Bridge, connecting NY to NJ, opens, 1931

US forbids child labor in factories, 1938

The United Nations Charter is signed by the first member nations, 1945

Eisenhower pledges US support to South Vietnam, 1954

Government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union, 1980

Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission, 1998

The Concorde makes its last commercial flight, 2003

Justice Rutherford of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down the "motive clause", an important part of the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act, 2006

"Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices, 2008

The Northern Lights become visible over much of North America due to a coronal mass ejection, 2011

The E.U. plans to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent compared to 1990 levels and increase renewables to 27 percent of all energy sources, 2014

Iditarod officials confirm that some dogs in the race have been doped after they tested positive for banned substances, 2017

The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco are removed from the mausoleum in Valley of the Fallen and reburied in private family vault in Madrid, 2019

The US West Coast experiences its strongest storm ever, with a recorded barometric pressure of 945.2mb and San Francisco's wettest ever day in October, 2021

Tom Brady becomes first quarterback in NFL history to record 600 touchdown passes, 2021

Rishi Sunak becomes the first Prime Minister of color in England's history, 2022

Silent film actress Anna May Wong becomes the first Asian-American featured on a US coin as part of the American Women Quarters Program celebrating female trailblazers, 2022