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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Are the Aliens Coming for Your Bananas? (Wordless Wednesday) and Words for Wednesday

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Linking up with Wordless Wednesday, BeThere2Day, and Sandee at Comedy Plus.     






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Please keep Ms. Sandee and Mr. Zane in your heart and prayers.  She's supposed to try to post an update on Thankful Thursday tomorrow.


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Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and has become a moveable feast of word or picture or music prompts to encourage us to write stories, poems, or whatever strikes our fancy.    


This month, the prompts are being provided by River 


This week's words/prompts are: 


1. off the beaten track 


2. cheeky old fella's goin' fishin' 


3. bouquet 


4. marketing  


5. cape 


6. crease 


Charlotte's colour of the month is olive green if you would like to include it.



"What's Warren up to with the BOUQUET?  And what's he wearing?"


"The Cheeky Old Fella's Goin' Fishin'."


"Again!  Wasn't last time enough?  And Olive Green's a good color, but not on that, what is it, a CAPE!"


"I guess last time didn't teach him much, and he heard on the grapevine she likes those comic book movies they make these days.  The new tenant, you've seen 'er, works in the MARKETING department someplace downtown, took the room here for a month until her flat is ready."


"She's Off The Beaten Track, even for him.  How much you want to bet she'll send him packing faster'n he can blink?"


"And likely with a CREASE in his 'cape' to boot."


"Let's go watch the fun, and make sure this one doesn't try to toss him out the window like the last time."



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Today is:


Big Bird Day -- it's his birthday, and he's still only 6 years old!  (wish i could figure out that trick)


Bockbier/Bock Beer Day -- bock is the German word for strong, so a day to honor very strong, very dark, sweet, heavy beer


Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Day -- birth anniversary of children's author Bill Martin


Dietitians Day -- Canada   


Equinox -- related celebrations (03:06 UTC)

     Akitu Festival begins -- Ancient Sumerian Calendar

     Chunfen -- China

     Festival of Dumuzi -- Ancient Sumerian Calendar (return of the god of life and death to be with the goddess of life and bring the spring)

     Festival of Iduna -- Ancient Norse Calendar (goddess of spring, keeper of the apples of youth for the gods)

     Haru-no-Higan -- Japanese Buddhist

     Harvest Festival and Coming Forth of the Great Ones from the House of Ra -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar

     Jare -- Old Slavic Calendar

     Kukulcan Snake God in Chichen Itza -- Yucatan (the snake shadow appears only at the equinox, and celebrations are held before and after)

     Maslenitsa -- Asatru/Slavic Pagan Calendar

     Ostara/Mabon -- Wicca/Pagan, Ancient Norse Calendar, Old Anglo-Teutonic Calendar

     Pacha Pucuy -- Ancient Inca Calendar ("Earth Ripening")

     Shunbun no Hi -- Japan

     Taoist festival of Shen -- Deities of water, East, and Spring


Extraterrestrial Abductions Day -- another silly made up one, but try telling that to the people who believe in it!


Great American Meat Out Day -- go vegetarian today!    


Hindu New Year -- Hindu (local custom/date may vary)

     Hari Raya Nyepi Tahun Baru -- Indonesia (New Year in the Balinese Saka calendar)

     Nyepi Day -- Bali, Indonesia (Day of Silence, Balinese New Year/Saka New Year celebration on which everything is closed, even the international airport)

     Ougadi -- Mauritius and some regions of India (the Telugu New Year)

     Ramayana -- Hindu (local customs/celebratory dates may vary)

       is often with Hindu New Year, but sometimes starts a day later  


Independence Day -- Tunisia


International Day of the Francophonie /  Journée internationale de la Francophonie


International Day of Happiness -- UN


International Earth Day -- the traditional date, still observed in many countries


Kiss Your Fiancé/Fiancée Day -- do you really need to be reminded to do this? a wedding planner thinks so, that you should stop today and focus on each other, not the wedding


Lajos Kossuth Day -- Hungary


Martyrdom of Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi -- Pakistan


National Cherry Blossom Festival -- Washington, DC, US (through April 14; Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival and parade on April 13)


National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 


National Jump Out! Day -- sponsored by Discovery Girls Magazine and Fundex Games; encouraging kids to get out and get active


National Ravioli Day


Nowruz/Nauruz/Novruz Bairam/Norooz (begins at sunset) -- Iranian diaspora, Kurdish diaspora, Zoroastrians; Afghanistan; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Iran (Persian New Year); Iraq; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

     celebrations go on for up to seven days or more

     Naw Ruz -- Baha'i (New Year, and an end of the time of fasting; begins sunset)


Proposal Day® -- a day for singles to propose to their true love; on the equinox, equal night and day symbolizing equal commitment


Shunki-Korei-Sai -- Shinto (rite to honor ancestral spirits, around the vernal equinox)


Smile Rejuvenation Day -- another one from the ecard companies, make someone smile today


St. Cuthbert of Lindisfane's Day (Patron of boatmen/mariners/sailors, shepherds; England; Durham, England; Lancaster, England; Northumbria, England; against plague and plague epidemics)


Won't You Be My Neighbor Day -- in honor of Mr. Rogers' birth anniversary


World Frog Day -- an initiative, on the first day of spring, to remind people of our fragile ecosystems and the disappearance of our amphibian friends   


World Storytelling Day -- to celebrate the tradition of oral storytelling


Zipper Day -- the 'Separable Fastener' by Gideon Sundback was patented this day in 1917




Birthdays Today:


Louis "Louie" Vito, 1988

Fernando Torres, 1984

Kathy Ireland, 1963

David Thewlis, 1963

Holly Hunter, 1958

Spike Lee, 1957

Theresa Russel, 1957

Jimmie Vaughan, 1951

William Hurt, 1950

Bobby Orr, 1948

Pat Riley, 1945

Paul Junger Witt, 1943

Brian Mulroney, 1939

Lois Lowry, 1937

Hal Linden, 1931

Fred "Mr." Rogers, 1928

Carl Reiner, 1922

Marian McPartland, 1920

Bill Martin, Jr., 1916

Ozzie Nelson, 1906

B.F. Skinner, 1904

Frederick Winslow Taylor, 1856

Henrik Ibsen, 1828

Ovid, BC43



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"Uncle Tom's Cabin"(Publication date), 1852



Today in History:


Sixth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet, 141

Maximus Thrax, who never set foot in Rome, becomes the first of the Foreign or Barracks Emperors of the Roman Empire, 235

A Saturn/Jupiter/Mars-conjunction is thought to be the "cause of plague epidemic," 1345

Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment, 1616

France and Spain sign an accord for fighting protestantism, 1627

Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, 1739

The Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings, 1760

After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule, 1815

US and Siam sign commercial treaty, 1833

Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published in Boston, 1852

An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina, 1861

The first AC power plant in the US begins commercial operation, in Massachusetts, 1886

In the first known intercollegiate basketball game, Yale beats Penn 32-10, 1897

The first international figure skating championship takes place, in New Haven, Connecticut, 1914

Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity, 1916

The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, 1923

A test of a practical radar apparatus is made by Rudolf Kuhnold in Germany, 1934

The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established, 1964

Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, 1985

Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering, 1990

Stephen Harper wins the leadership of the newly created Conservative Party of Canada, becoming the party's first leader, 2004

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Fukuoka, Japan, its first major quake in over 100 years, 2005

Cyclone Larry makes landfall in eastern Australia, destroying most of the country's banana crop, 2006

In Morocco, thousands rally to demand and end to corruption and more civil rights for the Moroccan people, 2011

The Indian rivers Yamuna and Ganges are declared to be "living entities" by a court in the state of Uttarakhand, 2017

Finland is the world's happiest country, South Sudan is world's least happy, according to annual World Happiness Report, 2019

Japanese organizers of the Tokyo Summer Olympics confirm that overseas spectators will not be allowed because of the pandemic, 2021

18 comments:

  1. I have Sandee and Zane in my thoughts.
    That was an intriguing story. I wish I knew more!

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  2. We don't know what is wrong with Sandee and Zane and we can't find a post with any info. All we know is we hope their troubles pass well and soon. BTW, who has time to wrap their banana stems in foil, LOL?

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  3. There must be a reason the banana stems are wrapped in foil. Must last longer.

    We have two appointments today and the first one is at 8:45. Thank you for the prayers. There will be a detailed post tomorrow for Thankful Thursday.

    Love your use of the prompts. You're most talented.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. Love and hugs. ♥

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  4. I'm intrigued - I think I'll wrap my banana stems in foil just to see what happens!

    Thinking of Sandee and Zane.

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  6. Charlee: "Tinfoil hats: Not just for Fox Mulder anymore!"

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  7. Sorry to hear that things aren't going well for them, prayers for them!
    I keep wanting to do one of the stories, but I remember... After I read yours. :/
    I think the radar bit was where the Brits started the trope about carrots being good for eyesight...
    Cat

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  8. Oh, and the bananas? It could be they were already cut, like for little kids, and that's how they are kept clean... ???
    Cat. Again.

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  9. Funny story and the bananas hiding from aliens are funny too.

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  10. Lots of distant reiki healing energy hugs for Sandee and Zane ~ ^_^

    Fun with the bananas ~ does it work?

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

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  11. We're praying for Zane and Sandee too. Those alien bananas are too funny and that was a terrific story.

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  12. Prayers for Sandee and Zane. Alien bananas - hahaha Always my pleasure to be here. Take care.

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  13. I always love your posts and visiting here. I have been absent and am sad without my blog friends. We will pray for Sandee & Zane. Much love & hugs

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  14. 'toss him out the window'? is that an expression or did he really get tossed out the window? I guess dating is a bit dangerous. Good use of the wfw prompts.

    Have a lovely day.

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  15. We're definitely praying for Zane and Sandee, too. Those bananas look good in their tin foil hats. :-D

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  16. I like your story which made me smile quite a bit and I hope he doesn't get tossed out a window again. I guess for him 'hope springs eternal'

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