Here Today and Heading Out, a Random and Happy Tuesday A to Z 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.  

There was no light on when i arrived at Carl's yesterday.  Not a good sign.

In fact, he did have the day off, i think he asked for it because of the eclipse.

We got nothing but clouds and rain.  Oh, well.

Meanwhile, i woke Carl and told him to go sleep on the sleep chair.  He wanted to brush his teeth, of course, as i knew he would.

Then he needed pillows.  "Where is the other one?" he said, staring at the four on his bed.

Check the chair, i said dryly, and he responded, "Blanket!" grabbed his blanket and two of the pillows, and headed into the other room.

I had work cut out for me, of course, this was the laundry once i'd gathered it all.

Four loads.

Yes, i did have everything he owned clean last Monday before i left and he still has this much laundry after only one week.  And he did a load himself midweek.  What's your point?

Before i could use the dryer, i had to take stuff off the top, including these.

birthday cake candles, already used at least once

We can't throw them away, it wouldn't be frugal, they can be used again for the next cake.

Just like the note telling Carl to check on work stuff can be pulled out from the spot in the laundry room and used again.

While getting Carl out of his room, he told me he wanted to exercise and i told him to go right ahead.

"Gotta leave...class.  Want to get up at 8."

I told him i would give him a wake up call at 8.

"Shoes."

What about your shoes.

"Don't know...even when I put stuff, it hurts..."

He's been going through the corn cushions again and i suggested new shoes.  He nodded, but i doubt it will happen, he still has 3 usable for work pair.

He kept coming back to his room, at first, to get stuff, just when i thought he had it all, the target moved.  Finally, he settled on his chair and slept until i got him up, then i set about getting him out as soon as possible.

I suggested a shower right off the bat and grabbed spare towels and washcloth from the hall closet because his were all in the laundry.

"Medicine?" he said, uncertainly.

Do you need your meds before shower?

"Yes!" he said, and disappeared.

When he got back, i pushed him into the bathroom, handed him pants, shirt, socks and underwear (the towels and washcloth were already in there) and i told him don't come out until you are dressed!

He didn't, and immediately put on his shoes and headed for the kitchen to eat.  As soon as he was done, he was gone.  He has joined a new exercise place, it seems, and is enjoying it, so i was able to finish his room in peace.

Some funnies for the day.

Have a blessed and beautiful Tuesday, everyone!

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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)

Be Kind to Lawyers Day -- after all, you will need one someday, for something

Children's Day in Florida -- FL, US

Dita e Kushtetutes -- Kosovo (Constitution Day)

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

Eid al Fitr -- Islam (celebration of the end of Ramadan; begins at sundown, and runs through sundown on the 5th, but local dates and official government observances may vary)

Feast of Jalal (Glory) -- Baha'i

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

National Library Workers Day -- US (always the Tuesday of National Library Week)

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

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)

Ramazan Bayrami Eve -- Turkey

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)

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

La Soufrière volcano begins erupting on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, 2021

Kuwait's news media outlet, Kuwaiti News, unveils a virtual news presenter using artificial intelligence on Twitter, 2023