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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.
Grandma and Grandpa know each others quirks, habits and eccentricities well. Sometimes she will simply sum it up as, "Well, you know how he is!"
Aline done walk in de kitchen an' Clothile done be in dere fixin' de gumbo. She done had her a spat wit' de boyfrien' an' she done tole her mère all 'bout it, den she ax, "Mère, do all men be like dat?"
An' jus' den Boudreaux walk in an' Clothile say wit' de wink at Aline, "Mais, oui, dey all gots dem dere idiot-syncrasies!"
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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.
Whatever was on offer, i photographed. For some reason, the photos i wanted at the bottom are at the top, but sometimes you just cannot make Blogger behave.
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This week, Dansig the Round wants to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop.
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Today is:
Domingo del Angel -- Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Angel Sunday, a fiesta dating back to the 15th century)
Genocide Memorial Day -- Rwanda
Goddess Karna's Day -- Asatru/Slavic Pagan Calendar (goddess of crying and wailing)
International Beaver Day -- celebrating the species that restores valuable wetlands
International Snailpaper Day -- relax today with a hard copy of a regular, old fashioned newspaper
Metric System Day -- officially adopted in France on this day in 1795
Motherhood and Beauty Day -- Armenia (day the Armenian Orthodox Church celebrated the Annunciation; it is the only Church to celebrate it on this day, which is also observed as Mother's Day in this country)
National Beer Day -- US (unofficial, the celebration of the end of Prohibition)
National Coffee Cake Day
National Library Week begins -- US (sponsored by the ALA, this year's theme is "Ready, Set, Library")
No Housework Day/Let Someone Else Clean Day -- sponsored by Wellcat Holidays, enjoy this one!
Pandia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (a festival of Zeus; date approximate)
Shab-e-Qadar -- Bangladesh (Night of Destiny)
Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day -- Tanzania
St. John Baptist de La Salle's Day (Patron of educators, school principals, teachers)
Women's Day -- Mozambique
World Health Day -- UN
Anniversaries Today:
World Health Organization is founded, 1948
Prague University is chartered by Charles IV, the first university in central Europe, 1348
Birthdays Today:
Russell Crowe, 1964
Anthony Drew "Tony" Dorsett, 1954
Jackie Chan, 1954
Janis Ian, 1951
John Oates, 1948
Gerhard Schroeder, 1944
Francis Coppola, 1939
David Frost, 1939
William Hodding Carter III, 1935
Wayne Rogers, 1933
Daniel Ellsberg, 1931
James Garner, 1928
Ravi Shankar, 1920
Billie Holiday, 1915
Walter Winchell, 1897
Bronislaw Malinowski, 1884
John Joseph McGraw, 1873
David Grandison Fairchild, 1869
W.K. Kellogg, 1860
Walter Camp, 1859
William Ellery Channing, 1780
William Wordsworth, 1770
St. Francis Xavier, 1506
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"South Pacific"(Musical), 1949
"Monsieur Beaucaire"(Operetta), 1919
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major,"Eroica"(Beethoven Op. 55), 1805
Today in History:
Attila's Huns plunder Metz, in northern France, 451
Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I issues the first draft of the Corpus Juris Civilis, the basis for much civil law even today, 529
A crowd in Florence, Italy, storms the Convent of San Marco, demanding Fra Savonarola be turned over as they rebelled against his Bonfires of the Vanities and interference with trade, 1498
Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu, 1521
Michael Cardozo becomes the first Jewish lawyer in Brazil, 1645
American pioneers found Marietta, Ohio, as the first permanent settlement of the new Northwest Territory, 1788
France adopts the meter as the standard measure of length, 1795
The Mississippi Territory is established, 1798
English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches, 1827
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician, 1868
Nebraska establishes an 8 hour work day, 1891
Texas Oil Company (Texaco) is formed, 1902
An eruption of Mt. Vesuvius devastates Naples, 1906
Dr. K. Winfield Ney performs the first brain tumor operation under a local anesthesia, at Beth Israel Hospital, 1923
Using phone lines, the first long distance television image is sent, of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, from Washington, D.C. to NYC, 1927
Booker T. Washington becomes the first African-American depicted on a postage stamp in the US, 1940
Syria is officially recognized as independent from France, 1946
Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech, 1954
Spain relinquishes its protectorate in Morocco, 1956
IBM announces the System/360, 1964
The publication of RFC1 marks the symbolic birth of the Internet, 1969
Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter, 1978
During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first space shuttle spacewalk, 1983
Mars Odyssey is launched, 2001
Mass protests begin across Moldova under the belief that results from the parliamentary election are fraudulent, 2009
Following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, Joyce Banda becomes President of Malawi, 2012
The longest python ever documented is found on Penang in Malaysia (26ft/8m), 2016
Action Comics #1, which introduced Superman, sells at auction for a record price of $3.25 million (USD), 2021
Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first black woman to be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court, 2022
In any order your flowers are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and what a cute chalkboard. We like that! Double Pawkisses for a Happy Sunday, cute kittie🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Mimi. I can see a metal fence.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Dansig looks purrfectly handsome. And what a lovely front door with the pink wreath! So cheerful. I love the flowers of course. We are seeing a peek of buds on flowering trees now. And my grape hyacinths are trying to show color.
ReplyDeleteThe daffs in the patterned ewer are delightful. The chalkboard made us laugh, I wonder who the floofy individual was? Lovely to see more and different blooms out your way.
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wavez two we Dansig it bee grate ta see ewe again !! hope yur week a headz awesum and everee one can catch sum eeeeclipz act shun !! :) ♥♥
ReplyDeleteBeautiful kitty photo and wonderful series of photos ~ especially the sky ones ~ and fun Cajun joke ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
When I was younger, we had a crank phone in the kitchen to call Dad in the barn. More than once a friend would come over, see it, crank the phone, thinking it was decorative, and nearly panic when Dad called back to ask why the phone rang!
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You photos are just as great seen in the wrong order (Naughty Blogger!).
ReplyDeleteDansig is so handsome. Cute joke. Great photos- I like the giant flower on the door.
ReplyDelete* Wolf Whistle * Dansig looks a cool cat!!
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Wait, so, is the gumbo ready? Can I have some?"
ReplyDeleteOona: "Dansig is a very handsome cat! He reminds Oona of her brother Odin, who is as big as Oona is smol!"
Drexel enjoys a spot in the sunshine, too. :-)
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