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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Short Naps, Libraries and Political Woes, 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 


Last week, someone asked why Carl hasn't already been trained to certain things.  He has, but it is always and will always be ongoing.


Oxygen deprivation at birth (a quick-thinking nurse saved his life before the doc could get there and they had to start his breathing) has left him with little to no executive function.  Training and retraining will be the story of his whole life, and the place where he's been accepted to go is used to dealing with this sort of thing.


He always says he wants to go back to sleep for a little while when i get there, and he grabs his pillow and blanket and goes and lies down for about 10 minutes, then comes back to say he can't sleep and takes his shower.


This gives me just enough time to get clothes and towels ready in the bathroom, and make sure he doesn't take more in there than he needs.


Once he comes out, he chats as he puts his socks and shoes on and finds a belt.


"We saw our friend across the street but he was walking fast and didn't see us so since we were busy, we just didn't say anything.  Then I went...where did I go?  Oh, yeah, and there were political signs.  Some of them say stuff and you want to debate it, you know, but oh, well."


"So, how are you?"


He doesn't often stop and ask much about me, and when he does, i just tell him i'm doing well, because for the most part, I am.


And look what we ran across!




The green apron did not go permanently AWOL after all.


While in the main kitchen, i noticed a very large stick in the garbage can, the kind that will poke a hole in the bag and make you end up with garbage everywhere which needs to be picked up.  I grabbed it and Carl laughed, "Do you need a walking stick?" he asked and i laughed.  It was almost long enough to be one for short me, but i told him i didn't want it making holes in the bag and took it out to the outdoor bin.


Then back to the kitchen to pack lunch and Mr. L was awake.  He told me i had to be  his brain, as rain was expected and we needed to remember to get Carl's rain gear in the car.


For once, it was already there.


Carl and his mother, Ms. V, had been out of town to visit Carl's brother and his wife.  Mr. L wasn't feeling well enough to go, and it was only overnight, but Carl had packed as if for a safari (sort of like me!).


As he looked for stuff he needed for work -- "Where are my throat soothing lozenges?" and i unpacked and put everything away, he started talking again.


"What do you think about the libraries?" he asked.


What about them? i asked.


"Well, about the kinds of books they should or shouldn't carry.  Some people say some books shouldn't be there...something about children."


The parents are responsible for watching what their children read.  Put the books there and let the parents actually parent and read with the kids and discuss if it's stuff they think needs monitoring, or don't let their kids read it.


He again said, "Politics gets annoying, especially on TV."


I told him we don't have a TV, it's too expensive.


"You can get some channels...free...um..."


Yes, i said, but how much of it is worth watching?  Then i gave him my favorite line, i read the newspaper every day, i read headlines online at several different sites, and i figure if the world ends, the Good Lord will tell me!


He laughed and then left for work.


How about some library funnies.



















Have a blessed and beautiful Tuesday, everyone!






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Today is:


Carabao Festival -- Pulilan, Philippines (to honor their patron, St. Isidro [St. Isadore the Farmer], hundreds of carabaos [water buffalo] are dressed up and paraded, and eventually blessed in front of the church; through tomorrow)


Dance Like a Chicken Day -- no idea why today, but i'm waiting for wedding season


Drunk Driving Memorial Day -- not sponsored by MADD, or anyone else i can find, but let's all work and pray for the day drunk driving by anyone is just a bad memory   


Gesta de Independencia -- Paraguay


Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival -- Izumo-taisha, Japan (through tomorrow)


King Father Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday -- Cambodia


Marshmallow Fluff Day -- Mr. Durkee and Mr. Mower announced, on this day in 1920, that they were in business producing this sweet confection  


Mars Invictus Festival -- Ancient Roman Calendar


Midnight Sun at North Cape -- Norway (the sun will not set until July 30)


National Buttermilk Biscuit Day


National Unification Day -- Liberia


President Kamuzu Banda's Birthday -- Malawi


Runic Half-Month Ing (expansive energy) commences


"Stars and Stripes Forever" Day -- first public performance of the composition was this day in 1897


St. Bonifatius' Day (4th Ice Saint)


St. Matthias the Apostle's Day (Patron of carpenters, reformed alcoholics, tailors; Gary, Indiana; Great Falls-Billings, Montana; against alcoholism and smallpox)


Underground America Day -- Malcolm Wells wants us to imagine what our landscapes would look like if more of our buildings were under ground


Yom Ha'Atzmaut -- Israel (Independence Day; began sunset yesterday, through sunset today)



Anniversaries Today:


Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark marries Mary Donaldson, 2004

Carlsbad Caverns National Park established, NM, US, 1930



Birthdays Today:


Miranda Cosgrove, 1993

Amber Tamblyn, 1983

Dan Auerbach, 1979

Martine McCutdcheon, 1976

Cate Blanchett, 1969

Danny Wood, 1969

Jose Da Silveira, 1965

Suzy Kolber, 1964

Tim Roth, 1961

Valerie Still, 1961

Ronan Tynan, 1960

David Byrne, 1952

Robert Zemechis, 1951

Meg Foster, 1948

George Lucas, 1944

Jack Bruce, 1943

Atanasio "Tony" Perez, 1942

Bobby Darin, 1936

Laszlo Kovacs, 1933

Patrice Munsel, 1925

Otto Klemperer, 1885

Robert Owen, 1771

Thomas Gainsborough, 1727

Gabrile Daniel Fahrenheit, 1686



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"The Kids Are Alright"(Documentary), 1979

“It’s Time for Ernie"(Ernie Kovacs' TV premier), 1951

"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: A Requiem for those we love"(Hindemith composition), 1946

"Die Hebriden/The Hebrides"(Mendelssohn Op. 26), 1832



Today in History:


Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony, 1607

Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox  vaccination, 1796

The Lewis and Clark expedition sets out, 1804

Paraguay  gains independence from Spain, 1811

The first edition of the London Illustrated Times is published, 1842

Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk, 1853

Vaseline, the first petroleum jelly, is marketed, 1878

Lina Medina becomes the world's youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five, 1939

Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established; immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, 1948

Kuwait joins the United Nations, 1963

Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched, 1973

The Institute for War documents publishes Anne Franks complete diary, 1986

The last episode of Seinfeld airs, with commercials going for $2M per 30 seconds, 1998

Scientists at Stanford University invent a working bionic eye the is powered only by focused light; the eye could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa, 2012

Gabriel Medina becomes the first surfer ever to land the move called a "Backflip" in competition, 2016

The successful transfer of memory in snails as achieved by scientists from University of California is published in the journal "eNeuro", 2018

Chinese mountain climber and double amputee Xia Boyu reaches the summit of Mt Everest, 2018

Wikipedia confirms that the Republic of China has banned all versions of its site, 2019

Surrealist artist Man Ray's photograph "Le Violon d'Ingres" becomes the most expensive ever sold at auction when it goes for $12.4 million, 2022

Cyclone Mocha makes landfall on Rakhine coast, Myanmar, near southern border of Bangladesh, the second strongest storm ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean, 2023

15 comments:

  1. I love libraries. And librarians. Politics not so much.

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  2. Thank you for the explanation. I know I get a little nosy about things, but I have a sister with brain damage also due to lack of oxygen during birth and mum sent her to a group home for a while to learn things we couldn't teach her, mostly because she didn't want to learn and resisted our "interference". She's quite clever with things she wants to learn though. But she has a water phobia and rarely showers or washes clothes etc.
    Love the funnies :)

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  3. I just love those library funnies. A library - an old fashioned one with lots and lots of books - is one of my fave spot.

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  4. It's hard to remember life without the internet and google. The card catalogue, encyclopedias, Amazon delivery...it wasn't that long ago, but it was a whole different life! Sometimes Mom misses it as it wasn't nearly as hectic.

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  5. I just love Carl and you have him down to a fine science. Good for you. You have the patience of a saint.

    Love all the funnies. Things are so different now. We remember the old ways.

    Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Love and hugs, my friend. ♥

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  6. You've been good for Carl, he'll miss you when he moves to his new place. Those were terrific library funnies!

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  7. You are so good for Carl and library funnies are great ~ like the one about the 'internet being' down ~ hugs,

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

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  8. We are so lucky to have our daughter even though there are some difficulties, she is wonderful and shows many positive in her life. Carl must be the same where.

    Cruisin Paul

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  9. Thank you for telling us a little more about Carl.
    I live opposite a library - I'm tempted to call in and show them your funnies!

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  10. Glad the apron was found. I feel bad that Carl will have to move in the near future. I realize it is the only option, but it is sad. I love libraries and anywhere there are books.

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  11. Mom LOVES the library, and your memes are superb. Her favorite is the one about gyms and spas - so very true!!! We are still trying to figure out who Carl is and why you are there, but it sounds like you are a very good thing in his life.

    Woos - Misty and Timber

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  12. Well, that explains a lot. Glad you can be there for Carl. That stick could have been very unlucky if it had been put in a bag!! I like your philosophy about TV, but I still like to see the weather. And, during the winter I get bored... I can relate to most of the library ones, except it is my house, to be honest... When Husband gets me 2 bookshelves for our anniversary... ❤️
    Cat

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  13. Those library funnies are great!

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  14. Lulu: "I had a problem with a stick a few weeks ago! But it was small and it was stuck between my teeth. The vet had to give me a little something something before I would let anyone remove it. Now Dada has it in a little tube. He says since it's a $400 stick it needs to be kept in something special."

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