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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.
Yesterday, i informed Grandma and Grandpa we won't be doing their house on Saturday but on Friday instead, as Saturday is the baby shower for #2 Son and His Bride. Grandma asked what would happen to my Friday client, and i told her she will get Thursday afternoon as we will start our Thursday morning client a bit earlier than usual so we can work it all in.
Boudreaux be done talk to Clothile 'bout Aline in college 'cause Aline be switchin' her to a new job.
"When she be goin' work? Dat girl already be doin' so much!" Boudreaux say.
"She be goin' get up earlier an' take her de very early mornin' shift," Clothile say.
An' Boudreaux say, "Get up earlier! Dat girl allus done be up wit' de birds from when she be a chile, if she be goin' get up earlier, mais! dat mean she not goin' to bed at all!"
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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.
I tried to make a point of taking some extra photos this week, including at the home where the summer Bible study is being held.
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This week, Tripod SissyCat wants to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop.
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Today is:
Asalha Puja Day -- Buddhism (Buddhist "Lent" begins)
Coldest Day Ever -- the lowest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth was -89.2 *C (-128.6 *F; 184.0 *K) at the Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica on this day in 1983
Dornach Commemoration Day -- Dornach Battlefield and nearby city of Solothurn, Switzerland (victory in 1499 which ended the Swabian War)
Feast of Damo -- Ancient Greek Calendar (keeper of secrets of philosophy; daughter of Greek sages, Pythagoras and Theano, date approximate)
Full Buck Moon a/k/a Full Thunder Moon or Full Hay Moon; related observances
Adhi-Esala Full Moon Poya Day -- Sri Lanka
Waso Full Moon / Dhamma Cakka Day -- Myanmar
Galla Bayramy -- Turkmenistan (celebration of the wheat harvest)
Hemingway Birthday Celebration -- Hemingway Museum, Oak Park, IL, US
Independence Day / National Day -- Belgium(1830)
Kazanskaya -- Russia (Feast of Our Lady of Kazan)
Lake Superior Day -- info at the Lake Superior Forum
Lakota Sun Dance -- Lakota Native Americans (festival of the sun god Wi, with offerings to Maka (mother earth) and Haokah (father sky), both aspects of Creator Tukaskanskan; dating approximate, as outsiders are usually no longer allowed at these multi-day ceremonies)
Liberation Day -- Guam (1944; from Japan)
Lucaria -- Ancient Roman Calendar ("Feast of Clearings", with prayers said as land was cleared for planting)
Luxembourg Beer Festival -- Diekirch, Luxembourg
National Ice Cream Day -- by US Presidential proclamation on the 3rd Sunday of July each year; at this time of year, the trick is to eat it fast enough that it doesn't melt, but not so fast that you get a brain freeze!
National Junk Food Day
No Pet Store Puppies Day -- ASPCA sponsored this day in previous years, and while i can't find a confirmation of another campaign, you can still Take The Pledge to not shop at any pet store that sells puppies, because they are almost certainly from puppy mills
Racial Harmony Day -- Singapore
Sapporo Summer Festival -- Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan (through Aug. 20, the park becomes a beer garden)
Schoelcher Day -- French West Indies; Martinique (Schoelcher worked for abolition)
St. Lawrence of Brindisi's Day (Patron of Brindisi, Italy)
St. Praxedes' Day (Patron of single laywomen)
Tug-Of-War Tournament Day -- if you have a problem with someone today, solve it with an old fashioned tug-of-war!
Birthdays Today
Hatty Jones, 1988
Josh Hartnett, 1978
Justin Bartha, 1978
Lance Guest, 1960
Matt Mulhern, 1960
Jon Lovitz, 1957
Michael Connelly, 1956
Robin Williams, 1951
Garry Trudeau, 1949
Cat Stevens, 1948
Kenneth Starr, 1946
Tony Scott, 1944
Edward Herrmann, 1943
Janet Reno, 1938
Norman Jewison, 1926
Don Knotts, 1924
Kay Starr, 1922
Isaac Stern, 1920
Marshall McLuhan, 1911
Ernest Hemingway, 1899
John Joseph "Johnny" Evers, 1881
Today in History
Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, BCE 356
A tsunami devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt, 365
The first landing of French troops on the coast during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight, 1545
Twenty-four-year-old Scottish physician and explorer Mungo Park became the first European to see the Niger River, the third longest river in Africa, 1796
In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown, 1865
At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West, 1873
Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land, driving a 15-liter Gobron-Brille in Ostend, Belgium, 1904
In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100, 1925
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission, 1969
After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed, 1970
The world's lowest temperature is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at -82.9*C (-129*F), 1983
The fully restored USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years, 1997
NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135, 2011
India scraps a proposed tax on feminine sanitary products after a campaign by activists, 2018
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed announces the completion of Stage 1 of the controversial filling of the Blue Nile River dam, 2020
In the largest decline since WWII, life expectancy in the US falls by 1.5 years overall (3 years for Hispanic Americans. 2.9 for Black Americans), 2021
A 2,000-year-old stone used for grinding spices and still smelling of nutmeg is unearthed in Óc Eo, south Vietnam, the earliest evidence of the use of curry in Mainland Southeast Asia, 2023
What a truly lovely selection, including Tripod Sissy Cat. Thank you. I really like that textured art work (13th photo) too.
ReplyDeleteHello to SissyCat. Lounging on what looks like a lovely cool surface. A great selection of pictures this week. The most notable for us, though it was so hard to chose, was the wreathe, the porcelain cat figure, the Venetian painting and that sumptuous bedroom/living area. Your skyscapes rounded it of beautifully.
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Boudreaux has a point! Lovely pictures, Mimi.
ReplyDeleteThose are some beautiful sunsets. I am lucky in that I get some at my place as well. That is some really tidy landscaping!
ReplyDeletewavez two ewe sissy, ewe bee lookin gorgeouz az ever.
ReplyDeletehope yur week a headz pawsum awesum and ya get lotz oh catnip anda perch pizza pie :) ♥♥♥
Java Bean: "Ayyy, that tree is fascinating! And so many interesting things around it! I wonder if I could maybe just—"
ReplyDeleteCharlee: "NO!"
That's probably a true story for you! Tripod SissyCat sure looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSissycat is a cutie. Cute joke and great photos. I like the wreath at the entryway. xO
ReplyDeleteHello Sissy, it is lovely to meet you, we love your silver grey furs!!
ReplyDeleteLovely decorations this week, love the little ceramic kitten.
ReplyDeleteThat was some amusing photos of the statues under the tree - is there a purpose to it, or is it just for fun (which could be a purpose as well)?
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