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This week, I'm thankful for those funny things which happen to exercise our funny bone. Thus, a few amusing things from the week for which i am thankful.
A few weeks ago, Grandpa's low tire light flashed on, so he stopped to air up the tire and noticed a screw in the tire. He aired it up and decided to see if it would hold or go flat again.
This past Saturday, the low tire light came on again, it's been a month so he figures it's a slow leak and he's not going to worry about it quite yet. As we were going home from the store, he said he wanted to stop at the gas station. Because we always take a right at the corner by the store, he turned right and made a u-turn to go back to the gas station, instead of going straight which would have been faster. We're all such creatures of habit and i was quite amused by his taking the long way just because he always goes that way.
I was also thankful this station has an air machine and i knew how to use it.
Our cats are very well fed, even the vet says so. Our cats, however, tell another story.
I'm amused by how they are always trying to convince my Sweetie they're starving (i'm a hard sell), even right after they have tipped over the treats and gorged themselves.
Sweetie had been having "a little trouble" with the vacuum cleaner at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
I'm amused by the understatement of "a little trouble," and how i had to take the thing apart to get it working again.
Sunday at church we had a first, the electricity for the entire campus flashed out. About a minute later it came back, but the screens where the Bible readings and music lyrics are for us to follow did not come back up.
Even before the lights came back, though, i was amused by the fact the people simply sat as if nothing happened, and the preacher simply raised his voice a bit louder and continued with the reading as if nothing was going on. It's funny how we all know what's next, and just continue to do it.
Sunday evening, #2 Son called and wanted me to tend little Annie. I went over thinking he and His Bride would want to go out.
I'm amused by the fact newlyweds want to go out, newly parents just want to sleep. They didn't leave, I just held the baby while they took a good, long nap!
Carl's place was in a right state, as was the house to which it is attached, as the mom, Ms. V, was out of town. I'm amused by how much mess two men can make in 3 days, especially when one is Carl.
Another thing i'm finding amusing is how people are reacting to the political situation right now. Depending on whom you ask, and i have friends on both sides, this past Monday was either the best or worst ever. On Monday one client was avidly watching the whole proceeding, the other purposefully ignoring it in dismay.
By the way, mostly i've noticed nothing is all good or all bad, the absolute best or absolute worst ever, which is one reason i'm amused by the differing reactions.
Sweetie has been trying to figure out a deal to help a friend, a deal involving tubes for amplifiers which i don't understand, but it includes him buying a product he's been wanting anyway. We were not sure we'd be able to swing the deal for monetary reasons when The Big Boss called and he got extra work, and i'm very amused by how he said, "It's only going to cost us a few dollars to get what I need!"
Actually, it cost the full price, i'm amused how he thinks since he earned the extra money to pay for almost all of it, he got it free.
You know the weather this week had to amuse me. #1 Son was supposed to take a trip this week to take in a concert with a friend and he decided to cancel at the last minute, which upset his friend. I'm amused by how the friend thought if they didn't cancel the concert, it would be okay to go.
Actually, they would have both been stranded in the middle of nowhere looking for a hotel if they'd gone, so while amused i'm also thankful they didn't go.
#2 Son, on the other hand, was quite willing to brave the elements and travel across the highway to our neighborhood to go down to the creek where he spent his childhood and see how things were down there. I'm amused by how much he still loves hanging out at the creek.
I'm amused by how our little lady got introduced to snow and how much fun our neighbors had in it, using golf carts with tow ropes to pull kids on the inflated tubes usually used for going down rivers, and we counted no fewer than 8 snowmen and a snow fort in the field, plus dozens of snowmen in yards everywhere.
Bosses can be funny, too. Ms. G is one of those fearless people unafraid to do anything she takes it into her head to do and i was amused and relieved to find she actually expected me to stay home because of the weather instead of coming to her house.
It's amusing how all of us seem to think, once we have gone to all the trouble and expense of purchasing a vehicle, it should simply work. Every bit of repair and maintenance seems to come as a surprise and Sweetie amused me in his shock over how the three-year-old battery in Slow-Moe finally gave it up with the cold we've had.
Ms. SE was amusing in her attempts to rouse her progeny to get them out of the house this past Thursday so we could clean the place. Children given a free and unexpected week off of school because of weather are unsurprisingly determined to get as much time in bed as possible and watching them sneak around and try to get back into bed or onto the couch without the parents noticing made me laugh.
Ms. GA's clowder of feral cats are amusing in their sudden desire to be indoors. Lewis has been sleeping inside at night all winter, and now Sunshine has decided to get in on the act, spending his time with Abigail, of all things. Abigail the three legged friend of everyone has enjoyed having a snuggle buddy on her couch.
I'm thankful for every amusing event, whether caused by person, animal, or weather.
Please write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful, where Clark and his co-hosts always have a warm welcome waiting.
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Today is:
A Room of One's Own Day -- sponsored by Wellcat Holidays, for all of those who just want a space to call their own; on the birth anniversary of Virginia Woolf
Around the World in 72 Days -- this date in 1890, Nellie Bly broke the fictional Phileas Fogg's record and went around the world in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds
Big Rock Day -- discovery of the Cullinan diamond (3,106 carets) this day in 1905
Conversion of St. Paul -- Christian
Observe the Weather Day -- a beautiful St. Paul's Conversion day means a prosperous year, precipitation means an expensive year, clouds mean much loss of livestock, and wind means war looms in the year ahead
Dydd Santes Dwynwen -- Wales (For St. Dwynwen, Patron of lovers, especially Welsh lovers, and sick animals; the Welsh Valentines Day)
Feriae Sementivae -- Ancient Roman Calendar (a Feast of Spring, asking protection for seeds sown in the fall, and those to be sown in spring)
Festival of Constructive Energy -- another internet generated day with no explanations
Gasparilla Pirate Fest -- Tampa, FL (reenactment of the invasion of Tampa by pirates, this is the adult version of last weekend's celebration for kids)
G. F. Betico Croes Day -- Aruba
IV Nurse Day -- US (sponsored by the Infusion Nurses Society)
January 25 Revolution Day -- Egypt
Luanda City Day -- Luanda City, Angola
Macintosh Computer Day -- debuted this day in 1984
National Irish Coffee Day
National Voters' Day -- India
Old Disting -- Norse Calendar (date approximate; a market day held at the same time as a sacrifice to the female powers.)
Opposite Day -- internet generated, and fun if you play it right
Robert Burns' Night -- Scotland; Newfoundland (celebrated with a Burns' Supper and reciting poetry)
Dinner Party Day -- for Bobby Burns, of course
St. Ananias of Damascus' Day (Saint who baptized St. Paul)
Wakakusa Yamayaki -- Nara, Japan (Grass Burning on Mt. Wakakusayama, and fireworks; an annual New Year tradition)
Winter-een-mas -- a holiday for gamers, begun by Tim Buckley; through the 31st
Anniversaries Today:
Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn, 1533 (secret wedding)
Moscow University is established, to coincide with St. Tatiana's Day, 1755
Birthdays Today:
Alicia Keys, 1981
Ana Ortiz, 1971
China Kantner, 1971
Dinah Manoff, 1958
Leigh Taylr-Young, 1945
Etta James, 1938
Corazon Aquino, 1933
Dean Jones, 1931
Edwin Newman, 1919
Florence Mills, 1896
Virginia Woolf, 1882
William Somerset Maugham, 1874
Robert Burns, 1759
Robert Boyle, 1627 (O.S. date)
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Rent"(Musical), 1996
"M*A*S*H*"(Film), 1970
"One Hundred and One Dalmatians"(Cartoon film), 1961
"Metamorphosen, Study for 23 Solo Strings"(Strauss composition), 1946
"The Guiding Light"(Radio), 1937
"R.U.R./Rossum's Universal Robots"(Play), 1921 (the word "robot" enters the world lexicon)
"Wedding March"(Mendelssohn, Op. 61), 1858
"La Cenerentola"(Rossini Opera), 1817
Today in History:
Founding of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1554
Battle of Mikatagahara, in Japan; Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1573
The Treaty of Utrecht marks the beginning of the Dutch Republic, 1579
Eliakam Spooner of Vermont patents the first seeding machine in the US, 1799
The first US engineering college opens, Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, NY, 1825
Sojourner Truth addresses the First Black Women's Rights Convention, in Akron, Ohio, 1851
Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" is first played, at the wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia, 1858
The soda fountain is patented by Gustavus Dows, 1870
Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company, 1881
Bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms, 1882
Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days), 1890
The first US transcontinental telephone call is made when Alexander Graham Bell in NY calls Thomas Watson in SF, 1915
The League of Nations is founded, 1919
The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, France (in the French Alps), inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games, 1924
At the Hollywood Athletic Club the first Emmy Awards are presented, 1949
The first scheduled transcontinental flight in the US takes place, an American Airlines flight from California to New York, 1959
The Clementine space probe launches, 1994
Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile, 1995
During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands the release of political prisoners and political reforms while condemning US attempts to isolate the country, 1998
Three independent observing campaigns announce the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb through gravitational microlensing, the first cool rocky/icy extrasolar planet around a main-sequence star, 2006
Tropical cyclone Oswald makes landfall in Queensland, Australia, causing massive flooding, 2013
A British rowing team becomes the first female crew and the first crew of four to cross the Pacific, from San Francisco, California to Cairns, Australia in 257 days, 2016
Kisenosato is made yokozuna, becoming the 72nd Grand Champion of Sumo, and the first native Japanese to hold the title since 1998, 2017
Janet Yellen is confirmed as the first female treasury secretary by the US Senate, 2021
The Australian government buys the copyright to the Aboriginal flag designed by artist Harold Thomas, 2022
British researchers Christopher Marsh and Angela McShane launch the website 100Ballads.org, which details the top-selling broadside ballads of 17th century England, including images of original lyric sheets, and new musical recordings of the songs, 2024
We have to laugh. Most of us look MUCH better laughing than crying. And it feels better too.
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful you have so many thankfuls each week.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing you find some of these situations to be amusing. Otherwise I'm sure you would be pulling your hair out by the fistful. They sound funny when I read them but I'm sure at the moment some of them were a little iffy.
ReplyDelete"Children given a free and unexpected week off of school because of weather are unsurprisingly determined to get as much time in bed as possible" The last word took me totally by surpirse. Off school would find me out in the snow, with my nose in a book, tinkering, or playing around. NOT in bed, which I always found a waste of time.
ReplyDeleteThat really was quite the week but there was lots of funny things along the way.
ReplyDeleteGreat thankful list. That is funny that the new parents just wanted to nap. They are blessed to have you so close. Annie is adorable. XO
ReplyDeleteI've been sending jokes to my brother as often as I can. I'm on the lookout for humor and good news!
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