After All This the Fish Better Bite (Six Sentence Story), Good Fences, Sammy's Poetry Day, and Brian's Thankful Thursday

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If Ms. G could do just one thing for the rest of her life, it would probably be to fish as frequently as possible.

Thus the new-to-her boat, which yesterday needed the cover properly adjusted so the coming rain wouldn't get in it the way the rains last week did, plus the motor had not been run in about a year according to her, so she wanted to be certain it was in good condition.

She kept telling me to be careful and not get my shoes wet, but keeping them dry is not going to happen when you have to hook up a hose to a special gadget so you can run a boat motor on land to check it, and after i climbed up twice to get her a wrench and then get her some cleaning rags, and the water was running all over, she actually did get it started and it ran well.

Then came the time to get the cover on, as the bit of water which seeped in last week caused a small rust spot around something or other and she was not pleased; this meant getting it initially in place, then trying to put all the bungee cords in place, realizing it needed adjusting from the inside, me climbing back up in there and adjusting, climbing out, more cords, more climbing in to add another pole to lift the cover so water wouldn't pool in it, and more cord adjusting.

After that it was time to go in and get the spare bungee cords and really get the cover strapped down, and when it was finally in place she noted it looked silly, but it should work even if it was too close to the tree, so then she got out her pole clipper and trimmed the tree.

While Ms. G was still up in there, before it was all secured.

This was just the first hour-and-a-half of the five hours we worked yesterday, she had a burr in her saddle and wanted to get things done while her back wasn't hurting to badly, so we did; she's going to need a fishing trip vacation soon to make all this worth it and she'd better get some fish when she does go is all i can say.

Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Fish.      

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While Good Fences Around the World seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird, i still enjoy looking for and posting interesting fences, so i will!

It's Carnival Time.

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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day!  This week's image and my poem:    

At the hop with you is the place to be,

bopping to the music for all to see,

we dance like we mean it, a ribbon to chase,

and the judges just named us in first place!

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Angel Brian's Family of Brian's Home - Forever hosts the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.   It's time to share something for which i am thankful.  

Today i am thankful it wasn't a problem for me to climb up into Ms. G's boat twice while the cover was on and help readjust said cover.

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It's Answer Your Cat's Questions Day!  Wellcat Holidays suggests you meditate on what your cat's question might be, then answer it.

(Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.)         

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Today is:

Celebration of Life Day

Clashing Clothes Day -- "officially" (although i'm not sure who declared it) on the 4th Thursday of January, but some people seem to celebrate it every day

Come in From the Cold Day -- somebody at an ecard company decided today would be a good day to do that 

Day of Unity and Liberty of Ukraine -- Ukraine

Dia de la Fundacion del Estado Pluinacional de Bolivia -- Bolivia

Get to Know Your Customers Day -- on the 4th Thursday of each quarter

National Blonde Brownie Day -- i thought these were just called "blondies."

Polka Dot Day -- looking up why they are called "polka dots" gives lots of stories, but no concrete evidence; they were probably named after the dance craze that became fashionable around the same time the pattern appeared

St. Vincent of Zaragoza's Day (Spanish martyr and Patron of vine dressers, vinegar makers, vintners; Lisbon, Portugal; Portugal; Vicenza, Italy; Vilamalla, Catalonia, Spain)

Women's Healthy Weight Day -- on the Thursday of Healthy Weight Week, encouraging women to strive for a healthy weight and lifestyle  

Birthdays Today:

Christopher Masterson, 1980

Balthazar Getty, 1975

Olivia D'Abo, 1967

Steven Adler, 1965

Diane Lane, 1965

Michael Kelland Hutchence, 1960

Linda Blair, 1959

Steve Perry, 1949

John Hurt, 1940

Joseph Wambaugh, 1937

Seymour Cassel, 1937

Sam Cooke, 1935

Bill Bixby, 1934

Piper Laurie, 1932

Ann Sothern, 1909

Robert E. Howard, 1906

George Balanchine, 1904

Rosa Melba Ponselle, 1897

D.W. Griffith, 1875

Grigori Rasputin, 1869

August Strindberg, 1849

Richard Upjohn, 1802

Nat Turner, 1800

Lord Byron, 1788

Andre Ampère, 1775

Sir Francis Bacon, 1561

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"Emergency!"(TV), 1972

"Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"(TV), 1968

"The Crucible"(Miller play), 1953

"Our Town"(Wilder play), 1938

"Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District"(Opera; Shostakovich Op.29), 1934

Today in History:

The first contingent of Swiss Guards arrive at the Vatican, 1506

Postal service between NYC and Boston is inaugurated, 1673

The Native American Iroquois tribes renew their allegiance to the British against the French, 1690

Spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain, 1771

A severe earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands, 1837

The Zulus attack the British Army camp in Isandhlwana, South Africa, 1879

The Ancient Egyptian obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle" is erected in Central Park, 1881

After 63 years, England stops the sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series, 1901

First live radio commentary of a football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury, 1927

KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California, 1947

Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space, 1968

The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service, 1970

The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued, 1971

The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous "1984" television commercial, 1984

Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet Computer worm, 1990

Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, 2002

Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president, 2006

Water vapour is detected on the dwarf planet Ceres, 2014

Winter storm conditions strand 500 motorists for 24 hours on the New Jersey turnpike in Pennsylvania, 2016

Netflix becomes the largest digital media and entertainment company in the world worth $100 billion, 2018

Australian surfer Laura Enever sets the world record riding the largest-ever wave by a woman at 43.6ft (13.3m) on Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii, 2023

The world's first mass vaccine program against Malaria begins in Yaoundé, Cameroon, after successful trials of RTS,S vaccine, 2024