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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.
Carl and Ms. V were back from vacation.
Carl had been busy.
He always does a little something to throw me. Not on purpose of course, but nevertheless, there is it.
There were still matched sets of socks in the drawer from when I'd done them the week before, and he'd only been home 3 days and hadn't gone to work. Still he had grabbed mismatched socks instead of one of the rolled pairs. Probably because he'd stuffed a whole bunch of other stuff in the sock drawer which i had to clean out.
When Carl did get up from his sleep chair to shower, he actually picked up some of his pajamas from the sleep chair and dropped them in the laundry room. Not all of them, the rest had to be dug out from under the chair cushion, but it was a nice gesture.
He headed to take a shower mumbling something about being in orbit the day before which i never did quite catch, and came out of the shower talking about festivals.
"There are 3 festivals in this state this weekend!" he said, most excited. It's probably true, there's a festival 52 weekends a year in this state, from very small to very large.
"We had crawfish at church this weekend!" was his next thrilling announcement. He loves to eat, and people down here do celebrate spring and Easter with crawfish boils. The church he and Ms. V attend now did theirs this past weekend, the other church will be this coming weekend. He'll probably show up, which is fine by us, he's a favorite.
He talked about a play at church, too. It seems to be the season as our children's choir had one also, but he couldn't tell me what theirs was about. No matter, he enjoyed it and that's the point.
Once he was done eating and i'd packed his lunch, he kept walking past me mumbling and turning off lights i was using. Eventually i told him he only had 15 minutes before he had to leave and he gave me his usual, "Working on it!" then disappeared.
He came back a few minutes later having obviously been in his parents' office to print something as he had a sheaf of papers with a mangled staple not quite holding them together. I offered to remove the staple and restaple them properly, but he said, "No time!" so i bent the mangled staple in half so it would at least partly hold.
He was very satisfied with that and turned to leave, but i stopped him to put on his name tag. At this point, he wanted to get his new watch out.
There was no time so i promised to wrest it from the bindings they use to prevent theft and he could work on setting the time when he got home.
Then he took the papers and his lunch box to the car, and ran back in calling, "Jacket!"
The temperatures have gone down again and we are back in jackets and sleeves, so i handed him one from the closet and he left. You know vacation is over when you are back to work.
How about some funnies?
Have a blessed and beautiful Tuesday, everyone!
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Today is:
Aerosol Day -- John D. Lynde receives a patent for an early aerosol dispenser on this day in 1862
All is Ours Day -- an internet holiday to remind us of what we do have
Be Kind to Lawyers Day -- after all, you will need one someday, for something
Buddha's Birthday -- Mahayana Buddhism in Japan (based on Gregorian Calendar, other Buddhists use a different dating system)
Hana Matsuri Flower Festival
Children's Day in Florida -- FL, US
Counter Stool Memorial Day -- when was the last time you got to sit on the stool at a diner counter and spin? if you can find such a place, go take a spin today
DAB(Draw a Bird) Day -- a movement begun in Britain in the 1940's, encourages everyone to draw a picture of a bird, and share it with friends
Feast of the Hummingbird -- Ancient Aztec Calendar (date approximate)
Hammerin' Hank Day -- anniversary of his 715th homer in 1974, breaking Ruth's record
International Day of the Roma -- a celebration of Romani culture
Invocation of Lumps and Cysts -- Fairy Calendar (Goblin Celebration)
Milk in Glass Bottles Day -- prior to this day in 1879, milk was sold in the container you brought with you to the seller
National Empanada Day
National Library Workers Day -- US (always the Tuesday of National Library Week)
Sealing the Frost -- Guatemala (Cuchumatan Indians ritual to protect their corn from frost; date approximate, always early in April)
St. Julie Billiart's Day (Patron against bodily ills, disease, and poverty)
Trading Cards for Grown-Ups Day -- sponsored by Wellcat Holidays, and i got this out of my system dealing with Pokemon cards when my kids were young
Tutor Appreciation Day -- because some people need that extra boost
Zoo Lovers' Day -- go support your local zoo
Anniversary Today:
Voyageurs National Park established, Minnesota, US, 1975
Birthdays Today:
Kirsten Storms, 1984
Katee Sackhoff, 1980
Patricia Arquette, 1968
Robin Wright, 1966
Julian Lennon, 1963
John Schneider, 1960
Gary Carter, 1954
James Augustus “Catfish” Hunter, 1946
Stuart Pankin, 1946
Kofi Annan, 1938
Seymour Hersh, 1937
Shecky Greene, 1926
William D. Chase, 1922
Carmen Mcrae, 1920
Betty Ford, 1918
Sonja Henie, 1912
Mary Pickford, 1893
O. Raymond Knight, 1872
William Williams, 1731
Lewis Morris, 1726
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Falsettos"(Musical), 1992
"Twin Peaks"(TV), 1990
"White Horse Inn"(Musical), 1931
"The Bolt"(Shostakovich ballet), 1931 *Note: sometimes translated as "The Arrow"
"La Gioconda"(Ponchielli opera), 1876
Today in History:
Sultan Baybars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria, 1271
The first Jewish congregation in the US forms the Shearith Israel synagogue in NYC, 1730
The first fire escape, a wicker basket on a rope and pulley system, is patented, 1766
The statue Aphrodite of Milos (Venus de Milo) is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos, 1820
John D. Lynde patents the aerosol dispenser, 1862
William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons, 1886
The first recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 1893
Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times, 1904
Auguste Deter, the first person officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, dies, 1906
The last meeting of the League of Nations is held, 1946
Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, beating Babe Ruth's record, 1974
Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries, 1992
The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations, 1993
The construction of the world's first building to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain, 2008
The U.S. Department of Justice admits that it has probed WikiLeaks-related Twitter accounts, defending the practice and dismissing privacy and freedom of speech concerns, 2011
Wikileaks released 1.7 million U.S diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973-1976 when Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary of State, 2013
The world's oldest living person, Gertrude Weaver of the U.S., dies at age 116, just five days after the death of the previous record holder, Misao Okawa of Japan, who died at age 117, 2015
A record 17ft (5.2M) invasive Burmese python pregnant with 73 eggs is captured in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve, 2019
Egyptian archaeologists announce the discovery of the "golden city" of Aten, near Luxor, 2021
The first all private space flight, Axiom-1, launches to the International Space Station, 2022
A total solar eclipse stretches from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Newfoundland, 2024
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