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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.
Grandpa is still refusing to wear his hearing aid, and Grandma is still fussing at him about it, especially when she calls for him and he doesn't hear her.
Grand-père Boudreaux done be mad dat dey be tellin' him he need de hearin' aid. He be fussin' de rest o' dem jes' mumble, but de hearin' test don' lie so he done order him de hearin' aid.
Grand-mère done tole him, "It be great, you be goin' hear it when de chillins talkin' at you now!"
An' Grand-père done say, "Mias, oui, but it means I's also goin' have start listen agin' when Fr. Gaston done give de homily at mass on Sunday!"
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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.
Artwork from a different school our church sponsors, a couple of things that caught my eye, and sky shots, because that's what i had time to take.
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This week, Little Orphan Annie wants to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop. She calls this her "I am very shy and one laser is on" selfie. Annie is one of the most shy cats Mr. BA and Ms. GA have. Until very recently, I'd only ever seen her tail disappearing around a corner and now she will cautiously come eat when i am catsitting.
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Today is:
Biological Clock Day -- the "biological clock gene" that governs the circadian rhythm in mice was isolated on this day in 1994
Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day -- this one has its own Facebook page
Cubicle Day -- because if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
Feast of Jamal(Beauty) -- Baha'i
Festival of Floralia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (three day festival to Flora, goddess of flowers and vegetation)
Great Poetry Reading Day -- make sure you read some great poetry today
Hidaka Hibuse Matsuri -- Mizusawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan (through the 29th; floats, child musicians, traditional costumes, and fun)
James Monroe Birthday Celebration -- Charlottesville, VA, US (at his home, Ash Lawn-Highland)
Kiss Your Mate Day -- guys, do not forget this one, in case she reads it somewhere on the internet; kiss her, then read her a great poem
Mother, Father Deaf Day -- to honor deaf parents and recognize the gifts of culture and language they give to their hearing children; sponsored by CODA (Children of Deaf Adults International) www.coda-international.org
Landsgemeinde -- Appenzell, Inner Rhoden Canton, Switzerland (one of the last examples of direct democracy left; the final Sunday of each April all voters in the canton age 18 and older, wearing traditional swords, gather for a church service and then vote directly on all affairs of the canton for the year; no secret ballots, all raise their hands to vote yea or nay; festival follows. This tradition dates back to the 14th century.)
National Blueberry Pie Day
National Kids and Pets Day
National Day of Mourning -- Canada (In conjunction with Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work, honoring those injured or killed on the job)
National Heroes Day -- Barbados
Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday -- Orthodox Christian
Pay It Forward Day -- International (begun in the US as National Pay It Forward Day, it is now observed in over 80 countries; this year the global initiative wants to inspire over 10 million acts of kindness around the world!)
Pet Parent's Day -- honoring those who consider pets a part of the family
Rip Cord Day -- the first successful jump with a parachute that used a rip cord was this day in 1919 by Leslie Erwin of the U.S. Army Air Corps
Sa die de sa Sardinia -- Sardinia, Italy (Sardinia Day, celebrating the uprising of 1794)
St. Peter Chanel's Day (Patron of Oceania)
Saint Pierre-Chanel Day -- Wallis and Fortuna
Sts. Vitalis and Valeria's Day (Patrons of Thibodaux, Louisiana)
Turkmen Racing Horse Festival -- Turkmenistan
Workers Memorial Day / World Day for Safety and Health at Work -- International (remembering all who have lost their lives or been injured on the job)
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day -- anyone, anywhere in the world who makes a pinhole photograph today may upload it to the worldwide online gallery
Anniversaries Today:
William Randolph Hearst marries Millicent Veronica Willson, 1903
Maryland becomes the 7th US State, 1788
Birthdays Today:
Jenna Ushkowitz, 1986
Jessica Alba, 1981
Penelope Cruz, 1974
Jorge Garcia, 1973
Nicklas Lidstrom, 1970
John Daly, 1966
Elena Kagan, 1960
Ian Rankin, 1960
Nancy Lee Grahn, 1958
Mary McDonnell, 1952
Jay Leno, 1950
Marcia Strassman, 1948
Ann-Margaret, 1941
Harper Lee, 1926
Oskar Schindler, 1908
Erich Salomon, 1886
Lionel Barrymore, 1878
Mifflin Wister Gibbs, 1828
James Monroe, 1758
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"One Man's Family"(Radio), 1932
Today in History:
Newly elected King of Jerusalem Conrad of Montferrat is assassinated in Tyre, 1192
Nichiren Buddhism is founded, 1253
Virginia governor John Harvey is accused of treason and removed from office, 1635
Female English Pirate Mary Read, who operated throughout the Caribbean, died in prison (she was pregnant at the time), 1721
Captain William Bligh and 18 crewmen from the HMS Bounty are set adrift, 1789
Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay 10 miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched, 1869
Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union., 1920
The first night game in organized baseball history takes place in Independence, Kansas, 1930
A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans, 1932
Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki, 1947
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1952
Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France, 1969
The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure is signed, 1977
Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist, 2001
According to the WHO, leading causes of death in the world include chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, 2011
In recognition of democratic reforms, the European Union opens an office in Burma, 2012
The government of India announces that electricity has now reached every Indian village, 2018
American diver Victor Vescovo makes the deepest dive ever to the bottom of the Mariana trench at 10,927m (35,849ft), discovering three new marine species and finding plastic waste, 2019
NASA's Parker Solar Probe becomes the first spacecraft to cross the Alfvén critical boundary, the outer atmosphere of the Sun, 2021
Six new indigenous land reserves covering 620,000 hectares (1.5m acres) where mining is banned and commercial farming is restricted are set up by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, 2023