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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.
Last week, someone asked why Carl hasn't already been trained to certain things. He has, but it is always and will always be ongoing.
Oxygen deprivation at birth (a quick-thinking nurse saved his life before the doc could get there and they had to start his breathing) has left him with little to no executive function. Training and retraining will be the story of his whole life, and the place where he's been accepted to go is used to dealing with this sort of thing.
He always says he wants to go back to sleep for a little while when i get there, and he grabs his pillow and blanket and goes and lies down for about 10 minutes, then comes back to say he can't sleep and takes his shower.
This gives me just enough time to get clothes and towels ready in the bathroom, and make sure he doesn't take more in there than he needs.
Once he comes out, he chats as he puts his socks and shoes on and finds a belt.
"We saw our friend across the street but he was walking fast and didn't see us so since we were busy, we just didn't say anything. Then I went...where did I go? Oh, yeah, and there were political signs. Some of them say stuff and you want to debate it, you know, but oh, well."
"So, how are you?"
He doesn't often stop and ask much about me, and when he does, i just tell him i'm doing well, because for the most part, I am.
And look what we ran across!
The green apron did not go permanently AWOL after all.
While in the main kitchen, i noticed a very large stick in the garbage can, the kind that will poke a hole in the bag and make you end up with garbage everywhere which needs to be picked up. I grabbed it and Carl laughed, "Do you need a walking stick?" he asked and i laughed. It was almost long enough to be one for short me, but i told him i didn't want it making holes in the bag and took it out to the outdoor bin.
Then back to the kitchen to pack lunch and Mr. L was awake. He told me i had to be his brain, as rain was expected and we needed to remember to get Carl's rain gear in the car.
For once, it was already there.
Carl and his mother, Ms. V, had been out of town to visit Carl's brother and his wife. Mr. L wasn't feeling well enough to go, and it was only overnight, but Carl had packed as if for a safari (sort of like me!).
As he looked for stuff he needed for work -- "Where are my throat soothing lozenges?" and i unpacked and put everything away, he started talking again.
"What do you think about the libraries?" he asked.
What about them? i asked.
"Well, about the kinds of books they should or shouldn't carry. Some people say some books shouldn't be there...something about children."
The parents are responsible for watching what their children read. Put the books there and let the parents actually parent and read with the kids and discuss if it's stuff they think needs monitoring, or don't let their kids read it.
He again said, "Politics gets annoying, especially on TV."
I told him we don't have a TV, it's too expensive.
"You can get some channels...free...um..."
Yes, i said, but how much of it is worth watching? Then i gave him my favorite line, i read the newspaper every day, i read headlines online at several different sites, and i figure if the world ends, the Good Lord will tell me!
He laughed and then left for work.
How about some library funnies.
Have a blessed and beautiful Tuesday, everyone!
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Today is:
Carabao Festival -- Pulilan, Philippines (to honor their patron, St. Isidro [St. Isadore the Farmer], hundreds of carabaos [water buffalo] are dressed up and paraded, and eventually blessed in front of the church; through tomorrow)
Dance Like a Chicken Day -- no idea why today, but i'm waiting for wedding season
Drunk Driving Memorial Day -- not sponsored by MADD, or anyone else i can find, but let's all work and pray for the day drunk driving by anyone is just a bad memory
Gesta de Independencia -- Paraguay
Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival -- Izumo-taisha, Japan (through tomorrow)
King Father Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday -- Cambodia
Marshmallow Fluff Day -- Mr. Durkee and Mr. Mower announced, on this day in 1920, that they were in business producing this sweet confection
Mars Invictus Festival -- Ancient Roman Calendar
Midnight Sun at North Cape -- Norway (the sun will not set until July 30)
National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
National Unification Day -- Liberia
President Kamuzu Banda's Birthday -- Malawi
Runic Half-Month Ing (expansive energy) commences
"Stars and Stripes Forever" Day -- first public performance of the composition was this day in 1897
St. Bonifatius' Day (4th Ice Saint)
St. Matthias the Apostle's Day (Patron of carpenters, reformed alcoholics, tailors; Gary, Indiana; Great Falls-Billings, Montana; against alcoholism and smallpox)
Underground America Day -- Malcolm Wells wants us to imagine what our landscapes would look like if more of our buildings were under ground
Yom Ha'Atzmaut -- Israel (Independence Day; began sunset yesterday, through sunset today)
Anniversaries Today:
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark marries Mary Donaldson, 2004
Carlsbad Caverns National Park established, NM, US, 1930
Birthdays Today:
Miranda Cosgrove, 1993
Amber Tamblyn, 1983
Dan Auerbach, 1979
Martine McCutdcheon, 1976
Cate Blanchett, 1969
Danny Wood, 1969
Jose Da Silveira, 1965
Suzy Kolber, 1964
Tim Roth, 1961
Valerie Still, 1961
Ronan Tynan, 1960
David Byrne, 1952
Robert Zemechis, 1951
Meg Foster, 1948
George Lucas, 1944
Jack Bruce, 1943
Atanasio "Tony" Perez, 1942
Bobby Darin, 1936
Laszlo Kovacs, 1933
Patrice Munsel, 1925
Otto Klemperer, 1885
Robert Owen, 1771
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727
Gabrile Daniel Fahrenheit, 1686
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"The Kids Are Alright"(Documentary), 1979
“It’s Time for Ernie"(Ernie Kovacs' TV premier), 1951
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: A Requiem for those we love"(Hindemith composition), 1946
"Die Hebriden/The Hebrides"(Mendelssohn Op. 26), 1832
Today in History:
Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony, 1607
Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination, 1796
The Lewis and Clark expedition sets out, 1804
Paraguay gains independence from Spain, 1811
The first edition of the London Illustrated Times is published, 1842
Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk, 1853
Vaseline, the first petroleum jelly, is marketed, 1878
Lina Medina becomes the world's youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five, 1939
Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established; immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, 1948
Kuwait joins the United Nations, 1963
Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched, 1973
The Institute for War documents publishes Anne Franks complete diary, 1986
The last episode of Seinfeld airs, with commercials going for $2M per 30 seconds, 1998
Scientists at Stanford University invent a working bionic eye the is powered only by focused light; the eye could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa, 2012
Gabriel Medina becomes the first surfer ever to land the move called a "Backflip" in competition, 2016
The successful transfer of memory in snails as achieved by scientists from University of California is published in the journal "eNeuro", 2018
Chinese mountain climber and double amputee Xia Boyu reaches the summit of Mt Everest, 2018
Wikipedia confirms that the Republic of China has banned all versions of its site, 2019
Surrealist artist Man Ray's photograph "Le Violon d'Ingres" becomes the most expensive ever sold at auction when it goes for $12.4 million, 2022
Cyclone Mocha makes landfall on Rakhine coast, Myanmar, near southern border of Bangladesh, the second strongest storm ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean, 2023
