Look closely. Cole would have gotten a better picture outside the car, but he said the honking behind us and yelling discouraged him. He's cute tho, isn't he? The rooster, not Cole. It’s legal to raise (I’m pretty sure you don’t rear them) chickens, both hens and roosters, in Chicago. Hens are more popular because … Continue reading Chicago Rooster Number Two
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Dyngus Day, World Creativity and Innovation Day, Chocolate Covered Cashew Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ April 21, 2014 ★~Today's Quote: If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently. ~ Bill Watterson ★~Dyngus Day: In Poland, Easter Monday is known as Wet Easter Monday, when boys try to drench girls with buckets of water, squirt guns, or whatever’s … Continue reading Dyngus Day, World Creativity and Innovation Day, Chocolate Covered Cashew Day
Happy Easter to Everybunny!
Garlic Day, Amaretto Day, Odds and Ends
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ April 19th, 2014 ★~ Today's Quote: “To dream that you are eating garlic denotes that you will discover hidden secrets and meet with some domestic jar. To dream that there is garlic in the house is lucky.” Richard Folkard in 'Plant Lore' (1884) ★~ Garlic Day: Native to central Asia, garlic has … Continue reading Garlic Day, Amaretto Day, Odds and Ends
Animal Cracker Day, International Jugglers Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 18, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.~ e. e. cummings ★~ Animal Cracker Day: Lions and tigers, and bears and elephants… OH MY! Who doesn’t love the crunch and sweetness of an animal cracker? Animal-shaped crackers were first brought to the United States during the … Continue reading Animal Cracker Day, International Jugglers Day
High Five Day, Blah Blah Day, Haiku Poetry Day, Cheeseball Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ April 17, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things” – Ray Bradbury ★~ National High Five Day: Nobody knows who invented the high five. NBA player Derek Smith claimed that … Continue reading High Five Day, Blah Blah Day, Haiku Poetry Day, Cheeseball Day
Stress Awareness Day, Librarian Day, Eggs Benedict Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 16, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. ~William James ★~ Stress Awareness Day: The real problem with stress is that, for such a well understood and universally experienced condition, as a society we deal with it so … Continue reading Stress Awareness Day, Librarian Day, Eggs Benedict Day
Rubber Eraser Day, Wild Guess Day, Spiral Ham Day, Lunar Eclipse
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 15, 2014 Luna Eclipse: April 15, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “We all shine on...like the moon and the stars and the sun...we all shine on...come on and on and on...” ― John Lennon ★~ Rubber Eraser Day: Without the invention of the rubber eraser, our faux pas would not … Continue reading Rubber Eraser Day, Wild Guess Day, Spiral Ham Day, Lunar Eclipse
Passover, Laughter Day, Reach High Day, Pecan Pie Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 14, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Blessed are the joymakers. ~ N. P. Willis ★~ Passover: Passover is an eight-day Jewish festival that celebrates the emancipation of the Israelites. Jewish families usually celebrate Passover on the first two nights of the holiday. They hold seders to retell the story of the Israelites' … Continue reading Passover, Laughter Day, Reach High Day, Pecan Pie Day
Wine Shoe Hack – Does it Work?
Wine Shoe Hack - Does it Work? My teen asked if we could have wine with our pork chops tonight—red, of course. I said yes, if he could open the wine bottle with his shoe. Why? A lesson in self-sufficiency: Let’s just say that my teen was stranded in the desert, dying of thirst, and … Continue reading Wine Shoe Hack – Does it Work?