~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 9, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche ★~ National Chaos Never Dies Day: Chaos Never Dies Day takes the stance that the perfect, quiet moment we’re all striving for and anticipating doesn’t – and likely … Continue reading National Chaos Never Dies Day| Scrapple Day!
Abet and Aid Punster Day| National Cappuccino Day| Harvey Wallbanger Day| Cook Something Bold and Pungent
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 8th, 2012 ★~ Today’s Pun: “I went to the store to buy some soup but they were out of stock.” ★~ Abet and Aid Punster Day: Laugh instead of groan at incredibly dreadful puns. All-time greatest triple pun: “Though he’s not very humble, there’s no police like Holmes,” from the … Continue reading Abet and Aid Punster Day| National Cappuccino Day| Harvey Wallbanger Day| Cook Something Bold and Pungent
Musing: Election Returns, Peppermint Hot Chocolate!
★~♥~♥~★~ El Bona Nit ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 7, 2012 Last night I enjoyed watching the election returns while dining on cheese fondue. I took a sip of our hosts’ "giddy up" martini, drank a glass of Champagne, came home and fell into bed. I woke up this morning with a twisted tongue (today is International … Continue reading Musing: Election Returns, Peppermint Hot Chocolate!
Election Black Eye
Bright and early this morning, I drove into the polling precinct parking lot ready to do my duty as an American citizen and exercise my right to vote. Four years ago when I voted, it took me three tries to get my ballot right. The first two times the machine rejected my ballot and … Continue reading Election Black Eye
Election Day USA| Saxophone Day| Marooned Without a Compass Day| Doughnut Appreciation Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 6, 2012 Free Speech stops here. ★~ Today’s Quote: If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do.” … Continue reading Election Day USA| Saxophone Day| Marooned Without a Compass Day| Doughnut Appreciation Day
Frosty Paws Give Away! Be A Winner!
October was dog shelter month, and the nice people at Purina invited me to host a Frosty Paws coupon giveaway. However, the post office or someone in the mailroom forgot to send me the coupon package until the end of October. Oh Woof! What can we pawsably do? I asked Rascal, and in true terrier … Continue reading Frosty Paws Give Away! Be A Winner!
R.I.P. Skippy
Skippy our Schipperke died today. We first met Skippy as a camper, and when it was clear he wasn't doing well in in his adopted family’s home, we became his forever home. Skip was a handsome, black Tasmanian devil that did not mellow much over the years — he was always a biter and … Continue reading R.I.P. Skippy
Clichés Day| Domestic Goddess Day| Sandwich Day!
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 3, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Is “tired old cliche” one?” Rod Schmidt ★~ Clichés Day: Some say clichés are the old coins of language: phrases that once made a striking impression but have since been rubbed smooth by repeated handling. On the other hand, some clichés are as familiar … Continue reading Clichés Day| Domestic Goddess Day| Sandwich Day!
Day of the Dead| Plan Your Epitaph Day| Deviled Eggs Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 2, 2012 Lake Michigan Waves after Sandy ★~ Today’s Quote: The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth. ~ Henry David Thoreau ★~ Day of the Dead: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) began Thursday, November 1, 2012, and ends Friday, November 2, 2012. Departed souls are remembered not … Continue reading Day of the Dead| Plan Your Epitaph Day| Deviled Eggs Day
Day Of The Dead: Greetings from the Beyond!
Thin veil between the worlds where visible and invisible embrace. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) began Thursday, November 1, 2012, and ends Friday, November 2, 2012. Originally the "Feast of the Dead" was celebrated in Celtic countries by leaving food offerings on altars and doorsteps for the "wandering dead". . Extra chairs were … Continue reading Day Of The Dead: Greetings from the Beyond!