~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 23, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: “May the dragon of life only roast your hot-dogs and never burn your buns!" ~ Unknown ★~ National Hot Dog Day: The only right way to eat a Hot Dog is Chicago Style. So now that we have that settled let me tell you … Continue reading July 23, 2012: Hot Dog Day, Vanilla Ice Cream Day, Hot Enough for Ya Day
June 22: Spoonerism Day, Rat Catchers Day, Hammock Day, Penuche Fudge
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 22nd, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: Karma's only a bitch if you are ~ Unknown ★~ Spoonerism Day: If you have ever been pit nicked for turning words outside in you have meet Reverand Archibald Spooner. Spoonerisms are a kind of word or phrase pun that have humorously switched or … Continue reading June 22: Spoonerism Day, Rat Catchers Day, Hammock Day, Penuche Fudge
Wonderful People Doing the Right Thing Every Day
My morning starts when I post El Morno on Facebook and various friends bring their cuppa and drop by to chat before they start their day. Usually the conversation is light and breezy. However, on Friday, we were all greeted with the news of the shooting in Aurora, Colorado. The idea that someone would walk … Continue reading Wonderful People Doing the Right Thing Every Day
July 21, 2012: Woodie Wagon Day, Junk Food Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 21, 2012 ★~ Today's Quote: Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway ★~ Woodie Wagon Day: Woodie is a 1942 Ford Woodie Wagon. The “Woodie Wagon” was made famous in the 1940s and 1950s, romanticizing the American … Continue reading July 21, 2012: Woodie Wagon Day, Junk Food Day
July 20, 2012: Moon Day, Fortune Cookie Day, Ugly Truck Day, Lollypop Day!
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 20, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: “The moon is friend for the lonesome to talk to.” Carl Sandburg ★~ Moon Day: The Eagle has landed. On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 left Kennedy Space Center, and on July 20, 1969, the Eagle, a lunar module, landed on the moon at … Continue reading July 20, 2012: Moon Day, Fortune Cookie Day, Ugly Truck Day, Lollypop Day!
July 19, 2012: Flitch Day, Stick Out Your Tongue Day, Raspberry Cake Day, National Daiquiri Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 19, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. Mark Twain ★~ Flitch Day: The tradition of the Dunmow Flitch began in Great Dunmow, Essex in 1104 when a local couple so impressed the Prior of Little … Continue reading July 19, 2012: Flitch Day, Stick Out Your Tongue Day, Raspberry Cake Day, National Daiquiri Day
Keep Calm and Call Mom
A big event happened in my life last week: a friend and I finally hooked up for coffee. Just coffee between friends, but setting the date and actually making it to the designated Starbucks was nothing short of a miracle. On the way to the coffee date, we changed the Starbucks location because of traffic … Continue reading Keep Calm and Call Mom
July 17, 2012: Yellow Pig Day, Peach Ice Cream Day!
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 17th,2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time. ~ Charles M. Schulz ★~ Yellow Pig Day! What the heck is Yellow Pig Day? So there were two guys, Michael Spivak and David C. Kelly, who were math students at … Continue reading July 17, 2012: Yellow Pig Day, Peach Ice Cream Day!
Coolers and Shoe Yard Art
One of my projects this summer is cleaning out our basement again. It’s a never-ending project. My goal is to eventually just store what we use and get rid of the rest. For example, during this year’s crusade to purge and pitch, I found that we owned eleven coolers! I know that there are only … Continue reading Coolers and Shoe Yard Art
July 16, 2012: Hug Your Kid, World Juggling Day, Get out of the Doghouse Day, Corn Fritters Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 16, 2012 ★~Today's Quote: If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens … Continue reading July 16, 2012: Hug Your Kid, World Juggling Day, Get out of the Doghouse Day, Corn Fritters Day