★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August, 25, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.” ― Glen Cook, Sweet Silver Blues ★~ Banana Split Day: Today is one of the happiest days of the year for children and adults alike. Why? It’s … Continue reading Banana Split Day, Kiss and Make Up Day, Whiskey Sour Day
Mini Vacation, Refeshing pause
Brentwood Tavern Mini Vacation Long, long ago when my teen was a just a tot and vacations were not in the cards, dearly departed Joe and I used to create what we called mini vacations. For example, if Joe had a business appointment in a neighboring suburb, our tot and I would go on the … Continue reading Mini Vacation, Refeshing pause
Sponge Cake Day, Ride The Wind Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 23, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: I certainly feel that the time is not far distant when a knowledge of the principles of diet will be an essential part of one's education. Then mankind will eat to live, be able to do better mental and physical work, and disease will be … Continue reading Sponge Cake Day, Ride The Wind Day
Peach Day, Be an Angel Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 22, 2014 ★~ Todays Quote: “I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it.” Dorothy Parker ★~ Eat a peach Day: Originally cultivated in China and once the fruit of the emperors, peaches were revered for bestowing good health and prosperity to all … Continue reading Peach Day, Be an Angel Day
ALS Ice Bucket – Wet Blanket Rant
Water! Unless you are living under a rock, by now you know about the ice bucket challenge set forth by the ALS Association (ALSA). But since I am often a rock dweller myself, I will bring you up to date. Cool people are chilling their brains to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the … Continue reading ALS Ice Bucket – Wet Blanket Rant
Senior Citizen Day, Spumoni Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 21, 2014 ★~ Todays Quote: “'Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?' 'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh. After careful thought Piglet was comforted by this.” ~ A. A. Milne ★~ Senior Citizen Day: In his Presidential Proclamation (August 19, 1988), President Ronald Reagan said "For all they … Continue reading Senior Citizen Day, Spumoni Day
Radio Day, Lemonade Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 20, 2014 ★~ Todays Quote: Somebody just gave me a shower radio. Thanks a lot. Do you really want music in the shower? I guess there's no better place to dance than a slick surface next to a glass door.” ― Jerry Seinfeld ★~ Radio Day: Crank it UP! On … Continue reading Radio Day, Lemonade Day
Real Men Use An Apple Peeler
Real Men. The video below has been shared with us countless times, with the suggestion that Cole might like to try it and share his experience . . . [youtube]http://youtu.be/5ST3-O4klDA[/youtube] because, well, we are the kind of family people make these suggestions to. Mostly because I don’t mind the risk of my kitchen catching fire … Continue reading Real Men Use An Apple Peeler
Bad Poetry Day, Soft Ice Cream Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 18, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Making one person smile can change the world – maybe not the whole world, but their world. - Unknown ★~ Bad Poetry Day: Not everyone can be a Frost or a Dickinson or a Whitman or Hawk. Bad poetry day encourages you to give it a … Continue reading Bad Poetry Day, Soft Ice Cream Day
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge The ALS ice bucket challenge did not come to my attention until after Bill Gates dumped a bucket of ice water on his head. It was a fun video, and of course Bill did it with a lot more aplomb than did his challenger, Mark Zuckerberg. There is some controversy over a … Continue reading ALS Ice Bucket Challenge