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Just the facts: Quixote Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster (Two days in a row M-W has let me down)

December 18th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Flannán Gatianus of Tours O Adonai Sebastian (Eastern Orthodox Church) Winibald December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Migrants Day National Day (Qatar) Republic Day (Niger) UN Arabic Language Day (United Nations) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day Bake Cookies Day Flake Appreciation Day Guru Ghasidas Jayanti National Crime Junkie Day National Roast Suckling Pig Day Wear a Plunger on Your Head Day Katie Holmes’s Birthday Joseph Stalin’s Birthday Franz Ferdinand’s Birthday DMX’s Birthday Christina Aguilera’s Birthday Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Birthday Ronald Acuna Jr.’s Birthday Rachel in Wonderland’s Birthday Maria Brink’s Birthday Keith Richards’s Birthday Lyrica Anderson’s Birthday Ashley Benson’s Birthday Paul Klee’s Birthday Ayaka Iida’s Birthday Ray Liotta’s Birthday Brad Pitt’s Birthday Steven Spielberg’s Birthday Bridgit Mendler’s Birthday YBN Nahmir’s Birthday Chris FamilyFunPack’s Birthday ZaZa Bean’s Birthday Billie Eilish *** A few of us were discussing the perils of drinking and driving when my five-year-old granddaughter threw in her two cents. “I can see why it would be dangerous to drink and drive,” she said. “The straw could go up your nose.” *** I’m a nurse in a hospital’s children’s ward. One night, I was at the nurses’ station when I heard a little boy in his room talking. He kept the patter up for some time. Finally, I got on the intercom and said softly but firmly, “All right, Johnny, it’s time to go to sleep now.” There was quiet in the room, and then he said, “OK, God, I will.” I didn’t hear a peep from him until morning. *** My 35-year-old son and I had just finished our meal when I realized I’d left my wallet in my truck. As I headed out the door, I told the waitress what had happened. “But don’t worry,” I said with a grin. “I’m leaving my son for collateral.” She looked at him. He winked at her. She turned back to me. “What else you got?” *** When someone asks me if I quit my diet... not only did I fall off the diet wagon, I dragged it into the woods, set it on fire, and used the insurance money to buy Twinkies. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: KALEIDOSCOPIC Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus (Sometimes even M-W lets me down)

December 17th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Daniel the Prophet Josep Manyanet i Vives Lazarus of Bethany (local commemoration in Cuba) O Sapientia Olympias the Deaconess Wivina Sturm December 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Accession Day (Bahrain) International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Kurdish Flag Day (Global Kurdish population) National Day (Bhutan) Pan American Aviation Day (United States) Wright Brothers Day, a United States federal observance by Presidential proclamation Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Device Appreciation Day National Maple Syrup Day - 1 National Maple Syrup Day Canada - 2 Nat Wolff’s Birthday Michael Cashman’s Birthday Milla Jovovich’s Birthday Manny Pacquiao’s Birthday Manu Ríos’s Birthday John Abraham’s Birthday Jessi’s Birthday Ivar Ivask’s Birthday Pope Francis’s Birthday Ramriddlz’s Birthday Ashley Jordyn’s Birthday Duff Goldman’s Birthday Sarah Paulson Eugene Levy ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tue Dec 17th, 2024 - Mon Dec 23rd, 2024 Saturnalia *** Q: What's A Snowman's Favorite Breakfast? A: Frosted Flakes! *** A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. *** Q: Why did the Christmas tree go to the barber? A: It needed to be trimmed. *** On New Year’s Eve, I’ll join my friends to toast the days ahead. We’ll all stay up until it’s late, then eat a tasty spread. At midnight, though, I might just wish that I were home instead, sleeping very peacefully in my warm, cozy bed. *** Just before Easter I remarked to my husband that, with the children grown and away from home, this was the first year that we hadn't dyed eggs and had an Easter-egg hunt. "That's all right, honey," he said. "We can just hide each other's vitamin pills." *** My granddaughter was discussing the expected arrival of a new brother for her 4-year-old son, Matthew. She told Matthew that you can’t predict the exact date of birth. “You were expected on Aug. 19,” she said, “but arrived on Aug. 11.” Matthew thought for a moment and then said, “Oh! I’m so lucky I was born on my birthday!” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: Kakistocracy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

8 Smiling Spiders That Make You Feel Warm and Fuzzy

December 16th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Adelaide of Italy Haggai Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn and John La Farge (Episcopal Church (USA)) December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991. National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971. National Sports Day (Thailand) The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad😞 The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America) The first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines) Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Barbie And Barney Backlash Day National Underdog Day National Wreaths Across America Day Stupid Toy Day Underdog Day Theo James’s Birthday Ludwig van Beethoven’s Birthday Park Seo-joon’s Birthday Jane Austen’s Birthday Kai Cenat’s Birthday Hozumi Hasegawa’s Birthday James Reynolds’s Birthday Ethan Dolan’s Birthday Grayson Dolan’s Birthday Daniel Preda’s Birthday Billy Gibbons’s Birthday Bill Hicks’s Birthday Berleezy’s Birthday Zara Larsson’s Birthday Alana Kern’s Birthday Krysten Ritter Fun Observances Chocolate Covered Anything Day December 16 is all about chocolate because it is Chocolate Covered Anything Day. And we are not complaining because it is the one-day where no one can question our obsession. Want to drizzle chocolate over your salad? Go right ahead, it is Chocolate Covered Anything Day! Add chocolate to your morning cup of coffee? That is a brilliant idea! Eat chocolate covered fruits for lunch? You are in the spirit of the holiday! Celebrating Chocolate Around the Year Chocolate is a very popular theme for a fun holiday. Other chocolate themed holidays are Chocolate Pudding Day, Milk Chocolate Day, Chocolate Pecan Pie Day, Chocolate Milkshake Day, Chocolate Cupcake Day, and Chocolate Cake Day. How to Celebrate? Eat only chocolate covered items on this day. Chocolate covered donuts for breakfast, chocolate covered fruits for lunch and a chocolate rubbed steak for dinner. Get creative and try to experiment by pairing chocolate with dishes and food items you may never think about putting together. Did You Know… …that the earliest record of humans consuming chocolate dates back to 1700 B.C.? *** Since the coronavirus outbreak, my 47-year-old son has been washing his hands religiously. In fact, he said, “I’ve been washing my hands so much, I found the answers to an old eighth-grade math quiz.” *** An utterly confused woman called our local fire station about getting a haircut. “I’m sorry, you have the wrong number,” I said. “Is this the salon near the fire station?” she asked. “No, this is the fire station.” “Oh! Are you cutting hair in there now?” *** I work in the front office of a housing complex that supports people living with mental illness. On one particularly hectic day, a tenant came in to pay her rent. Frazzled, I said, “Ever have one of those days when you feel everyone is out to get you?” She smiled and replied, “I take medication for that.” *** A man goes to a job interview and the interviewer begins with the question, "What do you think is your biggest weakness?" The man thinks for a moment, then says, "I think my biggest weakness is my brutal honesty." The interviewer says, "I don't think that's a weakness." The man then says, "I don't give a #%^& what you think!" *** When my grandson, Jimmy, was 4 or 5, we asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. “I want to be a machine,” he said without hesitation. When we asked him why, he explained, “Well, you can replace the parts in a machine when they wear out.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: Bromine Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

December 15th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Bill of Rights Day (United States) 2nd Amendment Day (South Carolina) Christian feast day: Drina Martyrs Drostan (Aberdeen Breviary) John Horden and Robert McDonald (Episcopal Church (USA)) Maria Crocifissa di Rosa Mesmin Valerian of Abbenza Virginia Centurione Bracelli December 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Homecoming Day (Alderney) Kingdom Day (Netherlands), moves to December 16 if the 15th is on a Sunday Zamenhof Day (International Esperanto Community) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Cat Herders Day International Tea Day National Cupcake Day National Lemon Cupcake Day National Regifting Day National Wear Your Pearls Day Ugly Sweater Day Skyler Aboujaoude’s Birthday Ronnie Radke’s Birthday Meredith Marks’s Birthday Maya Henry’s Birthday Kim Porter’s Birthday Jeff Wittek’s Birthday Erika Tham’s Birthday Emilia Fart’s Birthday Don Johnson’s Birthday Daniel Ezra’s Birthday Antonio Garza’s Birthday Tim Conway’s Birthday Josh Norman’s Birthday *** On our commute to work, my husband stopped at a convenience store for coffee. As he got back into the car, I noticed something odd. "Turn your head and look at me," I said. "You have a Q-tip sticking out of your ear." As he pulled it out, he replied, "No wonder the guy in there asked me if I was getting good reception." *** A patient came to the hospital with a burned right hand. As the doctor took down his medical history, he asked the injured man, "Do you smoke?" "Yeah, a pack and a half a day," said the patient. Concerned, the doctor told him, "You should consider quitting." "No, it's OK," said the patient. "I smoke with my left hand." *** A defendant isn’t happy with 
how things are going in court, so he gives the judge a hard time. Judge: “Where do you work?” Defendant: “Here and there.” Judge: “What do you do for 
a living?” Defendant: “This and that.” Judge: “Take him away.” Defendant: “Wait; when will I get out?” Judge: “Sooner or later.” *** Been reading up on the 
thesaurus lately because a mind is a terrible thing to garbage. *** The first time my husband and I took our 3-year-old son to visit his grandma in Arkansas, he went with her to gather eggs. The next morning, he watched her fry some up for breakfast and put them on his plate. He looked at me and said in a serious tone, “Mama, these eggs came from chickens!” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: Selenium Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster