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Just going to my room and... Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

May 16th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Aaron (Coptic Church) Abda and Abdjesus, and companions: Abdas of Susa Andrew Bobola Brendan the Navigator (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church) Caroline Chisholm (Church of England) Gemma Galgani (Passionists Calendar) Germerius Honoratus of Amiens John of Nepomuk Margaret of Cortona Peregrine of Auxerre Simon Stock Ubald (see Saint Ubaldo Day) May 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA)) Mass Graves Day (Iraq) National Day, declared by Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan) Teachers' Day (Malaysia) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Mimosa Day Drawing Day International Day of Light Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq National Barbecue Day National Biographer's Day National Coquilles Saint Jacques Day National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day National Love a Tree Day National Piercing Day National Sea Monkey Day National Stop Nausea Day National Wear Purple for Peace Day Nickel Day Ride a Unicycle Day Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day Supply Chain Professionals Day Waiters Day Horse Rescue Day Tori Spelling’s Birthday Megan Fox’s Birthday IU’s Birthday Janet Jackson’s Birthday Grayson Chrisley’s Birthday *** "Nice 2-bedroom home. The owner has noted that there are termites that have done some damage. Selling house 'as is.' Don't Wait. This Wonderful Property Will Not Last Long." *** A millionaire, a hard hat, and a drunk are at a bar. When they get their beers, they notice a fly in each mug. The millionaire politely asks the bartender for another beer, then proceeds to sip it. The hard hat spills out just enough to get rid of the fly and quaffs the rest. It's now the drunk's turn. He sticks his hand into the beer, grabs the fly by the wings, and shouts, "Spit it out! Spit it out!" *** At our supermarket, I noticed a woman with four boys and a baby. Her patience was wearing thin as the boys called out, "Mommy! Mommy!" while she tried to shop. Finally, she blurted out, "I don't want to hear the word mommy for at least ten minutes!" The boys fell silent for a few seconds. Then one tugged on his mother's dress and said softly, "Excuse me, miss." *** When my insurance company refused to pay for my newborn son’s circumcision, I got a letter explaining its logic. Under the procedure "Circumcision" was written "Unable to locate member." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Manhattan Delis and the Art of Knish *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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May 15th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Aoi Matsuri (Kyoto) Army Day (Slovenia) Christian feast day: Achillius of Larissa Athanasius of Alexandria (Coptic Church) Dymphna Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Roman Catholic Church) Hesychius of Cazorla Hilary of Galeata Isidore the Laborer, celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of bullfighting season in Madrid. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (Roman Catholic Church) Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (Roman Catholic Church) Reticius (Roman Catholic Church) Sophia of Rome (Roman Catholic church) May 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constituent Assembly Day (Lithuania) Earliest date on which Armed Forces Day (United States) can fall, while May 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Saturday of May. Independence Day (Paraguay), celebrates the independence of Paraguay from Spain in 1811. Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on Flag Day, May 14. International Conscientious Objectors Day International Day of Families (International) La Corsa dei Ceri begins on the eve of the feast day of Saint Ubaldo. (Gubbio) Mother's Day (Paraguay) Nakba Day (Palestinian communities) Peace Officers Memorial Day (United States) Republic Day (Lithuania) Teachers' Day (Colombia, Mexico and South Korea) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Bring Flowers To Someone Day Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day International MPS Awareness Day National Nylon Stocking Day - 1 Nylon Stockings Day - 2 National Safety Dose Day National Senior Fraud Awareness Day National Tuberous Sclerosis Day - 1 TSC Global Awareness Day - 2 Straw Hat Day Vascular Birthmarks Awareness Day - 1 VBF Day of Awareness - 2 Emmitt Smith’s Birthday Chase Hudson’s Birthday ~~~~~~ Mon May 15th, 2023 - Sun May 21st, 2023 National Stationery Week Fun Observances Chocolate Chip Day May 15 is Chocolate Chip Day, a day to celebrate the tiny morsels of chocolate that make any dessert even better. In the United States, the unofficial holiday is also known as National Chocolate Chip Day. An Accidental Invention Also sometimes called chocolate morsels, rumor has it that chocolate chips were invented by Ruth Wakefield at the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. According to the legend, the creation of the chips was an accident – out of chocolate powder while making cookies for guests, Ruth chopped up some chocolate and added it to the cookie dough. She found that the chocolate did not melt as she had expected, and the chocolate chip and the chocolate chip cookie was born. Named After the Inn After chocolate chip cookies became popular and successful, Nestlé made an agreement with Ruth to add her chocolate chip cookie recipe to the packaging of their chocolate bars. Nestlé's brand, Toll House Cookies, is named after Toll House Inn. Today, chocolate chips are a popular ingredient in a baker's pantry and they are used extensively in cookies, cakes, ice creams and a variety of other desserts. How to Celebrate? Add chocolate chips to all your meals of the day. Start your day by making chocolate chip pancakes or adding chocolate chips to your cereal. For your midday snack, whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies or chocolate chip muffins. Throw some chocolate chips in your lunch yogurt and end the day with some delicious chocolate chip ice cream. Did You Know… …that chocolate was once used as currency by the Aztecs? An avocado in this system was worth 3 cacao beans. *** With airlines adding fees to fees, The Week magazine asked its readers to predict the next surcharge they'll levy for something previously free. 1. In the unlikely event of loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop down. To start the flow of oxygen, simply insert your credit card … 2. $100 On-Time Departure Fee; $25 Delay Complaint Fee. 3. View seating (formerly window seats), $10; Access seating (formerly aisle seats), $10 $20 to use roll-away stairs to enter or exit the aircraft in lieu of no-charge rope-ladder alternative. 4. $9 fee for bumping your head on the overhead bin as you take your seat; $3 additional penalty for looking up at the bin after you bump into it. *** My grandmother told me how she ended up marrying Grandpa. She was in her 20s, and the man she was dating left for war. "We were in love," she recalled, "and wrote to each other every week. It was during that time that I discovered how wonderful your grandfather was." "Did you marry Grandpa when he came home from the war?" I asked. "Oh, I didn't marry the man who wrote the letters. Your grandfather was the mailman." *** To get his mind off his losing streak at the racetrack, I took my friend horseback riding. Being a novice, he freaked when his mount took off. "How do I stop?" he yelled. "Bet on it!" I hollered back. *** I stole a couple of minutes from work to give my wife a call. She put my two-year-old son on, and we chatted a while before he ended it with an enthusiastic "I love you!" "I love you too," I said, with a dopey grin plastered on my face. I was about to hang up when I heard him ask sweetly, "Mommy, who was that?" *** *** *** *** ( Betrayed ) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

May 14th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Boniface of Tarsus Engelmund of Velsen Matthias the Apostle (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion) Michael Garicoïts Mo Chutu of Lismore (Roman Catholic Church) Victor and Corona May 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which the first day of Sanja Matsuri can fall, while May 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third weekend of May. (Sensō-ji, Tokyo) Flag Day (Paraguay) Hastings Banda's Birthday (Malawi) National Unification Day (Liberia) The first day of Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival. (Izumo-taisha) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Mother's Day National Buttermilk Biscuit Day Bond With Your Dog Day Do Dah Day International Chihuahua Appreciation Day International Dylan Thomas Day Mothers at the Wall Day National Bruce Day National Children's Day UK National Decency Day National Om Day National Travel Insurance Claims Day National Underground America Day National Veal Ban Action Day Online Romance Day Paraguay Independence Day - 1 Paraguay Independence Day - 2 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day The Stars and Stripes Forever Day World Topiary Day Rob Gronkowski’s Birthday Pokimane’s Birthday George Lucas’s Birthday Miranda Cosgrove’s Birthday Cate Blanchett’s Birthday Fun Observances Dance Like a Chicken Day On May 14, is Dance Like a Chicken Day. Also known as Chicken Dance Day, the goofy holiday celebrates the silly dance that is accompanied by the Chicken Song or the Chicken Dance Song. The song, sometimes also known as the Birdie Song, was composed in the 1950s by Swiss composer Werner Thomas. Accompanied by a series of movements, the song soon became popular in the West, especially in the United States, where it was performed at parties and weddings. The dance mimics the movements of a chicken and includes flapping of arms and wriggling of the body. How to Celebrate? Have a chicken dance dance-off. Get together with friends and organize a chicken dance flash mob. Just make sure you get the requisite paperwork and permissions before you do it. Did You Know… …that chickens were originally domesticated for the purposes of cockfighting and not for food? *** After I took a job at a small publishing house, the first books I was assigned to edit were all on the topic of dieting. "Isn't the market flooded with these types of books?" I asked another editor. "How do we expect to turn a profit?" "Don't worry," he assured me. "These books appeal to a wider audience than most." *** An elderly man visits the doctor for a checkup. "Mr. Smith, you're in great shape," says the doctor afterward. "How do you do it?" "Well," says Mr. Smith, "I don't drink, I don't smoke, and the good Lord looks out for me. For weeks now, every time I go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, he turns the light on for me." Concerned, the doctor finds Mrs. Smith in the waiting room and tells her what her husband said. "I don't think that's anything to worry about," she says. "And on the bright side, it does explain who's been peeing in the fridge." *** My 45-year-old sister was attending the wedding of a childhood friend when she ran into people she hadn't seen in years. How long exactly? One of them shouted, "Kathy, you got your braces off!" *** Mother's Day is nigh, so we're loath to say this: Mothers aren't perfect. Here they admit it: "My son knows he's not allowed downstairs until 9 a.m. Reason? He's been told that between 8 and 9 a.m., Mommy's fighting the monster that lives in the laundry basket." "I just ate a full pint of Häagen-Dazs, and when my three-year-old asked me what I was eating, I told her it was special medicine for mommies, because I didn't want to share." "My son was so excited for his second birthday, but when the day rolled around, I hadn't pulled anything together—so I told him that he had the day wrong and his birthday was actually the following week." "I haven't taught my kids to tell time yet … That way, I can say it's bedtime whenever I want." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** The western pygmy possum is the cutest Australian animal *** *** *** *** *** *** ( With love always, your son ) sandrewn

Portia fimbriata - Fringed Jumping Spider Is renowned as the world's most intelligent spider. It is a spider hunter which modifies its hunting strategies and learns from situations as it encounters them. Portia fimbriata - Wikipedia Mirror Spider Shines Like Disco Ball This isn't a stained-glass sculpture or piece of delicate jewelry – it's a real live spider. These spiders, called mirror or sequined spiders, are all probably members of several different species of the thwaitesia genus, which features spiders with reflective silvery patches on their abdomen. Thwaitesia argentiopunctata - Wikipedia Deinopidae Net-Casting Spider Plunges Web On Top Of Prey Deinopidae - Wikipedia

No, I'm serious, but keep in mind, as soon as I sign into ' Pinterest ' they check my history and any page I open will always have something on spiders on it. In this case, the jokes were literally the 1st and 3rd things about spiders.

May 13th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England) Christian feast day: Our Lady of Fátima Gerard of Villamagna Glyceria John the Silent (Roman Catholic) Julian of Norwich (Roman Catholic) Frances Perkins (Episcopal Church (USA)) Servatius May 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Rotuma Day (Rotuma) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) International Hummus Day National Apple Pie Day National Fruit Cocktail Day - 1 World Cocktail Day - 2 World Migratory Bird Day Archery Day Brunch for Lunch Day Children of Fallen Patriots Day Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Awareness Day Cough Drop Day Fair Trade Day IEEE Global Engineering Day Martin Z. Mollusk Day National Anita Day National Babysitter’s Day National Birth Mother’s Day National Crouton Day National Dog Mom’s Day National Drew Day National Leprechaun Day National Miniature Golf Day National Train Day National Windmill Day O. Henry Pun-off Day Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day Stay Up All Night Day Top Gun Day Tulip Day World Belly Dance Day World Buckfast Day World Fair Trade Day Zen Shimada’s Birthday Stephen Colbert’s Birthday Stevie Wonder’s Birthday Quad Webb’s Birthday Robert Pattinson’s Birthday Morgan Wallen’s Birthday Haru Frenchie’s Birthday Falynn Guobadia’s Birthday Debby Ryan’s Birthday Candice King’s Birthday Fun Observances Frog Jumping Day May 13 is Frog Jumping Day, a fun day to jump like a frog. According to several sources, the unofficial holiday celebrates a short story named Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog by Mark Twain. In the story, a compulsive better named Jim Smiley trains a frog to jump and bets with a man that his frog can jump higher than any other frog in the town. The man dupes Jim Smiley and wins the bet. It is, however, unclear why the inventor of this day chose May 13 as the date for this “hoppy” holiday. Frogs have great jumping capabilities and are the best jumpers among all vertebrates given their size. How to Celebrate? Jump around like a frog. Make sure you do not do this in a heavily crowded or trafficked area. Go see frogs jump at your local aquarium or pond. And learn more about frogs and their habitats. Read Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog and other works by Mark Twain. Did You Know… …that a group of frogs is called an army? *** Years of smoking finally caught up with my friend John one morning when he keeled over at work, clutching his heart. He was rushed to a hospital and peppered with questions. "Do you smoke?" asked a paramedic. "No," John whispered. "I quit." "That"s good. When did you quit?" "Around 9:30 this morning." *** During Sunday school, the substitute teacher asked my four-year-old what his name was. "Spider-Man," said my son. "No, I mean your real name," pressed the teacher. My son apologized. "Oh, I"m sorry. It"s Peter Parker." *** "As another year rolls in," read an ad in our paper, "we"d like to offer our best wishes to all of you who have given us reason to celebrate." It was signed "Gunter"s Funeral Homes." *** Driving in Ohio, we spotted a sign that said "Wildlife Refuge." Seeing a dead deer lying in front of it, my husband shook his head. "He almost made it." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Baby jumping spider, about the size of a cooked rice kernel I picked a random page and picked the first three spider items I came across.

May 12th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Blessed Imelda Blessed Joan of Portugal Crispoldus Dominic de la Calzada Epiphanius of Salamis Gregory Dix (Church of England) Modoald Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church) Philip of Agira International Nurses Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Child Care Provider Day Fintastic Friday International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases - 1 International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day - 2 International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Awareness Day - 3 National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day - 4 International Day of Plant Health National Anthony Day National Hospital Day National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day - 1 National Provider Appreciation Day - 2 National Military Spouse Appreciation Day National Nutty Fudge Day National Odometer Day National Tampon Day National YA DIG Day Public Gardens Day Shades Day Vinny Vinesauce’s Birthday Tony Hawk’s Birthday Drumsy’s Birthday George Carlin’s Birthday DraconiteDragon’s Birthday Fun Observances Limerick Day May 12 is Limerick Day. It is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to read and write limericks, a genre of humorous poetry that first originated in England in the 18th century. Book of Nonsense Limerick Day, also sometimes called National Limerick Day honors the birthday of Edward Lear, English poet, and author. Born in 1812, Lear popularized this form of poetry in his 1846 book called A Book of Nonsense. It is believed that the term limerick refers to this specific genre of poetry which comes from the city of Limerick, Ireland. 5 Lines & AABBA Scheme Limerick is a genre of poetry that traditionally has 5 lines and has an AABBA rhyme scheme. A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes in a poem. To identify a poem's rhyme scheme, each line is designated with a letter. Lines that share a letter rhyme have words at the end that rhyme with each other. This means that in a limerick, which has an AABBA rhyme scheme, the words at the end of the first, second and fifth sentences rhyme, while the words at the end of the third and fourth sentence rhyme with each other. Humorous Situations Traditionally, the first line of a limerick introduced a person and a place and the rest of the poem described a humorous and often times obscene situation involving the subject or the place. How to Celebrate? Celebrate Limerick Day by reading some of Lear's limericks. Also, check out other poets' limericks as well. Write your own limericks and share them with your family and friends. Did You Know… ...that the oldest surviving poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is from about 2100 BCE? *** Overheard at the dinosaur exhibit in Disney's Animal Kingdom park: a confused woman complaining to her friend, "How could they possibly know the names of all those dinosaurs if they died 75 million years ago? And another thing, how do we even know they were called dinosaurs?" *** During a visit to our friend's home in Canada, we were feted with a wonderful breakfast. But my six-year-old daughter was not impressed. "Your pancakes are smaller than my mom's," she told him. He replied, "That's because of the exchange rate." *** The highlight of our zoo trip was a peacock showing off its plumage. My four-year-old son was particularly taken with it. That evening, he couldn't wait to tell his father: "Dad, guess what! I saw a Christmas tree come out of a chicken!" *** While I was working security at a football game, a fan spilled beer on a cheerleader's pop-poms. As a favor, I rinsed them off in the men's room. As I shook off the water, someone came out of a stall. Stunned, he announced, "That's the first time anyone's cheered me on while going to the bathroom." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Spiders Have Tiny Paws And They Are Downright Adorable In All Aspects My one and only thought was ouch!

May 11th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Anthimus of Rome Gangulphus of Burgundy Majolus of Cluny Mamertus, the first of the Ice Saints Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Hostess CupCake Day Make a Book Day National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day National Foam Rolling Day National Technology Day Somerset Day World Ego Awareness Day Sabrina Carpenter’s Birthday Prince Royce’s Birthday Blac Chyna’s Birthday Cam Newton’s Birthday Arlene MC’s Birthday Fun Observances ( 2 ) Twilight Zone Day May 11 is Twilight Zone Day, an unofficial holiday that honors and celebrates the Twilight Zone, an iconic and thrilling television show. Nothing Is as It Seems Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling, who was also the show's host and narrator. The show is a collection of unrelated stories where nothing is as it seems and the end is usually always bizarre and unexpected. The stories on the show combined the features of science fiction, psychological thrillers, drama, horror, and fantasy and were based in the twilight zone. The Fifth Dimension The twilight zone according to the narrator at the beginning of each episode of the show is a “...fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge...” Most Watched TV Show The show made its debut in the United States in October 1959, to immediate critical acclaim, though it took a few years for it to gain popular success. Today, the Twilight Zone is considered to be one of the best and one of the most watched TV shows of all times. No one knows who created this holiday or why they chose May 11 to honor this creepy, but fun holiday. How to Celebrate? Do a Twilight Zone marathon. It is also Eat What You Want Day, so get all the fun food you can eat, and park yourself in front of the TV and spend the day watching episodes of the Twilight Zone back to back. Gather your friends and have a Twilight Zone themed party. Fancy yourself as a sci-fi writer? Why not spend the day writing some Twilight Zone inspired fan fiction? Did You Know… ...that Rod Serling was not the first choice for the narrator? Orson Welles was initially approached by Serling to play the role, but wasn't able to get him. ~~~~~~~ Eat What You Want Day Break all, but one of your dietary rules on May 11 or Eat What You Want Day. The only rule you must obey is, of course, eat what you want, however you want it, how much you want it! In today's fast-paced world, where time is premium, diets have taken control of people to wish to live a healthy life. All of us have some kind of dish or food that they love but have to stay away from because it is not very healthy. This unofficial holiday allows people to take one day from the year and guiltlessly indulge in their favorite foods. How to Celebrate? Eat whatever you want. Pig out on decadent desserts, stuff yourself with delicious food, go into a food coma feasting on rich, yummy dishes. Ever wondered what ice cream would taste with ketchup? Today is your day to try it! Try out all the oddest combinations of food you can think of. Did You Know… …that the word buffet originates from the French word for the piece of furniture food was served on? *** A patient at the dental office where I work stopped by my desk to pay her bill. She began rummaging through her purse, as so many patients do when they have a check to write. "Do you need a pen?" I asked, offering her mine. "Yes, thank you," she replied. She took it, put it in her handbag, and proceeded to pay in cash. *** After someone stole my brown-bag lunch at work, I complained about it to my wife, who offered to make me something wonderful the next day. But as I pulled into the plant's parking lot, I noticed a guy clearly down on his luck, so I gave him my lunch. I didn't know there was a note from my wife in the bag: "I know who you are, and I know where you live!" *** Playing around with my new iTouch, I decided to get directions to my son's base from my home in Maryland. So I typed "Wahiawa, Hawaii." I got turn-by-turn directions until I hit the coast. Then I was told, "Kayak across the Pacific Ocean entering Hawaii." *** My nine-year-old daughter walked in while I was getting ready for work. "What are you doing?" she asked. "Putting on my wrinkle cream," I answered. "Oh," she said, walking away. "I thought they were natural." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

@Bill W I realized both of those things, but the proper explanation doesn't offer any humor. -------- I knew that you knew, I just wanted you to know, that I knew that you did. Now everyone else who saw it, knows too. I totally agree about the humor. I always try for shock & awe or a laugh. I like when I can do both in one post and add some info if possible on our eight legged friends.

May 10th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Children's Day (Maldives) Christian feast day: Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus Calepodius Catald Comgall Damien of Molokai Gordianus and Epimachus Job (Roman Catholic Church, pre-1969 calendar) John of Ávila May 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Confederate Memorial Day (North Carolina and South Carolina) Constitution Day (Micronesia) Earliest possible day on which Pentecost can fall, while June 13 is the latest; celebrated 50 days after Easter Day.(Christianity) Golden Spike Day (Promontory, Utah) Mother's Day (Guatemala, and Mexico Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Receptionists Day National Shrimp Day Donate a Day's Wages To Charity Day International Day of Argania Mother Ocean Day National Golf Day National Lipid Day National Ship Via Rail Day National Small Business Day National Night Shift Workers Day - 1 National Third Shift Workers Day - 2 National Washington Day Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day One Day Without Shoes Root Canal Appreciation Day Trust Your Intuition Day World Facilities Management Day World Lupus Day World Orienteering Day Stay Up All Night Night Bono’s Birthday Corey La Barrie’s Birthday Anna Paul’s Birthday Fun Observances (2) Clean Up Your Room Day May 10 is Clean Your Room Day - an unofficial holiday that is bound to be any parent's or roommate's favorite holiday and perhaps every child's, teenager's and lazy person's nightmare. Trash the Trash Also sometimes called the National Clean Up Your Room Day, this holiday of unknown origins aims at keeping the dust bunnies where they belong - the trash. The holiday promotes clean rooms and homes and encourages people to collect their cleaning supplies, don their cleaning clothes and gloves, and spend the day spring cleaning. Spring Cleaning Spring cleaning is a practice in many cultures where people clean their homes thoroughly once a year on the first warm day of spring. It is thought that this practice dates back to the days when people lit fires to keep warm during cold winter months. The first warm day of spring allowed people to open their windows and doors and to get rid of all the soot and ash that collected over the winter. Even though Clean Your Room Day falls towards the end of the Spring season in the Northern Hemisphere, and Fall (Autumn) in the Southern Hemisphere, it is a good day as any to get cracking on the dusting, scrubbing, and organizing. And who knows, you may just find that thing you were looking for forever hiding in some dusty corner of your room. How to Celebrate? Clean up your room and resolve to keep it clean every day. Give away or throw any unwanted items or pieces of clothing that you no longer use. If you have children, teach them about the virtues of a clean room. Help them organize their toys and books and reward them for keeping their room clean. Get the family together and make cleaning a fun chore. Put on some fun music and dance while you clean. Give out rewards for milestones crossed - fastest time taken to clean, best organizer, and room with the least amount of dust. Did You Know… ...that many cultures have a day assigned to cleaning during a year? In Iran, people clean their houses in preparation for the Persian New Year called Norooz, while in India people clean up their homes before the festivals of lights, Diwali. ~~~~~~~ National School Nurse Day The Wednesday between May 6 and May 12 of each year is National School Nurse Day, a day to celebrate and thank all school nurses that take care of children when they are at school. The unofficial holiday was created in 1972 by the National Association of School Nurses, based in the United States. The day aims to recognize school nurses and acknowledge their role in the educational setting. Ensure Well-Being of Children School nurses are nursing practitioners usually affiliated with a school or an educational institution. School nurses are one of the first lines of medical professionals to ensure the health and mental well-being of school going children and young adults. They are also responsible for monitoring that children in schools are achieving their developmental milestones as well as ensuring that their lives outside the school are safe and healthy. National Nurse Week National School Nurse Day, also known as School Nurse Day, is celebrated during National Nurse Week, which runs annually from May 6 to May 12. May 6 is celebrated as National Nurses Day, while May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale is celebrated worldwide as International Nurses Day. How to Celebrate? Thank your school nurse for taking care of you. Learn more about what school nurses do. If you have school-going children, help your children make thank you gifts or write thank you notes to their school nurse. Did You Know… ...that Florence Nightingale is thought to be responsible for creating the foundation for modern day nursing? Known as The Lady With the Lamp, she opened the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery in 1860, which was the world's first secular nursing school and remains one of the world's oldest schools to be still operational. *** I returned home from my ninth business trip of the year with a severe bout of jet lag–induced foot-in-mouth disease. As we prepared to go to sleep that night, I wrapped my arms around my better half, gave her a kiss, and announced, "It's good to be in my own bed, with my own wife!" *** Having grown up in a small Alabama town, my friend James couldn't wait to tell us all about life in California, where he was stationed. "The malls are massive, and the restaurants are great," he said. Then he grinned. "I even went to a topless bar." "Really?" said his mother, surprised. "What do they do if it starts to rain?" *** Recently I sat in a restaurant watching two older men go at it. It quickly grew heated as one of them declared, "I'm so mad, I'm taking you off my pallbearer list!" *** Scene: A conversation between two of my friends. Friend #1: Are you visiting us tomorrow? Do you need directions? Friend #2: I'm all set. I have the address, a GPS, and a GPS override. Friend #1: What's a GPS override? Friend #2: My wife. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

I don't know how to cancel this thing, sorry.

He seems to have mastered the technique and is giving us a classic demonstration of the principles of surface tension. Surface tension - Wikipedia Is this a spider cyclops? Having mastered the use of surface tension and using himself as bait, he appears to be an accomplished fisherman. Score - Spider 1 / minnow 0.

Spiders prompt second Mazda recall

May 9th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Anniversary of Dianetics (Church of Scientology) Christian feast day: Beatus of Lungern Beatus of Vendome Christopher (Eastern Orthodox Church) George Preca Gerontius of Cervia Gregory of Nazianzen (The Episcopal Church (US) and traditional Roman Catholic calendar) Nicolaus Zinzendorf (Lutheran) Pachomius the Great Tudy of Landevennec May 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances: Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. (Guernsey and Jersey) National Day (Alderney) Europe Day, commemorating the Schuman Declaration. (European Union) Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany (Soviet Union, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) Victory and Peace Day, marks the capture of Shusha (1992) in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and the end of World War II. (Armenia) Victory Day over Nazism in World War II (Ukraine) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Alphabet Magnet Day National Teachers' Day Hurray for Buttons Day Lag BaOmer National Butterscotch Brownie Day National Christina Day National Moscato Day National Sleepover Day Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day Kelsey Animated’s Birthday Noah Centineo’s Birthday Billy Joel’s Birthday Fun Observances Lost Sock Memorial Day Lost Sock Memorial Day on May 9 is a day to commemorate lost socks. The unofficial holiday also encourages people to let go of all the remaining single socks they are collecting in hopes of finding their partners one day. There are few mysteries in life that are as perplexing as the mystery of the missing sock. No matter how hard you try to keep pairs of socks together, invariably one of them ventures out into the netherworld never to be found again. Lost Sock Memorial Day is a day to honor all those disappeared socks. How to Celebrate Throw out all the single leftover socks. Use the leftover socks as cleaning cloths. Or spend the day making sock monkeys out of the socks that have sadly lost their partners to the sock blackhole. Have a minute of silence for all the socks you have lost. Did You Know… ...that the feet have about 250,000 sweat glands that are capable of producing about 1 cup of sweat a day? *** One of our hotel guests complained to me about a spraying showerhead: "I can't get in the shower without getting wet!" *** En route to Hawaii, I noticed one of my passengers in the coach section of the airplane dialing her cell phone. "Excuse me. That can't be on during the flight," I reminded her. "Besides, we're over the ocean—you won't get a signal out here." "That's okay," she said. "I'm just calling my daughter. She's sitting up in first class." *** A couple of dog owners are arguing about whose pet is smarter. "My dog is so smart," says the first owner, "that every morning he waits for the paperboy to come around. He tips the kid and then brings the newspaper to me, along with my morning coffee." "I know," says the second owner. "How do you know?" "My dog told me." *** I got mugged by a magician. It's not funny: He took my wallet, my watch, and every silver dollar I had behind my ear. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Mud Dauber Wasps Mud Dauber Wasps reproduce by building tubular nests out of mud, then going out and gathering spiders by paralyzing them then sealing them inside the nest with an egg. The offspring will then consume the paralyzed spiders when it hatches. Sceliphron caementarium - Wikipedia It is the only spider that makes a zigzag line or a cross of zigzag white web material in its web. The spider hangs, head down, in the hub.

May 8th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Amato Ronconi Apparition of Saint Michael Arsenius the Great Desideratus Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine Julian of Norwich (Anglican, Lutheran) Magdalene of Canossa Our Lady of Luján Peter II of Tarentaise Blessed Teresa Demjanovich (Ruthenian Catholic Church) May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Mother's Day can fall, while May 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday of May. (United States and others) Earliest day on which State Flag and State Emblem Day can fall, while May 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday of May. (Belarus) Earliest day on which World Fair Trade Day can fall, while May 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Saturday of May (site of the WFTO) (International) Emancipation Day (Columbus, Mississippi) Furry Dance (Helston, UK) Liberation Day (Czech Republic) Miguel Hidalgo's birthday (Mexico) Parents' Day (South Korea) Truman Day (Missouri) Veterans Day (Norway) Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances (Europe): Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, continues to May 9 White Lotus Day (Theosophy) World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (International) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Have a Coke Day Reward Yourself Day Free Trade Day Iris Day Jamestown Day National Amyloidosis Day National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day National Coconut Cream Pie Day National Dakota Day National Give Someone a Cupcake Day National Maria Day National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day National Nova Day National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day National Student Nurse Day National Women's Check-up Day - 1 National Women’s Checkup Day - 2 No Socks Day World Donkey Day World Ovarian Cancer Day Golf Day Harry S. Truman’s Birthday Trisha Paytas’s Birthday Enrique Iglesias’s Birthday *** Last Valentine's Day, I arrived at the doctor's office where I work as a receptionist to find a mystery man pacing up and down holding a package. As I got out of the car, he declared warmly, "I have something for you." I excitedly ripped open the bundle. It was a urine sample. *** I walked into the lobby of my apartment building recently and was greeted by this notice: "To whoever is watering these plants, please stop. They are the property of the building, and our maintenance staff will take care of them. They may have already been watered, in which case you will be overwatering them. Besides, these plants are fake." *** Our coworker Patrick shared his worst workday ever. He was at an appliance store and the delivery truck had broken down, which meant he was flooded with angry phone calls from customers. One irate caller canceled the delivery and told Patrick what he could do with it. "I'm sorry," said Patrick. "That's impossible. I already have a stove, a vacuum cleaner, and a microwave up there." *** In lectures on human genetics, I explained to my college students that males determine the sex of the offspring by contributing either an X or a Y chromosome. So at the end of the year, I put it on the final exam: "How is the sex of the child determined?" One student wrote, "By examining it at birth." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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May 7th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Agathius of Byzantium Agostino Roscelli Pope Benedict II Flavia Domitilla Gisela of Hungary Harriet Starr Cannon (Episcopal Church (USA)) John of Beverley Rose Venerini Stanislaus (Roman Martyrology) May 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan) Dien Bien Phu Victory Day (Vietnam) Radio Day, commemorating the work of Alexander Popov (Russia, Bulgaria) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Tourism Day Beaufort Scale Day Bladder Cancer Awareness Day International Bereaved Mother's Day International Dawn Chorus Day International Permaculture Day Love's Baby Soft Day Mayday for Mutts Motorcycle Mass and Blessing of the Bikes Day National Avery Day National Barrier Awareness Day National Cosmopolitan Day National Homebrew Day National Packaging Design Day National Paste Up Day National Roast Leg of Lamb Day Puppy Mill Action Week World Laughter Day National Lemonade Day Sarah Baska’s Birthday MrBeast’s Birthday Rico Nasty’s Birthday J Balvin’s Birthday *** With a party going full bore in the apartment above his, my friend could forget about getting any sleep. The next day, he spotted the offending party giver. "Didn't you hear me pounding on the ceiling?" he asked. The woman smiled pleasantly. "That's okay. We were making a lot of noise ourselves." *** I was leafing through one of my hunting catalogs when I found something that made me laugh. "Look," I said to my wife. "What I've always wanted: a camouflage toilet seat." "Get it," she said. "Then you'll have an excuse for when you miss." *** The first time my son was on a bike with training wheels, I shouted, "Step back on the pedals and the bike will brake!" He nodded but still rode straight into a bush. "Why didn't you push back on the pedals?" I asked, helping him up. "You said if I did, the bike would break." *** It never dawned on my brother and me just how small our hometown really is. But we found out when we drove past a marquee near the square. It read "Support Our Troop." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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May 6th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Dominic Savio Evodius of Antioch (Roman Catholic Church) François de Laval Gerard of Lunel Lucius of Cyrene Petronax of Monte Cassino St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church😞 Day of Bravery, also known as Gergyovden (Bulgaria) Đurđevdan (Gorani, Roma) Police Day (Georgia) Yuri's Day in the Spring (Russian Orthodox Church) St John before the Latin Gate May 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Military Spouse Day can fall, while May 12 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before Mother's Day (United States) International No Diet Day Martyrs' Day (Gabon) Martyrs' Day (Lebanon and Syria) National Azulejo Day (Portugal) Teachers' Day (Jamaica) The first day of Hıdırellez (Turkey) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Nurses Day Beer Pong Day Childhood Stroke Awareness Day Dr. Mark A. Groh Cardiothoracic Surgeon Appreciation Day International Drone Day Join Hands Day Joseph Brackett Day Kentucky Derby Naked Gardening Day National Aidan Day National Bombshells’ Day National Crepe Suzette Day National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day National Fitness Day National Scrapbook Day - 1 National Scrapbooking Day - 2 National Start Seeing Monarchs Day National Tony Day National Tourist Appreciation Day National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Pilates Day Sauvignon Blanc Day World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day No Homework Day Willie Mays’s Birthday Meek Mill’s Birthday Chris Paul’s Birthday George Clooney’s Birthday Bob Seger’s Birthday ~~~~~~ Sat May 6th, 2023 - Fri May 12th, 2023 National Nurse’s Week Fun Observances ( 3 ) Herb Day Herb Day is an unofficial holiday annually celebrated on the first Saturday of May. Created and organized by the Herb Day Coalition, an organization of five non-profit groups, the holiday encourages people to learn more about herbs and use them more extensively in their daily lives. The holiday, which first began in 2006 in the United States, brings together herbalists, gardeners, manufacturers of herbal products, culinarians and home cooks, and the general public. It attempts to spread knowledge about the medicinal, culinary and cosmetic benefits of herbs. Different From Spices Botanically, herbs are green parts of a plant that are used in food, medicine or as additional flavoring. They are usually leaves and can be used fresh or dried. Herbs are distinct from spices, which are usually dried or processed non-leafy – seeds, barks, roots, or stems – parts of a plant or a tree. Worshiped Plants People around the world use herbs for cooking and for medicinal purposes. Some cultures consider herbs as having spiritual qualities and extensively use them during religious ceremonies. In India for example, basil is considered to be a holy plant and is worshiped in many parts of the country. How to Celebrate? Learn more about different kind of herbs and their uses. Start a small herb garden in your kitchen – herbs are easy to grow and they will make your kitchen smell nice. Did You Know… …that some people perceive the taste of cilantro or coriander as being soapy and like eating bugs? Studies have shown that this is because they have a special olfactory receptor gene called OR6A2, that makes them sensitive to the aldehyde chemicals found in the herb. ~~~~~~~ Free Comic Book Day The first Saturday of May every year is celebrated around the world as Free Comic Book Day. On this day, participating specialty comic book stores give out free comics to anyone visiting their stores. The holiday has three main aims – to create new comic book readers, to show appreciation to current comic book fans, and to bring back former comic book readers by reminding them about the joy of reading comic books. The holiday also encourages people to get acquainted with the art and science of comic books and to patronize their local comic book stores. The unofficial holiday was first observed in the United States and Canada in 2002. It has now become a popular holiday around the world. Following the footsteps of Free Comic Book Day, German, Austrian, and Swiss comic book industry and stores started their own version of the unofficial holiday in 2010. Gratis Comic Tag as the holiday is called, is celebrated annually on the second Saturday of May. Comic book stores in the Netherlands and Belgium celebrate Free Comic Book Day on the first Saturday and Sunday of May. How to Celebrate? Visit your local participating comic store and get your free copy of a comic. If you have kids in your life, why not take this day to introduce them to the world of comic books? Did You Know… …that typographic symbols used in comics to represent profanity are known as grawlixes? ~~~~~~~ Beverage Day Raise a glass to all your favorite beverages on Beverage Day. This unofficial holiday is celebrated annually on May 6 and is also sometimes called National Beverage Day. While the origins of Beverage Day are unknown, we can all safely assume that the day encourages people to honor their beverages of choice and acknowledge that a humble beverage has the power to make or break many situations. A good beverage can energize you after a long, tiring day. It can also make a long, boring meal go fast, it can bring together two strangers, and it can make a party more fun. Whether your preferred beverage is a hot cup of tea, a delicious and healthy smoothie, or a tall glass of lemonade, Beverage Day is the perfect excuse to indulge yourself by drinking it all day long. Sit back, relax and celebrate the day with your favorite beverage. It could be anything from something as simple as water to a fancy cocktail. Try new beverages. What about tasting the national drink of a country you have never visited? Have a tasting party at home. Pick up a beverage you and your guests like and make or find different versions of it to taste and try. For example, you could do a beer or wine tasting party or a tea or coffee tasting party. Have each of your guests bring their favorite brand of beverage to share and serve foods that pair with the beverage of your choice. Who knows, you may just find your next favorite beverage at one of these parties! Did You Know… …that in common usage, water isn't usually considered to be a beverage? *** I was leading a tour through Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico when a woman asked, "How many miles of undiscovered passageways are there in this cave?" *** A customer called our rental store to ask about rectangular tables. I told him we had six-foot and eight-foot tables. His response: "What's the difference?" *** The night we took our three young sons to an upscale restaurant for the first time, my husband ordered a bottle of wine. The server brought it over, began the ritual uncorking, and poured a small amount for me to taste. My six-year-old piped up, "Mom usually drinks a lot more than that." *** A little boy was brought into our emergency room after ingesting part of a plug-in air freshener. After consulting Poison Control and monitoring him, the doctor wrote on his discharge, "Patient doing well. Ready to go home. Smells good." *** *** *** *** *** ( What's the difference between graffiti and historical signatures?) ( 50 Years ) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn