Banking on Tomorrow

 Today is the 3rd day in the 9th week, the 28th day of the 2nd month, the 59th day of 2023 [with only 299 shopping days until Christmas], and: Car Keys and Small Change Day Digital Learning Day Floral Design Day Global Scouse Day International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day National Chocolate Soufflé Day National Public Sleeping Day National Science Day National Tooth Fairy Day Rare Disease Day World Spay day Instead of a quote of the day, here is a picture that I found yesterday that resonates with my mood as the path forward just fades away....  I found it in the wilds of social media with no location noted, but according to Google, it's a shot of the Szechenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest that crosses the Danube River.  Disappearing into the fog Apartment life: The management office gave us two weeks of warnings being posted in the building, and emails being sent, with the below diagram showing where the work would be done and which parking spaces would be impacted   Now the

Today is the 2nd day of the 9th week, the 27th day of the 2nd month, the 58th day of 2023 Quote of the day : " But the tigers come at night  With their voices soft as thunder  As they tear your hopes apart  And they turn your dreams to shame " ~ I Dreamed a Dream , from Les Misérables (Songwriters: Alain Albert Boublil / Claude Michel Schonberg / Herbert Kretzmer / Jean Marc Natel) Because I am getting quiet -- I can feel it.   Turning away, turning inward, shutting down.  It is the " speak only when spoken to " syndrome -- the resolution I make that I will not call or write or hail in IM until the object of my affections or the one I wish to be in communication with speaks to me.  It is the triumph of the tiger that whispers in my ear:  "' they are only tolerating you, not wanting you.  Your questions are intrusions, they are tired of them and of you.  They just don't know how to tell you to bug off without hurting your feelings .'"    I doubt

 I'm crawling into my shell today.... Be back tomorrow

It always happens on a weekend I sleep in - all the way to 7:30 AM  I get up, feed the cat, get dressed.  I think about all the things I can get done - today I thought doing laundry would be a good idea and I've been meaning to try out that new sewing machine.  There are a couple people I want to reach out to via email or text and maybe I'll even call them... Then I come out to the front part of the apartment, grab a water, sit down at the computer, meander about online - check my emails, go thru some blogs in my reader, take a look at Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, and Intagram.  Maybe I post, maybe a comment.  Grab a cup of chai.  Noodle around either in world or in a game Decide to fix brunch, then eat.  Maybe watch a little TV, probably read.  And lately,  feeling rather worn out, I doze off.  When I awake, the afternoon is just about gone; it's starting to get dark outside. And for all intents and purposes the day has slipped away because suddenly it is dark. I turn arou

Today is the 6th day of the 8th week, the 24th day of the 2nd month, the 55th day of 2023 [given how I am counting the days I manage to blog, as per my New Year's resolution to write something every single day, do I need to add this?  *ponders - maybe list the number of days remaining in the year instead?  Would that be more informative?], and: Friday Fish Day - I am old enough to remember when Catholics ate fish every single Friday.  Then the Second Vatican Council relaxed the guidelines in 1966, and most went to eating fish on the Fridays in Lent Forget Me Not Day - not the flower [that is celebrated on November 10th] but a reminder to reconnect.  It is a poignant day for me as one of the things I have always said was important to me was to matter to someone, so that when I shed this mortal coil, there would be a Carol-sized hole in their lives.  Not a void, just something missing....  International STAND UP to Bullying Day National Dance Day National Skip the Straw Day - plasti

 Today is the 5th day of the 8th week, the 23rd day of the 2nd month, the 54th day of 2023, and: Curling is Cool Day Diesel Engine Day Digital Learning Day International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day - so if you are a dog, and reading this, please eat a doggie biscuit and wag your tail Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Iwo Jima Day - that picture of the raising of the flag  78 years ago National Banana Bread Day National Chili Day - according to Alexa, chili is an oxymoron because good chili is quite hot  National Rationalization Day National Tile Day National Toast Day - actually started in the UK Play Tennis Day Single Tasking Day - again?   The Great American Spit Out - this has to do with chewing tobacco.  I'm afraid my first thought was along the lines of " Frank never did like a spitter " Tootsie Roll Day World Understanding and Peace Day Today we are suffering from weird winter weather whiplash.  Today temps locally were forecast to soar to 80°, then drop through

Today is the 4th day of the 8th week, the 22nd day of the 2nd month, the 53rd day of 2023, with only 304 shopping days until Christmas, and: Be Humble Day Digital Learning Day European Day for Victims of Crime For the Love of Mike Day - not quite sure why it is today, but the saying apparently originated back in the 1880s as an euphemism for the more blasphemous exclamation "for the love of God".  About 25 years later, it was pretty much replaced by "for the love of Pete" that served the same purpose  George Washington's Birthday Inconvenience Yourself Day National Cook a Sweet Potato Day National Margarita Day National Wildlife Day - this one is in honor of Steve Irwin's birthday Pink Shirt Day - awareness of the needs of kids dealing with bullying  Play More Cards Day Recreational Sports and Fitness Day Scouts Founder's Day Supermarket Employee Day Tex Avery Day - animation director  Walking the Dog Day Woolworth's Day - back in the day, this wa

Today is the 3rd day of the 8th week, the 21st day of the 2nd month, the 52nd day of 2023, and: Card Reading Day International Mother Language Day International Pancake Day - IHOP is trying to make this also a National holiday as well.  Pre-COVID, I used to stop by the local IHOP on the way home from work, before it got really busy, because it is the busiest day of the year for them.  These days,  if I am working from home, I enjoy my pancakes by ordering both an omelet and pancakes using Uber Eats and having them delivered.  Losar [ AKA the Tibetan New Year ] a Buddhist festival Mardi Gras National Grain-Free Day  National Sticky Bun Day Pączki Day - there is a large Polish community hereabouts and there are plenty of places in Baltimore to get this tasty seasonal treat Pancake Day Race [ US VS England ] Single Tasking Day Travel Africa Day Quote of the Day: " This is the gift of change, to know that although it is difficult right now, this too shall pass ."   ~ Martine Batc

 Today is the 2nd day of the 8th week [ blast it all - that website has MONDAY as the first day of the week!!!  So now I was right with my week count and now yesterday's post is wrong ], the 20th day of the 2nd month, the 51st day of 2023, there are 307 shopping days until Christmas [ yeah that count seems to have gotten misreported too but if there are 314 days left in the year... . ], and: Day of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes - I don't think very many of us realize that today's war actually could be said to have started back in 2014.... Fasching - which seems to be a version of the carnival type celebrations, like Mardi Gras, that precede Lent International PechaKucha Day National Cherry Pie Day National Comfy Day National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Immigrants National Handcuff Day National Leadership Day  National Love Your Pet Day National Muffin Day National Student Volunteer Day Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day President's Day [always

Today is the 1st day of the 7th week, the 19th day of the 2nd month, the 50th day of 2023, and: Best Friends Day - whoever does the holiday lists must be a SpongeBob SquarePants fan Daytona 500 International Tug-of-War Day - why isn't it in the Olympics if it is an international sport? Iwo Jima Day National Arabian Horse Day National Chocolate Mint Day National Lash Day - my first thought was that the BDSM community would love this day, but it really has to do with eyelashes.  It's one of those days created for the sole purpose of merchandising .  National Vet Girls Rise Day Prevent Plagiarism Day Shrovetide - the week of Ash Wednesday Skate Shop Day When I went to put the title on today's post, I realized I had two 'day 48's and no 'day 49'.  I corrected yesterday's title and reposted it.  Then, I realized that not only had I lost count of the number of days,  when I checked , I realized that I had been miscounting the weeks too!  For the record, when

Today is the 7th day of the 7th week, the 18th day of the 2nd month, and the 48th day of 2023. Hereabouts it is a three-day weekend for those of us working a M - F type schedule.  Monday is "President's Day," always on the third Monday of February, ostensibly to celebrate both Lincoln's Birthday [on the 12th] and Washington's Birthday [on the 22nd], altho celebrating it seems to be more about the different sales as stores try to lure their customers back to buy after they have recovered from the holiday bills.    Three days off in a row?  With pay?  I'll take it, whatever the reason!  It feels good to laze around a bit in the morning rather than rushing off to do something, be somewhere.  Catch up with the news; meander about online.... Mastadon, where I have a social media account on the server created by George Takei, gives you the ability to create a description for pictures that you post in order to assist those with low or no vision to enjoy the differen

Today is the 6th day of the 7th week, the 17th day of the 2nd month, the 48th day of 2023 [with only 300 shopping days left until Christmas], and: Analog to Digital TV Day Champion Crab Races Day Flip Flop Day Girl Scout Cookie Sales [from today to March 26th] My Way Day National Cabbage Day National Café au Lait Day National Caregivers Day National Indian Pudding Day National PTA Founders' Day  National Public Science Day National Women's Heart Day No One Eats Alone Day Random Acts of Kindness Day - also celebrated on September 1st, and there is a RAK Friday in November  Who Shall I Be Day World Human Spirit Day Quote of the day: " If there is no struggle, there is no progress ." ~ Frederick Douglas, American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman I was a charter member of CeoExpress, starting with them back in 1998 when they first offered the service as a free tool to enable one to "carry" all of your personal link to any computer.  W