Banking on Tomorrow

 Today is the 1st day of the 18th week, the 30th day of the 4th month, the 120th day of 2023, and: Bugs Bunny Day Day of the Child Hairstyle Appreciating Day International Jazz Day National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day * National Animal Advocacy Day National Bubble Tea Day National Hairstylist Appreciation Day  (( if we didn't before, certainly the pandemic shutdown showed just how much we liked their work and how much it helped us feel good about how we look in the mirror )) National Honesty Day (( completely ignored by politicians in every country )) National Military Brats Day National Mr Potato Head Day National Oatmeal Cookie Day National Pet Parents Day National PrepareAthon! Day National Raisin Day National Sarcoidosis Day Mother, Father Deaf Day Spank Out Day Walpurgis Night - this is either a celebration of the most powerful witch of all time, Walpurgisnacht , or the eve of Saint Walpurga 's feast day.  Whatever the interpretation, it was immortalized as The Night on

Today is the 7th day of the 17th week, the 29th day of the 4th month, the 119th day of 2023, and: Astronomy Day Bob Wills Day Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare Eeyore's Birthday Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day Independent Bookstore Day International Dance Day International Sculpture Day National First Ladies Day National Herb Day National Go Birding Day National Kiss of Hope Day National Peace Rose Day National Pool Opening Day National Prescription Drug Take Back Day National Rebuilding Day National Sense of Smell Day National Shrimp Scampi Day Save the Frogs Day Shōwa Day , traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period Viral Video Day We Jump the World Day World Tai Chi and Qigong Day World Healing Day World Veterinary Day World Wish Day Zipper Day Quote of the day : " For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. " ~ HL Mencken, Baltimorean journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of Amer

 Today is the 6th day of the 17th week, the 28th day of the 4th month, the 118th day of my incessant babbling [and of 2023, with only 240 shopping days until Christmas], and: Biological Clock Day - a reminder that no matter what the clock says, our body systems, our sleep-wake cycle, and our moods are impacted by the "real" time  Childcare Professionals Day Clean Comedy Day - One time when Grandmom Hughes stayed over with us, before my daughter was born and we had a guest bedroom, we watched 'Animal House'.  She laughed at it with us, but then in a later conversation, commented that she wasn't impressed with the comedians who starred in it.  Why?  because it is easier to get a laugh by being "dirty" than it is to say something that is just funny in and of itself. Great Poetry Reading Day International Pay It Forward Day National Arbor Day National Blueberry Pie Day National Brave Hearts Day National Cubicle Day - I've worked in cubicles more times th

Today is the 5th day of the 17th week, the 27th day of the 4th month, the 117th day of 2023 and: Babe Ruth Day Independence day - Sierra Leonne from the UK in 1961 and Togo from France in 1960 International Design Day International Girls in Information and Telecommunication Technologies Day King's Day   Love Your thighs Day Marine Mammal Rescue Day Matanzas Mule Day Morse Code Day National Devil Dog Day National Little Pampered Dog Day National Prime Rib Day National Teach Children to Save Day National Tell a Story Day Poem in you Pocket Day Take Action for Libraries Day Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Thank You Thursday World Tapir Day first quarter of the moon at 5:21PM EDT Quote of the day : " There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together ." ~ Josh Billings , American humorist of the 1800s So, let's say you have a lot going on in your life. In fact?  Sometimes it seems that everything you try to say about the goings on

Today is the 4th day of the 17t week,  the 26th day of the 4th month, the 116th day of 2023 [with only 242  shopping days left until Christmas], and Administrative Professionals Day Alien Day Audubon Day Confederate Memorial Day Denim Day Get Organized Day Hug a Friend Day Hug an Australian Day International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day  - The Chernobyl accident in 1986 actually wasn't in Russia, altho Russians built the reactor, but happened in Ukraine.  It is widely considered the worst nuclear disaster to date. International Guide Dog Day International Noise Awareness Day Lesbian Visibility Day  National Dissertation Day National Help a Horse Day National Kids and Pets Day National Library Outreach Day National Pretzel Day National Richter Scale Day National Static Cling Day Stop Food Waste Day Walk at Lunch Day World Intellectual Property Day Quote of the day: "What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding o

 Today is the 3rd day of the 17th week,  the 25th day of the 4th month, the 115th day of 2023, and: Anzac Day DNA Day East Meets West Day [AKA Elbe Day] Hairstylists Appreciation Day International Financial Independence Awareness Day License Plates Day - New York state passed a law in 1901 requiring a license plate on all vehicles, and other states rapidly followed and within a year, the number of issued plates was up to 1,566 National Crayola Day - different from March's Crayon Day, this celebrates the company's 120th birthday National Hug a Plumber Day National Library Workers Day National Mani-Pedi Day National Telephone Day National Zucchini Bread Day Parental Alienation Awareness Day Red Hat Society Day School Bus Drivers' Day World Malaria Day World Penguin Day Quote of the day: " We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us" ~ Virginia Satir, American author and psychotherapist Let's just say that by noon today, I was thinking

Today is the 2nd day of the 17th week, the 24th day of the 4th month, the 114th day of 2023, and: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day New Kids on the Block Day Sauvignon Blanc Day Saint Mark's Eve  - but you have to be outside their church between 11 PM and 1 AM to see the procession of the dead - assuming your dearly departed had a regular church that is World Day for Laboratory Animals World Meningitis Day Friendly warning:   Please be aware that apparently there is a TikTok rumor that today is " National Rape Day " as some sort of reaction to April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month.   Let us hope no one feels empowered to "celebrate" it and just be careful, okay? Quote of the day : " There are three things extremely hard:  steel, a diamond, and to know one's self. " ~ Benjamin Franklin, American polymath who was active as a writer, inventor, statesman, printer, publisher, forger , and political philosopher.  I'

 Today is the 1st day of the 17th week, the 23rd day of the 4th month, the 113th day of 2023. Today one can find me living my 2nd life, as I spend as much time as I can at the Fantasy Faire - an annual Second Life Rely For Life event that only lasts for two weeks.    And this is just one of the incredible places that I am visiting.... I hope your Sunday is relaxing and refreshing!

Today is the 7th day of the 16th week, the 22nd day of the 4th month, the 112th day of 2023, and: "In God We Trust" Day -  in 1864, Congress passed an act adding this to all US coins.  It was not the original motto of the US, however April Showers Day Celebrate Trails Day Chemists Celebrate the Earth Day Earth Day  - and yes, I am old enough to remember the original Earth Day - and the Whole Earth Catalog too Eid al-Fitr - started at sundown last night, the 1st of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar Girl Scout Leader Day Global Selfie Earth Day [ as per NASA ] International Marconi Day - always the closest Saturday to Marconi's birthday  International Mother Earth Day National Baseball Day National Dance Day National Day of Puppetry National Drug Take Back Day National Jelly Bean Day Pet Tech Pet CPR Day Record Store Day So one of the issues I face with this blog is making it easy for readers who find one post interesting [for whatever the reason] to subscribe to get regular

 Today is the 6th day of the 16th week  (( can we just take a minute to appreciate that it is Friday? )), the 21st day of the 4th month, the 111th day of 2023 [with 247 shopping days until Christmas,  (( assuming that stores are open on Thanksgiving Day and you want to get a jump start on Black Friday ))] , and: Big Word Day - English has a few doozies!    Buildings are Beautiful Day Eid-Al-Fitr [ begins at sundown] - marks the end of the month long dawn-to-dusk fasting of Ramadan Keep off the Grass Day National Chocolate-covered Cashews Day National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day  National Kindergarten Day National Pet CBD Day National Rendering Day National Surprise Drug Test Day [ note this follows 420 or National Pot Smokers Day ] National Tea Day [UK] National Yellow Bat Day San Jacinto Day - the 1836 final battle in the war between Texas and Mexico for Texan independence Tuna Rights Day World Creativity and Innovation Day Quote of the day: Traffic while driving into the off

Today is the 5th day of the 16th week, the 20th day of the 4th month, the 110th day of  2023, and: 420 Day  AKA National Weed Day- no it actually is not the police channel call sign, or at least it didn't used to be before the urban legend... Chinese Language Day College Student Grief Awareness Day Get to Know Your Customers Day - this is a quarterly observance just in case you were wondering International Cli-Fi [climate change fiction] Day   International Pizza Cake Day - no, not what you usually order for delivery.  That's a pizza pie. Lima Bean Respect Day National As An Atheist Day National Cheddar Fries Day National D.A.R.E. Day National High Five Day National Look Alike Day - do avatars count? National Pineapple Upside-down Cake Day Volunteer Recognition Day the new Moon at 12:15 AM EDT Picture of the day:   now and then the Bing wallpaper is just breathtakingly beautiful Juniper Springs, Ocala National Forest, Florida, USA One of the joys of getting older and being on l

 Today is the 4th day of the 16th week, the 19th day of the 4th month, the 109th of 2023 [with only 249 shopping days until Christmas] and: Bicycle Day Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day Humorous Day John Parker Day National Amaretto Day National Banana Day National Garlic Day National Hanging Out Day National Poker Day National Stress Awareness Day - trust me, I am quite aware of stress, thank you very much for the reminder National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day - much easier to do when working from home Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day Rice Ball Day Quote of the day : " Experience is simply the name we give to our mistakes. " ~ Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright Today is my first day dragging myself into the office since Thursday, the 6th.  Commuting is always such a joy, especially on Wednesdays when it seems that everyone who works a hybrid schedule is in the office and traffic is definitely back to pre-pandemic levels, alas!  I drive a lot of back road

 Today is the 3rd day of the 16th week, the 18th day of the 4th month, the 108th day of 2023, and: Adult Autism Awareness Day Holocaust Remembrance Day - the 27th of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar Income Tax Pay Day - yes the IRS needed more funds   because filing taxes is so complicated International Amateur Radio Day International Day for Monuments and Sites Laylat Al-Qadar  National Animal Crackers Day - I always think about Shirley Temple on this day National Lineman Appreciation Day - my mother's father, who died two years before I was born of a heart attack, was a lineman for the county National Transfer Money to Your Daughter's Account Day National Velociraptor Awareness Day - Alexia's comment was that by the time you were aware of a velociraptor, it was too late Newspaper Columnists' Day Pet Owners Independence Day Piñata Day Construction update: The work on the parking lot has been proceeding - lots of sandblasting and some cement pouring.  I am already dreadi

Today is the 2nd day of the 16th week, the 17th day of the 4th month, the 107th day of 2023, and: Bat Appreciation Day - around this time they emerge from hibernation Blah, Blah, Blah Day Boston Marathon Day - the 126th running and always the third Monday in April Ellis Island Family History Day Herbalist Day International Ford Mustang Day International Haiku Poetry Day Malbec World Day National Cheeseball Day National Crawfish Day National Kickball Day National Stress Awareness Day [always the first workday after April 15th, when federal income taxes are traditionally due] Nothing Like a Dame Day - I always think of Ray Walston.....   yes, I realize the song is dated and condescending and full of male/female stereotypes.  I still like it.  And South Pacific was noted for the diversity of the cast, so that's a real plus given it came out in 1949 World Hemophilia Day Quote of the day : "Sometimes, to keep going, we have to allow ourselves to stop." ~ Gretchen Rubin, Life

 Today is the 1st day of the 16th week, the 16th day of the 4th month, the 106th day of this insane experiment Analemma over Tehran When photographed every day at the same local time, the Sun’s annual motion traces the figure-eight shape of an analemma in the sky, which the extreme ends corresponding to the summer and winter solstices. This composite was taken at 7:40 A.M. local time over the course of two years to obtain enough images on sunny days to trace the shape.  ~ Parisa Bajelan from Tehran, Iran

Today is the 7th day of the 15th week, the 15th day of the 4th month, the 105th day of 2023 And the PTO is over. Quote of the day : " Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?"/ Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night ."  -  Charlie Brown, as written by Charles M. Schulz in ' Peanuts " My son returned to his home in Nashville today after flying in Tuesday evening.  What did we do the three days we had him with us? DO?  I guess it depends on your definition of "do".  Did we go anywhere?  nope  Did we eat out?  nope  So what did we DO? We talked. Yup, the three of us sat around and talked.  My daughter on extreme pain meds and usually semi-bedridden on the sofa.  My son in the midst of his second round of chemo treatments, bald and wobbly, in the lounger.  Mom, struggling with her inflammation of the lungs on the chair.  And OMG, did we talk! We laughed.  We dug up family skeletons and some

Today is the 6th day of the 15th week, the 14th day of the 4th month, the 104th day of 2023 Today should've been payday. Bright and early this morning I got a text from my direct report asking me if I had approved her time card Monday.  Er - I think so?  was my response because I honestly didn't remember..  So full stop on what I was doing as I was stumbling around half awake, and dive into the Paylocity app.  It took me a about 10 minutes but finally, I sent her a screen shot of the approval. Why?  The CUSO is a tiny organization of currently 8 employees counting the CEO.  One of our five equity owner credit unions provides our IT and HR, and the payroll processing.  For some reason over the past five years, my direct report has not gotten her pay via direct deposit four or five times [counting today], so she always meticulously checks.   Yup, to both of our annoyance, HR didn't pay her again. Another 10 minutes or so goes by.  Then I get a text that none of us at the CUSO

 Today is the 5th day of the 15th week, the 13th day of the 4th month, the 103rd day of this insane writing project for 2023, and: International FND Awareness Day - if nothing else an awareness day means I have to go and look up what the acronym stands for!  FND stands for Functional Neurological Disorder.  In computer terms, there is nothing wrong with the hardware or structure of the brain, but input and/or output is being restricted somehow. International Plant Appreciation Day National Borinqueneers Day National Make Lunch Count Day - this one is part of an advertising campaign by TGIF National Peach Cobbler Day Scrabble Day Sterile Packaging Day Support Teen Literature Day Thomas Jefferson Day - he was born on this day in 1743 the last quarter of the moon at 5:12 AM EDT Quote of the day : " The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. " ~ Thomas Jefferson, American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect

 Today is the 4th day of the 15th week, the 12th day of the 4th month, the 102nd day of 2023, and: Belmont-Paul Women's Equality Monument Day Big Wind Day - in  the morning of this day in 1934 weather surveyors at the observatory  on Mt Washington in New Hampshire recorded the highest natural wind speed on Earth at 231 mph Drop Everything and Read Day International Day for Street Children International Day of Human Space Flight International Day of Pink National Bookmobile Day National For Twelves Day National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day National Licorice Day National Only Child Day National Spring Signing Day RAINN Day [Rape Abuse Incest National Networ] Russian Cosmonaut Day - on this day in 1961, humans first entered the final frontier School Librarians' Day Walk on Your Wild Side Day Wear a Star Day - to commemorate those who we remember as stars in the heavens now Yuri's Nigh t Quote of the day: " We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier. " ~ W