Banking on Tomorrow

 Today is the 5th day of the 13th week, the 28th day of the 3rd month, the 88th day of 2024, and: Barnum & Bailey DAy Children's Picture Book Day Eat an Edy's Pie Day Maundy Thursday National Black Forest Cake Day National Hot Tub Day National Something on a Stick Day National Triglycerides Day Piano Day Respect Your Cat Day Weed Appreciation Day World Piano Day Quote of the day: " Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow ." ~  Mark Twain The day did not begin well.  Last night last night when I got home [ Wednesdays being an "in the office" day, as is today ], there was a huge pickup truck parked in the space next to mine, well over the line.  I spent almost 10 minutes trying to jockey my way into my space, and then gave up.  I chose to park along a wall that is marked "no parking" but is always full of cars rather than chance taking another person's parking spot.   It was a huge mistake    The pipe above the park

 Today is the 4th day of the 12th week, the 20th day of the 3rd month, the 80th day of 2024, and: Alien Abduction Day - started in 2008 at the Toronto Alien Festival Atheist Pride Day Bed-in For Peace Day - do you remember the publicity that John and Yoko got? Bibliomania Day Crawfish Cravers Awareness Day French Language Day  Great American Meatout Hufflepuff Pride Day Independence Day - Tunisia from France in 1956 International Day of Happiness National Bock Beer Day National Jump Out Day National Kiss Your Fiancée Day National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National Proposal Day National Ravioli Day Naw-Rúz - observed the 1st day of the year in the Baháʼí calendar Snowman Burning Day  - I still do a doubletake when something from 1971 is called a tradition!  Somehow it seems to me that something started during my lifetime hasn't been around long enough to deserve that hoary description Small Business Development Day Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action Won't You Be My Ne

 Today is the 5th day of the 11th week, the 14th day of the 3rd month, the 74th day of 2024, and: Celebrate Scientists Day Crowdfunding Day Genius Day - on the birthday of Einstein   International Ask a Question Day International Day of Action for Rivers International Day of Mathematics Learn About Butterflies Day Legal Assistance Day Moth-er Day National Children's Craft Day Nanakshahi New Year - the first day of the month of Chet [Sikhism] National Equal Pay Day National Potato Chip Day National Reuben Sandwich Day National Save a Spider Day National Write Your Story Day - does regular blogging count?  I would argue that it is akin to journaling, unless your blogs are more in the nature of essays.  I find I rather miss the discipline of writing every day as I did throughout 2023, making the mistake of not wanting to write when "nothing has happened" ie the day is the routine day that fills so much of our lives Pi Day Popcorn Lovers Day Professional Speakers Celebration

Today is the 2nd day of the 11th week, the 11th day of the 3rd month, the 71st day of 2024 [ with 288 shopping days until Christmas ], and:  Commonwealth Day COVID-19 Global Pandemic Day - four years ago today, COVID-19 was declared the 249th pandemi c in recorded history     We may never know the entire toll the disease took, but the current estimate is that it was over 3 million .   Debunking Day Dream Day Fill Our Staplers Day - I celebrated this one early since my stapler ran out last Wednesday Independence Day - Lithuania from the Soviet Union in 1990 [restoration] Johnny Appleseed Day Key Deer Awareness Day National "Eat Your Noodles" Day National 311 Day National Find Common Ground Day - this really feels more and more difficult these days National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day National Promposal Day National Workplace Napping Day - always the Monday after the time change Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day Ramadan World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue, a

 Today is the 5th day of the 10th week, the 7th day of the 3rd month, the 67th day of 2024, and: Nametag Day National Be Heard Day National Cereal Day National Crown Roast of Pork Day National Flapjack Day National Hospitalist Day Plant Power Day Slam the Scam Day World Book Day and Voyager 1 is 22h 33m 39s of light travel time from Earth Quote of the day: "The future is an illusion, the past is now a dream, and the only reality we have access to is the present." ~  Mark Coleman, “ Why Are We So Hard on Ourselves? ” Two years ago today:   the end of the #PandaWatch Today:   #TriscuitTales Triscuit arrived on March 31st two years ago - how did that happen?  After all, it took me seven months to finally take in Panda after Kula died!  I was quite bemused because it happened so fast.  Somehow it felt disrespectful to Panda, if that makes sense.  I mean, it hadn't even been a month!   My granddaughters came to stay the weekend a week later.  Their mother told them that I was

Today is the 2nd day of the 10th week, the 4th day of the 3rd month, the 64th day of 2023 [ with only 295 shopping days until Christmas ], and: Benjamin Harrison Day Brain Injury Awareness Day Casimir Pulaski Day Courageous Follower Day Fun Facts About Names Day Holy Experiment Day Hug a GI Day International GM's Day International Scrapbooking Industry Day March Forth Marching Music Day National Backcountry Ski Day National Dance the Waltz Day National Grammar Day National Pound Cake Day National Snack Day National Sons Day Old Inauguration Day Toy Soldier Day World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development World Obesity Day World Tennis Day and Voyager 1 is 22h 33m 46s of light travel time from Earth  Quote of the day : " Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. " ~  Edna Cyne-Rekhy   Today Facebook's memories reminded me that two years ago, March 4th was a Friday.  I had taken off from work to take Panda to the vet's once again because she wa