Banking on Tomorrow

 Today is the 3rd day of the 31st week, the 29th day of the 7th month, the 210th day of 2025 [with only 148 shopping days until Christmas], and: Army Chaplain Corps Anniversary  International Butler Day International Tiger Day National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day -  "If you wish to catch some mice, first some cheese you must sacrifice...So purchase the cheese upon this day, and a mouse-free house is here to stay!" [no idea why they picked today tho] National Chicken Wing Day National Lasagna Day National Lipstick Day Rain Day the moon is at waxing crescent, 23% of full and Voyager 1 is ~23h 10m 35s of light travel time from Earth, or 25,013,000,000 km or 15,542,000,000 miles or 167.203 AU Quote of the day : “ In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists .” ~ Eric Hoffer - Author and philosopher  Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland Bing wallpaper of the day Thi...

  Lake Reschen, Italy Bing wallpaper of the day

 Today is the 6th day of the 30th week, the 25th day of the 7th month, th 208th day of 2024, and: Culinarians Day Feast of Saint James - AKA James the "Greater" to distinguish him from the other apostle named James and   the first of the apostles to be martyred and the patron saint of Spain  Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day - I am old enough to remember when hypnosis was something of a fad that could make you stop smoking, or stop craving carbs, or remember past lives, or change an introvert into an extrovert...  International Afro-descendent Women's Day - recognizing the worldwide communities formed as a result of the African diaspora.  Would've been really cool if it referred to the fact that all of us are anthropologically speaking, descended from just four women out of Africa, but not that diaspora... International Red Shoe Day - celebrated since 2013, remembers and celebrates all those who have passed away from Lyme disease and other "invisible d...

 Today is the 4th day of the 30th week, the 21st day of the 7th month, the 204th day of 2025 [with only 155 shopping days until Christmas], and: Gorgeous Grandma Day Hot Enough for Ya Day National Vanilla Ice Cream Day Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day Sprinkle Day World Sjögren's Day Yada, Yada, Yada Day the moon is at waning crescent or 1% of full and Voyager 1 is ~23h 09m 35s of light travel time from Earth Punta Ínsua Light in Galicia, Spain Bing wallpaper of the day Quote of the day: " There is no love that is not an echo " ~ Theodor W Adorno - German philosopher, musicologist, and social theorist. When does life become "normal" again after one experiences a loss?   I've been trying to think about how things went when Frank died 21 years ago after we had been together for two decades.  I remember being in crisis management mode [ CMM ] for a very long time and not talking to my family and friends unless they reached out to me, but I don't remember the...

 Today is the 2nd day of the 30th week, the 21st day of the 7th month, the 202nd day of 2025, and: Global Hug Your Kids Day International Balloon Day Invite an Alien to Live with You Day - and today is Robin Williams' [AKA Mork from Ork] birthday Legal Drinking Age Day Lowest Recorded Temperature Day - in Antarctica at the Vostok Station in 1983, the temperature was -128.6°F/-89.2°C National Be Someone Day National Get Out of the Doghouse Day National Junk Food Day National Lamington Day   National Tug-of-War Tournament Day No Pet Store Puppies Day Take a Monkey to Lunch Day the moon is at waning crescent, 42% of full and Voyager 1 is ~23h 09m 16s of light travel time from Earth  Quote of the day : " Saying good-bye doesn't mean anything.  It's the time we spent together that maters, not how we left it ." ~ Trey Parker - American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and musician who co-created South Park It is the anniversaries, the "first ofs" t...

  sunrise view photographed from McHenry, Maryland captured by Larry Lamb, via Flickr

Was a bit of a restless night last night for both Kit and I.  She hadn't stayed over anywhere for years, was used to being up all hours of the night, and found the bed too soft.  But the real hurdle was trying to remember the placement of a new layout so that she could navigate about the apartment without constant coaching We [ meaning I ] went to bed a little before 11PM.  I set up an audible book for her to listen to.  I was up and down during the night with my own usual potty calls, and once to help her because she got lost.  Finally around 6:30 AM I got up and she got up a little afterwards.  Gem offered to come over and bring the kids for a quick visit this afternoon, but Kit just wasn't up for it.  We got dressed, did some financials work, and I took her home The requests for an estate formation and for death certificates have started, Bryan let me know.  And Bob wrote a letter of condolence to Bryan and Chris, which was very nice of him We ...