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June 10, 2023
National Herbs and Spices Day 2023
    herbs and spices

My spicerack is much more sophisticated lately; having evolve from good ole salt and pepper and scant few other items in the more recent past.

My penchant for cooking has grown and increased with the advent of my new gas range with all the modern features ... as well as that hefty price tag.

Today is National Herbs and Spices Day.

It happens each June 10th annually. It's all about those flavoring agents typically used in those dishes we make out of the utility of hunger ... or culinary creativity.

Some of the spices are delicate. Others not so much. Regardless I like a good selection of herbs and spices from which to choose. These I use either sparingly or lavishly depending on both the taste and my mood.

There are several spice stores nearby with proprietors who are Asian Indian and of course they are excellent resources for advice on spices and cooking in general.

It is said that this holiday has been observed since about 2015 and they didn't do much in the way of keeping tabs on it prior to then. In 1999 it was referred to as Herb Day.

So if your going to cook anyway you might as well learn a smidge about herbs and spices and flavor things up more than they might be otherwise.
 

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June 9, 2023
National Meal Prep Day 2023
stainless steel pots and pans    

Meal preparation has become more important to me in my old age. Once upon a time I was content to go out and forage in the various eateries local to my area.

However, their heyday is long since past and I dare say the employees of some of those establishments all too often appear less than hygienically trustworthy by and large. I don't want to mention any names ...

McDonalds.

So I have invested in a really good dishwasher and a modern feature rich gas range with air frying and convection oven and am presently pursuing a good set of stainless steel pans in the name of nourishment and not having to eat out all the time. It's amazing how many people think it's okay to cook in aluminum cookware. They apparently do not follow the Alzheimer's dementia clinical data as closely as I have since the 1980s.

Today is National Meal Prep Day. It is observed on June 9th annually. Meal preparation is a much maligned yet essential activity of daily living. If you are to eat meals must be prepared.

I fondly recall the "lunch ladies" of Irving School in Blackfoot, Idaho and George R Fishburne Elementary in Hanahan, South Carolina to this day. They were ALWAYS some of my most favorite people.

As it was then I remain someone who appreciates proper nutrition and enjoys good food. I likewise hold those who prepare food in the highest esteem.

That gourmand which was me early on has evolved to gourmet status so to speak inasmuch as I like good healthy food and pursue it vigorously. Food preparation is essential toward that end if you aim to also diminish that need for restaurants in your existence. Not that a good restaurant experience is to be shunned at all.

Happy National Meal Prep Day.

See Also:

Fast Food Day 2021
 

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June 8, 2023
Viva l'Italia
    Viva l'Italia !

I simply love it when a good plan is set into motion. Something counter to the insanity which the democrats have wrought upon the populace of the United States in all their subversive arrogance and lack of culture and decorum.

In that reality which is based on science it seems that some nations recognize the folly of allowing abnormal behaviors to become mainstream.

The right-wing government of Italy's Lazio region around Rome said on Monday it was withdrawing its backing from the capital's annual LGBT parade. Of course, this drew angry responses from their leftist libtard activists.

Thusly the degeneracy of Pride month as the abomination of America was thwarted in Italy where they launched Family Pride Month.

Georgia Meloni the Prime Minister of Italy made that decision to counter ‘Pride Month’ by launching ‘Family Pride Month’ in the name of the traditional family.

It is officially named “Family Pride 2023 We defend our Children".

It's good to note that there are pockets of sanity and morality in the world.

The utter brazen stupidity of those who think they can change their gender is truly astounding. Failing to recognize a falsehood in biology such as gender is not hate. It's reality.

Viva l'Italia !
 

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June 7, 2023
Daniel Boone Day 2023
When I was a kid Fess Parker as Daniel Boone was a staple in my entertainment choices.

At that age I was unable to discern the fictionalization of the plot line nor the characters and it was an enjoyable interlude for me personally.

Daniel Boone    
The real Daniel Boone was an American frontiersman and pioneer who was born on November 2, 1734 and passed September 26, 1820.

He became the stuff of legend with his various exploits and that folk hero he became remains with those who understand our history.

A number of historians deny the "coonskin cap" references to him in popular culture — insisting that he never wore one.

As for those who would rewrite our history in their own graven false images his memory will survive that onslaught because he is much larger than they.

He was famous primarily for leading the way in settling Kentucky which was then well beyond the existing thirteen colonies and his exploration was a key aspect of the birth of our nation.

Today is Daniel Boone Day.

It happens each June 7 under the auspices of the Kentucky Historical Society where it began it more than 140 years ago.

It coincides with the day in 1769 Daniel Boone became the first American to lay eyes upon the forests, mountains, and valleys of Kentucky.

He founded the village of Boonesborough, Kentucky, which was one of the first American settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Daniel Boone discovered and developed an important American gateway for early settlement west of the Appalachian chain.

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June 6, 2023
National Eyewear Day 2023
    glasses for the masses
I wear glasses. This is the result of presbyopia which is farsightedness due to loss of elasticity in the lens of the eye as the result of age. Of late I have read about late breaking remedies in the threads but have not pursued any of these.

I once wore presecription lenses. With the last of these being what I considered a gross overcharge of $600 I now simply get readers of sufficient magnification and call it a day. Lately I have been trying blue blocking lenses for that life before a computer screen I seem to have cultivated. The optician wonders why she doesn't get adequate business yet preys on those customers who were TRYING to cut her a break.

There was never a time when I did not need glasses as far as I can remember. Beginning with the first grade I wore them. Then I skipped a few years for reasons unknown to me — only to resume later in my school years.

Eye glasses. Sun glasses. Rose colored glasses. They're all the same to me anymore. Simply a focus aid for the eyes. I hate the name eyewear for glasses as much as the name neckwear for ties. I think they are pretentious names for something dull and commonplace. A total lack of spectacles in the correction of vision is the true sign of technological progress.

I'm not too big on those large garish loud colored frames some prefer to wear either. Instead of some oversized distored glitter besmurched faggy looking frames I prefer a more conservative configuration and color scheme to hang on this mug. Save that bling mess for the LBTQ losers and other immature.

Today is National Eyewear Day. It is a day to take note of the need for spectacles and ostensibly to "show them off" as fashion accessories and marvel at the studious they project to your visage.

Try not to look at it as simply being 'blind as a bat' in your old age. You can opt for the various surgical interventions offered such as lasik and other radial keratotomy type procedures. These were never in the cards for me because of the crappy insurance my employers always provided.

So in addition to the bifocal and trifocal lenses of yesteryear we now have access to "smart" liquid crystal sensor lenses which can automatically switch focus from near to far.

I have never worn glasses as a fashion statement. I know some others who do. To each their own and regardless I hope you'll take a moment and consider how well you feel your eyes do the job.

Personally, I have to see to write. I don't really care how I look anymore.

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June 5, 2023
National Joyce Day 2023
Joyce    
My mother has gone by a number of her names. She has been called her formal birth name. She has also been called various parts of that name in addition to some other nicknames which are variants on her given name. I call her Mom, Mama, Momsy, Mammy, and various other things depending on the situation.

My favorite term for her is Mammy. It's simply a personal choice based on my knowledge of the name and I will continue to use it when I feel it's appropriate ...

Typically informal private moments.

Today is National Joyce Day. It happens annually on the 5th of June.

It is written that Joyce first appears on the female naming charts in 1882.

Surprisingly, Joyce is also a masculine name having began it's existence thusly according to the powers that be. It was on the masculine naming charts for some 30 years.

Conventional wisdom holds that the name Joyce is mainly a female name here in the US. It is also somewhat popular but it's heyday was in the past. The name has evolved over the centuries into that which we know and love today. I love my mammy with all my heart. Her name is Joyce. This is her day.

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June 4, 2023
National Cognac Day 2023
    cognac snifter
Back in my imbibing days I enjoyed a snifter of cognac occasionally.

It is a rather potent brandy and my particular favorites were Hennessey VS, Salignac, or Grand Mariner Cuvee to which I typically added a single ice cube or small shot of water.

Alas, with the advent of full blown adult onset diabetes beyond the ability to 'laugh it off' as it were — I felt it necessasary to curtail copping a buzz and added it to that long list of recreational drugs I gave up so long ago.

I don't know how much teetotaling improved my health, but the expenses were certainly less and I don't go staggering around the house with what I perceived to be flammable breath anymore.

Today is National Cognac Day. It happens each June 4 in the name of a snootful.

Cognac originates from a town of the same name in France.

It is a type of brandy which undergoes a distillation process which gives it an exceptional taste and clarity.

So if you're so inclined, go ahead and pour yourself a drink and if not, happy National Cognac Day anyway !

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June 3, 2023
National Egg Day 2023
deux oeufs    

I eat a fair number of eggs anymore. There was a time when I avoided them because of the shyster nutrition people spouting gloom and doom regarding cholesterol levels and such.

Nowadays, inasmuch as we all produce about an eggs worth of cholesterol anyway I go ahead and eat them.

There is nutritional value to be gleaned from each egg you eat. Of course, like anything else you can overdo it and mitigate the benefits with malnutritive consequences.

Then there was the fake research presented by the would be "ivy league educational institutions" such as Harvard who published all kinds of erroneous and improper nutrition in their fake so-called "research" for fat fees and this has sullied their stupid woke reputations in my eyes anyway. They got their 30 pieces of silver for FAKE RESEARCH papers specifying a number of blatant and as of quite a while back disproven lies — and all of you fool sheeples who think they did good work can go on thinking that erroneous train of thought as you like.

Today is National Egg Day. It happens on June 3 to celebrate the eating of avian ova as a foodstuff.

I have been known to consume both chicken eggs of many varieties as well as duck eggs. I prefer the lighter chicken egg myself. I know bakers who swear by the much richer duck egg in those products of their ovens.

Whereas the American Heart Association says you may eat one egg daily and remain within their daily cholesterol limit I say the American Heart Association, the CDC, WHO and the rest of the phony baloney woke ass so-called covid plandemic "health experts" can take a flying leap. We now know what they're all about. Domination of the world population. They don't give a rip about your health.

If they did they would immediately stop Bill Gates from poisoning the world vegetable supply and lying about it. He, like ivy league schools and government health officials think they have a population which is totally stupid in every regard.

But don't let this deter you from having eggs if you're so inclined. I eat eggs regularly. My cholesterol is normal.

Happy National Egg Day to you.
 

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June 2, 2023
National Bubba Day 2023
    Bubba Smith Storage Wars Texas
I've been called 'Bubba' many times in the past. It is a common apellation used to refer to southern men, particularly large hulking ones such as myself.

I've also known a lot of other people called 'Bubba'. As a rule it wasn't their given name, just the nickname to which they answered.

I for one detest being called 'Bubba' and you will learn this if you happen to transgress minimal decorum with me.

I think it's fine to be a Bubba. I'm just NOT one.

Today is National Bubba Day. It is held each June 2nd in some misbegotton notion that the name 'Bubba' should be honored.

This monstrosity is the brainchild of one T Bubba Bechtol — who is a comedian. Boy, I'll say ...

So the word originates as a southern slang term for the word brother. I construe it to be a perjorative label for someone who is stupid.

I am perpetually grateful that the name "Bubba" did not stick to me over the ensuing years as it has so many in my midst.

Anyway, if you go by the nickname 'Bubba' this day is for you.

Good luck with that.

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June 1, 2023
Relationships End
Cameron packing

    
It's amazing just how quickly and totally a thing you thought was forever can end.

In all the many pitfalls along the way there comes a time when relationships may become disparate and one sided.

One person alone cannot be in a "relationship".

So when that is the only perception it is likely best to just shuck the whole thing and pursue someone more interested in you.

Just goes to show you that everything doesn't last forever despite how sincere you may have been up front.

Walking away from even a perceived relationship can be pretty earth shattering.

Reciprocation is a requirement of interpersonal relations to EVEN call it a "relationship".

There is no room for one sided selfishness in relationships.

However, sometimes even in the land of diminished expectations a so called "relationship" in actuality may be merely some wayward figment of the imagination of A SINGLE participant.

Particularly if there only was one participant.

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May 31, 2023
National Smile Day 2023
     cheshire cat smile

I used to smile a lot more than I do presently. The sick leftist politics of the country infuriate me to the point that everything is dour and without humor anymore.

Today is National Smile Day, an annual ocurrence each May 31. It was started by dentists Dr Tim Stirneman and Jim Wojdyla of Compassionate Dental Care in Lake in the Hills, Illinois in the name of a "healthy smile".

Now then, we have a preponderance of dentists trading on the smile.

I decline to go to dentists who pull this dastardly tactic and as such I don't support National Smile Day.

I don't differentiate between the "real" Duchenne smile which includes the eyes — or the "polite but phony" non-Duchenne smile which doesn't.

Should you disagree by all means get out there and flash that smile of yours among the people.

Kindly stay away from me, however.

Thank you very much.
 

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May 30, 2023
National Creativity Day 2023
geometric abstract    
I used to fancy myself an artiste. I was a doodler and a sketcher with my preferred media being ink pens on notebook paper. Nowadays, I simply call myself a mechanic.

I can do things and utilize tools, programs, and math to come up with the forms and designs I seek. Color deliverables consist of graphic image files on disk or flash drive. My printed work is always grayscale and uses heavy high grade bright white laser paper stock.

That artsy fartsy pursuit I once had for the world has passed with my overt failure to ignore the advent of primary colored haired idiots who think they look good with all their incorrect notions regarding science, biology, and of course ... gender loosed from those ignorant yapping traps AS IF they actually need to "educate" someone though they themselves have merely been "indoctrinated" by the libtard left.

Somehow my proximity to those I feel to be stupid kills a lot of my creative inclinations and replaces them with a strong desire to terminate the stupid element with extreme prejudice. So now I just stand my ground and tell them all to get a life. They simply have nothing of value or fact to share with anyone anywhere in all their indoctrinated stupidity.

So today is National Creativity Day. It's a day for imagination to run rampant and bulldoze those petty penny ante annoyances like social justice warriors, politically correct idiots, prefered pronoun morons, transgenders, and other failures of life and just get on with what is preferred personally.

F☠ck you all perverts.

I used to create things as an activity of daily living. Now it takes a back seat to the dull and commonplace whiners I see in the news trying to overwhelm the planet with their misbegotton 'feelings' that don't really matter.

So I think that whatever your preference is be it painting, sketching, drawing, writing, poetry — whatever today is your day.

Happy National Creativity Day to you !

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May 29, 2023
Memorial Day 2023
I've always been pretty patriotic. I suppose they drum it into you when you're a Navy brat. Regardless, I have a soft spot for the families of the missing and the fallen and I try to remember them whenever I can.

The last Monday in May is Memorial Day. It is a federal holiday which honors those who lost their lives in service of their country. For many Americans, Memorial Day signifies the beginning of summer — but that underlying significance remains remembering and honoring the service of our war dead.

Memorial Day 2023

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May 28, 2023
Whooping Crane Day 2023
    whooping crane
The whooping crane is the tallest bird in North America. They are the rarest of all cranes.

The issues associated with predation and loss of habitat have caused the bird to near extinction.

Their nesting areas and migratory paths are not adjacent to my home and so I rarely see one.

I believe the last specimen I saw was a taxidermy mounted one in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. This would have been circa 1977.

Today is Whooping Crane Day. It happens annually each May 28 in an effort to bring attention to this magnificant endangered and very rare bird.

The adult of the species are typically white with black wingtips and facial markings.

They mate for life. The chicks are born a brown color.

The male and female whooping cranes are not referred to by specific gender names like most other animals.

Theirs is an elaborate courtship ritual which usually involve dances and unison calls.

Conservation efforts for the whooping crane have been challenging to say the least. If you encounter one consider yourself fortunate and try not to molest them in their natural setting.

I for one was a hard sell on leaving nature alone. However, I am now "there" and do my best to "live and let live" and not hunt something simply because I see it.

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