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Post by casimira on Nov 8, 2020 15:49:45 GMT
Grazie dear Bixa. And thank you and Kerouac for providing us with a safe haven to come to and share our thoughts and all the other wonderful things that APIAS provides. Most especially during this annus horribilis.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 8, 2020 15:54:10 GMT
Thanks, but I hope that you don't mind that I almost never acknowledge birthdays or anniversaries. I just don't find it to be a reason for celebration after about age 18, but I do understand that a lot of people want to find reasons to celebrate through the year above and beyond the official holidays. But that's just me.
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Post by bjd on Nov 8, 2020 16:30:23 GMT
You are like my husband, Kerouac. He doesn't think birthdays are a big deal. On the other hand, he sees being married or in a relationship for a long time as a sign of success and something to be celebrated.
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Post by casimira on Nov 8, 2020 18:14:45 GMT
I have "known" you for 10 years plus now Kerouac and have been aware of your stance on birthdays, anniversaries, deaths etc. so, I get it. My husband is also of the same frame of mind. The only holidays he celebrates and enjoys are Thanksgiving and Mardi Gras. Which brings to mind, during the hurricane when we lost electrical power he wasn't too worried about the frozen "liquid gold" that he keeps for his annual seafood gumbo at our communal Thanksgiving every year for as long as I can remember. It was spared because the power in our block was restored 24 hours later. Who knows at this point what and where we are going to do for Thanksgiving but it most certainly will be a very small affair likely in our yard because we have to the most space.
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Post by whatagain on Nov 9, 2020 12:50:08 GMT
50th anniversary of De Gaulle's death.
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Post by whatagain on Nov 9, 2020 12:51:31 GMT
In 1799 - this day, called 18 brumaire by révolutionnaires, Napoleon seized power.
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Post by whatagain on Nov 11, 2020 11:35:46 GMT
In 2001 this day a star was born. Nr3 of hhe Whatagains, she is great as her siblings.
Also on this day in 1918 ended a dispute between cousins that they chose to settle with millions of casualties.
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Post by casimira on Dec 7, 2020 12:22:34 GMT
The bombing of Pearl Harbor took place today.
(please don't freak out...)
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 8, 2020 19:08:26 GMT
The 40th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon received a bit of coverage. I thought that the fact that it is also my brother's birthday would engrave this event in my mind. But no, every time it is mentioned I continue to be surprised by the date.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 8, 2020 19:21:31 GMT
I would have sworn he was killed in January, but obviously I would be wrong. Today is the feast day of the Immaculate Conception, also celebrated here as la Virgin de Juquila. I mention it because Juquila is a very big deal here, with fireworks and processions starting the day or two before and continuing throughout the week. This morning I only heard a few token fireworks and a single church bell ringing at 8 a.m.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 8, 2020 19:26:36 GMT
Yes, I have mentioned the Immaculate Conception before. In my early life, my brother and I went to Catholic school and his birthday was a school holiday. I found it infuriating.
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Post by bjd on Dec 8, 2020 19:50:47 GMT
My sister's birthday is November 11th and I was also annoyed that school was off that day.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 30, 2020 19:23:58 GMT
The scenes of the crowds of women celebrating the legalisation of abortion in Argentina today were really moving.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2021 23:28:27 GMT
Django Reinhardt was born on this day -- January 23 -- in the village of Liberchies, Pont-a-Celles, Belgium in 1910.
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Post by tod2 on Jan 25, 2021 13:30:31 GMT
I see one of the Anyport family is having her special day today 25th Jan. She left me a note in a bird hide in Kruger National Park, and signed it "Killroy Was Here!" I still have the note taped to a page in my bird guide. Have a very happy birthday NYCgirl!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 25, 2021 19:31:11 GMT
Oh, how nice! Yes, a very happy birthday to NYCGirl and big waves to her family, too.
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Post by casimira on Jan 27, 2021 16:09:32 GMT
I see one of the Anyport family is having her special day today 25th Jan. She left me a note in a bird hide in Kruger National Park, and signed it "Killroy Was Here!" I still have the note taped to a page in my bird guide. Have a very happy birthday NYCgirl! How cool is that? I wish we saw more of her on here. On another note, today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Post by Kimby on Feb 4, 2021 13:27:47 GMT
Today is Clint Black’s 59th Birthday. I am NOT a fan of country music, but I do like him. (And he reminds me of my Dad who I LOVED.) Mr. Kimby recorded a live performance that was aired on PBS and it had SO many really good songs, we replay it every month or so. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Blackmusic.youtube.com/watch?v=hknbXCl9oxo&list=RDAMVMhknbXCl9oxoI would not have been surprised to hear he was 69 or even 79, since PBS tends to air long-ago performances which I presumed the show we recorded was. He seems like an old soul, too....
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Post by Kimby on Feb 10, 2021 13:33:54 GMT
Carole King’s TAPESTRY was released 50 years ago today. An album that was on the Billboard charts for the equivalent of 6 years. And holds up very well today. g.co/kgs/dWMWnjInteresting trivia: at the same time that King recorded Tapestry, Joni Mitchell was recording Blue elsewhere in the same recording studio complex.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 12, 2021 7:50:04 GMT
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Post by casimira on Feb 16, 2021 16:27:41 GMT
HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!!!
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 16, 2021 16:36:50 GMT
And yet both the year of the ox and mardi gras will not have been properly celebrated this year...
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Post by casimira on Feb 16, 2021 17:41:57 GMT
The frigid temperatures (28F) in NOLA does cushion the blow. We had King Cake for breakfast and at some point will take a drive around town to see the decorated ""house floats" and then go to Popeyes and get some fried chicken and a few side dishes to go. One of our annual traditions.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 16, 2021 18:05:46 GMT
A very happy Mardi Gras to you, Casimira, and a happy Mardi Gras day to T. I wonder how many people here are aware of the significance of the colors on your greeting. My greetings come through gritted teeth, as this comment you made inspired so much envy: go to Popeyes and get some fried chicken and a few side dishes
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Post by casimira on Feb 16, 2021 18:24:39 GMT
Thank you Bixa. And, sorry for the Popeyes taunt. Maybe Popeyes will eventually make it's way to Mexico. I'm surprised that Mexico City doesn't have one.
The 3 colors that I used to commemorate Mardi Gras are the traditional colors adopted by the city. PURPLE; JUSTICE GOLD; POWER GREEN; FAITH
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 16, 2021 19:55:06 GMT
You know, I always knew that those were the traditional colors, but did not know what each stood for. Thanks! I looked it up & it appears that Popeye's does have a presence in Mexico, just not near me. The last time I had Popeye's was in an airport, probably in Texas. It wasn't the same, unsurprisingly. This commercial appears to be aimed at Hispanics in the US. You will enjoy the typical Louisiana market, ha ha. Note the pronunciation of Popeye's at the end of the ad. There is a hugely popular brand of paletas in Oaxaca called Popeye. Paletas are like popsicles except made from natural ingredients. The shops are everywhere, as well as the carts selling the paletas. The pronunciation in the video is how Popeye paletas are pronounced.
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Post by casimira on Feb 17, 2021 15:33:01 GMT
That video is priceless Bixa. I can't wait to show it to T. We had to go to 3 different Popeye's as each one had queues that were incredibly long. One had a separate lane on Jefferson Highway that people were lined up for a lengthy wait time. We ended up going to one where T was able to go inside and get our order. The lengths people go to for Popeyes on Mardi Gras is clearly one of the traditions that people were not willing to forego. No parades, no reveling in the street, bars all shuttered and no social gatherings but, be damned, don't mess with people's annual tradition and denying their (our) families of Popeyes fried chicken.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 17, 2021 15:58:31 GMT
So, today is Ash Wednesday, but I haven't seen anybody wearing ashes in Paris for at least 15 years. The last time I had ashes on my forehead was probably at age 8 or 9. That is when my family broke from religious dogma or more specifically the local church. The fact that my mother called my brother's teaching nun a lesbian bitch probably clinched the deal. We were quickly removed from the Catholic school although we finished the school year. I briefly thought that I was going to hell the first time that we did not go to Sunday mass, but once I had survived a few Sundays without being struck down by divine wrath, I thought it was pretty cool not to waste an hour in such a boring place.
It was only much later that I realised how much stronger my mother was than my biological father, because he was the one obsessed by Catholocism -- we had a huge statue of the Virgin Mary in a niche in a corner of the living room and religious images in every bedroom with the frond from Palm Sunday wedged behind every frame. As far as I know, there was not as much as a whimper from my father when my mother decided that the church was finished.
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Post by casimira on Feb 17, 2021 16:53:49 GMT
Your story about how your mother confronted the Catholic nun reminds me of how my mother did something similar and how she raised holy hell when she found out that one of the nuns attempted to change my being left handed in a sadistic way. (tying my left arm with clothesline to prevent me from writing with it). I was so proud of her especially because she was and remained a devout Catholic all her life. Back to Ash Wednesday. New Orleans is a predominately Catholic metropolis. So, because Ash Wednesday is a "holy day of obligation" and people desperate to fulfill their obligation, the archdiocese here has arranged for those wanting to be blessed with receiving their ashes. There are a dozen or so drive through locations throughout the city for people to go and be "blessed". My own personal observation of the holy day is to read T.S. Elliot's epic poem Ash Wednesday. I have followed this tradition for likely thirty years now. Don't ask me why. It's just something I adopted when a dear neighbor/friend of mine shared doing this with me up until she developed Alzheimer's around 5 or 6 years ago. www.bing.com/videos/search?q=TS+Elliot+Ash+Wednesday&docid=607986220966153745&mid=8BCE70514E698BAB24A18BCE70514E698BAB24A1&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
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Post by whatagain on Feb 21, 2021 5:00:04 GMT
My mother removed my brother from catholic class when he had nightmares. She asked why and he said her teacher had said he would go to hell because he was not attending sunday mass. Being younger, not only didn't i attend mass but also never got a religious lesson ever. Tsss.
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