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First a reminder: May 20-26 is Safe Boating Awareness Week. A boat can be a lot of fun.
Especially if it floats.
May 21: Waiter & Waitress Appreciation Day. Some of us are old enough
to remember pre-computer days, when the expression “the server is
down” meant the waiter is depressed.
May 22: Buy a Musical Instrument Day. Different musical instruments
have their unique features. For example: The bagpipes — the only
musical instrument with a driver’s side airbag.
May 23: World Turtle Day. With no TEENAGE turtles. No MUTANT turtles.
No NINJA turtles. Just plain, ordinary turtley turtles. (One time I
snoozed on my back when I was wearing a turtleneck sweater. I got
stuck like that. I couldn’t roll over)
May 24: Escargot Day. “Escargot” (PRONOUNCED: ES-CARGO) is what you
call a snail when you eat it. “Blech” (PRONOUNCED: BLEK) is what you
say after you eat it.
May 25: Tap Dance Day. Do you ever wake up feeling like a tap dancer
in the canoe of life?
May 26: Dracula Day. The scary vampire novel was first published on
this date in 1897. I’ve always wondered: How do vampires say words
with the letter “V” without shredding their lips?
May 27: Sunscreen Protection Day. If you want to stay healthy, be
sure to put on sunscreen before going outside for a smoke break.
Finally a reminder, before it’s over: May was National Vinegar Month.
Some people don’t like the taste of vinegar. But in my opinion that’s
just sour grapes. You’ve heard it said — “You can catch more flies
with honey than with vinegar”. Actually, if you’re in the fly
catching business, there are things that are more effective than
honey or vinegar. But they smell darn bad.
More Calendar Quips next week!
The Garden Guy surfed the web and stumbled across a photo you most likely have never seen. It featured three Proven Winners National Plants of the Year in a wonderful combination.
The flowers were the Safari Dusk Jamesbrittenia or South African phlox which is the ‘Annual of the Year.’ The combo also featured Supertunia Hoopla Vivid Orchid the ‘Petunia of the Year’ and Heart to Heart Chinook the ‘Caladium of the Year.’
Read the full story from The Garden Guy in your Thursday Bowie News.
Food is supposed to bring people together.
It sits at the center of our holidays, church potlucks, birthday parties, first dates, family reunions and late-night kitchen conversations. In Texas especially, I feel like feeding people is one of the purest forms of love we know. We celebrate with casseroles, comfort with pies, and gather around smoked meats and shared desserts.
Food is hospitality. Food is belonging.
But for some people, food is also calculation.
Before the appetizers even arrive, some of us are already scanning ingredients, evaluating risk, rehearsing questions, and trying to determine whether asking those questions is about to make everyone at the table uncomfortable.
Read the full feature in On The Table in your Thursday Bowie News.
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