Daily Whine & Shine - Thursday, April 16, 2009
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Whether you agree with the concept or not, everyone needs to be able to vent from time to time. That's especially true if you're one of the many who suffere from an invisible illness. We have whines and rants about pains, medical professionals and prescriptions, just to name a few. Perhaps our families listen; perhaps they don't. Even if they do, they get tired of our complaining, even if they claim to understand our struggles. Or if they don't get tired of our "negative energy" we think they do or will.
Do you need to rant about something? Tell us about it.
Do you have somie celebration or victory you need to share? This is the place.
What's happening in your world today? Are you grumpy about somiething? Or so angry you could spit? Tell it here. Here at the Daily Whine & Shine, it's acceptable to rant, vent, complain, stomp your feet, throw a tantrum, and shout, "Oh shuckie darn!"
Wait! Don't go away! Do you have some good news to share? Great. This is the place for that as well. If you're celebrating, dancing, and yelling, "Yippee Skippy!" please share. Sometimes knowing about someone else's happiness gives us a bit of hope
for ourselves.
Whether you're shouting, "Oh shuckie darn!" or yelling, "Yippee skippy!" - this is the place to be. Pulll up a rocking chair, and let's talk about it.
Now, let's celebrate!!!
April is...
Alcohol Awareness Month
Autism Awareness Month
Holocaust Month
Holy Humor Month
Informed Women Month
International Daffynitions Month
International Guitar Month
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Month (Oh come on!)
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
National Anxiety Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Garden Month
National Humor Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month
National Pecan Month
National Poetry Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
National Welding Month
Soy Foods Month
Stress Awareness Month
Uh-Huh Month
Some Weekly Observances:
The third week of April is:
Bike Safety Week
National Volunteer Week
National Library Week
National Inspirational News Week
The Lenten Season is 3/2-4/18
Daily observances:
April 16 is National Karaoke Day,
International Moment of Laughter,
International Stress Awareness Day,
National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
April 17 - Ford Mustang's Birthday (1964), Blah, Blah, Blah
Day
April 18 - National Animal Crackers Day
April 19 - Garlic Day, National Hanging Out Day (Hmmm.
Not so sure about this one. Today when kids say they're
hanging out it doesn't mean the same thing as when I
was young.)
April 20 - National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day
Food for thought:
Those who would give up essential liberty
to purchase a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
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Comments: 20
International Stress Awareness Day and National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day.
Just wear my PJ's.
But I may look kinda funny getting gas in the car.
Have a nice day.
Have lots I could whine about but instead I chose to say--"This too shall pass! This is the day the LORD has made and I will rejoice and be glad!" :)
Hope everyone has a blessed day!
Whine 1 - My sister in laws daughter has lice again. She has known since thursday. She was over saturday and sunday and I just found out yesterday. I have checked my kids heads and so far see nothing. Thank goodness for using gel every day.
Whine 2 - HR needs smacked in the head for not leaving my husband at work alone. The man is 74 years old and should retire already. he thinks he knows everything but don't know crap. He sucks. If he wasn't old I would hit him with my cane.
Shine - I got to see my husband as he stopped in real quick. While I was cleaning. But he catch me typing here on Gather. Lol. Makes me laugh, it really does. But he could tell I have been busy. It was nice to see him smile. I offered to make him lunch and declined. I also told him to give me a call when he comes back through and I will have something for him to eat ready. But decline saying he doesn't have time.
shine.... I am glad to know
Angela, as I understand the acccessability laws, there are lots of buildings that have never been redesigned to accommodate wheel chairs or the disabled, especially apartments. I believe they were "grandfathered in" but if they sell, the new owners have to add things. But I'm not so sure that they can force them to put in elevators, since that would be costly. I know that Rob (who writes here) lives in an apartment building without elevators too in NY, and it was particularly hard for him to get around after he had his amputation.