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Our Daily Thread 2-26-15

Good Morning!

 Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

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On this day in 1863 President Lincoln signed the National Currency Act. 

In 1870 New York City opened the first pneumatic-powered subway line to the public. 

In 1929 President Coolidge signed a bill creating the Grand Teton National Park. 

In 1930 New York City installed traffic lights.  

In 1991 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein announced on Baghdad Radio that Iraqi troops were being withdrawn from Kuwait.

And in 1993 six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City.

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Quote of the Day

“Let’s make some funny pictures.”

Tex Avery

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 Today is Johnny Cash’s birthday, so it’s Johnny, with Anita.

And one more…

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Anyone have a QoD?

52 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 2-26-15”

  1. I really enjoyed Johnny and Anita.
    But you knew I would.
    He originally sang it with his wife because he says they were travelling somewhere and someone asked, “how much farther” and he said, “Just over the next hill”.

    Songwriters turn everything into a song.

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  5. My husband doesn’t turn everything into a song, but just about everything reminds him of a song or a movie, and he can turn everything into a joke.

    The header photo is pine siskins in action. The bird at the lower right is a goldfinch, but the others are pine siskins, and you can see the two that are on the feeder already are watching to see if they are going to have to defend their spots from the others. For flocking birds, they argue a surprising lot. They don’t just settle in to eat, they watch each other suspiciously, choose the same spot another has chosen, and constantly fly at each other with beak and claws. (I have several pictures of such action, but I thought this shot gives a good idea of how “constant” the activity is when they’re around, and I also like being able to capture flying birds in flight.

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  9. I sometimes turn things the students say into a song, but I use a tune with which they are familiar. I also turn a lot of things into a pun. They groan, but they smile.

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  11. I have to bank a bunch of blog posts to run while I take yet another trip soon. Does anyone have any ideas of what I should write about once I finish with the WWI animals? Just asking, I’ve got some ideas but thought you creative folks might have others. 🙂

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  12. Good morning. Johnny Cash was my dad’s favorite. Makes me miss him. Looks like winter won the battle yesterday. We had lots of wind which made me think that spring had sprung. The forecast shows 4-8 inches of snow tonight. Woke up to snow this morning. Hoping everyone stays warm.

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  13. Michelle, haven’t you heard? WWI never occurred. It was all fabricated to make white Christians look good. Same as that whole holocaust deal. And the moon landing. And vaccines. And climate change. And GMO issues. And evolution.

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  17. I saw on last night’s web headlines that Janice’s city, Atlanta, was in for a winter wolloping today. Wonder if she’s lost power?

    Meanwhile, it was officially announced yesterday (as if anyone didn’t know) that we’re in our 4th year of drought. 😦

    Those birds did look very territorial.

    More politics for me today, I’m covering a speech at noon, but hoping my editor lets me write it from home after that since I’ll be much closer to home than I will be to the office.

    At a port news conference onboard the USS Iowa the other day we had a mini newspaper reunion of current and former employees — there was me and the photographer, of course, but also former staffers who now work for the 2 ports (one was our former managing editor whom I now always am calling and quoting for stories, weirdly) and another former photographer who is now the communications deputy to the LA city councilman who represents the harbor.

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  20. As for the weather, man/woman gives weather report, but God knows best. It remained just above freezing inside the perimeter so we have no troubles here. I saw only a little line of snow or sleet accumulated on roofs at the lowest points where two sections join. All else was as usual. Brother is an hour north and is covered up. The sky is brightening here, almost gotten to sunny.

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  22. 😆

    I just saw on TV, a guy in Sun City, Arizona, lasso a lima that somehow got loose.
    I didn’t know lassoing was still practiced anymore, except in circuses. But evidently there are still guys who can lasso.

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  25. The one-L Lama, he’s a priest.
    The two-L Llama, he’s a beast.
    And I will bet my silk pajama,
    There isn’t any three-L LLLama.
    Ogden Nash (remembered from my childhoos)

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  27. I bought baby limas at the grocery stor today. So thankful I did not have to lasso them! It would have taken all day and night to round up all those baby limas. About as much fun as keeping a wild cat off the tv!

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  28. I got four more movies from the library today. I will have to see if husband is interested in any of them. I try to get PG rated movies. I could not see the rating on the movie which I believe is about Mozart’s sister. It said classical music lovers will like it. I also have been trying to find the actual story about the family The Impossible movie was made about. Having some trouble with that because I did not want to sign up for a subscription to read a news article. I wanted to find out if they prayed or gave thanks to God for their miracles. That was totally neglected in the film. Was that Hollywood or was that because the family was atheist or what?

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  29. You gave me and idea Janice. I have never seen “Fiddler on the Roof”. But pastor Steve is referring to it a lot in our Sunday evening studies.
    I may try the HCPL to see if they have it.

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  33. In my county library system we have one library dedicated to media such as DVDs and CDs so if we don’t find something at our closest branch then we can have it sent or go pick it up from that location. When son was young and homeschooling we visited many of our county libraries. We did not have a lot of money, but we made the most of our taxpayer dollars invested in the libraries.

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  35. They still lasso cattle up here – We went to a branding once with 800 calves- most caught by cowboys with lassoes and dragged over to the branding area. Definitely a skill still used.

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  37. The community my daughter lives in has an annual festival, The Running of the Llamas. They used an alligator on a trailer to get them running one year, at least. I haven’t been there yet, but it sounds like fun. Maybe next time they should just use senior citizens, since that was where these were supposed to be. 😉

    Fiddler on the Roof is one of my favorites. It is both a wonderful movie and play. Tradition! Tradition! Sorry, just could not help it.

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  39. They’ve put up the free video stream of all the talks given recently at the national Ligonier Conference in Florida — “After Darkness, Light” — good speakers, compelling topics, as always

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  40. Fiddler on the Roof is a favorite of mine, too. Forrest used to like watching it, & dancing around the room to some of the songs. He had a “move” which was much like what Tevye did with his arms in “If I Were a Rich Man”. It was so cute.

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  45. Yeah, I saw that “llamas loose in Sun City” story, and was amused. I worked in Sun City for two years (at a drugstore long since gone) before I went to college.

    My husband wants to see McFarland since he liked the trailer. I’ll see it with him, I’m sure, though it wasn’t as compelling to me as to him.

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  46. We are watching the TinTin movie. Miss Bosley seems to like Snowy. Amazing animation!! Our son loved those comic books. Back then I read that comic books help children to become fast readers. I was very thankful to have the high quality TinTin stories for son to read.

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  47. McFarland does look good, but that’s just my impressions from the trailers, too.

    Chas, how did you miss seeing Fiddler on the Roof? Did Elvera see it? Seems like it was one of the classic/standards that most everyone saw in the 1960s, either on stage or in the film version.

    But do try to rent or buy it, you’ll enjoy it. I’m not overly fond of musicals in general, but the songs in that are so familiar (I’m sure you’ve heard them) that it doesn’t “seem” like a musical.

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  48. Anybody else a wee bit curious about the trailers for the new USA series “Dig” that’s starting next week? I’m guessing it’s horrible. But my curiosity is peaked by the references to Armageddon, end of days, etc.

    Probably another global warming disaster theme, though. 🙂

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  49. Or maybe it’s a DaVinci Code thing, who knows ….

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3597606/

    “Peter, an FBI agent stationed in Jerusalem who, while investigating a murder of a young female archaeologist, uncovers a conspiracy 2000 years in the making.”

    It is interesting how prevalent end-of-the-world scenarios have become, though, in movies and TV programs.

    Stressful times that seem to be having an influence on our contemporary art

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  51. I didn’t see “Fiddler on the Roof” until I was in my thirties, and I admit that, like with “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (also not seen till about the same time) I was disappointed. I guess I should add “Chariots of Fire” to that list, too. When you hear all your life about some amazing classic, the real thing can disappoint.

    “Fiddler” disappointed because I’m not sure I agree that “being in love” is a better basis for marriage than marrying the way one’s ancestors did. I’m not in favor of arranged marriages (unless the couple has freedom to accept or reject the arranged match), but I think the Hollywood vision of knowing that this person is “the right one” because of how you both “feel” is a very bad substitute. Making the decision oneself, with careful consideration of whether you’re a good match, isn’t a bad idea–my husband and I did that–but the idea that being “in love” is a good way to determine whether or not you are meant for each other–no. I might like the movie if I saw it again, but my first viewing disappointed me. (And honestly, I rarely like musicals anyway. The idea of people singing at each other is just too hard for me to see past, with rare exceptions like “Sound of Music.”)

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