Thank You Thursday - April 23, 2020

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Celebrate Thank You Thursday

All too often in our lives, we find ourselves in utterly thankless situations. We have dedicated our heart and soul to various projects and goals, only to find that, in the long run, these efforts are utterly pointless.

Or so that’s what we’re led to believe by the level of gratitude we receive from others. Thank You Thursday is a great opportunity to start making a positive change in this situation by recognizing those in your life who make things easier, those who love you, and those who just make your day better by tossing you a smile and a friendly hello.

History of Thank You Thursday

In situations from interpersonal to corporate, a show of gratitude can make a huge difference in the happiness and morale of those involved. Productivity can be improved by showing those who work for you that their efforts matter, simply by thanking them and showing them the full gratitude for all they’ve done.

When it comes to interpersonal relationships, there’s a lot of hurt and misunderstanding that can be waved away with a simple “I’m thankful for you and all that you do.” Thank You Thursday was established to remind us that there’s always an opportunity to thank someone and that gratitude can happen on any day, for any reason. This one is for those who need the excuse and a reminder.

Originally inspired by the inspirational work of Jon Gordon, Thank You Thursday was established both to embrace the power of positivity, and to show the boost you can give to another life and how such a simple act can even improve the life of the one showing gratitude.

Jon Gordon is a motivational speaker who has published multiple books on how to improve attitudes, morale, and the end result of doing so. Fortune 500 companies like Campbell Soup and Wells Fargo and sports teams alike have benefited from his lessons.

J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William) Turner (April 23,1775 - 1851), known contemporarily as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolorist. He is known for his expressive colorizations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings.

Joke of the Day

FETCH ROVER

I trained my dog to fetch me beer...

It may not sound too impressive, but he gets them from the neighbors fridge!

Word of the Day

askance

MEANING:

adverb:
1. With suspicion or disapproval.
2. With a side glance.

ETYMOLOGY:

Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1530.

USAGE:

“We tend to look askance at anyone showing symptoms of national fervour. We are not comfortable with outward displays of our pride in Australia and we question the wisdom and the need for individuals to express their national pride by flying the Australian flag.”
Graham Richardson; Voters Would Back Action -- If They Were to See Any; The Australian (Canberra); Feb 21, 2020.

Idiom of the Day

13. All good things must come to an end

Meaning: You can’t keep having good luck or fun forever; eventually it will stop.

This Day in History

1635 - The Boston Public Latin School was established. It was the first public school building in the United States.

1772 - Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle wrote "La Marseillaise." It is the national anthem of France.

1789 - U.S. President George Washington moved into Franklin House, New York. It was the first executive mansion.

1872 - Charlotte E. Ray became the African-American woman lawyer.

1900 - The word "hillbilly" was first used in print in an article in the "New York Journal." It was spelled "Hill-Billie".

1948 - Johnny Longden became the first race jockey to ride 3,000 career winners.

1954 - Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit his first major-league home run on this day.

1985 - The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was changing its 99-year-old secret formula. New Coke was not successful, which resulted in the resumption of selling the original version.

1985 - The "We Are the World" album was released.

1988 - Kanellos Kanelopoulos set three world records for human-powered flight when he stayed in the air for 74 miles and four hours in his pedal-powered "Daedalus".


1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played his last regular season game in the NBA


1996 - An auction of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' possessions began at Sotheby's in New York City. The sale brought in #34.5 million.


1997 - An infertility doctor in California announced that a 63-year-old woman had given birth in late 1996. The child was from a donor egg. The woman is the oldest known woman to give birth.

1997 - The Four Tops received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


2003 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that authorized the design change of the 5-cent coin (nickel) for release in 2004. It was the first change to the coin in 65 years. The change, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, was planned to run for only two years before returning to the previous design.


2005 - The first video was uploaded to YouTube.com.



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, April 23

You are extremely clever, and oftentimes mischievous - a trait that keeps you youthful in spirit throughout life! As intelligent and talented as you are, you see so many possible paths to take that it can be challenging to focus on only one. Fortunately, you are versatile enough to make more than one life path successful. You tend to attract non-traditional relationship set-ups. Famous people born today:

1564 William Shakespeare, English Poet and playwright (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth), born in Stratford upon Avon, (d. 1616) traditionally regarded as his birthdate,

1775 J. M. W. Turner, English landscape painter (Shipwreck, Rain, Steam and Speed), born in Covent Garden, London (d. 1851)

1791 James Buchanan, 15th US President (1857-61), born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania (d. 1868)

1897 Lester B. Pearson, 14th Canadian Prime Minister (1963-68) (Nobel Peace Prize 1957), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1972)

1928 Shirley Temple, American actress, famous 1930s child star (Bright Eyes, Heidi) and diplomat, born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2014)

1954 Michael Moore, American filmmaker (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Sicko), born in Flint, Michigan

1977 John Cena, American professional wrestler, rapper and actor (The Marine), born in West Newbury, Massachusetts


1977 Kal Penn, American actor (Dr. Lawrence Kutner-House, The Namesake) and civil servant, born in Montclair, New Jersey


1977 John Oliver, English comedian (The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver), born in Birmingham, West Midlands

2000 Chloe Kim, American snowboarder (Olympic Gold 2018), born in Torrance, California

READERS INFO

1.

(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

Controllers from an Xbox game console can now be found on US Navy submarines. Not to play Madden NFL or Assassin’s Creed or any game for that matter, they are being used to control and operate the periscope.

One million seconds! Sounds like a long time, doesn’t it? But exactly how long is it? Calculate the math and 1 million seconds become 11.5 days. What about one billion seconds? That comes out to 31.75 years. 

In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans of the NHA (National Hockey Association) league became the first American team to win the Stanley Cup. Later that year, the NHA would cease operations and the NHL (National Hockey League) would begin.

2.

thanks for the Offbeat Holiday, Patty

APRIL 23: TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE DAY

We have of late, but wherefore we know not, lost all our mirth. What a perfect day to get it back! In honor of the Bard’s birthday, drop some thous and thees, master iambic pentameter, and cast people away by exclaiming “get thee to a nunnery!” Talk Like Shakespeare Day is theone time of year you can express yourself in rhyming couplets; wethinks thou oughtest useth the opportunity.

3.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

My son Jay had to close his tattoo shop (more like a big clinic) because of this pandemic. Chris, his business partner, had to move in with him and the family because his mother had just got back from Italy and was under quarantine. So teens upstairs, Chris and dogs and Chicken Chow Mein, the cat, downstairs while my daughter-in-law, Kara, is the only one left working at the employment agency. Tape everywhere and the guys stand back, so it's all good for now. But they needed good workers who speak English at the local chicken processing plant, so my son and partner got a job on the midnight shift. It's ironic because he is a germaphobe and vegetarian on and off. But he is doing it for his family, and I am proud of him. 

And he has taught me some things to know about chicken.

Pictures of the day

Saint George (died 23 April 303) was a soldier of Cappadocian  Greek origin. A member of Roman emperor Diocletian's  Praetorian Guard, he was sentenced to death for refusing to  recant his Christian faith. He is immortalized in the legend of  Saint George and the Dragon and his feast day is celebrated on 23 April. Saint George is claimed as their patron saint by England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Catalonia and several other nation states, as  well as by various cities, universities, professions and organizations.  This picture is a 97 cm × 34 cm (38 in × 13 in) painting of Saint  George, depicted in armour with a dead dragon behind him, painted  with tempera on a gold-ground wooden panel by Italian Renaissance  artist Carlo Crivelli in 1472. Originally produced as part of a polyptych  altarpiece for a Dominican church in the town of Ascoli Piceno, the  panel is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in  New York City.

Early Riser

A female gelada, with a week-old baby clinging to her belly, climbed over the cliff edge on the high plateau in Ethiopia’s Simien mountains national park – a grass‑eating primate found only on the Ethiopian plateau. At night, the geladas would take refuge on the steep cliff faces, huddling together on sleeping ledges, emerging at dawn to graze on the alpine grassland

knit
thanks, Rae

Ruffled Summer Top pattern by Elena Nodel

knit ... Mother's Day

thanks, Ruth

Pattern for Mother's Day lace shawl
knit

Winding Roads Socks

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Drop Stitch Cotton Easy Kimono

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Knitty: editorial win 05

Crochet Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Fisher Tunic

Eve's Coverlet

crochet
thanks, Laura

Show Your Support Nurse Doll

crochet
thanks, Kay

King parrot

crochet

Diamonds Lace Top

crochet

Crochet Flower Field Blanket

crochet ... Mother's Day

Lady Fair Doily

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Cabbage Roll Casserole

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Anita

Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe



SWEETS

thanks, Mindy

Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake

ADULT COLORING

CRAFTS

thanks, Hazel

How to Make a Flower Crown in 4 Easy Steps | ProFlowers

Combine with ribbons, flowers, and other herbs to enhance your intent!

🌸 BEAUTY - catnip, heather, orange blossoms and maidenhair

💐 COURAGE - basil, borage, desert rose, sweet pea.

🌼 DIVINATION - dandelion, goldenrod, bay leaves, and pansy.

🌻 FERTILITY - daffodil, fig leaves, sunflower, and wheat.

🌺 FRIENDSHIP - sweet pea, white and yellow roses, and passion flower. 

🌷 HEALING - cypress, ivy, cinquefoil, fern, geranium, violets.

🌹 LOVE - bleeding hearts, lavender, jasmine, rose, and primrose.

🌸 MEMORY - rosemary, periwinkle, forget-me-not, sweet pea. 

💐 PROTECTION - carnation, chrysanthemum, cypress, honeysuckle, grass.

🌼 PURIFICATION - thyme, vervain, lavender, heather and iris.

🌻 SPIRITUALITY - heather, asphodel, clover, and passion flower. 

🌺 WEALTH - clover, almond flowers, chamomile, and wheat.

🌷 WISDOM - cinquefoil, sunflower, lotus, and sage. 

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts

thanks, Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent





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float former frame futile gears hatred major mode

name queen rant ruse silo smart sponsor

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

But man, proud man, / Drest in a little brief authority, / Most ignorant of what he's most assured, / His glassy essence, like an angry ape, / Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven / As make the angels weep. -William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (23 Apr 1564-1616)

J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William) Turner

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