Patriots’ Day (More)
“We didn’t give enough background yesterday, did we?” says Admin.
“About Patriots’ Day?” Spence says. “I guess not. I didn’t realize how little known it is in the rest of the country. To say nothing of the rest of the world, and there are people here on the blog from the rest of the world.”
“Canada, for example. Let’s hear it for Rocket Richard!”
“I’m sorry?” Spence says. He gives Admin a look. “Anyway, Patriots’ Day is in memory of the start of the Revolutionary War at the battles of Lexington Green and the Old North Bridge in Concord. That’s what Emerson was referencing here:”
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.
“Embattled farmers,” Admin says. “That’s good stuff.”
“And now we have embattled marathoners every Patriots’ Day, as well as a morning game at Fenway Park featuring embattled Red Sox. It’s a nice partial sort of holiday.”
“More holidays!”
Welcome Luppo and Hilla (both reindeer herders from Finland) and O’Brien.
Tags: Emerson, Fenway Park, Patriots' Day, Red Sox
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8:58 am on April 17th, 2012
Good Day All!
Thanks Admin and Spence for filling in the blanks about Patriot’s Day.
Bear and Rebecca: The Prof was sitting down to breakfast with “the Smoochers,” after dropping me to the train. Lots of tears of good-bye on my part for sure. I’m sure the Prof dropped me off first so I wouldn’t see him cry. Official blur time was 8am. It was so nice to have the Smoochers help me feel better.
9:06 am on April 17th, 2012
Thank you Spence and Admin. That’s interesting. “The shot heard round the world.” I have to think about this. It sounds like American egoism to me.
Good morning all.
9:26 am on April 17th, 2012
Good Morning Everyone!
The shot heard ’round the world…I remember that…from somewhere in the distant past.
Rose: M is here…curled up in a nap. Very sad to have said adieu.
9:32 am on April 17th, 2012
Rose: I miss you already.
We had such a good time.
Belle Starr, Luna & Moi.
9:32 am on April 17th, 2012
Mom remembers that shot heard round the world story. She always wondered what sort of gun produced such a loud noise.
Good morning, all! Happy Day-After-Patriots Day.
Shiek is 2/3 body-clioped, and feeling much cooler. We hope to finish tonight.
9:47 am on April 17th, 2012
Oley, How do you body clip? We never did that. We would use a metal curry comb that would pull the shedding hair out.
Wind has finally stopped here, so we will be out later picking up sticks and branches. Not Barb’s favorite job. Lost only 1 shingle from the garage roof. One of Barb’s friends has a wind mill for electricity and they clocked the wind at 56.7 mph.
9:58 am on April 17th, 2012
Woweee! That is some wind! Glad you are o.k., Barb and Maggie.
For most horses, a shedding blade, or a curry, would be enough to help them shed out. Show horses are body-clipped if they are shown before they finish shedding. Older horses sometimes get much furrier and do not shed out themselves. Thats what happened to Shiek, and Mom usually body-clips him late May or early June. With the warmer than normal temperatures (it got to 90 here!), Mom clipped him earlier than usual.
10:06 am on April 17th, 2012
Patriots!….All this time I thought it was ‘The Snort Heard Round the World’…grunt!
Rockies!…L-o-s-t…grump!…But someone had way too much fun anyways…heh!…She said she needed about 3 hours more sleep this morning…snorkel!
10:07 am on April 17th, 2012
Good morning all
Bee – We think the reference to the shot heard round the world is a peotic image rather than a boast of egoism. This was the beginning of the colonists battle to dissolve the connection with the British Empire. By rebelling and fighting back – the shots fired by the colonists were “heard” on the other side of the ocean in England, and most likely were noted by other countries who would wonder about the ramifications of England losing control of the colonies.
And Emerson did tend to such flowery passages.
Now if someone could explain “Emancipation Day” being a Washington DC holdiay yesterday, we would appreciate it.
10:12 am on April 17th, 2012
Masquers, my dear, I miss you more. It’s always fun to have Belle and Luna, but you were the added surprise. You are welcome to come anytime.
10:16 am on April 17th, 2012
Emancipation Day celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which Pres. lincoln signed on April 16, 1862. This act officially freed people in D.C., and preceded the Emancipation Proclamation by 9 months.
Various states celebrate similar acts passed in their states, and are sometimes called Juneteenth, as in Texas.
10:22 am on April 17th, 2012
Hey! We just realized that we are getting T&G’s avatar! Whats up with that?
10:25 am on April 17th, 2012
Rose: Nap-time now.
and purrs to you.
10:29 am on April 17th, 2012
Maskers!…Looks Blurry…sniff!
10:34 am on April 17th, 2012
O.Howlers: That is really strange about the avatar. We know you are the expert about all things to do with the Civil War but, with that last post, were thinking maybe Tupper & Gilly might be too.
10:39 am on April 17th, 2012
Rio! Shhh. Can’t you see I’m trying to take a nap? (bet your friend would like to join me. heh,heh)
The picture is blurry because:
1) Bear took it.
2) I just blurred in from NY
3) It was too big 2B downloaded & had 2B cropped.
10:39 am on April 17th, 2012
T&G: I know what the reference is. To me it is still an example of American egoism… We assume the rest of the world cares just because it involves us.
10:45 am on April 17th, 2012
SEEE!!!!
No one believes US when we say our avatar is kidnapped or mistaken. We lost our avatar last night, and now the Howlers have it……waaaaahhhhhhhh!
10:54 am on April 17th, 2012
Masquers, may you enjoy a restful nap, my friend. I love the picture.
And Bear, don’t be a stranger, you should blur over once in a while, too.
11:15 am on April 17th, 2012
Is Richard Rocket a hockey player? That is my only guess.
Rio, I’m glad your friend had a good time at the game. I hope she was looking the other way when Tulo dropped the ball (again) That poor guy. He still is the world’s best shortstop.
Masquers is a Border Collie kat. That is a compliment. I am sure that is what kind of dog he told Belle Starr he is.
Fellow Sibers, Glad to see you guys made it through yesrerday’s heat.
11:19 am on April 17th, 2012
Shiek will feel better with all that hair gone.
I’m going to the groomer on Thursday. Gah
11:30 am on April 17th, 2012
Siber H: You got it. Rocket Richard was a Montreal Canadian hockey player.
I like what Masquers is doing. I want to do that right now.
11:32 am on April 17th, 2012
Thank you, Rose!
I would Time Travel, not blurr, though.
No problem with the 3 hour time difference.
11:33 am on April 17th, 2012
SiberH!…Will you be getting the Wonderfluff Special?…heh!snort!heh!
11:51 am on April 17th, 2012
We like what Masquers is doing now also. We see Buddy and T.C. are doing the same. We think we’ll follow suit. Why not? The sun is shining on that re stone walkway….zzzzzzzzzz
12:04 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rio, No wonderfluff allowed.
12:22 pm on April 17th, 2012
Maurice “Rocket” Richard – one of the greatest hockey players.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IuUxkQDxfI
1:28 pm on April 17th, 2012
Time for a little lunch and nap here. Tiring work picking up all those sticks. I tried to help a lot by grabbing the sticks out of Barb’s habds. She appreciated my help!
We are having a grilled turkey and swiss on the asiago cheese bread we picked up at Panera on Sunday. Yum. Having some chili cheese fritos with it, which always reminds us of the Royal’s Mum. Yum!
1:32 pm on April 17th, 2012
Waaaaaahh. First our avatar is missing, then Bar. Is having chili cheese fritos without us.
It’s SO hard being a Corgi…..
1:44 pm on April 17th, 2012
We are back from another morning out! Today was going to see one of Gracie’s Twelve. You guys were such great cyber dog parents. sniff.
Anyhoo, Riley is a big beautiful doofus. Patsy totally approved of him. He had a great time getting to know his grandmother again. Turns out that his parents are both Bernie and Chet Fans! AND like “Chet the Jet” they call Riley “Riley the Rocket”.
Cool. Riley is a working dog. He helps out at their greenhouses. He has his own kennel there when it’s too busy, and he has his own pool. He lets kids climb all over him.
2:03 pm on April 17th, 2012
Hi, Riley the Rocket!
Your one white paw is very cool.
2:23 pm on April 17th, 2012
Riley looks very comfortable.
2:29 pm on April 17th, 2012
Hi Riley. Pop calls his new horse “Ned the Red”. He ordered a nameplate for his stall, because all our other horses have them. He almost got one that said “NED Pure and Simple”. But in the end, they decided on a nameplate that just says “NED”.
2:37 pm on April 17th, 2012
Drool!…I bet all those kids get schmeared with drool…gag!
2:43 pm on April 17th, 2012
We want our avatar back!
2:51 pm on April 17th, 2012
The avatars are all correct on my screen. They always are even when some of you say you have the wrong avatar.
2:57 pm on April 17th, 2012
Howlers!…What are you talking about – “We want our Avatar back” …grunt!…What is the matter with you?…sniff!…When you created your avatar you connected it to an email account…snort!…If you put a different email address in the email field below you will either NOT see your Avatar or you WILL see the Avatar connected to that specific email address….grump!…So quit whining….dammit!
2:59 pm on April 17th, 2012
Perhaps Riley has another white paw? I see a bit of white toward his rear. Put that one white paw is very cool!
3:02 pm on April 17th, 2012
Ditto to what Stover said. This is weird.
3:07 pm on April 17th, 2012
Same here…avatars are showing true.
3:21 pm on April 17th, 2012
The avatars always seem correct on my screen as well. Go figure.
As to Emancipation Day, I don’t know much about the origin, but I do know that it has important significance for federal taxpayers in 2012. Emancipation Day falling on April 16 (which this year was a Monday) is the reason that the due date for federal tax returns this year is April 17 rather than the more tradtional April 15 (which was a Sunday) or April 16 (which would seem to be the first business day after a Sunday). Apparently, because it is an official holiday in the District of Columbia, it must be so recognized by the IRS as well as a holiday, so it cannot be the final due date for federal income tax purposes. So for those of you who appreciated the extra two days in which to do your taxes, you should at least say thank you for Emancipation Day.
Wookie
3:24 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rose, 4 white paws and a white tipped tail. Riley is an Irish Spotted Newf1
ALERT! FOTAS has been scammed! The wedding photographer that she set up in December of 2010? Kaput! The deposit was down, the contract was signed and he has canceled two appointments. Guess who’s moved to TN?? While he was “explaining” to her about why he had to cancel the appointment, she googled him and he’s done this before to other people. Under different web sites and emails. There were a couple of complaints on one site and then a good comment and that said to email. So she emailed that person. Hoping for a good result. Nothing. Then I asked what the phone number was so I could google it. That’s when we discovered he’d moved. I asked if I could call him as concerned almost DIL.
I did NOT say anything that would have set this guy off. Turns out that good comment was him and when you wrote to it he knew it. So with me calling and the email he knew the gig was up. He SAYS he’s returning the money.
Hope so. 3 weeks to the wedding and she’s in tears. I am POODLED UP!
Now she’s having to work on getting a new photographer. This is going to be expensive. I told her I would take what I could. YSAS is looking in to it.
Positive prayers and thoughts please!
3:36 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rio, chill your pug self. Of course we are using our correct email address, but what shows up when we post is the corgis’ avatar. We are happy to know that the rest of you are seeing the correct one, but apparently, T&G are also seeing their avatar when we post.
3:46 pm on April 17th, 2012
Melanie: This is Very distressing news! Are there any photographers in the vicinity that have recently set up shop and would welcome the exposure?
Good thoughts and prayers for a quick resolution to the problem and also a speedy return of the deposit.
3:47 pm on April 17th, 2012
Melanie, I wish we could send Chet and Bernie after this photographer.
You got it…positive thoughts and prayers.
3:56 pm on April 17th, 2012
Wookie: Thank you for your explanation of Emancipation Day. I was wondering why Tax Day didn’t fall on the following Monday this year. Now we know.
3:59 pm on April 17th, 2012
Melanie, We have a relative in Hobokun, N.J. who is a professional photographer. Don’t know how costly he is, but probably not cheap. How close is that to the wedding? If interested I can post his info, or put it on your SDD.
4:09 pm on April 17th, 2012
Wookie, Thank you for the info. We also were wondering why taxes were not due on the 16th.
4:27 pm on April 17th, 2012
GOOD NEWS. I tell you when the POODLED UP occurs good things happen.
FOTAS sent out a Facebookie alert and got a great deal of people giving her links. THEN, a photographer she had wanted, but he was already booked) had a cancelation and has expressed interest! She’s talking about everything with OTAS when he gets home and things will progress from there.
On the other paw, YSAS wants to know where this guy lives. He wants to take his landlady with him to have her explain how it is wrong to exploit women’s hopes and great days.
I’ve met her. She’s wonderful.
Barb? If things don’t work out with this guy, let me know.
4:43 pm on April 17th, 2012
I think YSAS should make a visit to this scammer – with his fake blood.
5:28 pm on April 17th, 2012
Photographer!… Gah!…I was all Poodled Up myself because of these stupid Avatars and then I read Melanies post about the Scumbag and then I got really Poodled-Up, almost like a Standard-Poodled-Up…snort!…Now I am De-Poodling and becoming Pug-like again…whew!
Standard!…Have you guys seen a Standard Poodle up close and personal?…grunt!…Those guys are HUGE! Beau’s Groomer has one and she also has a standard poodle puppy. He is 7 weeks old and as big as Beau and I…snort!
5:44 pm on April 17th, 2012
We are envisioning YSAS making a call on the scamster as the cop portrayed on Boardwalk Empire.
5:44 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rio, you know Mollypop was a standard poodle. Did you not have any idea how big (and fierce) she was? Sometimes she stepped on me – what a klutz.
5:53 pm on April 17th, 2012
Melanie, I know my nephew in Hobokun has family coming in for his son’s communion on the weekend of May 5th and 6th. Isn’t the wedding the week after that? If it is the 5th he would be unavailable for sure. Hope it works out for the one she wants to use. Even if she just has some basic shots done, you are so good that you could do the others. Or do you prefer not to do your own family weddings?
6:06 pm on April 17th, 2012
Sammie!…I never saw many photos of Agent Molly as she was always undercover…sniff!…She did not look as big as the Poodle I saw at the Beau Boutique…snort!
6:16 pm on April 17th, 2012
B&M: We had the same thought about Melanie, but feel certain she would rather enjoy her son’s wedding. The photographer works non-stop at these affairs.
6:17 pm on April 17th, 2012
Melanie, we think everything is going to turn out for the best. FOTAS gets the photographer she really wanted, and we will join The Pack to hunt down that scam artist and grab him by the pant leg. He’ll be wearing orange and breaking rocks in the hot sun for a long time.
6:35 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rio – Here’s Mollypop at about 5 months old shaking her toy fuzzbutt.
6:50 pm on April 17th, 2012
You can see Molly did not have her poufy (fierce) tail yet. She was still a puppy.
6:59 pm on April 17th, 2012
Melanie: Belle Starr has been practicing her perp face since hearin the news about the scamtographer. Did I mention AJ can be very intimidating without saying a word? Maybe Wolfie can blur him your way and AJ and YSAS can ‘ talk’ to the scamtographer together. Let me know and I can pack his sparkly pink backpack.
7:02 pm on April 17th, 2012
Molly was a darling puppy as well as a beautiful adult dog. We all miss her and her fierce tail.
7:11 pm on April 17th, 2012
Mollypop was even fierce as a puppy.
7:21 pm on April 17th, 2012
MollyPop, A Fuzzbutt Hunter in training. Heh.
7:22 pm on April 17th, 2012
MPM: What an adorable picture of Mollypop!
7:25 pm on April 17th, 2012
AJ has a sparkly pink backpack too?
7:39 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rose, That was going to be my question.
A beautiful photo of Mollypop. I miss her.
7:41 pm on April 17th, 2012
Only if Belle Start lets him borrow it. And, the magic eight ball says: outlook not so good.
7:44 pm on April 17th, 2012
SiberH: Great minds think alike. Are you nice and groomed?
7:47 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rebecca: With all th Chapstick Belle Starr carries in her pink sparkly backpack, how much room will that leave AJ?
7:49 pm on April 17th, 2012
Just visited the garden and picked spinach, arugula and green onion to add to a salad tonight.
7:57 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rose: He will probably have enough room for his toothbrush if he breaks it in half.
B&M: Sounds delish!
7:57 pm on April 17th, 2012
Tall!…I can see how Special Agent Molly would have been very very tall as an Adult…snort!…What a girl! What a great great girl..sniffle!
Barb!…I sure wished you lived here with us and pulled magic salads out of our non-existant garden for supper…heh!…That would really make my friend happy every night…snorkel!
8:11 pm on April 17th, 2012
Non-Walk!…heh!…Someone did not take Me and Beau for our walks tonight…snort!…I wonder why? Is she tired because she got to see the Rockies team in person last night without me!me!me!…grunt!…It seems like a Win Win, but I still feel like I missed out on something…grumble!
8:25 pm on April 17th, 2012
Oh, Wookie, I forgot to mention I finished “The Art of Fielding” a couple of nights before. I enjoyed it very much! I am now reading a very entertaining book titled ” Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know”. Youse guys in the nation are very funny.
8:25 pm on April 17th, 2012
Barb&Magpie: A salad here too please! Can’t believe salad fixings are ready to be picked from your magic garden so soon.
It’s suppertime!
BBL
8:43 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rose, I don’t go to the groomer until Thursday. Gah
Mollypop was tall at 5 months.
8:47 pm on April 17th, 2012
Ooops!…We were trying to watch The Biggest Loser but it turned into a Campaign Ad for the Obama-Mama!…grunt!…So now we are switching over to the Rockies Game…snort!…Something “real” compared to whatever that was…heh!
8:52 pm on April 17th, 2012
SiberH!…Cargo is Baaack!…snort!…They could have used him last night thats for sure…sniff!…No hitting going on except from that one young guy Colvin something….uh..All these new guys – I still don’t know them all…wheeze!
8:54 pm on April 17th, 2012
Oh no, I’m on my iPaw and Siber-H just posted with Tupper and Gilly’s avatar.
8:57 pm on April 17th, 2012
IPaw!…Well, thats that!….snort!…It looks fine to me on my old laptop using IE…sniff!…Maybe its an IPaw bug…grunt!…I don’t think Mike Baker can help with this one…heh!heh!
9:47 pm on April 17th, 2012
Doggy, I’m tired. Headed upstairs to bed!
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to do a reverse phone directory. A long time ago they were free and worked. Now I find that the search is free but nothing else is. In fact, many of those sites have scam complaints against them! YIKES.
So the Perp has gotten rid of the email that FOTAS was using after sending her a “contract” to send her back her money. The email address became debunked when we mentioned that he didn’t have the correct data, didn’t have his name nor an address.
YSAS is POODLED UP!
I am out of here. Need to sleep.
I do want to see AJ in the pink backpack. Maybe it would fit on his sleeve?
TTFN
9:58 pm on April 17th, 2012
Melanie!…I really hope that your soon-to-be daughter in-law will arrange for another Photographer to do the photos…sniff!…That Scum-bag will get what’s coming to him…eventually…grunt! ….I ask how people like that live with their self, but then I realize they are a sociopath and have no concept of how their actions affect other people…grump!…Sociopath or not, I would love to see Clarkson “get him” …heh!
9:59 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rio, I hope Cargo is completely recovered from strepp throat.
Sam, My avatar is up there for me. This is so strange.
10:05 pm on April 17th, 2012
Healthy!…I don’t know that he really is all the way healthy…sniff!…He has not done anything amazing so far up to bat…snort!
10:08 pm on April 17th, 2012
SiberH!…You know how Giambi looks a tad chubby on TV?..snort!…That guy is Not Chubby. He is in excellant shape this year…sniff!…My friend would know, she had her binaculars trained on him all the while he was up to bat last night…heh!heh!…He is in really good shape, no chubbiness to be seen…wheeze!
10:21 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rio, I have thought about the ones that look chubby to me on tv, and wondered if it wasn’t the pounds that the camera adds. Giambi is one of those that always looks chubby.
10:26 pm on April 17th, 2012
SiberH!…Also, last night the Padres were smashing the ball way out in the out-field getting on base all the time…grunt!…Tonight with Ole Man Moyer pitching that is not the case and it is a whole different ball game…sniff!…Although, now it is tied..grump!
10:28 pm on April 17th, 2012
Good night all. Enjoy the rest of the evening. Finished Heart of A Killer. Very good, but still like the Andy character better.
10:31 pm on April 17th, 2012
Moyer pitched a good game. For anyone else reading this…that is the 49 year old dude.
BTW He has a very good looking wife that is younger than him.
Tulo will get this figured out and return to his normal flawless fielding.
10:42 pm on April 17th, 2012
Melanie: Who says one shouldn’t be properly accessorized for and AJ moment, AJ woul probably have to strap the backpack in question around his ankle.
10:45 pm on April 17th, 2012
Giant!…Black!…sparkly-stuff!..Not!
10:48 pm on April 17th, 2012
Beau!….Last night Beau stayed up as long as he could and watched out the window for my friend to arrive home…snort!…Who’d a thought he was a sap?…heh!heh!
10:54 pm on April 17th, 2012
Hi everyone – just checking in before saying good night. We see everyone’s correct avatars, but this is very interesting.
Lets see whose picture pops up when we post.
But for now – just g’night everybody. Sweet dreams.
10:56 pm on April 17th, 2012
Rio: Beau waiting up for your Friend shows how much he cares. What a nice thing to do. sniff.
10:58 pm on April 17th, 2012
AJ might look good in black and pink.
11:00 pm on April 17th, 2012
Staff is exhausted. She says she is too tired to feed us. We believe she is joking.
11:09 pm on April 17th, 2012
Jokes!…Someone here never jokes about that!…snort!…She knows she is out-numbered 3 ta 1…grunt!
Rockies!…They are winning, but someone here is too tired to stay up and watch the ending…heh!heh!…So we all have to follow her and go upstairs to our beds…sniff! …Goodnight All!
11:10 pm on April 17th, 2012
Abbie, I’m sure staff is exhausted after today.
11:12 pm on April 17th, 2012
Goodnight Rio.
goodnight Mr.Husky,
Goodnight Bear
Goodnight T&G and the Herbs.
goodnight Bella
11:13 pm on April 17th, 2012
Siber-H: Bit your tongue! The only pink the Giant should have about his person is a certain Someone in her pink Stormy Kromer hat.
11:23 pm on April 17th, 2012
BSD: I almost talked AJ into wearing a kilt a couple of years ago to a Halloween party. That was pushing it. As much as I joke about it, I think the AJ-and-pink-sparkly-anything is out of the realm of possibility.
Belle Starr says, ‘Whew!’
11:26 pm on April 17th, 2012
Didn’t Elvis wear pink nd black?
One more out in this baseball game.
11:30 pm on April 17th, 2012
WOO WOO
We saw history tonight, Rio.
Rockies win it and Moyer becomes the oldest pitcher to win a baseball game.
I’n glad I stayed awake for the end of the game.
Night All and WOO WOO
11:34 pm on April 17th, 2012
Time to re-check those travel coordinates for tomorrow’s flight.
Probably best done in the am – flying on auto pilot right now.
See youse all tomorrow when the day is brand new – Bear
4:00 am on May 7th, 2012
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