Today is...Clean Out Your Junk Drawer Day

Just sitting down to blog when I found out that today is "Clean Out Your Junk Drawer Day". Shucky darn - too bad it's so late in evening and I can't get started on mine. Well, tomorrow is another day for that - not. But, that doesn't mean I can't check and see what I have in mine. No telling what's in them since I have 29 years of accumulation here.The above pictures are of the junk drawer in the top of my dresser. It's really quite a shame that I actually have some of the things shown in my pictures...old cell phone and charger, matches, buttons, masking tape, batteries that probably don't work, old markers, Ben Gay, etc.
Some of the more interesting/unusual items I discovered were: four red pads you place under your furniture so you don't scratch the floor; a flag holder that you attach to a pole; a wrench; a wiggle eye; an antique fork that was inside a red pencil holder; a dumbbell; and an empty perfume container. There is a story behind the perfume holder. It is Cardin de pierre cardin parfum - only 1/4 oz. but it was the real expensive stuff. It was given to me by Les for my birthday in 1978 so it is 30 years old. (Wonder if that would sell on E-Bay)?

Now we move on to the junk drawer in the large buffet in the dining room...
Really, this is so bad - old pictures, pushpins, gum, shoestrings, hand wipes, a cassette tape, hole reinforcements, etc.

Some of the more interesting items...a ceramic book marker, a crocheted flower, a picture of Corey and Leah going to Prom, several antique items such as a broken piece of an an antique dish, clip on earrings, an arrowhead and lace; a burned out light bulb and one of my old business cards.

So now that I've laid bare a couple of my junk drawers, what is some of the interesting items you may have in yours, hummm?

Be Late For Something Day

Sorry I am so late letting you know that today is "Be Late For Something Day". This would be a great day to be a procrastinator. If you are among the millions who never seem to be able to stay on schedule, then you will certainly enjoy today.
Being late for something as a common occurrence. It's caused by a whole host of reasons. Some are intentional, some are not. Fall behind schedule early in the day today and you will most likely be late for everything that follows. Doctors and lawyers are notoriously late for something....their appointment with you! My doctor must have thought yesterday was "Be Late For Somthing Day". One thing that really is very acceptable today is that it's always been perfectly proper to be "fashionably late" for parties, especially if you want to make a grand entrance.

So, although you may be reading this at the end of your day, you can still celebrate by being late to go to bed. Come on - live it up!

PROCRASTINATOR'S CREED

...I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already.
...I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or find excuses.
...I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration.
...I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.
...I firmly believe that tomorrow holds the possibility for new technologies, astounding discoveries, and a reprieve from my obligations.
...I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.
...I shall never forget that the probability of a miracle, though infinitesimally small, is not exactly zero.
...If at first I don't succeed, there is always next year.
...I shall always decide not to decide, unless of course I decide to change my mind.
...I shall always begin, start, initiate, take the first step, and/or write the first word, when I get around to it.
...I obey the law of inverse excuses which demands that the greater the task to be done, the more insignificant the work that must be done prior to beginning the greater task.
...I know that the work cycle is not plan/start/finish, but is wait/plan/plan.
...I will never put off until tomorrow, what I can forget about forever.
...I will become a member of the ancient Order of Two-Headed Turtles (the Procrastinator's Society) if they ever get it organized.

Happy Waffle Day!

Hey, hey, it's National Waffle Day and I'll bet you forgot. Shame on you.

Waffle Day is a day that you can waffle on issues and decisions. And, it certainly is a day to eat waffles.

This day celebrates the patenting of the waffle iron by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York on August 24, 1869. Aren't we lucky ole Cornelius got tired of pancakes?

The origin of the waffle: The waffle dates back to the 1300s in Greece. Greeks cooked flat cakes between two metal pans. At the time, they topped it with cheeses and herbs. Pancake syrup wasn't around back then. As you know, waffles are commonly eaten as breakfast or a snack. They are also an occasional dinner meal for some people such as Joe and myself. And Mormon missionaries seem to really love the ones I fix for them. Yum, yum.