NOt the right day to celebrate National Grump Out Day.

Since this blog went a little dormant over the winter, I feel that it will take me some time to get back in the swing of writing, but as a great film teacher told me, to be a writer you have to write..

Yesterday was the (more American) Mexican Holiday Cinco De Mayo... Last year my boyfriend told me about a co-worker of his that said she could never remember when this holiday fell and then asked if someone knew the date of the holiday that year.. I about rolled on the floor laughing at this thought.
I had my own experience yesterday. I am sitting in my office, quiet as a church mouse, basically so no one takes the time to see that i am playing scrabble instead of working. So as i was trying to figure out a good, big points work that could include a J,Q,R,F,K,O,X I overheard one of my co-workers asking another co-worker if it was Cinco De MAAAyo (pronounced like the white sandwich spread) and that she could never remember when it was in the month...
Are you serious.. There are a few times in the past weeks that i have been in my new location at work that i have had to seriously bite my tongue to not turn to her with the sideways confused dog look and say "WHAAAA"????
So that was fun....
The Denver Nuggets have been handing the Mavericks an ass whoopin both games so far.. tonight will be game three. gunna watch??
and my beloved Rockies are not looking so hot again this season.. First i have to say that Bob Abadaca better be putting his resume up for little league pictching coach available. because if he stays with the Rockies, we are going to continue to suck and lose clinch games.. Like the friggen Padres?? We can't beat the Padres. give me a break. I personally think that Abadaca takes good, promising pitchers and ruins them. don't believe me, where is Frances? What happened to Cookie this season and God forbid we need another whole season watching Jimmez lose games for us or De La Rosa lose his cool in the middle of the 4th inning.. you can't pitch a 7 inning game if you lose it in the 4th.. (which i mind you, he didn't finish, we had to clean out our bullpen for that one)
Yesterday's game went 10 innnings so that shows that someone was feilding and pitching well.. but i still think we can do better.. Where is the baseball equivilant to Chancy Bullups??? we really need that guy!

Here are things to lift your glass to this evening..

Today is The Great American Grump Out, a day to go 24 hours without being grumpy, crabby or rude. Can you do it? (no and would never give myself such a lofty goal)

Today is No Diet Day, a day to stop dieting and stop dangerous weight-loss attempts, sponsored by the Healthy Weight Network (LOVE THIS IDEA!!! ICE CREAM HERE I COME!)

Today is National Scrapbook Day (http://www.whitneyshandwork.blogspot.com/- best scrapbooker I know, and she is OH, SO CRAFTY TOO- check out some of her other works)

Today is National Crepe Suzette Day (mmmmmmmm)

Today is No Homework Day, a day for teachers not to assign homework (wonder how many actually celebrate this one?)

And these things have happened on this day since I have walked the earth..

1973: In Boston, Paul Simon began his first tour without Art Garfunkel.

1990: Dominic Cuzzacrea ran the 26.2-mile Buffalo, New York, marathon in 3 hours and 6 minutes while flipping a pancake.

1994: The flight crew of an Aeroflot jetliner with no hydraulic fluid landed their 55 passengers safely in Arkhangelsk, Russia, by pouring all the lemonade on board into the jet’s hydraulic system.

1997: A swarm of killer bees attacked a horse-drawn cart, killing the horse and seriously injuring the three passengers near Szentes, Hungary. It took firefighters wearing protective gear two hours to disperse the swarm with fire hoses to rescue the two adults and one child.

2002: Legendary songwriter Otis Blackwell died of a heart attack in Nashville at age 70. His biggest songs were "Great Balls of Fire" and "Don't Be Cruel."

2003: A speedy bandit blazed through Dallas during the morning rush hour, robbing nine businesses in two hours. The bandit, armed with a gun, drove a Cadillac and robbed a business every 13 minutes. Police said three of the businesses were doughnut shops. No one was injured in the robberies.

2005: Augusta, Georgia, unveiled a life-size bronze statue of singer James Brown, heralding his musical achievements.