Creme Brûlée is a rich and extravagant dessert and one of my favorite treats. I even own my own kitchen torch to crisp the top. I also own special ramekins that are broad and have low sides to maximize the crisp surface. It has been a long time since I last made it and here … Continue reading The Recipe I use for National Creme Brûlée Day
Holidays/National Days
National Aunt and Uncles Day Redux
As promised a followup on National Aunt and Uncles Day. I posted these photos before but a revisit is required. First my father and his two brothers. From left to right - my father Todd Thinnes, my uncle John (Jack) Thinnes, my uncle Reed Thinnes And now the iconic Thinnes family photo from a 1967 … Continue reading National Aunt and Uncles Day Redux
A Sweet Symphony: Celebrating National Chocolate Covered Almonds Day!
Once again I turn to Artificial Intelligence Gemini Generator to create a full blog post about a Nationa Day with my own twist at the end... A Sweet Celebration Awaits! Get ready to mark calendars for a truly delightful occasion! July 8th is National Chocolate Covered Almonds Day, a special moment dedicated to one of … Continue reading A Sweet Symphony: Celebrating National Chocolate Covered Almonds Day!
Back Again with A.I. Mashup Art
I suppose that I am addicted to making my Artificial Intelligence created images combining several unrelated National Days for one of a kind art work. Today, June 4, is National Hug Your Cat Day, National Cheese Day and National Cognac Day. Put them together and you get... Pretty straightforward but I hear some of my … Continue reading Back Again with A.I. Mashup Art
National Rocky Road Day
Today is National Rocky Road Day and I have to say, I love them and hate them all at the same time; let me explain. Take this example of a Rocky Road. While it is obviously a road to a wild and lovely destination, it is also a hazard for most motorcyclists. Actually the two … Continue reading National Rocky Road Day
Happy Memorial Day and a small reference for my family.
Happy Memorial Day here in the US and spend some time celebrating those who have served our country in our armed forces. I have not served in the armed forces but a few members of my extended family have. Today I will focus on my late father who served one term before he married my … Continue reading Happy Memorial Day and a small reference for my family.
Oh My Chocolatey Goodness! It’s National Devil’s Food Cake Day!
Mark your calendars, fellow dessert enthusiasts! Today, May 19th, is a day dedicated to the dark, decadent, and utterly delightful creation that is National Devil's Food Cake Day! Forget your angel food – today, we're embracing the rich, moist, and intensely chocolatey goodness that makes this cake a true indulgence. For those unfamiliar with this tempting treat, … Continue reading Oh My Chocolatey Goodness! It’s National Devil’s Food Cake Day!
A new “tag” for my A.I. Mash-up Art
Back again for another absolutely (but hopefully fun) new mash-up art project. Here I feed a number of unrelated National Day observances into an Artificial Intelligence Image Creator to compose an often ridiculous but one-of-a-kind work of trash -ahem - art. New this time is a helpful tag in the lower right hand corner that … Continue reading A new “tag” for my A.I. Mash-up Art
National Lost Sock Memorial Day
Today is National Lost Sock Memorial Day. Who knows what exactly is splitting up your beloved foot coverings? Laundry bag? Washing Machine? Dryer? Alien creature socknapping? Hard to know (because if you did, you wouldn't have lost your sock, now would you?). But whatever caused it, the sock is missing and you are left with … Continue reading National Lost Sock Memorial Day
A Very Special Reminder for a Very Special Person
May the Fourth Be With You
Today is a special National Day intended to drive friends and neighbors to distraction. On National Star Wars Day all the well meaning nerds will wander about exclaiming "May the Fourth be with you," echoing the familiar phrase from the movie franchise. When they irritate you with this refrain unsheathe your light saber and smite … Continue reading May the Fourth Be With You
World Naked Gardening Day
The entire concept of National Days assigned to this food or that activity or some person day is frivolous and has gotten quite out of hand. And I celebrate them often, with snarky remarks or useless imaginary art ( as you can see from this blog). The first Saturday in May is actually World Naked … Continue reading World Naked Gardening Day
Useless Easter Art with a side of tasty National Days!
Back to my occasional series using an Artificial Intelligence Image Creator to combine and highlight unrelated National Days of all sorts. Today is Easter Sunday and with the annual shifting dates I can focus in different National Days combinations each year. This year the Easter Bunny gets a pairing with National 420 Day (celebrating the … Continue reading Useless Easter Art with a side of tasty National Days!
An Excessively Silly Art Show
Celebrating National Tax Day, I intend to tax your patience. It has been a little more than a year since I started doing my A.I. Mash-ups. These are Images created by an Artificial Intelligence program after I direct it to combine multiple unrelated National Day themes that just happen to occur on the same day. … Continue reading An Excessively Silly Art Show
And now a historical useless piece of art…
I'm on a roll with these Artificial Intelligence Image Creator Mash-Ups of Coinciding National Days. Because April 13 is National Peach Cobbler Day, National Thomas Jefferson Day and National Scrabble Day I have combined them in my patented silly art work. (Remember I said it was historical, not hysterical.)
Going Deep for an A.I. Mashup
It is completely useless but I enjoy asking and Artificial Intelligence Image Creator to mash-up three wildly unrelated National Days into an entirely silly picture. Suitable for framing. April 11 is National Barbershop Quartet Day, National Submarine Day and National Cheese Fondue Day. Ready or not...
More utterly useless art…
As part of my ongoing but unasked for series of Artificial Intelligence Image Creator Mash-ups of coinciding National Days: I note that today, April 9, is National Cherish and Antique Day, National Chinese Almond Cookie Day and National Unicorn Day and once I combine them in my imaginary blender...
Another AI Mashup of National Days
Another in my occasional series of National Days that I know little about and care even less. How could I combine National Clams on the Half Shell Day, National Crayons Day and National Tater Day? Here's what I did...
National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
And now another installation of my occasional series where I come across a National Day in which I have no expertise nor specific interest and ask the Google Gemini Artificial Intelligence program to write a blog post that I share with you. (editor's note: this took about three seconds and Walter just copied and pasted...) … Continue reading National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
First Day of Spring 2025
As the world turns it turns out that today is the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. We could sure use a little extra sunshine this year and the seasonal blooms and hay fever will be welcome. But this blog also tries to provide something useful for our readers. On today, Thursday, March … Continue reading First Day of Spring 2025
It’s St. Patrick’s Day Again!
Here we are again at St.Patrick's Day again! The secular holiday that has grown out of the Feast Day of a particular Irish Saint named Patrick. But Americans have translated the day to drink to excess as we often do. Things, including revelers, are often died green and general carousing are encouraged. I do hope … Continue reading It’s St. Patrick’s Day Again!
International Bagpipe Day
At the start of the week culminating in St. Patrick's Day we find International Bagpipe Day. Bagpipes typically inspire strong reactions. It may surprise you to know that I rather enjoy bagpipe music (but then again, my singing voice has been compared to cats being strangled). Indeed, I enjoyed bagpipe music as a young child. … Continue reading International Bagpipe Day
Spring Forward Today + An A.I. National Day Mashup!
Here we are again. Be sure to lose an hour sleep today by moving your clock forward to accommodate Daylight Savings Time. Politicians have been promising for years to change this, but looks like they will still be arguing about it for a time. Meanwhile it is also time for my occasional series of National … Continue reading Spring Forward Today + An A.I. National Day Mashup!
Today is National Cheese Doodle Day
Today we celebrate the humble Cheese Doodle. Cheesy, crunchy puffs that are basically filled with air so they can't be fattening, right? They are also very addictive as all get out so they are hard to resist. In fact, I'm munching on some as I write this post. The only downside is the pervasive orange … Continue reading Today is National Cheese Doodle Day
February 28 is National Tooth Fairy Day
The above image is an actual police sketch of a confirmed siting of the famous tooth fairy (editor's note: not exactly true). Reports indicate that kiddos today get an average of $5.00 for each and every baby tooth lost from their precious little mouths and deposited under their pillow (editor's note: correction - the tooth … Continue reading February 28 is National Tooth Fairy Day
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