Day FORTY-FOUR of Presidential recovery
Today is Shrove Tuesday, the day immediately preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in Western Christian churches.
Shrove, derived from shrive, refers to the confession of sins as a preparation for Lent. Although the day is still used for self-examination and introspection, Shrove Tuesday eventually acquired the character of a carnival or festival in many places and is often celebrated with parades.
Also known as Mardi Gras which is French for “Fat Tuesday”, it is the last day of consuming rich, fatty foods in preparation for the Christian fasting season of Lent, during which such foods are avoided.
Some traditions, such as the one in New Orleans, Louisiana, consider Mardi Gras to stretch the entire period from Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday. Others treat the final three-day period before Ash Wednesday as the Mardi Gras.
Stella's Place 
Stellars….
Take your pick…move right in! I’m choosing the green.
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Morning Lucille!
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Good afternoon, Stella!
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Well, I wanted the green one. But, I would be happy with the pink one, too. 🙂
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Good day, aus! I’d love to see how the homes are furnished. I’d have antiques, preferably oak.
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For all those whose dedication to Tacos on Tuesday goes above and beyond….
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Good mornin’, Lucille! These are too cute. Coffee’s ready, ma’am.
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Good day to you, Texan! I’m sending over a bunch of eggs for scrambling…
You know how perfectly they go with coffee.
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Mornin’ Lucille!
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Good afternoon to you, Miz Wee!
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Dems to Protest Trump Speech by Bringing Fired Feds
It’s not gonna work.
March 4, 2025 by Daniel Greenfield
Democrats keep trying to make federal worker victimhood happen. No matter how often they’re told it’s not happening, they keep tripling, quadrupling and decupling down on it.
Next up is Trump’s speech to Congress.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/dems-to-protest-trump-speech-by-bringing-fired-feds/
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Good mornin’, and happy Tuesday. In honor of our friends in the Midwest celebrating with the fancy donuts, I found a nice pot of Polish heritage. Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee!
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Mornin’ T and TYVM!
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Good mornin’, Miss Wee! Take all ya’z need, please!
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Thanks T! I’ve had my four-ish cups. Might need more this afternoon. I’m going to have a treat. Or two.
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Good mornin’, Menage! Help yourself!
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Oh, my. If I had 4 cups of coffee, I would be bouncing off the walls.
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Mornin’ Tex! Very pretty.
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Pretty pot, Texan! And speaking of Polish…
That Was Quick: Polish PM Confirms US Military Aid to Ukraine Has Been Suspended – Including Supplies Already En Route
By Jim Hoft Mar. 4, 2025 10:00 am
On Tuesday Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that US aid at the border checkpoints with Ukraine confirmed US aid was already suspended from entering Ukraine.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/that-was-quick-polish-pm-confirms-us-military/
Now THAT is an ally!
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Mornin’ kids!
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I can live with this!
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Mornin’ Wee! Good idea.
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Mornin’ Stella!
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Yes.
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Mornin’ Mom!
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LUV it!
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National Sons Day
Pachki Day
Fat Tuesday
Fastnacht
National Marching Music Day
National Grammar Day
National Hug a GI Day
National Pancake Day – another
National Pound Cake Day – seems like they want to get in all the goodies before Lent
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Mornin’ Czarina!
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Can’t tell if it’s WordPress, but past several days my keyboard disappears and I can’t type anymore into a post. That’s why the NationalDay post is truncated.
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Good mornin’, czarina! Every day with WordPress is like spinning the wheel to see what kind of adventure you’ll be going on.
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Yes.
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I thought we already had a poundcake day.
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Good day, Czarina! The best of all days is when you get to hug a G.I.
Run down this World War II film (“Victory At Sea”, Episode 26) to 20:56 to see the beginning of scenes of families hugging their G.I.s at the dock (though I don’t think Navy personnel are really referred to as G.I.s, are they?).
And here’s an explanation of how the term G.I. came about and it’s likely not something you’ve heard before. I certainly had a different understanding of how it originated.
“G.I. actually originated in WWI, not WWII.
The story goes that during the Great War, G.I. was stamped on items made from galvanized iron, like buckets and trash cans. Jokingly, American soldiers began calling large incoming German shells and bombs “G.I. cans,” with the nickname branching out to more items over time, such as equipment and even the troops themselves. It is likely that troops made this link because of the notion that they were a mass-produced tool, but also because galvanized iron is strong and tough, like troops.
As the term eventually ended up being used for pretty much everything related to the US troops, it began being interpreted as meaning “general issue,” or “government issue.” Although the name and its meaning was certainly well known by the early 1920s, there isn’t any official mention of it until 1935, where it is described as slang.
G.I. was a well-established name by the time WWII came around, with cartoonist Dave Breger titling a comic strip “G.I. Joe” in 1942. In 1944 President Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 into law, which became known as the G.I. Bill. This provided benefit schemes for veterans returning home from WWII.
So, you now know that the original meaning behind G.I. was not general issue or even government issue, but, perhaps underwhelmingly, galvanized iron. However, any of the common interpretations are valid today, as after all, if Douglas MacArthur believed it to mean general issue, we’re not going to argue that he was wrong.” – WarHistoryOnline.com
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So the authorities cut Fat Tuesday parades down to just the floats and out of town marching bands, and started everything two hours early hoping to get everyone safely inside before the bad weather. Zulu has crowds 7 deep, so the changes ar not bothering anyone.
You can watch on one of the local TV channels. WVUE, WWL, WDSU
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Morning czarina! It’s pouring rain here, and there are muddy prints all over the kitchen floor. It’s warmer, but not enough to be pleasant.
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Mornin’ All. Cloudy, overcast, and damp out today. It was raining last night when we went to bed around 11:00. Just a light rain, but everything got pretty wet. Now the piles of snow are all dirty and the ground is all muddy. Great…..I almost liked the snow more.
Looks like we are in another whirlwind week. Hang on.
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MEGALOMANIAC is a fitting description of this delusional character.
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Donald Trump in the Oval
On Survival, The World, and His Plans For His Second Term
BEN DOMENECH MAR 04, 2025
From the moment you enter Donald J. Trump’s Oval Office, you are surrounded, not by staff or Secret Service, but by presidents. In his second term, he has chosen to envelop himself in Americana to an unprecedented degree. He faces Franklin D. Roosevelt whenever he sits at his desk. Looking back are Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln, McKinley, Polk, Jackson, Jefferson, and alone among them as a non-president, Franklin. Ronald Reagan looks over his shoulder for every decision he makes. “We took them out of the vaults. We have incredible vaults of things,” he tells me. “They have 3,900 paintings.”
https://substack.com/home/post/p-158364409
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