Claire's Corner
Claire's Corner
March
·
Have a
Cheesesteak sandwich.
April
Claire’s Corner April 7
Today is National
Gardening Day
Gardening is a magical escape to a world of color, scents and textures. Planting a seed and watching it grow is a reminder of life's wonders.
Vegetable Gardening for Beginners: The Complete Guide
Window Garden Ideas for Urban
Gardeners
Claire's
Corner April 21
Today is National Tea Day
22 Best Spots for Afternoon Tea Across The US
Read More: https://www.tastingtable.com/1507173/best-spots-afternoon-tea-united-states/
Claire’s Corner April 28
On Sundays Pray:
O Glorious Queen of Heaven and Earth, Virgin Most Powerful, thou who hast the power to crush the head of the ancient serpent with thy heel, come and exercise this power flowing from the grace of thine Immaculate Conception. Shield us under the mantle of thy purity and love, draw us into the sweet abode of thy heart and annihilate and render impotent the forces bent on destroying us. Come Most Sovereign Mistress of the Holy Angels and Mistress of the Most Holy Rosary, thou who from the very beginning hast received from God the power and the mission to crush the head of Satan. Send forth thy holy legions, we humbly beseech thee, that under thy command and by thy power they may pursue the evil spirits, counter them on every side, resist their bold attacks and drive them far from us, harming no one on the way, binding them to the foot of the Cross to be judged and sentenced by Jesus Christ Thy Son and to be disposed of by Him as He wills.
St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, come to our aid in this grave battle against the forces of darkness, repel the attacks of the devil and free the members of the Auxilium Christianorum, and those for whom the priests of the Auxilium Christianorum pray, from the strongholds of the enemy.
St. Michael, summon the entire heavenly court to engage their forces in this fierce battle against the powers of hell. Come O Prince of Heaven with thy mighty sword and thrust into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits. O Guardian Angels, guide and protect us. Amen.
Cincinnati: Ohio River Cruise with
Buffet Dinner
Experience
Cincinnati and the Ohio River like never before on a boat cruise. Enjoy a
delicious 3-course buffet dinner aboard the boat while gazing at the city
skyline with friends or family.
Events
·
Feast
of St. Louis De Montfort
·
New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
· Coffee & Cannolis for St. Gianna
View all
recipes for St. Gianna here.
May
Claire’s Corner-George Carlin,
born on May 12, 1937
The Paradox of Our Age
We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;
We spend more, but have less;
We buy more, but enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses, but smaller families;
More conveniences, but less time;
We have more degrees, but less sense;
More knowledge, but less judgement;
More experts, but more problems;
More medicine, but less wellness.
We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too
quickly,
Stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and
pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and lie too often.
We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life;
We’ve added years to life, not life to years.
We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space;
It’s time when there is much in the show window, and nothing in the stock room.
Claire’s
Corner-May 19
May 24 - 26, 2024
Feast of the Flowering Moon is held annually on Memorial Day weekend in historic, downtown Chillicothe, Ohio.
The festival offers plenty of family-friendly entertainment for
residents and visitors to Chillicothe, Ohio. Featured activities include Native
American music and dancing, crafters, exhibitors, Mountain Man Encampment with
working craftsmen and demonstrations, entertainment and much more.
Claire's Corner May 26
·
Indianapolis
500—May 26-- Rev up for the “Greatest Spectacle
in Racing.” Part of the Triple Crown of Motorsports (with the Monaco Grand Prix
and 24 Hours of Le Mans right behind) this annual race is quite possibly the
largest single-day sporting event in the entire world, attracting roughly
400,000 spectators. Head to Indianapolis the last weekend in May, and prepare
for a high-speed show around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval
circuit.
o May 18 BEST. EXPERIENCE.
EVER. Phoenix
Raceway
§ Welcome to NASCAR Racing
Experience. DRIVE a NASCAR race car by yourself on the Phoenix Raceway- A
1 mile, low-banked tri-oval racetrack with 8 to 9 degrees of banking in the
turns. Following drivers meeting with training and instruction, you’ll drive a
NASCAR race car for timed racing sessions. There’s no lead car to follow and no
instructor rides with you. Get one-on-one instruction from a spotter over
in-car radio. In between every 8 minutes of Track Time get to a brief pit stop
and head back on the track to work on driving faster speeds. Pass the
slower cars as you catch them... YES, passing is allowed!
·
The
2024 Spring Arizona Restaurant Week (ARW), which offers the culinary community
endless opportunities to dine on a deal, kicked off Friday, May 17 and runs
through Sunday, May 26. The ARW menus are a departure from the restaurants’
regular menus, allowing diners to get a new taste of even their favorite
restaurants’ culinary breadth — at a fraction of typical costs.
·
Spring Arizona Restaurant Week
June
Claire's Corner-June 2
Consider a saltwater pool.
A
saltwater pool is an alternative to a traditional chlorine pool. Although you
don’t add chlorine tablets to a saltwater pool, it does still contain chlorine.
It just has a smaller amount that’s generated through the filter system.
A
saltwater pool contains 10 times less salt than the ocean. There’s around 3,000
ppm
(parts per million) salinity in a saltwater pool. By comparison, there’s 35,000
ppm in the ocean. Some people find this type of pool less harsh on their hair,
eyes, and skin than a chlorinated pool.
Saltwater
pools are becoming more common at hotels, resorts, and on cruise ships. You can
find natural saltwater lagoon pools in places like Mozambique and Bolivia. You
can also choose to have a saltwater pool installed in your own home.
Saltwater
pools for health
Swimming
in a saltwater pool may be better for someone who has asthma or allergies. That’s
especially true when it comes to indoor pools. You might notice a strong
chlorine smell upon entering an indoor pool area. That’s because of the
chloramines, the mix of chlorine and ammonia. In an outdoor pool, the smell
quickly evaporates, whereas it’s contained indoors.
It
usually is most strong around the surface of the pool, where swimmers take
their breaths. If you have trouble breathing, you may find swimming in an
indoor chlorinated pool irritating.
One 2003 study found that young
children who swim regularly in an indoor chlorinated pool were at greater risk
for lung inflammation and developing asthma. But more research is needed to
determine if a saltwater pool is the best alternative.
Claire’s
Corner-June 9
Elk Hunting in Idaho: What you need
to know
Want to hunt elk in Idaho? Good choice, but do you know about the latest changes in General-Season Non-Resident deer and elk tags? Get the latest update, along with other useful information about elk hunting in the Gem State!
Idaho is a popular elk hunting destination. To begin with, according to the latest estimates by Idaho Department of Fish & Game, the elk herds in the state number approximately 120,000 head. In spite of hard winters of the last few years, which hurt the mule deer populations, the elk are stable or growing and expanding their range in most of Idaho. For the six years starting from 2014 hunters harvested over 20,000 elk each season. Over 100,000 hunters take part in the pursuit, thanks to generous allocation of licenses, and availability of over-the-counter tags. In 2019, hunter harvest was 20,532 elk, of which 11,418 were antlered, at an overall success rate of 22%. General hunts accounted for a higher share of harvest (13,799 elk), but controlled hunts sported a significantly higher success rate: 38%.
Claire’s Corner June 16
· Eat your vegetables! It is fresh vegetable day
· Looking ahead June 20th will be World Tapas Day
· However today is Bloomsday
o Celebrating Bloomsday should be a day filled with adventures.
The Baba Goes Flying
This story is related to world tapas day, sort of. When I was two and my brother was under one my parents took us on an adventure using the military airlift command. Soldiers and Sailors, and their families are allowed to fly free on any military flight provided there is room. As was the case my father boarded my mother my brother and myself all on board a military plane and took us to Rota, Spain for a VACA from Sigonella, Sicily to Rota, Spain.
It was a long trip, and I was tired and cranky and refused to stop crying once we got settled in a hotel room for $16.00 a night. At that time, I had a comfort pillow my Aunt Linda had made for me which I called the “Baba”. My father, being frustrated with my refusal to stop crying suddenly picked up the “Baba” which had a loose string and unknown to me tried the string around a finger and threatened to throw my “Baba” off the third-floor balcony if I did not stop crying. That of course made it worse, and I screamed even louder. Then my father, true to his word threw the “Baba” for a flight but when it got to the end of the string the string broke, and the “Baba” flew out the balcony and landed on the balcony on the second floor. I screamed louder.
My mother had had it with my father and told him that he had better get the “Baba” back or else shit would happen. So, my father and mother, I and my brother all went down to the room under us. My father knocked. No answer. So, then he knocked again. No answer. My father tried the door it opened and looking inside could see my “Baba” out on the balcony he then entered the room holding my hand with my mother cradling my brother behind him. My father stated that we made it about 1/3 in when he noticed a head raising off the pillow of the bed and then in comical fashion, he backed up almost knocking my mother down. We all ran back upstairs. Now I screamed even louder, and my mother really let him have it. My father was really frustrated and did not know what to do. Going out on the balcony he noticed that there was a trellis rising from the ground floor going up to the balcony right next to the Tapas Bar. My father, the criminal that he was, marched out there, climbed the trellis retrieved the “Baba” and saved the day. I still screamed all night.
Claire’s Corner June 23
Saint John's Eve[7], starting at sunset on 23 June, is the eve of the feast day of Saint John the Baptist. This is one of the very few feast days marking a saint's birth, rather than their death. The Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:26–37, 56–57) states that John was born six months before Jesus; therefore, the feast of John the Baptist was fixed on 24 June, six months before Christmas. In the Roman calendar, 24 June was the date of the summer solstice, and Saint John's Eve is closely associated with Midsummer festivities in Europe. Traditions are similar to those of May Day and include bonfires (St John's fires), feasting, processions, church services, and gathering wild plants.
When we were in Germany there were bonfires lit all thru the night.
Germany sees a number of Midsummernight festivals around Johannistag (St. John's Day, 24 June).
June 30
Clair’s Corner-Last day of the month but let’s not forget June is National Country Cooking Month.
· Bartholomew is celebrated in the Orthodox Church on June 30. In the Roman Catholic tradition, his feast day is August 24.
· June 30-4 Gettysburg’s 161st Anniversary Retrace one of America’s biggest moments. This July the Battle of Gettysburg marks its 157th anniversary. Tour Gettysburg and its historic town, and take in battle reenactments of events that culminated in more than 51,000 casualties and the setting for President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
· Please pray the Stations of the Cross for our firefighters from 911 and The Yarnell Hill Firefighters; which were lost in a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, ignited by lightning on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 City of Prescott firefighters, members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. It was the third deadliest U.S. wildfire since the 1991 East Bay Hills fire, which killed 25 people; and the 2017 Northern California wildfires, which killed over 40, the deadliest wildland fire for U.S. firefighters since the 1933 Griffith Park Fire, which killed 29; and the deadliest incident of any kind for U.S. firefighters since the September 11, 2001, attacks, which killed 343. It is the sixth-deadliest American firefighter disaster overall and the deadliest wildfire ever in Arizona.
July
July 7-Claire’s Corner-Be forgiving and be Honest; tell the truth even in a world that doesn’t know what truth is.
July 14
Claire’s Corner
· Let Freedom Ring Day 8 Freedom from Elitism
· Politics, Religion, and the Ruling Class[2]
o The ruling class is society’s “ins.” This class comprises persons in government, those who depend for their livelihoods on government, and whose socio-economic prospects and hopes are founded on government. Thus, it includes most people in the educational establishment, the media, and large corporations. Its leading elements and its major voting constituencies are the Democratic party. But it transcends political parties because any number of Republicans aspire to its privileges and share its priorities.
o Above all, the ruling class defines itself by a set of attitudes, foremost of which is contempt for those outside itself. This contempt stems from the rather uniform education that the ruling class’s members absorbed from universities and which they developed by living in their subculture.
§ Believing themselves intelligent apostles of scientific truth, they regard others as dumb and in the grip of religious obscurantism.
§ Religion is the greatest of the divides between the ruling class and those it deems its inferiors.
· Whereas they believe themselves morally good and psychologically sound, they regard others as suffering from psychological dysfunctions and phobias—effectively as bad people.
§ The ruling class does not believe that those outside itself have the right or capacity to conduct their own lives.
o The “country class” is the term used in British-American discourse since the 17th century to describe society’s “outs.” The rest of us. Lots more people—quite heterogeneous. Though for reasons heterogeneous and often internally inconsistent, more than two thirds of this class is resentful of the ruling class.
These seem to be the secular religion’s commandments:
1. Science is the only authority, and we are its prophets. For all practical purposes, Science R-us. Thou shalt have no other sources of authority beside us.
2. Thou shalt neither speak nor think anything that besmirches our authority or honor. Whatever we deem inconvenient to us is politically incorrect and shall be punished.
3. Dishonor all that diminishes our authority: father, mother, husband, wife, any notion of “nature.”
4. Every day is like every other day. It is forbidden to waste time thinking about whence you came and whither you are going.
5. For yours and for society’s convenience, you may make categories that allow you to kill those whom you place within them.
6. Everything belongs to all. But the use of anything belongs to whomever can exclude others from using it.
7. Copulate as you may and count it as the charter of your freedom and worth.
8. Speak as seems best to serve your interests.
9. Do what you can to put yourself in position to do unto your neighbor before he does unto you.
10. Grovel before your superior, step on your subordinate.
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