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November 18, 2019  

Last Time Thanksgiving Fell This Late — I.E., On November 28th, As It Does This Year.

by Anura Guruge

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November 28: 1946, 1957, 1963, 1968, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2013 & 2019.

Not that long ago. In 2013. 6-years ago.
You may remember it.
And also 2002.

November 22 is the EARLIEST the 4th Thursday can fall.

November 28 the LATEST.

U.S. Thanksgiving has NOT always been on
the 4th Thursday of November.

It used to be on the LAST Thursday of November.

You can have 5 Thursdays in November,
as was the case 2012 & back in 1939.

The 4th Thursday in November
was made a Federal Holiday in 1942.

So, Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday
is but 77-years old.

Notice that the gap between Thanksgiving falling on the same day varies by 5-, 6- & 11-years.

That is the norm for such ‘on the same day’ gaps.

The 11-year gap, is atypical BUT part of the pattern — as is the case with when a given date falls on a particular day. The ’11’ having to do with leap years and the 7-days in a week. Other than the 11-year gap, which typically occurs every 4-years, the usual gap is either 5 or 6. You can clearly see that in the first image.

This image shows what I call the ‘ebb and flow’ of how the dates CYCLE through November 22 to November 28. Kind of mesmerizing — at least to I.

Last time Thanksgiving was on a Thursday — last year. SMILE.

Related Posts:
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by Anura Guruge

November 16, 2019  

That The ‘Duchess of Sussex’, ‘Meghan Markle’, Is Still NOT A British Citizen Cracks Me Up. Has To Be Security Concern!

by Anura Guruge

Click to access U.K. ‘Daily Mail’ original.

Of course we know that there can be exceptions. Plus, she has connections. She is pretty closely related to the ONE person, unequivocally, that can grant British citizenship by a mere pronouncement. I would bet the Queen is not aware. She must have assumed that it was a done deal long time ago.

She just went on a Royal Visit to Africa representing the Queen. It is NOT right that she did that not as a citizen. She met with Heads of State. There was a potential for security violations.

Not right.

I think it took me about 10-months to get my British citizenship and my adoptive mother was THINKING of calling (her friend) the Queen to see if she could expedite it. In that light this is even funnier.

I might have to write another letter to MY Queen. SMILE.

Click to access my post from 2017.

Related posts:
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by Anura Guruge

November 11, 2019  

Mercury’s Transit Of The Sun As Seen Over New Hampshire — November 11, 2019.

by Anura Guruge

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This is what we saw!

The Sun was up there but behind some impressively thick clouds.

I was hoping that we might get a break. No such luck.

Well, I will not be around for the next one so I will never see this phenomenon again. C’est la vie.

But, I at least have seen one transit. Venus transit across the Sun on June 5, 2012.

This is what it should have looked like.

I know. I do know my astronomy. SMILE.

Just for YOU. Smile.

Related posts:
Category ‘Astronomy’.

by Anura Guruge

 

November 10, 2019  

Remembrance Sunday 2019: 750,000 Red Poppies Dropped Over The Cliffs Of Dover By A WWII DC-3 ‘Dakota’.

by Anura Guruge

All images courtesy and with thanks from my favorite newspaper,
the incomparable U.K. “Daily Mail“

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They were biodegradable — an paper poppies usually are. {Smile}.

Another outstanding tribute. I am so PROUD and happy. We do this with so much panache.

Wanted to share with YOU in case you hadn’t seen this. I saw this first thing this morning in the ‘Daily Mail‘.

>>>> Search ‘Remembrance Sunday’ for many other posts from prior years.

by Anura Guruge

November 10, 2019  

Seeing This Burnt Jaguar In The Australian Bushfires Was Upsetting.

by Anura Guruge

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Saw it on Facebook.

Yes. Yes. Yes. I know. I don’t need to be told. I am only semi-stupid, not totally. I understand and appreciate that in the scheme of things a burnt up Jag is the least of the problems facing the Australians with these raging bushfires.

That said and noted, it is still distressing to see, what must have been a rather nice Jag, XJ8 or XJ12, destroyed. Another one, alas, bites the dust.

The reason I have two is that I am trying to preserve them for posterity. Enough said.

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by Anura Guruge

 

November 10, 2019  

Remembrance Sunday 2019, London Cenotaph Ceremony Videos, With My Queen Resplendent With 5 Poppies — Brushing Away A Tear.

by Anura Guruge

All images courtesy and with thanks from my favorite newspaper,
the incomparable U.K. “Daily Mail“

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For the 3rd time, The Queen, now 93, watched from a balcony and let two generations of her male progeny lay the wreaths. This year, with time, alas, ticking away, she was more emotional than her usual calm, composed, regal self. She brushed away some tears. That was poignant. That she no longer lays the wreath herself is perfectly fine. We all understand and appreciate. She has done her duty — plenty.

This was her 68th Remembrance Sunday. Wow. See b&w image below when she attended with her dad, before she was queen.

For those unfamiliar with this holiday & tradition
please refer to my EARLIER post.
Thank YOU.

>>>> Search ‘Remembrance Sunday’ for many other posts from prior years.

by Anura Guruge

November 8, 2019  

The Ghostly Mesh-Wire WW I Soldiers At “St John’s Churchyard”, Slimbridge, For ‘Remembrance Day’ 2019.

by Anura Guruge

Click to ENLARGE and be AMAZED. So, clever. From ‘TripAdvisor’.

The official church Website. Click to access.

Left image from ‘imgur.com’ & the other from ‘TripAdvisor’.

Click to ENLARGE. From Facebook.

Yet again I have to thank my new friend, Craigie, in Halifax, Yorkshire, for bringing this to my attention on Facebook. Thank you, again, Craigie. I have come to realize that she is even MORE of a ‘red poppy’ devotee than I — and that takes some doing.

St John’s, Slimbridge is in Gloucestershire, England. All of England is beautiful, Gloucestershire one of the nicest, most verdant parts.

Amazingly clever. Bravo. So evocative and spot on. I initially thought they were made out of clear plastic. I was wrong. Wire mesh. How brilliant.

And it works so, so well. I am humbled.

When I first saw the pictures it reminded me of the ‘Korean War Memorial’ in Washington, D.C. But, on reflection they are very different. I think the Slimbridge ghosts are so realistic. Wow.

I really am in awe.

Reflect, Remember & Revere.

by Anura Guruge

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