A month of Sundays would, technically, mean a period of 30 to 31 weeks. Used to denote a long period of time or something that will never occur. From times when amusement, commerce and other activities were restricted or banned on the Sabbath, a month of Sundays suggested a long, endlessly dreary period of time.
Sampling of May 5 birthdays:
Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
Karl Marx (1818)
Tyrone Power (1914)
Tammy Wynette (1942)
Michael Palin (1943)
Adele (1988)
Quotes
Taken from the writings of Kierkegaard: “[T]he first existentialist philosopher . . . [who] . . . deals with issues of how one lives as a “single individual,”, giving priority to concrete human reality over abstract thinking and highlighting the importance of personal choice and commitment.” Wikipedia
Future is everything that past has forgotten.
The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss – an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. – is sure to be noticed.
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.
Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life’s relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth.
People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
(quotes from various on-line sources found through key word searching)
Classic Marxisms
The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.
Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.
“History Bytes”
1941: Fashion designer, Coco Chanel, releases her signature perfume, Chanel #5 (Stop and smell . . . the perfume counter)
2002: Spider-Man becomes the first movie to top $100 million during its opening weekend. (I get all tingly just thinking about it)
Musical Selection: Adele
sundayary from makingheadsortailsofidioms.com
Lorraine's frilly freudian slip 
May 10, 2019 at 1:05 pm
damn, I forgot to note: it’s a curious expression, really …a month of Sundays …. and yes, it just does imply — a rather lengthy “prison term” ….
but I suspect, some would embrace it, with a frilly and chilly frisson … of excitement, as if it could hold infinite possibilities … to just delight in the “emptiness” or expanse of “openness” – as opposed to the dreary, interminable feeling of “NOT” — being allowed to …. insert so many options, if one was raised within the confounding and confining idea of “one holy day” …. etc.
*sigh*
sometimes I wonder where my absolute distaste for “the days of the week” comes from? – but then, I don’t have to look very deeply to understand …
(how distressing and depressing 😣 )
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May 12, 2019 at 7:49 pm
I “do” the week by guessing what activity is at hand. Honestly, a holiday during the week completely upsets my sense of self.
I always thought of a month of Sundays as meaning, “it ain’t gonna happen,” rather than a torturous period of time.
Of course, I didn’t have the sort of upbringing that included a “holy day,” unless I was in the care of my grandmother. My parents going to church was something that would happen in a month of Sundays.
I like the option of infinite possibilities. Always like that option.
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May 18, 2019 at 10:45 am
for me, having no “set” or “fixed” anything means the days bleed and blur into one meld … it gets confusing, and exhausting …
for me, Sunday was torturous … ugh — always the waiting on, and then of course, follows Monday – god, I loathe that day 😠
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May 10, 2019 at 1:01 pm
The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss – an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. – is sure to be noticed.
…. so absolute in its truth ….
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May 12, 2019 at 7:40 pm
Yes. I haven’t thought about Kierkegaard in quite some time. I helped edit/type a friend’s thesis many years ago — one in which religion, Bob Dylan, and Kierkegaard figured prominently.
Of course, Kierkegaard got me to thinking of Monty Python’s “The Philosopher’s Song,” and “The Philosopher’s soccer game.” Not quite so “high minded,” she chuckled.
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May 18, 2019 at 10:42 am
LOL@ the comment … about Bob Dylan + Kierkegaard were in cahoots, of sorts …. and then of course, wouldn’t it be logical to let the mind drift to the Python gang?! I’d rather think, this is “high minded” and complimentary! roflmao ;)
– and sorry about the delay getting back to you — seems I have a stack of comments showing up in my notifications under the “unread” as opposed to “all” … hmmm …. not sure why that is? anyhoot …
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