Today is National Remembrance Day in Papua New Guinea commemorating the death, in 2021, of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare. Somare was PNG’s longest-serving leader after it became independent from Australia in 1975.
Stereotyping…
Since Putin is such a raging homophobe, people have started photoshopping him with rainbows.
Signzzzzzz
On this day in 1963, Patsy Cline made her final TV appearance singing ‘I Fall to Pieces’. She died five days later in a plane crash on her way to Nashville.
Today is National Day in Kuwait marking the day when Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ascended to the throne in 1950. Most countries celebrate their national day on the date they became independent. In Kuwait, this would have meant June 19th, the date if independence from Britain in 1961. June is very hot in Kuwait and the Kuwaitis, ever practical, moved the date to February marking the date when the Sheikh currently in power came to the throne.
Thoughts…
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. It also tends to get you fired.
I’m not big on seizing the day. I just kind of poke it with a stick.
Many people don’t know this, but it’s possible to read something you disagree with and simply move on with your life.
I’m not arguing. I’m explaining why I’m right.
A dollar may not go as far as it used to, but what it lacks in distance, it makes up for in speed.
Easy way to drop twenty pounds: go shopping in London.
Kids these days don’t know how easy they have it. In my day we had to walk nine feet through shag carpet to change the TV channel.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We’ll see about that.
Some guy is selling a video that teaches you how to test your dog’s IQ. Here’s how it works: If you spend $11.99 for the video, your dog is smarter than you.
Any pizza can be a personal pizza if you try hard and believe in yourself.
Today is the birthday, in 1943, of George Harrison, often known as the ‘Quiet Beatle’. After the Beatles he had a successful solo career and was a member of the Traveling Wilburys.
Today is Dragobete. A traditional Romanian observance, Dragobete is celebrated on 24 February each year, 10 days after Valentine’s Day, and is a day dedicated to love and nature. Legend has it that Dragobete was the son of Baba Dochia, the goddess who ushered in spring, and because of his unending kindness, he was blessed by the Virgin Mary, to be the guardian of love.
I missed yesterday’s birthday, in 1685, of George Frideric Handel. Here is a nice piece he composed that might take your mind off the news for a while. Listen and enjoy.
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