Today is Independence Day in Saint Lucia. It marks the date in 1979 when Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations. Unlike most countries, Independence Day is not the National Day of Saint Lucia; that takes place on 13th December, the Feast Day of Saint Lucia, who became the patron saint of the island.
Time to stop smoking.
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Two days ago (my bad) was the anniversary of the premier performance of Rossini’s Barber of Seville in 1816.
Today is Language Martyr’s Day, a public holiday, in Bangladesh. Known as Shaheed Day, ‘Ekushe’ (21st), Language Movement Day, Martyrs’ Day and ‘Shôhid Dibôs’ in Bengali, this day commemorates those who lost their lives in the struggle for the Bengali language in 1952.
Animals…
On this day in 1970, Simon and Garfunkel went to number one with their album, Bridge over Troubled Waters.
Today is Independence Day in The Gambia. This is the National Day of The Gambia and marks independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. Located on the west coast of Africa, The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa.
Jeff Permar decided to start a garden plot in a new spot outside his home in Delaware. But, much to his dismay, as the fruits of his labor were almost ready to harvest, they began to disappear. Apparently, a thief was afoot. He decided to set a camera up near his garden to catch the mystery thief in the act to know who he had to blame. When he finally reviewed the footage, Permar saw this – an adorably chubby groundhog munching away on his veggies.
Q: How many Facebook members does it take to change a light bulb?
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
6 to argue over whether it’s ‘lightbulb’ or ‘light bulb’.
Another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid.
22 to tell THOSE 6 to stop being jerks.
5 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is ‘lamp.’
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that ‘light bulb’ is perfectly correct.
49 to post memes and gifs (several are of Michael Jackson eating popcorn with the words added, “I’m
just here for the comments.”)
19 to post that this page is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb page.
11 to defend the posting to this page saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant here.
24 to discuss the merits of LED/swirly fluorescent light bulbs
44 to claim LED and fluorescent bulbs will kill you.
12 to post F.
8 to ask what F means.
7 to post ‘Following’ but there are 3 dots at the top right which means you don’t have to.
15 to say “can’t share”
2 to reply “can’t share just copy-paste”
36 people to post pics of their own light bulbs.
15 People to post “I can’t see S$%^!” and use their own light bulbs.
6 to report the post or PM an admin because someone said “f÷×$”
4 to say “Didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”.
13 to say “Do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs.”
3 Admins to ban the light bulb posters who took it all too seriously.
1 late arrival to comment on the original post 6 months later and start it all over again.
And then somebody announces they are leaving the group over the light bulb post, and someone replies back that this isn’t an airport, so no need to announce your departure.
today is the birthday, in 1946, of J. Geils.
Today is Revolution Day in Libya, a public holiday. Also known as the Day of Revolt, this is the National Day of Libya and commemorates the start of the uprising against Colonel Gaddafi on this day in 2011.
T-Shirts!
Today is the birthday, in 1941, of Gene Pitney who had the 1962 US No.4 single ‘Only Love Can Break A Heart’. Also scored the 1967 solo UK No.5 & 1989 UK No.1 single with Marc Almond ‘Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart’, plus over 15 other US & UK Top 40 hits.
Today is the Birthday of Kim Jong Il, a public holiday in North Korea. This national holiday is called “Day of the Shining Star” in Korean as North Korea’s officially approved biography tells us that a glowing new star and a double rainbow appeared when Kim Jong Il was born on February 16th 1942 on Mountain Baekdu, a cherished mountain to the Koreans.
Bada Bing!
We do this not because it’s easy, but because we thought it would be easy.
Am I perfect? NO! But am I striving to be a better person every day? Also NO!
What do you get if you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
You cannot just throw money at problems and expect them to go away. Unless I’m the problem. In that case, throw away!
We squint at the sun because it’s bright.
We squint at the sun because it’s bright. We squint at people because they’re not.
Introvert me is pissed off at yesterday me for trying to be an extrovert for 5 minutes and accidentally making plans for today.
1st rule of any social gathering is always bring your own vehicle so you can leave when you want.
I’m not much on seizing the day. I just kinda poke it with a stick.
Don’t be part of the problem. Go for the gusto and be the entire problem.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the premier performance of The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II. Here is a great presentation.
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