Month: June 2023

21
Jun
2023

WEDNESDAY…and it’s raining here

Today is Greenland’s ‘National Day’. This public holiday is known as ‘Ullortuneq’, which meanings ‘the longest day’ as 21st June is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

In most countries, the National Day is a chance to celebrate important events in that country’s nationhood, such as independence or adopting a constitution. In a few countries, it may be celebrated on the feast day of the patron saint of that country.

Greenland uniquely takes a different approach. At such high latitudes, the switch of the seasons is paramount to the survival of the nation, so marking its national day on the summer solstice, the day when the sun has reached its highest latitude for the year and daylight hours are at a maximum makes a great deal of sense.

The use of the sun as part of the national identity of Greenland doesn’t stop with Ullortuneq. Greenland’s flag was designed by a local artist and adopted on 21 June 1985. Using the Danish colors, white represents the ice and red is for the sun.

Bada Bing!

Our cleaning lady just called and said she’s working from home today. She will send instructions.

Q: If men didn’t exist, who would protect you? Her: Protect us from who?

tRUMP: Excuse me, excuse me! I haven’t finished incriminating myself yet!

People in LA are deathly afraid of gluten. I swear, you could rob a liquor store with a bagel.

I’m at the age where, whenever I think of my age, I think, “I should go lie down.”

Jim Gaffigan: They should bundle all the streaming services together and call it cable.

I realized I might have a road rage problem when my 4yo son started yelling “Pick a lane asshole!” in the grocery store.

The Roomba vacuum cleaner just beat me to a piece of popcorn I dropped on the floor and this is how the war against the machines begins.

I just won a competition to invent a silent doorbell. It’s always been my dream to get the no bell prize.

Today is the birthday, in 1948, of English composer and rock guitarist Joey Molland who with Badfinger, scored the hits ‘Come and Get It’ (written and produced by Paul McCartney), ‘No Matter What’, ‘Day After Day’ (produced by George Harrison) and ‘Baby Blue’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVnFJzggLHo

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
20
Jun
2023

TUESDAY (but may feel like Monday)

Today is Flag Day in Argentina. National Flag day commemorates the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag.

The national flag of Argentina dates from 1812. It is a triband, with three equally wide horizontal bands of light blue, white and light blue. In 1818, a ‘ Sun of May’ was added to the center.

During the Argentine War of Independence General Belgrano was leading a battle near Rosario. He noticed that both the Crown’s forces and the independence forces were using the same colors (Spain’s yellow and red).

After realizing this, Belgrano created a new flag using the colors that were used by the Criollos during the May Revolution in 1810.

Uh oh…

Debbie!!!

Today is the birthday, in 1947, of Dolores Brooks, second lead singer of the girl group the Crystals. She sang lead vocalist on both the Crystals’ 1963 Phil Spector produced hits ‘Then He Kissed Me’ and ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-qqi7-Q19k

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
16
Jun
2023

FRY-DAI

Tomorrow is Icelandic Independence Day. Also called Icelandic National Day or simply ‘the seventeenth of June’, the day marks Iceland’s move to complete independence from Denmark.

Iceland was proclaimed an independent republic on June 17th 1944. Iceland actually gained independence from Denmark much earlier, on December 1st 1918 with the signing of the Act of Union with Denmark. The Act recognized Iceland as an independent state under the Danish crown. During World War II, Denmark was occupied by Germany and there was a movement in Iceland for complete separation. The referendum was held in at the end of May 1944. Voters were asked whether the Union with Denmark should be abolished and whether to adopt a new republican constitution. Both measures were approved with more than 98% in favour and a voter turnout of 98.4%.

Uh Oh…

Today is the birthday, in 1843, of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMUr8Rt2AI

Posted by Tom in classical, Humor, Music
15
Jun
2023

THURSDAAAAAAAAAAAY

Today is Youth Day in South Africa. Previously known as Soweto Day, Youth Day marks the start of the Soweto riots on this day in 1976. The riots were ignited by a government ruling that all teaching in black schools would be held in Afrikaans.

On June 16th 1976 nearly 30,000 pupils from Soweto joined a protest march. After several clashes with the police and sporadic violence over the next few weeks, approximately 700 people, many of them youths, had been killed and there was widespread destruction of property.

SIGNZZZZZZZ

Today is the birthday, in 1934, of Ruby Nash, American singer who led the rhythm and blues group Ruby & the Romantics who scored the 1963 US No.1 hit ‘Our Day Will Come’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfnEoou-FKU

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Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
14
Jun
2023

WEDNESDAY (most places)

Today is the Day of Mourning in the Baltic states. In Estonia and Latvia, it is known as the Day of Mourning and Commemoration or Day of Remembrance for Victims of Soviet Terror. In Lithuania, this date is referred to as Mourning and Hope Day. It is marked with solemn ceremonies and demonstrations. On June 14, 1941, 10,000 Estonians, 15,424 Latvians, and 17,600 Lithuanians were deported to various Gulags in the eastern-most territories of the Soviet Union. Mass deportations were also carried out in Western Ukraine and what is now Moldova.

In the summer of 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a result of the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union on 23 August 1939. The purpose of the deportations of prominent and active persons was to eliminate any possible resistance to Soviet rule. Most never returned.

be careful who you invite to bring dessert

Bada Bing!

I recently got divorced from my wife. We decided to split the house. I got the outside.

I read the expression ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’. Then I read ‘revenge is sweet’. I came to the conclusion that revenge is ice cream.

My neighbor just yelled at her kids so loud that even I brushed my teeth and went to bed.

Mass shootings will now be referred to as “Republican Endorsed Killings”.

Every drag performer in Florida should temporarily change their stage name to Rhonda Santis.

Calling bigotry an opinion is like calling arsenic a flavor.

I’m not saying I’m old and worn out, but I make sure I’m nowhere near the curb on trash day.

As I’ve gotten older, people think I’ve become lazy. The truth is I’m just being more energy-efficient.

Rich people have fancy labels on their clothes. Happy people have pet hair on theirs.

So HBO Max is now just Max. Your move Peacock.

Today is the birthday, in 1945, of English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer Rod Argent who was a member of The Zombies who had the 1964 UK No.12 single ‘She’s Not There’ and went on to form the band Argent Argent who had the 1972 UK No.5 single ‘Hold Your Head Up’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2hXBf1DakE

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Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies