Tom

It’s a showery TUESDAY here.

Today is Tomb Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival) a traditional Chinese festival observed by Han Chinese in many countries. It is a public holiday in Taiwan. Detailed instructions for how to celebrate can be found HERE.

Check your watch

Bada Bing!!

The only thing to fear is fear itself.And stupid. We should be scared shitless of stupid.

Come on in, sorry about the mess. We’re just in the middle of not caring anymore.

European out-of-office message…I’m away camping for the summer. Please call back in September. American out-of-office message…I have left the office for two hours to undergo kidney surgery but you can reach me on my cell at any time.

I threw a boomerang once and it didn’t come back. I live in constant fear.

Crazy times we’re living in. I keep hitting the “escape” key, but I’m still here.

Bacon is 73% fat and very salty. Me too bacon, me too.

My neighbor is in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. He’s had 44 concussions. He lives very close to me. A stone’s throw away, in fact.

A joke my dog told me this morning…What happens when you stop taking your meds? Your dog starts talking to you.

What does a janitor say when he jumps out of the closet? Supplies!

National Library Week

Today is the birthday, in 1950, of Agnetha Faltskog, Swedish vocalist. She scored many hits with the group ABBA. Here is their first big hit which won the Eurovision contest in 1974.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

MONDAY is back!

Today is Independence Day in Senegal (one of my favorite countries). The day celebrates Senegal’s independence from France on April 4, 1960.

Possibly the ballsiest beer in the world

Journalism…

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Backyard chickens?

A man I sometimes chat to in the park when walking our dogs was telling me this morning about his new rescue chickens. He pretty much made my day when he told me he’d called them Hen Solo, Jabba the Cluck, Obi-Hen Kenobi and Princess Layer.
Haha, brilliant. We named some of our neighbours hens...Hen Dodd, Wingo Starr, Chick Astley, Maxine Beak and Gregory Peck. Too much time on our hands..
Nice! We have several - the ones I named are Chickira and Meryl Cheep. Chickira is by far the loudest and struts so seems fitting.
We have Wyatt Oeuf, Annie Yolkley, Eggatha Christie and Gwyneth Poultry

Spring!!

Today is the birthday, in 1948, of Pick Withers, drummer for Dire Straits.

Posted by Tom in eighties music, Music

Don’t worry, be Happy

It looks like it might be a beautiful spring day. Daffodils are blooming and I’m seeing a lot other spring flowers. With all that’s going on in the world, we need nice days like this. Some good, uplifting music helps to brighten our moods too, so here are a couple of pieces sure to help make you happy. Turn the sound up and enjoy!!

Posted by Tom in classical, Music

FRIDAYfridayFRIDAYfridayFRIDAY!!!!

Today is the investiture of the new Captains Regent in San Marino, a public holiday. But more importantly, it is the OPENING OF THE CRAB SEASON IN MARYLAND!!!

I’m the sexiest!!!

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Your wife says you never buy her flowers. Is that true? To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.

Today is the birthday, in 1948, of Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican ska and reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer who helped popularize reggae around the world.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies, World

the last THURSDAY in March

Today is Micronesia Culture Day, a public holiday in Micronesia. On this day, celebrations are held all across Micronesia’s four regions. These may include concerts, festivals, seminars, or exhibits. And because food plays an important role in every culture, there are a variety of foods that can be enjoyed all across Micronesia on this day. Dishes that incorporate the main staples of the island such as yam, bread-fruit, taro, coconuts, and bananas, as well as pigs, chicken, and seafood.

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Today is the birthday, in 1937, of jazz musician Herb Alpert, most associated with the group Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies