eighties music

Sep

2022

TUESDAY – back to work and school

Today is Unification Day, a public holiday in Bulgaria. This holiday commemorates the unification of Eastern Rumelia and the Principality of Bulgaria on this day in 1885. Bulgaria became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1396. In April 1876, there was a series of uprisings against Ottoman rule in Bulgaria which led to war and Bulgarian independence in March 1878. But a part of Bulgaria was held back in Ottoman control. The Bulgarian Secret Central Revolutionary Committee was formed in February 1885, which organised events and revolts in towns in Eastern Rumelia, designed to assist in the unification process. On September 6th 1885, Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia declared their unification in the city of Plovdiv.

I wanna be in the movies!

SIGNZZZZZ

Today is the birthday, in 1961, of Pal Waaktaar, guitarist for A-Ha. They were the first Norwegian group to have number one hits in the US and UK. I had forgotten this great song until I found it this morning.

Aug

2022

TUESDAY, Tuesday…

Today is ‘Black Ribbon Day’, also known as the Europe-wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes.

Reminder…cats have serious claws! (Murder Mittens)

Globalization:

Bada Bing!

Primenesia – When you order so much stuff from Amazon that you don’t know what’s in the box.

Jehovah’s Witnesses seemed a little shocked when I asked if they were here for the orgy.

My ancestors navigated the ocean using the stars and I’m over here missing my exits with GPS.

If you lose one sense, your other senses are enhanced; that’s why people with no sense of humor have an increased sense of self-importance.

My doctor has advised me to stop drinking, it’s going to be a massive change for me. I’ve been with that doctor for 15 years.

So I set up my new Alexa to respond to “computer”. I didn’t think about it until I turned on Star Trek, and halfway through the episode, my house fired a spread of photon torpedoes into our neighbor’s garage. Sorry about your truck Kevin.

They say a large group of Karens is called a homeowners association.

It must be a very worrying time for anyone who has dumped a body in a reservoir.

Replacing RBG with Amy Coney-Barrett is like if your server said, “We don’t have Coke, is urine OK?”

I thought I was a good person, but the way I react when people drive slow in the left lane would suggest otherwise.

No good birthdays today. Here’s another of those amazing 80’s music videos, this one with Billy Idol.

Aug

2022

TUESDAY, the second day of the week according to ISO 8601

Today is Restoration Day, a public holiday in the Dominican Republic. Known in Spanish as ‘el día de la Restauración Dominicana’, this holiday commemorates the start of the Dominican Restoration War on this day in 1863.

RATE DOGS – selections from the we rate dogs twitter account.

BADA BING!

Good morning to everyone who doesn’t have stolen nuclear secrets in their homes.

Why the hell did you tell your father that BDSM stands for Burgers, Drinks, and Salsa Music?! He just invited the neighbors over tonight for a BDSM party!

My problem is I’m about 10% stud and 90% muffin.

Your daily reminder; Fascism is much worse than inflation.

Ronald Reagan emptied out the mental hospitals, Donald Trump hired them.

My wife just opened my car door for me. Would have been a nice gesture had we not been going 70 mph.

And then Beer said, “Put that on Facebook, it’s hilarious!” But Beer was wrong. So very wrong.

Him: For the last 30 years all you’ve done is find mistakes in anything I say. Her: 31 years.

Today is the birthday, in 1958, of Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, better known as ‘Madonna’. Madonna is certified as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records. She is the most successful solo artist in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and holds the record for the most No.1 singles by a female artist in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Jul

2022

Welcome to Wednesday!

Today is Independence Day in Colombia. It marks the start of the movement to independence from Spain in 1810 with an uprising in Bogota. That afternoon the People’s Junta was formed.

Yup

Today is the birthday, in 1955, of Jem Finer, banjoist for The Pogues, Irish-British, Celtic Punk band. Here they are together with the Dubliners singing one of their favorites.

May

2022

feels like Monday but actually TUESDAY

Today is Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day, a public holiday in Brunei Darussalam. This public holiday marks the formation of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces on 31 May 1961.