Today is Decoration Day in Liberia. The day is observed is in recognition of the nation’s past heroes and heroines, who have lived and died in the interest of their country.
Dog Tags!
Today is the birthday, in 1936, of Mickey Gilley. He was primarily a country singer but had a couple of crossover hits including this one.
I’m sure you are all thrilled to know that today is the anniversary of the coronation of the Sultan of Terengganu and a public holiday in that Malaysian state. The current Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin is the 17th sultan, in a lineage that dates back to 1925.
I’m sure you’ll get a laugh from this.
Dog People.
Spring is almost here – starting to see buds on the trees!!
Get ready!!!
Today is the birthday, in 1953, of Emilio Estefan. Born in Santiago Cuba, he is a renowned music producer and musician and is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan. In addition to his work with the Miami Sound Machine he produced albums and wrote music for Shakira, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez and many others. He has won 19 Grammy awards. He was a founding member of Miami Sound Machine and this song of theirs will get your ready for the weekend!!!
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.
It is, of course, Presidents’ Day in the United States. It is also Father Walter Lini Day in Vanuatu. A former Anglican priest, Father Walter Lini became the first prime minister of the newly independent country of Vanuatu in 1980. This holiday commemorates his death on this day in 1999.
There is a factory in Northern Minnesota that makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms.
Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00AM.
The next day at 8:45AM there is a knock at the Personnel Manager’s door. The Foreman throws open the door and begins to rant about the new employee. He complains that she is incredibly slow and the whole line is backing up, putting the entire production line behind schedule.
The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for himself, so the 2 men march down to the factory floor.
When they get there the line is so backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmo’s all over the factory floor and they’re really beginning to pile up. At the end of the line stands Lena surrounded by mountains of Tickle Me Elmo’s. She has a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles.
The 2 men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of fabric, wraps it around two marbles, and begins to carefully sew the little package between Elmo’s legs.
The Personnel Manager says to her, barely able to keep a straight face, “I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you yesterday. Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles.”
This is a wonderful video – take a minute or two to watch, listen and enjoy.
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