Today is the King’s Birthday, a public holiday in Lesotho. This day celebrates the birth of King Letsie III, who was born on this day in 1963. The Kingdom of Lesotho, which is enclaved within South Africa, is a hereditary constitutional monarchy.
His Royal Highness Prince David Mohato Bereng Seeiso was born at the Scott Hospital in Morija on July 17th 1963 and was the eldest son of Moshoeshoe II, who became King when Lesotho gained its independence from Britain in October 1966.
Today is a public holiday in the Bailiwick of Guernsey to mark the visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. It is his first visit as King, and first to the bailiwick since 2012. The royal couple is also visiting the Bailiwick of Jersey. Guernsey and Jersey are self-governing dependencies of the British Crown but are not a part of the United Kingdom. The governments of the bailiwicks variously define the the position of the King of England as ‘head of state’ or ‘successor to the Duke of Normandy). The islands were a part of the Duchy of Normandy until 1204.
The King and Queen were presented with various gifts including seven Jersey heifers and locally-laid duck eggs. The duck eggs were an update to an 800-year-old custom of giving two dead ducks on a silver platter to the monarch.
Pamela Bell, La Dame de la Trinité, presented the eggs to the King
BADA BING!!
Maybe money doesn’t buy happiness, but I’m accepting donations to test that theory.
I have reached an age where my mind says, “I can do that,” but my body says, “Try that and you’ll be sorry.”
If you see a toilet in your dream, do not use it.
From a procrastination standpoint, today has been wildly successful.
A woman tries to cut off her lover’s penis, but she missed and cut his thigh. Charged with misdaweiner.
Every time the cashier says, “Do you want your milk in a bag?”, I say, “No you can leave it in the jug”, no one ever laughs!
I am a person who wants to do a lot of things trapped in the body of a person who wants to sleep a lot.
My “save for later” cart on Amazon is currently up to 1.2 million dollars.
My doctor told me my weight was perfect. I’m just 11 feet too short.
A pastor was giving a children’s sermon on vestments and asked, “Why do you think I wear this collar?” One kid answered, “Because it kills ticks and fleas for 30 days?”
My entire life can be summed up in one sentence…’Well, that didn’t go as fucking planned!’
The internet is fascinating. I can type something and thousands of miles away someone is offended by it. It’s kind of magical.
Welcome to adulthood, where you get irritated when they rearrange the grocery store.
I’m proud to announce that I have completed the 1st item on my bucket list. I have the bucket.
Your secrets are safe with me because there’s a good chance I wasn’t listening.
I just finished 30 minutes of cardio trying to pick up an ice cube off the kitchen floor.
I need to stop talking to myself, I’m a bad influence.
I make bad decisions when I’m drunk but the sober ones haven’t been that great either.
It’s not an empty nest until they get their stuff out of the basement.
They say it’s never too late to start exercising, so I’ll wait until later.
Better together????
Today is the birthday, in 1940, of Tony Jackson, bass, vocals from English Merseybeat group The Searchers. Best known for their 1964 UK No.1 & US No.13 single ‘Needles And Pins’. Other hits include a remake of the Drifters’ 1961 hit, ‘Sweets for My Sweet’, ‘Sugar and Spice’ (written by their producer Tony Hatch) and ‘When You Walk in the Room’. Jackson on died 18th August 2003. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugDXpdjmpgw
It is a day for the island nation of Japan to show appreciation for the seas and oceans.
Also known as Ocean Day, Sea Day or ‘Umi no hi’, Marine Day only became a nationally recognized holiday in Japan in 1996.
Marine Memorial Day was established in 1941 to mark the anniversary of the 1876 return of the Meiji Emperor to the Port of Yokohama, on the two-masted topsail schooner Meiji-Maru, from a tour of the Tohoku and Hokkaido regions, in the northeast of the country.
The day was also established as a holiday to express gratitude for the gifts of the sea, honor its importance, and pray for the prosperity of Japan as a maritime nation.
The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai
I hope everyone celebrated Bastille Day yesterday
Must be Monday…
Today is the birthday, in 1946, of American singer Linda Ronstadt who had the 1975 US No.1 single ‘You’re No Good’, and the 1989 UK No.2 single with Aaron Neville, ‘Don’t Know Much’ plus over 15 other US Top 40 hits. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsEwBzfdMnk
Today is the Celebration of the Golden Spurs. This holiday is always celebrated on July 11th. It marks a significant victory by the Flemish over the French in a battle in 1302.
The day is commemorated with a grand festival at the Grand Palace and the Place de la Monnaie in Brussels. There’s live music, guided tours, and events for children to mark a battle that took place in 1302.
In 1302 the French king Philip IV of France dispatched an army to punish the rebellious Flemish towns, led by Bruges.
Earlier that year Philip IV had annexed Flanders. The Flemish rebelled and attacked the French governor of Flanders.
The French army was composed of about 8,000 knights and infantry. The Flemish army consisted of a militia force of 9,000 infantrymen.
The two forces clashed on July 11th 1302 on a field just outside the Flemish city of Kortrijk. The French were totally defeated.
The commander of the French army, Robert II of Arlois was surrounded and killed on the battlefield. At least a thousand French knights were killed in the battle and number of the golden spurs collected from the field was so large as to give the battle its name. The spurs were donated as a gratitude offering to the Church of Our Lady in Kortrijk.
In the 19th century, the battle was romanticized by Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience in his book The Lion of Flanders and the Battle of the Golden Spurs became a symbol of the struggle for Flemish recognition in the French-dominated Belgian State.
This could be a hard one…
Mostly in men…
Today is the birthday, in 1951, of Bonnie Pointer, singer with American R&B singing group The Pointer Sisters who had the 1981 US No.2 single, ‘Slow Hand’ and the 1984 UK No.2 single ‘Automatic’. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy Awards and had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985. She died on 8 June 2020 from a cardiac arrest aged 69. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyTVyCp7xrw
Today is Independence Day (Día de la Independencia) in Argentina. This national public holiday marks Argentina’s independence from Spain which was declared on 9 July 1816.
After European explorers arrived in the region in the early part of the sixteenth century, Spain quickly established a permanent colony on the site of modern-day Buenos Aires in 1580.
During the early part of its history, Argentina was largely a country of Spanish immigrants and their descendants (known as creoles). The population was split between those who lived in Buenos Aires and other cities, with others living on the pampas as gauchos.
Descendants of African slaves were also present in significant numbers. The Indigenous peoples of the region inhabited much of the rest of Argentina.
In 1806 and 1807 the British Empire launched two invasions of Buenos Aires but were repelled on both occasions by the Creole population. This ability to lead a military campaign against foreign forces bolstered the idea that they could win a war for independence.
On 28 May 1810, when rumors about the overthrow of King Ferdinand VII by Napoleon proved to be true, the citizens of Buenos Aires took advantage of the situation and created their First Government Junta. Six years later, delegates from the United Provinces of South America declared themselves independent from Spain on 9 July 1816.
Alaskan Restaurant…
Bada Bing!!
Due to personal reasons, I am going to continue posting jokes instead of seeking professional help.
“Being better than Trump cannot be the standard because Donald Trump is the absence of standards.”
If I walk into your business, and I hear Fox News, I’m walking right back out.
The library moved Orwell’s 1984 to nonfiction.
I just came across my husband’s Tinder profile, and I am so angry about his lies. He is not “fun to be around!”
I always get so frustrated when I put clothes away in my closet. I think I have hanger management issues.
I never finish anything. I have a black belt in Partial Arts.
I asked everyone what IDK stands for and nobody knows.
On this day in 1983, The Police started an eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Every Breath You Take’ also No.1 in the UK. Taken from the bands album Synchronicity, Sting won Song of the Year and The Police won Best Pop Performance for the song at the 1984 Grammy Awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOGaugKpzs
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