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30
Jul
2024

Oh boy, it’s TUESDAY!!

Today is Enthronement Day, a public holiday in Morocco. Also known as Throne Day, this day marks the King’s accession to the throne on this day in 1999.

His Majesty King Mohammed VI, son of the late King H.M. Hassan II, was born on August 21st 1963, in Rabat.

Following the death of his father on July 23rd 1999, King Mohammed VI officially took the throne in accordance with Article 20 of the kingdom’s Constitution on Friday July 30th 1999.

This date then became Throne Day to be celebrated with a public holiday each year.

The Enthronement took place in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Rabat. After the ceremony, the new king solemnly performed the Friday prayer and pronounced His first Speech of the Throne. King Mohammed VI is the 23rd king of the Alaouite Dynasty, which has ruled Morocco since 1631.

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BADA BING!!

I’m not brave. I’m just past the age when running is an option.

As I’ve aged, I’m eternally grateful that I’ve gotten fatter instead of more politically conservative.

I’m at the age where not finding parking for an event is enough to make me go home.

I really think I deserve an award for the amount of sarcastic comments I manage to keep to myself on a daily basis.

Don’t wear headphones while vacuuming. I’ve just finished the whole house before realizing the vacuum wasn’t plugged in.

Accidentally rubbed ketchup in my eyes. Now I have Heinzsight.

Free Marriage Tip: Don’t ask your wife when dinner will be ready while she is mowing the lawn.

I’ve never tried yoga but have tried bending over to pick up my car keys, so I’m pretty sure I’d hate yoga.

My wife left me today. She says I put sports ahead of our relationship. We were together for 6 seasons.

I hate that moment when you are tired and sleepy but as soon as you go to bed, your brain is like, “Just kidding”.

I thought the dryer made our clothes shrink. Turns out it’s the fridge.

I’ve learned so much from my mistakes, that I’m thinking about making a lot more.

I love reading motivational posts from people I know are toxic in real life.

Netflix needs to stop asking if I’m still watching and start asking if I moved the laundry to the dryer yet.

My housekeeping style is best described as ‘there appears to have been a struggle’.

Today is the birthday, in 1944, of Jamaican ska and reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer Jimmy Cliff who had the 1969 UK No.6 & US No.25 single ‘Wonderful World Beautiful People’, and the 1970 UK No.8 hit with his version of Cat Stevens’ ‘Wild World’. He starred in the film The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHxhQPOO2c

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, World
17
Jul
2024

I dunno…could be WEDNESDAY

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.

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Here’s a little Bob Marley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf8GjhXvOjU

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12
Jun
2024

In the middle is WEDNESDAY

Today is Philippine Independence Day. Known in the Philippines as ‘Araw ng Kasarinlan’, or ‘Day of Freedom’, this day commemorates the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain on June 12th 1898.

Since the middle of the sixteenth century, the Philippines had been part of the Spanish Empire. A secret group called ”Katipunan’ consisting Philippine activists who wanted independence had been uncovered in 1896. This led to the beginning of the struggle for independence.

By 1897, a truce had been signed between the revolutionaries and the Spanish with the leaders of the revolution accepting to be exiled outside the Philippines. In 1898, after attacks on Americans interests in the region by the Spanish during the Spanish-American War, the US gave support to the independence movement, bringing back the rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo from exile, who rallied local Filipino support.

United against the Spanish with the American forces, over 300 hundred years of Spanish rule was brought to an end when Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in Kawit, Cavite, on June 12th 1898.

Under the Treaty of Paris, Spain agreed to cede the Philippines to the United States for a payment of twenty million dollars. A year later, some Filipino’s started to feel that all that had happened is that Spanish rule had been replaced by American rule, leading to the Philippine–American War. The result of that was the suppression of Filipino insurrection and ongoing American occupation with limited self-rule.

It wasn’t until July 4th 1946 that the islands gained their full independence.

I couldn’t find any good videos of musicians with birthdays today, so here is the Spanglish version of the Ketchup Song. Go dance!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMT698ArSfQ

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, World
05
Jun
2024

Oops! WEDNESDAY already!

Today is Constitution Day in Denmark. Constitution Day (Danish: Grundlovsdag) commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Danish constitution of 1849 by King Frederik VII, which established Denmark as a constitutional monarchy, following the Danish Constituent Assembly of 1848 and 1849. From 1660 until 1849 Denmark had been an absolute monarchy.

The constitution was completely rewritten in 1866 and again on June 5th 1915, when women’s suffrage (given the vote) was introduced. It additionally honors the constitution of 1953, which was adopted on the same day.

many Danes celebrate their nation’s democracy and constitution with fællessang (group singing) and udendørsarrangementer (open-air gatherings) in public parks, where pølser (hotdogs) and beer are enjoyed by friends and family alike in the typically warm Scandinavian June weather. Concerts, theatre performances, art exhibitions, and other cultural events are organized to celebrate Constitution Day. These events showcase Danish talent and creativity while reflecting the cultural diversity and richness of the country.

Flag-raising ceremonies are held in different cities and towns across Denmark. The Danish flag, known as the Dannebrog, is raised in public spaces, symbolizing unity and national pride.

Denmark can claim the oldest monarchy in Europe. Queen Magrethe II can trace her direct lineage back to the 10th century.

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On this day in 2023, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto died at home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania aged 83. Her version of ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIdYg3wy9kI

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, World
22
May
2024

WEDNESDAY is today (and vice versa)

Today is Abolition Day in Martinique. This is the National Day of Martinique and commemorates a slave rebellion in 1848 on Martinique that forced Governor Claude Rostoland to issue a decree abolishing slavery.

Martinique is an Overseas Department/region and single territorial collectivity of France, and therefore an integral part of the French Republic, located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. Christopher Columbus sighted the island in 1493 and landed on it in 1502.

Like the other major European nations at the time, France was keen to expand its reach into the new world. It established colonies on the American mainland but also took control of several islands in the Caribbean.

These new settlements needed a plentiful supply of workers to drive labor-intensive activities with high mortality rates such as sugar cane plantations, with the French turning to slaves from Africa. By 1778, the French were importing approximately 13,000 Africans for enslavement to the French West Indies.

Louis X of France had abolished slavery within the Kingdom of France way back in 1315, but that particular law never applied to the colonies despite an attempt to extend it to all parts of the Kingdom in the 16th century.

On April 27th 1848, under the Second Republic, the decree-law of Schœlcher abolished slavery in all French colonies with a general and unconditional emancipation. The state bought the slaves from the colonists and then freed them.

SIGNS of the TIMES

Today is the birthday, in 1924, of Charles Aznavour, French singer, actor, public activist and diplomat, famous for his 1974 UK No.1 single ‘She’. He was one of France’s most popular and enduring singers and was dubbed France’s Frank Sinatra, selling more than 180 million records, recording more than 1,200 songs (interpreted in nine languages) and he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. On 1 October 2018, Aznavour was found dead in a bathtub at his home at Mouriès at the age of 94. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajjdY070VU4

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, World