Johann Strauss

Today is Romanian Language Day, a public holiday in Moldova. In March 2023, Moldova changed its state language to Romanian, also changing the name of this holiday to Romanian Language Day. Previously known as “Limba noastră” (Our Language), it celebrates the state language of Moldova.

In 1940, Moldova (then known as Bessarabia) had been occupied by the USSR as a result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. The use of Russian Cyrillic was then imposed as the official alphabet of the newly founded Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (MSSR). The majority of Moldovans had been speaking Romanian and the imposition of Cyrillic was seen as an attempt by the Soviets to drive a wedge between Moldova and Romania, forcing closer ties with Russia.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Moldova became independent. On August 27th 1989, the Popular Front of Moldova organized a mass demonstration of over 300,000 people in the capital Chişinău. This demonstration became known as the Great National Assembly and helped convince the authorities of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic to adopt a language law. On August 31st 1989, the Supreme Soviet of the MSSR adopted a law that stipulated a return to the Latin alphabet from the Cyrillic script imposed by the USSR after the second world war. The legislation explicitly mentioned the fact that the Moldovan language is identical to the Romanian language. The following year, parliament instituted August 31st as a national holiday celebrating the Romanian language.

I don’t think so…

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Today is the anniversary of the Premiere of the Radetzky March, Op. 228 by Johann Strauss I in 1848 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xToFOzD0M8E

Today is the Birthday of Kim Jong Il, a public holiday in North Korea. This national holiday is called “Day of the Shining Star” in Korean as North Korea’s officially approved biography tells us that a glowing new star and a double rainbow appeared when Kim Jong Il was born on February 16th 1942 on Mountain Baekdu, a cherished mountain to the Koreans.

Bada Bing!

We do this not because it’s easy, but because we thought it would be easy.

Am I perfect? NO! But am I striving to be a better person every day? Also NO!

What do you get if you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?

You cannot just throw money at problems and expect them to go away. Unless I’m the problem. In that case, throw away!

We squint at the sun because it’s bright.

We squint at the sun because it’s bright. We squint at people because they’re not.

Introvert me is pissed off at yesterday me for trying to be an extrovert for 5 minutes and accidentally making plans for today.

1st rule of any social gathering is always bring your own vehicle so you can leave when you want.

I’m not much on seizing the day. I just kinda poke it with a stick.

Don’t be part of the problem. Go for the gusto and be the entire problem.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the premier performance of The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II. Here is a great presentation.