My next hoodie!

http://www.cthulhulives.org/store/storeDetailPages/eod-hoodie.html

For Nine Inch Nails Fans... ;)

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/this_is_a_trent_reznor_song_nine_inch_nails_by-the-numbers_parody_is_absolu

My next typewriter

http://www.etsy.com/listing/165573008/ooak-steampunk-lamp-typewriter-machine

This is soooo cool!

Ringo talks about UFO's

http://www.theufochronicles.com/2014/01/ringo-starr-talks-aliens-ufos.html

An interesting little footnote...

The gift that keeps on giving

http://wonkette.com/540736/we-heard-rob-ford-was-getting-arrested-for-murder-but-apparently-he-is-just-a-jailhouse-shotcaller#more-540736

Who'd of thunk it?  That little old Toronto would wrest from DC the title of shittiest mayor.  I thought we had a lock on it with Barry.  But I stand corrected.  Congratulations, Toronto!  Here's to you!

You'll be a real hit at the wargaming conventions, Ladies!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/stop-everything-because-now-there-is-pizza-perfume

Happy Birthday John Lydon!

http://www.johnlydon.com/jlhome.html

Happy Birthday Suzanne Pleshette!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687189/

DC Government - Doing What It Does Best!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/man-77-dies-after-collapsing-near-dc-fire-station-and-not-getting-immediate-aid/2014/01/29/13b44662-88fe-11e3-a5bd-844629433ba3_story.html?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads

Always a Beacon of Responsibility and Intelligence!

Anniversary of the 1969 Rooftop Performance by The Beatles

http://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/01/30/the-beatles-rooftop-concert-apple-building/

Happy Birthday Steve Marriott!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marriott

Happy Birthday Marty Balin!

http://martybalinmusic.com/

Happy Calves Head Day!

http://www.yas.org.uk/content/treasures/calveshead.html

Happy National Croissant Day!

Yum!

The Lunch Notes

http://happyplace.someecards.com/28917/this-dying-dad-is-writing-his-daughter-826-lunch-notes-before-she-graduates-and-oh-no-were-crying

Very moving.  I need another bourbon, see you tomorrow...

A solution to the Voynich manuscript?

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1689897

Pretty neat!

Taylor Swift Attacked At Grammys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4luHEVjqKA&feature=youtu.be

She's one tough lady!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Headline of the Day!

http://www.thelocal.de/20140128/flatulent-cows-set-fire-to-german-farm

Bruce talks about Seeger

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/bruce-springsteen-honors-pete-seeger-675012

Happy Birthday to The Muppet Show!

Premiered on this date in 1976.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074028/

Happy Birthday to The Raven!

First published on this date in 1845.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713

Happy Birthday W.C. Fields!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001211/

Happy Birthday Lighthorse Harry Lee!

http://www.stratfordhall.org/meet-the-lee-family/henry-lee-iii/

Happy Birthday Harriet Tubman!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman

(the date may be inaccurate)

Happy Birthday Thomas Paine!

http://www.ushistory.org/paine/

Happy National Corn Chip Day!

Yum!

Happy Freethinkers Day!

http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/freethinkers-day

Happy Birthday Sarah McLachlan!

http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/

Happy National Kazoo Day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T75MC69N2IU

RIP Capn'n Tugg

http://kidshow.dcmemories.com/tugg.html

Reynolds was a legend amongst baby boomers in the DC area. 

The Costumes of Star Trek

http://io9.com/5969957/weirdest-and-sexiest-costumes-from-the-original-star-trek/

This is a fun little article and commentary.

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Thomas Crapper Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper

Today is International Holocaust Remebrance Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Holocaust_Remembrance_Day

I can't believe that DC is only at 80. We should be at the bottom of the list!

http://io9.com/here-are-the-most-and-least-bible-minded-cities-in-am-1509201444

The fact that this ranking was determined by polling shows what pathological liars Washingtonians are.  We're at the very least in the bottom Ten!

My next diary....

http://alexlibrisbookart.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-necronomicon-journal-9-x-7-inches.html

The coolest town in New Jersey!!!

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2008/10/hanging_their_hats_for_hallowe.html

Scottish WMD

http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/airport-security-suspect-explosive-find-haggis-1-3280444


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Physics Cake!

http://www.physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/index.cfm?postid=6378212947439729173#.UuMetPbAW_I.facebook
Neat-O!


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday Babylon 5!

Premiered on this date in 1994.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105946/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The cutting edge of litter cleanup

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/toiletpapered-alabama-home-burns-down-after-family-try-to-clear-away-mess-with-fire-9074856.html

Cthulhu Wallpaper

http://io9.com/cover-your-rooms-in-cthulhu-damask-wallpaper-and-invite-1508610517

William Schallert now has his own website

http://william-schallert.com/

One of the great character actors.

Happy Birthday to The Blair Witch Project!

Premiered on this date in 1999.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185937/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday to MASH! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1970.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/

Happy National Seed Swap Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_swap

Happy Birthday Dick Tuck!

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/tuck.html

Anniversary of the Battle of Mengo in 1892

http://www.mercenary-wars.net/uganda/
One of my favorite battles, in which Catholic and Anglican missionaries fought to the death over who could convert the natives of Uganda.  I believe that this was the first white-on-white use of machine guns, too.

Happy National Irish Coffee Day!

http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/us/agegate

Yum!

A tour of the International Space Station

http://www.youtube.com/embed/doN4t5NKW-k

Fascinating.  Have never seen this type of detail before.

(Thanks for the link, Bill!)

Gret moments in Russian life and photography

http://www.sadanduseless.com/2014/01/life-in-russia/
http://www.sadanduseless.com/2013/02/russian-facebook/

sophisto...


(Thanks for the links, Mathew!)

The battle of Nauru

http://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/01/24/the-battle-of-nauru-nazi-germanys-forgotten-foray-into-the-pacific/
Fascinating footnote to WWII - I confess I was unaware of this.  Of course, Nauru has always been a favorite of mine, from an economic point of view.  As the article implies, it's entire economy is based on bird shit.  Really.  In the 60's and 70's, it's per capita income was the best on earth due to that.  I'm told that the shit has run out, however, leaving it a basket case of a country, mostly making money off of money laundering and other bank scams,  and selling its diplomatic recognition of China to the highest bidder, (mainland or Taiwan).  Always on the cutting edge of economics....

Happy Birthday Klaus Nomi!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Nomi

Happy Birthday Warren Zevon!

http://www.warrenzevon.com/

Happy Birthday Neil Daimond!

http://www.neildiamond.com/

Happy Birthday John Belushi!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000004/

Happy Birhtday Benjamin Lincoln!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Lincoln

A Patriot.

Happy Eskimo Pie Patent day!

Yum!

Happy Paul Pitcher Day!

http://books.google.com/books?id=K-4gAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA485&lpg=PA485&dq=paul+pitcher+day&source=bl&ots=CvVZyskg-B&sig=auaKychjD3nmBcBLpF0YDuwdxtY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mcjaUqn3BvXKsQSXr4GYDA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=paul%20pitcher%20day&f=false

A Beginner's Guide to MST3000

http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2014/01/the-beginners-guide-to-mystery-science.html#.UuFiSQXSJeE.twitter

Fun stuff!

Mork & Mindy Reunion...

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Crazy-Ones-Pam-Dawber-1076465.aspx

I believe we have the plot of a horror movie, here....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mystery-of-the-lyubov-orlova-ghost-ship-full-of-cannibal-rats-could-be-heading-for-british-coast-9080103.html

HAuNTcon Starts!

http://hauntcon.com/

Wish that I could be there...

The Swing

http://www.upworthy.com/your-favorite-childhood-pastime-has-been-upgraded-for-maximum-awesomeness-2?g=3

Fun stuff!

Happy Birthday Danny Federici!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Federici

Happy National Pie Day!

Yum!

The problem with "smart" gadgets

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25780908

Exactly how "smart" and computerized do people think an icebox has to be?  I will never understand the need of some people to overcomplicate things.  I don't want to carry on a conversation with my toaster.

a shrine for beer drinkers

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/20/world/meast/egypt-ancient-beer-brewer-tomb/index.html?hpt=imi_t3

Happy Birthday Linda Blair!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000304/

Happy Birthday Robert E. Howard!

http://www.rehfoundation.org/

Happy Birthday Sam Cooke!

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sam-cooke-mn0000238115/biography

I'm contacting my realtor.

http://io9.com/my-vote-is-for-the-stanley-mickelsen-safeguard-complex-1506144430

Breakfast!!!

http://i.imgur.com/qYFcMPu.jpg

(Thanks for the link, John!)

Happy Birthday Wolfman Jack!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfman_Jack

Happy Birthday Alferd "Hamburger Helper" Packer!

http://www.museumtrail.org/alferdpacker.asp

Happy Birthday Edwin Starr!

http://www.edwinstarr.info/

Happy Birthday Richie Havens!

http://www.richiehavens.com/official_site/home.html

Happy Birthday Ethan Allen!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Allen

Happy Birthday Roger Baldwin!

http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/baldwin.html

Happy National New England Clam Chowder Day!

Yum!

No Poe Toaster

http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/01/mysterious-poe-toaster-did-not-surface-edgar-allan-poes-205th-birthday/357157/
Sigh.  The original Toaster was really the only one.  He was actually known to the curator of the Poe House, so it's not entirely a mystery.  He apparently left the tradition to his son about ten years ago, who didn't treat it very seriously, and gave up on the practice a couple of years ago.  It's okay, a lot of us still toast the old boy; perhaps not in Baltimore in the darkest night, but we still toast him. 

Headline (and Issue) of the Day

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116263/pubic-hair-grooming-injuries-have-quintupled

A nice little article on reading (and collecting) horror fiction

http://www.strangehistory.net/2014/01/20/horror-and-scarcity-reading-supernatural-fiction/

I'd add my boy Clark Ashton Smith to the author's examples...

Happy Birthday to Meet The Beatles!

Released on this date in 1964.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Beatles!

Happy Birthday to One Step Beyond!

Premiered on this date in 1959.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052442/

Happy Birthday to The American Crisis!

Published on this date in 1775.

http://www.ushistory.org/PAINE/crisis/

Happy Birthday DeForest Kelley!

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/DeForest_Kelley

Happy Birthday George Burns!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122675/

Happy Birthday Robert Morris!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_%28financier%29

Beginning of month of Pluviose in French revolutionary calendar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluvi%C3%B4se

Happy Birhtday Leadbelly!

http://www.leadbelly.org/

Happy National Cheese Lovers Day!

http://cheesetique.com/
Yum!

Happy King Day!

http://mlkday.gov/about/serveonkingday.php

ladies...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/h2/shfke/mjs538/dumbest-things-drunk-women-have-ever-done

Miskatonic University Class Ring!

http://www.badalijewelry.com/cthulhu.htm

So tempting...

Happy Birthday Richard Lester!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504513/

Happy Birthday Dewey Bunnell!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_%28band%29

Happy Birthday Phil Everly!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers

Happy Birthday Janis Joplin!

http://www.janisjoplin.com/

Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe!

http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php
http://www.eapoe.org/

Happy National Popcorn Day!

Yum!
http://www.popcorn.org/AboutUs/Media/NationalPopcornDay/tabid/115/Default.aspx

Girls & Corpses Magazine

http://girlsandcorpses.com/store/index.html

We live in interesting times....

Andre The Giant

http://www.drunkard.com/issues/10_06/10_06_andre_giant.html

I am equal parts amazed and terrified....

Happy Birthday Robert Anton Wilson!

http://www.rawilson.com/

http://deoxy.org/raw.htm

Happy Birthday David Ruffin!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ruffin

Happy Birthday Cary Grant!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000026/

Happy Thesaurus Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/thesaurusday.htm

Happy Pooh Day!

http://www.just-pooh.com/pooh-news.html?id=175

DC Craft Beer Festival is coming in March!

http://craftbeerfestdc.com/

I wish that I were in San Diego...

http://www.stoneworldbistro.com/sws/#

My favorite brewery...

Nice article on Virginia whiskeys

http://www.distinctionhr.com/2013/11/virginia-whiskey/

Vote For Cthulhu!!!

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/couple-asks-internet-to-name-baby-cthulhu-in-the-lead

If only....

Happy Birthday Jim Carrey!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000120/

Happy Birthday Benjamin Franklin!

http://www.fi.edu/franklin/

Happy Kid Inventors Day!

http://www.kidinventorsday.com/

RIP Dave Madden

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/01/16/partridge-family-actor-dave-madden-dies-at-82/

RIP, Professor...

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/01/16/russell-johnson-who-played-professor-on-gilligan-island-dies-at-age-8/

The White Rose Guillotine

http://www.thonline.com/news/national_world/article_d1517396-7a32-11e3-9fce-0019bb30f31a.html
Long time readers will remember my absolute awe and respect for the White Rose group.  They are giants.  I have always considered it criminal that the media has always focused on the turncoat cowards in the attempted military coup, who loved hitler and murdered millions for him, only turning tail when their precious Prussian estates were threatened with capture by the Red Army.  As far as I'm concerned, the coup was nothing more than a love spat between despicable men - I've got no dog in that fight...  If you want to see the real, and almost only, Heroes in Germany, look to the White Rose. 

Some interesting background about the Red Baron

http://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/01/15/get-your-baron-on-14-amazing-facts-about-germanys-most-famous-flying-ace/

What a friend we have in Cheeses

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540361/Is-Swiss-Cheese-Pervert-Man-arrested-making-indecent-proposal-block-cheese-2009-woman-named-subject-investigation-Philadelphia.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Happy Birthday John Carpenter!

http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/

Happy International Hot & Spicy Food Day!

Yum!
https://www.thewrath.com/

Happy National Nothing Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Nothing_Day

A Plug - Little Steven's Underground Garage

http://undergroundgarage.com/

It's been a couple of years since I mentioned this satellite radio station. And that's a mistake on my part.  I consider this the greatest rock radio station of all time.  Really.  I listen to this thing obsessively when in the car, (where I get Sirius Radio).  If you don't get Sirius, you can still listen to the weekly radio show on your local channel, or online (they're archived on the website).  Little Steven knows and understands Rock'N'Roll as well as anyone that I've ever heard or met.  The station and its DJ's are experts and fanatics. The play a perfect mix of old and new songs.  The one thing uniting them is the Rock (with some R&B).  It is beautiful.   It is essential. 

Count Gore - Live in Silver Spring in February!

http://www.afi.com/silver/films/events.aspx#bride

The Ghost Host With The Most!

Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr.!

http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

Happy Birthday Vanishing Point!

Premiered on this date in 1971.  One of my faves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sn1w1yJKKE

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/

Happy Birthday Chuck Berry!

http://chuckberry.com/

Happy Birthday Alan Lomax!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Lomax

Happy National Strawberry Ice Cream Day!

Yum!

http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/

Happy Birthday William Whipple!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Whipple
A Patriot.

Happy Mallard Day!

http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/14.htm

Happy Ratification Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification_Day_%28United_States%29

George Takei and Hannah Hart on crowdsourcing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_BxOLt056A

Two of my fave Internet celebrities talking about funding for projects.  Harmonic Convergence time...

Before & After

http://themetapicture.com/japanese-photographer-bittersweet-double-self-portraits/

I find this cute, amazing, and bittersweet.  Growing up, there are a few locations or activities that my Father would insist taking photos or movies of me.  And that has translated into a (very) few of me 40-50 years later in the same spot.   This is a variation on that theme.

Happy Birthday Clark Ashton Smith!

One of my all-time favorite fantasy authors. 

http://www.eldritchdark.com/

Tee Hee!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar
I've always hated college sports, which had nothing to do with college and everything to do with sports.  The idea that knuckle draggers are given (and I do mean GIVEN) a college degree because they can win a game is insulting.  I always liked pro baseball, which recognized the value of farm teams, rather than corrupting education to fuel their personnel needs.  Of course, I am swimming against the tide on this.  State supported schools seem to increasingly be managed as if they were profiteering businesses and/or part of the entertainment industry. 

Tiki Cthulhu Mug

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/12e4/

Mile 420...

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/%E2%80%98mile-420--marker-replaced-in-colorado-after-repeated-thefts-from-pot-fans-191311273.html

I'm guess that this is near my old stomping grounds around Grand Junction...





(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday John Hancock!

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/hancock.htm

Happy Feast of the Fabulous Wild Men Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/wildmen.htm

Giger bars coming to the U.S.?

http://news.moviefone.com/2014/01/10/hr-giger-bar-us/

We need one in DC, preferably within walking distance of my house...

H.P.Lovecraft Film Festival & Cthulhu Con in April, Portland OR

http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/portland-or
I've always wanted to attend this, but the stars are never quite right....

Happy Birthday to The Night Stalker!

Premiered on this date in 1972.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067490/

Happy Birthday Clarence Clemons!

http://www.clarenceclemons.com/

Happy Birthday Alexander Hamilton!

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/alexander-hamilton/

Happy Burning of the Clavie Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_the_Clavie

The coolest wedding photo of all time

http://happyplace.someecards.com/24261/wedding-photo-has-newlyweds-and-guests-running-from-t-rex

The cutest little zombie first aid commercial that you'll see all day

http://www.upworthy.com/a-truly-absurd-psa-with-zombies-makes-no-sense-until-you-see-the-end-then-its-awesome?c=ufb1

Interesting article and explanation on the 1896/97 airship mystery

http://skepticversustheflyingsaucers.blogspot.fr/2014/01/cracking-189697-airships-mystery-toward_1.html

Iceland's Elf School

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/alfaskolinn-icelandic-elf-school

WMD

http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/01/artichoke-reported-as-incendiary-device-in-italy/

The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

http://news.stv.tv/tayside/259407-andrew-davidson-tried-to-have-sex-with-drinks-trolley-on-board-train/

A new interview with Kenneth Anger

http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/features/5483/kenneth-anger/

The Headline of the Day!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2535838/Woman-pulled-silver-handgun-genitals-row-boyfriend-space-aliens.html

Raining Bats!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/raining-dead-bats-100000-rotting-3003459

The Atomic Wedgie!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/atomic-wedgie-murder-case-oklahoma-man-accused-of-suffocating-stepfather-with-his-own-underwear-9048843.html

A True Gamesman

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2014/01/09/pestano-man-kills-self-play-chess-afterlife-322416

The Best of the Worst Map of the U.S.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/01/09/the-bestworst-u-s-map-ever/?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads

Happy Birthday Metropolis! (the film)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/

Premiered on this date in 1927. 

Happy Birthday Common Sense!

Published on this date in 1776,

http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/

Happy Birthday Rod Stewart!

http://www.rodstewart.com/

Happy Birthday Jim Croce!

http://www.jimcroce.com/

Happy Birthday Pat Benatar!

http://benatargiraldo.com/

Happy Birthday John Cadwalader!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cadwalader_%28general%29

A Patriot.

Happy Peculiar People Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/peculiarpeople.htm

The photo fun of Romain Laurent

http://romainlaurent.tumblr.com/

Pretty neat!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

RIP Amiri Baraka

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/09/261111444/writer-and-activist-amiri-baraka-dies-at-age-79?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=BreakingNews&utm_campaign=

I disagreed with a LOT of his politics, but loved his poetry.

Happy Birthday Bob Denver!

http://www.bobdenver.com/

Happy Birthday David Johansen!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Johansen

Happy Birthday Jimmy Page!

http://www.jimmypage.com/

Happy Birthday Lee Van Cleef!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001812/

Happy Birthday Gypsy Rose Lee!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_Rose_Lee

Happy Birthday Joan Baez!

http://www.joanbaez.com/

Happy Static Electricity Day!

http://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/static-electricity-day/

The cutting edge of humility

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/humble_chinese_billionaire_has_designed_the_perfect_template_for_your_next

What a dweeb...

Living Dolls....

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/lives-female-maskers-dolls-article-1.1569063

I am speechless....


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Sounds less like an Ark, and more like a Pyramid....

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-03/noah-s-ark-risks-collapse-without-bond-buyers-by-february.html


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday S.L. MacGregor Mathers!

http://www.golden-dawn.org/biomathers.html

Happy Birthday Robby Krieger!

http://www.robbykrieger.com/

Happy Birthday Graham Chapman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001037/

Happy Birthday Little Anthony!

http://rockhall.com/inductees/little-anthony-and-the-imperials/bio/

Happy Birthday Elvis!

http://www.elvis.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgj3EyBBOP8

Happy Birthday David Bowie!

http://www.davidbowie.com/

The Paradogs of WWII

http://abcnews.go.com/International/britains-luftwoofe-heroic-paradogs-world-war-ii/story?id=21344669&singlePage=true

A neat footnote to the War.

The Guards march on, at the Tomb of the Unknowns

http://www.wtop.com/41/3537445/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-sentinel-braves-frigid-temps-on-guard
I've said it before, and will do so again, I consider Arlington to be the closest thing to sacred ground that I know of.  The Tomb of the Unknowns is the epicenter of that.  If you ever visit DC, this is in my top 3 recommendations for you.

The other two would be:
The Lincoln Memorial (at night) - I suppose that it's impressive at any time, but nighttime and the lighting give it a particular majesty.  You've got to see it then to experience what I'm talking about.  An additional importance to the Monument, is to stand by the plaque on the steps where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered perhaps the greatest speech in American history.  You can look out and imagine the hopeful multitude, and the changes that have taken place.

The other essential, (from my point of view), is George Washington's home, Mt. Vernon, a few miles South of DC.  It's a beautiful location, and a wonderful way to spend the day.  But it's also one of those instances where a physical artifact can inform you about the man.   To make a very long story as short as possible.  It shows a man who wanted to control and shape his life and destiny.  It's really fascinating how much a Revolutionary commander against colonialism is reflected in Mt. Vernon.  And my favorite part is in the front entrance way, where Lafayette's gift of the key to the Bastille is displayed.  The symbolism is so cool!

There are many dozens of other places in the DC area of importance.  But if I had to limit it to three, those would be mine.

Led Zep reissues on the way!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/led-zeppelin-reissuing-first-three-albums-this-year-20140106?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Happy Birthday to The Avengers!

Premiered on this date in 1961 (in Britain)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_%28TV_series%29

Happy Birthday Charles Addams!

http://www.charlesaddams.com/index.shtml

Genius.  Essential.

Happy Birthday Israel Putnam!

http://compmast.tripod.com/putnam/putnam.html

A Patriot.

Happy Distaff Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distaff_Day

Ab Fab film on the way!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/05/watch-jennifer-saunders-c_n_4546026.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

A new single from Well Hung Heart!

https://soundcloud.com/wellhungheart/big-plans-single

I'm a big fan of this Band....

Grave matters....

http://www.vice.com/read/these-custom-french-tombstones-make-dying-fun?utm_source=vicefbus

Happy Birthday Sherlock Holmes!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes

Happy Birthday Rowan Atkinson!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000100/

Happy Birthday Syd Barrett!

http://www.sydbarrett.com/

Happy Birhtday Gustave Dore!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Dor%C3%A9

Happy National Bean Day!

http://www.anasazibeans.com/

Happy Plough Monday!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plough_Monday

Happy Handsel Monday!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handsel_Monday

Ragnarok on February 22nd!

http://www.jorvik-viking-festival.co.uk/2013/11/the-world-will-end-in-100-days-ragnarok-the-viking-apocalypse-predicted-for-22-february-2014/

(Thanks for the link, Infidel753!)

Lovecraftian movies online!

http://lovecraftzine.com/movies/free-lovecraft-studio-movies/
Horror Hotel is a personal favorite!

Nick Redfern examines the British government's files on UFO's

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/01/a-ufo-file-of-the-overlooked-kind/

Happy Birthday Mark Tatulli!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Tatulli

Happy Birthday to Greetings From Asbury Park!

Released on this date in 1973.  Needless to say, it's one of my all-time faves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greetings_from_Asbury_Park,_N.J.

Happy Birthday Stephen Decatur!

http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/decatur.htm

Happy Birthday Robert Duvall!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000380/

Klingon - The Language of Resignation?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/north-carolina-klingon_n_4536755.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

A Super Soaker in Super Freezing Weather!

http://io9.com/watch-what-happens-when-you-use-a-supersoaker-on-a-42-1494586739
Neat-O!

No Time Travellers Found

http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.7128

The Fuzzball....

http://cheezburger.com/57372673

RIP Phil Everly

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/03/showbiz/singer-phil-everly-dies/

Happy Birthday to "The Doors"! (the album)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors_%28album%29

Released on this date in 1967.  One of my all-time faves.

Happy Birthday Michael Stipe!

http://remhq.com/index.php

Happy Trivia Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/trivia.htm

Happy National Spaghetti Day!

Yum!

Look out, Purina - There's a new kid on the block!

http://news.yahoo.com/kim-jong-un-fed-his-uncle-to-120-starving-dogs--report-145303810.html

RIP William Overstreet, Jr.

http://www.wtop.com/120/3534894/WWII-ace-who-flew-through-Eiffel-Tower-dies-in-Va

Happy Birthday Stephen Stills!

http://www.stephenstills.com/

Happy Birthday George Martin!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Martin

Happy Birthday Sergio Leone!

http://www.fistful-of-leone.com/

Dionne Warwick albums being reissued!

http://theseconddisc.com/2014/01/02/here-where-there-is-love-edsel-repackages-sixteen-dionne-warwick-albums-in-four-sets/


(Thanks for the link, Art!)

The Holiday Dinner song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX9EAavxrus&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTX9EAavxrus

This is brilliant...


(Thanks for the link, Carol!)

Rubber Duck Disaster!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/01/inflatable-duck-explodes_n_4528679.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

The Old Ways are the Best...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1416262/Court-refuses-trial-by-combat.html

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday El Kabong!

Premiered on this date in 1960

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Draw_McGraw

Happy Birthday Baxter Black!

http://baxterblack.com/

Happy Birthday Glenn Brenner

A DC legend.  I can't stand pro sports or sportscasters, but I loved this guy.  He was great, and he understood how important some things are, and how unimportant other things are.

http://articles.philly.com/1992-01-15/sports/26037277_1_glenn-brenner-tumor-kyw

http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/5402/20-years-later-i-still-miss-glenn-brenner

Happy Birthday Christine Lavin!

http://www.christinelavin.com/

Only 300 Days Until Halloween!

Happy Science Fiction Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Fiction_Day

Happy Birthday Country Joe McDonald!

http://www.countryjoe.com/

Happy Birthday Anthony Wayne!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Wayne

Happy Birthday Paul Revere!

http://www.paulreverehouse.org/bio/

Happy Birthday Betsy Ross!

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/

Happy Birthday Harriet Tubman!

http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430
The real date of her birth is unknown, and this seems as good a time as any to celebrate her life.

Happy Feast of Fools/Asses!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Fools

Happy First Footing!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-Foot

Happy New Year!!!