The 2nd pig is safe from nuclear war

Ah, the marketing of kindling as protection against an atomic attack - I love it!

http://bnibooks.com/xreader/savvy/index.asp?X=1260336&pg=65


(Thanks for the link, John!)

Happy Birthday to The Matrix!

Premiered on this date in 1999.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

Happy World Backup Day!

http://www.worldbackupday.com/

Happy Tater Day!

http://www.explorekentuckylake.com/lakesarea/events/taterday.htm

Yum!

Happy National Clams On The Half Shell Day!

Yum!

http://www.yelp.com/biz/maine-avenue-fish-market-washington

Bacon Alarm

http://www.wakeupandsmellthebacon.com/?utm_source=1314852&utm_medium=106916766&utm_campaign=8030406

Happy Birthday God!

http://www.ericclapton.com/

Happy Brithday Lene Lovich!

http://www.lenelovich.net/

Happy Birthday Graeme Edge!

http://www.moodybluestoday.com/graeme-edge/

Happy Birthday John Astin!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040014/

Happy Birthday Francisco Sabate!

https://libcom.org/history/llopart-francisco-sabate-el-quico-1915-1960

hitler's health

http://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/24/Der-Fartenfhrer-The-Story-of-Hitlers-Health/#!BLqEC

A pretty good article.  The debate will continue, with advocates of syphilis and parkinson's weighing in. 

Happy Birhtday Patty Donahue!

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

Happy Birthday Terence Hill!

http://www.terencehill.com/

Happy Brithday Eric Idle!

http://ericidle.com/

Happy Blossom Kite Festival Day!

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

How do you handle the decline of a Parent?

http://www.newsfromme.com/2014/03/27/from-the-e-mailbag-212/

I think this is a very good article on how to handle any serious situation that involves hospitals, nursing homes, etc.  I've had some experience here, and this rings true.

Eating a meteor?

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/now-taste-the-stars-in-meteorite-flavoured-dinner-114032500413_1.html
This sounds both stupid and unappetizing to me...

Nice article on cattle mutilations

http://ufodigest.com/article/animal-mutilations-0321

The cutting edge of tooth removal

http://www.yourjewishnews.com/2014/03/n32099.html

I am never ever going to Sweden...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2589961/Monster-15-inch-rat-terrorises-Swedish-family-chewing-CONCRETE-wall-make-home-kitchen.html

P.O. Box 1142

http://www.npca.org/news/magazine/all-issues/2010/winter/po-box-1142.html
A nice article on some of the once hidden history of WWII.  This was just down the road a few miles from where I grew up in Alexandria.

A film (maybe...) about the Blue Ridge Barnum, Mark Cline!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emmamh/blue-ridge-barnum-the-mark-cline-documentary

He's quite a character, and Foam Henge is heartily recommended by me!

Landlocked navies

http://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/03/28/navies-without-oceans-meet-the-worlds-landlocked-fleets/

Neat little article.

Happy Birthday Futurama!

Premiered on this date in 1999.

http://www.cc.com/shows/futurama

Sleevefaces!

http://inlightapp.com/webArticle/article/5324fe3ee4b04e3704d537ec

Fun stuff!  I'm looking forward to seeing more of this!


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

The mining of the Potomac River

http://www.nps.gov/fowa/historyculture/torpedo.htm
Here's a little bit of military history about the District that I'd never heard of before. 

Happy Birthday Nathan Fillion!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277213/

Headline of the day

http://io9.com/18th-century-biologists-put-pants-on-frogs-to-test-the-1552252710

Facts and folklore about the original Washington Monument

http://hauntedohiobooks.com/news/encore-black-dogs-dynamite-south-mountains-washington-monument/

Haven't been there in decades, but remember it being a very pretty area.

Photos of American tank manufacturing in WWII

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/03/25/photos_tank_manufacturing_during_wwii.html

A nice article about Peter Lorre

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/10703031/Peter-Lorre-one-of-cinemas-most-deliciously-sinister-presences.html

Happy Birthday Strother Martin!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001510/

Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000559/

Happy Birthday Diana Ross!

http://www.dianaross.de/

A wine glass holder for the shower

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wave-hooks?show_todos=true

lil' danny

In a town chock-full of assholes, he's the biggest...

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/03/dan_snyder_washington_nfl_team_the_owner_s_cynical_new_effort_to_squelch.html

My interest in professional football is near zero.  However, I do have a favorite team - whoever is playing against the Deadskins.

Structures on the Moon?

http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/news/ufo_extraterrestrials/2014/03/23/8091.html

"A gruesome story", he said offhandedly...

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Man-recovering-chopping-hand-setting-alight/story-20838924-detail/story.html

The library code

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/03/23/baffling_coded_messages_discovered_at_western_university.html

The first long barrow in 5,000 years

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-26683268


Pretty neat!

Anniversary of the Lyon Sisters Disappearance

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/inmate-named-as-person-of-interest-in-1975-missing-sisters-case/2014/02/11/38f4d856-9330-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html
One of the great mysteries and tragedies in the DC area.  Despite the headline, there is no resolution in sight.

Happy Birthday Johnny Burnette!

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

Happy Birthday John Keel!

http://www.johnkeel.com/?page_id=21

Happy Birthday Elton John!

http://www.eltonjohn.com/

Happy Birthday Aretha Franklin!

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

Happy Marryland Day!

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

Happy Birthday John Barry!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_%28naval_officer%29

A Patriot.

Today is International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

http://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryremembranceday/

Nice listing of upcoming horror and sci fi films

http://io9.com/upcoming-genre-movies-that-arent-sequels-remakes-or-r-1550568313?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Happy Birthday Alyson Hannigan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004989/

Happy Birthday Nick Lowe!

http://nicklowe.com/

Happy Birthday Houdini!

http://www.biography.com/people/harry-houdini-40056

Happy Birthday Wilhelm Reich!

http://www.orgonelab.org/wrhistory.htm

Today is International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

http://www.un.org/en/events/righttotruthday/

My next t-shirt

http://www.funnyshirts.org/design/dcedf31158c8a0c2babb1d2ccc2c2207_18983

The Disney Unified Field Theory

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/03/19/mapping-the-disney-universe-and-its-mind-boggling-fan-theories/

A nice article on the old Fortean tale of the Devil's Footprints

http://forteania.blogspot.com/2014/03/devils-footprints.html

A very nice article about Route 11 Potato Chips

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/route-11-potato-chips-finds-success-as-a-cult-favorite-in-a-fiercely-competitive-market/2014/03/21/56551306-aa10-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html
My faves...

The Return of MST3000!?!?!?!

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/total-riff-off/

http://screenrant.com/mystery-science-theater-3000-new-show/


I sure hope that this isn't National Geographic's idea of an April Fool's joke...

Happy Birthday Ric Ocasek!

http://www.ricocasek.com/

Happy Birthday Chaka Khan!

http://www.chakakhan.com/

Happy Birthday John Peck Rathbun!

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

Happy National Chip & Dip Day!

Yum!

Happy Liberty Day!

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/March/On-This-Day--Patrick-Henry-Delivers-Liberty-or-Death-Speech.html

A cute little article about the I Ching, Binary math, and computers

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/21/i-ching-the-ancient-chinese-book-of-wisdom-at-the-heart-of-every-computer/

Happy Birthday Chico!

http://www.biography.com/people/chico-marx-21181407

Happy Birthday Werner Klemperer!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459252/

Happy World Water Day!

http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday

Happy Birthday Samuel Thompson!

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57719127

A Patriot, now almost forgotten.

Happy Birthday Captain Kirk!

http://williamshatner.com/ws/

Happy International Talk Like Shatner Day!

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

Some very large weapons out of history...

http://io9.com/these-weapons-are-the-largest-ever-made-in-history-1548647155?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Alert Colonel Sanders!

http://news.yahoo.com/weird-chicken-hell-dinosaur-lived-alongside-t-rex-212103009.html

Happy National Puppy Day!

http://www.nationalpuppyday.com/

Today is the beginning of the month of Germinal in French revolutionary calendar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinal_%28French_Republican_Calendar%29

Happy International Day of Forests!

http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/

Happy International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination!

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Happy World Poetry Day!

http://motd.ambians.com/quotes.php/name/freebsd_limericks/toc_id/1-0-9/s/371

An early magic wand?

http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.580267

Ask Lovecraft - Fun With Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g3AtrQt4Os

I love this guy!

The cutting edge of jail visitation

http://arlington-va.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/another-way-to-get-arrested-show-up-at-magistrates-office-drunk-and-naked

Theatre of the Absurd?

http://higherperspective.com/2014/03/discovered-middle-egyptian-desert-stranger-imagine.html

Happy Birthday Dick Dyszel!

http://www.countgore.com/
My fave Ghost Host!

Happy Birthday John de Lancie!

http://delancie.com/

Happy Birthday Carl Reiner!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005348/

Genius.  Essential.

Happy Equinox!

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

Happy International Day of Happiness!

http://www.un.org/en/events/happinessday/

Corpse Furniture

http://hauntedohiobooks.com/news/encore-elbows-table-professor-segatos-petrified-corpse-furniture/

The Teleseme

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/03/17/herzog_teleseme_service_wheel_for_19th_century_grand_hotels.html

This device looks absolutely charming to me.  I want one in every hotel room that I stay at.

A nice little article about Greek Fire

http://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/03/19/greek-fire-nine-little-known-facts-about-byzantines-secret-weapon/

Happy Birthday Bill Bowman - The Bowman Body!

http://www.bowmanbody.com/

Happy birthday Clarence "Frogman" Henry!

http://www.neworleansfrogman.com/

Happy Brithday Patrick McGoohan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001526/

http://www.the-prisoner-6.freeserve.co.uk/



One of my all-time faves.

Happy National Poultry Day!

Yum!

New editions of Lord Dunsany and Clark Ashton Smith!

https://peganapress.com/clark-ashton-smith.html

https://peganapress.com/dunsany-titles.html


Two of my fave authors in fancy new editions.

Coming on April 5th - The UFO Apocalypse Prank

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/-alien-invasion--to-launch-in-april---but--ufos--will-be-glowing-drones-piloted-by-hoaxers-084204169.html%20#lkA97kO

This'll be interesting...

The Winchester Mansion is opening up for overnight stays and parties

http://io9.com/haunted-winchester-mystery-house-to-allow-overnight-sta-1544680751

If you're not familiar with it, this place often shows up on TV shows dealing with haunted houses and whatnot.

Happy Birthday Wilson Pickett!

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

Happy Sheelah's Day!

http://todayinirishhistory.blogspot.com/2012/03/sheelahs-day.html

Happy National Oatmeal Cookie Day!

Yum!

Monstrous reptiles in Australia?

http://weirdaustralia.com/2014/03/16/in-search-of-australias-monster-reptiles/

Death by Autopsy

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-the-magician-killed-by-an-autopsy

A little history about "OK"

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/time-for-a-little-word-history-ok/

Happy Birthday Pattie Boyd!

http://www.pattieboyd.co.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattie_Boyd

If there were ever to be an "official muse" of rock'n'roll, it would have to be Boyd.

Happy Birthday Karl Straub!

http://www.cleverbitsmusic.com/wpkarl/?page_id=6

An old friend, and one of my fave songwriters.

Happy Birthday John Sebastian!

http://www.johnbsebastian.com/

Happy Birthday Paul Kantner!

http://www.jeffersonairplane.com/the-band/paul-kantner/

Happy Birthday Brigitte Helm!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0375609/

Great actress.

Happy Evacuation Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_%28Massachusetts%29

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

http://www.st-patricks-day.com/

RIP Scott Asheton

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/scott-asheton-dies/

Factors leading to the end of industrial society?

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/mar/14/nasa-civilisation-irreversible-collapse-study-scientists

The Maryland Bacon festival is coming up!

http://www.marylandbaconfestival.com/

Happy Birthday Jerry Jeff Walker!

https://www.jerryjeff.com/

Happy Birthday Elliott Murphy!

http://www.elliottmurphy.com/

Happy Birthday Leo McKern!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571674/

Hapy Birthday Nancy Wilson!

https://www.heart-music.com/welcome.html

Happy Freedom of Information Day!

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/govinfo/opengov/freedomofinfo

Happy Bacchanalia Festivals!

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/47767/Bacchanalia

This is pretty much an everyday event here at the Manor...

Henrix postage stamp

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2474404/New-Jimi-Hendrix-stamp-unveiled
I can already hear the standup comedians' jokes about getting high from licking it.

Wireless Electricity On The Way?

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/14/tech/innovation/wireless-electricity/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Viper Wine

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/10680346/Venetia-Stanley-did-viper-wine-kill-the-17th-century-beauty.html

Had never heard of this little beauty aid before....

Witches in 19th Century Virginia

http://hauntedohiobooks.com/news/queens-ghost-land-2/

Happy Birthday Plan 9 From Outer Space!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077/

One of my all-time faves.  Essential.

Happy Birthday Forbidden Planet!

Premiered on this date in 1956.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/

Happy Birthday Sly Stone!

http://www.slystonemusic.com/

Today is International Day Against Police Brutality

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

Happy Ides of March/Brutus Day!

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

Anniversary of Washington's Newburgh Address

http://www.mountvernon.org/educational-resources/encyclopedia/newburgh-address

I consider this an under-rated bit of American history.  It could well have thh beginning of the end for the Republic.

Happy Buzzards Day!

http://hinckleytwp.org/content/buzzard-day-history

The cutest picture of penguins you're going to see today

http://geyserofawesome.com/post/79090380537/its-no-secret-that-the-geyser-of-awesome-loves-a

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The Anti-Pi Rant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iUh_CSjaSw&feature=youtu.be

Very cute!


(Thanks for the link, Barb!)

Dutch commercial featuring a secret weapon of WWII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q-pmKiFZTw

(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

RIP Tony Benn

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tony-benn-dead-veteran-labour-politician-passes-away-at-88-9191711.html

Happy Birthday Lee Hays!

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

Happy Birthday Michael Caine!

http://www.michaelcaine.com/

Happy Birthday Michael Martin Murphey!

http://www.michaelmartinmurphey.com/

Happy Birthday Einstein!

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html

Happy National Potato Chip Day!

Yum!

http://www.rt11.com/

Happy Pi Day!

http://www.piday.org/

The Beer Belly of America

http://www.floatingsheep.org/2010/02/beer-belly-of-america.html

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Great Moments In Chinese-English Translation

http://news-hound.org/35-hilarious-chinese-translation-fails/

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Facts about 65 songs that may change your view of them

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/songs-youll-never-be-able-to-listen-to-the-same-way-again

A few of the older ones I'm well familiar with, the newer stuff I will leave up to younger readers to evaluate.

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Let the puns begin!

Uranus was discovered on this date in 1781 by William Herschel.

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

Happy Birthday Vanishing Point!

Premiered on this date in 1971, (some sources say 1/15)


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

Happy Birthday Mike Stoller!

http://www.leiberstoller.com/

Pining for the fjords..

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/walter-george-bruhl-jr-dupont-co-retiree/1139838?cid=1325457


(Thanks for the link, Nancy!)

Keith Richards - Childrens' book author

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/keith-richards-to-publish-a-childrens-picture-book/

The cutting edge of historical reenactors

http://shop.fark.com/product/International-Hindenburg-Re-enactment-Society

Romulan Ale will do it to you every time...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9819442/Chris-Pine-charged-with-drink-driving

The cutting edge of travelling to rehab

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/JetBlue-in-flight-disruption-912837

A nice review of the new box set from Mike Pinder (from the Moody Blues)

http://www.goldminemag.com/reviews/album-reviews/mike-pinder-makes-promise

Isn't Trenton close to Grover's Mill?

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/03/trenton_man_faces_charges_in_alien_invasion_school_threat.html

Happy Birthday James Taylor!

http://www.jamestaylor.com/

Happy Birthday Agent 99!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271156/

Happy Birthday Liza Minnelli!

http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/

Happy Genealogy Day!

http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=10635

A nice article about the Anarchist scholar Paul Avrich and his upcoming book on Goldman and Berkman

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/a-collaborative-effort/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1&

Happy Birthday Nina Hagen!

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

Happy Birthday Douglas Adams!

http://www.douglasadams.com/

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/appleseedday.htm

Happy Penny Loaf Day!

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/nottinghamshire/festivals/newark-penny-loaf-day.html

A nice collection of gargoyles

http://io9.com/a-menagerie-of-church-gargoyles-including-aliens-and-a-1540265105

A sunken u-boat in the Potomac

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-1105

I had no idea!

Happy Birthday Buffy The Vampire Slayer!

http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer
Premiered on this date in 1997.

Happy Harriet Tubman Day!

http://www.harriettubman.com/day.html

The wrong test

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/holy-smoke-dry-leaves-cause-sacred-ashburns-30070869.html

Forget about testing the ash - test the people.  Clearly, they're vampires. C'mon, flesh burning at the touch of anything holy.  This was a no-brainer.  Where's my stake....

Rocket cats of the Renaissance

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/06/fur-flies-rocket-cats-warfare-manual?CMP=fb_gu

Happy Birthday Mark Lindsay!

http://marklindsay.com/

Happy Birthday John Cale!

http://john-cale.com/

Happy Panic Day!

http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/panicday.htm

Happy National Crab Meat Day!

Yum!

http://www.yelp.com/biz/maine-avenue-fish-market-washington

RIP Leo Bretholz

I just found out about the death of a friend.  Leo was an authentic hero, and I am deeply honored to have been able to say that I'd known him.  He was the real deal.  I miss him already.



http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/idcard.php?ModuleId=10006587

http://seeyousoonagain.com/leo-s-story.html

http://www.amazon.com/Leo-Bretholz/e/B001IR3D3U

Happy Birthday Micky Dolenz!

http://mickydolenz.com/

Watch out, Putin...

MOOSE & SQUIRREL ARE BACK!!!

http://www.today.com/books/hokey-smoke-bullwinkle-rocky-his-friends-are-back-2D79332450



(I've always wanted to write one of those self help books for executives, entitled something like "Management Secrets of Fearless Leader")

New album from Karl Straub

Karl's an old friend of mine, and a great songwriter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/10675044/Hangtown-Dancehall-by-Eric-Brace-and-Karl-Straub-album-review.html

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ericbracekarlstraub

(Thanks for the links, Erik!)

Happy Birthday Alan Hale, Jr.!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001308/

Happy International Women's Day!

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

My next set of silverware

http://www.anothermag.com/loves/view/9159/Skeleton_Silverware

How We Sound

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/06/languages-sound-foriegners-smoukahontas_n_4912793.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Pretty neat!  I might point out that the late Sid Caesar was an expert at this. 

Pass The Beaver Anal Secretions, Please!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/07/gross-ingredients_n_4063894.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Wars - The Long & The Short Of It

http://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/03/07/by-the-numbers-some-of-the-worlds-longest-and-shortest-wars/

I Love The Irish!

http://historical-nonfiction.tumblr.com/post/75399568221/we-will-hold-out-until-our-last-bullet-is-spent

Happy Birthday King Kong!

Premiered on this date in 1933.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/

Happy Pully Lug Day!

An obscure English Holiday that I am resurrecting:   In Cumberland & Westmoreland.  Allowing one to pull another's ears with impunity.

Happy Birthday Willard Scott!

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

http://thejoyboys.com/



A DC legend.

Happy Birthday Peter Wolf!

http://www.peterwolf.com/

Happy Frozen Dead Guy Days!

http://frozendeadguydays.org/wp-content/uploads/FDGD2014.Sponsorship.Email_.pdf

A great article on Ed Walker

http://www.npr.org/2014/03/06/283115394/a-lifelong-radio-man-wins-new-fans-with-big-broadcast?sc=17&f=2


A wonderful article on a local legend, one of the Joy Boys. He's a real treasure to the region.


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Nuclear Dice - For True Gamesmen

http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/consumer%20products/dudice.htm

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy World Book Day!

http://www.worldbookday.com/

Happy Birthday Mary Wilson!

http://marywilson.com/

Happy Birthday Lou Costello!

http://www.biography.com/people/lou-costello-162971

Happy Birthday Kazimierz Pulaski!

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/483059/Kazimierz-Pulaski


A Patriot.

I prefer to listen to The Twist in the original Hindi

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/bollywood_chubby_checker_from_1965_delivers_fantastic_hindi_twist

Anniversary of the start of George Washington's first term as President

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

Happy Birthday to The Creature From The Black Lagoon!

Premiered on this date in 1954.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046876/

Happy Birthday Howard Pyle!

http://giam.typepad.com/100_years_of_illustration/howard_pyle_18531911/

Happy Brithday Penn Jillette!

http://www.pennandteller.com/

Happy St. Piran's Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Piran%27s_Day

Happy National Absinthe Day!

Yum!
http://www.drinklucid.com/

Today is Boston Massacre/Crispus Attucks Day

http://www.biography.com/people/crispus-attucks-9191864
http://www.bostonmassacre.net/

Bacon Plays Bacon!

http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/watch-kevin-bacon-reprises-favorite-film-roles-in-this-fun-uk-ad/


Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link and title, Mathew!)

50 Albums for the Reality Impaired

http://www.theweeklings.com/sbeaudoin/2014/02/26/the-50-most-drug-addled-albums-of-mania-dissipation-and-beauty/

A pretty good list!

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

The Chef....

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fake-chef-pranks-tv-morning-show-anchors-with-totally-awful-recipes/


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday Nosferatu! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1922.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/

Happy Brithday Glen Baxter!

http://www.glenbaxter.com/

Happy Birthday Ed "Big Daddy" Roth!

http://www.ratfink.com/

Happy Game Masters' Day!

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/game-masters-day-march-4th

Happy Mardi Gras!

http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/

Worf of Wall Street!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_sUtXAl24o

Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

An MC5 documentary!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/that_mythical_mc5_documentary_youve_all_been_waiting_to_see

Bauhaus's "Bela Lugosi's Dead" - The Ultimate Version

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/bauhauss_bela_lugosis_dead_time_stretched_to_a_brain_melting_nine_hours_1

On reading books...

http://io9.com/does-anybody-read-books-the-right-way-any-more-1531836064

I remain very pessimistic on this, and very cynical as to the future of reading and learning in general.

A new "Wow" signal from Space?

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1000282/pg1

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day!

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

Happy Birthday James Doohan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001150/

Happy Brithday Jean Harlow!

http://www.jeanharlow.com/

Happy National Mulled Wine Day!

Yum!

Happy National Anthem Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/nationalanthemday.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

Happy Nickanan Night!

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

The Haunted Hamburger

http://www.examiner.com/article/ghosts-love-to-dine-at-the-haunted-hamburger

A nice tale.  I've eaten here, and love the place!  And the town of Jerome is one of my favorite towns on earth!  Absolutely charming, and beautiful views. 

My next chandelier

http://www.fullerroberts.com/lamps/austrian-bronze-bat-chandelier-with-glass-orbs

The Female Stranger

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2005/oct/26/who-was-she/

A nice retelling of one of the legends of my hometown.

Happy Birthday Lou Reed!

http://www.loureed.com/inmemoriam/

Genius.  Essential.

Happy Birthday Rory Gallagher!

http://www.rorygallagher.com/

One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Austin Roe!

http://aphdigital.org/projects/culperspyring/roe

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Willis O'Brien!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639891/

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

http://www.seussville.com/

Happy Read Across America Day!

http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm

Bigfoot in Maryland?

http://bigfootevidence.blogspot.com/2014/02/possible-bigfoot-visits-mans-property.html

I'd be curious as to where in Maryland this is...

Happy Birthday Bill Gaines!

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

Happy Birthday Roger Daltrey!

http://thewho.com/history/roger-daltrey/

Happy Birthday David Niven!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000057/

Happy Birthday Otho Williams!

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

A Patriot.

Anniversary of the ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html

Happy National Peanut Butter Lovers Day!

Yum!

Happy Whuppity Scoorie!

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

Happy St. David's Day!

http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/St_Davids_Day/St_Davids_Day.aspx