My next wristwatch

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/imnl/?cpg=fb

Neat-O!

A nice article about the so-called "Hotline"

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/there-never-was-such-a-thing-as-a-red-phone-in-the-white-house-1129598/?no-ist


One of the last statements in the article implies that the earlier system was infrequently tested, but I don't believe that to be the case.  I seem to remember a similar article written many years ago, and the system was constantly being checked.  What's interesting about that was that each side would send notes, quotations and passages, where either the origins or the words were obscure, to keep each set of translators on their toes.

RIP Wes Craven

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/477271-horror-master-wes-craven-dead-at-76

Happy Birthday Glenn Tilbrook!

http://www.glenntilbrook.com/

Happy Birthday Van Morrison!

http://duets.vanmorrison.com/

Happy Birthday James Coburn!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000336/

The Matrix - Symbolism & Conspiracy Theory

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2015/08/29/esoteric-symbolism-and-hidden-meaning-uncovered-in-the-matrix-film/

Fun stuff!  (But probably overly serious...)

RIP Oliver Sacks

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/30/436013382/oliver-sacks-renowned-neurologist-and-author-dies-at-82?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150830&utm_campaign=dailydigest&utm_term=nprnews

Space elevator on the way?

http://thothx.com/news-2/


(Thanks for the link, Sean!)

Happy Birthday Frank Conniff!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Conniff

Happy Birthday John Phillips!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Phillips_(musician)

Happy Birthday Lewis Black!

https://lewisblack.com/

Happy Birthday Molly Ivins!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Ivins

Happy Birthday Joan Blondell!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000951/

Happy Birthday Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley

Happy National Toasted Marshmallow Day!

Yum!

Today is the International Day of the Victims of Forced Disappearances

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

Cast A Deadly Spell is online!

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


This has always been a difficult or expensive film to see/own.  It's an interesting take on the Cthulhu Mythos, combined with a Raymond Chandleresque vibe, and several in-jokes.

Happy Sturgeon Moon!

http://earthsky.org/tonight/super-sturgeon-moon-lights-up-night-of-august-29-30

Wuss America

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yellowstone-national-park-train-bears_55df2bdae4b0e7117ba902b8?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000022

NecronomiCon & the Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast

http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/croissants-with-cthulhu

Happy Birthday Elliott Gould!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001285/

Happy Birthday Charles Gray!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336509/

Happy Birthday John Locke!

http://www.iep.utm.edu/locke/

Happy International Bat Night!

http://www.national-awareness-days.com/international-bat-night.html

My next lamp

http://abductionlamp.com/

A nice little article about the Flying Spaghetti Monster

http://strangesounds.org/2014/04/new-weird-religion-the-church-of-the-flying-spaghetti-monster-officially-recognised-in-poland.html

An article about the Enchanted Forest theme park

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-marylands-enchanted-forest-had-its-own-storybook-ending-1-180956318/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist


I only went there once, I think it was in 1964, and only remember snippets of it.  But it was a big deal around the Baltimore area, as I recall.

Happy Birthday Song of the Thin Man!

Premiered on this date in 1947.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039853/

Happy Birthday Animal Crackers!

Premiered on this date in 1930.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020640/

Happy Birthday Jack Vance!

http://www.jackvance.com/

One of my faves.

Happy Birthday John Stark!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stark

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Nancy Kulp!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474685/

Happy Birthday J.S. Le Fanu!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheridan_Le_Fanu

Happy Birthday C. Wright Mills!

http://www.cwrightmills.org/

Happy Birthday J. August Richards!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724124/

Anniversary fo the March On Washington in 1963

http://ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=96

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ZgSK9yIbk

One of the greatest political events in American history, and perhaps the greatest American speech of the 20th Century.

Punkin Chunkin is coming up!

https://www.punkinchunkin.com/

Happy Harvest Moon!

http://earthsky.org/?p=2467

Happy Birthday Martha Raye!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713106/

Happy Birthday Joseph Reed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Reed_(politician)

A Patriot.

a nice article on bourbons not made in Kentucky

http://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/8/25/9205881/18-great-bottles-of-bourbon-made-outside-kentucky


Including my fave, Bowman Brothers.

We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Drivers-Spend-the-Most-Time-in-the-Car-Study-322923281.html?_osource=Newltr_Station_Hdlines_DC

Happy Birthday Shirley Manson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Manson

Happy National Dog Day!

http://www.nationaldogday.com/

Anniversary of the "Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" by the French National Assembly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen

In 1789.

Happy Women's Equality Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Equality_Day

New box set issue of Velvet Underground's Loaded album!

http://theseconddisc.com/2015/08/25/the-velvet-underground-gets-re-loaded-for-6-disc-deluxe-box-set/

The color of my next suit

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/blackest-is-the-new-black-scientists-have-developed-a-material-so-dark-that-you-cant-see-it-9602504.html

Van Morrison reissue news!

http://theseconddisc.com/2015/08/25/breaking-van-morrison-goes-to-legacy-recordings-deluxe-editions-and-digital-releases-planned/

Happy Birthday Tim Burton!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/

Happy Birthday Born to Run!

Released on this date, 40 years ago.  My favorite album.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Run

Happy Birthday Monster Mash!

Released on this date in 1962.  The National Anthem of Halloween.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNuVifA7DSU

Happy Birthday Elvis Costello!

http://www.elviscostello.com/

Happy Birthday Sean Connery!

http://www.seanconnery.com/

Happy National Banana Split Day!

Yum!

A collection of Exorcist prank and satire videos

http://www.dcwiz.com/exorcist-fun-pranks--parody.html

I still think that the dust devil is the best.

Anniversary of the Battle of Bladensburg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bladensburg

In my opinion, the worst battle ever fought by the American military.  Of course, it was to defend DC.  

Happy Birthday Niagara!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_(painter_and_singer)

Happy Birthday Howard Zinn!

http://howardzinn.org/

Happy Birthday Jennifer Lien!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000497/

A new Blackadder Series?!?

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/aug/23/blackadder-new-series-on-the-cards-tony-robinson?CMP=fb_gu

Anniversary of the Mineral Quake of 2011

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Virginia_earthquake

Happy Birthday to The Big Sleep!

Premiered on this date in 1946

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038355/

Happy Birthday Mark Russell!

http://www.markrussell.net/

Happy Birthday Keith Moon!

http://thewho.com/history/keith-moon/

Happy Birthday Gene Kelly!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000037/

Happy Birthday Oliver Perry!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry

Happy Birthday Jonathan Wainwright!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_M._Wainwright_(general)

Happy Birthday Malvina Reynolds!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvina_Reynolds

Today is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

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

Crabs On Mars!

http://time.com/3982146/mars-crab-monster/

The Chesapeake Bay may have some competition.  I am hungry just thinking about it!

Interesting article about geopathic stress

http://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2015/aug/20/bad-vibrations-whats-the-evidence-for-geopathic-stress

I've always had a sneaky suspicion about earth forces/vibrations having various effects, including psychological.  I even read an article a few decades back showing some intriguing connections between ley lines and spontaneous human combustion!

The cloaked raw meat spewing harbinger of doom!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cloaked-figure-haunts-n-community-drops-raw-meat-report-article-1.2333009


I believe I smell a hoax....

Darlene Love Is Back!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/darlene-love-on-new-solo-lp-and-working-with-springsteen-steve-van-zandt-20150821

So cool...

The Seventh Chef!

http://www.avclub.com/article/you-didnt-know-you-needed-swedish-chefseventh-seal-224145?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ShareTools&utm_campaign=default

Fun stuff!  For any fan of the Muppets or the Seventh Seal.

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

RIP Melody Patterson

http://variety.com/2015/tv/obituaries-people-news/f-troop-actress-melody-patterson-dies-at-66-1201576106/


Another of my childhood crushes...

Happy Birthday John Lee Hooker!

http://www.johnleehooker.com/

Happy Birthday Dorothy Parker!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker

Red Rover!

http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/21/terrifying-but-kind-of-funny-video-shows-giant-red-ball-rampaging-through-city-5354919/

Any fan of The Prisoner TV series will appreciate this story.

(Thanks for the link and title, Mathew!)

Lovecraft Alphabet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=137&v=2flD8d4agh4

Fun Stuff!

(Thanks for the link,Dennis!)

An interesting article about the decline of Parapsychology

http://www.alphr.com/science/1001390/parapsychology-the-rise-and-fall-of-paranormal-experimentation

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Strummer

Happy Birthday Jackie DeShannon!

http://www.jackiedeshannon.com/

Happy Birthday Friz Freleng!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friz_Freleng

Happy Poets Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/poets-day/

Happy Senior Citizens Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-senior-citizens-day-august-21/

Last Tag!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_last_word_drunk_man_digs_up_fathers_grave_to_argue_with_him

Laurel & Hardy take on AC/DC!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHqSOLRQWsU&feature=youtu.be

Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

My Hometown

http://wtop.com/local/2015/08/va-transit-leader-metros-proven-cant-run-operations-keep-public-safe/


Metro has managed to make me afraid to use it.  The administrators' action seem more akin to plotting murder than running a transportation system.  The idea that the plan for a fire in a tunnel is to assure that any smoke is directed towards and kept within the trains in that tunnel is pure evil.

Anniversary fo the crushing of the Prague Spring

http://www.lib.umich.edu/soviet-invasion-czechoslovakia/pg1.html

Happy Birthday James Marsters!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551346/

Happy Birthday Isaac Hayes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hayes

Happy Birthday Phil Lynott!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lynott

Happy Birthday Robert Plant!

http://www.robertplant.com/

Happy Birthday H.P. Lovecraft!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

Happy Lemonade Day!

Yum!

Happy National Radio Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-radio-day-august-20/

Getting A Puppy The Hard Way

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/18/1413259/-Dad-makes-nearly-impossible-golf-bet-with-daughter-with-a-puppy-on-line-she-nails-it?detail=facebook#

Very cute.

A nice article on the return of the Bowman Body

http://ideastations.org/return-bowman-body

Dorothy Parker's Ashes

http://www.npr.org/2015/08/19/432830913/how-dorothy-parkers-ashes-ended-up-in-baltimore?sc=17&f=3&utm_source=iosnewsapp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=app

Fascinating story.

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

My favorite TV commercial of the day

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


(Thanks for the link, Margrete!)

RIP Yvonne Craig

http://comicbook.com/2015/08/19/batmans-yvonne-craig-has-passed-away/

Happy Birthday Jonathan Frakes!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000408/

Happy Birthday Ginger Baker!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Baker

Happy Birthday Gene Roddenberry!

http://www.roddenberry.com/corporate-gene-biography

Happy World Humanitarian Day!

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

Happy Hot & Spicy Food Day!

http://www.tablespoon.com/posts/muy-caliente-aug.-19-is-hot-n-spicy-food-day/dd817eb3-599f-4e55-bbb2-dbd8c734f647

Happy National Potato Day!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/potato-day-0819

Yum!

The Beast of Barcroft is going to be an ebook!

https://www.arlnow.com/2015/08/18/arlington-author-pens-novel-based-on-the-real-life-beast-of-barcroft/


I remember this incident quite well.  I actually went driving around that patch of Arlington looking for the beastie at that time.  When it was determined to be a civet, that just made it that much more of a mystery, as far as I was concerned - How did such a thing end up in South Arlington?

Ben Franklin's synonyms for being drunk

http://www.openculture.com/2014/10/ben-franklins-200-synonyms-for-drunk.html

The man was a master...

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The Boneyards of WWII

http://mashable.com/2015/08/15/wwii-surplus-vehicles/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedly

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Beginning of the month of Fructidor in French revolutionary calendar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructidor

Happy Birthday Meriwether Lewis!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriwether_Lewis

Happy Birthday Jerome King Criswell!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Criswell

Happy Bad Poetry Day!

http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Vogon_poetry

Who was that guy in all of the rock videos?

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/who_was_that_mysterious_middle-aged_bald_guy_that_appeared_in_like_every_ea

I confess that I've been curious about this dude, as well.  It's still strange that he should feature in so many of them.

Lost & Found Pets

http://humor.about.com/od/Funny-Signs/ss/These-Lost-amp-Found-Pet-Posters-Are-So-Funny-You-Wont-Believe-Theyre-Real.htm?utm_content=20150817&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_campaign=funnyweird&utm_term=Funny%20Weird%201%20-%20Entertainment%20Channel%20Newsletter#showall

Only 75 Days Until Halloween!

Happy Birthday Mae West!

http://allaboutmae.com/

Happy National Rum Day!

Yum!

http://www.rumday.com/

Flying Spaghetti Monster Sighting!

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0815/Bizarre-undersea-critter-What-s-a-Flying-spaghetti-monster



(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

'Real' Vampires

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/real-life-vampires-hollywood-has-how-we-drink-blood-all-wrong/


I'm sorry, there's a high giggle factor here...

RIP Julian Bond

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/16/us/naacp-julian-bond-dead/index.html

Anniversary of the death of Bela Lugosi

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

Anniversary of the first Ramones performance at CBGB's!

https://www.ramones.com/home

Happy Birthday Glenn Strange!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833363/

Happy Birthday Hal Foster!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Foster

The Backyard Pub

http://sfglobe.com/2015/02/27/pub-sheds-are-a-growing-trend-worth-seeing/?src=sidexpromo&pid=39107&eid=39107

Cute!

A nice article on Halloween collecting

http://www.vice.com/read/these-people-spend-thousands-on-vintage-halloween-decorations

If I had (much) more money, this would probably be a passion of mine....

Anniversary of the Beatles at Shea Stadium!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_at_Shea_Stadium

Happy Birthday Jimmy Webb!

http://www.jimmywebb.com/

Today is International Homeless Animals Day

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/homeless-animals-day/

Happy Birthday Huntz Hall!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355653/

Happy Birthday Rose Marie!

http://www.missrosemarie.com/

Happy National Lemon Meringue Pie Day!

Yum!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-lemon-meringue-pie-day-august-15/

Happy Birthday Woodstock!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock

Happy VJ Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day

Happy Birthday Who's Next!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Next

One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Rocky Horror Picture Show! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1975.

http://www.rockyhorror.com/

Happy Birthday Gary Larson!

http://www.thefarside.com/

Happy Birthday David Crosby!

http://www.davidcrosby.com/

Happy Birthday Dash Crofts!

http://www.sealsandcrofts.com/main.html

Happy National Navajo Code Talkers Day!

http://hmhinthenews.com/national-navajo-code-talkers-day-2/

Happy Liberty Tree Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Tree

ExoPlanet Travel Posters

http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/exoplanettravelbureau

A sense of humor from NASA...

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

More robot fun!

http://mattround.com/articles/fall-of-the-machines/

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The chemical agents used in WWI

http://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/08/11/gas-gas-gas-11-deadly-chemical-weapons-of-world-war-one/

Frightening...

Great Moments In Robotics

https://twitter.com/mattround/status/619430296119812096

I love the caption they've given this film!

(Thanks for the link and title, Mathew!)

WMD

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/assault-by-grits-maryland-woman-accused-of-burning-sleeping-man/2015/08/13/746974b6-41c9-11e5-8e7d-9c033e6745d8_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Marx Brothers festival on TCM channel tomorrow!

https://travsd.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/tomorrow-on-tcm-24-hours-of-groucho-and-brothers/

Hidden treasure within Henry the Elephant

https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/local/how-a-museum-gives-an-elephant-a-facelift/1799/

A DC fixture.

(Thanks for the link, Edmund!)

The Witch Trial of Maryland

http://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones/2015/07/23/witch-hunts-dc-area-older-you-think

Mussolini's Brain In DC!

http://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones/2015/07/28/mussolini%E2%80%99s-mysterious-stay-st-elizabeths

What a strange little bit of local lore.

One Crowdfund To Rule Them All

http://www.dailydot.com/geek/minas-tirith-replica-indiegogo-campaign/?fb=gk

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/realise-minas-tirith#/story

Eagle VS Drone

http://cheezburger.com/73462785/video-eagle-takes-down-a-drone-and-reclaims-the-skies-for-itself?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+failblog+%28The+FAIL+Blog+-+Fail+Pictures+%26+Videos+at+Failblog.ORG%29



(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday South Park!

Premiered on this date in 1997.

http://southpark.cc.com/

Happy Birthday Alfred Hitchcock!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/

Happy National Filet Mignon Day!

Yum!

Some new info on the "Lost Colony"

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0811/Archeologists-may-have-solved-mystery-of-the-Lost-Colony

Happy birthday to The Wizard of Oz! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1939.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/

Happy Birthday Mark Knopfler!

http://www.markknopfler.com/

Happy Vinyl Record Day!

http://www.vinylrecordday.com/

Happy International Youth Day!

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

The cutting edge of Amazon reviews - Jesus & the Crown of Thorns

http://cheezburger.com/73312001/funny-memes-jesus-crown-of-thorns-review?ref=leftarrow&siteId=53


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

a new album from Kinky Friedman!

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/kinkyfriedman?utm_source=mail_out5052&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=artist225371

Columbia House is gone

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/columbia-house-files-for-bankruptcy-blames-streaming-20150811

It's the end of an era.  Once, there must have been about 4-5 of these outfits, advertising similar deals.

The mini segway

http://www.catchynet.com/2015/08/japanese-mini-segway-walkcar.html

Cute! Sort of sidewalk surfing for us older folks...


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday Solid Gold!

Premiered on this date in 1980.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080277/

I guess that burning them is out of style

http://aattp.org/christian-beheads-roommate-because-he-was-practicing-witchcraft-religious-right-silent/
I just can't keep up with modern theology...

Happy Birthday Exile/Sunderland Experiment!

Premiered on this date in 2013.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2972982/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Happy Birthday Horse Feathers!

Premiered on this date in 1932.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023027/

Happy Birthday Ray Palmer!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_A._Palmer

Happy Birthday Ian Anderson!

http://jethrotull.com/

Happy Birthday Bobby Hatfield!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hatfield

Happy Birthday Ronnie Spector!

http://www.ronniespector.com/

Happy National Banana Split Day!

Yum!

Happy Birthday to The Smithsonian!

http://www.si.edu/

Happy Puck Fair Day!

http://www.puckfair.ie/

Teaching a cat to hunt...

http://cheezburger.com/73297153/cute-cats-video-this-cat-has-learned-to-hunt-for-his-dinner?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ICanHasCheezburger+%28I+CAN+HAS+CHEEZBURGER%29

This is pretty neat, actually!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Selfies!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fmQs37YqXg&feature=youtu.be

Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!

More computer problems

Have had all sorts of computer problems lately.  Hopefully this thing is fixed now....

Anniversary of the Little Shop!

On this date in 1978, Dennis Largess purchase the Little Soldier Shop and moved it to Alexandria, VA, leading to a renaissance of wargaming in the region.

Happy Birthday Jerry Garcia!

http://jerrygarcia.com/

Happy National Mead Day!

http://www.meaderyoftherockies.com/

Yum!

Happy National Mustard Day!

http://mustardmuseum.com/


Yum!

Happy Colorado Day!

http://historycoloradocenter.org/exhibits/toys/colorado-day/

Happy Lughnasadh!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lughnasadh