Weirdness

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Happy National Ask A Stupid Question Day!

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

Happy Birthday Marilyn McCoo!

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

Happy Birthday Marc Bolan

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

Happy National Hot Mulled Cider Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-hot-mulled-cider-day-september-30/ 

Happy Eve of the Black Month!

 Amongst Halloween fanatics, today is honored as the beginning of our decorating and celebrations.


Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Happy Birthday Madeline Kahn!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001404/ 

Happy Birthday Mark Farner!

https://markfarner.com/ 

Happy Birthday Tommy Boyce!

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

Happy Birthday Jasper Maskelyne!

https://www.magictricks.com/war-magician.html 

Happy Birthday Jerry Lee Lewis!

https://jerryleelewis.com/ 

Happy Birthday Joseph Rhine!

https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-B-Rhine 

Happy Birthday to The Prisoner!

http://www.sixofone.co/ 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/


Premiered on this date in 1967.




Happy Devil Spits Day!

https://www.lavenderandlovage.com/2011/09/michaelmas-blackberries-devils-spit-day.html#:~:text=Old%20Michaelmas%20Day%20is%20also,according%20to%20old%20British%20folklore. 

Monday, September 28, 2020

Trick Or Treating In Times Of Plague

https://sports.yahoo.com/trick-or-treating-robot-safe-halloween-pandemic-211100274.html 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/28/halloween-candy-chute-trick-or-treat/

The origins of Fall and Autumn

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/autumn-fall-names-season?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f52c9a9a31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-f52c9a9a31-64536349&mc_cid=f52c9a9a31&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb 

Interesting article possibly explaining fairy circles

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-circles-in-the-desert-explained-by-alan-turing-theory-from-70-years-ago 

Happy Birthday James Warren!

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

Happy National Good Neighbor Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-neighbor-day/#:~:text=National%20Neighbor%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20September%2028%2C%202020 

Happy National Strawberry Cream Pie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-strawberry-cream-pie-day-september-28/ 

The siege of Yorktown began on this day in

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown_(1781) 

Happy Drink Beer Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/drink-beer-day/ 

Happy Crack Nut Day!

https://www.livinginseason.com/tag/crack-nut-day/ 

Happy Birthday Janeane Garofalo!

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

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Happy Ancestor Appreciation Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ancestor-appreciation-day/ 

Happy Birthday Randy Bachman!

https://www.randybachman.com/ 

Happy Birthday Mr. Loaf!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Loaf#:~:text=Dallas%2C%20Texas%2C%20U.S.&text=Michael%20Lee%20Aday%20(born%20Marvin,voice%20and%20theatrical%20live%20shows. 

Happy National Scarf Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-scarf-day-september-27/#:~:text=On%20September%2027%2C%20National%20Scarf,the%20power%20of%20the%20scarf. 

Happy Birthday Thomas Nast!

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

Happy Birthday Samuel Adams!

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

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Happy Birthday Edmund Gwenn!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350324/ 

Happy Birthday Carnival Of Souls!

 Premiered on this date in 1962.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055830/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy National Ghost Hunting Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-ghost-hunting-day-october-1/ 

Happy Birthday Beverly Hillbillies !

 Premiered on this date in 1962.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055662/

Happy Birthday Zacherle!

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

Happy International Rabbit Day!

https://www.hartz.com/international-rabbit-day-is-september-22/#:~:text=International%20Rabbit%20Day%20is%20a,Saturday%20or%20Sunday%20of%20September. 

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/johnny-appleseed-day/#:~:text=Johnny%20Appleseed%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20September%2026%2C%202020 

Happy Birthday Bryan Ferry!

http://bryanferry.com/ 

Happy Birhtday Gilligan's Island!

 Premiered on this date in 1964.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057751/

Happy Birthday Abbey Road!

 Released on this date in 1969.


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

Happy Birthday Abraham Whipple!

https://whipple.org/george/whipplehistory/commodore.html 

Friday, September 25, 2020

Happy Birthday Aldo Ray!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712731/ 

Happy National Lobster Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-lobster-day-june-15/#:~:text=NATIONAL%20LOBSTER%20DAY%20HISTORY,heritage%2C%20from%20sea%20to%20table. 

Happy Math Storytelling Day!

https://naturalmath.com/2014/08/math-storytelling-day-resources/ 

Happy National Comic Book Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-comic-book-day/ 

Happy National One Hit Number Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-one-hit-wonder-day-september-25/#:~:text=On%20September%2025th%2C%20National%20One,whether%20we%20should%20or%20not. 

Happy Birthday Rocky Horror Picture Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1975.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Great Graffiti!

https://ext.theperspective.com/clever-and-creative-graffiti/18/?ifs=true&fbclid=IwAR0xo9KwBsO-q6QWzC3b1_d5OPe68Ah6JCWnDaPc7iXPBTlQwM8vQPCQySY 

A nice article about the evolution of connecting bats to vampires

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/natural-histories/bats-out-hell?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0b3d1daf08-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_20_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fceec0de95-0b3d1daf08-494901&mc_cid=0b3d1daf08&mc_eid=ae92ad55e1 

Today is the anniversary of Hey Jude hitting #1 on the charts.

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

Happy National Punctuation Day!

https://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/ 

Happy Birthday Gerry Marsden!

http://www.gerryandthepacemakers.co.uk/ 

Happy Birthday Jim Henson!

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

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

The Dracula Film Festival in October

https://www.romania-insider.com/dracula-film-festival-sept-2020?utm_source=Romania+Insider+Newsletters+Database&utm_campaign=b494779104-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_4_23_2020_8_3_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ece3d6d4cf-b494779104-405586489&mc_cid=b494779104&mc_eid=b804d9949c 

Happy Birthday to Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid!

 Premiered on this date in 1969.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/

Happy Birthday Santo!

http://www.santoandfriends.com/ 

Happy Birthday Ray Charles!

https://raycharles.com/ 

Happy Birthday Bruce!

https://brucespringsteen.net/ 


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


https://www.backstreets.com/

Happy Birthday Rosalind Chao!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001034/ 

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Today is the anniversary of the execution of Nathan Hale

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nathan-hale-hanging-site 

Happy Hobbit Day!

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

Happy Elephant Appreciation Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-elephant-appreciation-day/#:~:text=National%20Elephant%20Appreciation%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20September%2022%2C%202020 

Happy National Family Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-family-day/ 

Happy Birthday to The Music Scene!

 Premiered on this date in 1969.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063932/

Happy Birthday Joan Jett!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Jett#Personal_life 

Happy Birthday John Houseman!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002144/ 

Happy Birthday John Lomax!

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

Happy National Ice Cream Cone Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/ice-cream-cone-day-september-22/ 

Happy Autumnal Equinox!

https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-fall-autumnal-equinox 

Monday, September 21, 2020

Hieronymus Bosch Tarot Deck

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travismchenry/the-hieronymus-bosch-tarot?fbclid=IwAR3hyrwXRNsmUniVmDTjmwBxse01qfK9bfh5b36AK3xH2qRVBj-oh3XOfHE 

A nice article on the rise of Virginia's militias just before the Revolution

https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/09/the-rise-of-virginia-independent-militia/?fbclid=IwAR1AvJbGIQdtKFTUEu6XyKJQmwUddt0GalRLjmq7ifNFNaTDbWXtpYiGBQ8 

Fusion Energy Is On The Way (Chapter 271...)

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/physicists-discover-how-to-safely-create-star-power-on-earth?rebelltitem=6#rebelltitem6 


We'll see.  There have been breathless announcements about the coming of fusion energy my entire life.  In the 1950's, the scientists predicted it would be in ten years; in the 1960's they predicted it would be in twenty years; in the 1970's they predicted it would be in thirty years.  In the 1980's they wised up and stopped predicting.  Then we had the mormons out in some school in Utah claiming they'd created "cold fusion" - and that went nowhere.  I'll believe it when I get my flying car...

Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus

 Published on this date in 1897.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus

Happy World Gratitude Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-gratitude-day/ 

Happy Birthday Henry Gibson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002099/ 

Happy Miniature Golf Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/miniature-golf-day 

Happy Devil's Nutting Day!

https://www.pattiwigington.com/sept-14-nutting-day/ 

40 Days Until Halloween!


 

Happy Birthday Bill Murray!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/ 

Happy Birthday Chuck Jones!

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

Happy Birthday H.G. Wells!

https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-G-Wells 

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Happy National Wife Appreciation Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/wife-appreciation-day-third-sunday-in-september/ 

Happy Birthday to the Phil Silvers Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1955.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047763/

Happy National Rum Punch Day!

http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/national-rum-punch-day/#axzz6XpvnpSrV 

Happy Birthday Firefly!

 Premiered on this date in 2002.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/

Happy Birthday Carolyne Mas!

https://carolynemas.com/ 

Happy Birthday Jay Ward!

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

Happy International Eat An Apple Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/international-eat-an-apple-day-third-saturday-in-september/#:~:text=Each%20third%20Saturday%20of%20September,world%20enjoy%20these%20delicious%20fruits. 

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Happy Birthday Monkey Business!

 Premiered on this date in 1931.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022158/

Happy Birthday to The Mary Tyler Moore Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1970.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065314/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday David McCallum!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564724/ 

Happy Birthday Bill Medley!

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

Happy Birthday Cass Elliot!

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

Happy Birthday Brook Benton!

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

Happy Birthday Brian Epstein!

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

Happy Birthday Charles Carroll!

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

Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!

http://talklikeapirate.com/wordpress/sample-page/ 

Friday, September 18, 2020

An article on Colorado's San Luis Valley

https://dgomag.com/contents/4371 


There's nothing new here, but it's a nice intro to the phenomena being claimed to occur in the region.



Happy Birthday Grayson Hall!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355621/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Fred Willard!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929609/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday to The Princess Bride!

 Premiered on this date in 1987.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday Jonny Quest!

 Premiered on this date in 1964.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057730/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday Greta Garbo!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001256/ 

Happy Respect Day!

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

Happy Birthday Dee Dee Ramone!

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

Happy Birthday George Read!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Read_(American_politician,_born_1733) 

Happy Birthday Leon Askin!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039169/ 

Happy Birthday to The Haunting!

 Premiered on this date in 1963.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/

Happy National Cheeseburger Day!

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

Happy Birthday June Foray!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004931/ 

Happy Birthday P.F. Sloan!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._F._Sloan 

Happy Birthday Alien Nation! (The TV Show)

 Premiered on this date in 1989.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096783/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

Happy Birthday WKRP!

 Premiered on this date in 1978.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077097/

Happy Birthday Eddie "Rochester" Anderson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%22Rochester%22_Anderson 

Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day

https://www.dpaa.mil/Families/Posters.aspx 

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Happy National Apple Dumpling Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-apple-dumpling-day-september-17/ 

Happy National Responsible Dog Ownership Day!

https://www.akc.org/sports/responsible-dog-ownership-days/ 

Happy National Monte Cristo Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-monte-cristo-day/#:~:text=On%20September%2017th%2C%20National%20Monte,fried%20ham%20and%20cheese%20sandwich. 

Happy Birthday James Smith!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Smith_(Pennsylvania_politician) 

Happy Citizenship Day!

https://www.loc.gov/law/help/commemorative-observations/constitution-day.php 

Happy Birthday Anne Bancroft!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000843/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Today is the anniversary of the Self-coronation of Emperor Norton I of US

http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/norton.html 


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

Happy Constitution day!

https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/civic-calendar/constitution-day-civic-holiday 

Happy Birthday Fee Waybill!

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

Happy Birthday Baron von Steuben!

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

Happy Birthday Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson!

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


https://www.elvira.com/

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Happy Birthday Bill Saluga!

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

Happy Birthday Shindig!

 Premiered on this date in 1964.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149523/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4

Happy Birthday Roddy McDowall!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001522/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 

Happy Working Parents Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-working-parents-day-september-16/#:~:text=On%20September%2016th%2C%20National%20Working,parents%20working%20outside%20the%20home. 

Happy Birthday UFO!

 Premiered on this date in 1970 (In the UK)


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063962/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy National Guacamole Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-guacamole-day-september-16/ 

Happy Birthday to The Outer Limits!

 Premiered on this date in 1963.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056777/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Happy Birthday Lauren Bacall!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000002/ 

Happy National Play Doh Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play-Doh 

Happy Birthday to Talking Heads '77!

 Released on this date in 1977.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads:_77

Today is the anniversary of Nixon appearing on Laugh In in 1968.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e9iWizfsm8 

Happy Birthday to A Fistful of Dollars!

 Premiered on this date in 1964.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058461/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday to The Bob Newhart Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1972.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068049/

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Life On Venus?

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/09/possible-sign-of-life-found-on-venus-phosphine-gas/#close 

The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Cthulhu Con are going online this year

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hplffpdx/stream-the-25th-h-p-lovecraft-film-festival-and-cthulhu-con?ref=ksr_email_user_new_project_from_creator_youve_backed 



(Thanks for the link, Nick!)

Happy Birthday Green Acres!

 Premiered on this date in 1965.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058808/

Happy Battle of Britain Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_Day#:~:text=Battle%20of%20Britain%20Day%20is,during%20the%20Battle%20of%20Britain. 

Happy Birthday Fay Wray!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942039/ 

Happy Felt Hat Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-felt-hat-day-september-15/#:~:text=On%20September%2015th%2C%20tip%20your,head%20protection%20worn%20throughout%20history. 

Happy Birthday John "Torgo" Reynolds!

https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/John_Reynolds 

Happy Birthday to The Lone Ranger!

 Premiered on this date in 1949.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041038/

Monday, September 14, 2020

Amerika

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-criminal-prosecution.html?fbclid=IwAR2h6qEWQVtGvHTa4kfiMJdBFo1FAm4e-mH-7ZsgUCE2wgVnXeGXnUuAbro 

Religion

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/09/14/defying-court-order-covid-denying-pastor-hosts-jam-packed-indoor-church-service/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2h6qEWQVtGvHTa4kfiMJdBFo1FAm4e-mH-7ZsgUCE2wgVnXeGXnUuAbro 

Happy Eat A Hoagie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-eat-a-hoagie-day-september-14/#:~:text=National%20Eat%20a%20Hoagie%20Day%20on%20September%2014th%20promotes%20a,of%20Italian%20or%20French%20bread. 

Happy Birthday Walter Koenig!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000479/ 

Happy Birthday Clayton Moore!

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

Happy Birthday Salem, Massachusetts!

 Founded on this date in 1628.


https://www.salem.org/

Happy Pig Face Day!

https://calendarcustoms.com/articles/pig-face-day/ 

Happy Birthday Fred "Sonic" Smith!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_%22Sonic%22_Smith 

Happy Holy Nut Day!

https://www.livinginseason.com/events/the-day-of-the-holy-nut/#:~:text=September%2014%2C%202019&text=In%20England%2C%20this%20is%20the,and%20the%20spells%20of%20witches. 

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Happy National Peanut Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-peanut-day-september-13/ 

Happy Birthday Andrew Pickens!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Pickens_(congressman) 

Happy Uncle Sam Day!

 His image was first used on this date in 1813.


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

Happy Birthday Grace of My Heart!

 Ppremiered on this date in 1996.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116442/

Happy Birthday "Yesterday"!

 Released on this date in 1965.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song)

Happy Birthday to the Star Spangled Banner!

 Composed on 9/13-914.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

Happy Birthday to The Muppet Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1976.


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

Happy National Fortune Cookie Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/fortune-cookie-day/ 

Today is National Pet Memorial Day

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pet-memorial-day-second-sunday-in-september/#:~:text=On%20the%20second%20Sunday%20in,part%20of%20the%20family%2C%20too. 

Happy National Grandparents Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/national-grandparents-day 

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Thomas Lipton's Grave

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sir-thomas-lipton-s-grave?utm_source=Gastro+Obscura+Weekly+E-mail&utm_campaign=2a6a651c3a-GASTRO_+EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2418498528-2a6a651c3a-67137713 

Happy Happy Pepperoni Pizza Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/pepperoni-pizza-day-september-20/ 

Happy Birthday Rat Patrol!

 premiered on this date in 1966.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060018/

Happy National Chocolate Milkshake Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-chocolate-milkshake-day-september-12/ 

Happy Birthday Caleb Brewster!

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

Happy Birthday Gerry Beckley!

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

Happy Birthday to The Monkees! (The TV show)

 Premiered on this date in 1966.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060010/

Happy Birthday H.L. Mencken!

https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-L-Mencken 

Happy Defenders Day!

https://www.nps.gov/fomc/planyourvisit/defenders-day.htm 

Friday, September 11, 2020

Isn't this how The Matrix begins?

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/facebook-artificial-intelligence-ai-chatbot-new-language-research-openai-google-a7869706.html?utm_content=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3QHAil9ZiqcsAEfiE_3rEpwVwNO2IbKqn62cZEYoaGwWiw1lTrb19HZtw#Echobox=1599748562 

Droen flights over nuclear power plants

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/09/07/dozens-more-drone-incursions-over-us-nuclear-power-plants-revealed/#3e7ac06d6296 


This is disturbing...

Happy Birthday Roxann Dawson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206259/ 

Happy Birthday to The Wild The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle!

 Released on this day in 1973.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild,_the_Innocent_%26_the_E_Street_Shuffle

Happy Birthday Herbert Lom!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007042/ 

Today is Patriot Day

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

Happy Birthday to The Carol Burnette Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1967.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061240/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday Danger Man!

 Premiered on this date in 1960, (in the UK)


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053496/

Today is the anniversary of Ringo replacing Pete best in the Beatles in 1962.

 https://rockmusicrevival.com/2019/03/29/what-ringo-has-to-say-about-replacing-pete-best/

50 Days Until Halloween!


 

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Today is the anniversary of the beheading of Mike The Headless Chicken in 1945

https://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/mike 

Happy Birthday Marie Laveau!

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

Happy Birthday to The X Files!

 Premiered on this date in 1993.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106179/

Happy Birthday Raymond Scott!

https://www.raymondscott.net/ 

Happy Birthday to the Lincoln Highway!

 Opened on this date in 1913.


https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/

Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Foods of the Revolutionary War.

https://www.ranker.com/list/what-people-ate-during-american-revolution/genevieve-carlton?utm_source=sendgrid_newsletter&utm_medium=WeirdHistory&utm_campaign=Active 

An interesting article about SETI and possible contact

https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2020/08/31/what-if-seti-finds-something-then-what/ 

The ultimate test of quantum physics

https://thenextweb.com/insights/2020/09/01/thought-experiment-shows-how-we-might-be-at-the-mercy-of-quantum-jerks-from-another-universe/ 

Nice article on current research into the EM Drive - a possible space propulsion system

https://www.wired.com/story/a-mythical-form-of-space-propulsion-finally-gets-a-real-test/ 

Articles about the Dogman of Wisconsin

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/09/thoughts-on-the-dogman-phenomenon-part-1/ 


https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/09/thoughts-on-the-dogman-phenomenon-part-2/

Happy Birthday Angela Cartwright!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142145/ 

Today is the anniversary of the Suffolk Resolves of 1774

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_Resolves#:~:text=The%20Suffolk%20Resolves%20was%20a,the%20Intolerable%20Acts%20were%20repealed. 

Happy Birthday Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In!

 Premiered on this date in 1967.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062601/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday George of the Jungle!

 Premiered on this date in 1967.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061256/

Happy Birthday Imagine!

 Released on this date in 1971.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_album)

Happy Birthday to The Amazing Johnathan!

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

Happy Birthday Doug Ingle!

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

Happy Teddy Bear Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/september-9-2019-national-teddy-bear-day-national-boss-employee-exchange-day-national-wiener-schnitzel-day-care-bears-share-your-care-day/#:~:text=On%20September%209th%2C%20Care%20Bears,feelings%20and%20caring%20for%20others. 

Happy Birthday Otis Redding!

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

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

A nice article on foreign volunteers in the American Revolution

https://allthingsliberty.com/2020/09/volunteer-overload-foreign-support-of-the-american-cause-prior-to-the-french-alliance/ 

Mark Twain's impressions of DC

https://boundarystones.weta.org/2014/10/20/impressions-washington-gilded-age-1873?fbclid=IwAR2WB4haDloRh_sWnYj5JXAJCwNoeaLn0KZW-dXfrLq0G1jhruN1zDqnhXE 

Happy International Literacy Day!

https://www.un.org/en/observances/literacy-day 

Happy Birthday Martin Freeman!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293509/ 

Happy Birthday Patsy Cline!

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

Happy Birthday Sid Caesar!

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

Happy Birthday Star Trek!

 Premiered on this date in 1966.


https://www.startrek.com/

Happy Birthday Peter Sellers!

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

Monday, September 07, 2020

Headline of the Day

https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/jimmy-macdonald-of-albany-was-rescued-from-lake-george-by-paulist-fathers-priests-on-a-floating-tiki-bar/5850670/?fbclid=IwAR2mIldwqrgMAiUgmiIYyPyiUFOYX0OI4wmWbrQmGcsJzL-RGienpshNp2o 



(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Today is the anniversary of the first submarine attack in 1776

https://mholloway63.wordpress.com/2014/09/07/what-happened-on-september-7th-worlds-first-submarine-attack/#:~:text=On%20September%207%2C%201776%2C%20during,of%20a%20submarine%20in%20warfare. 

Happy Acorn Squash Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-acorn-squash-day-september-7/ 

Happy Birthday Mira Furlan!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001245/ 

Happy Birthday Grandma Moses!

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

Happy Birthday John Polidori!

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

Happy Birthday Chrissie Hynde!

https://chrissiehynde.com/ 

Happy Birthday Buddy Holly!

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

Happy Birthday Ronnie Gilbert!

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

Sunday, September 06, 2020

Happy Read A Book Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-read-book-day/ 

Happy Birthday Paul Roland!

https://www.paulroland.net/ 


https://paul-roland.bandcamp.com/

Happy Birthday to The Phantom of the Opera! (the 1925 film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016220/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 

Happy Birthday Max Schreck!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0775180/ 

Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley!

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

Happy Birthday Marquis de Lafayette!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette 

Saturday, September 05, 2020

Amerika

https://www.alternet.org/2020/09/expert-on-the-radical-right-warns-that-vigilantes-are-preparing-to-launch-a-coup/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5401 

A nice article about Dark Shadows

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/arts/television/dark-shadows-stream.html?referringSource=articleShare 


(Thanks for the link, Karen!)

Happy Birthday Second Hand Lions!

 Premiered on this date in 2003.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327137/

Happy Scottish Food & Fortnight Week!

https://fooddrinkfort.scot/ 

Happy National Cheese Pizza Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cheese-pizza-day-september-5/ 

Happy Birthday Al Stewart!

https://alstewart.com/ 

Happy Birthday Diana Quinn!

http://www.trufax.com/trufaxmem.html 

Happy Birthday Bob Newhart!

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

Happy International Bacon Day!

https://bacon.fandom.com/wiki/International_Bacon_Day 

Friday, September 04, 2020

A new film about guitarist Danny Gatton!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/a-years-in-the-making-tribute-to-danny-gatton-and-his-distinctive-sound-finally-hits-the-screen/2020/09/01/6752c8b6-e865-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html?hpid=hp_gog-left-8-12_gog-feed-2%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans&fbclid=IwAR3R1v0r_RZHSFR_HECmAzqXwKszfaJ6JFd0c3J-8dIlswy68jo6_SQ-BFI 

Thursday, September 03, 2020

An old story of a poltergeist in Baltimore

https://www.paranormalstudy.com/the-baltimore-poltergeist/ 

Happy Birthday Clare Kramer

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004456/ 

Happy National Welsh Rarebit Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-welsh-rarebit-day-september-3/ 

Today is the anniversary of the Treaty of Paris - signed in 1783

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)#:~:text=The%20Treaty%20of%20Paris%2C%20signed,ended%20the%20American%20Revolutionary%20War.&text=Details%20included%20fishing%20rights%20and%20restoration%20of%20property%20and%20prisoners%20of%20war. 

Happy International Cabernet Day!

https://travellingcorkscrew.com.au/blog/international-wine-days/ 

Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Happy Birthday Victor Spinetti!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818920/ 

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Happy Birthday Lily Tomlin!

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

Happy Birthday Lara Pulver!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3091498/