Weirdness

Monday, November 30, 2020

Happy Birthday Dad

 You are missed.

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Fusion - again...

https://futurism.com/mit-researchers-fusion-reactor-very-likely-work?fbclid=IwAR0YSROE6k-W6eGXhk6M3gmf3lTru72pI0M77nR3OTXD9I5pxABLvK4m3sw 


You'll pardon my cynicism.  In the 1950's, the "experts" said we were ten years away from fusion energy.  In the 1960's they said we were twenty years away.  In the 1970's, we were now thirty years away.  In the the 1980's they finally wised up and stopped predicting.  I'm still waiting for the flying car I was supposed to get in 2001.  



A Wizard during WWII?

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/11/a-psychic-wizard-stalin-and-a-historical-mystery/ 

Astrology and WWII

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/11/the-bonkers-astrology-battle-of-world-war-ii/ 

Happy Birthday Anna Faris!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0267506/ 

Happy Birthday Denny Doherty!

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

Happy Birthday Stan Rogers!

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

Happy Birthday Phil Proctor!

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

Happy Birthday to I Want To Hold Your Hand!

 Released (in the UK) on this date in 1963.


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

Happy Birthday Lauren German!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314514/ 

Happy Lemon Cream Pie Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-lemon-cream-pie-day/ 

Happy Birthday Felix Cavaliere!

https://www.felixcavalieremusic.com/ 

Happy Birthday Rocky & Friends!

 Premiered on this date in 1959.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052507/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Happy Birthday Aimee Garcia!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305083/ 

Today is the anniversary of the Alice's Restaurant Massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Restaurant 

Happy Birthday Jon Stewart!

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

Happy Birthday Berry Gordy!

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

Friday, November 27, 2020

Happy National Day of Listening!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day-of-listening-day-after-thanksgiving/#:~:text=On%20the%20day%20after%20Thanksgiving,the%20value%20our%20stories%20hold. 

Happy National Craft Jerky Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-craft-jerky-day-november-27/#:~:text=National%20Craft%20Jerky%20Day%2C%20on,jerky%20fans%20the%20world%20over. 

Happy Maize Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/maize-day-day-after-thanksgiving/ 

Happy Birthday Jimi Hendrix!

https://www.jimihendrix.com/ 

Happy You're Welcome Day!

http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/yourewelcomeday.htm 

Happy Sink Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sinkie-day/#:~:text=It's%20the%20day%20after%20Thanksgiving,What%20does%20all%20this%20mean%3F 

Happy Native American Heritage Day!

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

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Art Buchwald's Thanksgiving Story

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/le-grande-thanksgiving/2011/11/18/gIQA2nerYN_story.html 


Art Buchwald was a famous political satirist in his day, and one of the more noted members of DC society.  He was a favorite of my Father's, who got me reading the columns back in fifth grade.  

For decades, the Washington Post published this story every Thanksgiving, up to Buchwald's death.  I will continue that tradition.

Happy National Cake Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cake-day-november-26/ 

Happy Birthday Artemas Ward!

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

Happy Birthday Charles Schulz!

https://schulzmuseum.org/about-schulz/schulz-biography/ 

Happy Birthday Tina Turner!

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

Happy Birthday to Anarchy In The UK!

 Released on this date in 1976.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94DNV6oM8HU

Happy Birthday Casablanca!

 Premiered on this date in 1942.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkL9l7qovsE

Happy National Turkey Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird) 

Happy Thanksgiving!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving#In_the_United_States 

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Can Sabrina be saved?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1ZTKc35Q0g 

Happy National Eat With A Friend Day!

https://training.mmlearn.org/blog/national-eat-with-a-friend-day-social-eating-and-senior-wellness#:~:text=National%20Eat%20With%20a%20Friend%20Day%3A%20Social%20Eating%20and%20Senior%20Wellness,-By%20mmLearn.org&text=Social%20isolation%20and%20poor%20nutrition,%2C%22%20celebrated%20every%20November%2025th. 

Happy Birthday Robert Townsend!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Townsend_(spy) 

Happy Birthday Percy Sledge!

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

Happy NYC Evacuation Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York) 

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Happy Birthday Dwight Schultz!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776239/ 

Happy Birthday Mystery Science Theater 3000!

 Premiered on this date in 1988.


https://mst3k.com/

Happy Birthday Forrest Ackerman!

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

Monday, November 23, 2020

A nice article about performer Lux Interior

https://pleasekillme.com/lux-interior/?fbclid=IwAR0BngrqZ8psw2f8fKUnVX7ajRWMf5ikqt3RiA0LFCP1NCmRfGNEZw6GLrA 

Happy Birthday John Dehner!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215000/ 

Happy Birthday John Newland!

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Newlands 

Happy National Cashew Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cashew-day-november-23/ 

Happy Birthday Denise Crosby!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000344/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy National Cashew Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cashew-day-november-23/ 

Happy Birthday Boris Karloff!

http://www.karloff.com/ 

Happy Birthday Harpo!

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

Happy Birthday William Moultrie!

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

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Some simple techniques to use when ghost hunting

https://www.paranormalstudy.com/five-forgotten-techniques-for-budget-ghost-hunting/ 

I would also mention thoroughly reviewing the history of the site before beginning any personal investigation.  

Happy Birthday Scarlett Johansson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424060/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Robert Vaughn!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001816/ 

Happy Birthday to the Phil Spector Christmas Album!

 Released on this date in 1963.


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

Happy Birthday Steve van Zandt!

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

Happy Birthday Terry Gilliam!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416/ 

Happy Birthday to the White Album!

 Released on this date in 1968.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_(album)

Happy Stir-Up Sunday!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stir-up_Sunday 

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Happy World Hello Day!

http://www.worldhelloday.org/ 

Happy Stuffing Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-stuffing-day/#:~:text=Make%20no%20bones%20about%20it,we%20celebrate%20National%20Stuffing%20Day! 

Happy Birthday Goldie Hawn!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000443/ 

Happy Gingerbread Cookie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-gingerbread-cookie-day-november-21/#:~:text=National%20Gingerbread%20Cookie%20Day%20on,rolling%20pin%20and%20cookie%20cutters. 

Happy Birthday Alexander Siddig!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796502/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 

Happy Birthday to The Shadow of the Thin Man!

 Premiered on this date in 1941.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034172/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday to The Thin Man Goes Home

 Premiered on this date in 1944.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037365/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday Ingrid Pitt!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685839/ 

Happy National Stuffing Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-stuffing-day/#:~:text=Make%20no%20bones%20about%20it,we%20celebrate%20National%20Stuffing%20Day! 

Happy Birthday Joseph Plumb Martin!

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

Happy Birthday Josiah Bartlett!

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

Friday, November 20, 2020

Happy World Children's Day!

https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-childrens-day 

Happy Birthday Dick Smothers!

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

Happy Absurdity Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/national-absurdity-day#:~:text=Embrace%20the%20absurd%20and%20the,widely%20studied%20and%20written%20about. 

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Happy Birthday to Rocky & Bullwinkle !

 Premiered on this date in 1959.

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

Happy Birthday Dick Cavett!

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

Happy Birthday Terry Farrell!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000395/ 

Happy World Philosophy Day!

https://www.un.org/en/events/philosophyday/ 

Happy Birthday George Rogers Clark!

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

Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day!

https://www.beaujolaisnouveauday.com/ 

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Happy National Apple Cider Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/apple-cider-day/ 

Happy Birthday Alan Shepard!

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

Happy Birthday Imogene Coca!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168042/ 

Happy Birthday Christmas Story!

 Premiered on this date in 1983.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/

Happy Occult Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/occultday.htm 

Happy Birthday Graham Parker!

https://www.grahamparker.net/Home.html 

Happy International Zinfandel Day!

https://zinfandel.org/events/national-zinfandel-day-2/ 

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Happy Birthday Tom Ellis!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255124/ 

Happy Birthday to Another Thin Man!

 Premiered on this date in 1939.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031047/

Happy Take A Hike Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-take-a-hike-day/#:~:text=National%20Take%20a%20Hike%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20November%2017%2C%202020 

Happy Birthday to the Star Wars Holiday Special!

 Premiered (and only shown once) on this date in 1978.  Perhaps the worst network TV special of all time.  Highly recommended!


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

Happy Homemade Bread Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-homemade-bread-day-november-17/ 

Happy Birthday Gordon Lightfoot!

http://www.gordonlightfoot.com/ 

Happy Birthday Duck Soup!

Premiered on this date in 1933.  My favorite Marx Brothers film. 


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023969/

Happy Birthday Peter Cook!

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

Monday, November 16, 2020

Happy Birthday Burgess Meredith !

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

Happy Hecate Night!

https://aminoapps.com/c/pagans-witches/page/blog/night-of-hecate/5BzL_YNMhVua2glzZwxmx1ao87Pw4xEJN8k 

Happy Dutch American Heritage Day!

https://www.wmdutch-americanheritage.com/ 

Happy Birthday Robert Beltran!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000296/ 

Sunday, November 15, 2020

A nice article about fringe linguistics

https://knowablemagazine.org/article/society/2020/fact-or-fantasy-tales-linguistic-fringe 

Happy Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-clean-out-your-refrigerator-day-november-15/ 

Happy Birthday William Hope Hodgson!

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

Today is the anniversary of Articles of Confederation being approved by Congress in 1777

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

Happy Birthday Frida Lyngstad!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anni-Frid_Lyngstad 

Happy Birthday Jack Burns!

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

Happy Birthday to A Night At The Opera!

 Premiered on this date in 1935.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026778/

Happy Birthday Petula Clark!

https://www.petulaclark.net/ 

Saturday, November 14, 2020

The Mystery of Jeffrey Lash

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/11/conspiracies-spies-aliens-and-the-mysterious-death-of-jeffrey-lash/ 

Beautiful Steampunk Spiders!

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/peter-szucsy-steampunk-spiders/?fbclid=IwAR0yfwYocfLy7LgUVETWXGUaaTn_OaPlOMBBPJ3Gw16yrXOWr4hpTi2L2yE 


(Thanks for the link, Nancy!)

Happy National Pickle Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pickle-day-november-14/ 

Happy Birthday Louise Brooks!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000315/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Veronica Lake!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000043/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Friday, November 13, 2020

Happy Birthday John de Lancie!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0209496/ 

Happy Sadie Hawkins Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/sadie-hawkins-day 

Happy Birthday Jack Elam!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001181/ 

Happy Birthday Whoopi Goldberg!

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

Happy Birthday Robert Louis Stevenson!

http://robert-louis-stevenson.org/ 

Happy World Kindness Day!

https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/world-kindness-day 

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Happy National Pizza With The Works Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pizza-with-the-works-except-anchovies-day-november-12/ 

Happy Birthday Booker T. Jones!

https://bookert.com/ 

Happy Birhtday Molly Pitcher! (Margaret Corbin)

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/margaret-cochran-corbin 

Happy Birthday Neil Young!

https://neilyoungarchives.com/ 


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

Happy Birthday Max Grodenchik!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342858/ 

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Happy Veterans Day!

https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp 

Happy National Sundae Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-sundae-day-november-11/ 

Happy Birthday Marshall Crenshaw!

http://marshallcrenshaw.com/ 

Happy Birthday Jonathan Winters!

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

Happy Birthday Jonathan Haraden!

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

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Happy World Science Day for Peace and Development!

https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-science-day 

Happy Birthday to Laporta's Restaurant!

 One of my faves.  Opened on this date in 1986.


http://www.laportas.net/

Happy Birthday Kiernan Shipka!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2215143/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 

Happy Birthday Russell Johnson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426157/ 

Happy Birthday George Fenneman!

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

Happy Birthday Ennio Morricone!

http://www.enniomorricone.org/ 

Happy Birthday Lord Sutch!

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

Happy Birthday Carl Stalling!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_W._Stalling 

Happy Birthday Claude Rains!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001647/ 

Happy Young Readers Day!

https://www.cute-calendar.com/event/young-readers-day/37446.html#:~:text=Young%20Readers%20Day%20takes%20place,to%20them%20and%20with%20them. 

Monday, November 09, 2020

Dark Shadows beauty pageants

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vampire-ghost-beauty-pageant-dark-shadows?fbclid=IwAR3wx9N9ZQ8K52Cl0PwWZ-wyn6iaMVXc7Th2GmC69x_il-gOuuMtfTWCYac 

A nice article about Werner Herzog's remake of Nosferatu

https://www.cbr.com/werner-herzog-nosferatu-remake-scarier-than-ever/?fbclid=IwAR0Xtq0C0pO9ZaCrtqmHVHoLjFDyLgriwrBuG-DBk5AGPdCm4Ep4GvAbowY 

Happy Birthday Robert Duncan McNeill!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000536/ 

Today is the date of McCartney's death in 1966

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

Today is the anniversary (or will be) of the Khitomer Massacre of 2346

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Khitomer_Massacre 

Happy Birthday Hedy Lamarr!

https://www.hedylamarr.com/ 

Happy Chaos Never Dies Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/chaos-never-dies-day#:~:text=Then%20Chaos%20Never%20Dies%20Day,that%20it%20will%20never%20die. 

Happy Birthday Louie Louie! (the version by the Kingsmen)

 Released on this date in 1963.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZJ4ESU52U

Sunday, November 08, 2020

Wooly mammoth sightings in the modern era

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/11/bizarre-cases-of-real-woolly-mammoth-sightings/ 

The Satan's Helper website legend

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/11/the-bizarre-tale-of-the-haunted-website/ 

Today is Remembrance Sunday (in the UK)

https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/remembrance-sunday 

Happy Birthday Joe Flynn!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283499/ 

Happy Something Bold Day!

http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/cooksomethingboldday.htm 

Happy Birthday Rickie Lee Jones!

https://www.rickieleejones.com/ 

Happy Birthday Bram Stoker!

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

Saturday, November 07, 2020

The soundtrack to Manos is available!

https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/manos-the-hands-of-fate-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-lp?variant=32618173300868&utm_source=Facebook_Desktop_Feed&utm_medium=Social%20Media&utm_campaign=Interest%20Prospecting&utm_content=Ad%20-%20DPA%20Product%20Carousel&utm_term=Music%2FHorror%20%2B%20Gaming%20(Men%2C%2020-65%2B)&fbclid=IwAR3dUItqVLRtbgXnMcvBbRieJYaL1bSdRijIZuPc1GOpOUeaEW4jldXI27M 

Happy Bison Day!

http://www.ambisonsociety.org/Buffalo-Treaty-2nd-Anniversary.aspx 

Happy Birthday Johnny Rivers!

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

Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell!

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

Happy International Merlot Day!

https://wineadventurejournal.com/event/international-merlot-day-2020/#:~:text=International%20Merlot%20Day%20is%20an,Occurs%20annually%20on%20November%207th. 

Today is International Stand Up To Bullying Day

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

Friday, November 06, 2020

A documentary about Danny Gatton is coming out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDRYlHSjw0&feature=emb_title 


https://www.thehumblermovie.com/merch/


A legend among DC locals and professional  musicians.



(Thanks for the links, Perry!)

Happy Birthday Kelly Rutherford!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005393/ 

Happy National Nachos Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-nachos-day-november-6/ 

Happy Birthday Trace Beaulieu!

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

Happy Birthday Jonathan Harris!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364893/ 

Thursday, November 05, 2020

A nice article about Richard O'Brien of Rocky Horror fame

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/nov/05/richard-obrien-interview-rocky-horror-trans-crack-stroke-70s?utm_term=c2806a1c4a579e52bc1c11fa4227d122&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email 


(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

A nice article about the game Monopoly, and Atlantic City

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monopoly-atlantic-city-abandoned?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8906021c9e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-8906021c9e-64536349&mc_cid=8906021c9e&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb 

Voyager 2 is still going!

https://www.inverse.com/science/voyager-2-finally-phones-home?fbclid=IwAR1ogfES-8TEYHbp-fXGyRYa_qNhCY2knz_6gPbE-7tTDd2oZiF3TiuWqjg 

Happy Birthday Armin Shimerman!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001734/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 

Happy Birthday Natalie Schafer!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769791/ 

Happy Birthday Manos!

 Premiered on this date in 1966.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060666/

Happy Birthday Art Garfunkel!

https://www.artgarfunkel.com/ 

Happy Birthday Peter Noone!

https://peternoone.com/ 

Happy Devil's Stone Day!

https://calendarcustoms.com/articles/turning-the-devils-stone/ 

Happy Birthday John Glover!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glover_(general) 

Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

https://www.history.com/news/guy-fawkes-day-a-brief-history 

Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Swedish funeral candies

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/swedish-funeral-confectionery?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d1a31b1898-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-d1a31b1898-64536349&mc_cid=d1a31b1898&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb 

Seven libraries you can tour online

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/7-libraries-you-can-visit-from-home?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d1a31b1898-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-d1a31b1898-64536349&mc_cid=d1a31b1898&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb 

All that you wanted to know about wombat butts

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/nov/04/wombats-deadly-bums-how-they-use-their-skull-crushing-rumps-to-fight-play-and-flirt?utm_term=de7ab8186e4aabda7796bf292d4dc8a5&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email 



(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Happy National Mustard Day!

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/54637/54637-h/54637-h.htm 

Happy National Candy Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-candy-day-november-4/ 

Happy King Tut Day!

https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/Activities-to-Celebrate-King-Tut-Day.shtml#:~:text=On%20November%204%2C%20people%20all,of%20mystery%20was%20finally%20opened. 

Happy Birthday Chris Difford!

https://chrisdifford.com/ 

Alice went through the Looking Glass on this date in 1871

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking-Glass 

Today is Waiting For The Barbarians Day

https://whatnationalday.com/date/11-04-2017 

Happy Birthday Will Rogers!

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

Tuesday, November 03, 2020

Happy Give Someone A Dollar Day!

https://www.worldnationaldays.com/give-someone-a-dollar-today-day/#:~:text=Give%20Someone%20a%20Dollar%20Today%20Day%202020,on%20Tuesday%2C%20November%203%2C%202020 

Happy Cliche Day!

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

Happy National Sandwich Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-sandwich-day-november-3/ 

Happy Birthday Kevin Murphy!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Murphy_(actor) 

Happy Birthday Lulu!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu_(singer) 

Happy Birthday to the Dream Syndicates "Days of Wine & Roses"!

 Released on this date in 1982.


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

Monday, November 02, 2020

A nice article about the Little A'Le'Inn

https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/why-the-first-female-brewers-look-a-lot-like-witches 

Oreos are safe

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/oreo-constructs-vault-to-protect-cookies-from-asteroid?fbclid=IwAR2v9He9nhq7Zc9SDg4oNrJcz-dJLSaP5B9wQkWdxpJU6-Ej26gnTqhAWkc 

Happy Birthday Emile Bayard!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Bayard 

Today is the anniversary of the start of the Great Emu War

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

Happy Cookie Monster Day!

https://www.checkiday.com/a8ba8a19b5bf6d7451713aba82879ba2/cookie-monster-day 

Happy National Deviled Eggs Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-deviled-egg-day-november-2/ 

Sunday, November 01, 2020

Happy National Sushi Day!

https://dureeandcompany.com/international-sushi-day-vs-national-sushi-day-celebrate-both/ 

Happy Birthday Edward van Sloan!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888000/ 

Happy Birthday Kinkster!

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

Happy National Family Literacy Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-family-literacy-day-november-1/ 

Happy Calan Gaeaf!

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

Happy National Deep Fried Clams Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-deep-fried-clams-day-november-1/ 

Happy Birthday Jim Steinman!

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

Happy Birthday Dan Peek!

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