Live from the Neon Matrix

Pots and Pans Cycle

2010-01-11T05:42:00.000-08:00

It's Monday, suck it up and get after it...

January is Clean Up Your Computer Month...top rack dishwasher safe...plus you want to make room for all the new smut and porn you're gonna download this year...

This week is Cuckoo Dancing Week...seriously, I don't make this stuff up...we're also in the middle of "Someday We'll Laugh About This" Week...most likely about all the Cuckoo Dancing crap...

Today is International Thank You Day...thanks again, I'll be here all week, don't forget to try your waitress and tip the veal...

On this day in:

1908: The Grand Canyon National Monument is created...could you imagine them trying to do that now? Bwahahaha...

1919: Romania annexes Transylvania...something like that is just too cool to not mention...seriously, you know, Transylvania...

1964: The US Surgeon General publishes a report saying that smoking may be hazardous to your health...could you imagine if they tried to do that today??? Bwahahahaha....

Today's birthdays:

1946- Naomi Judd...momma of the Judds...always had a thing for Ashley...
1971- Mary J. Blige...R&B Grammy winner...wouldn't know her if I tripped over her...
1972- Amanda Peet...actress of some type...don't think I've ever seen her...

"A dead end street is a good place to turn around."
Naomi Judd

Also a good place to avoid drive-bys...

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

Take a bath, bubbles

2010-01-08T13:05:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday...see that wasn't so hard now, was it?

January is Breadmachine Baking Month...remember to bake your breadmachine to an internal temperature of 275 degrees...

This week is National Thank Your Customers Week...thanks everyone...

Today is National Bubble Bath Day...as well as National Show and Tell Day at Work...somehow these two could work out together...somehow...

On this day in:

1835: The United States national debt is 0, for the only time...OK, seriously folks...
2002: President G-Dubya signs into law the "No Child Left Behind Act"...and then goes on vacation and leaves them home alone...
2005: The nuclear sub USS San Francisco runs into an undersea mountain at full speed..."Hey! Watch out for that...oh, never mind..."

Today's birthdays:

1935- Elvis Presley...he'd be 75 today...and probably still playing Vegas...
1942- Stephen Hawking...does not play Vegas...
1947- David Bowie...should be playing Vegas...

"I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously."
David Bowie

I'm sorry, were you saying something?

Have a nice day; now get back to work

Once more, with feeling

2010-01-07T09:05:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Thursday...

January is Book Blitz Month...I blitzed my books by getting rid of all of them...no, I didn't build a bonfire...

This is National Silent Record Week...shhhh.....

Today is I'm Not Going to Take it Anymore Day, as well as Organize Your Home Day...because I'm not gonna take this messy house anymore...

On this day in:

1598 Boris Godunov becomes Tsar of Russia...because he was Godunov enough, smart enough, and dog-gone it, people liked him...

1782 The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens...only to need TARP funds within a year...

1999 The impeachment of President Bill Clinton begins...remember when Presidents used to just lie about a sloppy BJ in the Oval Office?

Today's birthdays:

1964 Nicolas Cage...we'll forgive him for running through the woods in a bear suit...
1957 Katie Couric...mean old Katie stumping poor Sarah...
1956 David Caruso...don't make him whip off the sunglasses...
1948 Kenny Loggins...easy listening song writer, got married in the nude up at Tahoe...

"I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion." Nicolas Cage

Well, allrightythen...

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

Quit Cryin'

2009-10-19T12:59:00.000-07:00

It's Monday, get over it...

October is Go Hog Wild-Eat Ham Month...sausage, bacon, ham, chops...it's all hog...it's all good...

Tomorrow ends National Kids Care Week and National School Lunch Week...if you care about your kids, don't let them eat school lunch...give them ham...

Today is National Evaluate Your Life Day...yehrite...evaluate this, mofo...

On this day in:

202 BC: Scipio beat Hannibal's ass like a rented mule...and his elephants too...

1812 and 1813: Napoleon got his ass beat...same day in two years in two battles...take the hint shorty...

Today's birthdays:

1937- Peter Max...painter in the Psychedelic 60's...think Yellow Submarine...
1945- John Lithgow...diverse...
1962- Evander Holyfield...he and Tyson made nice on Oprah the other day...

"The '60s were an amazing time."
Peter Max

Like anyone can remember them...

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

Resistance was futile

2009-10-16T16:08:00.000-07:00

Back to the Borg collective to make some scratch. We'll see how long it'll take me to make a stash to take more time off.

A mind of its own

2009-10-15T15:59:00.000-07:00

The interweb obviously has a mind of its own. Most certainly a sentient consciousness that is hell bent to thwart my attempts to sync everything together. Although it seems that part of the problem is the rate at which rss feeds are sent out and when some of the other apps do the same. So I'm going to see how long this post takes to show up.

That sync-ing feeling

2009-10-15T11:07:00.000-07:00

Blogger, twitter, myspace, facebook and tumblr all want to sync with each other, but they don't do it seemlessly. So I'll be making a few posts today to try and work out the problems. Hopefully I can find the right combo to get everything working together.

The Hopkin's Workout

2009-10-15T07:38:00.001-07:00

It's Thursday...almost there...

October is Dog Service Month...make sure to service your dog regularly...

This week is Pet Peeve Week...if you don't service your dog; your pet will be peeved...

Today is National Grouch Day...your dog will be grouchy if you don't service it...

On this day in:

1582: Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15...let's do the Time Warp...
1880: Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists...apparently not that great...

Today's birthdays:

1937- Anthony Hopkins...so tell me Clarisse, did you wish him a happy birthday?
1942- Penny Marshall...Laverne and Shirley was painful to watch, but she made one hell of a director...
1959- Emeril Lagasse...BAM!

"I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette."

Anthony Hopkins

My kinda workout...

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

What happens if I press this button?

2009-10-14T19:19:00.000-07:00

OK, so you can sync lots of things together...

I have my Twitter and Myspace sync'd...and my blog sync'd with Twitter...and my blog rss feed to my Tumblr...and my Tumblr to my Facebook...and my Facebook to Twitter...

So if everyone did that I'm wondering if the system might get into some sort of feedback loop...

Since this is my first post after syncing everything together, when I click "Publish Post" I just might bring down the whole internet...a chance I'm willing to take...

Here goes nothing...

Friday Follies...

2009-10-09T12:32:00.001-07:00

Happy Friday...

October is Alternate History Month...in my alternate history I'm as rich as Bill Gates and much better looking...

We are in the middle of Mental Illness Awareness Week...after I'm done posting I'm upping my dose of Depakote and taking a Haldol chaser...

Today is Leif Erickson Day...the man who really discovered America first...

On this day in:

1003: Leif Erikson lands in L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada, becoming the first known European to reach North America...see, told ya...
1635: Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he speaks out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land...obviously not a Republican...
1992: A 13 kilogram (est.) fragment of the Peekskill meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York; destroying the family's 1980 Chevrolet Malibu...I bet they didn't have insurance on it...

Today's birthdays:

1952- Sharon Osbourne...the secret to Ozzie's success...
1954- Scott Bakula...of Quantum Leap and Enterprise fame...
1953- Tony Shalhoub...of Monk and Jack Jeebs fame...

"To my fellow nominees, whoever they are - I'm not that familiar with their work - I just want to say, there's always next year - except, you know, for Ray Romano."
Tony Shalhoub

That's funny, I don't care who you are...

Have a nice weekend, have a nice day; now get back to work...

Now then, where was I?

2009-10-08T09:32:00.000-07:00

Ah yes, I remember now...

October is Anti-Boredom Month...good old Auntie Boredom, always was a little odd...how the hell can you be bored, you're reading this blog...

This is World Space Week...so all you Space Cadets celebrate...

Today is Farmer's Day and Loveable Lawyers Day...the thread is "purveyor of agro-chemicals that some lawyer would love to sue you over"...that'll do...

On this day in:

1582: Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain...but I'd still have made a blog on that day...
1856: The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River...the spice must flow...

Today's birthdays:

1939- Paul Hogan...Crocodile Dundee fame...haven't seen him in a while...
1943- Chevy Chase...he's Chevy Chase, and you're not...which means you're probably funny...
1949- Sigourney Weaver...looked good fighting space monsters in her undies...
1970- Matt Damon...the dude is a total stud...I wanna have his love baby...

"I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good."

Chevy Chase

Can't argue with that...

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

Eh, on second thought...

2009-09-30T08:15:00.000-07:00

Yeah OK, never mind...wasn't working out like I planned, so we're back to the normal format...rejoice you lucky, lucky people...

Today is the last day of September so let's do a recap...

September had such notable monthly observances such as Baby Safety Month...be safe and you won't have any...Great American Breakfast Month...an American Continental Breakfast being a cup of coffee, a donut and a cigarette...and of course International Gay Square Dance Month...really, I don't make this stuff up...

We had such weekly celebrations like National Tools of the Trade Week...don't be a tool...Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week...they always let you get away with stuff...

And Daily Holidays like Emma M. Nutt Day...the first telephone operator...Be Late for Something Day...got that covered...and yesterday was National Ham Day AND National Pancake Day...nice combo...

Some interesting September facts for you:

September begins on the same day of the week as December every year, because there are 91 days separating September and December, which is a multiple of seven (the amount of days in the week)...now that's some heavy trivia...

In 1752, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar. In the British Empire that year, September 2 was immediately followed by September 14...I've done that, passed out one day and woke up 12 days later...never did find my shoes...

Today's birthdays:

1931- Angie Dickinson...seriously smackable in her day...
1957- Fran Drescher...I'd hit it as long as she didn't talk...
1971- Jenna Elfman...Dharma and Greg hottie...

"I like writing better. Because I don't have to wear makeup, I don't have to be thin, and I don't have to remember lines."

Fran Drescher

Same reason I do it...

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

Format change up

2009-09-29T09:12:00.000-07:00

I'm going to try something a bit different for a while. Shorter posts, but more posts throughout the day. Maybe a bit more topical and current and a little less trivial...we'll see how it goes...

Cheers

Get after it

2009-09-28T09:50:00.001-07:00

Don't be afraid, it's just another Monday...

September is Self-Improvement Month...just do the best you can...

This is Snack a Pickle Time Week...seriously; I don't make this stuff up...

Today is Yom Kippur...Jewish Day of Atonement...which has nothing to do with Kippered Snacks, although eating them would atone for something...I'm sure I'll hear from the JDL over this...

On this day in:

935: Saint Wenceslas is murdered by his brother, Boleslaus I of Bohemia...and later is remembered in a Christmas Carol...not the movie dummy, the song...
1787: The newly completed United States Constitution is voted on by the U.S. Congress to be sent to the state legislatures for approval...thank god they weren't debating health care...
1889: The first General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter as the distance between two lines on a standard bar of an alloy of platinum with ten percent iridium, measured at the melting point of ice...yeah, what he said...

Today's birthdays:

1987 - Hilary Duff...yeah, I'd hit it...but that's just me...
1970 - Mira Sorvino...hit it like the hand of an angry god...twice...
1968 - Naomi Watts...of course, her too...

Yes, I am a pig...

"I'll talk to myself out loud a lot."

Mira Sorvino

But does she answer herself?

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

Another week down...

2009-09-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

See, that wasn't so damn hard now, was it?

September is Update Your Resume Month...you know, just in case...although I'm not sure how to describe what I do as a job...

This has been Tolkien Week...good ol' J.R.R. and his Fellowship...

Today is National One Hit Wonders Day...how many "One Hit Wonders" did you like?...how many can you list?...then go on YouTube or some torrent somewhere and look 'em up...

On this day in:

1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean...I think "Vasco" was Rocky's middle name...must be related...
1789: The U.S. Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment, the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights...could you imagine Congress trying to do that today???Bwahahahaha...
2002: The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact in Siberia, Russia...Russia always seems to get hit by this stuff...

Today's birthdays:

1944- Michael Douglas...dirty old man married to Catherine Z-Jones...
1951- Mark Hamill..."no Luke, today is your birthday"...
1968- Will Smith...kinda famous and talented guy married to Jada...lucky, lucky, lucky...
1969- Catherine Zeta-Jones...married to that dirty old man Michael Douglas...

"I don't know about Brad Pitt leaving that beautiful woman to go hold orphans for Angelina. I mean how long is that going to last?"
Michael Douglas

Says the dirty old man married to Catherine Z-Jones...bastage...

Have a nice day; have a great weekend; see you on Monday; now get back to work...

No, it doesn't make sense...

2009-09-24T08:55:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday Eve...

September is National Please Your Mate Month...Pleasure Your Mate would be interesting...unless we're talking bunkmates or cellmates...that's a different story...

This is the start of National Take Charge of Your TV Week...I have 80 channels of crap, there's nothing to take charge of...

Today is Punctuation Day...period...

On this day in:

622: Prophet Muhammad completes his hijra from Mecca to Medina...with his 9 year old wife in tow...and I'll stop now before I get a Jihad or Fatwa or something called on my ass...
1906: U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument...it was a deal with the space aliens...speaking of which...
1947: Majestic 12 is allegedly established by secret executive order of President Harry Truman...see...space aliens I tells ya...

No, it’s not really ever supposed to really make sense...

Today's birthdays:
Note-no one interesting or famous that was born today is still alive so I bring you "dead people's birthdays" today...or something like that...

1921-2008 Jim McKay...ABC Wide World of Sports guy...
1936-1990 Jim Henson...of Muppets fame...
1948-1998 Phil Hartman...failed to follow the rule #42 "never marry anyone crazier then yourself", especially if she's a deranged drug addict...

"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending."
Jim Henson

I believe I'm done for the day and I'll pretend that you care...

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

Business is good...

2009-09-23T10:24:00.000-07:00

Hump day Hijinx...

September is Humor in Business Month...humor is my business and business is good...

This is the beginning of National Dog Week...let yourself go to the dogs...

Today the pickin's are really slim so I declare today "Make Your Own Daily Holiday" Day...these celebrations require you to take an extra long lunch and go home early from work...

On this day in:
1779: A squadron commanded by John Paul Jones on board the USS Bonhomme Richard wins the Battle of Flamborough Head, off the coast of England, against two British warships...the "I have not yet begun to fight" guy...who would later become the bass player for Led Zeppelin...
1780: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides...both would late be sent to Gitmo and water boarded...
1889: Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda...Nintendo was founded in 1889...18-frakking-89...OMFG...

Today's birthdays:
1920: Mickey Rooney...still with us and has been married 8 times...
1949: Bruce Springsteen...seriously, Bruce writes better than he sings...have you heard him trying to sing "Blinded by the Light"?...painful...
1959: Jason Alexander...ok, whatever...never did watch Seinfeld...

"A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce, I think I'm about $100,000 short."
"I'm the only man in the world with a marriage license made out to whom it may concern."
"When I say I do, the justice of the peace replies, 'I know, I know..."
Mickey Rooney

He was married to Ava Gardner...he must be able to do something right...

Have a nice day; now get back to work...

Happy Autumn

2009-09-22T10:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Tuesday and first day of Autumn (although I guess Autumn doesn't officially start until tonight)...

September is National Subliminal Marketing Month SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG...and I have filled this post with hidden messages...SEND MY BLOG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS...

Today ends National Singles Week READ MY BLOG ALL THE TIME...I usually take my singles and stick them in a pole dancer's g-string...which is what single men do...FORWARD THIS BLOG...

Today is National "Dear Diary" Day as well as National Elephant Appreciation Day..."Dear Diary, I really like Elephants"...SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BLOGGER...

On this day in:

1692: Last people hanged for witchcraft in the United States...and we've come so far in getting past our irrational fears, you know like death panels...
1776: Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution...was he a witch?
2006: The F-14 Tomcat is retired from the United States Navy...it had the need, the need for speed...

Today's birthdays:

1956: Debby Boone...too squeaky clean for me...
1960: Joan Jett...heh, just about right...she can bring her girl friend...
1987: Tom Felton...Draco Malfoy of Harry Potter fame...he can have Debby...

"I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women's rules."
Joan Jett

And God bless her for that...

Have a nice day, now get back to work...

DON'T FORGET TO TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THIS BLOG

Hey, thanks for stopping by...

2009-09-21T06:04:00.000-07:00

Yeah I know, it's Monday...

September is National Shameless Promotions Month...so tell all your friends about this blog and spread it around like mono at a High School Prom...

This is the beginning of Banned Books Week as well as Religious Freedom Week...the word "irony" comes to mind...

Today is World Gratitude Day...hey, thanks for reading...

On this day in:
1827: Joseph Smith, Jr. is reportedly visited by the angel Moroni, who gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which Smith has translated into The Book of Mormon...I woulda melted them down and sold them and then spent the money on booze and hookers...but that's just me...
1897: The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" is published in the New York Sun...in September as opposed to say, December, or even November...which reminds me, I saw the first Xmas TV commercial of the season yesterday...oye...
1937: J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published...extra bonus points if you can name all the dwarves that accompanied Bilbo, and don't give me any of Snow White's dwarves' names smart ass...

Today's birthdays:

1947- Stephen King...writes scary books that people turn into terrible movies...
1950- Bill Murray...makes funny movies people laugh at...
1981- Nicole Richie...genuinely have no clue what she does...

"People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk."

Stephen King

well...alrightythen...

Have a nice day, now get back to work

Damn near forgot a title...how about...Happy Friday...that'll do

2009-09-18T13:11:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I know, I'm running late...

But hey, it's Friday...

September is National Rehabilitation Month...rehab is for quitters...

We're in the middle of National Farm Animals Awareness Week...I refuse to pick the low hanging fruit...OK, on second thought, I am aware of farm animals when they show up on my dinner plate...

Today is the Birthday of the Air Force...off you go, into the wild blue yonder...

On this day in:

1793: The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington...which hides the first clue to finding the Lost Ark, or the Holy Grail, or something I'm sure...
1809: The Royal Opera House in London opens...and the fat lady has been singing ever since...
1838: The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden...and now we have birthers and deathers...lets just keep protesting corn...
1873: The Panic of 1873 begins...OMG!!!...extra bonus points if you know what they were in a panic about...
2009: The 72 year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ends as its final episode is broadcast...72 years!?!?...turn out the Guiding Light, the party's over...

Todays Birthdays:

1905-1990 Greta Garbo...the mysterious Swedish hotness of her day...
1939 Frankie Avalon...who got to do Beach Blanket Bingo (damn near typed "Bimbo") with Annette Funicello...
1961 James Gandolfini...what's your favorite Gandolfini role?
1971 Jada Pinkett Smith...Will Smith's smokin' hot wife...Will drops the ball and I'll be so there to pick it up...cuz you know she'd be hot for a pudgy middleaged whiteguy...
1971 Lance Armstrong...Tour de France, blah, blah...he got to do Sheryl Crow...that's the important thing...

"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."
Lance Armstrong

uh, yeah, ok...

Have a nice day, now get back to work...

In the dark Thursday...

2009-09-17T08:19:00.000-07:00

Greetings Earth Critter...

September is National Mushroom Month...we're gonna keep you in the dark about it...

This is National Singles Week...a week to celebrate eating a Lean Cuisine over the sink and spending too much time on the interwebs...

Today is Citizenship Day...I want to see the real copy of your birth certificate, please...

Today in:

1630: The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded...Happy Birthday Beantown...

1787: The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...thank God they weren't debating health care...

1814: Francis Scott Key finishes his poem The Star-Spangled Banner...that would be the National Anthem, extra bonus points if you can name the National Hymn...

1859: Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Emperor Norton I" of the United States...and everyone is so worried about a few "Czars"...

1920: The National Football League is organized in Canton, Ohio, United States...eventually leading to Football Widows across the country...

Today's birthdays:

1928-1998 Roddy McDowall...great in movies, TV and voice-overs in cartoons...
1931-2005 Anne Bancroft...coo-coo-ca-choo Mrs. Robinson...
1935-2001 Ken Kesey...brought us One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Merry Pranksters...extra bonus points if you know the name they gave the bus they drove around in...
1948-2003 John Ritter...who made us laugh...
And finally, someone who's still alive
1951 Cassandra Peterson...you know her better as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark...the woman who can give teenaged boys scary wetdreams...

"Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version, Hamlet lives in an apartment with two women, and has to pretend he's gay so that the landlord won't evict him."

John Ritter

And still making us laugh...

Have a nice day, now get back to work...

Trippin' Cities...

2009-09-16T10:40:00.000-07:00

Halfway there...you can do it...

September is Pain Awareness Month...give until it hurts...

This week is City Tripping Week as well as Balance Awareness Week...I see a connection here...

Today is National Stay Away From Seattle Day...fine, if that's the way you want it...

On this day in:

1810 Mexico begins the fight for independence from Spain...with a rebel yell (from a priest no less)...

1908 General Motors is founded and is still hanging in there (you're welcome GM)...

1960 College football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862-1965), then ninety-eight years old, announced his retirement after seventy years on the field...no one tell Brett Farve for God sake...

Birthdays today:

1924 Lauren Bacall...way smokin' hot in her day...turned Humphrey Bogart into a dirty old man...and then married him...
1925 BB King...still in love with his Lucille...
1956 Mickey Rourke...I like him better now...

"No coach ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players have learned."
Amos Alonzo Stagg

You tell'em Coach...

Have a nice day, now get back to work...

Don't lose hope...

2009-09-15T09:07:00.000-07:00

Goodmorning Sunshine...thanks for joining me...

It is Tuesday and at this point you are losing hope that you can make it to the weekend...

Cowboy up...

September is Metaphysical Awareness Month...and if you had Metaphysical powers you would have already known that...

Today ends Protecting Your Home Furnishings Week...yeah, like when your mom used to keep the plastic on the furniture until you had company...

Today is Born to be Wild Day...so crank up the Steppenwolf and get after it...

On this day in:

1831 – The locomotive John Bull operates for the first time in New Jersey on the Camden and Amboy Railroad...but wait, there's more...

1835-The HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard reaches the Galapagos Islands...leading eventually to The Darwin Awards...

1981 – The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C...150 years strong baby...

Today's birthdays:

1946- Oliver Stone...who shares a birthday with...
1946- Tommy Lee Jones...Elderstatesman of Badassery...
1984- Prince Harry of Wales...who doesn't look a bit like his "dad"...odd that, don't you think?

"I don't fight anybody anytime or anywhere."
Tommy Lee Jones

He doesn't need to...he's Tommy Lee Jones...

Have a nice day, now get back to work

I'm baa-aack...

2009-09-14T14:08:00.000-07:00

I'm baa-aack...
A good blog is hard to keep down

September is Healthy Aging® Month...aging apparently is now a registered trademark, so I'll just skip it all together, thanks...

Tomorrow finishes up International Housekeepers Week...if we're talking international, make mine the French Maid...I'm thinking Audrey Tautou

Today is National Day of Prayer and Remembrance as well as Pregnant Women's Day...I see the pattern there, but that's just me...

Today in:
1814 – The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner...and later set to the tune of an old English drink song, somehow so appropriate...

1901 – President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt...who they had made VP to keep him out of the way...amazing how things can happen...

1994 – The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike...and seriously, did anybody really notice?

Todays birthdays:

1948 Sam Neill (actor) of Jurassic Park fame, as well as In The Mouth of Madness which was a really good scary movie
1944 Joey Heatherton (actor) who was really smokin' hot in the day
1938 Walter Koenig (actor) of Star Trek fame
1914 Clayton Moore (actor) TV's Lone Ranger

"As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job."
Sam Neill

Indeed Sam, indeed...

Have a nice day, now get back to work

Final Fabulous Friday Follies

2008-03-21T05:26:00.001-07:00

All good things must come to an end, including this blog...

Next week I'll be moving back to the Neon Matrix. It'll take me some time to settle in and after I do there will be several projects I'll be starting that will require my time and energy. To that end, I'm going to put Live from the Neon Matrix blog out to pasture.

Hopefully I've inspired my loyal readers to search out all the daily, weekly and monthly celebrations they can find to have good excuses to party and have fun, or have fun with. They're all out there, you just need to look for them.

Thanks for sharing in my humor.

Cheers,

Robert