Wednesday, June 12, 2013

blather \BLATH-er\, verb:

• to talk or utter foolishly; blither; babble: The poor thing blathered for hours about the intricacies of his psyche.

noun:

• foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.

Blather comes from the Old Norse word blathra meaning "to chatter, blabber" or "nonsense."

Homance

• A "Homance" is the female equivalent of a Bromance. A homance is a strong love between two straight females, the relationship can be described as closer than friends but less than a dating relationship.

Man Ashley and Kristen have such a Homance!

We aren't Lesbians, We're bestfriends! We're a Homance!

Trivia

What sports-related 2002 comedy was the first Western-made feature film aired on state-run TV in North Korea?

• Bend It Like Beckham. A message shown during the December 2009 broadcast said the soccer flick was being broadcast to mark the tenth anniversary of diplomatic ties between North Korea and Great Britain.

History

• Virginia: became the first state to adopt a bill of rights — the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
• perfect game: John Lee Richmond pitched the first MLB game in which no batter reached base during the entire nine innings (1880)
• Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: shrine to the US national pastime was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York (1939)
• Loving v. Virginia: US Supreme Court struck down all bans on interracial marriages (1967)
• Gossamer Albatross: human-powered aircraft was flown by Bryan Allen across the English Channel (1979)
• "Tear down this wall": challenge was issued by US President Ronald Reagan to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev; the Berlin Wall did indeed come down two years later (1987)
• $50 bill: new and improved design was unveiled by the US Treasury to help the elderly and hinder counterfeiters (1997)

Birthdays

• David Rockefeller 1915 - Banker
• Irwin Allen 1916 - Television and film producer, nicknamed "The Master of Disaster"
• Samuel Z. Arkoff 1918 - Movie producer
• Uta Hagen 1919 - Actress
• George H.W. Bush 1924 - 41st President of the United States, father of President George W. Bush
• Vic Damone 1928 - Singer
• Anne Frank (Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank) 1929 - Known for her diary which documented her experiences during World War II
• Jim Nabors 1930 - Actor, singer ("Gomer Pyle, USMC")
• Rona Jaffe 1932 - Novelist
• Robert Bower 1936 - Attorney
• Chick Corea 1941 - Musician
• Marv Albert 1941 - Sportscaster
• Reg Presley 1944 - Musician (The Troggs)
• Brad Delp 1951 - Musician (Boston)
• Bun E. Carlos 1951 - Musician (Cheap Trick)
• Junior Brown 1952 - Musician, singer
• Rocky Burnette (Jonathan Burnette) 1953 - Musician
• Timothy Busfield 1957 - Actor ("The West Wing," "thirtysomething")
• Jenilee Harrison 1959 - Actress
• John Linnell 1959 - Musician (They Might Be Giants)
• Grandmaster Dee 1962 - Musician (Whodini)
• Paula Marshall 1964 - Actress ("Gary Unmarried")
• Frances O'Commor 1967 - Actress
• Bobby Sheehan 1968 - Musician (Blues Traveler)
• Hideki Matsui - Baseball player
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd 1977 - Musician
• Robyn (Robin Miriam Carlsson) 1979 - Singer, songwriter
• Wil Horneff 1979 - Actor
• Dallas Clark 1979 - Football player
• Adriana Lima 1981 - hot Brazilian supermodel
• Kendra Wilkinson 1985 - former Girl Next Door