Sunday, July 3, 2016

vespertine \VES-per-tin\, adjective:

1. Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening.

2. Botany. Opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.

3. Zoology. Becoming active in the evening, as bats and owls.

Vespertine derives from Latin vespertīnus, "evening."

purchase pleasure

• he unexplained feeling of bliss, joy and satisfaction one gets following a purchase. It can last anything from a few hours to a few weeks depending on the size, worth or usefulness of the item acquired. Buyer's remorse can sometimes follow or replace purchase pleasure. It is often a reason for shopping addiction.

#1: Laura-May: Hanging out and shopping with you yesterday made me really happy.

Grant: Me too, but then I'm always happy when I buy things. I'm still getting purchase pleasure today.

#2: I'm not sure I want to go anywhere today honey, I've had a miserable week at work.

Come on, I'll take you to the mall. You'll forget your problems with some purchase pleasure.

Designated Imbiber

• An individual who is assigned the task of drinking for other people because they are driving, pregnant, or have to get up early the next morning.

Guy 1: Wanna play some beer pong?

Guy 2: I wish, but I have to be at work at 8AM tomorrow.

Guy 1: It's fine, I'll be the designated imbiber.

History

• Quebec: city was founded by Samuel de Champlain (1608)
  

  
• great auks: the last pair of the extinct species, found incubating an egg, was killed (1844)
• Battle of Gettysburg: the bloodiest battle in America's Civil War ended with Union forces beating back Confederate troops (1863)
• Algeria: became independent after 132 years of French rule (1962)
• Jackie Robinson: became the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1962)

Birthdays

• Edward Young 1683
• George M. Cohan 1878
• Franz Kafka 1883 - author
• George Sanders 1906
• Jerry Gray 1915
• John Kundla 1916 - Basketball player
• Susan Peters 1921
• Ken Russell 1927
• Pete Fountain 1930 - Musician
• Tom Stoppard 1937 - Playwright
• Jay Tarses 1939 - Writer, producer
• Fontella Bass 1940
• Kurtwood Smith 1943 - Actor ("That 70's Show")
• Michael Cole 1945 - Actor ("The Mod Squad")
• Johnny Lee 1946
• Betty Buckley 1947 - Actress ("Eight is Enough," "Cats")
• Dave Barry 1947 - Humor writer
  

  
• Paul Barrere 1948 - Musician (Little Feat)
• Jan Smithers 1949 - Actress ("WKRP In Cincinatti")
• Jean-Claude Duvalier (Haiti) 1951
  Laura Branigan 1952
• Neil Clark 1955 - Musician (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions)
• Montel Williams 1956 - Talk show host
• Aaron Tippin 1958
• Vince Clarke 1960 - Musician (Erasure, Depeche Mode)
• Liz Stewart 1961 - actress, Playmate
• Pía Reyes 1961 - actress, Playmate
• Tom Cruise 1962 - Actor
• Thomas Gibson 1962 - Actor ("Dharma and Greg")
• Hunter Tylo 1962 - Actress ("The Bold and the Beautiful")
• Yeardley Smith 1964 - Actress ("The Simpsons")
• Moises Alou 1966 - Baseball player
• Kevin Hearn 1969 - Musician (Barenaked Ladies)
• Audra McDonald 1970 - Singer, actress
• Patrick Wilson 1973 - Actor
• Olivia Munn 1980