Saturday, September 5, 2026

euthenics \ yoo-THEN-iks \ , noun; 

• a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment.

Origin: Euthenics entered English in the early 1900s from the Greek word euthēn(eîn) meaning "to be well off, prosper."  

fexpensive, (adj.) 

• Fucking expensive

A: Oh man, look at the price! 200 bucks for a shirt!

B: Wow, it does look fexpensive.

Holiday

• International Bacon Day or Bacon Day is an unofficial observance held on the Saturday before Labor Day in theUnited States. (Labor Day is traditionally the first Monday of September). Bacon day celebrations typically include social gatherings during which participants create and consume dishes containing bacon, including bacon-themed breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, and drinks 

History

• Peter the Great: the Russian czar levied a tax on beards (1698)

  
• Continental Congress: delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies (Georgia did not attend) convened in Philadelphia to seek repeal of the British Intolerable Acts (1774)
• Sam Houston: was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836)
• On the Road: Jack Kerouac's stream-of-consciousness novel, considered a defining work of the Beat Generation, was published (1957)
• Munich Massacre: Palestinian terrorists of the Black September group murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympics (1972)

Birthdays

• Louis VIII (King of France) 1187
• Louis XIV (King of France) 1638
• Johann Christian Bach 1735
• Jesse James 1847
• Morris Carnovsky 1897
• Arthur Charles Nielsen 1897
• Florence Eldridge 1901
• Darryl F. Zanuck 1902
• Arthur Koestler 1905
• John Cage 1912
• Gail Kubik 1914
• Jack Buetel 1917
• Jack Valenti 1921
• Bob Newhart 1929
• Andrian G Nikolayev 1929
• Robert Dennard 1932
• Carol Lawrence 1935
• John Ferguson 1938
• William Devane 1939
• Clay Regazzoni 1939
• Susumu Tonegawa 1939
• John Stewart (The Kingston Trio) 1939


• Raquel Welch 1940
• Eduardo Mata 1942
• Steve Miller 1943
• Al Stewart 1945
• Buddy Miles 1946
• Loudon Wainwright III 1946
• Freddie Mercury (Queen) 1946
• Kathy Cronkite 1950
• Cathy Lee Guisewaite 1950
• Jamie Oldaker (The Tractors) 1951
• Sandra Guiboard 1956
• Kristian Alfonso 1964
• Terry Ellis (En Vogue) 1966
  
• Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine) 1968
• Dweezil Zappa 1969
• Tina Yothers 1973
• Rose McGowan 1974
• Andrew Ducote 1986

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

Monday, July 20, 2026

embroil \ em-BROIL \ , verb;

1. to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife. 
2. to throw into confusion; complicate. 

Origin: Embroil entered English at the turn of the 17th century and comes from the Middle French embrouiller.

baxon

• bacon prepared by t3h bax0jayz

renee: this bacon is amazing!
soula: that's because it's not bacon, it's BAXON!

 

History

• Locust Plague of 1874: largest recorded swarm of locusts descended on North America's Great Plains, destroying some $200m in crops; the plague lasted about 10 days, but larger-than-usual swarms of locusts continued to plague the area for several more years
  
• Sitting Bull: Sioux leader surrendered to the US Army under a promise of amnesty (1881)
• Abdullah I: the king of Jordan was killed by a Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem (1951)
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike: was elected leader of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female prime minister (1960)
• Special Olympics: took place for the first time, in Chicago; 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities competed (1968)
• Neil Armstrong: the astronaut became the first human to set foot on the moon (1969)
  Chester Bennington of Linkin Park committed suicide (2017)

Birthdays 

• Francesco Petrarch 1304
  

  
• Veron Felton 1890 - Actress (Picnic, The Oklahoman)
• Theda Bara 1890
• Sir Edmund Hillary 1919 - Explorer, first to climb Mt. Everest
• Ted Schroeder 1921 - Tennis player
• Lola Albright 1925 - Actress (The Tender Trap, The Impossible Years)
• Robert D. Maurer 1924
• Michael Gielen 1927
• Mike Ilitch 1929 - Founder of Little Caesar's Pizza franchises, owner of Detroit Red Wings
• Sally Ann Howes 1930 - Actress (Dead of Night, Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang)
• Nam June Paik 1932
• Chuck Daly 1933
• Sleepy LaBeef 1935
• Butch (Fred) Baird 1936 - Golfer
• Diana Rigg 1938 - Actress (Medea, King Lear, The Avengers)
• Natalie Wood (Natasha Nikolaevna Gurdin) 1938 - Actress (From Here to Eternity, West Side Story, Rebel Without a Cause)
• Tony (Pedro Lopez) Oliva 1938 - Baseball player
• Jo Ann Campbell 1938
• Pete Hamilton 1942 - Auto racer
• Mickey (Mitchell Jack) Stanley 1942 - Baseball Player
• Chris Amon 1943 - Auto racer
• John Lodge 1943 - Musician (The Moody Blues)
• T.G. Shepherd (William Bowder) 1944 - Singer
• Betty Burfeindt 1945 - Golfer
• Kim Carnes 1946 - Singer
• John Almond 1946 - Musician (Johnny Almond and the Music Machine)
• Carlos Santana 1947 - Musician (Santana)
• Frank Whaley 1953
• Paul Cook (Sex Pistols, Professionals) 1956
• Donna Dixon 1957 - Actress (Wayne's World, Dr. Detroit)
• Mick McNeil 1958 - Musician (Simple Minds)
• Radney Foster 1959
• Dino Esposito 1963 - Singer
• Chris Cornell 1964 - Musician (Soundgarden)
• Stone (Carpenter) Gossard 1966 - Musician (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog), also known as Carpenter Newton
• Reed Diamond 1967
• Josh Holloway 1969 - Actor ("Lost")
  Judy Greer 1975
• Ray Allen 1975 - Basketball player
• Charlie Korsmo 1978 
• Gisele Bundchen 1980 
  Julianne Hough 1988
  Alycia Debnam-Carey 1993
   
   
  

   

  

  
  
  

            
  
    
  
          

 

 

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

meta \ MET-uh \ , adjective; 

1. pertaining to or noting a story, conversation, character, etc., that consciously references or comments upon its own subject or features, often in the form of parody: A movie about making movie is just so meta—especially when the actors criticize the acting . 
2. pertaining to or noting an abstract, high-level analysis or commentary, especially one that consciously references something of its own type. 

noun: 

1. a consciously and playfully self-referential story, conversation, etc.: That dialogue was an example meta at its best . 
2. an abstract, high-level analysis or commentary: writing a meta to explain the character’s motivation . 

verb: 

1. to analyze or comment on something in a meta way: I spend more time metaing about the show than actually watching it. 

Origin: Meta can be traced to the Greek preposition of the same spelling meaning "with," "after," "between." It entered English in the late 1800s in the context of chemistry.

Sarah Palin Effect 

• The principal that expertise on a certain subject can be gained through geographical proximity to it

Gov. of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is a proclaimed expert on foreign affairs with Russia due to Alaska`s proximity to Russia and can thus be called the "Sarah Palin Effect"

History 

• Liberty Bell: was rung to call Philadelphia citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (1776)
  
• The Wall Street Journal: began publication (1889)
• Ziegfield Follies: producer Florenz Ziegfield staged his first "follies" on the roof of New York City's New York Theater (1907)
• Roswell UFO Incident: A report appears in newspaper Roswell Daily Record announcing "RAAF Captures Flying Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region." (1947)
• Oklahoma!: the Broadway musical's soundtrack became the first album to go gold (indicating one million sales), as certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (1958)
• The Soviet Union charged Gary Powers with espionage. He was shot down in a U-2 spy plane (1960)
• Vietnam War: U.S. troops begin withdrawing from Vietnam. (1969)
• The Solar Impulse completed the first 24-hour flight by a solar powered plane. (2010)

Birthdays

• Jean La Fontaine 1621
• Ferdinand von Zeppelin 1838
  

  
• John D. Rockefeller 1839
• Louis Jordan 1908
• Billy Eckstine 1914
• Faye Emerson 1917
• Pamela Brown 1918
• Craig Stevens 1918
• Harrison Dillard 1923
• Shirley Ann Grau 1929
• Roone Arledge 1931
• Jerry Vale 1932
• Marty Feldman 1933
• Steve Lawrence 1935
• Barbara Loden 1937
• Faye Wattleton 1943
• Jeffrey Tambor 1944
• Johnny Jai Johnson (Allman Brothers Band) 1944
• Cynthia Gregory 1946
• Kim Darby 1948
• Raffi Cavoukian 1948
• Wolfgang Puck 1949
• Anjelica Huston 1951
• Margaret Stowe 1952
• Marianne Williamson 1952
• Kevin Bacon 1958
• Toby Keith 1961
• Graham Jones 1961 - Musician (Haircut 100)
  

  
• Andy Fletcher 1961 - Musician (Depeche Mode)
• Rob Burnett 1962
• Joan Osborne 1962
• Corey Parker 1965
• Billy Crudup 1968
• Beck 1970
• Drew Womack 1970 - Musician (Sons of the Desert)
• Kathleen Robertson 1973
  Mindy Vega 1974 (t3h pr0n)
• Tavis Werts 1977 - Musician (Reel Big Fish)