Wednesday, June 24, 2026

vane \ veyn \ , noun;

1. a person who is readily changeable or fickle.
2. weather vane.
3. a blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air.
4. any of a number of blades or plates attached radially to a rotating drum or cylinder, as in a turbine or pump, that move or are moved by a fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air.
5. Aerospace . a. any fixed or movable plane surface on the outside of a rocket providing directional control while the rocket is within the atmosphere. b. a similar plane surface located in the exhaust jet of a reaction engine, providing directional control while the engine is firing.
6. Ornithology . the web of a feather.
7. Navigation, Surveying . either of two fixed projections for sighting an alidade or the like.
8. Archery . feather. 

Origin: Vane is a variant of the word fane , meaning "flag; banner." It entered English in the mid-1400s.

 

interesting

• (adj) Something which arouses no interest at all. Used to politely avoid admitting this, which indirectly expresses your indifference.

Yes, your bottle cap collection is interesting.

History

• dancing mania: first major outbreak of this phenomenon — wild, uncontrollable dancing, accompanied by hallucinations, to the point of exhaustion — occurred in Aachen, Germany (1374)
• John Cabot: explorer became the first European to sight the continent of North America (1497)
• Henry VIII: crowned king of England (1509)
• flying saucer: Kenneth Arnold described UFOs he had seen near Mt. Rainier, Washington, as "saucers skipping across the water" (1947); the Roswell Report closed the case on other alleged sightings of UFOs near Roswell, New Mexico (1997)
• Berlin blockade: Soviet Union prevented delivery of supplies to Berlin; Allied forces began the Berlin airlift in response (1948)
• FTC: required that a message be placed on all cigarette packages to warn consumers that cigarette smoking is dangerous to their health (1964)

Birthdays

• E.I. Du Pont 1771
• Ambrose Bierce 1842
• Jack Dempsey 1895
• Irving Kaufman 1910
• Norman Cousins 1912
• John Ciardi 1916
• Al Molinaro 1919
• Manny Albam 1922
• Billy Casper 1931
• Peter Hamill 1935
• Michele Lee 1942
• Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) 1942
• Georg Stanford Brown 1943
• Arthur Brown 1944
• Jeff Beck (Yardbirds) 1944
• John ‘Charlie’ Whitney (Family) 1944
• Colin Blunstone 1945
• Ellison S. Onizuka 1946
  Patrick Moraz (musician: Yes, Moody Blues) 1948
• John Illsley (Dire Straits) 1949
• Nancy Allen 1950
• Derrick Simpson (Black Uhuru) 1950
• Astro (UB40) 1957
• Andrew McCluskey (OMD) 1959
• Curt Smith (Tears For Fears) 1961
• Danielle Spencer 1965
• Sherry Stringfield 1967
• Jeff Cease (The Black Crowes) 1967
• Glenn Medeiros 1970
• Minka Kelly 1980
  Erin Moriarty 1994 (Starlight from The Boys)
  

  

  

  

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

Review Tuesday: Mad God 2021

  

 

MAD

GOD

2021

The Assassin navigates a ruined world of nightmares. 

This movie has been on my to-watch list for years. I own a copy but have never gotten around to watching it. So when my BFF wanted to watch it on movie night, I agreed. 

 

The bid thing about this movie is that this work has taken Phil Tippett 30 years to get it done. That's a massive commitment. Tippett's animations are well known for how great they are, so this had a lot of promise. 

 

The Assassin descended into some ruined world of horrors. We see the nightmares that occupy this space as he goes to do his job. 

 

There's not much to this movie. It's just extended scenes of imaginative yet horrific animations. That's it. Not much of a story. No character development. A lot of WTF. It looks cool and all, but it left me feeling MEH after watching it.   

  

  

Review Tuesday: Terminator Genisys 2015

  

 

Terminator Genisys

2015 

John Connor is sent back in time to stop John Connor. 

For YEARS Terminator Genisys has been FREE on Amazon Prime and I always meant to watch it, but never did. It's also been on numerous in-flight movie systems. Never motivated to watch it. There just always seemed to be better things to do with my time. Finally my BFF cornered me and had me watch it with her. 

 

This movie starts off giving you impression that it's something like a compilation of all of the previous Terminator movies all rolled up in one. Nope, they had to toss in some curve-ball. Skynet infects JOHN CONNOR and send him back in time to launch a virus called Genisys that will kick Skynet off in yet another way.  

 

It's got some cool action and explosions in its favor. But I have some reservations. God Bless Emilia Clarke for looking so youthful, but she looks like a child playing Sarah Connor. Jai Courtney seems too well fed for Kyle Reese. And the whole sending John Connor back to stop John Connor is pretty weird. I mean, why??? But all in all, it's an action with explosions and Arnold has his lines of dry wit so it's not bad to watch. It just doesn't feel right to me.  

 

 

 

  

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

grabble \ GRAB-uhl \ , verb;

1. to feel or search with the hands; grope. 
2. to sprawl; scramble.

Origin: Grabble is related to the Dutch word grabben meaning "grab." It entered English approximately a decade before the shorter grab , around 1580. 

courtesy wash 

• The common practice of men, where after using a public restroom, instead of actually washing their hands, they simply slightly dampen them under the sink and then dry them on the pants or a paper towel. Thus giving the illusion that they did in fact wash their hands.

She ragged on you about washing your hands? Why didn't you do a courtesy wash?
 

History

• typewriter: Christopher Sholes received a patent for his new typing machine (1868)
• Banff National Park: Canada's first national park was signed into law; it is in Alberta, on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains (1887)
• SAT: standardized college-admission exam was first administered; 8,000 test-takers had 90 minutes to answer 315 questions (1924)
• Warren E. Burger: was sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States; he served until 1986 (1969)
• John Gotti: the "Teflon don," boss of the Gambino crime family, was sentenced to life in prison (1992)
• Mr & Mrs Bax0jayz tie the (balloon) knot (2001)

Birthdays

• Josephine Marinique 1763
• Irvin Cobb 1876
• Alfred Kinsey 1894
• Edward Patrick David 1894
• Edward P. Morgan 1910
• Jean Marie Anouilh 1910
• David Ogilvy 1911
• Alan Turing 1912
• Irene Worth 1916
• Larry Blyden 1925
• Bob Fosse 1927
• June Carter Cash 1929
• Adam Faith 1940
• Diana Trask 1940
• Wilma Rudolph 1940
• James Levine 1943
• Rosetta Hightower (The Orlons) 1944
• Ted Shackelford 1946
• Bryan Brown 1947
• Clarence Thomas 1948
• Jim Metzler 1954
  Glenn Danzig 1955
• Randy Jackson (Randall Darius Jackson) 1956 - Musician, judge on "American Idol"
• Frances McDormand 1957
• Karin Gustafson 1959
• Paul La Greca 1962
• Richard Coles (Communards) 1962
• Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) 1962
• Chico DeBarge 1970
• Selma Blair 1972
• Virgo Williams (Ghostowns DJs) 1975

  

 

  

Look forward to Candice!

 
Candice Michelle
   
Hot Muscular Development Outtakes
 
 
Hottie of the day!
 
Cred to OU
  

Monday, June 22, 2026

ad hominem \ ad HOM-uh-nuhm -nem, ahd‐ \ , adjective; 

1. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. 
2. attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument. 

Origin: Ad hominem translates literally from Latin as "to the man." It entered English in the late 1500s. 

First World Hungry

• When you have plenty of food to keep you well nourished, but you gluttonously want or desire more than you need. To "feel" hungry even though you ate today. As defined by Louis C.K. on March 29, 2014.

"I am first world hungry, I would a donut." --Louis C.K.

 
Holiday

• No Panty Day

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History

• Henry Hudson: English explorer was set adrift with his son and several others by the mutinous crew of his ship; the castaways perished (1611)

  
• Galileo Galilei: was compelled by the Church to recant his heliocentric view of the universe (1633)
• G.I. Bill of Rights: law that helped veterans go to college was signed by FDR (1944)
• Okinawa: the WWII campaign for the island ended; over 12,000 Americans and 110,000 Japanese lost their lives during the 83-day battle (1945)
• voting age: President Richard Nixon signed a measure allowing 18-year-olds to vote (1970)
• Charon: largest moon of Pluto was discovered (1978)

Birthdays

• George Vancouver 1757

  
• Erich Maria Remarque 1898
• Carl Hubbell 1903
• Billy Wilder 1906
• Michael Todd 1907
• Ann Morrow Lindbergh 1907
• Mary Livingstone 1909
• Joseph Papp 1921
• Gower Champion 1921
• Bill Blass 1922
• Ralph Waite 1928
• Roy Drusky 1930
• Kris Kristofferson 1936
• Ed Bradley 1941
• Barry Serafin 1941
• Michael Lerner 1941
• Klaus Maria Brandauer 1944
• Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon) 1944
• Andrew Rubin 1946
• David L. Lander 1947
• Howard Kaylan (The Turtles) 1947
• Todd Rungren 1948
• Meryl Streep 1949
• Allen Osmond 1949
• Lindsay Wagner 1949
• Larry Junstrom (.38 Special) 1949
• Graham Greene 1952
• Chris Lemmon 1954
• Freddie Prinze 1954
• Green Gartside (Scritti Politti) 1956
• Gary (INXS) Beers 1957
• Bruce Campbell 1958
• Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies) 1959
• Tracy Pollan 1960
• Jimi Somerville 1961
• Jimmy Sommerville (Bronski Beat, Communards) 1961
• Amy Brenneman 1964
  Dan Brown 1964 (The DaVinci Code)
• Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones) 1964
• Tom Cunningham (Wet Wet Wet) 1965
• Paula Irvine 1968
• Stephen Page (Barenaked Ladies) 1970
• Lindsay Ridgeway 1985