Sunday, June 7, 2026

axiomatic \ ak-see-uh-MAT-ik \ , adjective;

1. pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
2. aphoristic.

Origin: Axiomatic comes from the Greek word axiō- which meant "something worthy."

Alt-tabbin' 

• An act of quickly switching the current application to something work-appropriate when the boss walks in.

"My boss almost caught me looking at porn at work, good thing I was Alt-Tabbin'"

History

• Treaty of Tordesillas: divided the New World between Spain and Portugal (1494)

  
• Continental Congress: the delegates heard a motion to declare the United Colonies free and independent from England (1776)
• Vatican City: became an independent, sovereign state as the Lateran Treaty was signed in Rome (1929)
• The $64,000 Question: game show premiered on CBS (1955)
• Betamax: Sony released the first popular videocassette recorder, making it possible to tape one show while watching another (1975)

Birthdays

• Beau Brummel (George Bryan Brummell) 1778 - Arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England
• Paul Gauguin (Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin) 1848 - Post-Impressionist artist, painter, sculptor
• Jessica Tandy 1909 - Actress
• Virginia Apgar 1909 - Physician that specialized in anesthesia
• Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti) 1917 - Singer, actor ("The Dean Martin Show", "Rio Bravo", "Young Lions")
• Gwendolyn Brooks 1917 - Writer
• Ray Scherer 1919 - Newsman, White House correspondent
• Charles Strouse 1928 - Composer, lyricist
• James Ivory 1928 - Director
• Randolph Turpin (Randolph Adolphus "Randy" Turpin) 1928 - Boxer known as the Leamington Larruper
• Dolores Gray 1930 - Actress
• Virginia McKenna 1931 - Actress
• Wynn Stewart 1934 - Country musician
• Bert Sugan 1937 - Boxing journalist
• Tom Jones 1940 - Singer
• Ken Osmond 1943 - Actor, known for his role as Eddie Haskell in the original "Leave It To Beaver" television series
• Nikki Giovanni (Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni) 1943 - Poet, activist, author
• Jenny Jones 1946 - TV talk show host
• Anne Twomey 1951 - Actress
• Liam Neeson 1952 - Actor
• Colleen Camp 1953 - Actress
• Johnny Clegg 1953 - Singer, songwriter
• Louise Erdrich 1954 - Author
• William Forsythe 1955 - Actor
• L.A. Reid 1956 - Record producer
• Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) 1958 - Musician, actor ("Purple Rain")
• Gordon Gano 1963 - Musician (The Violent Femmes)
• Ecstacy 1964 - Musician (Whodini)
• Eric Kretz 1966 - Musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
• David Navarro (David Michael "Dave" Navarro) 1967 - Guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction)
• Helen Baxendale (Helen Victoria Baxendale) 1970 - Actress ("Cold Feet")
• Mike Madano 1970 - Hockey player (Dallas Stars, Minnesota North Stars)
  Karl-Heinz Urban 1972 - Actor (Dredd)
• Allen Iverson 1975 - Basketball player
• Bill Hader 1978 - Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live")
• Anna Torv 1979 - Actress ("Fringe") (top pic Anna, next two are her pr0n doppleganger Susana Spears)
• Larisa Oleynik (Larisa Romanovna Oleynik) 1981 - Actress
• Anna Kournikova 1981 - Tennis player
• Michael Cera 1988 - Actor ("Juno," "Superbad")
  Emily Ratajkowski 1991
  Andi Matichak 1994 - actress ("Halloween") 

     

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

D-Day after 82 years

Today marked the 81st anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy. The massive rush of troops onto the shores taking apart the German line there marked the turning point of World War II. In the day it was a vital mission and the only way to begin the liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. However, it still depresses me anytime I think about how all those men were thrown at those guns that day. Every soldier who landed that day was considered expendable. In fact, close to 50% of the Allied casualties suffered that day were in the first 10-15 minutes of the assault. That's a huge number if you can imagine it. That was before the days of precision bombing and efforts to actually preserve the lives of the troops.

 

We owe a debt of gratitude to all those soldiers who fearlessly stormed those beaches on that morning. All gave some. Some gave all. Thank you all.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

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obliquity \ uh-BLIK-wi-tee, oh-BLIK- \ , noun;

1. divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like.
2. the state of being oblique.
3. an instance of such divergence.
4. mental perversity.
5. an instance of mental perversity.
6. an inclination or a degree of inclination.
7. a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, especially one deliberately made obscure.
8. Also called obliquity of the ecliptic . Astronomy . the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the earth's equator, equal to 23°27′; the inclination of the earth's equator. 

Origin: Obliquity is related to the Latin word oblīquitās which meant "oblique."

Elevator surprise

• When you fart in the elevator and leaving it then someone calls the elevator up along with your farts rendering them surprised by your intense gases. You can be either the giver or a recipient of an elevator surprise.

I left an elevator surprise so bad that when I called the elevator back I can still smell my own farts.

I was the victim of an elevator surprise. It smelled like egg flavored strudel.

History

• YMCA: was founded in London (1844)
• drive-in movie: opened in Camden, NJ (1933)
• SEC: commission was established to protect investors (1934)
• D-Day: Allied invasion of France marked a turning point in WWII (1944)

• James Meredith: the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi was shot and wounded on a highway during his March Against Fear (1966)
• Eastern Mediterranean Event: asteroid exploded in the air over the sea between Libya and Crete (2002)
• Phylicia Rashad: became the first African-American actress to win a Best Actress Tony for her leading role in A Raisin in the Sun (2004)

Birthdays

• Pierre Corneille 1606 - Dramatist
• Nathan Hale 1755 - Soldier for Continental Army during American Revolutionary War, considered to be America's first spy, known for his famous quote "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
• John Trumbull 1756 - Artist during the American Revolutionary War period
• Alexander Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin) 1799 - Russian author and poet
• Thomas Mann 1875 - German novelist, short story writer, social critic
• Ted Lewis (Theodore Leopold Friedman) 1892 - Musician, bandleader, singer
• Walter Abel 1898 - Actor
• Aram Khachaturian 1903 - Composer
• Tom Ryan 1926 - Writer, artist
• David Scott (David Randolph Scott) 1932 - NASA astronaut and engineer
• Billie Whitelaw (Billie Honor Whitelaw) 1932 - Actress
• Roy Innis 1934 - Civil rights activist
• Levi Stubbs 1936 - Musician (Four Tops)
• Gary U.S. Bonds (Gary Levone Anderson) 1939 - Singer
• Joe Stampley 1943 - Country singer
• Monty Alexander (Montgomery Bernard Alexander) 1944 - Musician
• Peter Albin 1944 - Musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
• David Dukes 1945 - Actor
• Ada Kok 1947 - Swimmer
• Robert Englund (Robert Barton Englund) 1948 - Actor, best known for player the character of Freddy Krueger
• Harvey Fierstein 1954 - Actor, playwright
• Sandra Bernhard 1955 - Comedian, singer, actress
• Bjorn Borg 1956 - Tennis player
• Jimmy Jam (James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III) 1959 - Songwriter, producer (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis)
• Amanda Pays 1959 - Actress
• Steve Vai 1960 - Guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, actor
• Sean Yseult 1966 - Musician (White Zombie)
• Max Casella 1967 - Actor ("The Sopranos," "Doogie Howser, M.D.")
• Damion Hall 1968 - Musician (Guy), also known as "Crazy Legs"
• Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia 1972 smokin' hot singer of Lacuna Coil
• Staci Keenan 1975 - Actress
  Stormi Maya 1995 - pr0n