Saturday June 27, 2026

tarantism \ TAR-uhn-tiz-uhm \ , noun; 

• a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula. Also, tarentism. 

Origin: Tarantism comes from Taranto , the name of a seaport city in Italy where the spiders once thought to cause tarantism were frequently found. The tarantula spider is also named for this town.

 

I'm out of practice

• An expression used to explain why you can't do something that requires being in shape. Pretty much just saying that you're out of shape, just not wanting to seem fat.

"I'll race you!"

"Nah, I'm out of practice!"

"fat ass"

History

• Joseph Smith: the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was killed by an anti-Mormon mob in Illinois (1844)
• Joshua Slocum: Canadian adventurer landed at Newport, Rhode Island, becoming the first to circumnavigate the world on his own (1898)
• Newbery Medal: was first awarded, to Hendrik Willem van Loon for The Story of Mankind (1922)
• paintball: the first game was played, in New Hampshire (1981)
• US National Do Not Call Registry: opened for business; almost ¾ of a million phone numbers were signed up on its first day in a stand against unwanted telemarketing (2003)

Birthdays

• Louis XII (France) 1462
• Charles XII (Sweden) 1682
• Charles Stewart Parnell 1846
• Mildred J. Hill 1859

  
• Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872
• Helen Keller 1880
• John McIntire (actor) 1907
• Audrey Christie 1911
• Willie Mosconi 1913
• Ben Homer 1917
• I.A.L. Diamond 1920
• Elmo Hope 1923
• Rosalie Allen 1924
• Jerome ‘Doc’ Pomus 1925
• Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan 1927
• H. Ross Perot 1930
• Charles Bronfman 1931
• Anna Moffo 1934
• Shirley Anne Field 1938
• Sandra Smith 1940
• Frank Mills 1942
• Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys) 1944
• Norma Kamili 1945
• Julia Duffy 1951
• Isabelle Adjani 1955
• Lorrie Morgan 1959
• Brian Dillinger 1960
  J. J. Abrams 1966
• Tobey Maguire 1975
• Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) 1976
• Madylin Sweeten 1991
  Chandler Riggs (TWD) 1999 

  

  

 

  

Rock-Out Ring-Finger!

I remember the first time I heard this, oh, so long ago. Loved it then. Love it now. Haunting.

Nine Inch Nails

Ringfinger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUF9Dul5nAY&feature=related

Well you've got me working so hard lately.

Working my hands until they bleed.

If I was twice the man I could be.

I'd still be half of what you need

Still you lead me and I follow

Anything you ask you know I'll do.

But this one act of consecration is what I ask of you

[Chorus:]

Ringfinger.

Promise carved in stone.

Deeper than the sea.

Ringfinger.

Sever flesh and bone

And offer it to me.

You just left me nailed here.

Hanging like Jesus on the cross.

I'll be dying for your sins.

And aiding to the cause.

[Chorus]

Wrap my eyes in bandages.

Confessions I see through.

I get everything I want.

When I get part of you.

[Chorus]

Ringfinger.

Promise carved in stone.

Deeper than the sea.

Ringfinger.

Devil's flesh and bone

Do something for me.

Have a nice weekend!

Friday, June 26, 2026

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Turtle Thursday: Chillin 2008

I snuck in one night and noticed the turtles were all asleep. I snagged this pic of Jay, a Mississippi Map Turtle as her eyes were opening. She's a good girl. She's also grown very nicely.  She's around the size of palm.

Turtle Thursday: That ain't right

 

Thursday, June 25, 2026

zedonk \ ZEE-dongk, -dawngk, -duhngk \ , noun; 

• the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. 

Origin: This portmanteau is a combination of ze(bra) + donk(ey). It came to English in the 1970s.

email bail

• using email to back out or ditch on plans, dates and even relationships.

he didn't want a confrontation so he decided to email bail on the chick he promised to call last night.

History

• Battle of Little Bighorn: Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his men were killed by Indians in what became known as "Custer's Last Stand" (1876)
• Douglas Hyde: became the first president of Ireland (1938)
• Korean War: broke out when the communist North invaded the South (1950)
• Yugoslavia: former republics Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence (1991)
• Mir space station: was struck by an unmanned Progress spacecraft (1997)
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Teheran mayor was elected president of Iran (2005)
• Michael Jackson: the "King of Pop" died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. (2009)

Birthdays

• Rosie O'Neill 1874
• Henry "Hap" Arnold 1886
• George Abbott 1887
• Lord Louis Mountbatten (Burma) 1900
• Anne Revere 1903
• George Orwell 1903
• Peter Lind Hayes 1915
• Johnny Smith 1922
• Dorothy Gilman 1923
• Sidney Lumet 1924
• June Lockhart 1925
• Eddie Floyd (Falcons) 1935
• Barbara Montgomery 1939
• Clint Warwick (The Moody Blues) 1940
• Willis Reed 1942
• Carly Simon 1945
• Ian McDonald (Foreigner) 1946
• Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) 1946
• Jimmy Walker 1947
• Michael Lembeck 1948
• Phyllis George 1949
• Tim Finn (Split Enz) 1952
• David Paich (Toto) 1954
• George Michael 1963
• Dikembe Mutombo 1966
• Richie Rich 1967
• Candyman 1968
• Sean Kelly (Sixpence None the Richer) 1971
• Michael Kroeger (Michael Douglas Henry Kroeger ) 1972 - Bass player (Nickelback)
• Carlos Delgado 1972
• Mario Calire (Wallflowers) 1974
• Albert Costa 1975
• Linda Cardellini 1975

 

 

  

 

  

Hasselhoff Wednesday: Like Magic!

Poof!

Where'd his career go?