Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

malinger \muh-LING-ger\, verb: 
  • to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
Malinger derives from French malingre, "sickly," perhaps from Old French mal, "badly" + heingre, "lean, thin."

Z-list celebrity
  1. An annoying ex-reality tv star that manged to get everywhere on TV 
  2. Someone who has only starred in one thing in thier misrable acting career and spend the remains of thier pay in beer then do drugs to get noticed or shag a famous person. Often sighted on Celebrity Big Brother because they couldn't pay thier rent and got thrown in for the money and expect fame.
1. 'Hello I'm Jade Goody (Z-list celebrity) from Big Brother 4 and I've made a new diet so give me money to pay for my one room flat' 

2. (With drunken exspresion) 'I starred in Doctor who, I was the guy on the left, then I was a police officer in eastenders, do you remember?'

History
  • Lend-Lease Act: was signed into law by FDR, providing aid in the form of equipment, food and weapons to the Allies during WWII (1941)
  • Mikhail Gorbachev: was appointed the leader of the Soviet Union, despite being the youngest member of the politburo at the time (1985)
  • Paul McCartney: was knighted by Queen Elizabeth (1997)
  • Madrid bombings: 10 bombs exploded on the train system during rush hour, killing 191 (2004)
Birthdays
  • Torquato Tasso 1544
  • Thomas Hastings 1860
  • Malcolm Campbell 1885
  • Lawrence Welk 1903
  • Harold Wilson 1916
  • Mercer Ellington 1919
  • A. Louise Brough 1923
  • Terence Alexander 1923
  • Ralph David Abernathy 1926
  • Troy Ruttman 1930 Valerie French 1931
  • Rupert Murdoch 1931 - Media mogul
  • Leroy Jenkins 1932
  • Sam Donaldson 1934 - Broadcast journalist
  • Nancy Kovack 1935
  • Antonin Scalia 1936 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  • Flaco Jimenez 1939 - Musician (The Texas Tornadoes)
  • Rick Rothwell (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders) 1944
  • Tricia O'Neil 1945 - Actress
  • Mark Metcalf 1946 - Actor ("Animal House")
  • Mark Stein 1947 - Musician (Vanilla Fudge)
  • George Kooymans 1948 - Musician (Golden Earring)
  • Bobby McFerrin 1950 - Singer
  • Jerry Zucker 1950 - Director
  • Dominique Sanda 1951
  • Douglas Adams 1952
  • Susan Richardson 1952 - Actress ("Eight is Enough")
  • Catharina "Nina" Hagen 1955 - Singer / Actress
  • Jimmy Fortune 1955 - Country singer (The Statler Brothers)
  • Cheryl Lynn 1957 - Singer
  • Anissa Jones 1958
  • Bruce Watson 1961 - Musician (Big Country)
  • Jeffrey Nordling 1962 - Actor
  • Alex Kingston 1963 - Actress ("ER")
  • Vincent Abbott 1964 - Drummer (Pantera)
  • Wallace Langham 1965 - Actor ("CSI")
  • Lisa Loeb 1968 - Singer
  • John Barrowman 1968
  • Peter Droge 1969 - Singer (The Thorns)
  • Rami Jaffee 1969 - Musican (Wallflowers)
  • Terrence Howard 1969 - Actor
  • Johnny Knoxville 1971 - Actor ("Dukes of Hazzard", "Jack Ass")
  •  Eric "The Actor" Lynch 1975 - Radio personality / Stern Show
    Joel Madden 1979 - Musician (Good Charlotte)
  • Benji Madden 1979 - Musician (Good Charlotte)
  • Dan Uggla 1980 - Baseball player
  • David Anders 1981 - Actor ("Alias")
  • LeToya Nicole Luckett 1981 - Singer (Destiny's Child)
  • Thora Birch 1982 - Actress
  • Anton Yelchin 1989 - Actor

 
 
  
 
  

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Review Tuesday: Fight Club (1999)

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Fight Club
1999 
When a man makes friends with an odd stranger, his life transforms. 
Okay, I am pretty late to this party and when my BFF found out that I had never seen this movie she had to rectify this situation ASAP. 
 
Full disclosure here, I was never terribly motivated to watch this movie because a friend spoiled the twist years ago. And it stars Brad Pitt. Hate that guy. But that's neither here nor there. My friend put this movie up to watch without knowing that I already knew the plot twist.
 
I will not go into any of the particulars of the movie, in case there are others out there who haven't experienced this film yet, but I can safely state that it's a lot of fun and keeps your interest for the full two hours and nineteen minutes.  
 
A very entertaining and original concept and executed exceptionally. Well worth your time to watch!  
 
  

Chuck is how old?

I know I mentioned this on my usual daily entry, but Chuck Norris is a legend and requires a special birthday post. I just can't believe he's 86!








Tuesday, March 10, 2026

columbine \KOL-uhm-bahyn, -bin\, adjective: 
1. dovelike; dove-colored.
2. of a dove.
Columbine is derived from the Latin columba meaning "dove." The columbine flower was so named because of its resemblance to a cluster of doves.

awesomeness
  1. An unmeasurable amount of awesomenimity something can produce.
  2. Something that qualifies as [awesome].
  3. With [sarcastic] use, means that something is not awesome at all. A lower and calmer tone of voice is used, and is generally followed by derogatory physical action such as a [shrug] or [eye rolling].
1 and 2.
Me: "I found 50 bucks on the street! Let's go get wasted!!"
You: "Awesomeness!!"
3.
You: "I'm so happy to be going with my family on vacation, where I can't party..."
Me: "Awesomeness..." *rolleyes*

History
  • Personal Rule: King Charles I of England dissolved Parliament and began 11 years of ruling alone (1629)
  • Alexander Graham Bell: made the first telephone call: "Watson, come here; I want you" (1876)
  • rings of Uranus: were discovered (1977)
  • syzygy: all the planets were on the same side of the Sun (1982)
Birthdays
  • Marcello Malpighi 1628
  • Friedrich Von Schlegel 1772
  • Barry Fitzgerald 1888
  • Arthur Honegger 1892
  • Bix Beiderbecke 1903
  • Claire Booth Luce 1903
  • Chandler Harper 1914
  • Heywood Hale Broun 1918
  • Pamela Mason 1919
  • Don Abney 1923
  • Jethro (Kenneth Burns) 1923
  • Ralph Emery 1933 - Talk show host
  • Norman Blake 1938 - Bluegrass musician
  • David Rabe 1940 - Playwright
  • Chuck Norris 1940 - Actor ("Walker, Texas Ranger")
  • Dean Torrence 1940 - Singer (Jan & Dean)
  • Sandra Jean Palmer 1941
  • Katharine Houghton 1945 - Actress
  • Bob Greene 1947 - Newspaper columnist
  • Tom Scholz 1947 - Musician (Boston)
  • Paul Haggins 1953 - Director, screenwriter
  • Shannon Tweed 1957 - Actress
  • Sharon Stone 1958 - Actress
  • Gail Greenwood (Belly) 1960 - Musician (L7)
  • Jeff Ament 1963 - Musician (Pearl Jam)
  • Jasmine Guy 1962 - Actress
  • Neneh Cherry 1964 - Singer
  • Prince Edward 1964 - Son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
  • Rod Woodson 1965 - Football player
  • Edie Brickell 1966 - Singer
  • Stephen Mailer 1966 - Actor
  • Paget Brewster 1969 - Actress ("Criminal Minds")
  • Dylan Keefe 1970 - Musician (Marcy Playground)
  • John Hamm 1971 - Actor ("Mad Men")
  • Daryl Singletary 1971 - Country singer
  • Timberland 1972 - Rapper, producer
  • Cristian de la Fuente 1974 - Actor ("Family Law")
  • Bree Turner 1977 - Actress
  • Shannon Miller 1977 - Olympic gold-medal gymnast
  • Robin Thicke 1977 - Singer
  • Carrie Underwood 1983 - Singer, winner of the fourth season of "American Idol"
    Olivia Wilde 1985 - actress 
  • Emily Osment 1992 - Actress ("Spy Kids" movies)
   
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Spotlight: Here are some facts about martial arts superstar Chuck Norris:
  • Chuck Norris can lead a horse to water AND make it drink.
  • Chuck Norris doesn't wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.
  • There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control.
  • Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
  • Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because Chuck Norris only recognizes the element of surprise.
Happy birthday, Chuck Norris!

Quote:

  • "Violence is my last option." — Chuck Norris

  
  
 

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

columbine \KOL-uhm-bahyn, -bin\, adjective: 
1. dovelike; dove-colored.
2. of a dove.
Columbine is derived from the Latin columba meaning "dove." The columbine flower was so named because of its resemblance to a cluster of doves.

awesomeness
  1. An unmeasurable amount of awesomenimity something can produce.
  2. Something that qualifies as [awesome].
  3. With [sarcastic] use, means that something is not awesome at all. A lower and calmer tone of voice is used, and is generally followed by derogatory physical action such as a [shrug] or [eye rolling].
1 and 2.
Me: "I found 50 bucks on the street! Let's go get wasted!!"
You: "Awesomeness!!"
3.
You: "I'm so happy to be going with my family on vacation, where I can't party..."
Me: "Awesomeness..." *rolleyes*

History
  • Personal Rule: King Charles I of England dissolved Parliament and began 11 years of ruling alone (1629)
  • Alexander Graham Bell: made the first telephone call: "Watson, come here; I want you" (1876)
  • rings of Uranus: were discovered (1977)
  • syzygy: all the planets were on the same side of the Sun (1982)
Birthdays
  • Marcello Malpighi 1628
  • Friedrich Von Schlegel 1772
  • Barry Fitzgerald 1888
  • Arthur Honegger 1892
  • Bix Beiderbecke 1903
  • Claire Booth Luce 1903
  • Chandler Harper 1914
  • Heywood Hale Broun 1918
  • Pamela Mason 1919
  • Don Abney 1923
  • Jethro (Kenneth Burns) 1923
  • Ralph Emery 1933 - Talk show host
  • Norman Blake 1938 - Bluegrass musician
  • David Rabe 1940 - Playwright
  • Chuck Norris 1940 - Actor ("Walker, Texas Ranger")
  • Dean Torrence 1940 - Singer (Jan & Dean)
  • Sandra Jean Palmer 1941
  • Katharine Houghton 1945 - Actress
  • Bob Greene 1947 - Newspaper columnist
  • Tom Scholz 1947 - Musician (Boston)
  • Paul Haggins 1953 - Director, screenwriter
  • Shannon Tweed 1957 - Actress
  • Sharon Stone 1958 - Actress
  • Gail Greenwood (Belly) 1960 - Musician (L7)
  • Jeff Ament 1963 - Musician (Pearl Jam)
  • Jasmine Guy 1962 - Actress
  • Neneh Cherry 1964 - Singer
  • Prince Edward 1964 - Son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
  • Rod Woodson 1965 - Football player
  • Edie Brickell 1966 - Singer
  • Stephen Mailer 1966 - Actor
  • Paget Brewster 1969 - Actress ("Criminal Minds")
  • Dylan Keefe 1970 - Musician (Marcy Playground)
  • John Hamm 1971 - Actor ("Mad Men")
  • Daryl Singletary 1971 - Country singer
  • Timberland 1972 - Rapper, producer
  • Cristian de la Fuente 1974 - Actor ("Family Law")
  • Bree Turner 1977 - Actress
  • Shannon Miller 1977 - Olympic gold-medal gymnast
  • Robin Thicke 1977 - Singer
  • Carrie Underwood 1983 - Singer, winner of the fourth season of "American Idol"
  • Emily Osment 1992 - Actress ("Spy Kids" movies)
   
Shannon Tweed :: retro ero :: erotic :: playboy :: breasts :: butt -  JoyReactor

Basic Instinct', Sharon Stone and the troubling truth about the infamous 'leg  cross' scene - Far Out Magazine
 
 
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Spotlight: Here are some facts about martial arts superstar Chuck Norris:
  • Chuck Norris can lead a horse to water AND make it drink.
  • Chuck Norris doesn't wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.
  • There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control.
  • Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
  • Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because Chuck Norris only recognizes the element of surprise.
Happy birthday, Chuck Norris!

Quote:

  • "Violence is my last option." — Chuck Norris