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
  

      

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

   

Rock Out with your KNIGHTS out!

MUSE

Knights Of Cydonia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sBOsh-vyI

Come ride with me

Through the veins of history

I'll show you how god

Falls asleep on the job

And how can we win

When fools can be kings

Don't waste your time

Or time will waste you

No one's gonna take me alive

The time has come to make things right

You and I must fight for our rights

You and I must fight to survive

No one's gonna take me alive

The time has come to make things right

You and I must fight for our rights

You and I must fight to survive

No one's gonna take me alive

The time has come to make things right

You and I must fight for our rights

You and I must fight to survive

WTF Friday - ADAM! STOP!

Looks like he's already having a great weekend

Friday, June 5, 2026

forenamed \ FAWR-NEYMD, FOHR- \ , adjective; 

• named before; mentioned before in the same writing or speech; aforementioned.

Origin: Forenamed has been in English since the 1100s. It's derived from prefix fore- meaning "before" and the common word name.

 

beef walk

• Going outside or away from the group in order to fart with less consequence.

Person A: "Where did you just go?"

Person B: "I had to go on a beef walk, PF Changs for lunch gave me the Dali Chicken farts"

  

Holiday

• National Doughnut Day (US) (1st Friday of June, annually)
  

  

 

History

• Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier: took the first successful balloon flight (1783)
• gold standard: was abandoned by the United States (1933)

  
• Marshall Plan: Secretary of State George Marshall outlined his aid program for Europe in a speech at Harvard (1947)
• Six-Day War: began; Israel was victorious against Egypt, Syria and Jordan; Jerusalem was reunited (1967)
• Robert Kennedy: US presidential candidate was shot by Sirhan Sirhan; he died the next day (1968)
• AIDS: first cases were reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; they were five people in Los Angeles (1981)

Birthdays

• Adam Smith 1723 - Author

  
• "Pancho" Villa (Francisco Villa, José Doroteo Arango Arámbula) - Mexican Revolutionary general
• John Maynard Keynes 1883 - Economist
• William Boyd (William Lawrence Boyd) 1895 - Actor
• Dennis Gabor 1900 - Electrical engineer, inventor of holography
• Eddie Joost 1916 - Baseball player
• "Specs" Powell (Gordon "Specs" Powell) 1922 - Drummer
• Bill Hayes (William "Bill" Foster Hayes III) 1925 - Actor
• Tony Richardson (Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson) 1928 - Director, producer
• Robert Lansing (Robert Howell Brown) 1929 - Actor

  
• Jacques Demy 1931 - Filmmaker
• Pete Jolly 1932 - Musician
• Bill Moyers 1934 - Broadcast journalist
• Spalding Gray 1941 - Actor, playwright, screenwriter
• Floyd Butler 1941 - Musician (Fifth Dimension)
• Don Reid 1945 - Musician (The Statler Brothers)
• Fred Stone 1946 - Musician (Sly & The Family Stone)
• Gail Davies 1948 - Country singer
• Ken Follet 1949 - author
• Laurie Anderson 1950 - Singer
• Wayne Wood 1951 - Hockey player
• Marva Jean Brooks 1954 - Wife of Muddy Waters
• Michael Henry Nicko "Boomer" McBrain 1954 - Drummer (Iron Maiden)
• Kenny G. 1956 - Musician
• Richard Butler 1956 - Musician (Psychedelic Furs)
• Karen Sillas 1965 - Actress
• Ron Livingston 1967 - Actor ("Band of Brothers," "Office Space")
• Brian McKnight 1969 - Singer
• Mark Wahlberg 1971 - Actor, singer (Marky Mark)
• Chad Allen 1974 - Singer
• P-Nut 1974 - Musician (311)
• Torry Holt 1976 - Football player
• Liza Weil 1977 - Actress ("The Gilmore Girls")
• Pete Wentz 1979 - Musician (Fall Out Boy)
• Seb Lefebvre 1981 - Musician (Simple Plan)

 

 

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