Thursday, April 9, 2026

chelonian \ki-LOH-nee-uhn\, adjective:

1. Belonging or pertaining to the order Chelonia, comprising the turtles.

noun:

1. A turtle.

Chelonian comes from the Greek word for turtle, chelṓn.

 

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bootyism

• Bootyism is a sexy religion often confused with Budhism.

I know more about Bootyism than I do about Catholicism!

 

History

• War of Jenkin's Ear: Robert Jenkins' ear was cut off, which led to a war between Spain and England (1731)
• public library: America's first tax-supported public library was founded in Peterborough, New Hampshire (1833)
• US Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, ending the war (1865)
• Marian Anderson: gave a concert at the Lincoln Memorial; the DAR had canceled her appearance at Constitution Hall because she was black (1939)
• Saddam Hussein: statue of Iraqi dictator was toppled in Baghdad, signifying the end of the Baath regime (2003)
• Prince Charles: married Camilla Parker-Bowles (2005)

Birthdays

• Charles Proteus Steinmetz 1865
• Frank King 1883 - Cartoonist, creator of "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip
• Mance Lipscomb 1895
• Paul Robeson 1898 - Singer

  
• Ward Bond 1903 - Actor ("It’s a Wonderful Life", "The Maltese Falcon")
• Antel Dorati 1906 - Symphony orchestra conductor
• Julian Dash 1916 - Jazz musician
• John Presper Eckert 1919
• Art Van Damme 1920 - Musician (Art Van Damme Quintet)
• Hugh Hefner 1926 - Publisher, greatest man who ever lived
  
• Tom Lehrer 1928 - Songwriter
• Paul Arizin 1928 - Basketball player
• Jim Fowler 1932 - Naturalist
• Carl Perkins (Carl Lee Perkings) 1932 - Singer
• Jean-Paul Belmondo 1933 - Actor ("Casino Royale")
• Avery Schreiber 1935 - Comedian (Burns & Schreiber)
• Michael Learned 1939 - Actress ("The Waltons", "All My Sons")
• Jim Roberts 1940 - Hockey player
• Brandon de Wilde 1942 - Actor ("Shane")
• Margo Smith 1942 - Country singer
• Terry Knight 1943 - Singer (Terry Knight and the Pack , Grand Funk Railroad)
• Alden Roche 1945 - Football player
• Nate Colbert 1946 - Baseball player
• Les Gray 1946 - Singer (Mud)
• Michel Parizeau 1948 - Hockey player
• Hal Ketchum 1953 - Country singer, actor
• Dennis Quaid 1954 - Actor ("Wyatt Earp", "The Right Stuff"), brother of Randy Quaid
• Jimmy Tingle 1955 - Comedian
• Severiano (Seve) Ballesteros 1957 - Golfer
• Dave Innis 1959 - Country musician (Restless Heart)
• Mark Kelly 1961 - Musician (Marillion)
• Lisa Guerrero 1964 - Sports reporter ("Monday Night Football")
• Paulina Porizkova 1965 - Model, actress
• Joe Peters 1965 - Musician (Grant Lee Buffalo)
• Cynthia Nixon 1966 - Actress ("The Manhattan Project")
• Kevin Martin 1969 - Musician (Candlebox)
• Keshia Knight Pulliam 1979 - Actress ("The Cosby Show")
• Ryan Northcott 1980 - Actor
• Kristen Stewart (Kristen Jaymes Stewart) 1990 - Actress ("Panic Room", "Twilight", "New Moon")

    

               

      

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Hasselhoff Wednesday: Easter

The pontiff blesses you

Hasselhoff Wednesday - Hoff to Hef

 

A birthday wish from one great man, the Hoff, to the greatest man who EVER lived, the Hef, Hugh Hefner.

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

fussbudget \ FUHS-buhj-it \ , noun; 

• a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.

Origin: An Americanism dating from around 1900, fussbudget is a portmanteau of fuss and budget . Though the origins of fuss are unknown, budget comes from the Middle French term meaning "bag." 

rich uncle

• Uncle Sam. so named for government's spending habits.

our rich uncle better cut back on his spending my money.

History

• Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.: the US Supreme Court ruled that the income tax in effect at the time was unconstitutional (1895)
• Times Square: Manhattan area was renamed in honor of then-tenant The New York Times (1904)
• WPA: Congress approved FDR's program to alleviate joblessness during the Great Depression (1935)
• League of Nations: assembled for the last time (1946)
• Hank Aaron: hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record (1974)
• Clint Eastwood: movie star was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea (1986)

Birthdays

• Guatama Buddha 563 BC - 'The Enlightened One' in the Buddhist faith
• Philip IV (Spain and Portugal) 1605
• Ray (O. Raymond) Knight 1872 - 'Father of Canadian Rodeo'
• Mary Pickford 1893 - Actress ("Coquette", "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm")
• Sonja Henie 1910 - Ice skater
• Elizabeth "Betty" Ford (Bloomer) 1918 - Wife of 38th U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, founder of the Betty Ford Clinic
• Carmen McRae 1922 - Jazz singer
• Franco Corelli 1923 - Tenor
• Edward Mulhare 1923 - Actor ("Megaforce", "Knight Rider")
• Ruth Gaines 1872 - Playwright
• Shecky Greene (Sheldon Greenfield) 1926 - Comedian, actor ("Laverne and Shirley", "Northern Exposure")
• Charlie (Charles Richard) ‘Smokey’ Maxwell 1927 - Baseball player
• John Gavin (Anthony Golenour) 1928 - Actor ("Psycho")
• Monty Sunshine 1928 - Jazz musician
• Jacques Brel 1929 - Singer, songwriter
• Dorothy Tutin 1930 - Actress
• Fred Ebb 1936 - Lyricist
• Klaus Löwitsch 1936 - Actor
• Symore Hersh 1937 - Investigative reporter
• Kofi Annan 1938 - United Nations secretary-general
• John Havlicek 1940 - Basketball player
• J.J. Jackson 1941 - Singer
• Peggy Lennon 1941 - Singer (Lennon Sisters)
• Darlene Gillespie 1941 - TV personality ("The Mickey Mouse Club")
• John (Frederick) Hiller 1943 - Baseball player
• Roger Chapman 1944 - Singer
• Hywel Bennett 1944 - Actor
• Stuart Pankin 1946 - Actor ("Irreconcilable Differences", "Arachnophobia")
• Jim (James Augustus) "Catfish" Hunter 1946 - Baseball player
• Steve Howe 1947 - Musician (Yes, Asia)
  
• Mel Schacher 1951 - Musician (Grand Funk Railroad)
• Chris Frantz 1951 - Musician (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club)
• Peter Case 1954 - Musician
• John Schneider 1954 - Singer, actor ("Dukes of Hazzard", "Smallville")
• Gary Carter 1954 - Baseball player
• Barbara Kingsolver 1955 - Writer
• Donita Sparks 1961 - Musician (L7)
• Izzy Stradlin 1962 - Musician (Gun's 'N Roses)
• Julian Lennon 1963 - Musician, son of John Lennon (Beatles), Today in Beatles History
• Dave Rountree 1963 - Musician (Blur)
• Donita Sparks 1963 - Musican (L7)
• Biz Markie 1964 - Rapper
• Robin Wright Penn 1966 - Actress
• Patricia Arquette 1968 - Actress ("True Romance", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"), sister of Roseanna Arquette
• Craig Honeycutt 1970 - Singer (Everything)
• Darren Jessee 1971 - Musician (Ben Fold Five)
• Emma Caulfield 1973 - Actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Beverly Hills 90210")
  Katee Sakhoff 1980 - Actress (BSG Starbuck, SW: TCW)
• Taylor Kitsch 1981 - Actor ("John Carter")
• Taran Noah Smith 1984 - Actor ("Home Improvement")
• Kirsten Storms 1984 - Actress ("Days of Our Lives")
  Gabriella Wilde 1989 - Actress ("Carrie") 
  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

Review Tuesday: Bring Her Back (2025)

  

 

Bring Her Back

2025 

A couple of recently orphaned "children" are placed in a very suspicious foster home. 

My BFF told me that her service had been repeatedly suggesting that she might like to watch this movie BRING HER BACK, based on the scenes that it showed, she wanted to give it a shot, so I agreed. 

 

This movie starts off with a young blind girl (maybe 12?) named Piper (Sora Wong) and her protective older step-brother Andy (Billy Barratt). It's established that they have a close connection and Andy keeps a close eye on her. Their father dies while in the shower. They have to go into the faster care system for three months until Andy is old enough to petition for guardianship over his sister. 

 

They are placed under the foster care of Laura (Sally Hawkins) who was considered one of the top counselors in the county. She comes off as strange and prying, and the other child she's fostering is creepy, so the home isn't exactly ideal. 

 

The rest of the film is a tangle of various plot-lines that seem to trip over each other in an attempt to get to the conclusion. 

 

Honestly, I felt that the writers had an argument over how they wanted this movie to go and compromised by jamming both in. There is clearly a supernatural angle, and a psychological angle. Either one might have been fine and might have yielded a cohesive story, but a seemingly clever woman doing a bunch of things the hard way seemed pretty stupid. There are some disturbing scenes that seemed like they were there for shock value. Laura racks up an impressive body-count by the end, but it seemed like it was for nothing. Tie that into the ending and it made the movie feel like a waste of time.