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

  

  

 

Look forward to Megan

 

Megan Fox

 

 

  

Showing off her latest bolt-ons.

 

    
 

Hotty of the day. 

 

   
 

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Be careful - 2026

 

This morning is the most dangerous day to be driving. For some reason there is an uptick in accidents during the morning commute on the Monday after Daylight Savings Time begins. Word has it that people are still groggy and disoriented. Me? I work from home so it doesn't matter....

Be careful out there.

Monday, March 9, 2026

razz \raz\, verb: 

• Slang. to deride; make fun of; tease. 

noun:

• raspberry; any sign or expression of dislike or derision.

Razz is a shortened variant of raspberry, a colloquialism for a rude sound used to express mockery or contempt. It entered English in the early to mid-1900s.

Business Buzzed

• an acceptable level of intoxication for business situations.

# 1 There was an open bar but my boss was there so I could only get business buzzed.

# 2 We were slammed with TPS reports so we decided to crack open a couple beers and get business buzzed.

History

• Amistad case: the US Supreme Court ruled that the mutineers had been taken into slavery illegally and should be freed (1841)
• See It Now: TV news-magazine aired an episode critical of the communist-hunting Sen. Joseph McCarthy; it contributed to the senator's eventual downfall (1954)
• Barbie: foot-high fashion doll — full name: Barbie Millicent Roberts — was launched at the New York Toy Fair; a billion have now been sold (1959)
• New York Times v. Sullivan: the US Supreme Court protected the press from libel suits by public figures unless there was actual malice (1964)

Birthdays

• Amerigo Vespucci 1454
• Leland Stanford 1824
• Eddie Foy, Sr. 1854

  
• Will Geer 1902
• Samuel Barber 1910
• Fred Clark 1914
• Mickey Spillane 1918 - Author
• Carl Betz 1920
• Andre Courreges 1923
• Billy Ford (Billy & Lillie) 1925
• Irene Papas 1929 - Actress
• Keely Smith 1932 - Actress, singer
• Lloyd Price 1933 - Singer
• Yuri Gagarin 1934
• Joyce Van Patten 1934 - Actress
• Marty Ingels 1936 - Actor, comedian
• Mickey Gilley 1936 - Country singer
• Raul Julia 1940
• Jim Colbert 1941
• Mark Lindsay 1942 - Singer (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
• Bobby Fischer 1943 - Chess player
• Charles Gibson 1943 - TV host ("Good Morning America")
• Trevor Burton 1944 - Musician (The Move)
• Trish Van Devere 1945 - Actress
• Robin Trower 1945 - Musician (Procol Harum)
• Jim Cregan 1946 - Musician (Family)
• Jeffrey Osborne 1948 - Singer (L.T.D.)
• Jimmie Fadden 1948 - Country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
• Jaime Lyn Bauer 1949 - Actress
• Andy North 1950
• Michael Kinsley 1951 - Journalist
  Ornella Muti 1955 - (Flash Gordon)
  
• Martin Fry 1958 - Musician (ABC)
• Benito Santiago 1960 - Baseball player
• Linda Fiorentino 1960 - Actress
• Juliette Binoche 1964 - Actress
• Robert Sledge 1968 - Musician (Ben Folds Five)
• C-Murder 1971 - Rapper
• Emmanuel Lewis 1971 - Actor ("Webster")
• Kerr Smith 1972 - Actor ("Dawson's Creek)
• Jean Louisa Kelly 1972 - Actress
• Aaron Boone 1973 - Baseball player
• Yamila Diaz 1977 - super model
• Oscar Isaac 1979 - Actor (Poe Dameron from STAR WARS) 
  Chingy 1980 - Rapper
• Brittany Snow 1986 - Actress ("Hairspray," "American Dreams")
• Bow Wow 1987 - Rapper, Official Bow Wow Store
• Luis Armand Garcia 1992 - Actor ("George Lopez")