CDC ALERT!!!

From Lori:

The Center for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand, and even electronically. This virus is called Weekly Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues or anyone else via any means whatsoever - DO NOT TOUCH IT!!! This virus will wipe out your private life entirely. If you should come into contact with WORK you should immediately leave the premises.

Take two good friends to the nearest liquor store and purchase one or both of the antidotes - Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract (WINE) and Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.

You should immediately forward this medical alert to five friends. If you do not have five friends, you have already been infected and WORK is controlling your life.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

cuittle \KY-tl\ verb

• to wheedle, cajole, or coax. 

Origin: Cuittle is of uncertain origin.
 
problem saturation

• A process by which Mainstream Media addresses an issue incessantly, building up to a sense of pending doom. Of course, the problem, while worrisome, does not pose the grave threat they would like you to believe. Finally, MSM abandons coverage of the problem completely, moving on to another problem.

"Honey, why don't we hear any news about the drug cartels anymore?"

 

History

• Martin Luther: the 23-year-old German theologian and future Protestant reformer was ordained (1507)
• Good Housekeeping: first went on sale (1885)
• Berlin: surrendered to Russian forces during WWII; the war in Europe ended less than a week later (1945)
• Nelson Mandela: won in South Africa's first multiracial election (1994)
• GPS: President Bill Clinton announced that US citizens and the military would have equal access to the positioning system (2000)
• Osama Bin Laden was killed in a raid by American Special Forces: Seal Team 6 (2011)

Birthdays

• Catherine The Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna) 1729 - Russian leader Catherine II
• Henry M. Robert 1837 - U.S. Army General, author
• Hedda Hopper (Elda Furry) 1890 - Actress and gossip columnist
• Vernon Castle 1887 - Dancer, actor ("The Whirl of Life")
• Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot
• Lorenz Hart 1895 - Composer, lyricist, half of Rodgers & Hart
• Brian Aherne 1902 - Actor ("A Night to Remember", "The Best of Everything")
• Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care")
• Bing Crosby 1903 - Singer, according to Bing Crosby his birthday is May 2nd, his birthday is actually May 3, real name: Harry Lillis Crosby
• Pinky Lee (Pincus Leff) 1907 - Entertainer ("The Pinky Lee Show"), burlesque
• Nigel Patrick 1913 - Actor ("The Jack of Diamonds", "The Mackintosh Man"), director, writer
• Theodore Bikel 1924 - Singer, actor ("Fiddler on the Roof", "The African Queen")
• Roscoe Lee Browne 1925 - Actor
• Françoise Fabian (Michele Cortes De Leon y Fabianera) 1932 - Actress ("Reunion", "Dressmaker")
• John Lee Gardner 1933 - Musician (Mothers of Invention)
• Link Wray (Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr.) 1935 - Musician, composer (Link Wray and His Ray Men)
• Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) 1936 - Singer
• Lorenzo Music 1937 - Actor, voice of Garfield, producer
• Gates (William James) Brown 1939 - Baseball player
• Clay (Palmer) Carroll 1941 - Baseball player
• Mickey (Lee Oddis) Bass III 1943 - Jazz composer, musician (New York Powerhouse Ensemble)
• Hilton Valentine 1943 - Musician (Animals)
• John Verity 1944 - Musician (Argent)
• R.C. Bannon 1945 - Country singer
• Bianca Jagger 1945 - Model, human rights activist, was married to Mick Jagger
• Goldy McJohn 1945 - Musician (Steppenwolf)
• "Rudy" Randy Cain 1945 - Musician (The Delfonics)
• Lesley Gore 1946 - Singer
• David Suchet 1946 - Actor
• Robert Henritt 1946 - Musician (The Kinks)
• Gerald Irons 1947 - Football player
• Larry Gatlin 1948 - Singer (Gatlin Brothers)
• Lou Gramm 1950 - Musician (Foreigner)
• Joe Callis 1951 - Musician (Human League)
• Christine Baranski 1952 - Actress ("The Good Wife")
• Angela Bofill 1954 - Singer
• Bruce Robert Howard 1961 - Musician (Blow Monkeys)
• Elizabeth Berridge 1962 - Actress
• Ty Herndon 1962 - Country singer
• Todd Sucherman 1969 - Musician (Styx)
• Dwayne Johnson 1972 - Wrestler, actor, known as The Rock
• David Beckham 1975 - Soccer player
• Jenna Van Oy 1977 - Actress
• Gaius Charles 1983 - Actor ("Friday Night Lights")
• Ashley Harleroad 1984 - Tennis
  Sarah Hughes 1985 - Figure skater
• Lily Allen 1985 - Singer
• Kay Panabaker 1990 - Actress

 

 

  

Rock out you liar

8mm - Liar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q9A0M8RmRs

I'm a liar

It's my secret no one knows

I'm a liar

Yeah, I know it doesn't show

No, I don't miss you anymore

No, I don't think of you

It's such a game to seem adored

No, I don't love you anymore

I'm a liar

Yeah, I've given up my wings

I'm a liar

They were only wax and string

No, I don't miss you anymore

No, I don't think of you

It's such a game to seem adored

No, I don't love you anymore

No, I don't think of you

No, I don't love you anymore

No, I don't think of you

No, I don't love you anymore

No, I don't think of you

I don't love you

WTF Friday: Anus

I think that if ANUS were my last name, I'd change it.

 

FAST!

Friday, May 1, 2026

omnific \om-NIF-ik\, adjective:

• Creating all things; having unlimited powers of creation.

Omnific also occurs as omnificent and ominificence, a noun.

 

fubar: F.U.B.A.R. is an acronym for: 

1. F*cked up beyond all reason.
2. F*cked up beyond all recognition.
3. F*cked up beyond all repair.

All usage derived from the military. 

1. This mission is FUBAR.
2. He got hit with a mortar and now he's FUBAR.
3. Holy shit! That tank's FUBAR.

Holiday

• May Day aka International Worker's Day (Socialists)

History

• Act of Union: England and Scotland joined to form Great Britain (1707)
• Marriage of Figaro: Mozart's opera premiered in Vienna (1786)
• Empire State Building: world's tallest building (at the time) opened after 410 days of construction (1931)
  
• Citizen Kane: Orson Welles' film masterpiece loosely depicting — and criticizing — newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst debuted in New York City (1931)
• Cheerios: General Mills introduced the first oat-based ready-to-eat breakfast cereal (1941)
• North Korea: was established with Kim Il Sung as premier; he maintained power for the next 46 years (1948)
• Iraq War: George W. Bush declared the successful end of major combat operations in Iraq (2003)

Birthdays

• Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1764 - Architect known for his design of the United States Capitol and the Baltimore Basilica
• George Inness 1825 - American landscape painter
• James Graham 1878 - Scottish nobleman, politician
• Leo Sowerby 1895 - Composer, musician, won Pulitzer Prize for music in 1946
• Kate Smith 1909 - Singer
• Archie Williams 1915 - Olympic athlete
• Glen Ford 1916 - Actor ("Gilda", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father")
• John Beradino (Giovanni Berardino) 1917 - Baseball player, actor
• Jack Paar 1918 - Radio and television comedian, talk show host ("The Tonight Show")
• Harry Caray 1919 - Baseball broadcaster
• Dan O'Herlihy 1919 - Actor ("Macbeth (1948)", "Robinson Crusoe")
• Julian Goodman 1922 - CEO for NBC, was on Richard Nixon's master list of political opponents
• Joseph Heller 1923 - Novelist, short story writer, playwright
• Terry Southern 1924 - Author, essayist, screenwriter
• Scott Carpenter 1925 - One of NASA's original seven astronauts
• Chuck Bednarik 1925 - Football player
• Sonny James (James Loden) 1929 - Country music singer and songwriter
• Ollie Matson (Ollie Genoa Matson II) 1930 - Football player
• Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs) 1930 - Musician
• Judy Collins (Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins) 1939 - Singer and songwriter
• Bobbie Ann Mason 1940 - Novelist, short story writer, essayist, literary critic
• Stephen Macht 1942 - Actor
• Mimi Farina (Mimi Baez Fariña) 1945 - Singer, songwriter
• Rita Coolidge 1945 - Singer

  
• Nick Fortune 1946 - Musician (The Buckinghams)
• Jerry Heard 1947 - Golfer
• Douglas Barr 1949 - Actor, writer, director
• Dann Florek 1951 - Actor ("Law and Order: SVU")
• Ray Parker Jr. 1954 - Singer (Raydio)
• Nick Feldman 1955 - Musician (Wang Chung)
• Steve Farris 1957 - Musician (Mr. Mister)
• Phil Smith 1959 - Musician (Haircut 100)
• Wayne Hancock 1965 - Country musician
• Charlie Schlatter 1966 - Actor ("Diagnosis: Murder")
• Johnny Colt 1966 - Musician (The Black Crowes)
• Tim McGraw 1967 - Country musician
• D'Arcy Wreztky 1968 - Musician (Smashing Pumpkins)
• Wes Anderson 1969 - Director
• Julie Benz 1972 - Actress ("Dexter," "Angel")
• Curtis Martin 1973 - Football player
• Darius McCrary 1976 - Actor ("Family Matters"), singer
  Caitlin Stasey 1990 - Actress
  

   

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

   

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

Turtle Thursday: Schutes 2026

Ever since my turtles were little hatchlings, as they shed layers of schutes I would collect them into a plastic bag so I can go back and find the tiniest bits and remember when they were all babies. Pretty similar to parents keeping their children's baby teeth, except turtles never talk back.

Proper Shell Care

When turtles are hatchlings they require a lot more care then once they are fully matured. Hatchling and juvenile turtles need a diet rich in calcium and vitamin A. In addition a good full spectrum light is needed for the proper UVA and AVB rays, as well as vitamin D. Without all of the above, turtles can grow deformed shells and show pyramiding. It's easy to avoid, so just do the right thing and your turtle will love you for it.

IMPORTANT: NEVER FORCE THE SCHUTES OFF! They will fall off on their own when they are ready. Forcibly removing schutes can cause bleeding, infection and other maladies. Be warned!

Once a shell injury is observed, the best bet would be to get your turtle to a reptile vet asap. However, such specialists are in short supply. A good fix (at least better than doing nothing) is applying an antibiotic ointment (like Neosporin, not necesarily a petroleum based one like bacetracin as that one doesn't seem to absorb in very well.) and drying out the animal for periods of time. The worse the injury, the more dry time until healed.

REMEMBER: "Dry Docking" must be accompanied by heat and humidity. Don't just stick the animal in a box and forget about it. While these are aquatic turtles I am referring to, they only require an hour of "hydration" each day. In worst case scenarios you can keep a turtle in dry dock all day if need be, just rememebr he will need some time in water or the animal WILL DIE, just like you will if deprived of water. These little guys do not produce their own tears or saliva and need water for those tasks.

Thursday, April 30, 2026

passe-partout \ pas-pahr-TOO; Fr. pahs-par-TOO \ , noun; 

1. something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage. 
2. a master key; skeleton key. 
3. an ornamental mat for a picture. 
4. a method of framing in which a piece of glass is placed over a picture and is affixed to a backing by means of adhesive strips of paper or other material pasted over the edges. 
5. paper prepared for this purpose.

Origin: Passe-partout comes from the French phrase of the same spelling which literally means "(it) passes everywhere." 

 

technocamping

• A vacation from digital technology. No e-mail, computers, cell phone etc.

"I'm going technocamping. You won't be able to contact me for a couple weeks."

 

History

• George Washington: took the oath of office to become the first POTUS (1789)
• Louisiana Purchase: France agreed to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States for $15 million, thereby doubling the size of the US (1803); eight years later on the same date, Louisiana became the 18th state
• A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens' novel was first published as a serial in a literary magazine (1859)
• Suicide: Nazi leader ADOLF HITLER killed himself before Allied and Russian forces could capture him (1945)
• Vietnam War: officially ended when Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City) fell and South Vietnam surrendered (1975)

Birthdays 

• Cornelius Vanderbilt 1898
• Ellis Wilson 1899
• George R. Stibitz 1904
• Queen Juliana (Netherlands) 1909
• Al Lewis 1910
• Eve Arden 1912
• Robert Shaw 1916
• Percy Heath 1923
• John (Johnny) Horton 1925
• Cloris Leachman 1926 - Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Phyllis")
• Willie Nelson 1933 - Musican
• Gary Collins 1938 - Talk show host
• Burt Young 1940 - Actor
• Johnny Farina 1941 - Musician (Santo & Johnny)
• Bobby Vee (Velline) 1943 - Singer
• Jill Clayburgh 1944 - Actress
• Richard Schoff (The Sandpipers) 1944
• Don Schollander 1946
• Perry King 1948
• Wayne Kramer 1948 - Musician (MC5)
• Merril Osmond 1953 - Singer (The Osmonds)
• Jane Campion 1954 - Director
• Paul Gross 1959
• Isiah Thomas 1961 - Basketball player
• Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks) 1962
• Barrington Levy 1964 - Dancer
• Adrian Pasdar 1965 - Actor ("Heroes")
• Turbo B 1967 - Rapper (Snap)
• Clark Vogeler 1969 - Musician (Toadies)
• Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple 1971 - Musician (Soul for Real)
• J.R. Richards 1972 - Musician (Dishwalla)
• Jeff Timmons 1973 - Musician (98 Degrees)
• Akron 1973 - Singer
• Johnny Galecki 1975 - Actor ("The Big Bang Theory")
• Kirsten Dunst 1982 - Actress ("Spider-Man")
• Gal Gadot 1985 - Actress ("Wonder Woman")
• Ashley Dupré 1985 former high-class hooker who took down the NYS Gov Eliot Spitzer, NY Post Columnist
• Dianna Agron 1986 - Actress ("Glee")
• Skyla Raynes Gray / ChibiNeko Cosplay - cosplayer / e-girl