Look forward to Olivia!

Olivia Wilde

Before she got scary... 

Vanity Fair - 12/2010

  

   

Hotty of the day

 

Monday, May 11, 2026

prelusive \ pri-LOO-siv \ , adjective;

• introductory. 

Origin: Prelusive is rooted in the Latin word praelūsiōn- which meant "a prelude." 

mattress worship 

• Refers to the decision to stay in bed when you are too tired to get up and go to church.

Bottom doesn't go to church; he prefers mattress worship.

History

• Minnesota: became the 32nd US state; its name is Sioux for "cloudy water" (1858)
• CARE package: first ones arrived in Le Havre, France; they cost $10 each and contained a variety of food products (1946)
• Israel: was admitted to the United Nations (1949)
• Deep Blue: IBM's supercomputer defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in game 6 of their chess tournament (1997)
• euro: the currency's first coin was struck in a French mint (1998)

Birthdays 

• Irving Berlin 1888 - Composer, lyricist
• Martha Graham 1894 - Dancer, choreographer
• William Grant Still 1895 - Classical composer
• Salvador Dali (Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech) 1904 - Surrealist painter
• Phil Silvers 1912 - Entertainer, comedy actor ("The Phil Silvers Show"), known as "The King of Chutzpah"
• Foster Brooks 1912 - Actor, comedian
• Doodles Weaver (Winstead Sheffield "Doodles" Weaver) 1914 - Actor, comedian
• Denver Dell Pyle 1920 - Actor
• Mort Sahl (Morton Lyon "Mort" Sahl) 1927 - Comedian, actor
• Stanley Elkin 1930 - Novelist, short story writer, essayist
• Louis Farrakhan (Louis Eugene Walcott) 1933 - National Representative of the Nation of Islam, evil racist
  
• Dick Garcia 1938 - Musician
• Doug McClure 1938 - Actor
• Eric Burdon 1941 - Musician (The Animals)
• Les Chadwick 1943 - Musician (Gerry & The Pacemakers)
• Dr. Robert Jarvik 1946 - Scientist, researcher, entrepreneur
• Frances Fisher 1952 - Actress ("Titanic," "Unforgiven")
• Shohreh Adhdashloo 1952 - Actress
• Boyd Gaines 1953 - Actor
• Mark Herndon 1955 - Musician (Alabama)
• J.J. Jeczalik 1955 - Musician (Art of Noise)
• Martha Quinn 1959 - One of the original video jockeys on MTV
• Natasha Richardson 1963 - Actress
• Jeffrey Donovan 1968 - Actor ("Burn Notice")
• Austin O'Brien 1980 - Actor
• Jonathan Jackson 1982 - Actor
• Cory Monteith 1982 - Actor ("Glee")
• Matt Leinart 1983 - Football player 
  

  
  

  
  

 

  

 

  

Mother's Day 2026

Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children.

~ adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray for The Crow

Sunday, May 10, 2026

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

The Last Things Any Woman Would Say

The Last 11 Things Any Woman Would Ever Say:

1. Could our relationship be more physical? I'm tired of just being friends.
2. Go ahead and leave the seat up, it's easier for me to douche that way.
3. I think hairy butts are really sexy.
4. Hey, get a whiff of that one.
5. Please don't throw that old T-shirt away, the holes in the armpit are just too cute.
6. This diamond is way too big!
7. I don't mind throwing all these useless shoes out.
8. I won't even put my lips on that thing unless I get to swallow.
9. Wow, it really is 14 inches!
10. Does this make my butt look too small?
11. I'm wrong, you must be right again.

Saturday, May 9, 2026

immiscible \ ih-MIS-uh-buhl \ , adjective; 

• not miscible; incapable of being mixed.

Origin: Immiscible is derived from the prefix im- which is a variant of in- meaning having a negative force, as in the words immoral and indefensible . The word miscible means "capable of being mixed" and is used primarily in chemistry and physics.

 

wwjkd

• What Would James Kirk Do? When stuck in a life-threatening, impossible situation with no realistic plausible means of escape, only a plan thought up by James "Jim" Kirk would work.

Person 1: OK, were stuck in an underground cavern on a distant planet with no access to the surface.
Person 2: We need a plan. WWJKD?

History

• the Pill: oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA; it all began with hormones from an inedible Mexican yam (1960)

  
• "vast wasteland" speech: FCC chairman Newton Minow referred to television as a "vast wasteland" and called for programming in the "public interest" (1961)
• The Beatles: hired George Martin as their producer and signed their first recording contract (1962)
• Aldo Moro: the bullet-riddled body of the five-term Italian prime minister was found; he had been kidnapped by violently left-wing Red Brigade terrorists (1978)
• White Sox: beat the Brewers in 25 innings (eight hours and six minutes), the longest game in MLB history (1984)
• Ebola: Kinshasa was quarantined after an outbreak (1994)

  

Birthdays

• John Brown 1800

  
• Belle Boyd 1843
• Sir James Barrie 1860
• Howard Carter 1873
• Henry J. Kaiser 1882
• Hank Snow 1914
• Mike Wallace 1918 - Broadcast journalist ("60 Minutes")
• Lloyd Price 1933
• Alan Bennett 1934
• Albert Finney 1936 - Actor
• Glenda Jackson 1936 - Actress
• Dave Prater 1937 - Musician (Sam & Dave)

  
• Sonny Curtis 1937 - Musician (Buddy Holly and the Crickets)
• Ralph Boston 1939
• Nokie Edwards 1939 - Musician (The Ventures)
• James L. Brooks 1940 - Director
• Pete Birrell 1941 - Musician (Freddie and the Dreamers)
• Tommy Roe 1942
• Richie Furay 1944 - Musician (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
• Steve Katz 1945 - Musician (Blood, Sweat and Tears)
• Clint Holmes 1946
• Candice Bergen 1946 - Actress ("Murphy Brown")
• Anthony Higgins 1947
• Clavin Murphy 1948 - Basketball player
• Billy Joel 1949 - Musician
• Tom Peterson 1950 - Musician (Cheap Trick)
• Alley Mills 1951 - Actress ("The Wonder Years")
• Tony Gwynn 1960 - Baseball player
• Dave Gahan 1962 - Musician (Depeche Mode)
• Paul Heaton 1962 - Musician (The Housemartins)
• Peter Wilkinson 1969 - Musician (Cast)
• Ghostface Killah 1970 - Rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
• Tamia 1975
• Dan Regan 1977 - Musician (Reel Big Fish)
• Rosario Dawson 1979 - Actress
• Brandon Webb 1979 - Baseball player
• Rachel Boston 1982 - Actress ("American Dreams")
• Prince Fielder 1984 - Baseball player
• Audrina Patridge 1985 - Actress ("The Hills")