Friday, August 23, 2019

Friday, August 23, 2019

holograph \HOL-uh-graf, -grahf, HOH-luh-\, adjective: 
1. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
noun:
1. a holograph writing, as a deed, will, or letter.
Holograph entered English in the 18th century from the Greek holos + graph, meaning "whole written."
 
Post-Adolescent Idealistic Phase
  • The time after the pointless teen years in which a young person develops what are called "standards" and "morals." It is a time in which eyes are opened and "The Truth" suddenly becomes clear. Usually beginning when one enters college, said young person reads deep literature, searches for the meaning of life, and listens to college radio, all the while secretly becoming even more confused than when he/she was an lame 16 year old. The Post-Adolescent Idealistic Phase usually entails naive 18-20something year olds upholding hopeful, yet unrealistic morals. Often, utopian dreams can be confused for "The Truth." After the phase has ended, the young person must beware becoming highly hypocritical and/or jaded once life has slapped them around a bit.
"Is Josh giving you shit because he going through his post-adolescent idealistic phase?" 
Dionne on Josh, "Clueless"
 
Trivia
What cigarette was once advertised with the slogan, “More doctors smoke [this brand] than any other cigarette”?
  • Camel.
History
  • William Wallace: Scottish nationalist who opposed British rule, and on whom Braveheart was based, was executed in London (1305)
  • Franklin: area that is now part of Tennessee seceded from North Carolina; it failed to win acceptance as one of the United States (1784)
  • Rudolph Valentino: death of the 31-year-old silent screen sex symbol known as the quintessential Latin lover caused mass hysterical mourning (1926)
  • Sacco and Vanzetti: Italian-American anarchists were executed by electric chair for murder during an armed robbery; questions about the fairness of their trial remain (1927)
Birthdays
  • Louis XVI (France) 1754
  • Oliver Hazard Perry 1785
  • Edgar Lee Masters 1869
  • Gene Kelly 1912
  • Bob Crosby (The Bob Cats) 1913
  • Tex Williams 1917
  • Jean Darling 1925
  • Peter Thompson 1929
  • Vera Miles 1930
  • Mark Russell 1932
  • Barbara Eden 1934 - Actress ("I Dream of Jeannie")
  • Sonny Jurgensen 1934
  • Rudy Lewis (Drifters) 1936
  • Ronnie Cox 1938
  • Tony Bill 1940
  • Richard Sanders 1940
  • Patricia McBride 1942
  • Antonia Novello 1944
  • Rex Allen Jr. 1947
  • Keith Moon 1947 - Musician (The Who)
  • Shelley Long 1949 - Actress
  • Rick Springfield 1949 - Actor / Singer
  • Woody Paul (Riders in the Sky) 1949
  • Mark Hudson 1951
  • Jimi Jamison 1951 - Musician (Survivor)
  • Bobby G. (Bucks Fizz) 1953
  • Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) 1961
  • Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) 1962
  • River Phoenix 1970
  • Jay Mohr 1971
  • Ray Park 1974 (Darth Maul)
  • Kobe Bryant 1978 - Basketball player
  • Joanne Froggatt 1980 - Actress ("Downton Abbey") 



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