Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

equipoise \EE-kwuh-poiz; EK-wuh-\, noun:
  1. A state of being equally balanced; equilibrium; -- as of moral, political, or social interests or forces.
  2. Counterbalance.
Equipoise is equi-, "equal" + poise, from Middle English poisen, "to balance, weigh," from Old French peser, pois-, ultimately from Latin pensare, "to weigh."
 
holidrawl 
  • Depression caused by the lack of a holiday to party about for at least a one-month period. Typically occcurs between St. Patrick's Day and Memorial Day in the US and also during the month of August when holidrawl is present between 4th of Julyand Labor Day.
Date: April 26th 
Dear Diary; 
I'm in such holidrawl that I can't think of anything else to tell you!
*flips back to entries from St. Patty's Day and cries hysterically*
 
History 
  • freedom of the press: a legal precedent was established when newspaper editor John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel; he had published criticism of the colonial governor of New York (1735)
  • US Coast Guard: was launched as the Revenue-Marine, later called the Revenue Cutter Service (1790)
  • Anne Frank: teenage Jewish diarist was discovered, along with her family, by Nazis; their hiding place was revealed by a Dutch informant and they were sent to concentration camps, where most perished (1944)
  • Burkina Faso: West African republic received its new name meaning "land of upright people"; it was formerly called Upper Volta (1984)
Birthdays
  • Joseph Scaliger 1540 - French religious leader and scholar
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 - Poet
  • Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon 1900 - Known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
  • Louis Armstrong 1901 - Musician, singer
  • Glenn Cunningham 1909 - Olympic runner
  • William Howard Shumam 1910 - Composer
  • Raoul Wallenberg 1912 - Swlitedish humanitarian during World War II
  • Wesley Addy 1913 - Actor
  • Helen Thomas 1920 - Journalist
  • Herb Ellis 1921 - Musician
  • Dallas Green 1934 - Singer, songwriter
  • Joe Leonard 1934 - Motorcycle racer and racecar driver
  • Elsbeary Hobbs 1936 - Musician (The Drifters)
  • Frankie Ford 1939 - Musician, singer
  • Timi Yuro 1940 - Singer
  • Richard Belzer 1944 - Actor, comedian ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")
  • Klaus Schultze 1947 - Musician (Tangerine Dream)
  • John Riggins 1949 - Football player
  • Kristoffer Tabori 1952 - Actor
  • Maire Ni Bhraaonion 1952 - Musician (Clannad)
  • Billy Bob Thornton 1955 - Actor
  • Mary Slaney (Mary Teresa Decker) 1958 - Runner
  • Kym Karath 1958 - Actress ("The Sound of Music")
  • Ian Broudie 1958 - Musician (Lightning Seeds)
  • Allison Adelle Hedge Coke - Poet, author (books)
  • Robbin Crosby 1959 - Musician (RATT)
  • Barack Hussein Obama1961 - 44th President of the United States / worst president until Biden was elected
  • Roger Clemens 1962 - Baseball player
  • Paul Reynolds 1962 - Musician (A Flock of Seagulls)
  • Dennis Lehane 1965 - Author
  • Rob Cieka 1968 - Musician (Boo Radleys)
  • Daniel Dae Kim 1968 - Actor ("Lost") 
  • Michael DeLuise 1969 - Actor
  • Jeff Gordon 1971 - Race car driver
  • Marques Houston 1981 - Musician (Immature)
  • Dylan Sprouse 1992 - Actor
  • Cole Sprouse 1992 - Actor
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 Michelle Obama is actually a guy... Barack is gay an Muslim - Meme ...
Obama Awards Obama a Medal | Know Your Meme
 

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