Uncle Sam turns 193 today! Keep it up, old man! Plus today is Skyscraper Day.

Spent the afternoon and evening yesterday with my sister and her husband out at the MOA.
We ended up going to The Wicker Man while we were there. The original film (which I just found out was actually made the year I was born!) I thought was intelligent and actually ( Read more... )

Elle dreams in Japanese! Seriously, my wife was talking in her sleep and it was in Japanese!! I knew she spoke the language, but didn't think she dreamt in it...wow!

Our holidays and weather include Ride The Wind Day, Vulcanalia (Roman Festival dedicated to Vulcan ... never would've figured that out), and weather expected to happen. In case of ( Read more... )

What's in store for us today? Why, U.S. Coast Guard Day and the Egyptian Festival Of The Dead, what else?

Locally, a faith-based nightclub, Three Degrees, no longer wants to be considered a nightclub, but a church. Why, to prevent the opening of Divas Gentleman's Club, a strip club! Though there are other strip clubs nearby, they were there ( Read more... )

It's the last day of June, known to some as Meteor Day!

What will ( July bring us? )

Today is Family Day and Vestalia (Roman), and we're halfway through Fishing Week (did anyone even notice?).

Before I delve into a couple rants, You're Invited, Suckas! To what, you say? Why, here (aka ICSOD 3), a li'l somethin' somethin' to celebrate yours truly's 33rd b'day (as well as art in general and Polska Sucka!/Suckas United!). Click ( Read more... )

Today is 6/6/06, the National Day Of Slayer!!

For those who missed it, I posted on May 25th about " christianity, Cthulhu, and 666 (6/6/06)," and there's the link so you can read it again, if you so desire.

Also, for your entertainment, is a Star Tribune article about today. It even includes at the end a li'l somethin' somethin' courtesy our ( Read more... )

It's Old Maid's Day! No, we're not talking the card game, we're talking those never-to-be-married hags who go through life pining away and eventually kidnapping children because they were never able to have any of their own ( Read more... )

Today was born Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, Marquis in 1740.
( [uncensored point of view behind cut] )

William Castle died today in 1977, maker of such fine films as (the original) House On Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts, and The Tingler!

Save Your Hearing Day and World No Tobacco Day round up today's holiday lineup.

Want a "Forever Job" that's likely to last? Try becoming: a prostitute, a mortician, a tax collector, a barber, an artist, a religious ( Read more... )

"You may think I'm here to upset you, but I'm really here to make you think." -Anonymous

Notes on ( christianity, bound to upset people. )