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A lion’s roar can be heard from 5 miles away. To be more specific, a lion can roar as loud as 114 decibels, which is roughly 25 times louder than a gas-powered lawnmower. Demand Euphoria!

Thomas Jefferson thought a Federal holiday for Thanksgiving was “the most ridiculous idea” ever conceived. Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the official United States bird, and was not happy when the bald eagle was chosen instead. In a letter to his daughter, Franklin referred to the eagle’s “bad moral character” and proclaimed “For myContinue reading “Not everybody’s from Boston, John!”

In case you didn’t get you mom a great gift, you can remind her that you got your second booster shot of the vaccine just the other day and you can see her soon (so you have some extra time.) What your excuse will be next year is your business. The United States celebrates Mother’sContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”

May 7, 399 BC (according to Plato) –… Socrates, what is truth?’ ‘Socrates, what is beauty?’ Never once did any of you guys say ‘Socrates, hemlock is poisonous.’ Thanks a lot, you guys … Greek authorities forced philosopher Socrates to end his life by drinking a potion containing hemlock for his teaching methods which arousedContinue reading “The Death of Socrates”

May 6, 1910 –Albert Edward Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, known as the ‘Uncle of Europe‘ because he was related to nearly every other European monarch, was not having a good day. Dealing with a case of severe bronchitis (brought on by his life long heavy cigar smoking and whore mongering) and urged by his family toContinue reading “It’s nice to have a hobby”

Please take a brief pause from getting ready for the massive margarita you all have to make to celebrate this day. For those of you who don’t know – it’s not Mexican Independence Day (that’s September 16th) – it’s the celebration of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza victory over the French General Charles Latrille de Lorencez.Continue reading “Remember it’s not the Mexican 4th of July”

May 4th is called Star Wars Day. You get it – May the Fourth be with you. Oh, never mind. Demand Euphoria!

May 3, 1937 –A short little southern lady wrote a novel for her own amusement, and with solid support from her husband, she kept her literary efforts a secret from all her friends. She would hide the voluminous pages under towels, disguising them as a divan, or hide pages in her closets or under herContinue reading “Gone With The Wind wins the Pulitzer Prize”

May 3, 1966 –Johnny Carson played the new party game Twister with Eva Gabor on the Tonight Show on this date. Gabor and Carson got tied up in knots, the studio audience went hysterical and Twister went on to sell more than three million copies over the next year. And so it goes

Hey folks. Had unexpected surgery. I’m ok. Once I’m situated I’ll explain.