Hans Christian Andersen
Matthew Distracts Himself
"I'm worth a million in prizes"
Aug 04
Happy Holidays:
Today we celebrate the forgot branch of the Armed Forces: It’s Coast Guard Day.
Aug 03
“ God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.
— P.D. James, crime novelist and Lord For Life, was born on this day in 1920.
P.D. James
“ Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.
— Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, novelist, sexual progressive and non-smoker, died on this day in 1954.
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette via wikimedia commons
Happy Holidays:
It’s International Friendship Day. It’s a good day to celebrate your friends, or make new ones.
Aug 02
“ I can’t understand people calling themselves religious and being hateful. If a preacher is preaching hate, to fear God that’s not religion, that’s not helping humanity, that’s organizing an army to defeat somebody.
— Mojo Nixon, singer’songwriter, guitarist and libertarian, was born on this day in 1957.
Mojo Nixon
“ Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact, both homo - and heterosexual experimental subjects have been conditioned to react sexually to an old boot, and you can save a lot of money that way.
— William S. Burroughs, avante garde author, social critic and artist, did on this day in 1997.
William S. Burroughs
Aug 01
“ A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.
— Herman Melville, author and poet who mouthed some hard words in his day, was born on this day in 1819.
Herman Melville, via wikimedia commons
“ The presentation of hard core pornography, brutality and shocking language, from what I hear, is leaving the public jaded and tired of this kind of film.
— Pola Negri, actor, femme fatale of silent film, died on this day in 1987.