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Category Archives: History
Today’s Patron Saint(s) for September 28th
Today’s Patron Saints are Saint Bernardino of Feltre (of bankers and pawnbrokers) and Saint Wenceslaus (of brewers, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, and sheep). Saint Bernardino honestly comes off as even more of a jerk than some of the other jerk saints. He … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor
Tagged #55, Auto Draft, England, Lazy Painters Trick, Patron Saint, Saint Bernardino, Saint Wenceslaus, True Faith
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Today’s Patron Saint(s), September 27th
Today’s Patron Saints are Saint Elzear (of Christian gentlemen) and Saint Vincent de Paul (of Madagascar, charitable societies, hospital workers and prisoners). Saint Elzear’s achievements include living in a celibate marriage from the age of 16 til death, curing a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor
Tagged Auto Draft, Dennis Hopper, Eventually Saint Vincent, George Carlin, Patron Saint, Saint Elzear, Saint Vincent
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Today’s Patron Saint(s) for September 26th
Today’s Patron Saints are twin brothers, Saints Cosmas and Damian (of barbers, men’s hairdressers, surgeons, dentists, druggists, chemical workers and doctors; invoked against bladder disease and blindness). The twin Saints were Arabian doctors who worked for free. They had a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor
Tagged #39, Auto Draft, Patron Saint, Saints Arabian, Saints Cosmas Damian, Today Patron, Unless Damian
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Civil War
On April 12th, 150 years ago this week, the Civil War began when a bunch of dumb crackers lobbed a mortar at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Abe Lincoln wasn’t having that noise and he spent the next four years … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, News, Politics, Utter Bastards
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Civil War, Fort Sumter South Carolina, Happy Anniversary
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Grandma
Last night around this time my wife woke me up to tell me my Grandmother had died. It was the second time she had woken me to give me bad news. The previous time had been a September morning back … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History
Tagged Gertrude Billie, Great Grandma Franklin, New York, New York Grampa, Uncle John Aunt Margaret, West Germany
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Thirty Years Ago
If I’m remembering right I read about John Lennon’s murder in the next morning’s Washington Post. I think I told my mom and she said angrily “What? Oh for god’s sake!” The sub-text seemed to me to be “What has … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Life, Utter Bastards
Tagged John Lennon, Thirty Years Ago, Washington Post
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In Memory of Andrew Koenig, Part One: Jeffty and the Joker
Getting a few things out of the way up front: I’m writing this for me because I need to get all the crap in my head about Andrew out there. I was very far away from him and everyone else … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life, TV & Film
Tagged Andrew Koenig, IO, Memory Andrew Koenig, Phillip Wilburn, Walter Judy, West Hollywood
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Happy World AIDS Day?
This one sort of snuck up on me. I wouldn’t have noticed but for the internets and the sign at Starbucks. Quick thoughts: Number of people I knew personally who have died? Top of my head, four, low for a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Life
Tagged AIDS, Happy World, Mall Capitol, Normal Heart, Santa Monica Gower, Washington Mall
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