Good day. Ok, I know it's Monday (Soom-waar, Doshanbeh, yawm-al-ithnayn, Kamal, Pungenday), and that's usually not good at all. And honestly, down here at the Cheese Factory, it's usually horrible. I hope that everyone had a good weekend. On Friday night, I was lucky enough to get to see "The Big Lebowski" on the big screen and introduce someone special to the awesomeness of the movie. Yesterday, I may have instigated a marshamallow fight with 7 12-year-olds. It was awesome. I would love to get another crack at a couple of those little sugar freaks.
In 1192 Conrad of Montferrat, King of Jerusalem, was assassinated by the Hashshashin. These guys were the "holy killers" of Islam, founded by Hassan-i-Sabbah in the 11th century to destroy the leaders of Sunni Islam. The Hashshashin were Shia Muslims and are rumored to have smoked tree. In 1788 Maryland became the 7th state. Founded as a Catholic colony, The Old Line State was named after Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I. Maryland is the weathiest state and its state flower is the Black Eyed Susan, its reptile is the diamond back terrapin, which is why the University of Maryland's mascot is the Terrapins, which is a turtle. Maryland is also home to the greatest rock n roll band ever- Clutch. In 1930 the first night baseball game was played in Independence, KS, not to be confused with Independence, MO which is the meth capital of the US. In 1945 Benito Mussolini and his mistress were executed by firing squad. I always thought they were hung. And in 1996 a dude in Tasmania went on a shooting spree and killed 35 people. Once again we're reminded that Australians are nearly as crazy as Americans.
In ancient Rome today was the Floralia in honor of the goddess of vegetation, Flora. It was day of dancing, drinking, and flowers and was popular with prostitutes. And I say the more you drink, the more you dance, and the better prostitutes look.
For our Baha'i friends today is the Festival of Jamal (beauty). In Canada it's the National Day of Mourning for workers who have died on the job. It is also International Workers' Memorial Day in socialist countries.
In the Caribbean nation of Barbados- which means "bearded" and refers to the trees and not the women apparently- it is National Heroes' Day. The capital is Bridgetown and there are about 280,000 people who live there. Tourism is the primary industry. They have beaches in Barbados and right now, laying on a beach drinking a pina colada sounds really good.
Happy Birthday: King Edward IV; Saddam Hussein- you dead bastard; Jay Leno; Too Short; Daisy Berkowitz, from Marilyn Manson; Penelope Cruz; and Jessica Alba.
Have a good one. And, yes, marshmallows do leave marks on your clothes.
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