Welcome to Waterworld. Yup, it's raining. Please be very careful when daring to go onto the roadways on this (Tuesday, Mangal-waar, Seshanbeh, yawm-ath-thalatha, Fidal, Pungenday). As usual, people in the KCMetro lose their flippin' minds when water falls from the sky. And to make matters worse, probably a good 90% of the residents are hung over from last night's NCAA Championship game, which, as I'm sure everyone on the planet now knows, was won by KU. I'm not one to jump on any bandwagons, or just randomly switch loyalties, but when you've found yourself involved with a KU fan, for example, it's hard not to root for them (unless of course they're playing your team). So, congratulations Jayhawk fans, enjoy it while you can, it may be another 20 years before it happens again. The whole Rock Chalk thing is an actual mystery that no one can explain to my satisfaction, I'd like to add. And, I'd also like to add that there is no such thing as a "Jayhawk". However, Jayhawkers were guerilla fighters during the border disputes between Kansas and Missouri and then during the Civil War. Interesting. Jayhawks is also the mascot of Muskegon Community College where my friend Tom wrestled.
Ok, so in 217 the Roman Emperor Caracalla was assassinated. In 1093 Winchester Cathedral was dedicated. In 1513 Ponce de Leon (we've been hearing a lot about this guy lately) claimed Florida in the name of Spain. The Spanish can have it back for all I care. Seriously, let them try and deal with the AARP and Disney. And, if our economy's so bad, why don't we just sell some stuff that we don't need. Like Guam or American Samoa. I mean do we really use those islands? How about Puerto Rico? I'm sure the Chinese or Japanese would love to buy some more land. In 1730 the first synagogue was opened in NYC. In 1895 the US Supreme Court ruled that income tax was UNCONSTITUTIONAL. What happened with that ruling? I hate the GD IRS and taxes. FTS you big dummies. In 1899 Martha Place of New Jersey became the first woman to be executed in the electric chair. She tried to kill her husband with an axe and killed her step-daughter by suffocating her and then poured acid in her mouth. I'm betting she got lippy and old Martha couldn't take it anymore. In 1904 Times Square was so named after the New York Times, it was formerly known as Longacre Square. In 1913 the 17th Amendment became law which required that Senators be directly elected. Previously they were indirectly appointed. In 1973 Cyprus suffered 32 terrorist bombings in one day. That's a lot of bombings. And two years ago, in Ontario, Canada, the bodies of 8 men who were shot to death, were discovered. These men were killed by members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Gang. The slogan of the Bandidos is "We are the people your parents warn you about". Apparently so. You just don't really think about motorcycle gangs being much of a big deal, but I guess they are.
In Japan today is Buddha's birthday. They call it Buddhamas. It's really hard to decorate those little bonzai trees or fit many presents under them so they just dress up like school girls, nurses, ninjas, and dorky business men and go around in large groups taking pictures and singing karaoke.
It is also International Day of the Roma. The Roma are commonly referred to as gypsies. Apparently antiziganism is a big problem in Europe and has been for centuries. The Nazis tried their best to exterminate them and did such a thorough job that they wiped out several languages in the process. A Bulgarian professor wrote of the Romani in 2005 that they "should be confined to ghettoes because they do not assimilate, are culturally inclined towards theft, have no desire to work, and use their 'minority' status to blackmail the majority." Sounds angry.
But to today let us not think of such things, let us celebrate the KU victory over the Memphis Tigers and all let out a big choking sound whenever the owners of the Cheese Factory call from their Memphis headquarters.
Birthdays: Betty Ford; Kofi Annan; Izzy (from Guns N Roses); Biz Markie; Robin Wright Penn; and Patricia Arquette.
Have a good day, and stay dry.
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