Welcome to Thursday (Veer-waar, Panjshanbeh, yawm-al-khamis, Istijlal, Pungenday). Today will be the last day of the work-week for me. At least at the Cheese Factory. For the next two days I will be assisting the lovely Allie M. in her big move- which is like all of four blocks- but big meaning important, not in geographic distance...A couple things I'd like to point out today: first of all, there's a lot of ugly people in Missouri that should not be allowed to breed; and secondly, if gas gets anymore expensive I think that someone should lead an armed rebellion to the headquarters of the big oil companies and demand something be done. There is a place in this world for an armed uprising, and to protest the audacity of the oil companies who are literally living off the pain of the masses is one of these. On a different note, since I hate my job and want to stuff a gasoline-soaked rag into the mouths of the management and light a match, I'm in the process of putting together a resume. I remember that not so very long ago I was a hodcarrier. This sounds like a horrible job, but it really wasn't. Hard work? Yes. But it was a job and I basically got paid to work out, just not enough to live off of. Trust me, carrying bricks and stone up three stories worth of scaffolding is a workout.
In 1541 Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River and named it Rio de Espiritu Santo. In 1794 the French chemist and tax collector Antoine Lavoisier was tried, convicted, and guillotined all in one day. That's what I call a speedy trial. In 1821 the Greeks defeated the Turks in the Battle of Gravia. In 1846 the US defeated Mexico in the first major battle of the Mexican-American War. In 1861 Richmond, VA was chosen as the capital of the Confederate States of America. In 1877 the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took place in NYC. This reminds of the great film "Best in Show", which was hilarious. In 1886 John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola. Thank you Mr. Pemberton. In 1902 a volcano in Martinique erupted and killed over 30,000 people. Martinique is a Caribbean island which is owned and operated by the French. In 1914 Paramount Pictures was formed. In 1973 the 71-day standoff between federal agents and the American Indian Movement at Wounded Knee, SD ended without too many fatalities. In 1984 the USSR and several Eastern Bloc nations announced they would be boycotting the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. And in 1997 a China Southern Airlines flight crashed killing 35.
Today is V-E day which meant something to our grandparents but is probably getting lost on our children. It is also Parents' Day in S. Korea. Nothing says, "I love my parents" like cat on a barby.
Happy Birthday: Queen Joanna of France (dead); Harry S. Truman (dead President); author, Thomas Pynchon; molestor, Gary Glitter; former Steelers coach, Bill Cowher; and Enrique Iglesias.
The blog will be quiet until Monday. Please enjoy the silence.
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