Alright, so it's Hump Day. And I would just like to say that I do not like money. I like having it and spending it, I guess... but honestly it causes far more problems than it's worth. Somehow it always seems to be an issue and it always seems to cause an argument in one way or another. And it's an obsession for Americans. If you were an alien and pulled up the MSN homepage to try and figure out what Americans were all about you'd probably decide that our lives are consumed by: 1) our money; (2) our appearance; (3) our entertainment; (4) and how having more money can improve how much money we have, how good we look, and the types of entertainment we can afford. Jesus Christ, Tom Cruise, and Oprah, it makes me feel like butt. And everytime you turn around, someone is coming up with a way to save money so you can have more money to spend on something else or to have later so you can spend it on the same stuff you would have spent it on now. But, what are you going to do? Nothing. You're just going to continue working so you can earn not enough of it so you can continue to stress out about it. But, it's (Wednesday, Bhud-waar, Chaharshanbeh, yawm-al-arba'a, Idal, dydd Mercher, Sweetmorn) and the only good thing about that is that we're at the half-way point and the end of the week is closer than it was yesterday.
In 524 the Franks, a people so called because all men were named Frank, defeated the Burgundians, who were so-called because they all wore burgundy, at the Battle of Vezeronce. In 1788 Virginia was admitted as a state, it is officially a Commonwealth. In 1876 at the Battle of Little Bighorn George Custer commanded one of the most embarrassing losses in US military history. Unfortunately Custer was raised in Monroe, MI. In 1947 the Diary of Anne Frank was published. Two years later the first movie starring Bugs Bunny premiered, "The Long Haired Hare". The following year the Korean War began following a showing of the Bugs Bunny movie. It is a common misconception that the Korean War was over control of the government and a civil war. The real issue was access to movie theaters which was more prevalent in the south. Northern Koreans were rushing into the south to watch Bugs Bunny and the South Koreans mistook this as an invasion. Communism is really about equal access to Bugs Bunny in case you didn't know. In 1976 Missouri governor Chris Bond rescinded the Extermination Order of all Mormons. Up to that point, it was totally legal to kill a Mormon in the state of MO. And twenty years later some terrorists bombed the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia killing 19 US military personnel. Damn terrorists.
Today is Statehood Day in Slovenia and Croatia.
It is also Independence Day in the SE African nation of Mozambique. The capital of this nation which sits on the Indian Ocean is Maputo and everyone speaks Portuguese there. There are 22 million people in the country and 75% of them are involved in agriculture. The main cash crops are cashews, sugar, cotton, and tea. 24% are Catholics and 24% are non-religious.
It is also National Catfish Day. Here at this blog we hate catfish. Cats are evil creatures who are beloved pets of mad sea cows. A catfish is also not a cod. Therefore, I cannot support this holiday.
Happy Birthday: George Orwell, author of such great works as "1984" "Animal Farm" and "Down and Out In London and Paris"; Carly Simon, who looks like a horse; and Ricky Gervais, the English guy that created the original series "The Office" which was adapted by Americans into a much funnier and better version.
Enjoy your day and if it's possible to do so, please blow up a bank.
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