Here We Go...

Another week has now begun. That makes today (Monday, Soom-waar, Doshanbeh, yawm-al-ithnayn, Kamal, Dyds Llwn, Setting Orange) unfortunately. I trust everyone's weekend was fabulous. My weekend was a 50-50 split. You really can't complain about that. We are now only a month and a half away from the start of college football. That is something you definitely can't complain about. I am in the process of making my predictions and the results will be forthcoming.

So, in 1223 Louis VIII became King of France. In 1698 the Darien Scheme began when 5 ships left Leith, Scotland for Panama in order to establish a Scottish colony in the New World. This scheme failed miserably due to the weight of the sheep on the Scottish ships. In 1789 the French stormed the Bastille, a prison in Paris. In 1798 the Sedition Act became law which made it illegal to utter false or malicious statments about the US government. Thankfully this law is not persecuted in all cases. In 1933 all parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed in Germany. Ten years later the monument to George Washington Carver in Joplin, MO became the first national monument dedicated to an Africa-American. And in 1969 after Honduras lost to El Salvador in a soccer game a riot broke out.

Gustav Klimt and Woody Guthrie are the only two notable birthdays today.

Today is Bastille Day in France, which is like their 4th of July. Thus, French people everywhere are celebrating all things French. Let's take a moment to ponder what it means to be French... First of all, the French enjoy food and wine, which is admirable. But they also are very snooty and often smell, not so admirable. I can only think of one French band ever that is worth anything, and thus French music on a whole must suck. After Napoleon, the French have more or less proven to be sissies and afraid to fight, even for their own country. They have really been a thorn in the side of the US for some time now and continually try to assert their influence over the rest of Europe. They seem to want to take the lead in European politics but they are not willing to truly participate in international conflicts. Therefore, in my opinion, the French really suck. And that's all I have to say about that.

Enjoy your Monday and try not to get too down about the long week ahead.