Quote of the Day:
“There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.†-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Fact of the Day:
Alaska is not only the largest state in America, it is bigger than California, Texas and Montana combined. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Aviation Day -too bad flying sucks these days.
Link of the Day:
6 octopus chandeliers that rock.
Quote of the Day:
“Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it.” -Brad Paisley
Fact of the Day:
The letter J does not appear anywhere in the periodic table of elements. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Bad Poetry Day -celebrate today with one of the bad poems I wrote in high school.
Link of the Day:
For the fatty in all of us, here’s 25 great foods you never knew could be deep fried. I had the Oreos, they’re quite nice, but pizza sounds heavenly.
Quote of the Day:
“He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain.” -Douglas William Jerrold
Fact of the Day:
Antarctica gets very little snow, so why is there snow on the ground there? Because the snow that does fall on the continent never melts. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Tell A Joke Day, sounds like a plan to me.
Link of the Day:
I’m visiting Disneyland today, so in honor of my trip, here are some great images and facts about the secret club at Disneyland that happens to be the only place you can drink at the park.
Quote of the Day:
“Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.” -Amelia Earhart
Fact of the Day:
Orchid stems from a Latin word meaning testicles. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Victory Over Japan Day, marking the end of WWII pretty much…yay!
Link of the Day:
Pictures taken at just the right time.
Quote of the Day:
“Loneliness is the most terrible poverty.” -Mother Teresa
Fact of the Day:
The world’s tallest woman was 7’7†and, she died yesterday. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Creamsicles Day -noms
Link of the Day:
Why not get yourself a cute hairless mouse?
Quote of the Day:
“I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.†-Harry S Truman
Fact of the Day:
In Virginia, from 1984 to 2000, Martin Luther King was honored on the same day as two guys who have very different legacies: Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The state holiday was known as “Lee-Jackson-King Day –Source
Today’s Holiday:
International Youth Day –youngsters rejoice, old men hide.
Link of the Day:
This silly deer followed the dog home through the doggy door. Must have been a surprise for his owner.
Quote of the Day:
“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we must be most aware of change in the air – however slight – lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.” -William O. Douglas
Fact of the Day:
I got laid off. Strange but true, I know.
Today’s Holiday:
Presidential Joke Day –although the president is supposed to make jokes this day, really, Bush makes us laugh everyday…although, usually at him, not with him
Link of the Day:
Japan likes more weird foods than just eel pizza, cow toungue ice cream is all the rage as well.
Quote of the Day:
“I wouldn’t be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.” Daily Goodness
Tony Curtis
Fact of the Day:
The first VCR, developed by the Ampex Corporation in 1956, weighed nearly 1,500 lbs. It took another 15 years before a version small and light enough for home use hit the scene. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National S’mores Day…nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom
Link of the Day:
Harijuku fashion in Japan is awesome, here’s a great gallery of all the goodness.
Quote of the Day:
“The perils of duck hunting are great – especially for the duck.” -Walter Cronkite
Fact of the Day:
The first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel wasn’t a young male daredevil, but rather a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Frank Zappa Day -so rock out with your rooster out….wait a minute!
Link of the Day:
30 silly robot laws by Asimov. If you don’t get them, don’t feel bad, you’re just not ever allowed to call yourself a geek.
Quote of the Day:
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” -Warren Buffett
Fact of the Day:
A report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1995 indicated that between 1978 and 1995 no less than 37 deaths in the U.S. were credited to vending machines. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Sneak Some Zucchinis Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day –and 8/8/8
Link of the Day:
Nine facts you may not know about the statue of liberty.