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.
Quote of the Day:
“The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it’s just sort of a tired feeling.” -Paula Poundstone
Fact of the Day:
French maids never wore mini-skirts, stiletto heels, and fishnet stockings while cleaning house; that image originated in the U.S. on the vaudeville stage. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Burmese Martyr’s Day -rough, seriously rough.
Link of the Day:
13 Strange Last Requests from Cracked
Quote of the Day:
“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles.” -Charlie Chaplin
Fact of the Day:
Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
It is the Bon Festival -the Buddhist festival to honor the dead.
Link of the Day:
Great Moments in History, Via Etchasketch.
Boing Boing has pulled up a very interesting Yahoo article on the top funeral tunes in Australia. Apparently, “My Way” By Frank Sinatra is number one. Second is “Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong.
Funny, I’d really like to have the Sid Vicious cover of My Way at my funeral, not because it’s a great song, but just because it seems aggressive and appropriate. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think a song about a wonderful world is really the kind of song I envision at a funeral.
“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying.” – Woody Allen (1935-)
“The graveyards are full of indispensable men.” – Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)
I wrote this story a while ago, but I think it still depicts our modern society and human vs. corporate interactions. Let me know what you think if you read it all -it is rather long.
“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” – Isaac Asimov
Saw it. Sang it.
Streamers.
Rhyming reading wrong.
Fellatio fantasizes.
Fetishize fisticuffs
Sweet soul
Sweet sweet soul no sun
Got no home.
Jive.
Scream n’ moan
Queenly queefs.
Keen Cake.
Dance darling.
Now, die.
Die die die.
Nothing sounds
Violation
Fornication
Annihilation
The inventor of the Pringles can died the other day and was buried, as he requested, in the can he created. More on that here.
Personally, I love this. It associates his death with his life and leaves yet another thing for people to remember him by. My boyfriend’s father passed away a week ago and we are holding a burial in TJ next weekend. As he requested, we are holding a party complete with a band after the funeral.