Quote of the Day:
“Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.” -Theodor Adorno
Fact of the Day:
Wig sales have been going up since Sara Palin was nominated. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
America’s Day For Kids
Link of the Day:
Muppets take the internet.
Quote of the Day:
“There are only two ways of telling the complete truth -anonymously and posthumously.” -Thomas Sowell
Fact of the Day:
Cyndi Lauper did the theme song for Pee Wee’s Playhouse but was given credit under the name Ellen Shaw. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Race Your Mouse Day…Bring. It. On.
Link of the Day:
Learn more about sinkholes over the world here.
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:
“The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to
tell them the truth.†-H. L. Mencken
Fact of the Day:
More than 1% of the U.S. adult population is in jail or prison. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
US Coast Guard Day
Link of the Day:
Check out some of the seriously bizarre stuff people post on eBay with Weird eBay Listings. I personally would love to own the flesh eating frog shown at right.
Quote of the Day:
“Truth is a great flirt.†-Franz Liszt
Fact of the Day:
Straight hair is more prone to tangles than curly hair. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Cheesecake Day –Yummy, I think you can also get a good deal on cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory today. Hooray
Link of the Day:
Amazing art from cut up paper by Peter Callesen. Seriously. Amazing.
Quote of the Day:
“I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.” -Scott Westerfeld
Fact of the Day:
100 years ago, the maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Be sure to celebrate this one, it’s Chocolate Day…mmmmm
Link of the Day:
Genre by Don Hertzfeldt, another one of his amazing films. This one is about movie genres.
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” – Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)