May 14 08
today’s subject:
yesterday’s results:
my assumption: he is from the city…and loves everything about a flashy life. he likes to be seen, and has an attractive clique of friends (its all quite strategic). his face by day, and his face by night are extremely different. he works full time and has a stable job, but when happy hour comes […]
May 10 08
I’ve always been a big fan of charity shops. When I was younger and dressed in tiny skirts, two-tone cherry red docs and various shades of opaque tights, I loved routing around in chartiy shops of a Saturday afternoon or after school or work. I got a buzz out of looking for the […]
May 8 08
In 1984, Soviet Union officials announce their boycott of the Los Angeles Olympic Games. The refusal was maintained even after President Ronald Reagan himself assured them that it was Spock who died in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, not Checkov.
May 7 08
A roaring laughter erupts all throughout the financial world when in 1998 Mercedes-Benz’s parent company Daimler announced its purchase of Chrysler. Hilarity is soon followed by a moment of silence observed in sympathy, as Daimler discloses the amount paid for the transaction: 37 Billion.
May 6 08
In the U.S. in 1816, the American Bible Society is founded and kicks it off right away by launching their door-to-door marketing strategy. Historians still debate to this day if coincidence really explains that soon after was also the inauguration of the National Rifle Association.
May 4 08
Before anything else today, I’d like to take a moment and remind husbands all through our civilisation that next Sunday is Mother’s Day, so please help the rest of us break the very mythical and erronuous belief than men can’t remember such ocassions as birthdays, anniversaries and Mother’s Day by bringing some flowers and a […]
May 3 08
1494 has the original Globe-Trotter, Chris « The Bliss » Columbus, log in his books the sighting on this day of an undiscovered land where people wearing dark floor-mops on their heads seemed to be permanently surrounded by smoke. His exploration of what the locals called Djiam Eh-kha ended up being quite short. The crew had to […]
May 2 08
The lights go out on one of the greatest luminaries who ever lived, as this day of 1519 sees Leonardo da Vinci take his very last breath. He suffered a massive heart failure after being told by close friend Nostradamus that his personal diary would one day serve as the basis for horrible movie…
May 1 08
The very first day of May makes all the worries go away. At least it does in an ideal world where alleged-celebrities are responsible enough to drive with a valid license and in a completely sober state of mind. Speaking of celebrity DUIs,
April 30 08
On this day in 1789 George Washington becomes the first US president to trip on the steps in publicand come close to breaking his neck right after being inaugurated into office, a tradition that only one of his many successors would be patriotic enough to carry over.