Thursday, 15 December 2011
Today is my paternal grandparents’ SIXTY-FIFTH wedding anniversary! Wow. Happy anniversary to them. They’ve been empty-nesters now for about six years, and it appears the lack of children in the home has diminished their love for one another. (Yep, that’s right: from 1949 to 2005 they had at least one child living at home at any given time.)
In other news:
A post-pep rally prank at Rosemount High School (the very same high school that I had the misfortune of attending) featured incest. Yeah, it seems the rally’s organizers had this idea of blindfolding students, then having them receive kisses, then try to guess who kissed them.
And who kissed them?
Their parents.
And, no, it’s not just a peck on the cheek – we’re talking full-tilt kissing here. Here’s the video, and you’ll notice that one mom is on the floor with her son. Another mom takes her son’s hand and moves it onto her ass. Yet another mom concludes the kiss by running her fingers through her son’s hair as if she’s this close (I’m holding my fingers really close together) to tearing off his shirt.
Here’s a City Pages article about it: CLICK HERE. As I commented to a friend on Facebook, Rosemount was a lousy school and a waste of time when I went there (my knowledge and skill base would certainly be no worse, and probably be better, if I was just handed a diploma after ninth grade) – and I see the ol’ shit-hole hasn’t improved one iota.
Friday, 16 December 2011
What happened 238 years ago today?
Come on, don’t you remember?
Well, I can’t say it any better than Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins, so I’ll just quote him:
As the ship lay in Boston harbor, uh, a party of the colonists dressed as Red Indians, uh, boarded the vessel, behaved very rudely, and, and threw all the tea overboard. This made the tea unsuitable for drinking, even for Americans.
Ha! Hilarious!
But more seriously…most of the colonists were not dressed as Indians. The event took the colonists’ desire for greater autonomy from mere words and academia to actual action. An act of protest, it would seem, used to be the very epitome of being an American.
Also today, Jyoti Amge turned 18 years old today (well, yesterday as far as we Central Time Zoners are concerned).
Who is Ms. Amge, you ask?
Ah, I’m so glad you asked. Up until now, she has held the Guinness Record for shortest teenager. Now she holds the record for shortest adult. She’s not quite 25 inches tall, meaning she barely clears the two feet mark, and she’s even shorter than my one year-old daughter Isla, who certainly isn’t tall, even for her age. Anyway, happy birthday, Jyoti, and congrats on your new Guinness entry!
And, while we’re at it – happy birthday to the most influential musician of all time. Thanks for the melodies!
Finally…if you really want to hear an amateur in action, tune in to AM 950 on Sunday at 9:00 in the morning. I’ll be conducting an interview with author Glenn Kleier. MORE INFO HERE.