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Have a Thrilling Thursday, my Thermonuclear F-Bombers!

If there were a talking filibuster and you were a Senator filibustering something, what would YOU use (book, etc.) as your filibuster talk? What is the most beautiful rural place you have ever seen? What is the most beautiful urban place you have ever seen? Risotto or Paella? What is your favorite one hit by a one hit wonder?What makes your most annoying neighbor so annoying?

My Twitter Stream was muddied a bit, mostly by the Hillary Hearings.

Now let’s talk History!

On This Day

In 41, Evil Roman emperor Caligula was murdered by his Praetorian Guard, and his uncle Claudius installed in his place.

In 1848, the California Gold Rush started when James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter’s Mill.

In 1908, the first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.

In 1924, the Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of late revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin.

In 1972, the Supreme Court struck down laws that denied welfare benefits to people who had resided in a state for less than a year.

In 2003, the Department of Homeland Security officially began operation.

Born on This Day

76 – Hadrian, Roman Emperor and wall builder (d. 138)

1670 – William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)

1705 – Farinelli, Italian castrato (d. 1782)

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1848 – Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)

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1862 – Edith Wharton, American writer (d. 1937)

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1864 – Marguerite Durand, French suffragette (d. 1936)

1872 – Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)

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1883 – Estelle Winwood, English actress (d. 1984)

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1909 – Ann Todd, English actress (d. 1993)

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1917 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012)

1918 – Oral Roberts, American evangelist (d. 2009)

1924 – Joe Albany, American jazz pianist

1925 – Maria Tallchief, American ballerina

1936 – Doug Kershaw, American musician

1936 – Bobby Wellins, Scottish jazz saxophonist

1941 – Neil Diamond, Ame
rican singer

1941 – Aaron Neville, American singer (Neville Brothers)

1943 – Sharon Tate, American actress and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)

1944 – Klaus Nomi, German singer (d. 1983)

1945 – John Garamendi, American politician

1947 – Warren Zevon, American musician (d. 2003)

1949 – John Belushi, American actor (d. 1982)

1958 – Jools Holland, English musician (Squeeze)

1961 – Nastassja Kinski, German-born actress

1967 – Mark Kozelek, American singer/songwriter (Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon)

1971 – Andrea Mackris, American television producer whose name must not be mentioned in Bill O’Reilly’s presence.

Died on This Day

1920 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)

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1950 – Bull Montana, actor and wrestler (b. 1887)

1962 – AndrĂ© Lhote, French painter (b. 1885)

1965 – Winston Churchill, soldier, politician, historian, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Nobel laureate (b. 1874)

1973 – J. Carrol Naish, American actor (b. 1897)

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1979 – Mabel Taliaferro, American stage and silent film actress (b. 1887)

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1980 – Lil Dagover, Dutch-born German actress (b. 1887)

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1983 – George Cukor, American film director (b. 1899)

1986 – L. Ron Hubbard, American writer and founder of Scientology (b. 1911)

1989 – Ted Bundy, American serial killer (b. 1946)

1990 – Madge Bellamy, American actress (b. 1899)

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1993 – Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1908)

1995 – Victor Reinganum, English artist and illustrator (b. 1907)

2006 – Fayard Nicholas, American tap dancer, one-half of The Nicholas Brothers (b. 1914)

2006 – Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)

2010 – Pernell Roberts, American actor & singer, last surviving star of Bonanza (b. 1928)

2012 – James Farentino, American actor (b. 1938)

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Lobster Thermidor Day

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Belly Laugh Day

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  2. blue jersey mom

    Here are some answers:

    If there were a talking filibuster and you were a Senator filibustering something, what would YOU use (book, etc.) as your filibuster talk? Either the complete works of William Shakespeare or the Manhattan white pages.

    What is the most beautiful rural place you have ever seen? Probably Iceland

    What is the most beautiful urban place you have ever seen?

    Echmiadzen, Armenia.

    Risotto or Paella? Risotto.

    What is your favorite one hit by a one hit wonder? 96 Tears, ? and the Mysterians.

    What makes your most annoying neighbor so annoying? No close neighbors. My house is a wreck, but I have a lot of property.

  3. JanF

    I am torn between this:

       In 2 min, McCain has done a more thorough questioning of Hillary than his entire vetting process of Palin.

       – Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) January 23, 2013

    and this:

       EXPLAINER: Rand Paul just leaves “according to World Net Daily” off of his accusations to avoid repetition.

       – LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) January 23, 2013

    The question I saw on a headline this morning was “Will Benghazi Define Hillary Clinton’s Legacy?”. Are they kidding me? Benghazi as a “scandal” is a made up right-wing news story much like the breathless coverage of the 9/12 movement.

    I will be back to read the hovers and partake in Belly Laugh Day.

    And in honor of Compliment Day, may I say that your F Bombs are very bombacious.  

  5. JanF

    America’s Finest News Source:

    Ten Percent Of U.S. High School Students Graduating Without Basic Object Permanence Skills

    NRA Fights Legislation That Would Ban Gun Sales To Those Currently On Killing Sprees

    List Of Politically Achievable Reforms Down To Just Three Minor Changes To Traffic Code

    And this:

    62-Year-Old With Gun Only One Standing Between Nation And Full-Scale Government Takeover

    “It is every American’s right to be good and armed, and that’s a right that should always be protected,” said Bailey, now the sole American protecting the nation from the government’s hidden plot of disarming all citizens, gradually gaining control of the mass media, and installing martial law throughout the nation’s streets.[…]

    “What happens when the feds show up at your front door and start telling you how much meat you can eat or how to raise your kids?” continued the lifetime NRA member, brandishing the very weapon that now serves as the final hope of staving off a totalitarian state. “Is that the future you want?”

  6. Chris Blask

    If there were a talking filibuster and you were a Senator filibustering something, what would YOU use (book, etc.) as your filibuster talk? The script from Being There

    What is the most beautiful rural place you have ever seen? Dorset, Ontario perhaps. Hard to choose, I could name northern New Mexico at dawn, here in the Smoky’s in a heartbeat or many others.

    What is the most beautiful urban place you have ever seen? (Damn, these are hard!) I’ll take DC during cherry blossom time for $800, Alex.

    Risotto or Paella? Risotto.

    What is your favorite one hit by a one hit wonder? Radar Love, Golden Earring. If you can’t get an immense speeding ticket listening to this late at night on the interstate you simply have no soul.

    What makes your most annoying neighbor so annoying? (Sorry, you asked.) Our CA neighbor’s liberal-boomer-cliche sneering judgmentalism (“You’re moving to TN?!?! you know people there won’t accept you unless you agree with them on everything…” [facepalm]).

    [unnecessary caveat: no ideology is either free from cliche foolishness or those who will perpetuate it. those do not represent the majority of realists who actually adhere to such ideologies. I love my liberal friends, am probably more liberal than other, hence folks who make my own views look like stupid cartoons make me want to spit]

  7. Its the Supreme Court Stupid

    I was sure that it was named after John from Liverpool.

    If there were a talking filibuster and you were a Senator filibustering something, what would YOU use (book, etc.) as your filibuster talk? The Lord of the Rings

    What is the most beautiful rural place you have ever seen?  Middlebury, VT

    What is the most beautiful urban place you have ever seen? Grand Central Terminal

    Risotto or Paella? Yes, please!

    What is your favorite one hit by a one hit wonder? Everybdoy wants to ryule the world, by Tears for Fears

    What makes your most annoying neighbor so annoying? Past tense.  When the girls were teething, I had a neighbor who reported us to child services.  She is (was) the lowest of pond scum.

  9. sricki

    and I am THRILLED about that!

    Love the tweets. Especially the one about Rand Paul’s hair. I was just talking with someone about that last night. Looks like a toupee to me, regardless of how real it might actually be. Like… a poodle’s toupee.  

  10. jlms qkw

    but the new weather is not strong enough to clean up the air.  so many accidents the law officials cannot get to them.  

    umm, harry potter & LOTR.  

    segovia, spain, plaza, sunset, sangria, roman ruins.

    canyonlands NP.  

    indifferent to fancy rice.

    golden earring – radar love

    my neighbors are okay. they didn’t know that i only slept 3 hours tues night before they excavated their side yard wednesday.  

  11. Floja Roja

    For the filibuster, I’d go for Patrick Rothfuss, his Kingkiller Chronicles, and hope he has the last book done in time.

    Most beautiful rural place? I am biased, but I’d say the Northern California Coastline, with the redwood forests coming in a close second.

    Most beautiful urban place? Thus far, San Francisco.

    Risotto or Paella? If I can get it without the dreaded seafood, Paella. Risotto is easier to make because no special pans are required.

    One hit by a one hit wonder? The best, hands down, is The Only Ones, “Another Girl, Another Planet.”

    What makes your most annoying neighbor so annoying? The freaking car alarm that goes off every. single. time. whoever it is (has not been determined yet) gets into their car.

  12. bubbanomics

    * If there were a talking filibuster and you were a Senator filibustering something, what would YOU use (book, etc.) as your filibuster talk?

    Springer Verlang’s Texts in Applied Mathematics.  63 titles.

    * What is the most beautiful rural place you have ever seen?

    Bad Gastein, Austria

    * What is the most beautiful urban place you have ever seen?

    Venice, Italy.

    Risotto or Paella?

    Meh.

    * What is your favorite one hit by a one hit wonder?



    * What makes your most annoying neighbor so annoying?

    Pretty much anything he does…but the stench and noise from the recycling/dumpster-diving operation he runs out of his house is the worst.

  13. kirbybruno

    If there were a talking filibuster and you were a Senator filibustering something, what would YOU use (book, etc.) as your filibuster talk? I would MC a fashion show. They would have something to listen to and watch that way! Oh wait, is it supposed to be boring?

    What is the most beautiful rural place you have ever seen? I would have to say driving through those fucking scary ass mountains on the way to Santa Cruz was pretty damn gorgeous!

    What is the most beautiful urban place you have ever seen? Chicago, natch. I love the view at night from the LSD bridge over the Chicago River looking west towards downtown. Cannot be beat.

    Risotto or Paella? Sure, why not! Can I have a glass of wine with that?

    What is your favorite one hit by a one hit wonder? http://bit.ly/r8BnSf

    What makes your most annoying neighbor so annoying? Do no get me started. Just don’t.

  14. raina

    Filibuster: my latest novel

    Rural place: you said seen, not been, so I’d say Switzerland.

    Urban place: I guess I’d say Hong Kong.

    I’m a rice lover and I don’t discriminate. Never had paella, I don’t think, but I’m certain I’d love it.

    That Thing You Do by the fictional group, The Oneders.

    No really annoying neighbors. We keep to ourselves on both ends.  

  15. JG in MD

    every single day.

    Yesterday I was broke & skeert. Then I got a check in the mail from Wells Fargo for excess escrow (that’s fun to say). Now I can pay my bills for next month without wringing my hands (so hard on the rheumatiz, doncha know).

    I love surprises.

  16. raina

    $539 from the doctor who did my wrist surgery. Their audit showed I overpaid. Feels like I won the lottery!

    July 2010, I was at Wekiva Falls in Florida. There’s a pretty steep hill you have to cross to get to the swimming area, though there are concrete steps in some places. Anyhow, I was picking up toys when it started to rain, slipped and landed smack-dab on my palm, breaking the bone just above my wrist. I could see two bumps under my skin from the broken edges of the bone. This is the place. The ER doctor joked that that’s why it’s named Wekiva FALLS. Harhar.

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  17. Actbriniel

    it’s called The Mount and it is beautiful.   Morning Meeses & thank you once again Floja Roja for your creativity and creating a fun place to play!

  19. slksfca

    …I’d read from Boswell’s Life of Johnson. Why? Because it would interest me and bore nearly everyone else. And it’s LONG, so I could go for days and days if necessary. ;-p

  20. princesspat

    Good morning…..I’ll be back later to read and visit. Why would I make an early Dr. appointment….grrr!

  21. dear occupant

    home sick so i have time to play.

    lots of favs in this diary FR. Belushi, Zevon, Modigliani and now that hot writer with the big puffy shirt and woozles on her shoulder. is that considered classic author porn?

    most beautiful rural place, the view from Mt. Katahdin in Maine, most beautiful urban place, New York, for all the right and wrong reasons, risotto or paella, only if someone else made it, talking filibuster, i don’t need no stinkin’ book, i’d just stand there with my hands covering my ears saying,LALALALA, just like they do, fav one hit wonder, i’ll be kinder than y’all and not provide anymore earworms, and my the first words out of the mouth of my downstairs neighbor after we invited her for coffee, shuddering she said,

    ‘OOHH, it’s so c l u t t e r e d in here!’

    vile woman. i could write a book!  

  22. Hedwig

    See Hillary’s smirk when he said, “If I was President…”

    Was he named after Ayn Rand?

    The Lil dates are backwards…unless she was a time traveling, Benjamin Button type or something…

    Although I do like the photo.

    And Ann Todd looks like she just made it to the Pacific Ocean with Lewis and Clark…what an Explorer!

  23. Avilyn

    I need more coffee.

    If there were a talking filibuster and you were a Senator filibustering something, what would YOU use (book, etc.) as your filibuster talk?

    Dennis McKiernan’s Mithgar novels.  Dragondoom if I had to pick just one (although I suppose it would be lost on most of them).

    What is the most beautiful rural place you have ever seen?

    Oooh, that’s a toughie.  I’m gonna go with Northern Scotland though.

    What is the most beautiful urban place you have ever seen?

    In general, I have a huge dislike of urban places.  Edinburgh was nice though.

    Risotto or Paella?

    Risotto, hands down.  But then I hate seafood.

    What is your favorite one hit by a one hit wonder?

    Tough call…  probably “Believe it or Not (theme from “Greatest American Hero)” by Joey Scarbury though.

    What makes your most annoying neighbor so annoying?

    Well, technically not neighbors, but I’m on the town border, and across the street from us is a different town/different county, which is zoned residential, and has a strip mall… with an Irish Pub.  Said Irish Pub tends to have loud blaring outdoor music in the summer, and loud drunks at night year round.  Even with windows shut, noise leaks in.  

  24. sarahnity

    “What are you talking about?  There was no $5000 check you deposited in an ATM!”

    And this, boys and girls, is why those new ATMS that give you an image of your check on the receipt are golden.  And why you should always keep your receipts.  

    They eventually found it sitting on someone’s desk.  Someone, I would hope would soon be fired, but I’m sure that ain’t gonna happen.

  25. slksfca

    Not the healthiest (eggs, home fries and a pancake) but nicely filling. đŸ™‚

    And I noticed that I was almost the only person in the restaurant not buried in an iPhone or tablet (except for two chatty groups of four). Am I the only one left who is content with his own random thoughts during a solitary meal?

  26. princesspat

    I’ve been sitting that way for over a year now…..and I’m becoming quite shameless about it!

    Thanks Floja…..the F Bomb is a daily pleasure.

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