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Interrogatories

Looking at today’s weird holidays…

Have you ever met a lazy mom?

When do you plan to fight procrastination? How do you intend to go about it?

What book are you reading now? Have any books defeated you lately?

When was the last time you stayed up past your bedtime? Was it worth it?

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On This Day

In 1876, work on the Southern Pacific Railroad from San Francisco to L.A. ended.

In 1899, Carnation’s Evaporated Milk went into production.

In 1901, President William McKinley was shot and fatally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.

In 1941, Nazis ordered all Jews above age 6 to wear a Star of David patch in all German occupied territories.

In 1959, the first Barbie doll was sold.

In 1972, at the Olympics in Munich, a Palestinian terrorist group calling themselves “Black September” took 9 Israeli athletes hostage.

In 1997, Princess Diana’s funeral took place in London and on billions of TV sets worldwide.

Born on This Day

1666 – Ivan V of Russia (d. 1696)

1729 – Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher (d. 1786)

1757 – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, French military officer (d. 1834)

1788 – Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, German painter (d. 1862)

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1800 – Catharine Beecher, American educator (d. 1878)

1815 – St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (d. 1870)

1836 – John Atkinson Grimshaw, British painter (d. 1893)

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1860 – Jane Addams, American social worker, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)

1868  – Georges de Feure, Dutch painter (d. 1943)

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1877 – Buddy Bolden, American cornet player (d. 1930)

1879 – Max Schreck, German actor (d. 1936)

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1888 – Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., American businessman and diplomat (d. 1969)

1890 – Clara Kimball Young, American actress (d. 1960)

1893 – Claire Chennault, American pilot (d. 1958)

1899 – Billy Rose, American composer (d. 1966)

1912 – Jacques Fath, French fashion designer (d. 1954)

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1913 – Julie Gibson, American actress and singer

1925 – Jimmy Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)

1930 – Charles Foley, American game designer, co-created Twister (d. 2013)

1937 – Sergio Aragonés, Spanish illustrator and writer (he did the marginal drawings in Mad Magazine)

1937 – Jo Anne Worley, American actress

1940 – Elizabeth Murray, American painter (d. 2007)

1943 – Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and composer (Pink Floyd and The Bleeding Heart Band)

1947 – Sylvester, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1988)

1947 – Jane Curtin, American actress

1948 – Claydes Charles Smith, American guitarist (Kool & the Gang) (d. 2006)

1952 – Buddy Miller, American singer-songwriter

1954 – Carly Fiorina, failed businesswoman and politician

1954 – Patrick O’Hearn, American musician and composer (Missing Persons)

1958 – Buster Bloodvessel, English singer-songwriter (Bad Manners)

1958 – Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, and author

1962 – Chris Christie, 55th Governor of New Jersey, 2016 Presidential candidate, and hypocrite

1963 – Geert Wilders, rabid wingnut Dutch politician

1964 – Rosie Perez, American actress

1967 – Macy Gray, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

1969 – CeCe Peniston, American singer-songwriter and actress

1971 – Dolores O’Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cranberries)

1972 – Eugene Hütz, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Gogol Bordello)

1972 – China Miéville, English author

Died on This Day

972 – Pope John XIII

1503 – Alvise Vivarini, Italian painter (b. 1445 or 1446)

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1649 – Robert Dudley, English explorer and geographer (b. 1574)

1719 – Carlo Cignani, Italian painter (b. 1628)

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1782 – Martha Jefferson, American wife of Thomas Jefferson (b. 1748)

1832 – Charles Meynier, French painter (b. 1768)

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1855 – Julius Leblanc Stewart, U.S. painter (d. 1919)

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1876 – Józef Szermentowski, Polish painter (b. 1833)

1939 – Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (b. 1867)

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1959 – Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor (b. 1877)

1966 – Margaret Sanger, American nurse, educator, and activist (b. 1879)

1985 – Johnny Desmond, American singer (b. 1919)

1986 – Blanche Sweet, American actress (b. 1895)

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1990 – Tom Fogerty, American singer (b. 1941)

1994 – Nicky Hopkins, English pianist (The Jeff Beck Group, The Kinks, Jerry Garcia Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Sweet Thursday, (b. 1944)

2007 – Madeleine L’Engle, American author (b. 1918)

2007 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (b. 1935)

2008 – Anita Page, American actress (b. 1910)

Today is

National Lazy Mom’s Day

National Coffee Ice Cream Day

Fight Procrastination Day

Read a Book Day (isn’t that every day?)


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24 comments

  1. Floja Roja

    Right now I’m enjoying the cool (70s) of the morning, waiting for the heat to hit. No real relief in sight.

    Lilly is much better, she still sneezes a bit but she has perked up a lot and shows more interest in everything, and is forgiving me much more quickly after medicine is given. The new eyedrops don’t irritate her that much. Yay!

    Spellcheck doesn’t think Yay is a word, but thinks spellcheck is.

    I have hovers to make up today, send inspiration!

    Answers:

    I think a mom, at least of young ones, would have to work really hard to be lazy, which kind of defeats the point. Though having a day to be lazy is certainly deserved.

    Maybe I’ll get around to it tomorrow.

    I’m in between books, I need to reload the Kindle. Nothing has defeated me, since I haven’t tried and failed recently to get through any books. Most recently read was the latest Brandon Sanderson, “The Way of Kings,” and the next one isn’t out until January. Oh well, it beats waiting for anything by George R.R. Martin…

    I haven’t observed a bedtime since becoming unemployed, and I like it.

  2. plf515

    Have you ever met a lazy mom?

    Yes

    When do you plan to fight procrastination? How do you intend to go about it?

    I was going to procrastinate, but I put it off.

    I have a t-shirt:

    Top 10 reasons I procrastinate:

    1.



    What book are you reading now? Have any books defeated you lately?

    Just finished

    (Started and finished) It happens in the dark Carol O’Connell. The latest in the Mallory novels. If you like this series you will like this book (I do and did). But you should probably read at least a couple of the earlier books first.

    Now reading

    Thinking, fast and slow  by Daniel Kahneman.  Kahneman, most famous for his work with the late Amos Tversky, is one of the leading psychologists of the times. Here, he posits that our brains have two systems: A fast one and a slow one. Neither is better, but they are good at different things. This is a brilliant book: Full of insight and very well written, as well.

    On politics: A history of political thought from Herodotus to the present by Alan Ryan. What the subtitle says – a history of political thought.  But he should add the adjective “Western” or something as he doesn’t discuss other traditions or writings.

    Robert Oppenheimer: A life in the center by Ray Monk  Oppenheimer was one of the most interesting people of the 20th century. In this biography Monk (a wonderful writer) attempts to cover both his physics and his many other interests.

    The Year’s Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois. My favorite of the annual collections of SF.

    The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt.  How the discovery of an ancient book helped create the modern world. Fascinating.  

    Turbulence by Samit Basu.  Science fiction. All the passengers on a flight from England to India have been given super powers. But each super power is tied to what the person dreams of. Interesting.

    Just started

    The Blood of Tyrants: George Washington and the Forging of the Presidency  by Logan Beirne.  Washington wasn’t quite the paragon of virtues we learned about in school; Beirne covers how Washington did things and how that could affect how later presidents did things.

    and books don’t defeat me; I do give up on some though.



    When was the last time you stayed up past your bedtime? Was it worth it?

    The last time I had a bedtime was about 40 years ago.  

  3. anotherdemocrat

    Looking at today’s weird holidays…

    Have you ever met a lazy mom?

    no

    When do you plan to fight procrastination? How do you intend to go about it?

    Someday, I dunno…

    What book are you reading now? Have any books defeated you lately?

    Chris Kluwe’s Beautifully Unique Sparkle Ponies — which is fantastic. And Jim Hines’ 2nd book, Codex Born. Loved the 1st one. About to start Jesus Freak by Sara Miles for a class at church.

    I was defeated by Game of Thrones. I wanted a wall chart with all the families & people…. and a map. I just couldn’t keep up with it.

  4. Gee

    Looking at today’s weird holidays…

    Have you ever met a lazy mom?

    When do you plan to fight procrastination? How do you intend to go about it?

    What book are you reading now? Have any books defeated you lately?

    When was the last time you stayed up past your bedtime? Was it worth it?

    Lazy mom?  Yes, her name was Susan.  No, I suppose there are lazy moms, but I haven’t met many.

    I don’t plan to fight procrastination.  One day, it’ll be too late!

    I’m reading An American Childhood by Annie Dillard.  Almost finished.  I haven’t been defeated by a book in a long, long time.  I admit I have two or three on indefinite hiatus.  I may not bother picking up Saul Bellow’s The Adventures of Augie March again, though.

    I stay up past my bedtime almost every night.  It’s usually worth it.

  5. JG in MD

    Have you ever met a lazy mom? I had a lazy mom and if I were a mom I’d be one myself.

    When do you plan to fight procrastination? How do you intend to go about it? My family history summary has 308 footnotes. I need to review all of them. I examined a bunch yesterday, but they were good, no further research needed. I don’t know what I’ll find today and how much work will be needed. If a lot, I’ll probably just quietly close the document and do something else.

    What book are you reading now? Have any books defeated you lately? I’m listening to Death in the Small Hours by Charles Finch. I deleted Skeletons by Kate Wilhelm because I had already read it and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn because it was too depressing.

    When was the last time you stayed up past your bedtime? Was it worth it? I don’t remember exactly, I do it every once in a while but not so much recently.

  6. Jk2003

    Looking at today’s weird holidays…

    Have you ever met a lazy mom?

    When do you plan to fight procrastination? How do you intend to go about it?

    What book are you reading now? Have any books defeated you lately?

    When was the last time you stayed up past your bedtime? Was it worth it?

    Lazy mom:  I would give my left ate to be a lazy mom for one day.  But my house would be condemned and my family would starve and there would be mass hysteria around me and that is not conducive to laziness.

    Procrastination:  right after I give my daughter a shower, dress my son, make all the beds, start the laundry, write a check for picture day, make snacks and then lunch, exercise, plan dinner, get my daughter on the bus, read to my son and paint the closet doors for his room.  My method of fighting is going to include meditating.

    Reading:  short stories of John Cheever.  It’s mad men on paper.

    Bedtime:  I am a natural night owl who gave birth to two very early risers.  It has been a difficult adjustment to say the least.  Alone time is always worth it.

  7. Gee

    It’s funny how many streets are named for the kind of trees chopped down to pave them.

    – God

    And towns named for the Native Americans displaced.

    I remember going through a neighborhood called Whispering Woods, and thinking, “Yeah, I guess that’s what used to be here.”

  10. princesspat

    lazy mom….on rare occasions, and I quite enjoyed myself!

    procrastination….it’s a daily challenge. I’ll wait until the last possible moment to pull on my swim suit and go to the pool this morning…..then I may look for my lost to do list.

    books….I just finished How The Light Gets In and now I’m reading Leaving Everything Most Loved. I think The Night Circus will be the next book. If (when) a book starts boring me I do a quick read and set it aside quite easily…..sometimes they get a second chance bur often not.

    bedtime…..that’s always been an elusive concept. Between choice and insomnia the middle of the night is often my time, and yes I suffer the next day.

  11. jlms qkw

    yesterday after school – son’s post-lost-kid treat was “big league chew” gum.  

    yes.

    wednesdays. it’s the flylady day.

    the last jedi.  yes, music of the primes totally defeated me.

    ha, last night. no, my rate of knitting lace really decreases after midnight.  

  12. plf515

    Ever notice that the kids in these paintings don’t look like children?

    Given the talent of the painters, I can only conclude that they weren’t really looking at kids.  

  13. JG in MD

    Tonight at 11:27 p.m. there will be a NASA rocket launch. The rocket will be visible on the east coast over the south-southeast horizon.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/…

    I wonder if I can see it from my tree-darkened parking lot. I wonder if I’ll be able to stay awake. I wonder if anyone else will be looking for it… nah, that last one ain’t going to happen in my neighborhood.

    And my friend in the penthouse across the street has a sick husband and wouldn’t be able to receive a visitor at 11-something at night.

    Really wish I could find a way.

  14. JanF

    That is a bad trade-off, especially since I also missed National Coffee Ice Cream Day … it is my favorite flavor.

    Yup

       SCIENTISTS AGREE: The more likely you are think think a fetus is a person, the less likely you are to think a woman is.

       – LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) September 5, 2013

    Yup Yup

       Ten years ago, critics of the White House’s foreign policy were accused by Fox News of giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

       – Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) September 5, 2013

    Now they are given their own show.

    “In 1959, the first Barbie doll was sold.” The question was once asked what a full-size person with Barbie doll measurements would look like:

    If Barbie were a real person, she would be 6′ 0″, weigh 100 lbs., and wear a size 4. Her measurements would be 39″/21″/33″. She would not be able to hold up her back and neck, would have to crawl on all fours due to her legs and feet.

    In other words, a perfect Republican wife!!

    Hovering …

    – The John Atkinson Grimshaw painting does fernish moss to lichen.

    – That chaise looks suspiciously like a rattan fainting couch.

    Have a great weekend, Floja Roja! See you Monday …

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