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- February 8, 2023
- Opera Day 2023
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I have quite a bit more experience with opera than ballet.
My indulgence consists primarily of LP recordings obtained for me by Mom as a part of my childhood and her very best wishes for my childhood experience and edification.
I dare say that many of the rough edges taken off my personality are due to her divine intervention on my behalf.
The word opera is the plural form of the word opus.
An opus is a creative work and typically exists as a musical piece.
The definition has evolved to represent "work" or some literary or musical composition. In this context the word refers to a musical drama with a score and/or words appearing in manuscript form called libretto.
Today is Opera Day. It is celebrated every year on February 8.
Some of my favorite operas include Puccini’s Tosca, Mussorgsky's Boris Gudinov, Offenbach's Die Fledermaus, Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde.
I owe my appreciation of this art form to my parents, who provided me with numerous recorded examples and a Telefunken stereo console early in my education.
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- February 7, 2023
- Ballet Day 2023
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My sister took ballet early in her primary education at Aragona Village at Virginia Beach. I would be in my jeans and such she would be in her leotard and thus we went our separate ways during that time frame. She stopped this practice rather early on as well but always had an eye for clothing and I dare say she picked out some of the better garments in my wardrobe.
The elegance and theatrics of ballet have never been lost on me. I have viewed a few programs from afar in the audience but never had the inkling to pursue any form of dance as a serious avocation. I don't know ... I think it was some male thing I had churning in my brain.
Nonetheless there is a place for such art in the world even if I don't participate.
Today is Ballet Day. It is marked each year on February 7 and is a celebration of the dance form and is pursued with a passion by many I have known and some I have loved.
Artistic expression takes many forms. Some of us sketch. Others of us write. Some of us paint and carve. Still others of us give the classical pursuit of ballet their attentions and in the activities of someone who really is in to it the costumes and dance moves are quite something to behold.
The taut limberness it imparts to the body can be a further benefit as long as it is not overdone to the point of injury and I dare say some of the adherents are so pursuant of dance that they do indeed suffer such happenings to their feet and toes in particular.
Yeah, I'll never want to do it but by all means if you're a man and have that impetus for classical dance you should pursue it to your satisfaction. I poke fun at a lot of past times periodically. Dance has never been one of those, however.
Happy Ballet Day to you !
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- February 6, 2023
- Ronald Reagan Day 2023
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Back in the day there were politicians. Back when character and reality meant something those in the public eye were cognizant of that image they projected to the world.
Unlike the unsatisfactory miscreants the democrats have substituted for political candidates of late we had those like Ronald Reagan.
Hollywood actor, union leader, and California governor then elected President of the United States and noted for his administration which brought one of the strongest periods of economic growth to the nation he cut taxes, decreased social spending, increased military spending, and actions which brought an end to the cold war.
Ronald Reagan Day is on February 6. Let's remember a true patriot and someone who was actually good for the country instead of this woke trans supporting garbage representation with which we contend nowadays.
All the democrats could give the nation is is a stolen election placing a feeble old senile codger criminal into the white house with his derelect influence peddling son monetizing the public office of his father at the expense of the taxpayer and a dullard vice chief executive who can't do anything beyond giggle inappropriately and engage the public speaking of meaningless drivel. Duh.
Shame on you democrats. Shame on all the failure you have cast upon the country. Shame on your criminal family president. Shame on your unscrupulous, immoral, weak, no character crook politicians.
Shame Shame Shame.
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- February 5, 2023
- Chinese Balloon shot down after 3 days
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A jet from Langley AFB downed a chinese spy balloon which came down in a shallow area.
After the better part of a leisurely week of traversing the nation due to inaction by the executive branch, a Langley Air Force Base F-22 fighter jet shot down the Chinese surveillance balloon. The DoD reported that an F-22 Raptor fighter from the first Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base fired a single shot at the Chinese spy balloon.
The F-22 had support by F-15 Eagles flying from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts and tankers from Oregon, Montana, South Carolina and North Carolina.
The DOD said the balloon didn’t pose a military or physical threat and that steps to protect sensitive information were taken. The mission is now in recovery phase. A number of navy and coast guard vessels are maintaining a perimeter during the search for debris. It was said that the balloon came down in a shallow area and that the recovery phase should be "fairly easy".
IMHO this remains a failure of the Biden administration to take prompt decisive action in the defense of the nation. Always a number of unanswered questions when it comes to the Biden administration.
Further, the country of China is doing some international whining about the act.
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- February 5, 2023
- Disaster Day 2023
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Disaster Day aka International Day for Disaster Reduction goes down every October 13. The observance is significant because a specialized, international forum for discussion and exhibition of global and local initiatives for disaster management and reduction is organized.
The mission of the stupid UN General Assembly and their decade-long idiotic declaration for Natural Disaster Reduction during the 1990s was ostensibly to decrease the loss of life, property, and the disruption of socio-economic structures in disaster hit areas.
As part of a decade-long project, International Day of Disaster Reduction, or simply Disaster Day emerged.
What a joke they are as well. The UN should have been evicted from the United States long ago. Globalist ninnies who think they need to run the affairs of the world.
What a superflous supercilious useless wart on the ass of the world stage they prove themselves to be each and every day in all their worthlessness.
Far be it from us to let the dystopia of political disaster go unnoticed just because the democrats are stupid. The Republic lay in ruins at the hands of the US Democratic Party and their inept set of crook ass political buffoons.
The democrats have wrought disaster on our nation and no one has adequately defended The Republic against the meltdown of law and order, the collapse of trust and honesty in government, and those casualties and catastrophes they have set upon the Union as the result of their unscientific stupidity and economic malfeasance.
Boo democrats.
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- February 4, 2023
- Medjool Date Day 2023
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One of those healthy foods I have always been able to go for are medjool dates.
I've been eating them since the early 1980s in Los Angeles and can be seen picking up a package of them periodically to this day.
Though they have an overall appearance shockingly reminiscent of a cockroach, the flavor is divine. If I could bake I'd use them in cooking. As it stands I can sit there and eat one after another and end up with a small collection of pits.
I once religiously saved those pits in an effort to grow these fruit palms locally and perhaps corner the market to no avail. Now I just toss them.
These fruits are native to Morocco and grow on the date palm tree Phoenix dactylifera.
They now grow in warm regions of the United States, the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.
They are sold dried — but not dehydrated they are a soft and sticky food which condense and grow sweeter as they continue to dry over time.
Medjool Date Day happens on February 4 annually.
It highlights the nutritional benefits of the Medjool dates.
They remain one of the healthiest snacks on the market nowadays.
They are also great for providing energy and are of great assistance for those who are trying to consume low glycemic index sugars ... like me.
Happy Medjool Date Day !
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- February 3, 2023
- National Missing Persons Day 2023
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I remember when Dail Dinwiddie went missing long ago.
I remember how young and sweet she looked and how tragic were her circumstance.
On September 23rd, 1992 she was attending a U2 concert at Williams-Brice Stadium and later became separated from her friends at a bar ... who never saw her again.
I remember the early hopefulness turn to helplessness and then a sad realization that she may never return.
I personally believe she fell victim to some misadventure at the hands of a criminal some 32 years back and that those accompanying her failed to adequately look after her. I suppose it wasn't a requirement to protect a young woman accompanying you but there are some of us who would have at least tried. Her case remains unsolved after all these years.
Today is National Missing Persons Day which is observed on February 3 annually. The day draws attention to the thousands of missing persons throughout the country.
It also provides an opportunity to bring awareness to the general public about the people who are missing and is said to increase the chances of them being found. National Missing Persons Day is observed for those missing as well as their families and friends who suffer the absence of their loved ones — sometimes unendingly.
This day respects and honors their grief.
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- February 2, 2023
- Optimist Day 2023
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I haven't been much of an optimist in my life.
I've tried and failed repeatedly to get all upbeat and irritatingly bubbly in your face.
For this reason I have avoided the various optimist organizations around which proliferate in various circles ... but not mine.
Today is Optimist Day.
It is celebrated the first Thursday of February and takes place on February 2 this year.
The day is said to focus on building and sustaining a positive future. So if you're an "optimist" ... either you as a facet of yourself — or as a member of some optimist club in your midst today is your day.
Happy Optimist Day to you !
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- February 1, 2023
- I just dropped HULU ...
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Just in time for the month of February I have dropped HULU.
I did so in response to Colin gd Kaepernick trashing the police in Disney’s Hulu Docuseries Aimed at Kevin McCarthy’s District.
I figure if they are so woke as to support this stupid miscreant malcontent racist has been traitor turd boy I don't need to be contributing to those funds they earn to support that end.
Former NFL star turned pathetic seemingly unhirable loser —
Colin Kaepernick trashes law enforcement routinely and is the picture of everything wrong in the United States today.
He and his ilk are fundamental reasons why black lives don't matter anymore.
The chip on his shoulder needs a serious beat down.
I don't need Colin Kaepernick, Hulu, Disney or any other stupid woke crybaby factions in my existence.
Go Woke Go Broke.
Fuck Colin Kaepernick
Fuck Hulu
Fuck Disney
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- January 31, 2023
- Appreciate your Social Security Check Day 2023
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This is a new one for me. This is my first year collecting social security benefits.
All those many years of FICA deductions came to fruition when I decided my employment had abruptly become a total waste of time and effort.
This transpired after I checked out my age and the ratios based upon it then decided I could adequately meet expenses.
Anyway, I've been drawing my "check" for about 8 months now. Actually it is a required direct deposit and I don't get a paper check.
I decided not to give anyone grief about it and things have been very boring without the workaday grind.
I'm one of those guys who needs somewhere to go. I will likely pursue something part time in the near future. I've been looking but nothing seems to float my boat.
Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day is held each January 31st to celebrate the entitlements that we get as the result of a lifetime of FICA deductions from our paychecks.
Actually, I'm having a bit of difficulty with the word "entitlement" having paid into this system for what is knocking 50 years.
However, in the spirit of the day I really do appreciate all the help I can get.
I do not feel illegals should be given money from a system into which they never paid.
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- January 30, 2023
- National Bible Day 2023
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I have in my possession a Holy Bible King James Version given to me by my parents when I was a young child. It has both religious and sentimental signifcance representing that love my parents have for me even though some of our relationships are primarily functions of my memory now.
The Philippines holds National Bible Day on the last Monday of January every year. I am happy to observe this with them.
I recall seeing on bitchute.com just last week a mouthy heathen black man threatening a white woman and belittling the cross she wore around her neck with a contempt and insolence only available from the most base and stupid unrefined individuals on the planet. This went on until a very large man intervened on her behalf and got into his face whereby he went on his way. Christians are not second class citizens as some might believe.
Let those who would challenge my Christianity come forth and accept their consequences if any of the cowards so desire.
Happy National Bible Day in the Philipines and elsewhere. Tread lightly around my beliefs heathen interlopers in the United States. We remain a Christian nation despite what the riff raff likes of Barack Obama may say. I like the rough stuff so bring it on. I will toe to toe with you intellectually or physically.
I never judge. I merely discern and act accordingly. I simply claim that you cannot handle me or my Christian cohorts because you lack the training and the backing to do so.
Exodus 20 20: 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 20: 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 20: 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 20: 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 20: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 20: 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 20: 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 20: 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 20: 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 20:11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 20:13 Thou shalt not kill. 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 20:15 Thou shalt not steal. 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 20:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. 20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 20:22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 20:23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 20:25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 20:26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
Holy Bible
King James Version
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- January 29, 2023
- National Puzzle Day 2023
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Today is National Puzzle Day.
It is aimed toward exercising the brain. There are all kinds of puzzles designed to tweak those thought patterns and make those synapses work smoothly and with efficiency.
It is said that puzzles stimulate both hemispheres of the brain and improve memory and cognitive functions as well as problem solving skills in real time.
It is also the birthday of my late biological father, Jim Williamson, Jr. He too could be a puzzle at times and on occasion was decidedly challenging to figure out. Of course, there were many moments when he could certainly say the same thing about me.
Perhaps this is why my mother now enjoys all kinds of puzzles so much. My interest in most puzzles pretty much waned in my young adulthood. I like puzzles, but those I enjoy involve troubleshooting methodologies and fixing broken equipment. My brain teasers are no longer 'main stream'.
Happy National Puzzle Day to you.
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- January 28, 2023
- National Daisy Day 2023
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Daisies grow wild most everywhere I have lived thus far. The only place at which I resided and never saw them was in Los Angeles — but they certainly weren't lacking for exotic plants either.
I have been known to take a good close look at them from time to time ...
The radial symmetry, the petal shape, the anther tubes and stigma of the central disk.
It's all a function of my interest in nature and I have pursued this all my life.
That commonality of the daisy is important to me because we both have been all over the place.
I have heard of some who call the daisy a "weed".
They simply do not have my appreciation for the diversity of plants and all they bring to the environment.
A daisy a day.
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- January 27, 2023
- Playing the Lottery Nowadays
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Oh how I used to fantasize about winning the lottery. I just knew that my sincere desire for the top prize was going to cause it to rain down on me like pennies from heaven.
As it turned out, I've been playing since 2002 with no significant wins as of yet. Now I'm on a fixed income because I have not gone out and gotten a nice retirement job. This makes the frivolous lottery plays I once indulged a thing of the past ...
I suppose I would have been MUCH better off taking that cash and placing it into savings somewhere than spend it on these lottery companies who were much more aware of the odds than I was.
As today finds me much older (and hopefully wiser) I am much more attuned to that futility in the lottery as a regular part of my life.
Toward that end I have curtailed spending on it immensely. Once I would spend every available dollar on a ticket for the next drawing. Now I do one card, dividend reinvest that pittance called winnings ONLY then call it a day. This has GREATLY diminished the wasted fundage I once pursued with wild abandon.
I see others play hundreds weekly on scratchers. I never fell into that particular gambling pit. This is not that I wouldn't mind some of those prizes, either.
I try to have a chance and never get my hopes up anymore — as I did initially.
A man's got to know his limitations. Winning the lottery appears to be one of mine.
Good luck to you if you play the games.
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