We remember today...

Let us always keep doing so. What happened that day was one of those turning points in history.
As I mentioned in another post on this same day.
The day the world changed and we all knew the face of evil... and the face of Love.

What happened on yours?

I do not usually take part in these meme things but this one over on Jock's place made me want to give it a bash. So here is mine for June 11...
Three Events That Occurred on My Birthday
1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy was sacked and burned, according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
That is something I did not know! WOW
1776 - Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to a committee to draft a declaration of independence.
Cool!
1935 - Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States, at Alpine, New Jersey.
And that was the start of the POP era and the springboard for music as we have it today as far as I am concerned.
Two People Who Share My Birthday
1910 - Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French explorer and inventor (d. 1997)
Cool!
1939 - Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver.
Never knew that my all time F1 hero was born on my birthday!
One Holiday Celebrated on My Birthday
Kamehameha Day, official state holiday of Hawaii, United States, in honor of its first monarch, celebrated with floral parades, hula competition, and festivals.
Always liked Hawaii...
Five People I'm Tagging;
The first five on my blogroll to respond... leave a note on the comments if you care to join in the fun.
Sorry but that is all I have for today... I quess the quote sums it up...
"Sometimes the mind, for reasons we don't necessarily understand, just decides to go to the store for a quart of milk." Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Three Doctors, 1993

Holy Moses who?

This is going to piss off some traditionally weaponed tribesmen for sure!
I must say there is quite a paucity of quotes etc. about this "illustrious" comrade on the internet, so much for being "famous.

WOW I have hit the Googlejackpot

with my wacky blog Megalicious Mayhem, it is ranked first!
Speaking of mayhem, what a week this has been, murder at the CWC, Maputo blowing up and the rest of the world pretty well going to pot at a rate of knots mon...
I think I will sit back and compile a list of songs to soothe the soul... while busy I listened to Nelly Furtado's new CD and this Porra Chick can sing dude! She always had a good voice but she has now matured from her earlier songs... so I decided to call the compilation "All Good Things" based on one of the songs on the CD, plus here are the lyrics to the title track:
All Good Things (come to an end)
Honestly what will become of me
don't like reality
It's way too clear to me
But really life is daily
We are what we don't see
Missed everything daydreaming

[Chorus]
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Traveling I only stop at exits
Wondering if I'll stay
Young and restless
Living this way I stress less
I want to pull away when the dream dies
The pain sets in and I don't cry
I only feel gravity and I wonder why

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
[ these lyrics found on http://www.completealbumlyrics.com ]
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Well the dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Die die die die die

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Well the dogs were barking at a new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon
And the sun was wondering if it should stay away for a day til the feeling went away
And the sky was falling on the clouds were dropping and
the rain forgot how to bring salvation
the dogs were barking at the new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon so that they could die.
And once again the The Screaming Tangerines present the latest megaclicious collection All Good Things:
A collection of some of those songs that remind me mostly of good (and some bad) things...
58 tracks in playlist, average track length: 4:12
Playlist length: 4 hours 3 minutes 38 seconds

1. Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End) (3:57)
2. Madelyne - Beautiful Child (Hiver and Hammer Mix) (4:07)
3. Frou Frou - Holding Out For A Hero (3:22)
4. Lipstick - Back For Good (4:12)
5. Savage Garden - Tears of pearls (3:48)
6. CJ Stone - The sun goes down (6:55)
7. Sash! - La Primavera (3:36)
8. Zager and Evans - In the year 2525 (3:17)
9. Everything But the Girl - Missing (4:06)
10. 10000 Maniacs - Because The Night (3:43)
11. The All American Rejects - Move Along (4:00)
12. Bosson - I believe (Up-Tempo Version) (3:15)
13. Sarah Brightman - Only an ocean away (4:55)
14. Hooverphonic - Vinegar and salt (3:20)
15. Sarah Brightman - Eden (3:59)
16. Nightwish - Ever dream (4:44)
17. Aria - Dido (armin van buurens universal religion mix) (8:52)
18. ATB - Don't Stop (3:47)
19. Shakira - How Do You Do (3:46)
20. 4 Strings ft Tina Cousins - Diamonds (3:11)
21. ATB - The Summer (3:41)
22. Vanessa Carlton - Paint it black (3:30)
23. John Mellencamp - Hurts so good (3:36)
24. Imperio - Veni Vidi Vici (2:19)
25. Enigma - Modern Crusaders (Distinction mix) (3:55)
26. Stuck Mojo - Home (4:49)
27. Nena - Willst du mit mir gehn (3:46)
28. Belinda Carlisle - Little black book (4:12)
29. Nadia Ali - At The End (album ver) (3:39)
30. ATB - Ecstasy (4:21)
31. Rammstein - Amour (4:50)
32. DJ Tiesto - Ten seconds before sunrise (7:31)
33. Rachel Stevens - I will be there (4:03)
34. Nelly Furtado - In God's Hands (4:54)
35. Tocadisco - You're No Good For Me (Tocadisco's Recover Mix) (6:50)
36. Gigi D'agostino - La Passion (3:25)
37. Yoomii - A kiss is all I miss (3:25)
38. James Brown - I feel good (2:46)
39. ATB - I Dont Wanna Stop (3:34)
40. Heart - Will you be there in the morning (4:24)
41. Roxette - The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (4:49)
42. Dht - Sun (3:12)
43. Belinda Carlisle - Summer rain (5:29)
44. Pink - Feel Good Time (3:42)
45. Nickelback - Good Times Gone (5:18)
46. Blank & Jones - Catch (Radio Video Mix) (3:17)
47. Gigi d´Agostino - I wonder why (3:29)
48. 4 Strings - Until You Love Me (4:16)
49. Black - Everything's Coming Up Roses (4:06)
50. The Killers - Somebody Told Me (3:17)
51. Cascada - Wouldnt It Be Good (Club Mix) (5:06)
52. Gregorian - The sounds of silence (4:15)
53. t.A.T.u. - Dangerous And Moving (4:35)
54. Nia Nell - One lifetime (4:02)
55. Sonique - Feels So Good (5:25)
56. Placebo - Every you every me (3:33)
57. Royksopp - Only This Moment (3:55)
58. Avril Lavigne - Who knows (3:30)
So I end with condolences to the family of Bob Woolmer, may the painful memories be erased and the joyful ones be etched in their hearts.
“One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain” Bob Marley

1952 the year I was born

Patrick got this from Educated Shoprat and I thought I would do mine... I looked up some Seffriken facts and added them too, also some I thought significant.

In 1954 (the year you were born)

Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US. Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom becomes the 6th Prime Minister of South Africa. Nautilus, the first atomic powered submarine, launches. Boeing introduces the 707, bringing an end to British domination of the airlines. Senator Joseph McCarthy begins leading televised hearings into alleged Communist influence in the Army In Memphis, Tennessee. WHBQ becomes the first radio station to air an Elvis Presley record and Rock and Roll was on it's way! Roger Bannister, a 25 year old from England, breaks the 4 minute mile with a time of 3:59. Phil Rudd drummer of AC/DC is born. Supreme Court rules unanimously that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Texas Instruments announces the worldwide first Transistor radio. Hurricane "Carol" hits the Long Island - New England area killing 60 and injuring 1000. The first in the Godzilla series of films is released in Japan. Senate condemns Joseph McCarthy for contempt of a Senate elections subcommittee during his Army investigation hearings In Sylacauga, Alabama. a 4 kg meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and hits Ann Hodges, badly bruising her, in the first documented case of an object from outer space hitting a person. Playboy magazine issue features Margie Harrison, the first playmate. The first colour TV's are made by RCA but we only get TV in 1975! Howard Stern, Oprah Winfrey, Christie Brinkley, John Travolta, and Jerry Seinfeld are born. Damn! am I as old as John Travolta... I thought I was older! New York Giants win the World Series. The TV Dinner is introduced by American, Gerry Thomas and so the curse began. Cleveland Browns win the NFL championship. Volume 1, Issue 1 of Sports Illustrated is published. Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup. Nobel prize for literature is won by Ernest Hemingway. Lord of the Flies by William G. Golding is published. Koos Kombuis, a poet, singer, entertainer and writer, is born in Cape Town

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon."
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)

FDA award - Nothing changes, even after 200 years!

I found this over at the link;
"With the conclusion of the war in 1865 the Peace Democrats were thoroughly discredited. Most Northerners believed, not without reason, that Peace Democrats had prolonged war by encouraging the South to continue fighting in the hope thatthe North would abandon the struggle."
Ring a bell?

The trees will be glad...

to hear that the print media is heading for extinction and so will I. Kate's blog about the gnashing of teeth over at the New York Times made add my comment thus;
The print media used to give out the news of the day with an editorial comment... then they started putting their view on each news item and that was when truth left journalism. From there it was a downward slide and the Internet was the edge of the precipice. I do not see a way back up for them, neither is it a big loss, unless you like wrapping your fish and chips in the paper.
Kate's comment "It's not a war, Mr. Sulzberger. It's a revolt." is probably the epitaph of modern newspapers as we know them. Personally I don't give a damn if they recover from this slump or not. History will show that the media failed their prime directive and paid the price...

Assuming the ambient

You killed enemies both real and imagined.
Kurds were worthless as were your countrymen
to be used and abused at your whim,
now you are assuming the ambient.

A day to remember

Mijne Broeders en Mede-landgenoten,
hier staan wij tans op een ogenblik voor een
heilige God van Hemel en aarde om een
belofte aan Hem te beloven,
als Hij met Zijn bescherming met ons zal
wezen, en onze handen zal
geven dat wij hem overwinnen, dat wij die
dag en datum elk jaar
als en verjaardag en een dankdag zoals een
Sabbat in Zijn eer zullen doorbrengen;
en dat wij een tempel to Zijn eer stichten
zullen, waar het Hem zou behagen;
end dat wij het ook aan onzen kinderen
zullen zeggen, dat zij met ons erin moeten
delen, tot gedachtenis ook voor onze
opkomende geslachten.
Want de ere van Zijn Naam daardoor zal
verheelikt worden, dat de roem en eer van
overwinning
aan Hem zal worden
gegeven.
"With these words A group of about 470 Voortrekkers, led by Andries Pretorius, defended a laager (circle of ox wagons) against Zulu impis, ruled by King Dingane and led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi, numbering between 10 and 20 thousand.
Partly due to the fact that the Voortrekkers used rifles and at least one light cannon against the Zulus' spears, as well as the good location and motivation of the Voortrekkers, only three Voortrekkers were wounded and none perished; that contrasted against the more than 3,000 Zulu warriors who died."
We celebrate the day of Reconcilliation today but at the same time we remember what God did that day as well. He has saved this country on many occasions and I just hope that people will always bear this in mind when times are tough.

Tora, Tora, Tora...

Today we remember Pearl Harbour, I just hope it does not take another one to awaken the sleeping tiger of the free world... Click on the title for an amazing read that will make you think about where the Free World is in the scheme of things...
"behind them lay a shattered fleet hidden in a pall of fire and smoke; and the vengeance of the United States" British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (after the attack).

Giant eye spots 'first light'

Way to go! This is amazing news. The people down in Sutherland have done a fine job, it may be a one horse town with the coldest nights in the country but then that is just what one needs for a starry view. Go and check out what is being done at SALT. This gives an idea of the surrounds of the observatory.

Tsunami

The recent Tsunami Disaster has highlighted a few things lacking in the Indian Ocean basin namely;
1. Warning systems that should have been in place, this seems to be the case for the Atlantic as well.
2. There exists a clear and present threat from this phenomena in all coastal areas worldwide.
3. Collective memory of similar events in prehistory has however not deterred us humans from utilising the littoral landscape for our activities.
4. However when one looks at some of the footage some people seem to be mesmerised by the White Dragon bearing down on them, were these people somehow captivated by the wall of water, no one knows...
Whatever the case, we hope mankind has learned a lesson and will spend the time and money to put systems in place that would hopefully save more lives in furore. The fact remains that Tsunamis are a danger that can and will strike again...
What does "tsunami" mean?
Tsunami-From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Long Live Liaka

BBC ON THIS DAY 3 1957: Russians launch dog into space
This was an amazing chapter in the exploration of space but on the other hand so sad that Laika had to perish in the quest for knowledge, I believe we should honour our animal pioneers is some special way. Hopefully this little blog will be just such a tribute.