Juanita has the best line of the day and Ben & Jerry’s has a new flavor: Apple-y Ever After.
Grab a Spoon! http://t.co/40AY7035
Not That Long Ago
NewMexiKen first mentioned Barack Obama eight years ago today.
War Is Always Hell
An unpleasant anniversary worth noting.
A group of South Vietnamese villagers reported today that a small American infantry unit killed 567 unarmed men, women and children as it swept through their hamlet on March 16, 1968.
They survived, they said, because they had been buried under the bodies of their neighbors.
The villagers told their story in the presence of American officers at their new settlement, which lies in contested territory less than a mile from the ruins of their former home.
The officers refused to comment pending the outcome of an Army investigation into charges of murder against Lieut. William Laws Calley Jr., 26 years old, of Miami.
Best line of the day about yesterday
“Chalk one up for the building, for the fans, for Albuquerque. New Mexico’s program might be a mid-major. Its arena is top five.”
Happy Birthday Dear URL, Happy Birthday to You
The URL newmexiken.com is eight years old today.
The blog itself began seven months before that.
“Bank of America: Too Crooked …
“Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail” (by Matt Taibbi) Read it and weep. http://t.co/kwFbwRFD
50 Reasons to Love Albuquerque…
50 Reasons to Love Albuquerque from New Mexico Magazine http://t.co/FNQ9Tvi6
“And I told the man that we do…
“And I told the man that we don’t need more national parks in this country, we need to actually sell off some…” http://t.co/sPiZGUTf
B’day of Rock & Roll Hall …
B’day of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Beach Boy Mike Love (71) and Sylvester Stewart (69) of Sly and the Family Stone. Ought to be holiday.
SC Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
SC Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 79 today. Eva Longoria 37. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin 40.
D.J. (Dominic Joseph) Fontana …
D.J. (Dominic Joseph) Fontana is 81 today. He was Elvis Presley’s drummer 1955-1968; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.
Julius Caesar was assassinated…
Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of politicians on this date in 44 B.C. Most politicians these days are just character assasins.
Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak…
Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood http://t.co/GUmcjwhZ
What a pendejo!
Omar Speaks!
Omar Speaks! http://t.co/1s5INoly Wonderful interview with Michael K. Williams of The Wire. Omar, one of the great characters in fiction.
Your Car Key Knows More About …
Your Car Key Knows More About You Than Your Mom Does http://t.co/dOFLrDiB The key has database of speed, accidents, how hard car is driven.
From the things I’ve never tho…
From the things I’ve never thought about before file: If You Cannibalize a Person With an Illness, Will You Get Sick? — http://t.co/roovuPhC
Look It Up: Shelving the Encyc…
Look It Up: Shelving the Encyclopaedia Britannica http://t.co/1EPq2oEU Amusing and interesting little essay.
News report: Kansas and Texas …
News report: Kansas and Texas to modify π in textbooks. Other theories of circumference of circle must be taught.
Reportedly Willard Romney says…
Reportedly Willard Romney says π is ‘not the language I would have used.’
Reportedly Senator Inhofe says…
Reportedly Senator Inhofe says π is a hoax. Not found in his Bible.
New poll. Only 40% of American…
New poll. Only 40% of Americans believe in Theory of π.
What 4-year-old boys sometimes…
What 4-year-old boys sometimes do to their 1-year-old brothers when Mom is busy. http://t.co/8tSafAQR
It’s Einstein’s birthday (1879…
It’s Einstein’s birthday (1879) and a 6-year-old is competing in the national spelling bee. What are YOU doing today?
Quincy Jones 79 today. 79 Gram…
Quincy Jones 79 today. 79 Grammy nominations 1961-2002; 27 wins. 6 music Oscar nominations. Producer of Thriller, best-selling album ever.
Sir Michael Caine is 79 today….
Sir Michael Caine is 79 today. He shares with Jack Nicholson distinction of being nominated for acting Oscar in every decade 60s-00s. Won 2.