TROUBLE SPAWN
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277
Joined Nov 2017
ON this date in 1653 - In England, Oliver Cromwell expelled the Long Parliament for trying to pass the Perpetuation Bill that would have kept Parliament in the hands of only a few members.
Cromwell's aides Bun Man and Mr. Purple were sent to deliver the decree to the Long Parliament.
When questioned about the legitimacy of the expulsion, Bun Man stated,
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Always ReMeMbEr...
My fave Leonard Cohen quote...
"I've studied deeply in the philosophies and religions, but cheerfulness kept breaking thru..."
There ain't no cure for love...
THIS CAMPAIGN HELPED GET POT LEGAL IN THE US...(naw, just messin' with ya)
From 2017, We can't legalize pot, but we can get paint drunk...can't make this shit up!!
PAYBACKS
Ken-Dogger: Hey Fernando...oops, didn't realize you were still sleepin'....
Fernando: What Dude, I'm up now...
KD: Buddy, just wanted to tell you, it's raining outside now, can't take you out...
F: KD, not cool dude, not cool...
KD: Sometimes my exuberance gets the better of me...
F: I'm steppin' in places he won't want me to later...
BONDING
Ken-Dogger: Morning Shady, what up?
Shady: Dude, don’t you remember, it’s 4/20/2020…It’s magical.
KD: Oh, you mean this 420 number is magical for stoners…
S: Yep, where are the Waldos, those kids from San Rafael who met at 4:20 under the Louis Pasteur statue.
KD: Wow, important to have stuff to bond over, don’t you think?
S: It is Bro, life is about finding bonds isn’t it?
KD: So I’m told bro, so I’m told.
Morning Peeps,
Another working weekend for the Kid...up and at 'em, I actually enjoy this new schedule, gives me the entire week to play and do house stuff.
Just so we're clear, even getting the Littles away from technology doesn't mean there is no danger; it will still require parental supervision.
Friday puzzle
A supervocalic is a word or phrase that contains every vowel exactly once, in any order.
We’ll give you a category, and you have to name the only supervocalic that fits in the category.
Example: US Cabinet departments → Education
Countries (hint: It’s in Africa.)
World capital cities (hint: It’s in the Caribbean.)
Mike Myers role
HBO shows
Writing utensils
US national parks
WHO'S READY FOR THE FRIDAY PUZZLE?
WHO'S READY?
THIS MIGHT BE A HARD ONE
Farewell to Sweet Melissa Man
Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band cofounder and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 80.
S: 1440 Digest
TAYLOR DON'T ROCK AND ROLL, TAYLOR ROCKS AND RULES
Taylor Swift's 11th Album
Taylor Swift today released her highly anticipated 11th original studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The album comes as the musician is set to continue her international Eras Tour next month, the highest-grossing music tour in history and the first to surpass $1B in sales. Listen to the album here.
S: 1440 Digest
WHOSE FAULT?
Indonesia Volcano Eruption
Thousands of people were evacuated near Mount Ruang volcano in northern Indonesia yesterday following repeated eruptions since Tuesday. Officials also released a tsunami alert over concerns the 2,400-foot-tall mountain might partially collapse into the sea amid the seismic activity, a phenomenon that claimed over 400 lives on the adjacent island in 1871.
S: 1440 Digest
GLOBAL REACH
India’s Lok Sabha Election
The world's largest democratic elections begin in India today as nearly 1 billion voters head to the polls. Over the next six weeks, voters will determine the composition of the 543-member Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament responsible for nominating a prime minister.
S: 1440 Digest
ON this date in 1713 - Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI issued the Pragmatic Sanction, which gave women the rights of succession to Hapsburg possessions.
Bun Man and Mr. Purple, European Royalty, heard about this and really had no issue w/ it.
Purple said "Hell, they already tell us what to do every bloody minute, why not make it legit?"
Bun could only stand and shudder at the prospects...
WHEN THE BOYZ WERE ON VACAY
The Boyz come home tomorrow...
Can't wait to see what they brought home for the Mikster and me; if they bring home one of those Master and Slave T-shirt sets, Ima goin' to put a hurtin' on 'em!
Took me two years to wrest the Master t-shirt from Mik's drawer...
I thought I was in love, but then 10CC told me I'm not.
TROUBLE SPAWN
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277
Joined Nov 2017