06.22.09 – Monday

Word: prevaricate [pri-var-i-keyt] v. to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie

Birthday: George Vancouver (1757), H. Rider Haggard (1856), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), John Dillinger (1903), Bill Blass (1922), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Ed Bradley (1941), Brit Hume (1943), Todd Rundgren (1948), Meryl Streep (1949), Lindsay Wagner (1949), Graham Greene (1952), Cyndi Lauper (1953), Freddie Prinze (1954), Garry Gary Beers (1957), Bruce Campbell (1958), Erin Brockovich-Ellis (1960), Tracy Pollan (1960), Amy Brenneman (1964), Dan Brown (1964), Schooly D (1966), Carson Daly (1973), Donald Faison (1974

Quotation: It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. – Albert Einstein

Tune: When you’re done going through a truly sucky break-up, the first song that you should listen to (loudly) is “I Feel Better” by Frightened Rabbit. Trust me.

Gallimaufry: While the world’s attention has been focused on the election debacle in Iran, few noticed Australia’s latest tragedy – the cancellation of The New Kids On The Block tour. It’s hard to comprehend the desolation and despair. I’m hoping they pull through this. ∞ If all this fucking rain contines on the East Coast, the 2009 U.S. Open might not be decided until there’s snow on the ground. As of Sunday night, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods are all but out of it. Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover are tied 7-under-par going into Monday morning with ∞ Apparently unable to make up his mind, Trent Reznor is back on Twitter. After denouncing social networking media just over a week ago, the Nine Inch Nails frontman came back to life with, “And fuck you, trolls. I’ll tweet if I feel like it … @Mariqueen and I are an unstoppable force of greatness – so SUCK IT.” Yeah. I guess if you’re a troll and you feel like Reznor shouldn’t be tweeting, you probably should suck it. I’m at least half-sure of that.