National Football Hangover Day is a day that occurs every year on the day after Super Bowl Sunday.
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This day is a popular reason for calling out of work. In 2020, an estimated 17.5 million people were expected to miss work on this day. They either using vacation time, called out, or simply didn’t show up at all.
The Super Bowl is one of the most watched single network tv broadcasts. In fact, in the list of the top 30 most watched broadcasts, the Super Bowl holds 29 of the 30 spaces.
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Call out of work, and spend the day relaxing and recovering from your Super Bowl Sunday food coma.
Congrats to the Rams and to the US athletes who did well yesterday in Beijing. I’m glad I don’t make the day after the Super Bowl a third day after like at TG and Xmas, I’m not so glad my body doesn’t need too much food or alcohol to give me a day after feeling.
I did break down and finish my project patching the hole in the wall left by our plumbers replacing a soil pipe in the basement stairwell, which could explain the backaches and pains this morning. Mrs. P was pleased.
I missed the Puppy Bowl, now I am sad. These things need to be better advertised.
For those who were not around in the 70’s, Attorney General John Mitchell went to prison for what he did. The last administration had AG’s who sure sound complicit in the attempt to overthrow the United States.
The last administration contained the ugliest people in America playing to the most deplorable of our citizens. It was just a very ugly 4 years all the way around. But I guess everyone already knows that.
Football in the middle of February, I don’t have that long of an attention span.
One bit of good football Rams news. The Rams and NFL are paying for their little con job they did on the state of Missouri and St Louis. They agreed to pay out 750 Million dollars, which will be just about the cost of that empty stadium Missouri and St Louis built for the Rams.
Jack
Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate. I can’t hear My Funny Valentine without becoming nostalgic. It was the song I danced to with my daddy for my 18th birthday. We had our problems over the years, but that one is a truly good memory.
Jack… I bet every Missourian was rooting for the Bengals last night… can’t blame them.
Rick and I don’t do much for this made up holiday. We gave up going out years ago… restaurants are crowded and the help is overworked. We did go out to lunch on Friday… great food… great service.
There has been nothing that I have seen that would be considered a face saving move for putin to pack up and move troops away from Ukrainian borders. Just saying “don’t invade you face bad banking” does not seem like a persuasive thing to me.
Just spotted a news article of high importance. Another gqp fruitcake is in the news. DumbS*#() was mayor of Hudson Ohio. He did not want to allow ice fishing on the town’s waters. In his fevered mind, probably when he was staring at something on the intertubes, he decided that ice fishing promotes prostitution. Yup, he somehow thought of all those men out there on the ice were wanting a twenty second warming, and pay for it. So far nothing special about him except he is a fervid greedy old pervert party member. He resigned when the town council approved ice fishing.
Shakespeare mentions Saint Valentine’s Day inA Midsummer Night’s Dream(4.1.145) and inHamlet, where he alludes to the superstition that if two single people meet on the morning of Saint Valentine’s Day they will likely get married:
To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
For hundreds of years, people simply sent cards, Valentines Day Cards, inspired by the very first valentines day card signed “your Valentine” by Saint Valentine in the 3rd century BC. The story of the Valentines day Card was not always about chocolates and roses, and candy and trips to the movies. It came from criminals, outlaws, imprisonment and beheadings.
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Many believe it was the priest in Rome, who lived in the third century AD that sent the first valentine card. He lived during the time of Emperor Claudius II who had banned marriages among young men. It was during the end of his reign and the empire was falling apart and he needed all the manpower he could gather. Emperor Claudius believed that unmarried men made for more committed soldiers.
Saint Valentine continued to arranged secret marriages during this time.
He was caught, imprisoned and sentenced to death for his crimes. While in jail, St Valentine was rumored to have fallen in love with the jailer’s daughter. The most commonly repeated legend – not substantiated in fact – was that Valentine’s prayers healed the blind daughter of the guard where he was jailed.
On the day he was executed, he left a love letter to the daughter signed Your Valentine as a farewell.
20th-century historians agree that the accounts from this period cannot be verified, but he did exist.
St Valentine’s Head was found hundreds of years later when people were excavating a catacomb near Rome in the early 1800s. Wearing a coronet of flowers and with a stenciled inscription, St Valentine’s skull now resides in the Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin, on Rome’s Piazza Bocca Della Verità.
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There is no written record of Valentine’s Day before Chaucer’s poem in 1375. It’s in Parliament of Foules that he links the tradition of courtly love to the St Valentine’s feast day – the tradition didn’t exist until after his poem.
The poem refers to February 14 as the day of birds coming together to find a mate. “For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne’s day / Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate,” he wrote and in doing so may have invented Valentine’s Day as we now know it.
jack, you want upbeat sound? today rollingstone recommends this new song:
No one pours emotion into bachata quite like Romeo Santos, and he’s just dropped one of his most sentimental bachata ballads yet — just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Santos teased the new track, called “Sus Huellas,” last week on social media, and now the full song is here. It starts with dramatic, Eighties-inspired chords before a bachata beat kicks in. Santos winds up his signature falsetto before launching into sentimental lyrics that are all about being unable to forget a past relationship, no matter how hard he tries. The video, directed by Andrew Sandler, follows Santos as he relives memories from an old romance that he’s trying to move on from.
The song is the first single off of his upcoming album Formula Vol. 3…..
Sarah Palin v. New York Times: Judge to dismiss former governor’s libel claim in rare case
NEW YORK — A judge on Monday indicated he will dismiss Sarah Palin’s libel case against the New York Times, saying she had not met the legal standard showingthat the newspaper acted with “actual malice” in publishing a 2017 editorial that included an inaccurate claim about her.
Judge Jed S. Rakoff told the lawyers involved in the case that he will formally issue his ruling after a jury returns a verdict.
Rakoff did not spare the Times criticism for its error, a sentence in the opinion-section piece that inaccurately suggested a link between rhetoric from her political action committee and a 2011 mass shooting. “This is an example of very unfortunate editorializing on the part of the Times,” he said, adding he was “not at all happy to make this decision” in its favor.
However, he told the parties gathered in his federal courtroom in Manhattan, “my job is to apply the law. … The law sets a very high standard for actual malice, and in this case the court finds that that standard has not been met.”
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Yes, the article continues, but that much tells the tale. The question that will hang is whether the Times will seek and be awarded its attorneys’ fees. I wonder how long it will take for her attorneys to file the appeal? Better outcome for the Times would have been a finding of defamation and an award of $1.00.
I’m surprised Vlad isn’t waiting until the 21st, after Xi’s Olympics are over. Yellow and blue attire on the 16th around the world, as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. We can do nothing else.
I just couldn’t bring myself to get a Repug ballot. They are all offensive to me. I needed to make sure Clay Jenkins is on the ballot in November. As County Judge, he saved lives by making quick decisions with stay-at-home orders and mask mandates, and, and fought to keep Greg Abbott from overturning those decisions. I don’t know what fool would run against him in the primary. Maybe a plant.
pogo – Yep, because that $1.00 would make her go away…for awhile. I said, the night McCain introduced her at the RNC, she was a bunny-boiler who would not be ignored.
“Trudeau said the government is not overriding the charter of rights and freedoms, nor limiting the right to peaceful assembly. “We are not preventing people from exercising their right to protest legally,” he added.”
“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday it has seized 13 long guns, handguns, multiple sets of body armor, a machete and a large quantity of ammunition and high-capacity magazines connected to a small, organized group within a larger protest at the US border crossing in Coutts, Alberta.”
“Personal and corporate accounts can now be frozen, finance minister says
The government is using the Emergencies Act also to go after those who financially support illegal protests…”
Yes! Follow the money trail. It will probably lead to Rusher or Chiner trying to destroy democratic societies.
“She warned truck owners, for example, that if the vehicle is being used in a blockade, the corporate account can be frozen.”
“The government is taking action on crowd-funding sites and payment providers, requiring them to register with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and report any large suspicious donations. Some sites have raised millions of dollars.”
whadda ya mean it’s Valentine’s Day? It’s Nat’l super bowl Hangover Day!!!
a more soothing version smooth enough to calm the savaged beast (or salvaged heart if that be the case)
Happy (early) V(oting) Day! I still have no idea if I’ll take a Repug ballot to vote against incumbents. Most of their opponents are tRUMPERs, too.
I do want vote for Beto, he’s been campaigning even longer than he’s had his hat in the ring, but registering folks to vote in every county.
Congrats to the Rams and to the US athletes who did well yesterday in Beijing. I’m glad I don’t make the day after the Super Bowl a third day after like at TG and Xmas, I’m not so glad my body doesn’t need too much food or alcohol to give me a day after feeling.
I did break down and finish my project patching the hole in the wall left by our plumbers replacing a soil pipe in the basement stairwell, which could explain the backaches and pains this morning. Mrs. P was pleased.
I missed the Puppy Bowl, now I am sad. These things need to be better advertised.
For those who were not around in the 70’s, Attorney General John Mitchell went to prison for what he did. The last administration had AG’s who sure sound complicit in the attempt to overthrow the United States.
The last administration contained the ugliest people in America playing to the most deplorable of our citizens. It was just a very ugly 4 years all the way around. But I guess everyone already knows that.
A pox upon the uglies.
Football in the middle of February, I don’t have that long of an attention span.
One bit of good football Rams news. The Rams and NFL are paying for their little con job they did on the state of Missouri and St Louis. They agreed to pay out 750 Million dollars, which will be just about the cost of that empty stadium Missouri and St Louis built for the Rams.
Jack
Question, why are there no good valentine songs.
after I got through listening to Sir Paul’s attempt….
*shudder*
I will not link to it or Maria Cairy”s attempt Why ruin other peoples morning.
Jack
No Valentine songs because Gene Autry died before he could get around to it. Either that or he didn’t think it had commercial potential.
But all seriousness aside, here’s the only one I know.
It is easier to find songs about past loves rather than current ones
Which makes me suspect that good song writers/musicians really suck at relationships.
Jack
btw sturge, that Sinatra number is a great example, it is like he is totally depressed about the whole situation.
Jack
Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate. I can’t hear My Funny Valentine without becoming nostalgic. It was the song I danced to with my daddy for my 18th birthday. We had our problems over the years, but that one is a truly good memory.
It may not be specifically for Valentine’s Day, but this one is great for those who need a beautiful song for dancing.
And for those looking back on what might have been
Jack… I bet every Missourian was rooting for the Bengals last night… can’t blame them.
Rick and I don’t do much for this made up holiday. We gave up going out years ago… restaurants are crowded and the help is overworked. We did go out to lunch on Friday… great food… great service.
here’s a song about love…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9YIsKIEbA
There has been nothing that I have seen that would be considered a face saving move for putin to pack up and move troops away from Ukrainian borders. Just saying “don’t invade you face bad banking” does not seem like a persuasive thing to me.
Just spotted a news article of high importance. Another gqp fruitcake is in the news. DumbS*#() was mayor of Hudson Ohio. He did not want to allow ice fishing on the town’s waters. In his fevered mind, probably when he was staring at something on the intertubes, he decided that ice fishing promotes prostitution. Yup, he somehow thought of all those men out there on the ice were wanting a twenty second warming, and pay for it. So far nothing special about him except he is a fervid greedy old pervert party member. He resigned when the town council approved ice fishing.
Mrs P and I always celebrate by telling the other not to do anything for Valentines.
renee, it may be made up, but that makeup began a long long time ago
ex: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/quotes/valentinesday.html
Valentines Day was once all about the card.
“I Got You Honey” Ocie Elliott
jack, you want upbeat sound? today rollingstone recommends this new song:
“You and I” Jacob Collier
Lots of great songs, just not ones with the word “valentine” in them, although are out there.
My best-of-the-best:
“Betcha By Golly Wow”
“Always and Forever”
“Everything”
Poo-tin deserves a punishing defeat if he invades Ukraine. May history remember him as the murderous loser that he is.
Looks like Ukraine might cave, give up sovereignty of eastern regions to Putin to avoid invasion. Don’t see how they have a choice.
Sick humor? Declare a holiday for getting invaded
The first time I heard my funny valentine it was by José Jimenez. It was Funny.
Judge sends a Valentine to Carabou Barbie:
Yes, the article continues, but that much tells the tale. The question that will hang is whether the Times will seek and be awarded its attorneys’ fees. I wonder how long it will take for her attorneys to file the appeal? Better outcome for the Times would have been a finding of defamation and an award of $1.00.
As anniversaries go, this one is a doozy. Voyager’s last photograph of earth 32 years ago.
Trump accounting firm flips, retracts financial statements, cuts ties with Trump Org amid NY AG probe http://hill.cm/LmAbhHU
I’m surprised Vlad isn’t waiting until the 21st, after Xi’s Olympics are over. Yellow and blue attire on the 16th around the world, as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. We can do nothing else.
I just couldn’t bring myself to get a Repug ballot. They are all offensive to me. I needed to make sure Clay Jenkins is on the ballot in November. As County Judge, he saved lives by making quick decisions with stay-at-home orders and mask mandates, and, and fought to keep Greg Abbott from overturning those decisions. I don’t know what fool would run against him in the primary. Maybe a plant.
Who wants to step up to be Orange Adolf’s next mob accountant?
The cards are falling, so be prepared for some over-the-top, scary lunacy from SFB. What will he tell his base and congressional cronies to do next?
“Lunatic fringe, I know you’re out there…”
pogo – Yep, because that $1.00 would make her go away…for awhile. I said, the night McCain introduced her at the RNC, she was a bunny-boiler who would not be ignored.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/americas/canada-truckers-protest-monday/index.html
“Trudeau said the government is not overriding the charter of rights and freedoms, nor limiting the right to peaceful assembly. “We are not preventing people from exercising their right to protest legally,” he added.”
“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday it has seized 13 long guns, handguns, multiple sets of body armor, a machete and a large quantity of ammunition and high-capacity magazines connected to a small, organized group within a larger protest at the US border crossing in Coutts, Alberta.”
“Personal and corporate accounts can now be frozen, finance minister says
The government is using the Emergencies Act also to go after those who financially support illegal protests…”
Yes! Follow the money trail. It will probably lead to Rusher or Chiner trying to destroy democratic societies.
“She warned truck owners, for example, that if the vehicle is being used in a blockade, the corporate account can be frozen.”
“The government is taking action on crowd-funding sites and payment providers, requiring them to register with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and report any large suspicious donations. Some sites have raised millions of dollars.”
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