(Sorry for the delay. I’m distracted by McCain/Palin, which I will weigh in on after this post…)

QUASI-MEANINGLESS CALENDRICAL OCCURRENCES!

• Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival and Fair in Morgan City, LA.  Come and celebrate the shrimping and petroleum industries of Louisiana. And eat petroleum soaked shramp cocktail.
• More Herbs, Less Salt Day.  “Healthier Zestier and Lustier!” To celebrate, Stephen and I are seeing Pineapple Express.
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• Oatmeal Festival in Oatmeal, Texas. I wonder if they have oatmeal wrestling versus that Quaker Oat.

And a very Happy Birthday to…

• Sir Richard Attenborough (85) Brother to my very favorite, Sir David Attenborough. Otherwise I have little use for Richard. I mean, Gandhi, yadda, yadda, yadda, but bring on Sir David!
• Richard Gere (59) “So I had this friend, whose cousin’s sister-in-law’s uncle worked at this hospital…”
• Michael Jackson (50) This morning Stephen and I were laying in bed listening to NPR when they announced this birthday and we both, almost simultaneously said “Michael Jackson is FIFTY?” Gross.
• John Sidney McCain (72)  (Cue Alec Baldwin voice) “John McCain made the massively stupid political blunder in the Summer of his 72nd year…”