Monday, April 24, 2023

THE BLOODY 24TH

 Let's see what's in the news of my world today.

Oh my, the big news comes to us from Fox, of all places.




It seems their big star, Tucker Carlson, and his employer have parted company.

That's in the wake of a 787.5 million dollar settlement the company made with Dominion to make a lawsuit go away.

But listen: when the news of Tucker's "departure" broke, the company's stock price tanked and their market value was down 700 million dollars!

In other news, a friend of mine said that over at CNN they "buried the lede" with the news that one of their longtime stars, Don Lemon, had been fired.




But let's get on to news of some survivors.

Barbra Streisand is celebrating (?) her 81st birthday today.




And another famous lady, the actress Shirley MacLaine is marking her 89th whirl around the sun today.




These last two are probably having a better day than the first two but, you know, life is what you make it.

Oh, I almost forgot one - this time a birthday BOY.




Well not exactly a boy, as the hair color can tell you.




And the moustache and chin whiskers have been white for seeming forever.

Now if you guessed this is your scribe, you'd be correct.

I share my birthday with the two talented ladies above and today is my 83rd.

I've only found one celebrity who was born on the exact same day I was.

That would be the author of the alphabet mysteries, Sue Grafton.




Regrettably she won't be around to blow out the candles today.

She died in 2017 before she could write that final novel in her series which she had already titled: Z is for Zero.

She was 77 when she lost a battle with cancer.

As those two media stars who started this post might say:

Sic transit gloria.

21 comments:

  1. thecontemplativecat here. Birthdays should be celebrated loudly and often.

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  2. Happy Birthday, guy! Out there, riding point, clearing the way for the rest of us.

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  3. Happy Birthday!
    ---Cheerful Monk

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  4. Happy Birthday to you!
    I imagine there is a good meal planned for this evening.

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    1. It WAS exceptional. SWMBO can not be defeated in the kitchen.

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  5. Happy Birthday! Eat dessert first!

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  6. Happy Birthday Bruce! Will you be going out for a Big Mac as a special birthday treat?

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  7. Happy trip around the sun day! Sending you good wishes for a wonderful and celebratory day. Nice birthday gifts from Fox and CNN!

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  8. Happy Birthday! I adored Sue Grafton's mysteries and was devastated she couldn't finish the series. I don't know quite what to think about Tucker and Don. People are celebrating (for whatever reasons) but are they really gone from broadcasting? Doubtful, especially the former.

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  9. Well, happy birthday. You shar the day with another famous lady, the Micro Manager! the Micro Manager turned 85 today.

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    1. Well the happiest of birthday wishes to her!

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  10. I haven't read Sue Grafton's books yet, I had a few in my possession but passed them on for someone else to read first, as I wanted to begin with A and work through the aplhabet.

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  11. Happy Birthday for yesterday. Hope that you had a lovely day.

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  12. Happy birthday! You share a special day with some illustrious people!

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  13. Hope you had a terrific birthday! Best wishes for a year of good health and more fun!

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