Happy Birthday...

Sweet Sixteen !!!!

Yesterday - June 15 - was the sixteenth birthday of this blog !!!

As in my very first post was posted on Tuesday*, June 15, 2010. 

How marvelous and fabulous and what and what is that???

                                                                  MUCH SO.

 *So this part is not about the blog, but about something equally cool.  Which is of course, exceptionally cool.

Let me set up the clip: 

I recently joined a new church. 

My old church had its final service back on December 7.  By that point, the congregation was made up of me, and two older guys, and zero pastor, so it was high time to sadly pull the plug.

At the new church - which looks a whole lot like the old church (Which you see above. Note that there are tons of late 19th century white clapboard churches in Cape May County)  I met with the deacons and the elders,before receiving the stamp of approval.   

Once I got the thumbs up from everybody, one of the peeps told me to tell my birth date to one of the other peeps, because he has this amazing ability to accurately predict the day of the week of what any event, including birthdays, happened.

 So I gave him the year, month and date of my birthday.

Him: You were born on a Friday.

True.

Then he asked the year, month, and date of my husband's birthday.

Him: Your husband was born on a Monday.

True.  

In addition to picking the days of the week, he also provided information on what was in the news that week.

Found Online

Just this morning I found a link to Babe Ruth's last full game, with the accompanying footage:

It's not footage of the whole game, but I think it's really neato to see any of it.

His next game, on May 30, he was not able to finish because of a knee injury.  He retired a few days later. 

The Tuesday Song of the Week

 An Eighties classic...

                                              'The Ghost in You' - Psychedelic Furs

I didn't know this but several artists have done covers of this song.  

The Star Made Me Buy It

This is our fourth ad with Dorothy Lamour, but our first ad with her in color:

Here she's selling Royal Crown Cola.

                                                       That's some hair-do.

The ad mentions her latest film, Beyond the Blue Horizon, which came out in 1942. 

The only movie I've seen her in - I'm pretty sure - is Donovan's Reef, which is corny to the max, but there a couple of fun scenes.  Plus it has Cesar Romero, who is ALWAYS fun to watch.   

Lucky Dip

Welcome to today's way way WAY cool Lucky Dip.

Wanna see?

Victorian angel earrings !!!
 

Get 'em here:  www.zazzle.com/victorian_angel_earrings-256834076233838729

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Two excessively neato items, perfect for Fathers Day:

 Get it here: www.zazzle.com/13th_century_heraldry_print_lions_rampant_and_bird_large_gift_bag-256535346030027775

Get it here: G

Get it here: www.zazzle.com/1880s_captain_costentenus_tattooed_man_flask-256909236731529254

Wanna see more items perfect for Fathers Day? Go here: www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products?ps=204&qs=Fathers%20Day

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next up, something for the floor...

 

which looks MUCH better in person.

Here's view from above, on a floor

Get it here: www.zazzle.com/19th_century_print_black_hamburg_hen_and_rooster_rug-256228269781687736

 

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                                                               a dog bed !! 

                                                          For your dog(s) !!!

 

Get it here: www.zazzle.com/victorian_dog_and_flowers_pet_bed-256918603411180430

 

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Lastly, but thousands of miles from leastly, we have...

 

                                       A VERY lovely guest book for your wedding.

 

See other white dove printed items for your wedding here: www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products?ps=96&qs=white%20dove

 

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Until next time, see the thousands upon thousand items in my shop here: www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products

Found Online

Found this GREAT image on an piece about Childe Hassam.  The painting on the wall, which has the American flag is a Childe Hassam painting. 

The other part of the pic is Barak Obama.  This photo was taken about 8 days after he became president.   

He's sitting at the Resolute desk.  

I thought calling a desk 'The Resolute desk' was some tired Republican idea.  

Turns out that the desk was made from the oak timbers of the HMS Resolute, a ship that had been used in Arctic exploration.  The desk was a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes, back in 1880.  

Fun fact: One of my grandfathers was born eight years later.   

Tickets, Please

Above is my ticket from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

I also saw the first Star Trek movie, i.e Star Trek:The Motion Picture, and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and maybe the third one.

                                           .  That time that Kirk yells at Khan:

At the time, one of my friends, who was very hilarious, and at the time working as a waiter, screamed the same way Kirk did, with a twist, i.e.

"KHAN !!!!! Your order's up!!" 

To this day, that makes me laugh.