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PROMPT July 8th What historical events, besides your own birth, occurred on your birthday in the year you were born? Great prompt for today, even though I will be forced to give away my birthday. But no matter, I'm as young as I feel, right? So I'm good with that. But Collin? Not so much. He just scowled at me when I asked him about his birthday. The only thing he told me was, "There be plenty of war happenin' around that time. Knuckleheads, all them leaders! And that crazy King Louis...let me see...Louis the...14th...yes, I believe it was Louis the 14th decided he'd rather live at Versailles. Of all places! An' he moved all them people! You may not know this, but me mum was one of 'em." He harrumphed right then and turned away as Collin so often does. So that's all you'll get from Collin. King Louis XIV moved to Versailles. Not much. But I guess it was hard to keep records then. For me it's a different story. I know it was a Friday and it was hot. Well, that shouldn't be news...of course it was hot. It's June! Music of the day: "Cathy's Clown" by the Everly Brothers was on top of the charts. I don't believe I've ever heard that song. I'll make a note to go find it and give it a listen. TV shows of the day: "The Twilight Zone". Growing up, this show terrified me. I found some reruns on hulu and laughed because they were so corny and melodramatic. Guess I was pretty impressionable as a kid. Movies of the day: "The Apartment" won best picture. Funny that I watched this movie for the first time not too long ago. Oh, the things people do during COVID-19. No new movies means you're left with the classics of long ago. Books of the day: One of the top 10 books was "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test". This seems so crazy to me! Apparently it's all about LSD and social liberation. Looks like it's more of a diary of some "spaced-out" adventures the author chronicled. Sad to say, this is a book I probably won't read. Top toy: The Troll Doll. Well, this I get...growing up I loved all my troll dolls. Looking back on all this craziness makes me think that 1960 was a year spent in the twilight zone. Much like the year 2020. My, my, my, history has a way of repeating itself.  |
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