It's Just Tuesday

I have not written in a while, but there was not much to tell. I went to work. The End. The kids were home playing, swimming, and doing that kid stuff they do. On Saturday, we went to a nearby mall because they were having a cooking demonstration from the Food Network with Iron Chef Morimoto. However, we did not stay because the parts we wanted to see were late in the day, we got there early, and it was so hot out. Besides, I did not much care for that mall. It was the first time I had been there and it was a bit too pretentious for me. They had way too many fancy stores in there. Stores so fancy I cannot even afford to look in. We went to a different mall and we saw Click. It was funny.

Anyway, on this day in 1955, Disneyland opened its doors to its first paying customers. They began construction on The Happiest Place On Earth on July 17, 1954 and they held the dedication ceremony exactly one year later. Disneyland truly is the happiest place on earth. It is impossible not to be happy there. Everyone loves Disney. Who doesn’t love Mickey Mouse? I cannot think of anywhere more fun than Disneyland. I am thinking of getting us some season passes so we can go often. It is just barely an hour from my house to Disneyland. In addition, they have good deals on passes for Southern California residents. We would defiantly get our money worth. That is my goal for next month. Then we can go and be happy all we want. Not that I am not happy now, just some extra happy could not hurt.

So, that is it for today. Other memorable things from today in history include….

64: Two-thirds of the city of Rome burns.
1918: South African president Nelson Mandela was born.
1921: astronaut John Glenn was born.
1929: Figure skater Dick Button was born.
1969: Senator Edward Kennedy drives his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. Although his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowns, he fails to report the accident until the following morning.
1979: my younger brother was born.

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Important Facts Of The Day

1. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
2. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"
3. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
4. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
5. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.