RE: https://c.im/@jake4480/116714313563129578
Happy birthday, floppy disks!
I never used 8" floppies, but I remember the excitement of my first 5 1/4", which meant I no longer had to save programs for my Trash-80 on cassette tapes. What a time to be alive!
Happy World Oceans Day!
Remember that, as Herman Melville put it, "however baby man may brag of his science and skill, and however much, in a flattering future, that science and skill may augment; yet for ever and for ever, to the crack of doom, the sea will insult and murder him, and pulverize the stateliest, stiffest frigate he can make".
In celebration and support of the life and livelihood that the ocean sustains, UN WOD 2021 will feature keynotes, panel discussions and presentations that spotlight biodiversity, latest oceanic discoveries, the interconnectivity between the ocean and its ecosystems, and more.
Happy birthday, Paul Gauguin (b. 6/8/1848)!
Happy National Donut Day!
(Every day is Donut Day here at 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘵 𝘈𝘨𝘦, but some days are more donut than others.)
Happy Hot Air Balloon Day!
The first hot air balloon flight took place 6/5/1783 in France.
Happy Casey at the Bat Day!
The poem "Casey at the Bat" was published in The San Francisco Examiner (then called The Daily Examiner) 6/3/1888.
Happy National Heimlich Maneuver Day!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/116669020267437913
Happy birthday, Walt Whitman (b. 5/31/1819 in Huntington, NY)!
RE: https://c.im/@jake4480/116666706760638814
Happy birthday, Mel Blanc!
RE: https://mstdn.social/@reinodeboer/116662558877431867
Happy International Day of the Potato! Have some Louis Armstrong:
donutage (Bill Cole)