July 2005

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Happy Birthday to you…

Watching a film tonight (Meet Jo Black - Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins) I was interested to note that the song “Happy Birthday to You” is appears in the song credits at the end as being written by Mildred J Hill and Patty Smith Hill.

Here’s what I found after googling it.

Happy Birthday to You, the four-line ditty was written as a classroom greeting in 1893 by two Louisville teachers, Mildred J. Hill, an authority on Negro spirituals, and Dr. Patty Smith Hill, professor emeritus of education at Columbia University.
The melody of the song Happy Birthday to You was composed by Mildred J. Hill, a schoolteacher born in Louisville, KY, on June 27, 1859. The song was first published in 1893, with the lyrics written by her sister, Patty Smith Hill, as “Good Morning To All.”

What’s next? Crediting the composer of Jingle Bells each Christmas?

Written by exmonkey on July 23rd, 2005 with no comments.
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Cut Throat

I have decided to learn how to use a cut throat - or ’straight edge’ razor.

I tried to take a picture of my first large shaving cut, but it didnt come out very well - the ambulance was moving to fast for me to take a steady shot.

Anyway - all healed up now, and in actual fact I start each day looking forward to putting into practive the lessons I learnt the hard way the morning before.

I would recomend any man tries it - release the inner Clint Eastwood in you! (or at least some of the inner blood in you).

I have ordered an antique cut throat from ebay to replace this rather cheap one (pictured). Hopefully it will enhance my shaving experience. Or remove my adams apple.

Written by exmonkey on July 15th, 2005 with no comments.
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Eight Protein Passions with Care

Click here to see the scanned pages of the Protein Man’s pamphlet.

There is an explanation of who he was if you dont already know - and REMEMBER sitting down can AROUSE the passions also. Probably.

Written by exmonkey on July 11th, 2005 with no comments.
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The Bastards pt II

They got me again.

Written by exmonkey on July 11th, 2005 with no comments.
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Bastards!

What really pisses me off is the fact that I never bloody use buslanes - just dipped into one to under-take some stationary traffic and - SNAP - Ken is £50 richer.

Ironically, this is the only shot I have of me on my bike.