Lusciously low-key song stylist Peggy Lee was born on this day in 1920 (she died in 2002.) She sits down with Johnny Carson in this 1977 clip:
Peggy comes across as very likable in her chat with Johnny, and that trait is fine in conversation. However, when she does the thing she does best, it's not likeability so much that I want from Peggy Lee as a certain moodiness:
She runs from hot to cold. How's that for a mood swing?
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| 1940-2026 |
On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn got her head lopped off over trumped-up (no pun intended) accusations of treason, adultery, and incest, though of course the real reason had to do with her inability to provide King Henry VIII with a male heir to the throne (a female heir considered too scary a proposition.) Such was the problem of trying to ensure an orderly transfer of power back in the day. You know, I sometimes get frustrated with democracy. After all, there's been some huge blunders committed on Election Day, but all it is I have to do is look at a picture like the one above reminding me what we're trying to avoid that restores my faith in popular sovereignty.
Oh, and another thing is we've totally gotten over our fear of a female succeeding a male as head of state.
Um...er...hmm...Well, at least they kept their heads.
Meanwhile at the Justice Department:
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
Just who do Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan think they are?
This should answer your qwestion, heh-heh-heh-heh-heh.
