My son's birthday was yesterday; Osiris and I took him and his lovely girlfriend to Charlie's for steaks Thursday night.

It wasn't the deacon going rogue, either. The priest leading the Mass (Father Bob, as I recall) was standing by, and had even done some blessing over Deacon Julian before he started. Father Bob, didn't say "Whoa, there, Deke, Jesus did it all!"

Where is "Tell Us About Your Pop Culture Weekend"? Will Shortz didn't call me; I watched "Mars Attacks"; and last night's leftover fried catfish and garlic bread, which we gave to cardboard sign man, prompted this observation:

OK, so it's not Sharknado, but "Ozark Sharks" was on Thursday, and its director is Misty Talley. Here's some good press in that regard:

Happy Birthday, Daniel Ash (b. 31 July 1957)

I got Villanova, though Osiris and I were uncertain of why it was in the news.

I didn't even watch "Ozark Sharks", but I know the director*, so here's another article: https://unobtainium13.com/2…

Bob who?

My uterus made that, actually. He has a rainbow-haired girlfriend.

Some famous people were born today, and so was my son. who is 32 today. He's the vocalist in this clip, from August 2014.

I'ma write a memoir, "I've Been Using This Screen Name Since 2005!"

I like transcribing dictation, so I like the idea of creating a phat beat by rocking some PHAT DICTATION!!

I heard them on NPR last weekend:

Osiris correctly guessed "hero" for the Fitzgerald quote. My husband is SO smart.

Happy Birthday, Geddy Lee (b. July 29, 1953)

Here is an interview with the director of Ozark Sharks, Misty Talley:

Damn. Saddest thing I've read all week.

Esquimaux! OK, it's not just Lovecraft who spelled it that way, but that's where I learned it.

I live in New Orleans, where Gleason is both a Saint and a saint. He did come out in introduce Neil deGrasse Tyson before Tyson's appearances at the Saenger, so there's that.

I said "Lord Carnarvon", but I said it like "CAR-nar-von", not "car-NAR-von" like Trebek did. When I reminded Osiris who Howard Carter was, he understood. Of course he said "My wife is SO smart."