Today’s the 181st day of the year, with 184 days left. It’s
not EXACTLY the midpoint of the year, but as it’s the last day of the sixth
month, with six months left, it’ll do. The United Nations declared June 30
International Asteroid Day, as the infamous Tunguska event occurred on this day
in 1908. They said the day was to “raise awareness of asteroid impact hazards,”
but it isn’t clear what we’re meant to DO about it. This is also the
anniversary of the day the Republic of Congo gained independence after decades
of brutal colonial rule by Belgium (1960), and of the Night of the Long Knives
(1934), when Hitler purged members of his own Nazi party. Today is swimmer
Michael Phelps’ 41st birthday, and its boxer Mike Tyson’s 60th. Actor Vincent
D'Onofrio is 67 today. So, I’m exactly a month older than the guy who plays Kingpin.
But I still have my hair.
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