National Dog Day:

While we don't have any dogs yet, wishing everyone everywhere a happy

National Dog Day!

Author humor:

#Peanuts #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #Authorhumor #Author

A comfortable chair is no use to anyone without a good book:

 A comfortable chair is no use to anyone without a good book.

#comfortablechair #goodbook #reading #read

On this day in music history - One Kind Favor, by B.B. King (2008)

One Kind Favor

by B.B. King

was released on August 26, 2008.

On this day in movie history - Headhunters (2011)

Headhunters

directed by Morten Tyldum,

written by Lars Gudmestad and Ulf Ryberg,

based on the novel by Jo Nesbø,

was released in Norway on August 26, 2011.

Music by Trond Bjerknes and Jeppe Kaas.

Cast:

Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander, Julie Ølgaard, Reidar Sørensen, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Mads Mogeland, Baard Owe, Torgrim Mellum Stene, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Joachim Rafaelsen, Gunnar Skramstad Johnsen, Lars Skramstad Johnsen.

On this day in movie history - Prince of the City (1981)

Prince of the City

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Sidney Lumet and Jay Presson Allen,

based on the novel by Robert Daley,

was released in the United States on August 26, 1981.

Music by Paul Chihara.

Cast:

Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, Kenny Marino, Carmine Caridi, Tony Page, Norman Parker, Paul Roebling, Bob Balaban, James Tolkan, Steve Inwood, Lindsay Crouse, Matthew Laurance, Tony Turco, Ronald Maccone, Ron Karabatsos, Tony DiBenedetto, Tony Munafo, Robert Christian, Lee Richardson, Lane Smith, Cosmo Allegretti, Bobby Alto, Michael Beckett, Burton Collins, Henry Ferrentino, Carmine Foresta, Conard Fowkes, Peter Friedman, Peter Michael Goetz, Lance Henriksen, Eddie Jones, Don Leslie, Dana Lorge, Harry Madsen, E.D. Miller, Cynthia Nixon, Ron Perkins, Lionel Pina, José Angel Santana, Walter Brooke, Richard Costabile, Peter Costanza, Peter Gannon, Alan King, Ilana Rapp.

Born on this day – Iris Junik:

 

Actress

August 26, 1968 – March 29, 2009

Born on this day – Susan Harrison:

 

Actress

August 26, 1938 – March 5, 2019

Credits:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961); Bonanza (1960); Breaking Point (1963); Follow the Sun (1961); Key Witness (1960); Matinee Theatre (1956); Playhouse 90 (1959); Remembering 2019: In Memoriam (2019); Star Tonight (1956); Sweet Smell of Success (1957); The Light That Failed (1961); The Twilight Zone (1961).

Born on this day – Nina Companeez:

 

Director

Writer

Editor

August 26, 1937 – April 9, 2015

Born on this day – Francine York:

Actress

Model

August 26, 1936 – January 6, 2017

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1963); A New Kind of Love (1963); Actor's Day in LA (2012); Actors Entertainment (2012–2015); Actors Reporter Interviews (2012); Adam-12 (1971–1972); Adventures of the Queen (1975); Any Second Now (1969); Astro Zombies: M3 - Cloned (2010); Barbary Coast (1975); Batman (1966); Bedtime Story (1964); Berrenger's (1985); Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993); Bewitched (1971); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); Bringing Up Buddy (1961); Brothers (1986); Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures (2012); Burke's Law (1964–1995); Cannon for Cordoba (1970); City Beneath the Sea (1969); Columbo (1975); Counter Measures (1998); Cracking Up (1983); Curse of the Swamp Creature (1968); Days of Our Lives (1978); Death Valley Days (1964–1965); Dirty Sally (1974); Dr. Kildare (1963); Dumped (2000); E! True Hollywood Story (2001); Emergency! (1972); Even Stevens (2001); Family Affair (1970); Flood (1976); Future Cop (1977); General Hospital (1982); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1966); Green Acres (1968); Half a House (1975); Harry Held TV Visits the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival (2015); Hazel (1964); Hec Ramsey (1973); Hercules in Hollywood (2005); Hot in Cleveland (2012); I Dream of Jeannie (1969); I Love a Mystery (1973); I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962); Ironside (1968–1969); It Takes a Thief (1968); It's Only Money (1962); Jason of Star Command (1979); Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006); Kojak (1974); Land of the Giants (1970); Las Vegas (2005); Lock Up (1960–1961); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993); Longstreet (1971); Lost in Space (1967); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Super Lover; Love and the Lovely Evening; Love and the Wild Party (1969–1972); Making the Cut: A Look Back at the Centerfold Girls (2009); Mama's Family (1987); Mannix (1971); Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992); Marilyn! The New Musical (2018); Masquerade (1984); Masters of the Grind (2024); Matlock (1991); Miracle at Sage Creek (2005); Mission: Impossible (1972); Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney's America on Parade (1976); Mr. Belvedere (1989); Mr. Skeffington: A Picture of Strength (2005); Mutiny in Outer Space (1965); My Brother the Angel (1965); My Favorite Martian (1964); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1972); Perry Mason (1965–1966); Petrocelli (1975–1976); Pioneer Spirit (1969); Police Story (1973); Private Obsession (1995); Rescue 8 (1959); Riptide (1985); Route 66 (1961); Run for Your Life (1968); Secret File: Hollywood (1962); Sexual Predator (2001); Shannon (1962); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1961); Slattery's People (1964–1965); Space Probe Taurus (1965); Star Trek: Progeny (2016); Stu's Show (2012); Surfside 6 (1962); Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016); Ten Violent Women: Part Two (2017); The Big Tease (1999); The Centerfold Girls / Segment: The Second Story (1974); The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969); The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel (2005); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Disorderly Orderly (1964); The Doll Squad (1973); The F.B.I. (1969); The Family Jewels (1965); The Family Man (2000); The Gallant Men (1963); The Greatest Show on Earth (1964); The Interns (1962); The King of Queens (2003–2004); The Making of 'Miracle at Sage Creek' (2005); The Mindy Project (2015); The Name of the Game (1968); The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1980); The Nutty Professor (1963); The Odd Couple (1971); The Outsider (1968); The Quest (1976); The Red Skelton Hour (1967); The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967); The Right Approach (1961); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Sergeant Was a Lady (1961); The Streets of San Francisco (1974–1977); The Under Achievers (1987); The Untouchables (1963); The Wild Wild West (1968); The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels (2008); They Only Come Out at Night (1975); Tickle Me (1965); Time Travelers (1976); To Rome with Love (1970); Vacation Playhouse (1965); Welcome Home Soldier Boys (1971); Where the Bears Are (2016); Wild Ones on Wheels (1962); Zero to Sixty (1978).

Born on this day – Otto Binder:

 

Writer

August 26, 1911 – October 13, 1974

Credits:

Books and comic books:

Action Comics (1948–1969); Adam Link—Robot (1965); Adventure Comics (1948–1967); All Winners Comics (1947); America's Greatest Comics (1942–1943); Anton York, Immortal (1965); Bulletman (1942–1946); Captain America Comics (1941–1947); Captain Marvel Adventures (1942–1953); Captain Marvel Jr. (1942–1951); Destination Moon (1950); Detective Comics (1948–1955); Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (1964); Doll Man (1943); Enslaved Brains (1965); House of Mystery (1954–1978); Ibis the Invincible (1942–1943); Kid Komics (1943–1944); Lords of Creation (1949); Marvel Classics Comics (1976); Marvel Family (1945–1950); Marvel Mystery Comics (1943–1946); Mary Marvel (1945–1948); Master Comics (1941–1943); Metal Men (1968); Mystery in Space (1954–1966); National Comics (1942); Showcase / Lois Lane (1957); Star-Spangled Comics (1948–1949); Strange Adventures (1954–1967); Superboy (1954–1968); Superman (1955–1969); Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958–1967); Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954–1969); The Avengers Battle the Earth-Wrecker (1967); What We Really Know about Flying Saucers (1967); Whiz Comics (1941–1943); World's Finest Comics (1948–1960); Young Allies (1944–1946).

Movies and television:

Batman & Bill (2017); Black Adam (2022); Confessions of a Teenage Supergirl (2006); DC League of Super-Pets (2022); Death Battle (2022); Justice League (2001–2004); MultiVersus (2024); Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023); Skids (2016); Supergirl (1973); Supergirl IV: The Submerged Tangled Web (2014); Supergirl V: Deadly Seduction (2015); Supergirl: Endurance (2013); Supergirl: Stranger in a Strange Land (2013); Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010); Superman: The Animated Series (1997); Superman: Unbound (2013); The Flash (2023); The Outer Limits (1964 / 1995).

Born on this day – Maxwell Shane:

 

Director

Writer

Producer

August 26, 1905 – October 25, 1983

Born on this day – Jimmy Rushing:

 

Blues singer

Pianist,

August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972

Credits:

Albums:

1944 - 1944 (1986); 1965-70 - The Scene: Live in New York (2009); At Savoy Ballroom 1937–1944 (1972); Benny Goodman, Benny in Brussels (1958);  Bessie - Clara - Mamie & Trixie: The Songs They Made Famous (1961); Big Boy Blues (1964); Buck Clayton, Copenhagen Concert (1979); Cat Meets Chick (1956); Count Basie at Newport (1957); Dave Brubeck, Brubeck and Rushing (1960); Duke Ellington, Jazz Party (1959); Earl Hines, Blues and Things (1968); Every Day I Have the Blues (1967); Five Feet of Soul (1963); Gee Baby Ain't I Been Good to You (1971); Goin' to Chicago (1955); If This Ain't the Blues (1958); Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy & Jimmy (1967); Listen to the Blues with Jimmy Rushing (1956); Little Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass (1958); Livin' the Blues (1968); Mr. Five By Flve "Live" (1966); Rushing Lullabies (1959); Sings the Blues (1955); The Complete Count Basie, Volumes 1-10 (date?); The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq. (1957); The Newport Years Volume VI (1973); The Original American Decca Recordings / 3CD box set (1992); The You and Me That Used to Be (1971); VV AA -The Sound Of Jazz (1959); Who Was It Sang That Song? (1967).

Movies and television:

A Great Day in Harlem (1994); Air Mail Special (1941); Baseball (1994); Blues Masters (1999); Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993); Choo Choo Swing (1943); Crazy House (1943); Eileen (2023); Ella Fitzgerald: Good Morning Blues / Visualizer (2023); Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams (2020); Fellow Travelers (2023); Kansas City (1996); Omnibus / Segment: 135th Street (1953); Sarah Sings & Basie Swings (1963); Six-Five Special (1957); Take Me Back, Baby (1941); The Blues (2003); The David Frost Show (1970–1972); The Learning Tree (1969); The Robert Herridge Theater (1960); The Salton Sea (2002); The Seven Lively Arts (1957); The Subject Is Jazz (1958); The Tonight Show (1955–1956); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1978); The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022); The War (2007); When We First Met (2018).

Born on this day – Richard Wallace:

Director

August 26, 1894 – November 3, 1951

Credits:

8 Girls in a Boat (1934); A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941); A Kiss for Corliss (1949); A Night to Remember (1942); A Texas Steer (1927); Adventure in Baltimore (1949); Along Came Auntie (1926); Anybody's War (1930); Because of Him (1946); Beware of Your Relatives (1925); Blossoms on Broadway (1937); Bombardier (1943); Bride by Mistake (1944); Captain Caution (1940); Discord in 'A' Flat (1925); Dizzy Daddies (1926); Dog Biscuits (1925); Framed (1947); Heart Trouble (1925); Ice Cold (1925); Innocents of Paris (1929); It's in the Bag! (1945); Jiminy Crickets (1925); John Meade's Woman (1937); Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993); Kick In (1931); Kiss and Tell (1945); Lady Be Good (1928); Let's Live a Little (1948); Madame Mystery (1926); Man of the World (1931); McFadden's Flats (1927); Merry Widower (1926); My Kingdom for a Cook (1943); Never Too Old (1926); Nobody Wins (1925); Obliging Young Lady (1942); One Hour in Wonderland (1950); One Wild Night (1925); Raggedy Rose (1926); Sea Legs (1930); Seven Days Leave (1930); She Knew All the Answers (1941); Sinbad, the Sailor (1947); So This Is Paris? (1926); Starvation Blues (1925); Syncopating Sue (1926); The American Beauty (1927); The Butter and Egg Man (1928); The Fallen Sparrow (1943); The Honeymoon Hotel (1926); The Little Minister (1934); The Masquerader (1933); The Phantom of the Opera (1925); The Poor Nut (1927); The Right to Love (1930); The River of Romance (1929); The Road to Reno (1931); The Shopworn Angel (1928); The Under-Pup (1939); The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942); The Young in Heart (1938); Thunder Below (1932); Tight Cargo (1926); Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1932); Tycoon (1947); Wedding Present (1936); What's the World Coming To (1926).

 

Recommended reading - Seed to Table: A Seasonal Guide to Organically Growing, Cooking, and Preserving Food at Home (2023)

Seed to Table: A Seasonal Guide to Organically Growing, Cooking, and Preserving Food at Home (2023).

by Luay Ghafari.

 

Published by Yellow Pear Press.

Hardcover.

 

ISBN-10: 1684811627

ISBN-13: 978-1684811625

 

Description:

A Seasonal Guide for Growing & Cooking Foods Right at Home.

“Luay makes growing your own food, even if just a small amount, into an achievable endeavor.”—Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm, flower farmer, florist, author of Growing Flowers.

#1 Best Seller in Organic Gardening.

Learn to garden in any space with Seed to Table, grow and cook nutrient-dense foods to take your gardening and cooking to the next level!

Gardening, cooking, and eating done right! Seed to Table focuses on how to feed your family with nutritious foods from your own outdoor, home and/or kitchen garden. Whether you live in a city or in the country, this book gives you tools on effective growing techniques, seed starting methods, and garden maintenance.

Organic gardening for every individual style! Have fun while you create your own gardening system whether it be for a container garden or a kitchen garden. Try out big and small garden ideas to stock up your fridge with delicious fruits, vegetables, and herbs to grow your self-sufficiency. Maximize your minimal or large space with impactful practices that are perfect for anyone on a sustainability and self-sufficiency journey.

Inside Seed to Table, you’ll find:

• A full and in-depth guide on preserving foods while cultivating homegrown foods.
• Easy and delicious vegetable-forward recipes and preservation techniques to feed your whole family.
• Effective urban gardening tools to create a garden in a patio garden, rooftop space, or any space.

If you're looking for books on urban gardening or gardening in any space, add this book to your collection! If you liked Plants-Only Kitchen, Holistic Homesteading, or Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners, then you’ll love Seed to Table.

  

Anne Lamott, on books:

 

For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth.

What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world,
worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you.
Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave.
They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.
- Anne Lamott.

On this day in music history - One Kind Favor, by B.B. King (2008)

One Kind Favor,

by B.B. King,

was released on August 26, 2008.