Stately, Plump Buck Mulligan Came from the Stairhead

Today marks the 101st anniversary of the day that James Joyce's great novel Ulysses (1922) takes place--June 16th, 1904. For Joyceans and all other interested parties, it is known as Bloomsday, after the middle-aged protagonist of the novel, Leopold Bloom. Some people like to celebrate this day. Some people take it too seriously. But, if you need a day to be reminded that most days are like any other, then celebrate Bloomsday--and, if you are a dreamer, imagine that your life is being transcribed by an eyegonblack genius who couldn't fix televisions.