≈Week 21 of 2010: 145 days this year…220 days remain≈
≈ Something To Think About
“Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.”
~Leo Buscaglia
≈ Random Facts on Recycling
~It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it can be recycled almost an infinite amount of times.
~The first real recycling program was introduced in New York City in the 1890s.
~One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants from the air each year.
• Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1986 ►Approximately Seven million Americans joined hands hoping to raise more than $50 million to fight hunger and homelessness in "Hands Across America
≈ Free Ramblings
I went to a retirement lunch this afternoon. It was nice to see the ol’ Tuba people who made it in from Tuba. John had completed 35 years with the Bureau, his Navajo wife is getting close to retirement. We shared stories, caught up on some local TC news, and had a good time. As I talk with Navajo’s who are nearing retirement, I realize more and more why they don’t retire. Our generation is the first generation of Navajo teachers. Most grew up in a boarding school and were the first in their family to graduate from high school. Their parents encouraged them to go to college. They got tribal and Federal scholarships and almost all Navajo teachers in my generation were the first to get college degrees. Being first with a degree can be a great thing—as it was for me and many more. Being first can be a burden—how can you ever repay for your education? So many of the teachers today are not the first in the family to graduate. They don’t have that internal drive or that responsibility. Times change. The old guard retires and soon the new guard will become the old guard.
Finally!!! At about noon today we found out that our Mayor will remain as it has been. Sara won by some 200 votes in the final count with over 12,000 votes cast. Again, I say, this is far from a mandate and much fence mending is needed. Our town is deeply divided on local issues, as well as state and national issues. This may not be a bad thing, but for our town to move into the future, the city government must work together with all the people. We all must all be open to compromise. Heels are dug in deep, beliefs are strong. Everyone will have to be able to compromise. This is a very tall order for our town.
BE SURE AND CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS AT THE END OF THE BLOG!
We had our usual wind again today, not as bad as it has been, but wind none the less. If the snow fell last night, I missed it. We made it to 55° but the 20mph gusts did not help make it a great weather day. I did learn that Tuba has had worse winds than Flag this spring. It’s a good thing that students are in the new school buildings and only have to go outside for a short walk to the library or dining room.
≈ A Quick Smile…
Our dog suddenly began barking almost every night at around 3 a.m.
Irritated and sleepy, my husband, Larry, searched the back yard for what might have disturbed this otherwise peaceful animal.
For three days he found nothing amiss. When the dog woke up the neighborhood a fourth night at 3 a.m. with frantic barking Larry finally snuck around the house through the alley only to discover our quiet neighbor, the last man you'd suspect of wrongdoing, throwing pebbles over the fence at the dog.
My husband demanded to know what he was doing.
"My mother-in-law is visiting" the embarrassed neighbor explained. "If she gets awakened in the middle of the night one more time she says she'll leave."
≈ Puzzle 1
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat) Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. dis____s (horse movement) HINT: answer a synonym of deforms
2. mi____ce (high mountains) HINT: answer a synonym of lose
3. l____ion (a Mexican food) HINT: answer a synonym of venue
4. s____ing (food skin) HINT: answer a synonym of abed
≈ Side Show Stories
STOCKHOLM, (AP) A maritime expert says a 12-foot (3.65-meter) Giant Oarfish - the world's largest bony fish - has been found in Swedish waters for the first time in 130 years. Also known as the "King of Herrings," the dead fish was picked up by a west coast resident who found it floating near the shore over the weekend. It was handed over to The House of the Sea aquarium in the town of Lysekil, where expert Roger Jansson says it's being kept pending a decision on what to do with it.
Johansson said Wednesday the Giant Oarfish can grow up to 36 feet (11 meters), and is believed to live in deep waters. He says the last recorded discovery in Sweden was in 1879.
≈ Puzzle 2: Brain Food
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
≈ Calendar Information
• Observance Weeks in May•
22-29
Cover the Uninsured Week
National Safe Boating Week
• Today’s Observances—US/UN/World •
National Tap Dance Day
Cookie Monster's Birthday
National Missing Children's Day since 1983
National Tap Dance Day
Nerd Pride Day or Geek Pride Day since 1978, with release of Star Wars
• Today’s Observances—by country •
Argentina : Day of the May Revolution/National Day (1810)
Chad, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Zambia : African Freedom/Unity Day
Jordan : Independence Day/Arab Renaissance Day (1946 from UK)
Libya, Sudan : Sudan National Day/May Revolution Day (since 1969 with end of conflict)
• Today’s Number One Songs in…
For anyone interested, all these songs are available on iTunes.
"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
1942 ►Tangerine; Jimmy Dorsey
1952 ►Blue Tango; Leroy Anderson
1962 ►Stranger on the Shore; Mr. Acker Bilk
1972 ►Oh Girl; The Chi-Lites
1982 ►Ebony and Ivory; Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
• Today’s Happenings•
In The Arts
1878 ►Gilbert & Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore" premieres in London
1895 ►Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite
1927 ►The Movietone News was shown for the first time at the Sam Harris Theatre in New York City.
In Athletics
1922 ►Babe Ruth suspended 1 day & fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire
In Business or Education
1953 ►1st non-commercial educational television station-Houston TX
1968 ►Gateway Arch in St Louis dedicated
In Politics
1776 ►The United States Congress resolves that it would be "highly expedient" if they can engage Indians to fight on their side of the Revolutionary War.
1787 ►Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding
In Science/ Religion
1784 ►Jews are expelled from Warsaw by Marshall Mniszek
1945 ►Arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit
• Today’s Births •
Artists, Writers, and Composers
Ralph Waldo Emerson US, essayist/philosopher, born in 1803 Boston, Massachusetts
Athletes
Bill Sharman, 84, Basketball Hall of Famer: Celtics, coach: NBA Coach of the Year: Lakers, Lakers General Manager & President, born in Abilene, Texas
Gene Tunney world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30), born in 1898 New York City
Entertainers
Claude Akins Nelson GA, actor (BJ & Bear), born in 1918 Nelson, Georgia
Tom T. Hall, 74, singer (“P.S. I Love You”), songwriter (“Harper Valley PTA”), born Olive Hill, KY
Lauryn Hill, 35, singer, actress (Sister Act 2), born South Orange, NJ
Jamie Kennedy, 40, actor (“JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment,” Malibu’s Most Wanted), born Upper Darby, PA
Mike Myers, 47, comedian, actor (“Saturday Night Live,” Wayne’s World, Austin Powers films), born Scarsborough, ON, Canada
Bill ‘Bojangles’ (Luther) Robinson vaudeville dancer, born in 1878 Richmond, VA
Beverly Sills [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], soprano, born in 1929 Brooklyn NY
Leslie Uggams, 67, actress (Tony for Hallelujah, Baby!; “Sing Along with Mitch,” Roots), singer, born New York, NY
Business, Education Persons
Bennett Cerf publisher (founded Random House) panelist (What's My Line) , born in 1898 New York City
Philip Murray founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), born in 1886 Blantyre, Scotland
John Raleigh Mott organizer (YMCA, Nobel 1946), born in 1865 Livingston Manor, New York
Political Persons
Josip Broz Tito, leader of Yugoslavia, born in 1892 Kumrovec, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
Scientists /Religious Persons
Igor Sikorsky developed a working helicopter, born in 1889 Kiev, Russian Empire(present day Ukraine)
• Today’s Obits •
Madame C J Walker cosmetics for Negroes manufacturer, 1st woman self made millionaire, hypertension @ 51 in 1919
Vic Tayback actor (Mel-Alice), heart attack @ 60 in 1990
Nancy Walker actress (Ida Morgenstein-Rhoda), cancer @ 71 in 1992
Buck dog (Married with Children), @ 13 in 1996
≈ ANSWERS to Puzzle 1
1. distorts (TROT - dis_TORT_s)
2. misplace (ALPS - mi_SPLA_ce)
3. location (TACO - l_OCAT_ion)
4. sleeping (PEEL - s_LEEP_ing)
≈ ANSWERS to Brain Food
A river.
≈ Something you might enjoy…
In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…
These songs have been around for a few years. Sharon Burch is a Navajo Singer. The first one is sung in English and Navajo. The second one is only in Navajo. The young students at Tuba enjoyed listening to and learning these songs. Enjoy!
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