»Week 22 of 2010: 152 days this year… 213 days remain≈
» June Trivia
June is named after Roman Goddess ‘Juno’, wife of Jupiter; the summer equinox will happen this month, the pearl, the moonstone, and the alexandrite are the birthstones (longevity), the rose or honeysuckle are this month’s flowers.
» Some things To Think About
In these divine pleasures permitted to me of walks in the June night under moon and stars, I can put my life as a fact before me and stand aloof from its honor and shame.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.
- Al Bernstein
» Random Wedding Facts
~The Old English word for the wedding ceremony was ‘bridelope’, which literally met “bridal run.” The word “wed” derives from the Proto-Indo European base ‘wadh’, meaning to pledge or redeem.
~Before the 1500s, couples in Europe were free to marry themselves. It wasn’t until 1564 when the Council of Trent declared marriage was a sacrament that weddings became the province of priests and churches.
¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1868 ►After the "long walk" to the Bosque Redondo Reservation in New Mexico, General Sherman visited the NAVAJO. They again asked to go back to their old lands. They promised the keep the peace and the old treaties. Sherman talked with them, and he listened to them. With a new treaty in hand, Sherman says he will let them go, if they sign, and obey, the new treaty. The NAVAJOs agree, even though they will lose some of their land as a part of the new agreement. On this date, Barboncito, Armijo, Delgadito, Herrero Grande, Manuelito, and others sign the new treaty.
» Free Ramblings
I’ve had a busy holiday weekend. Sunday was a BBQ with some of our discussion group and a few new people. I expected a few hours, but it quickly turned into almost 6 hours of good conversation, good food, and a little wine. I met the Episcopalian Chaplin from NAU. She is new to Flagstaff, only been here since August. So refreshing to meet someone who is religious and open minded. Another couple is in real estate here in Flagstaff. Again a surprising degree of open-mindedness. I do know that every profession/calling has open minded people. I don’t meet a lot of clergy or real estate people here in Flagstaff, and only read their column or when they are in a news story. That is hardly a good sampling. So we are able to discuss politics, education, travel, and religion and have lots of input from everyone. The hostess repeated a workshop she recently attended in CA, sort of. The workshop was at a winery and each table blended wine, then all the participants did a blind taste and selected the ‘best blended wine’ for their pallet. The winner got a $1000 bottle of wine. We were able to hear about how it was done, then enjoyed tasting several winery blended wines. Must say they were much different, and I now think better, than a merlot or other single wine type.
Today I decided to wash my upstairs windows. I am not a DIY type guy. I spent many hours learning about egress from buildings and Federal requirements for egress. When I first washed the windows after a few months of living here, I tried to figure out how the sliding window came out of the track for emergency exit. All the Federal buildings that have sliding windows have a trip latch on the window. Pull that trip latch and the window easily comes out of the track and can be brought inside. I decided way back then that these windows didn’t meet those specs. But, alas yesterday, one of my neighbors in another building was moving out. They popped out both the sliding window and the stationary one and started lowering things out the new open space. So, this morning, knowing that the window does come out, I played around a little and figured it out. For the first time in almost four years, I have really clean second story windows, and it was even easy to do. I feel so dumb that I didn’t spend a little more time years ago to figure it out. Live and Learn.
Last night it was pointed out that Flag has gone from winter to wind to summer and completely leaving out spring. Today we were a wonderful 75° with blue sky and no wind. I am pretty sure this is going to continue and this week I can start putting some color in my planters. I already have a plan and need to pick up a couple more planters and potting soil, but that should be easy—Home Depot is just down the street.
» Puzzle 1
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have the initial sounds switched to form new words. For example, "churning bear" is a spoonerism for "burning chair" (note that the pairs do not have to be spelled the same - only sound the same). From the definitions below, can you figure out these 5 spoonerism pairs?
1. Thumper's cellphone...mis-named nerve.
2. Where to buy a mallard...jammed portal.
3. Grizzly relative...two pin-lovers.
4. Sad iguana...Merlin slam-dunking.
5. Wasp accelerates...Half a six-pack.
» A Quick Smile…
"For sale," read the ad in our hospital's weekly newsletter, "sleeveless wedding gown, white, size 8, veil included. Worn once, by mistake."
» Side Show Stories
LONGVIEW, WA - A Washington state man who heard someone stealing his truck from outside his home said he followed the sound of the muffler to pursue the thieves. Alex Hansen, 27, said he heard the 1996 Toyota T-100 starting at 5 a.m. Tuesday outside of his Longview home and quickly gave chase, The (Longview) Daily News reported. "I grabbed my girlfriend's keys. My truck's loud enough I could hear where it was going," Hansen said. He said he spotted the Toyota traveling together with another vehicle. "I caught up about the time they got to Alabama Ave," he said. "I chased them 8 minutes or so down alleyways and streets... He just locked the truck up, jumped out and took off running."
Hansen described the suspect who exited the truck as a white man with a black hoodie, shorts and a backwards cap. He said the culprits took tools, a camera, his wallet and other valuables from the vehicle.
» Puzzle 2: Brain Food
You use a knife to slice my head and weep beside me when I am dead. What am I?
» Something you might enjoy…
In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…
June is International Surf Music Month. See if you remember this: Click HERE!
» Calendar Information
¤ June Monthly Observances
~Medical: Cancer From The Sun Month * Celibacy Awareness Month * Child Vision Awareness Month * Dairy Alternative Month * Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Awareness Month * International Childhood Cancer Campaign Month * National Aphasia Awareness Month * Pharmacists Declare War on Alcoholism Month * Professional Wellness Month * Rebuild Your Life Month * Vision Research Month * World Infertility Month
~Outdoors: Fireworks Safety Month * Great Outdoors Month * International Surf Music Month * Lane Courtesy Month * Perennial Gardening Month * National Rivers Month * National Rose Month * National Safety Month * Skyscraper Month * Sports America Kids Month * Student Safety Month * Women's Golf Month * World Cup (soccer) Month (Games in South Africa)
~Foods: Dairy Month * National Candy Month * National Ice Tea Month * National Soul Food Month * National Steakhouse Month
~Social Awareness: Gay & Lesbian Pride Month * National GLBT (Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual & Transgender) Awareness Month * National GLBT Book Month
~Misc: Effective Communications Month * Entrepreneurs "Do It Yourself" Marketing Month * International Men's Month * Turkey Lovers Month * National Accordion Awareness Month * National Bathroom Reading Month * National Smile Month * Potty Training Awareness Month
¤ 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.
1938: Cathedral in the Pines; Shep Fields
1948: Nature Boy; King Cole
1958: All I Have to Do Is Dream; The Everly Brothers
1968: Mrs. Robinson; Simon & Garfunkel
1978: Too Much, Too Little, Too Late; Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
1988: One More Try; George Michael
¤ Observance Weeks in June
thru 5th Black Singles Parent Week
¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World
Dare Day * Heimlich Maneuver Day * National Go Barefoot Day * Say Something Nice Day * Stand For Children Day * Kentucky-1792, Tennessee-1796 : Statehood Day * Philadelphia: Elfreth's Alley Day-celebrates oldest US street
¤ Today’s Observances—by country
Canada: National Day Against Homophobia (since 2005 when PM Trudeau repealed all ‘anti-gay’ clauses from the Criminal Code of Canada)
Cambodia: National Tree Planting Day
People’s Republic of China, Mongolia : Children's Festival Day
Kenya : Madaraka Day, since 1963 for internal self-rule
Palau: President's Day
Samoa: Independence Day (1962 from New Zealand)
Thailand: Visakha Puja: the Buddha was born, and 35 years later awoke to the unexcelled right self-awakening, and another 45 years later passed away into total nibbana
Vancouver: Fei Fei Day: for Hong Kong comedienne Lydia “ Fei-fei” Sum since 2008
Western Samoa: National Day
¤ Today’s Births
Artists, Writers, and Composers
Nelson Riddle musical conductor, born in 1921 Oradell NJ
John W Van Duren playwright (I Remember Mama), born in 1901 New York City, NY
Athletes
Justine Henin, 28, tennis player, born Liege, Belgium
Entertainers
Pat Boone, 76, singer, actor (State Fair), author, born Jacksonville, FL
Ronnie Dunn, 57, country singer: duo: Brooks & Dunn, born in Coleman, Texas
Morgan Freeman, 73, stage and film actor (Oscar for Million Dollar Baby; The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy), born Memphis, TN
Andy Griffith, 84, actor (“Matlock,” “The Andy Griffith Show”), born Mount Airy, NC
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Baker Mortenson) actress: Gentleman Prefer Blondes, The Seven-Year Itch, Some Like It Hot, Bus Stop, The Asphalt Jungle, Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend, The Misfits, Scudda-Hoo! Scudda-Hay!; famous centerfold:Playboy [1952], born in 1926 Los Angeles, CA
Ron Wood, 63, musician (guitarist with the Rolling Stones), born London, England
Edward Woodward, 80, actor, singer (“The Equalizer,” Wicker Man, Breaker Morant), born Croydon, England
Business, Education Persons
Dilia Elena Díaz Cisneros, 85, founder of Public schools throughout Venezuela, born in El Hatillo town of theMiranda state, Veneauela
Political Persons
Tony Snow, News Anchor, Former White House Press Secretary for George W. Bush, born in 1955 Berea, Kentucky
Scientists /Religious Persons
James Hadley Billington, 81, Librarian of Congress, born Bryn Mawr, PA
Brigham Young religious leader (Mormon church)/polygamist, blacksmith, born in 1801 Whitingham, Vermont
Sadi Nicolas Léonard Carnot physicist: pioneer in thermodynamics: discovered the 2nd law of thermodynamics, born in 1796 Paris, France
Frank Whittle inventor (jet engine), born in 1907 Earlsdon, Coventry, England
¤ Today’s Happenings
In The Arts
1938 ►Superman Comics launched
1959 ►Celebrating a solid year at the top of the album charts was Johnny’s Greatest Hits (Johnny Mathis) on Columbia Records. The LP stayed for several more years at or near the top of the album charts. It became the all-time album leader at 490 weeks.
In Athletics
1984 ►Weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211 kg (464.2 lbs)
In Business or Education
1495 ►1st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. Friar John Cor is the distiller
1949 ►1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek), $15/yr
1980 ►Ted Turner's Cable News Network begins broadcasting (CNN)
1990 ►The Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
In Politics
1808 ►1st US land-grant university founded-Ohio Univ, Athens, Ohio
1813 ►Capt John Lawrence utters Navy motto "Don't give up the ship", his final order after being shot
1855 ►US adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery
1866 ►Renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US
1877 ►US troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico
1966 ►2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights
In Science/ Religion
1638 ►1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass
1869 Voting Machine patented by Thomas Edison
1888 ►California gets its 1st seismograph
1985 ►500 'Hippy' travellers clash with police on their way to the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge in Wiltshire for an illegal festival, the police set up a roadblock seven miles from Stonehenge. The day is known as "The Battle of the Beanfield" and was the first major test of an English Heritage ban on midsummer festivals at Stonehenge.
¤ Today’s Obits
Helen Keller blind & deaf, @ 87 in 1968
Richard Greene actor (Adv of Robin Hood), cardiac arrest @ 67 in 1985
Rashid Karami Lebanon, 10 time PM of Lebanon, assassinated @ 65 in 1987
» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1
1. Bunny phone...funny bone.
2. Duck store...stuck door.
3. Polar bear...bowler pair.
4. Weeping lizard...leaping wizard.
5. Bee throttles...three bottles.
» ANSWERS to Brain Food
An onion
» PIC of the Day NEW
I have always been fascinated with ‘sky’ pictures. While traveling I always try to take pictures of clouds, sunrise, sunset, panoramas with mostly sky. These pics are not mine, but it’s nice to learn that others are also fascinated by the sky. During the month of June I’ll be doing ‘sun rays’.
Three Great Sun Ray Pics: Click HERE!
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