9-26-11


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TODAY’s “Geez”                                                                                            .
  • 1892 - 1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band (NJ)
  • 1972 - American Museum of Immigration dedicated
  • 1960 - Longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)
  • 1892 - Diamond Match Co patented book matches
  • 1991 - 2 year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle Arizona begins
  • 1984 - Pres Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa

 ♪♪ HaPpY  BiRtHdAy to♪♪                                                                   .                     

Free Rambling Thoughts                                                                              .
While I am certainly enjoying this fall weather I was disheartened to read in the local paper that the drought that started in 1999 is now going to go on and be recorded in decades instead of years. It’s not just Flag, it’s almost the whole friggin state. La Niña, El Niño, climate change, global warming…call it what you will, our state will remain a tinder box for years to come.  I say years but some of the people are saying decades. I have to wonder when the City Council will listen and stop selling any of our water…we need every drop.

You know you are getting old-er when you know about retronyms. This is a word that was used a while back that has changed when something else took it’s place and makes for confusion. Huh?  Here are some retronyms: corn used to mean corn-on-the-cob as that is all there was, now corn means the little pieces and if it I on the cob, you need to specify that; watch used to mean the thing you wear on your arm to tell time with 3 hands, now you have to say analog watch as the digital readout has taken over. An oven has changed to conventional oven with the onslaught of microwave ovens; the Great War became World War I when WWII began. We used to meet people but now have to delineate if it face-to-face or online. M&M’s were that ‘not in your hand’ candy until 1954 when peanut M&M’s were introduced and we now had Plain M&M’ and Peanut M&M’s. In the early days of the internet, text files were sent around. As fonts, style, color were added, it had to become plain text. Coffee was around a long time until there was decaffeinated coffee and coffee had to become regular coffee. Guitar had to change to acoustic guitar with the invention of the electric guitar. Radio had to become AM radio when FM took to the air. Soap like what you wash with had to become bar soap with the introduction of liquid and gel soaps. Diaper had to become cloth diaper with the advent of disposable diapers. Glasses (for vision correction) had to become eyeglasses to distinguish them from sunglasses, safety glasses, and 3D glasses. Written had to become handwritten with the invention of the typewriter. Phone service had to become land line service with the advent of cell phones. Headlights had to become low beam headlights with the invention of high beams. The transmission on your vehicle—if you use a clutch—had to become a standard or manual transmission with the growth of automatic transmissions. Judaism had to become Orthodox Judaism with the beginnings of Reform and Conservative Judaism. Our nation’s capital was called Washington until the Oregon Territory divided and the state of Washington got the short version and the capital became DC or Washington DC. The list goes on and on, and continues to grow every day.

Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)                                                 .
1.      Who was once put in jail for her obscene stage play "Sex"?
2.      Sex Kittens Go To College, Platinum High School and College Confidential are three teen movies that a famous country music star appeared in in 1960. Who was the country artist?
3.      What does blonde sex symbol of the 90s, Sharon Stone, claim her IQ is?
4.      Crocodile embryos sex is determined by which factor, temperature, humidity, or genetics?
5.      The name of the machine in Woody Allen's 1973 comedy sleeper that replace sex was what?
6.      To create her sexy walk, what did Marilyn Monroe do?
7.      What woman accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment after an incident in a hotel in 1991?
8.      In the epic films, Live Nude Girls and Porky's, before Sex and the City beckoned, what actress appeared in them?
9.      Which sexy French actress and sex symbol later in life became an animal rights campaigner?
10.   Mae West was how old when she starred in the movie Sextet?
11.   What was the theme song for the Oscar-nominated film, The Full Monty?

Wuzzles…What concept or phrase does this suggest?                           .

Hmmmmm                                                                                                       .
  • Average amount NATO spends each week enforcing the no fly zone over Libya: $1,930,000

Somewhat Useless Information                                                                  .
  • Sperm Whales have the heaviest brain of any living animal. The average Sperm Whale's brain weighs more than 20 pounds (9 kilograms) which is about 4 times heavier than the average human brain.
  • Of these animals, the Freshwater Oyster has the longest recorded life span at 80 years. The longest recorded life span for a termite is 50 years; for a chimapanzee, 50 years; and for an Indian elephant, 70 years.
  • In 1983, the first genetically engineered organism, a tobacco plant designed to be resistant to certain herbicides, was grown in Wisconson.

Yeah, It Really Happened                                                                              .            
EDMONTON, Alberta - A Canadian woman claims chewing gum that stuck to her dentures sparked short-term depression and she's suing the manufacturer over the ordeal. The lawsuit filed last week in Edmonton, Alberta, by lawyers for Elsie Pawlow seeks $100,000 from the manufacturer of Stride chewing gum, the QMI Agency reported.
Pawlow, who said in her suit she is "still holding" at age 49, is suing Kraft Canada, the parent company of Cadbury Adams, the manufacturer of the gun widely advertised as "ridiculously long-lasting."
"Over a period of five minutes the gum falls apart into little pieces and sticks to the dentures," her claim says. "As a result, the plaintiff has suffered depression for approximately 10 minutes."
Her suit says she finds the process of "digging out" small bits of gum to be "disgusting," the report said. The suit, which cost her $200 to file, also is seeking to recover her legal costs and interest, QMI said. There was no immediate response from Kraft, which hasn't yet filed a statement of defense.

Guffaw…or at least smile                                                                               .
Okay, so a Texan rancher comes upon a farmer from Maine.
The Texan looks at the Mainer and asks, "Say, how much land you think you got here?"
Mainer: 'Bout 10 acres I'd say."
Texan (boasting): Well, on my lot, it takes me all day to drive completely around my property!"
Mainer: "Yep, I got one of them trucks too."

Searchin’ “You Tube” I found                                                                        .     
                   
Daybook Information                                                                                    .
…Happening This Week:
24-10/1 
Banned Books Week 
Fall Astronomy Week

National Chimney Safety Week
National Keep Kids Creative Week


TODAY IS                                                                                                         .
Family Day - A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Family
Johnny Appleseed Day
National Comic Book Day
Shamu the Whale Day
World Heart Day
World Maritime Day
~*~
Yemen: National Day (1962)

Today’s Events                                                                                                .
ARTS
1957 - Musical  "West Side Story," opens on Broadway
1962 - TV comedy series  "Beverly Hillbillies"premieres 
1968 - 1st broadcast of "Hawaii Five-O"
1986 - RUN-DMC is 1st rap group to hit top 10 (Raisin' Hell)
ATHLETICS
1926 - Shortest double header, Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes & lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns
1962 - LA Dodger Maury Wills becomes 1st to steal 100 bases 
BUSINESS
1872 - The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City
1995 - "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr
EDUCATION
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1675 - Troops under Virginia Colonel John Washington and Maryland Major Thomas Trueman surround the main base of the Susquehannock Indians. They are there to discover if the Indians are responsible for attacking colonial settlements. Trueman calls out the Susquehannock for a conference under a flag of truce. Five Chiefs come out of their fortified position to talk. They deny being involved in the attacks. Trueman has them led away and killed. Trueman gets off with a minor fine from the Maryland Assembly for this act.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1580 - Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England
1687 - Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1687 - The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution
1901 - Great Britain annexes Gold Coast (Ghana)
1980 - Bomb attack on Octoberfest in Munich, 12 killed
RELIGION
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SCIENCE
1772 - New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine
1970 - The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²)
2009 - Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
US POLITICS
1789 - Jefferson appointed 1st Sec of State; John Jay 1st chief justice
1890 - US stops minting $1 & $3 gold coin & 3 cent piece

Today’s Birthdays                                                                                          .
ARTISTS:  (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1888 - T S Eliot, St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948)
1898 - George Gershwin, [Jacob Gershvin], composer (Rhapsody in Blue)
ATHLETES
Serena Williams, tennis turns 30
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Lynn Anderson, country singer (I Never Promised you a Rose Garden) turns 64
Olivia Newton-John, Cambridge England, singer (Lets Get Physical ) turns 63
1926 - Julie London, actress (Nurse McCall-Emergency)
1924 - Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor 
Kent McCord, actor (Officer Jim Reed-Adam 12) turns 69
1925 - Marty Robbins, singer (Devil Woman, I Walk Alone)
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
1914 - Jack LaLanne, exercise mogul (Juice Tiger)
POLITICIAL FIGURES
Winnie Mandela-Madikizela, South African anti-apartheid protestor turns 77

SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
1181 - Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order 
1774 - John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1897 - Pope Paul VI, [Giovanni Montini], 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78)

Today’s Obits                                                                                                  .
1820 - Daniel Boone, frontiersman, dies in Missouri at 85
1965 - Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59
1979 - John Cromwell, actor/director (Of Human Bondage), dies at 91
1917 - Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies at 83
1868 - August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer dies at 78
2008 - Paul Newman, American actor, salad dressing brand dies at 83
2003 - Robert Palmer, English singer dies of heart attack at 54
1952 - George Santayana, US philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88
1937 - Bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43
1902 - Levi Strauss, American clothing manufacturer dies at 73
1991 - Billy Vaughn, American bandleader dies of mesothelioma at 72

ANSWERS                                                                                                        .    
Trivia Quiz
1.      Who was once put in jail for her obscene stage play "Sex"?
a.      Mae West
2.      Sex Kittens Go To College, Platinum High School and College Confidential are three teen movies that a famous country music star appeared in in 1960. Who was the country artist?
a.      Conway Twitty
3.      What does blonde sex symbol of the 90s, Sharon Stone, claim her IQ is?
a.      154
4.      Crocodile embryos sex is determined by which factor, temperature, humidity, or genetics?
a.      Temperature
5.      The name of the machine in Woody Allen's 1973 comedy sleeper that replace sex was what?
a.      The Orgasmatron
6.      To create her sexy walk, what did Marilyn Monroe do?
a.      She sawed off part of the heel of one shoe
7.      What woman accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment after an incident in a hotel in 1991?
a.      Paula Jones
8.      In the epic films, Live Nude Girls and Porky's, before Sex and the City beckoned, what actress appeared in them?
a.      Kim Cattrall
9.      Which sexy French actress and sex symbol later in life became an animal rights campaigner?
a.      Brigitte Bardot
10.   Mae West was how old when she starred in the movie Sextet?
a.      85
11.   What was the theme song for the Oscar-nominated film, The Full Monty?
a.      You Sexy Thing

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Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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