10-13-11


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TODAY’s “Geez”                                                                                            .
  • 1843 - B'nai B'rith founded (NY)
  • 1884 - Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude
  • 1914 - Boston Braves sweep Phila A's, 1st sweep in World Series history
  • 2010 - The 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Copiapó, Chile comes to an end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground awaiting rescue

♪♪ HaPpY  BiRtHdAy to♪♪                                                                   .                     

Free Rambling Thoughts                                                                              .
Another really nice weather day here in Flag.

Got a call from Bob today. He’s headed for Cancun while I’m in Ethiopia. He’s looking at Mexico trip in the spring…maybe, we’ll see. He also wanted a CD of our Grand Canyon trip so he can show it around...very cool. We both learned today that videos on YouTube can’t be saved to a computer once they are uploaded. Good I guess.

Martha’s book, Coming Together, is almost ready for print. Guess I have to finish up the website soon. Her adoption story is very interesting…and should be on Amazon and other places while I am in Ethiopia. Cool.

Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)                                                 .
1.      Sika, fallow, and Roe, are what types of animal?
2.      Animals living in what type of habitat are arboreal animals?
3.      What type of animal produces gossamer?
4.      What kind of animal is the source of mohair?
5.      What land mammal other than man has the longest lifespan?
6.      Lupus is the Latin name for what animal?
7.      Who was the British TV personality that presented the show Animal Magic?
8.      Michael Bond created what famous bear?
9.      Walt Disney's famous deer was named what?
10.  A horse named Black Bess was ridden by who?
11.  In the Lone Range, what was Tonto's horse's name?
12.  What kind of animals were Chi Chi and An An?

Wuzzles…What concept or phrase does this suggest?                           .
Hmmmmm                                                                                                       .
  • Percentage change in domestic violence when the local NFL team unexpectedly looses a game: +10%
  • When it loses to a traditional rival: +20%

Somewhat Useless Information                                                                  .
  • At various times in our history, some of the tamest books have been banned, including such children's classics as Grimm's Fairy Tales and Little Red Riding Hood—the former for being too violent and the latter because Little Red Riding Hood gives her grandmother a bottle of wine, which some feared would encourage drinking.
  • Another children's favorite, Harriet the Spy, was banned because it supposedly taught children to "lie, spy, back-talk, and curse."
  • Some of the classics of American literature have been banned, including J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, and Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
  • Among the young adult novels that have been banned are Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume; Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson; the Anastasia Krupnik series, by Lois Lowry; Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George; and The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton.
  • The Harry Potter books, by J. K. Rowling have been banned in certain places because they promote witchcraft, set bad examples, and are too dark.
  • A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstein was banned because of a suggestive illustration that might encourage kids to break dishes so they won't have to dry them.

Yeah, It Really Happened                                                                              .            
CHICAGO - A Chicago attorney who used homophobic and offensive language to describe other lawyers has agreed to a temporary suspension of his license, officials said.
Thomas Guadagno, 66, used terms such as "gay scum" and "child molester" to refer to other attorneys while soliciting traffic court clients, a complaint filed by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission said. The name-calling has gone on for at least six years, the complaint said, and in 2009 a Cook County judge found him guilty of disorderly conduct for yelling "scumbag" and "homosexual" at another attorney, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.
In the newest action, the commission said Guadagno's license would be suspended for a month and he would have to complete two years of probation, see a therapist for anger management counseling and complete a seminar on attorney professionalism.

Guffaw…or at least smile                                                                               .
Two golfers met at the club. "I heard about your terrible tragedy last week," said one.
"Yes," said the other sadly, sipping his drink. "I was playing a two-some with Winthrop, and he dropped dead on the ninth hole."
"I understand you carried him all the way back to the clubhouse too," the first man said sympathetically. "That must have been very difficult, considering Winthrop weighed over two hundred and fifty pounds."
"The carrying wasn't that hard. It was putting him down at every stroke, then picking him up again that wore me out."

Searchin’ “You Tube” I found                                                                        .     

Censorship1994 with Judy Blume and others


Daybook Information                                                                                    .
…Happening This Week:
9-15
Build Your Business with Business Cards Week / Emergency Nurses Week / National Chestnut Week / Fire Prevention Week / National Metric Week / National School Lunch Week / National Work From Home Week
10-16
Home-based Business Week / Kids' Goal Setting Week / Take Your Medicine Americans Week / World Rainforest Week


TODAY IS                                                                                                         .
  • English Language Day
  • International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
  • National Peanut Festival
  • Navy Birthday (1775)
  • World Sight Day--observed around the world by all partners involved in preventing visual impairment or restoring sight

Today’s Events                                                                                                .
ARTS
1724 - Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier's letters
1947 - "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres
ATHLETICS
1903 - Pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series
1986 - IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992
BUSINESS
1792 - "Old Farmer's Almanac" is 1st published
EDUCATION
1885 - The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, Georgia
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1864: Little Buffalo, with 700 of his fellow Comanche, and Kiowa launched a series of raids along Elm Creek, ten miles from the Brazos River, in north-western Texas, today. Sixteen Texans and perhaps, twenty Indians will be killed in the fighting with the settlers, and the rangers, in the area.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
    54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne
1710 - English troops occupy Acadia (Nova Scotia)
1862 - Bismarck's "Blood & Iron" speech-- unification of the German territories
1981 - Vice President Hosni Mubarak ‘elected’ president of Egypt
2008 - HM Treasury infused £37 billion ($64 billion, 47 billion euros) of new capital-bailout into Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Lloyds TSB and HBOS Plc, to avert a financial sector collapse
RELIGION
1307 - French king Philip IV convicts templars because of heresy
1629 - Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies
SCIENCE
1773 - The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier
1953 - Burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves-patented-Samuel Bagno
1969 - 1st time 7 people in space
US POLITICS
1792 - Washington lays cornerstone of Executive Mansion (White House)
1864 - Battle of Harpers Ferry, WV (Mosby's Raid)
1978 - Pres Carter answers caller questions on National Public Radio

Today’s Birthdays                                                                                          .
ARTISTS:  (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
Chris Carter, writer (X-Files) is 54
Frank D Gilroy, American writer (Subject Was Roses) is 86
1917 - Burr Tillstrom,  puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)
ATHLETES
Derrick Moore, NFL running back (Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers) is 44
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Ashanti, singer is 31
1925 - Lenny Bruce, [Leonard Schneider], comedian, arrested on obscenity
Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian is 40
Sammy Hagar, rock vocalist (Van Halen-Jump) is 64
1921 - Yves Montand, French actor/singer (Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix)
Marie Osmond singer is 52
Rob Schneider, actor is 46
Kate Walsh, TV actress is 44
1915 - Cornel Wilde,  actor (High Sierra, 5th Musketeer)
Demond Wilson, actor (Sanford & Son, Baby I'm Back) is 65
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
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POLITICIAL FIGURES
1244 - Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars 
Margaret Thatcher, (Tory) British PM (1979-90) is 86
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
1820 - John William Dawson, Canadian geologist 

Today’s Obits                                                                                                  .
1968 - Bea Benaderet, actress (Petticoat Junction), dies of lung cancer at 62
54 - Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63
1282 - Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism dies after long illness at 60
1938 - E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) dies of leukemia and liver disease at 43
1974 - Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73
1966 - Clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72

ANSWERS                                                                                                        .    
Trivia Quiz
1.      Sika, fallow, and Roe, are what types of animal?
a.      Deer
2.      Animals living in what type of habitat are arboreal animals?
a.      In or amongst trees
3.      What type of animal produces gossamer?
a.      Spider
4.      What kind of animal is the source of mohair?
a.      Angora Goat
5.      What land mammal other than man has the longest lifespan?
a.      Elephant
6.      Lupus is the Latin name for what animal?
a.      Wolf
7.      Who was the British TV personality that presented the show Animal Magic?
a.      Johnny Morris
8.      Michael Bond created what famous bear?
a.      Paddington Bear
9.      Walt Disney's famous deer was named what?
a.      Bambi
10.  A horse named Black Bess was ridden by who?
a.      Dick Trupin
11.  In the Lone Range, what was Tonto's horse's name?
a.      Scout
12.  What kind of animals were Chi Chi and An An?
a.      Panda bears

Wuzzle
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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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