10-14-11


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TODAY’s “Geez”                                                                                            .
  • 1322 - Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence
  • 1947 - Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)
  • 1953 - Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment
  • 1964 - Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle hit HRs runs on back-to-back pitches
  • 1980 - Bob Marley's last concert
  • 1980 - Pres nominee Ronald Reagan promises to name a woman to Supreme Court

♪♪ HaPpY  BiRtHdAy to♪♪                                                                   .                     

Free Rambling Thoughts                                                                              .
At last I got my e-tickets for my Ethiopia trip. I have to print them out to carry them over there—all 5 pages. Guess I shouldn’t bitch, it’s going to be a great trip. After reading all the literature on the trip, it looks like I won’t be taking a computer with me. Most of our hotels don’t have wifi..it is really third world. I’ll be taking lots of video and pictures, and will have some great stories when I get home.

We had a great lunch today. We all had a busy week. Cheryl is working on her yard, getting ready for winter. Mary is heading to Phx for a couple of birthdays. Mary’s mom is not doing well at all. She will head up there when she her mom is off some of the morphine, or when the end is certain. This is such a difficult time for her and the family. Her daughter is still suffering morning sickness as she moved into her second trimester. The daughter is not happy about that. Mary’s 2 year old grandson is into dinosaurs. His mom was talking to him about meat eaters and plant eaters. He asked her if any plants eat meat. She said no because plants have no way of running to catch any meat. His next question was “What about Venus Fly Traps?” TWO years 8months old. Hmmm.

Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)                                                 .
1.      In the Jungle Book, what kind of creature was Baloo?
2.      How do bees communicate with each other?
3.      A stoat produces fur called what?
4.      What type of insect eats its mate after mating?
5.      Coral and algae have what kind of relationship?
6.      What kinds of animals don't hunt or eat any meat?
7.      What is the name of the largest land animal?
8.      When caterpillar changes into an adult butterfly what is the change called?
9.      The study of animals is given the name of what?
10.  What type of mammals fly using echolocation?

Wuzzles…What concept or phrase does this suggest?                           .

Hmmmmm                                                                                                       .
  • Amount a Liechtenstein marketing agency charges for 50 peple to ‘rent’ the nation for one night: $20,000

Somewhat Useless Information                                                                  .
  • The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that U.S. government public debt will hit 716 percent of GDP by the year 2080.
  • The economy of India is projected to become larger than the U.S. economy by the year 2050.

Yeah, It Really Happened                                                                              .            
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Three senior citizens became sick after eating marijuana-laced brownies at a memorial service in Huntington Beach, Calif., police said. The three people, described by police as being in their 70s and 80s, were admitted Saturday to Hoag Hospital with nausea, dizziness and inability to stand unassisted.
The patients, residents of Huntington Beach and nearby Newport Beach, had been at a memorial service for a mutual friend where they had eaten brownies that contained marijuana, police said.
The patients said they had no idea the brownies contained so-called medical marijuana, the Huntington Beach Police Department said Sunday in posting on the department's Facebook page.
"It is important for the community to understand that marijuana is a drug, and like all other drugs and alcohol, it is important to understand the negative consequences it creates in our community," the police department said in the Facebook posting. "Calling it 'medical marijuana' does not make it any safer."

Guffaw…or at least smile                                                                               .
The physician writing out a prescription for his hypertensive cardiac patient: “Diazepam 5mg (tranquilizer) TDS".
 The patient’s wife asks, "Doctor, when are these medicines to be given?"
 Doctor: "These are to be taken by you. He needs rest"

Searchin’ “You Tube” I found                                                                        .     

Ethel Merman Tribute


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                                                                                                         .
Alternative Fuel Day
Be Bald and Free Day
National Dessert Day
World Egg Day

Today’s Events                                                                                                .
ARTS
1930 - Ethel Merman’s debuts on Broadway in "Girl Crazy"
1939 - BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed
1957 - Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie" reaches #1
1976 - Nobel Prize for economy awarded to Milton Friedman
1986 - Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Elie Wiesel (against violence/racism)
1991 - Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1994 - Nobel Prize awarded to Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin & Shimon Peres
ATHLETICS
1906 - All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 (US2010$10,525.80  )is lowest for World Series
1916 - Sophomore tackle and guard Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refused to play against a black person
1979 - NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal
BUSINESS
1922 - 1st Thom McAn shoe store opens, on Third Avenue NYC
EDUCATION
1773 - The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission of National Education), is formed in Poland
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1865 - Cheyennes & Arapaho's sign "peaces treaty" then chased out of Colorado
1981 - Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges the U.S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1066 - Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror wins England
1586 - Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth
1843 - British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy
RELIGION
1950 - Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison
SCIENCE
1834 - 1st black to obtain a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter
1968 - 1st live telecast from a manned US spacecraft (Apollo 7)
US POLITICS
1774 - 1st Continental Congress is 1st to declare colonial rights
1912 - Bull Moose Teddy Roosevelt shot while campaigning in Milwaukee
1960 - Peace Corps 1st suggested by JFK
1969 - Race riots in Springfield Mass
1975 - Pres Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside

Today’s Birthdays                                                                                          .
ARTISTS:  (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1894 - e. e. cummings, poet (Tulips & Chimneys)
ATHLETES
1873 - Ray Ewry, jumper (Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08)
Derrick Rodgers, linebacker (Miami Dolphins)is 40
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Harry Anderson, American actor (Night Court) is 63
1893 - Lillian Gish, American actress
Roger Moore, London England, actor (Alaskans, Maverick, Saint) is 84
Usher, singer is 32
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
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POLITICIAL FIGURES
1938 - John Dean III, former White House counsel (Watergate figure) is 73
1890 - Dwight D Eisenhower,  34th Pres (1953-1961)/Gen (WW 2)
1644 - William Penn, English Quaker & founder of PA
1911 - Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese representative at Paris peace talk
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
1801 - Joseph AF Plateau, physicist (blinded-stared at Sun 25 secs)
C Everett Koop, surgeon general (1981-89) is 95

Today’s Obits                                                                                                  .
1998 - Cleveland Amory, American writer and animal rights activist dies at 81
1990 - Leonard Bernstein, composer, dies of heart attack at 72
1318 - Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland killed in Battle of Faughart at 38
1977 - Bing Crosby, singer/actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74
2006 - Freddy Fender, American musician dies of lung cancer at 69
1959 - Errol Flynn, US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50
1944 - Erwin Rommel, German fieldmarshal (WW II-Africa), suicide at 52
1880 – Victorio (Bidu-ya, Beduiat), Apache chief/murderer, killed by Mexican army at 55
1986 - [Francis XA] Keenan Wynn, US actor (Dr Strangelove), dies of pancreatic cancer at 70

ANSWERS                                                                                                        .    
Trivia Quiz
1.      In the Jungle Book, what kind of creature was Baloo?
a.      A bear
2.      How do bees communicate with each other?
a.      Dancing
3.      A stoat produces fur called what?
a.      Ermine
4.      What type of insect eats its mate after mating?
a.      Preying Mantis
5.      Coral and algae have what kind of relationship?
a.      Symbiotic
6.      What kinds of animals don't hunt or eat any meat?
a.      Herbivore
7.      What is the name of the largest land animal?
a.      Elephant
8.      When caterpillar changes into an adult butterfly what is the change called?
a.      Metamorphous
9.      The study of animals is given the name of what?
a.      Zoology
10.  What type of mammals fly using echolocation?
a.      Bats

Wuzzle
Bubbly (bubble-E)
It is not inhabited

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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