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TODAY’s “Geez”                                                                                            .
1857 - American Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)
1866 - 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)
1890 - Mormon Church outlaws polygamy
1889 - Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture
1961 - JFK advises Americans to build fallout shelters

♪♪ HaPpY  BiRtHdAy to♪♪                                                                   .                     

Free Rambling Thoughts                                                                              .
A sad day for all Geeks with the passing of Steve Jobs. He brought so much innovation to technology. I’m a PC guy, but recognize genius. I sure hope the innovation continues.

It was a cool, windy, wet day here in Flag—again. More is expected tonight. Maybe even some snow flurries tomorrow…what happened to fall? The meteorologist says it will be back sometime next week. Until then, cool, windy, and wet weather. This is far from a typical fall here. I’m beginning to wonder what is going on.

I’m starting to get a handle on the Occupy movement. For many it is seen as a ‘left’ or ‘liberal’ movement. That may still be true, but their idea that Wall Street has taken over America is not new. That was the Tea Party scream when bailouts were given to many on Wall Street. This is what has most Americans upset. The big business community is NOT going to save America. They continue to make lots of profits but do not use those profits to make new jobs for the unemployed. They use it to raise the salaries of their top people. The Tea Party people are upset, the Occupy people are upset, and big business is circling their wagons. It is not too outrageous that real change will take place when the Tea Party and the Occupy people unite. I’m also beginning to expect a viable third party to emerge in the future. Hmmm.

Our group may or may not go to Cameron tomorrow…depends on the weather. Actually it depends on the weather if Cheryl even comes in. Whenever it snows or rains really hard, I-40 becomes a mess. We’ll decide tomorrow morning.

Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)                                                 .
1.      Hepatitis affects which organ?
2.      How many teeth do humans have?
3.      How many senses to human beings have?
4.      In the human body, what is the longest bone?
5.      The major artery in the side of the neck is called what?
6.      Where is ones uvula located in the body?
7.      What are the two bones in the forearm called?
8.      What disease does a tick bite spread?
9.      Serborrheic dermatitis is more commonly called what term?
10.  A phlebotomist specializes in what?
11.  What are the three parts of the backbone called?
12.  The study of the skin is called the study of what?

Wuzzles…What concept or phrase does this suggest?                           .

Hmmmmm                                                                                                       .
Percentage by which young adults with high religious participation are more likely than their peers to become obese: 50

Somewhat Useless Information                                                                  .
Nintendo was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi on Sept. 23, 1889 as a company that made Japanese playing cards.
At one time, Nintendo built a brick system called "N&B Blocks." LEGO was not happy, but Nintendo avoided legal troubles because some of its blocks were rounded.
Redmond, Washington was home to Nintendo before it ever became the headquarters of Microsoft. Nintendo bought land in Redmond in 1982 with profits from Donkey Kong.
Nintendo's famous cross-shaped D-pad was invented by GameBoy creator and long-time Nintendo employee Gunpei Yokoi. It was originally designed for the handheld version of Donkey Kong, but Nintendo realized it could be used with console controllers, too.
In 1992 Nintendo became the majority owner of major league baseball team the Seattle Mariners. Although the team's mascot remained the Mariner Moose, a Mario mascot did appear when the company was promoting Mario Super Sluggers.
Nintendo faced legal action with Universal Studios, who thought Donkey Kong infringed on the King Kong trademark. Nintendo's attorney John Kirby successfully argued that the King Kong plot and characters were in the public domain. To thank Kirby, Nintendo bought him a sailboat and granted him "exclusive worldwide rights to use the name for sailboats."

Yeah, It Really Happened                                                                              .            
LOWELL, Ind. - Police in Indiana say a teenager walked into their station with handcuffs on his wrists and told them he was wanted on a warrant. Indiana State Police at the Lowell Post said Zachary Keilman, 18, of Rensselaer walked into the post about 2 p.m. Thursday and told Sgt. Alan Jamerson he believed there was a warrant for his arrest, The (Merrillville) Post-Tribune reported Monday.
Keilman rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and showed Jamerson there were handcuffs on his wrists with the middle chain cut. Keilman said he had been detained by a Newton County sheriff's deputy while attending a party with alleged underage drinking and had escaped the deputy's car while other party-goers were being questioned. However, Keilman said he later realized he had left his identification in the deputy's car. Keilman, who was taken to the Newton County Jail and released on bond Friday, faces a felony count of escape and a misdemeanor count of resisting law enforcement.

Guffaw…or at least smile                                                                               .
Dear John,
I have been unable to sleep since I broke off our engagement.
Won't you forgive and forget? Your absence is breaking my heart.
I was a fool, nobody can take your place. I love you.
All my love,
 Belinda. xxxxoooxxxx

 P.S. Congratulations on winning this week's lottery.

Searchin’ “You Tube” I found                                                                        .     

Daybook Information                                                                                    .
…Happening This Week:
1-9
Albuquerque International Balloon Festival 
Universal Children's Week
2-8
Great Books Week 
National Newspaper Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mystery Series Week
National Carry A Tune Week
Nuclear Medicine Week
3-10
No Salt Week 
Spinning & Weaving Week
6-12
National Physicians Assistant Week

TODAY IS                                                                                                         .
Come & Take It Day
Ecological Debt Day: the day total resources consumed by humanity will exceed the capacity for the Earth to generate those resources that year
German-American Day
Mad Hatter Day
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Egypt: Armed Forces Day
Ireland: Ivy Day

Today’s Events                                                                                                .
ARTS
1965 - Supremes release "I Hear a Symphony"
1978 - Mick Jagger apologizes for racist lyrics in "Some Girls"
ATHLETICS
1920 - 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleve's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln
1995 - Colorado Avalanche (former Quebec Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit
BUSINESS
1863 - Dr Charles H Sheppard opens 1st public bath, in Brooklyn
1893 - Nabisco Foods invents Cream of Wheat
EDUCATION
1876 - American Library Association organized in Philadelphia
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1539 - de Soto will reach the Apalachee tribal town of Iniahica, near present day Tallahassee. He will pick this town as his winter quarters. He will maintain this camp until March 3, 1540
1598 -  Juan de Onate will leave his base in San Juan Pueblo. He is en route to "visit" the Pueblos to the west.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1973 - Yom Kippur War begins as Syria & Egypt attack Israel
RELIGION
1683 - 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa
2002 - Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá is canonized
SCIENCE
1783 - Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock
1940 - Zoological Gardens opens on Sloat & Skyline in SF
1955 - LSD made illegal in US--1966 - LSD is declared illegal in the United States
1956 - Dr Albert Sabin discovers oral polio vaccine
US POLITICS
1781 - Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War

Today’s Birthdays                                                                                          .
ARTISTS:  (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
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ATHLETES
[Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox) is 52
1905 - Helen N Willis Moody, tennis pro (8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938)
J J Stokes, NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers) is 39
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1906 - Janet Gaynor, actress, dancer (Sunrise, A Star Is Born)
David Hidalgo, American musician (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys) is 57
1820 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano 
1909 - Carol Lombard,  actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only)
Elisabeth Shue, actress (Leaving Las Vegays) is 48
1942 - Fred Travalena, comedian/impressionist 
Stephanie Zimbalist, actress (Remington Steele, Centennial) is 55
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
1925 - Shana Alexander, journalist (60 Minutes)
1846 - George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US
POLITICIAL FIGURES
1888 - Li Ta-chao (Li Dazhao ), co-founder with Mao Tse-tung (Chinese Communist Party)
1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (Good King Wenceslaus—Christmas song)
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
1914 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist/explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku)
Britt Ekland, Swedish Actress is 69

Today’s Obits                                                                                                  .
1996 - Ted Bessell, director/actor (That Girl), dies of an aneurism at 61
1979 - Elizabeth Bishop, poet (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies of cerebral aneurysm at 68
1975 - Henry Calvin, actor (Sgt Garcia-Zorro), dies of throat cancer at 57
1989 - Bette [Ruth E] Davis, actress (All About Eve, White Mama), dies at 81
1891 - Charles S Parnell, English/Irish Home Rule Party leader, dies of heart attack at 45
1985 - Nelson Riddle, American bandleader dies of liver failure at 64
1981 - [Mohammed] Anwar al-Sadat, pres Egypt (1970-81), assassinated at 62
1892 - Alfred Tennyson, writer, dies at 83

ANSWERS                                                                                                        .    
Trivia Quiz
1.      Hepatitis affects which organ?
a.      Liver
2.      How many teeth do humans have?
a.      32
3.      How many senses to human beings have?
a.      5: seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, tasting
4.      In the human body, what is the longest bone?
a.      Femur
5.      The major artery in the side of the neck is called what?
a.      Carotid
6.      Where is ones uvula located in the body?
a.      At the back of the throat
7.      What are the two bones in the forearm called?
a.      Ulna and radius
8.      What disease does a tick bite spread?
a.      Lyme disease, now more common than Rocky Mtn Spotted Fever
9.      Serborrheic dermatitis is more commonly called what term?
a.      Dandruff
10.  A phlebotomist specializes in what?
a.      Drawing blood
11.  What are the three parts of the backbone called?
a.      Lumbar, Cervical, and thoracic
12.  The study of the skin is called the study of what?
a.      Dermatology

Wuzzle
Loose teeth
Circle the correct answer

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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