TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1882 1st demonstration of pancake making (Department store in New York NY)
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MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
I have used my new humidifier at night for two nights. I do seem to awaken more refreshed. It hasn’t helped my 3am waking and I don’t think it has helped my going back to sleep. However, I do wake up ready to go. I bought a cheap model to try it out. If it continues I will get one that is quieter. This one is a little noisy for my taste. It isn’t noticeable with the daily noises but at night, in a quiet room it can definitely be heard. I got what I paid for.
Tomorrow is the Home and Garden Show here in Flag. It has been at the NAU Dome for all of its 18 years. This year, the Dome is under renovation so it has moved to the old K-Mart building. Not real sure how that is going to work out. The Dome used the entire football field floor and also had some exhibits in the concession area. I don’t think the K-Mart building is that big. Friday is always ‘senior day’ which lets all us geezers in free. It is always a nice way to spend a couple of hours, get some new ideas, and maybe pick up some ‘never knew I needed that’ things. Cheryl and I will be there and then go to lunch, Mary is on her way to Chicago.
For some reason, we moved our discussion group on Germany to Saturday night, so things are working out well. I won’t have too much to do, but enough to keep me busy both Friday and Saturday. My reading has taught me that Germany is the new financial powerhouse of Europe. I certainly didn’t realize that. ______________________________________________________
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
^Put baking soda in a salt shaker and keep near your shoes.
^Before putting the shoes away, freshen them up by sprinkling baking soda in them. This is especially effective for sneakers and running shoes.
^Replacing your car's air filter can improve gas mileage by 10 percent.
^Wrapping rubber bands around the ends of hangers can prevent clothes from slipping off.
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…Dr. Seuss Part II
Geisel's first use of the nom de plume "Seuss" occurred during his Darmouth College years when he could no longer openly publish in the school's humor magazine as a punishment for a rules violation. Seuss was his mother's maiden name and his own middle name. He changed the pronunciation of "Seuss" from "soice" to "soose" due to its sound similarity with Mother Goose.
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Geisel's birthplace, Springfield, Mass., honors him with a national memorial consisting of sculptures of his imaginative characters including the Cat in the Hat, the Lorax, Horton the Elephant, Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, and Yertle the Turtle's 10-turtle stack.
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Geisel's birthplace, Springfield, Mass., honors him with a national memorial consisting of sculptures of his imaginative characters including the Cat in the Hat, the Lorax, Horton the Elephant, Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, and Yertle the Turtle's 10-turtle stack.
PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Time Magazine named what as the Man of the Year in 1982?
2. In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout?
3. The 'Weir of Hermiston' was whose last, unfinished novel?
4. Thomas Harris created what character?
5. Which Greek philosopher wrote 'The Republic and The Laws'?
6. Who wrote 'The Witches of Eastwick'?
7. Who wrote Tarzan in 1914?
8. De Witt Wallace founded what magazine?
9. Who is Aladdin's father?
10. What arts/literary movement was founded by Tristan Tzara in 1915?
2. In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout?
3. The 'Weir of Hermiston' was whose last, unfinished novel?
4. Thomas Harris created what character?
5. Which Greek philosopher wrote 'The Republic and The Laws'?
6. Who wrote 'The Witches of Eastwick'?
7. Who wrote Tarzan in 1914?
8. De Witt Wallace founded what magazine?
9. Who is Aladdin's father?
10. What arts/literary movement was founded by Tristan Tzara in 1915?
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
Miami, FL: A Florida Walmart worker who suspected her co-worker of sleeping with her husband was arrested after she allegedly attacked the other woman and bit off part of her finger at the supercenter's parking lot.
Clodia Coicour, 43, was arrested Monday on a charge of aggressive battery with great bodily harm causing permanent disfigurement for the bloody brawl at an East Naples Walmart, according to naplesnews.com.
The victim told Collier County deputies that she was leaving work around 7 a.m. when she was suddenly attacked by Coicour near her car.
She told police Coicour threw a spicy substance — possibly pepper spray — in her face, which burned her eyes before Coicour set upon her and bit off the tip of her right ring finger.
Coicour later told deputies that she attacked the woman because she'd heard a rumor she was having an affair with her husband, who also works at Walmart.
A LITTLE LAUGH:
When my son graduated from high school, he had to give a speech. He began by reading from his prepared text. "I want to talk about my mother and the wonderful influence she has had on my life," he told the audience. "She is a shining example of parenthood, and I love her more than words could ever do justice."
At this point he seemed to struggle for words. After a pause he looked up with a grin and said, "It's really hard to read my mom's handwriting."
At this point he seemed to struggle for words. After a pause he looked up with a grin and said, "It's really hard to read my mom's handwriting."
Top 10 In The World:
CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’: I was a big Hoyt Axton Fan…
♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
011 Inductee: Little Anthony and the Imperials
Click on Song Title to see and hear it.
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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
►THIS WEEK◄
20-26► American Chocolate Week ♣ Consider Christianity Week ♣ National Agriculture Week ♣ National Animal Poison Prevention Week ♣ National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week ♣ National Poison Prevention Week ♣ Act Happy Week ♣
21-27► Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week ♣ Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination ♣ World Folk Tales & Fables Week ♣ ‘Wellderly’ Week (for elderly who don’t act their age) ♣ Yo-Yo and Skill Toys Week ♣
►TODAY IS◄
21-27► Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week ♣ Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination ♣ World Folk Tales & Fables Week ♣ ‘Wellderly’ Week (for elderly who don’t act their age) ♣ Yo-Yo and Skill Toys Week ♣
►TODAY IS◄
International Day of Remembrance of The Victims of Slavery
Old New Year's Day from 1155-1732
Pecan Day
Tolkien Reading Day
The Transatlantic Nat’l Day of Celebration of Greek & American Democracy
Waffle Day
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Belarus: Freedom Day
Slovenia: Mother's Day
Slovakia: Struggle for Human Rights Day
US: Maryland: Maryland Day (1624)
■…AUTHORS/COMPOSERS/ARTISTS
1881 Bela Bartok composer: Mikrokosmos
Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight), 64, musician, singer, songwriter 1925 (Mary) Flannery O’Connor writer: A Good Man is Hard to Find
1867 Arturo Toscanini 68 years in musical career: conductor: Milan, Carnegie Hall, Philadelphia Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra; cellist at age 19
■…ATHLETES
1918 Howard Cosell (Cohen) TV sports commentator
Tom Glavine, 45, baseball player
Cammi Granato, 40, former hockey player
Danica Patrick, 29, race car driver
■…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1867 John Gutzon Borglum sculptor: Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
■…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS)
1938 Hoyt Axton singer, musician, songwriter: Greenback Dollar, The Pusher, Joy to the World, Never Been to Spain
Anita Bryant, 71, singer (“The George Gobel Show”), former Miss America
Marcia Cross, 49, actress (“Melrose Place,” “Everwood,” “Desperate Housewives”)
Aretha Franklin, 69, singer (“Respect,” “Think”)
Marcia Cross, 49, actress (“Melrose Place,” “Everwood,” “Desperate Housewives”)
Aretha Franklin, 69, singer (“Respect,” “Think”)
Paul Michael Glaser, 68, actor (“Starsky and Hutch”)
Mary Gross, 58, comedienne, actress (“Saturday Night Live”)
1908 David Lean Academy Award-winning director: Lawrence of Arabia [1962], The Bridge on the River Kwai [1957]; Dr. Zhivago, A Passage to India, Oliver Twist,Great Expectations
Sarah Jessica Parker, 46, actress (Sex and the City
■…POLITICIANS
Gloria Steinem, 76, feminist (original publisher of Ms magazine), journalist, author
Gloria Steinem, 76, feminist (original publisher of Ms magazine), journalist, author
■…SCIENCE & RELIGION
James Lovell, 83, astronaut
Today’s Obits:
1918 Claude A Debussy French composer (Iberia/La mer), cancer @ 55
1937 John Drinkwater English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), @ 54
1916 Ishi ("the last of Yani tribe") @ about 56.
1899 Chief Moses (Kwiltalahun, ulk-stalk-scosum - "The Sun Chief") Chief of the Middle Oregon Tribes for 40 years, @ 70.
1992 Nancy Walker actress (Ida Morgenstern-Rhoda), cancer @ 69
Today’s Events:
■…ARTS
1811 Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism
1939 Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart
1960 DH Lawrence' "Lady Chatterley's Lover" ruled not obscene (New York NY)
1966 Beatles pose with mutilated dolls & butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday & Today" album, It is later pulled and becomes the White Album
1996 US issues newly-redesigned $100 bill
■…ATHLETICS
1896 Modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece
■…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1609 Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co
1807 1st railway passenger service began in England
1902 Irving W Colburn patents sheet glass drawing machine
1911 A turning point in labor laws -- especially concerning health and safety--with the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire
1941 The first paprika mill was incorporated in Dollon, SC
■…INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1713 European and Indian forces under general James Moore, son of South Carolina Governor James Moore, have been attacking the Tuscarora fort of Nohoroco, North Carolina, for several days. Today, they will finally capture the fort. During the fighting, 192 Tuscaroras will be killed, and almost 400 will be taken prisoner. After this defeat, the Tuscaroras will not be a significant force in North Carolina
■…POLITICS (International)
1306 Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland.
1941 The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistani Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians.
1996 The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).
■…POLITICS (US)
■…POLITICS (US)
1813 1st US flag flown in battle on the Pacific, frigate Essex
1863 1st Army Medal of Honor awarded
1965 Martin Luther King Jr led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery AL
■…SCIENCE & RELIGION
0031 1st Easter, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus
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ANSWERS:
Quiz
1. Time Magazine named what as the Man of the Year in 1982? The Computer
2. In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout? Around the World in 80 Days
3. The 'Weir of Hermiston' was whose last, unfinished novel? Robert Louis Stevenson
4. Thomas Harris created what character? Hannibal Lector
5. Which Greek philosopher wrote 'The Republic and The Laws'? Plato
6. Who wrote 'The Witches of Eastwick'? John Updike
7. Who wrote Tarzan in 1914? Edgar Rice Burroughs
8. De Witt Wallace founded what magazine? Readers Digest
9. Who is Aladdin's father? Mustapha the tailor
10. What arts/literary movement was founded by Tristan Tzara in 1915? Dadaism
Close Up Picture--Almond
2. In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout? Around the World in 80 Days
3. The 'Weir of Hermiston' was whose last, unfinished novel? Robert Louis Stevenson
4. Thomas Harris created what character? Hannibal Lector
5. Which Greek philosopher wrote 'The Republic and The Laws'? Plato
6. Who wrote 'The Witches of Eastwick'? John Updike
7. Who wrote Tarzan in 1914? Edgar Rice Burroughs
8. De Witt Wallace founded what magazine? Readers Digest
9. Who is Aladdin's father? Mustapha the tailor
10. What arts/literary movement was founded by Tristan Tzara in 1915? Dadaism
Close Up Picture--Almond
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