TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1782 - John Adams secured the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government and the house that he purchased in The Hague, Netherlands became the first American embassy.
MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
It has been about a month since I had one of my swelling attacks, so about 7pm last night was the time my body decided to remind me what a pain in the butt it really is. Took my pills and suffered most of the night. The swelling finally went down about 4am but the night’s sleep was already ruined. So today became a lazy day.
The constant wind didn’t really bother me today, as I stayed in most of the day. Sure glad I didn’t have to do much.
Thankfully, Governor Brewer vetoed the new AZ Birther bill. She said she could not believe that a circumcision record would have to be given to the Secretary of State. One other new crimp in the bill, the state of AZ has not done long form birth certificates since 1997, so future candidates born and raised in AZ could not be on the ballot in AZ. Hmmm. Hopefully the idiots won’t try to override the Governor’s veto. She also vetoed the bill on allowing guns on University campuses. There is hope for AZ.
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
Want your plants & flowers to thrive, but reluctant to use chemical fertilizers? Sprinkle powdered Jell-O mix on them instead. Jell-O's gelatin delivers nitrogen, which speeds sprouting and powers plant growth, while its sugar feeds microbes in the soil that produce fertilizing nutrients.
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>When the Moon was given its name, astronomers didn’t know that there were moons orbiting other planets and so they just called it the Moon. Now that we know there are other moons, it all comes down to the capitalization. The Earth’s moon is referred as “the Moon”, with a capital “M”.
>The gravitational pull of the Moon is not the only thing pulling at the Earth’s water, the Sun is helping out too. This is why we get very high and low tides from time to time. When the gravity of the Moon and the Sun line up, we get the biggest and smallest tides.
>Since the pull of gravity on the Moon is only 17% the pull of gravity on the Earth, you’ll feel much lighter than you do here on Earth. You would be able to jump six times further and carry objects six times as heavy!
PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. What is the capital of Sicily?
2. Which sea on Earth has no beaches?
3. Which island's capital is Flying Fish Cove?
4. On which national flag is there an eagle and a snake?
5. Venice stands on what river?
6. What is the major export of Liechtenstein?
7. What river flows through 8 countries and four capital cities?
8. What is the longest river in Australia?
9. What is the longest river in Italy?
10. In which country is the port of Frey Bentos?
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM: ROTHERHAM, England - A 67-year-old British woman separated from her twin sister at birth says a TV show found her sibling had been living just 3 miles away their whole lives. Jennifer and Judith Walton, were reunited by the producers of ITV1 series "Long Lost Family" for an episode scheduled for air April 21, said they still live in the Rotherham, England, homes they grew up in and never knew they shared the same doctor and dentist, The Sun reported Tuesday. The twins said they also found Jen worked for 40 years at the store where Judith, who was renamed Kath by her adoptive family, picked up her prescriptions. They have grandchildren in the same local drama group. The sisters had been adopted by different families at birth.
Jen said she had attempted to track her sister through social services 14 years ago, but had no success. She said it took researchers for the TV show four months to discover her sister living in the same town. "I dreamed of one day finding my sister and, because I couldn't find her, imagined she was in Australia," Jen said. "When I found she was 'round the corner, I felt so happy."Now we see each other every week and pop round to each other's home for cups of tea."
A LITTLE LAUGH:
While making rounds, a doctor points out an X-ray to a group of medical students.
"As you can see," she says, "the patient limps because his left fibula and tibia are radically arched. Michael, what would you do in a case like this?"
"Well," ponders the student, "I suppose I'd limp too."
CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:Ecuadorian Condors
♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2005 Inductee: Jackson Browne has been both an introspective, cerebral songwriter and a politically attuned voice of conscience. He emerged in the early Seventies as a soul-baring young folksinger whose songs dealt with riddles of romance and existence. In his middle period he became a more extroverted rock and roller. Later work grew more topical in nature as Browne sang of political and social realities within and beyond our borders. “In a way, I don’t choose what I write about - my subjects kind of choose me,” this vanguard singer/songwriter explained in 1993. “It’s a healing thing, a way of confronting what’s important in my life at the time.” MORE INFO
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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
17-23
Christian Holy Week
Cleaning For A Reason Week
Coin Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Fibroid Awareness Week
Fish Fry Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
National Karaoke Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Pet ID Week:
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
Turnoff Week
«TODAY IS
Garlic Day: to learn the many uses of the smelly little bulb
John Parker Day: Remembering John Parker’s order, at Lexington Green, Apr 19, 1775: “Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon; but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”
National Hanging Out Day
Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
US: Florida: Patriots' Day
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
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…ATHLETES
Al Unser, Jr., Indy-car racer, over 10 wins, turns 49
Jeff Wilkins, NFL kicker for the San Francisco 49ers, turns 39
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1903 - Eliot Ness, untouchable (FBI agent-Chicago)
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Tim Curry, actor, Rocky Horror Show, turns 65
Elinor Donahue actress, Father Knows Best, Get a Life, turns 74
James Franco, American Actor, turns 33
Kate Hudson, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Academy-Award nominee for movie, 'Almost Famous', other films include 'Raising Helen', 'Nine', turns 32
1932 - Jayne Mansfield, Vera Jane Palmer, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, actress, Fat Spy
Dudley Moore actor, 10, Arthur, Bedazzled, 6 Weeks, turns 76
Hugh O'Brian actor, Wyatt Earp, turns 86
1933 - Dick Sargent, actor, Darrin II-Bewitched
…POLITICIANS
1832 - Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, 1st lady (1881)
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1874 - Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (d. 1952)
Today’s Obits:
1824 - George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies of sepsis at 36
1906 - Pierre Curie, French physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903), after falling at 46
1882 - Charles Robert Darwin, evolutionist (Origin of Species), dies at 73
1751 - Peter Lacy, Irish-born Russian Field marshal dies at 73
Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1934 - Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, "Stand Up & Cheer"
1945 - Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway
… ATHLETICS
1897 - 1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston) [2011 results Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya in 2:03:02 ]
1965 - At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1904 - Much of Toronto destroyed by fire
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1858 - The Yankton Sioux sign a treaty today. Article 8 provides for the Indians to retain access and use of the red pipestone quarry in southwestern, Minnesota.
1859 - Ft. Mojave is established today to "protect" the area from the Mojave and Piautes.
… International POLITICS
1587 - Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain & sinks Spanish fleet
1770 - Capt James Cook 1st sees Australia
1923 - New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers
1941 - Milk rationed in Holland
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
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… US POLITICS
1861 - Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports (Civil War)
1939 - Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late)
1951 - Gen Douglas MacArthur ends his military career
1971 - Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder)
1982 - Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut
1987 - Last wild condor captured on California wildlife reserve
ANSWERS:
Quiz
1. What is the capital of Sicily?
Palermo
2. Which sea on Earth has no beaches?
Sargasso Sea
3. Which island's capital is Flying Fish Cove?
Christmas Island
4. On which national flag is there an eagle and a snake?
Mexico
5. Venice stands on what river?
The Arno
6. What is the major export of Liechtenstein?
False Teeth
7. What river flows through 8 countries and four capital cities?
Danube
8. What is the longest river in Australia?
Murray-Darling
9. What is the longest river in Italy?
Po
10. In which country is the port of Frey Bentos?
Uruguay
Close Up Picture
Chrome Bar Stool
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
