TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 2004 - The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Today’s wind brought in lots of clouds. No moisture yet, but promises of moisture for Easter. Flag certainly needs that. Small children may have a tough time finding outdoor eggs tomorrow.
I have done a decent job cleaning up my piles as Lent ends. Just one small pile left and that will be done tonight. Then I am ready for spring. Ready to open up the windows, and ready to enjoy the outdoors. I’ll see if I can keep this up. My big problem is that any horizontal surface seems lonesome without a pile on it. Maybe its because I hate to dust.
One of the people in our discussion group works at NAU. She recruits students from Arab speaking countries. She spent three years in Syria in the 1990’s. When we met last week, she mentioned how concerned she was about Syria. After hearing of all the clashes there this weekend, I called her to get her thoughts. She was out of town for the weekend, so will check with her next week. The problems in that area continue to get more concerning. I continue to be amazed that as the drones are used over there, the news media never mentions any deaths from the drones. Do the drones announce their target so everyone can flee? I think not. Do the soldiers and workers at these depots know to take a day off? I think not. I’m sure if the American populace was given casualty figures of these drones, there would be uproar. Even so, John McCain has just returned from Libya and believes that the US needs to get more involved. Not a surprise, not a good idea, and thankfully he is not our President.
I have always enjoyed the pomp of church services with the bells, the choir, the incense and everything that goes with that. I am not into the Royal Wedding at all. When the news starts talking about the upcoming nuptials, I begin channel surfing. I’m sure it will be great. I was working when the last Royal wedding took place, and only saw the highlights. That was plenty. I think that the tragedies after the wedding with the separation, the divorce, and finally the car crash, I don’t want to see another Royal Wedding. Guess it’s good I’m not a Brit…’cause they appear to really be into it.
Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Who is Aladdin's father?
2. What Went Up In 1961 But Came Down In 1989?
3. Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable?
4. What was the original name of the group 'Chicago'?
5. Who Recorded The Album 'Shaken & Stirred'?
6. What shape is Anelli pasta?
7. Lucknow is a city in India, and what other country?
8. In Which City Was The Titanic Built?
9. The Tilia is the Latin name for what type of tree?
10. What is the national flower of Australia?
CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?
THIS REALLY WORKS…
Easy way to clean pots and pans...there's no need to scrub if food gets burned onto a pan. Just fill it with hot water and pour in 4 tbs. liquid fabric softener. Let sit for 3 or 4 hours, and the gunk should come right off. Wash and dry the pan.
NEW!! Hmmmm…
>Rank of ‘disappointed’ among terms used by Americans in a survey to describe their felling about their government: 1
>Rank of ‘sucks’: 4
>Portion of American families that received federal benefits in the past two years: 7/10
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>The inclusion of the hare into Easter customs appears to have originated in Germany, where tales were told of an "Easter hare" who laid eggs for children to find. German immigrants to America -- particularly Pennsylvania -- brought the tradition with them and spread it to a wider public.
>Easter cards arrived in Victorian England, when a stationer added a greeting to a drawing of a rabbit. According to American Greetings, Easter is now the fourth most popular holiday for sending cards, behind Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Mother's Day.
>After their baptisms, early Christians wore white robes all through Easter week to indicate their new lives. Those had already been baptized wore new clothes instead to symbolize their sharing a new life with Christ. In Medieval Europe, churchgoers would take a walk after Easter Mass, led by a crucifix or the Easter candle. Today these walks endure as Easter Parades.
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
TORONTO - Some Canadian dentists want changes to an Ontario provincial law that forbids them from having sex with their spouse if he or she is also their patient. The "no sex with patients" decree is part of the 1993 Regulated Health Professions Act, which was crafted to address inappropriate relationships between psychiatrists and psychologists with their patients. However, dentists fall under the same rules, the Toronto Star reported. Orthodontist Randy Lang wrote a tongue-in-cheek article for the Oral Health Journal suggesting how dentists could avoid prosecution. "Have your spouse wear a disguise, like a moustache and beard, when she or he enters and exits your dental office," he wrote. "Also, at home, be sure to lock your bedroom door and cover all the windows with black paper." In response to growing criticism from dentists, provincial Health Minister Deb Matthews said Monday she requested a review of the law by the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, the Star said.
A LITTLE LAUGH:
"Yo, Mrs. Miller," said the bearded guy behind the counter at the bagel shop.
My husband and I looked at him but drew complete blanks. "I'm sorry, do we know each other?" I asked.
"Yeah, you was my English teacher."
Leaning over, my husband whispered, "Good job, Honey, good job."
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:Qigong Documentary
♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2004 Inductee: Traffic operated on the cutting edge of the late-Sixties music scene at a time of rapid and remarkable evolution. Along with such kindred spirits as Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic expanded rock’s sonic palette. MORE INFO
Click on Song Title to see and hear it.
DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
19-26
Pesach (Passover)
24-30
Administrative Professionals Week
National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline
National Scoop The Poop Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
Safe Kids Week
Sky Awareness Week
«TODAY IS
Easter Sunday (Christian)
Library of Congress Day
National Pet Parent's Day
National Pigs In A Blanket Day
Mother, Father Deaf Day
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1904 - Willem de Kooning Dutch-born American painter
1905 - Robert Penn Warren American novelist, poet, critic and teacher
…ATHLETES
Carlos Beltran, Baseball player, turns 34
Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves third baseman turns 39
Omar Vizquel, Baseball player, turns 44
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1874 - John R. Pope American architect; designed the National Gallery of Art
1766 - Robert Bailey Thomas, founder (Farmer's Almanac)
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Kelly Clarkson, Singer ("American Idol"), turns 29
Doug Clifford, Rock musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival), turns 66
Danny Gokey ("American Idol") turns 31
Cedric the Entertainer (Cedric Antonio Kyles), Actor, comedian, turns 47
Shirley MacLaine, Actress, turns 77 Sue Grafton, Author, turns 71
Barbra Streisand, Singer, actress, turns 69
Richard Sterban, Country singer (The Oak Ridge Boys), turns 68
…POLITICIANS
1784 - Peter Vivian Daniel, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, turns 69
1906 - William Joyce English propagandist for Germany during World War II (aka Lord Haw Haw)
1533 - William I of Orange
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1581 - Vincent de Paul, French saint
1620 - John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography
1867 - Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)
Today’s Obits:
1974 - Bud Abbott, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 78
1996 - Erma Bombeck, columnist (Septic Tank is Always Greener), dies of kidney disease at 69
1731 - Daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 71
2004 - Estée Lauder, American cosmetics entrepreneur dies at 98
1824 - Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71
1997 - Pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies of cancer at 69
1993 - Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75
2005 - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel dies at 81
Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1985 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Carolyn Lizer for "Yin"
… ATHLETICS
1962 - Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18-strikeout game
1965 - NY Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1704 - "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms
1833 - Patent granted for 1st soda fountain
1865 - Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF)
1888 - Eastman Kodak forms
1908 - Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m
1944 - United Negro College Fund incorporates
1981 - IBM-PC computer introduced
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1754 - Deleware Chief Teedyuscung will lead a group of 70 Christian Indians out of the village of Gnadenhuetten today. They will leave to live in the village of Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
1802 - Georgia cedes its western lands to the United States, with the proviso that the Federal Government obtain the title to Indian lands as soon as "can be peaceably obtained on reasonable terms."
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty)
1184 BC - The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse
1898 - Spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1990 - West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July 1st
2007 - Iceland announces that Norway will shoulder the defense of Iceland during peacetime.
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1884 - National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta)
2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated 265th Pope taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
… US POLITICS
1800 - Library of Congress establishes with $5,000 allocation
1877 - Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans)
1897 - 1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House
1950 - Pres Truman denies there are communists in US gov’t
1961 - JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs
1968 - Leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC
1981 - US ends grain embargo against USSR
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Who is Aladdin's father?
Mustapha the tailor
2. What Went Up In 1961 But Came Down In 1989?
The Berlin Wall
3. Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable?
Lettuce
4. What was the original name of the group 'Chicago'?
Chicago Transit Authority
5. Who Recorded The Album 'Shaken & Stirred'?
Robert Plant
6. What shape is Anelli pasta?
Rings
7. Lucknow is a city in India, and what other country?
Canada
8. In Which City Was The Titanic Built?
Belfast
9. The Tilia is the Latin name for what type of tree?
Lime
10. What is the national flower of Australia?
The Wattle Blossom
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
