TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1972 - The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation"
MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
A nice warm day with windows open, fresh air rushing in, and very little wind. Very nice. It is amazing that if my house were 67°, I would think of it as cool. But when it is outside, it is really nice. I was even able to take a nice walk after dinner.
I am bothered about the code name given to the kill Osama mission…the Seals called him Geronimo. So little awareness of Native culture and Native leaders. I’m sure it was ignorance and not racially motivated, still it was inappropriate.
I am also getting tired of all the second guessing of what happened, how it happened, what it was like inside the compound…it’s over, the terrorist is dead. Move on. Let’s get our soldiers home.
I heard an interesting take on the cost of Osama to the US. We know it has led to two wars and we know that dollar number is in the trillions. There is another cost that isn’t being talked about…what the US would have done with those trillions if we weren’t looking for Osama…Could those trillions been used to make jobs for Americans? Or maybe for educating our youth? Or maybe for putting Wall Street thieves into the court room? Or cutting everyone’s taxes instead of just the very rich? Or building our infrastructure in better roads, better bridges, etc? Or help for the masses with medical care costs? Of course we will never know…the money is gone. Just like convenient and hassle free air travel.
Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…] New Source!
Which brothers made the first powered plane flight?
Which state is called the Panhandle State?
What was Michael Jackson's album follow-up to Thriller?
What is the capital of the state of Virginia?
In Forrest Gump, his mom says, "Life is like a box of " what?
Why was Mick Dundee nicknamed Crocodile?
Who became the first US President to resign in office?
Where was the second Atom bomb dropped?
Who lost part of his ear to the teeth of Mike Tyson in 1997?
Where was a wall built to divide a city?
CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?
Hmmmm…
>Number of the six Chinese Nobel Laureates who were in prison or living abroad when their award was conferred: 5
>Global rank of China’s economy in 2010, measured by GDP: 2
>Rank if GDP is calculated on a per-capita basis: 94
FIRST TIME…
>William Blount 1797 --- 1st person in the US to be impeached by the House of Representatives, the first time it even exercised this power, and was simultaneously expelled from the US Senate on July 8. He was found guilty ‘of a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator,’ because he had been active in a plan to incite the Creek and Cherokee Indians to aid the British in conquering the Spanish territory of West Florida.
>Henry Laurens - Charleston, South Carolina statesman 1792 --- 1st formal cremation in US. He left instructions in his will.
>Samuel Hopkins 1790 --- holder of US Patent #1. Thousands of patents were issued before his, but his was the first when the numbering started. He patented a process for making potash and pearl ashes.
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout.
>According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
>One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
Police say an armed man robbed a Lauderhill, Fla., CVS but was caught after he inadvertently left a trail of stolen cash behind him on his way to a laundromat.
The robbery happened at the CVS in the 5500 block of Oakland Park Blvd. around 9:30 p.m. Police say the man fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
But apparently the careless thief didn't have a tight hold on the loot and left a trail of money behind as he ran down the street.
Officers followed the trail of cash to the laundromat, where the unidentified suspect was arrested. Police found the gun that was believed to have been used in the robbery in a dryer.
Startled customers said the man seemed suspicious as he made his way through the laundromat.
"He went in there, ran around the side, saw me, turned around and ran back toward the bathroom, stripped his shirt off and walked out like he was a customer in the laundromat," said witness Michael Gove.
A LITTLE LAUGH:
Since he runs a pawnshop, I decided to ask a friend of mine to appraise my grandfather's violin. "Old fiddles aren't worth much, I'm afraid," he explained.
"What makes it a fiddle and not a violin?" I asked. "If you're buying it from me, it's a violin. If I'm buying it from you, it's a fiddle."
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:
♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
1986 Inductee: Elvis Presley is the undisputed King of Rock and Roll. He rose from humble circumstances to launch the rock and roll revolution with his commanding voice and charismatic stage presence. In the words of the historical marker that stands outside the house where he was born: “Presley’s career as a singer and entertainer redefined popular music.”
Click on Song Title to see and hear it.
DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
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Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week * Be Kind To Animals Week * National Correctional Officer's Week * Children's Mental Health Week * Drinking Water Week * Flexible Work Arrangement Week * Goodwill Industries Week * Kids Win Week * National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week * National Family Week * National Hug Holiday Week * National Pet Week * North American Occupational Safety & Health Week *Update Your References Week
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Astronomy Week * Children's Book Week * Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week * National Wildflower Week * Spring Astronomy Week * Teacher Appreciation Week * Work At Home Moms Week
«TODAY IS
Great American Grump Out
Intergalactic Star Wars Day:(May the Fourth Be With You!)
International Respect for Chickens Day
National Candied Orange Peel Day
Star Wars Day
China: Youth Day
Curacao: Memorial Day
Japan: Greenery Day
US: Rhode Island: Independence Day
Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1953 - Pulitzer prize awarded to E Hemingway (Old Man & The Sea)
… ATHLETICS
1871 - 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players)
1919 - 1st legal Sunday baseball game in NYC (Phillies beat Giants 4-3)
1924 - 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France
1929 - Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive HRs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1715 - French manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris)
1780 - American Academy of Arts & Science founded
1896 - Grease fire ignites half ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado
1957 - Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1493 - The Pope divides the "new world" between the Spanish and the Portuguese
1806 - Lewis and Clark meet Nez Perce Chief, Weahkoonut (Bighorn).
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1818 - Netherlands & England sign treaty against illegal slave handling
1910 - Tel Aviv founded
1925 - League of Nations conference on arms control & poison gas usage
2007 - The Scottish National Party wins the Scottish general election and becomes the largest party in the Scottish Parliament for the first time ever
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1904 - Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal
… US POLITICS
1846 - US state Michigan ends death penalty
1932 - Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary
1961 - 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South
1970 - National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio
1998 - A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
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…ATHLETES
Hurley Haywood, American race car driver, and three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans turns 63
John Watson, Northern Irish racecar driver turn 65
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1796 - Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)
1852 - Alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland
George F. Will, Columnist, turns 70
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Nick Ashford, Singer, songwriter (Ashford and Simpson), turns 69
Lance Bass, Singer ('N Sync), turns 32
1929 - Audrey Hepburn, Brussels Belg, (Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady)
Roberta Peters, Opera singer, turns 81
Randy Travis, country singer (Diggin' Up Bones) turns 52
…POLITICIANS
Hosni Mubarak, Former president of Egypt, turns 83
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1889 - Francis J Spellman, US Cardinal
Today’s Obits:
1987 - Paul Butterfield, singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44
1984 - Bob Clampett, American cartoonist (‘Looney Tunes and Benny and Cecil) dies of heart attack at 71
2009 - Dom Deluise, American comedian, actor dies at 76
1975 - Moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77
1980 - Josip Broz Tito, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), dies at 87
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
Which brothers made the first powered plane flight?
Wright
Which state is called the Panhandle State?
West Virginia Yeah I thought it was OK too. OK is the Sooner State or the Boomer’s State. WV is also the Mountain State or the Switzerland of America
What was Michael Jackson's album follow-up to Thriller?
Bad
What is the capital of the state of Virginia?
Richmond
In Forrest Gump, his mom says, "Life is like a box of " what?
Chocolates
Why was Mick Dundee nicknamed Crocodile?
He survived a crocodile attack
Who became the first US President to resign in office?
Richard Nixon
Where was the second Atom bomb dropped?
Nagasaki
Who lost part of his ear to the teeth of Mike Tyson in 1997?
Evander Holyfield
Where was a wall built to divide a city?
Berlin
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
