Ø TODAY’s “Geez”:
· Returns tomorrow
Ø Free Rambling Thoughts…
Lots of clouds, windy gusts on and off all day, but alas no moisture fell from the sky. I had a couple of hours outside, just enjoying the great weather. Ah, a nice little rain just started at my house.
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The nearby Southern Baptist church is holding a kids Bible camp in the near future. I remember my days of going down the street to our neighbor’s house for their Southern Baptist Summer Bible School. I was probably seven or eight at the time. It only lasted a week, but we sang songs, played games, and did Christian themed arts and crafts. It was fun. When these two guys showed up at my door and started to tell me, it did bring back some happy memories. One guy handed me a flyer, and told me the dates, times, and location. When he finished he said “you don’t look like anyone with kids around’, and took the flyer back, right out of my hand. I hardly considered this very Christian. In today’s world it wouldn’t be unusual for me to have grandkids living or visiting me during the summer. Our two minute conversation certainly had him making some pretty strange conclusions. It is true that I probably would have just trashed the flyer, but he had no way of knowing that.
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News of the World is no more. I don’t think it was a big tabloid here in the US, however, I do remember seeing it at checkout stands a few years ago. Many American tabloids pushed it off those racks, I guess. I remember headlines about ‘Babies with a Martian parent’, or ‘Two headed Frog Survives, or ‘I was Abducted by a UFO’. It was all crazy stuff, from what I could tell. Times have certainly changed since Rupert Murdock took over. His ‘News Corp’ branch which is the second largest media corporation, behind Disney, in the world. In the US they own controlling interest in the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Fox Business News and others. They donated $1 million each to the Republican Governor’s Assoc and the US Chamber of Commerce. So the tabloid is no longer. The scary part is why Murdock closed the paper…the scandal. In order to get ‘good’ stories they illegally hacked phone voice mails. In what I consider the worst one I’ve heard is this: There was a missing 6 year old girl in Britain. They hacked the family phone and listened to voice mails about the missing child. It was a big case and the voice mailbox of the family soon became full. So the reporters began deleting messages so the family could receive more and the reporters could listen to more. That is just sick. Something to think about: if Murdock allowed this to happen until caught, what does he allow Fox to do until caught? His overnight closing of the paper will not stop the legal inquires, nor will it stop questions as to why the head of the tabloid is still employed by him.
Ø Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
1. Which musical instrument is Dudley Moore famous for playing?
2. Which TV evangelist did George Bush defeat to win the Republican nomination in 1988?
3. Martina Navratilova changed nationality from Czech to what?
4. Why would you consult Vidal Sassoon professionally?
5. Who said "This is a dangerous and uncertain world" hours before his assassination?
6. Who died after playing a round of golf at the La Moralejo Golf Club, Spain in 1977?
7. Which 90s TV star's aunt starred in White Christmas?
8. Which English princess was born the same day as athlete Carl Lewis?
9. Which singer Sammy died of throat cancer in 1990?
10. Which First Lady was born Mamie Doud?
11. Which Spice nickname did Geri Halliwell have?
12. Which jockey was called The Shoe?
13. How is Betty Joan Perske better known?
Ø Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Ø Hmmmmm…
· Chance that a Brit who has sent a sexually explicit text message has sent one to the wrong person: 1 in 5
Ø Somewhat Useless Information…
· The term "cocktail" was invented in Elmsford, New York. A barmaid named Betsy Flanagan decorated her establishment with the tail feathers of cocks. One day a patron asked for "one of those cock tails." She served him a drink with a feather in it.
· As many as 50 gallons of maple sap are needed to make a single gallon of maple sugar.
· Chop suey was invented in the United States. Its creator was a Chinese dignitary visiting America in the 19th century. Requested by American friends to prepare an authentic Chinese meal and not having the proper ingredients, the Chinese gentleman ordered his cook to collect all available foods, pour them into a large pot, and flavor the whole thing with soy sauce.
Ø Yeah, It Really Happened…
LINCOLN, Neb. - Police in Nebraska said a man caught streaking in the middle of a road told an officer he was "re-enacting a scene from 'Old School.'" Lincoln police said the 23-year-old man, whose name was not released, was caught running nude in the road in the neighborhood of Third and Judson streets at about 1 a.m. Monday, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Wednesday. "I'm re-enacting a scene from 'Old School,'" officers quoted the man as saying in an apparent reference to a scene from the 2003 film featuring Will Ferrell's character performing a similar stunt. Police said the officer cited the man for indecent exposure and escorted him to his nearby home, where the officer spoke to the man's 19-year-old brother. "He's an idiot," the teen said of his older sibling.
Ø Guffaw…or at least smile…
The best answer to the question asked in an interview, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time?"
. . . "In the mirror as always . . "
Ø Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Ø Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
· 1-4 International Chicken Wing Week
· 1-7 National Unassisted Homebirth Week
· 3-9 Be Nice To New Jersey Week
· 4-10 Freedom Week
Nude Recreation Weekend
· 10-16 Sports Cliché Week
National Farriers Week
Ø TODAY IS
· Clerihew Day: to honor clerihew: a biographical form that begins with the subject's name (or at least contains the name in the first line). It is made up of two rhyming couplets (thus the rhyme scheme is AABB). The only other requirement of the form is that it should be light hearted or humorous.
· Don't Step On A Bee Day [probably good advice for any day!]
· Piña Colada Day
· Teddy Bears' Picnic Day
· Wyoming: Admission Day (1890: 44th state)
· Bahamas: Independence Day (1973 from Britain)
Ø Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1967 - Bobbie Gentry records " Ode to Billie Joe "
2002 - At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens' painting The Massacre of the Innocents is sold for £49.5million (US$76.2 million)
… IN ATHLETICS
1910 - Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0
1929 - In game between Pirates & Phillies 9 HRs hit 1 in each inning
1953 - 82nd British Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 282
1982 - Rangers Larry Parrish hits his 3rd grand slam of the week
… IN BUSINESS
1938 - Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hours
… IN EDUCATION
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… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1836 - 900 Creek Indians from Eneah Emathla's Band, are captured. They are shipped west, in chains, to catch up to the Creeks that have already left for the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma)
1854 - According to their Indian Agent, 200 Sacs and Foxes, are attacked by a force of 1500 Comanches, Kiowas, Osage, and Apaches near Smoky Hill, 100 miles west of Fort Riley, in central Kansas. The Sac and Foxes are armed with rifles, and they prevail over their better number adversaries
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
0988 - The city of Dublin is founded on the banks of the river Liffey
1040 - Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes
1924 - Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim
… IN RELIGION
1998 - Roman Catholic sex abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by former priest Rudolph Kos.
… IN SCIENCE
1847 - Urbain J J Leverrier & John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptune meet for 1st time at home of John Herschel
1962 – Telstar , 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched
1985 - French agents sink Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior in NZ
… IN US POLITICS
1778 - American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain
1850 - VP Fillmore becomes pres following Zachary Taylor's death
1861 - Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia says Union troops will not enter that state
1925 - Jury selection took place in John T Scopes evolution trial
1929 - US issues newer, smaller-sized paper currency
1934 - 1st sitting US president to visit South America, FDR in Colombia
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS
1914 - Saul Bellow, Quebec, novelist (Nobel 1976-Mr Samler's Planet)
1923 - Jean Kerr, novelist (Please Don't Eat the Daisies)
1834 - James A McNeill Whistler, US/British painter (Whistler's Mother)
…ATHLETES
Brent Alexander, NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals) turns 40
1943 - Arthur Ashe, tennis pro (1968 US Open, 1975 Wimbledon)
Roger Craig, NFL reciever (SF 49ers) turns 51
1921 - Jake LaMotta, Bronx, middleweight boxing champ (1949-51) (Raging Bull)
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1931 - Nick Adams, actor (Johnny Yuma -Rebel)
Arlo Guthrie, singer (Alice's Restaurant , City of New Orleans) turns 64
1926 - Fred Gwynne, NYC, actor (Car 54 Where Are You, Munsters)
Ron Glass, actor (Harris-Barney Miller, Frank's Place) turns 66
1917 - Don Herbert, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard )
Jessica Simpson, singer and popstar ("I Wanna Love You Forever," "I Think I'm In Love," and "Where You Are.") turns 31
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1920 - David Brinkley, NBC news anchor (Huntley-Brinkley)
1897 - Jack "Legs" Diamond, American bootlegger
1882 - Ima Hogg, Texas art patron/founder of Houston Symphony
…POLITICIANS
1723 - William Blackstone, England, jurist (Blackstone's Commentaries)
1923 - John Bradley, United States Navy corpsman, one of six who raised flag on top of Mt. Suribachi(see Iwo Jima)
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1902 - Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950)
1921 - Harvey Ball, American inventor
Ø Today’s Obits:
2008 - Hiroaki Aoki, founder of Benihana dies of Hepatitis C, and cirrhosis at 69
1989 - Mel Blanc, cartoon voice (Warner Bros cartoons), dies at 81
1979 - Arthur Fiedler, orch leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84
1941 - Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, pioneer jazz pianist, dies in LA after asthma attack at 56
1863 - Clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83
1806 - George Stubbs, British painter dies at 82
Ø ANSWERS:
Ø Trivia Quiz
1. Which musical instrument is Dudley Moore famous for playing?
a. Piano
2. Which TV evangelist did George Bush defeat to win the Republican nomination in 1988?
a. Pat Robertson
3. Martina Navratilova changed nationality from Czech to what?
a. American
4. Why would you consult Vidal Sassoon professionally?
a. To do your hair
5. Who said "This is a dangerous and uncertain world" hours before his assassination?
a. John F. Kennedy
6. Who died after playing a round of golf at the La Moralejo Golf Club, Spain in 1977?
a. Bing Crosby
7. Which 90s TV star's aunt starred in White Christmas?
a. Rosemary Clooney, aunt of George
8. Which English princess was born the same day as athlete Carl Lewis?
a. Diana
9. Which singer Sammy died of throat cancer in 1990?
a. Davis Jr
10. Which First Lady was born Mamie Doud?
a. Mamie Eisenhower
11. Which Spice nickname did Geri Halliwell have?
a. Ginger
12. Which jockey was called The Shoe?
a. Bill Shoemaker
13. How is Betty Joan Perske better known?
a. Lauren Bacall
Ø Close Up Picture
Ø …AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
