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‡ TODAY’s “Geez”:
¬ 1921 - 1st aerial crop dusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars)
¬ 1926 - Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus
¬ 1975 - Louisiana Superdome is dedicated
‡ Free Rambling Thoughts…
I ran some more errands today. It was time for Sam’s Club and my monthly bulk purchases.
Well for a single guy, it’s not big bulk, but it is bread to freeze, OJ, and stuff like that. I am addicted to Simply Orange Juice, and Sam’s has the cheapest price.
Our country just moves from crisis to crisis. It is time to say enough already.
I picked up my pictures today. A couple of shots of my finger, but most are good. Then I got a bunch from one of the other people so that was really nice. Tomorrow I’ll be finishing up by blog of the trip…hopefully.
I got my new lease today, and for the third year in a row, no increase. That is nice. Our HOA is getting a little out of control. I got a letter while I was gone that was dated Jul 7 and postmarked on Jul 14 that says we now have a ‘trash spy’ in the neighborhood. That person’s job is to catch people who are putting ‘other than normal daily household trash’ into the trash bins. If one is caught, it’s a ‘$50 or more fine’. The policy went into effect on Jul 7. As a renter, my letter had certain words crossed out and ‘renter’ written in with a pen. When the letter talked about the fine, off in the margin was scribbled ‘to be paid by renter’. It’s hard to believe that this is the age of technology. It is so simple to have the same letter for owners and renters with simple changes that can even be done automatically. I was doing that for my staff years before I retired. I see it as laziness on the part of an HOA that is getting a little too big for its britches. None of us like to see broken furniture sitting beside the bins or thrown inside the bin, filling it. I’ve been here 5 years and never got anything from the HOA about it until today. A nice letter would have done the job…and saved money by having the daily trash spy.
‡ Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post) Actors, Actresses, Movies, Films, Hollywood etc.
1. Who cried during her Oscar acceptance speech for Shakespeare in Love?
2. Which working hours were a hit for Dolly Parton?
3. Who won an Oscar for her first film role in Mary Poppins?
4. What is Goldie Hawn's real name?
5. Which film classic took its name from Ernest Dowson's Cynara?
6. What was Melissa Mathison's contribution to E.T.?
7. Who directed The Day of the Jackal in 1973?
8. In how many countries did A Few Good Men open simultaneously?
9. Which actor said of Hollywood, "If you say what you mean in this town, you're an outlaw?"
10. In which 1990 Robert de Niro film did the director's parents both appear?
11. In which film did Bacall say to Bogart, "If you want me just whistle?"
12. In which film did Bette Davis say, "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night?"
13. Which plant was Ulma Thurman named after in Batman & Robin?
14. Which star of Sliding Doors split with fiancé Brad Pitt in 1997?
‡ Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
‡ Hmmmmm…
¬ Percentage of Black Kite Raptors that decorate their nests with white plastic: 82
‡ Somewhat Useless Information…
¬ The word "toast," meaning a proposal of health, originated in Rome, where an actual bit of spiced, burned bread was dropped into wine to improve the drink's flavor, absorb its sediment, and thus make it more healthful.
¬ The act of snapping one's fingers has a name. It is called a "fillip."
¬ To "decimate" does not mean to obliterate or wipe out. It means to destroy one-tenth of something. Originally the word referred to a Roman military tradition in which an entire troop would be punished for disobedience by decimation, that is, by the killing of every tenth man. There are accounts of this form of punishment being used in the English and French armies up to the time of World War I.
¬ A fireplace is called a "mantelpiece" because at one time people hung their coats (or "mantles") over the fireplace to dry them.
¬ Rhubarb is named after the Volga River. In Greek the name of the Volga is Rha, and barb means "uncultivated." Rhubarb is thus a wild plant that grows along the Volga.
‡ Yeah, It Really Happened…
TOPEKA, Kan. - Guinness World Records said a Kansas man who underwent a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy set a record for the world's largest tonsils. The record-keeping organization said one of the tonsils removed from Justin Werner, 21, of Topeka at Excellent Surgery Center in Topeka Jan. 18 measured 2.1 inches long, 1.1 inches wide, and 0.7 inch thick while the other measured 1.9 inches long, 1 inch wide and 0.7 inch thick, the Tokepa Capital Journal reported Monday. The tonsils were respectively 0.8 inches and 0.6 inches longer than the previous record tonsils, which were removed from Justin Dodge of Milwaukee. "I find it more humorous than anything," Werner said of his record, which was made official June 22. Werner said talking, breathing and sleeping have become much easier since having the tonsils removed.
"The day after I got them out, there was no snoring at all," Werner said. "Haven't had a sore throat since."
‡ Guffaw…or at least smile…
A customer sent an order to a distributor for a large amount of goods totaling a great deal of money. The distributor noticed that the previous bill hadn’t been paid, so he asked his collections manager to leave a voice-mail for them saying, “We can’t ship your new order until you pay for the last one.” The next day the collections manager received a collect phone call, “Please cancel the order. We can’t wait that long.”
Bonus:
If you can’t find a lawyer who knows the law, find a lawyer who knows the judge.
‡ Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
‡ Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
1-7: Exhibitor Appreciation Week / Psychic Week / National Fraud Awareness Week / Simplify Your Life Week / Single Working Women's Week / World Breastfeeding Week
‡ TODAY IS
¬ National Watermelon Day
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¬ Niger: Independence Day (1960 from France)
‡ Today’s Events:
· IN ARTS
1958 - The Billboard Hot 100 is founded
1963 - Allan Sherman releases "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda"
2004 - The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11, 2001 attack
· IN ATHLETICS
1860 - American Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY
1930 - 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games
1949 - Basketball Assoc of America & National Basketball League merge to form National Basketball Association
1952 - 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland
1980 - 22nd Olympic games close at Moscow, USSR—US boycott over USSR invasion of Afghanistan
· IN BUSINESS
1678 - Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America, Griffon
1900 - Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded
1981 - 13,000 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike
· IN EDUCATION
1527 - First known letter was sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland
· FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1492 - Columbus sails for the "New World" from Palos, Spain
1761 - According to some records, a conference regarding land questions and the return of prisoners is held for the next ten days between representatives of the British in Pennsylvania and the Cayuga, Conoy, Delaware, Mahican, Nanticoke, Oneida and Onondaga Indians
· IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie lands on Eriskay, Hebrides
1797 - Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews
1881 - Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous
1914 - 1st seaworthy ship through Panama Canal
1944 - Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp gases 4,000 gypsies
· IN RELIGION
1492 - All Jews are expelled from Spain
· IN SCIENCE
1596 - David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)
1955 - Hurricane Connie begins pounding US for 11 days
1970 - Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history
· IN US POLITICS
1676 - Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia"
1882 - Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration
1977 - United States Senate Hearing on MKULTRA
1923 - Anne Klein, fashion designer
· ATHLETES
Rod Beck, pitcher (SF Giants) turns 43
Marcel Dionne, NHL center (LA Kings, NY Rangers) turns 60
· ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Jay North, actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya) turns 59
Martin Sheen actor turns 71
· ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1900 - John T Scopes, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution
Martha Stewart, business woman turns 70
· POLITICIANS
Richard D Lamm, (Gov-D-Colo) turns 761851 - Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader
1901 - John Stennis, (Sen-D-Miss)
· SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1811 - Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)
‡ Today’s Obits:
1966 - Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
1924 - Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies of heart attack at 66
1894 - George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies of stroke at 69
1460 - King James II of Scotland dies while besieging Roxburgh Castle when cannon exploded at 30
1983 - Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer
1995 - Ida Lupino, actress/director (Hard Way, High Sierra), dies at 77
‡ ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Who cried during her Oscar acceptance speech for Shakespeare in Love?
a. Gwyneth Paltrow
2. Which working hours were a hit for Dolly Parton?
a. 9 to 5
3. Who won an Oscar for her first film role in Mary Poppins?
a. Julie Andrews
4. What is Goldie Hawn's real name?
a. Goldie Hawn
5. Which film classic took its name from Ernest Dowson's Cynara?
a. Gone With The Wind
6. What was Melissa Mathison's contribution to E.T.?
a. Scriptwriter
7. Who directed The Day of the Jackal in 1973?
a. Fred Zimmerman
8. In how many countries did A Few Good Men open simultaneously?
a. 51
9. Which actor said of Hollywood, "If you say what you mean in this town, you're an outlaw?"
a. Kevin Costner
10. In which 1990 Robert de Niro film did the director's parents both appear?
a. Goodfellas
a. To Have and To Have Not
a. All About Eve
13. Which plant was Ulma Thurman named after in Batman & Robin?
a. Ivy
14. Which star of Sliding Doors split with fiancé Brad Pitt in 1997?
a. Gwyneth Paltrow
Close Up Picture
Napkin Holder
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree. All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] may not be totally accurate.
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