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‡ TODAY’s “Geez”:
¬ 1912 - NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US Olympians
¬ 79 - Mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii & Herculaneum, 15,000 die
‡ Free Rambling Thoughts…
Alas, hot, and only a sprinkle of rain.
I did some housecleaning today. Not my favorite pastime. But it does have to be done. I am working on this blog and listening to the city council meeting. An interesting turnout…many speaking about the Peaks issue and the recently filed Hopi law suit. One thing to remember is that Flagstaff is the only city in the US allowing ‘reclaimed’ water to make artificial snow. I’m not sure where Vail, Aspen, The White Mountains and others get their water for artificial snow, but it is not ‘reclaimed’ water. The Peaks is #16 on the agenda so it will be a while before the council talks about it. Right now each speaker is limited, as always to 3 minutes.
My sister-in-law was busy working on a project this morning in her NYC office. On FB she posted a picture of color swatches she was choosing for her new collection. Very impressive and her MT adventure is playing a role in her selections…a back to natural color thing. A few minutes after she posted that, she posted that she too felt the earthquake. She was OK, but amazed that a quake in VA could be felt in NYC. Me too, especially since it was only a 5.8 or 5.9—which is not considered that strong.
Throughout the day I heard more, learning that West Coast earthquakes are ‘different’ than East Coast earthquakes. For some reason I still don’t understand very well, the East Coast ones are felt over a larger area than West Coast ones. I also saw many maps of the number of nuclear power generating plants in the US. I had no idea there were that many plants. Of course, when there is an earthquake, we all wonder what it will do if any nuclear plants nearby. This time, no plants were damaged. What about next time?
‡ Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
1. What does the F stand for in FBI?
2. Tony Curtis was in which of the armed services in WWII?
3. Which state is called the Volunteer State?
4. How did Greta Gustafson become better known as an actress?
5. Albertville and Lillehammer were two 90s venues for which event?
6. The US declared war on which country after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
7. Where do the Super Bowl winning Cowboys come from?
8. Kirk Douglas was in which of the armed services in WWII?
9. What sport is the winner of the Harry Vardon trophy playing?
10. Which shoe company did Michael Jordan famously promote?
11. Which musical instrument did Pablo Casals play?
12. In horse racing, which Triple Crown race is held on Long Island?
13. In which country was the AIDS virus first recognized?
14. Scott Hamilton won Olympic gold for the USA on what surface?
‡ Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
‡ Hmmmmm…
¬ Estimated number of feet eastward that Japan’s main island was moved by March’s earthquake: 8
‡ Somewhat Useless Information…
¬ Tomatoes first grew as wild, cherry-size berries in the South American Andes, but the fruit, as we know it today, was developed in Mexico where it was known as tomatil and traveled to Europe by boat with the returning conquistadors.
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A tomato is 94% water
‡ Yeah, It Really Happened…
THESSALONIKI, Greece — It took an undercover operation, but Greek police have blown a hole in a ring of alleged crooks who had cornered the doughnut market in a beach resort.
It started with complaints that two Bulgarian men and a former Greek wrestling champion were using violence to choke off the trade by other doughnut vendors on Paliouri beach in the Halkidiki peninsula near Thessaloniki.
So an undercover officer posed as a doughnut seller, police said Tuesday, and he was attacked, leading to the arrest of the three aggressive doughnut sellers.
As a result, they have been charged with blackmail and fraud. They also were charged with food safety violations after police found they had stashed their product in an abandoned hotel that was open to the elements and used by bathers as a toilet.
‡ Guffaw…or at least smile…
Two bachelors, Larry and Frank were out to dinner. The conversation drifted from office, sports to politics and then to cooking.
“I got a cook book once” said Larry. “But I couldn’t do anything with it.”
“Too much fancy stuff in it, huh?” asked Frank.
“You said it, Larry replied, nodding. “Every one of those recipes began the same way: “Take a clean plate…”
‡ Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Note: This site has many unique videos that are worth a look. Thanks to my friend Martha for showing me this site.
‡ Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
19-28: Little League Baseball World Series
22-26: National Safe at Home Week
‡ TODAY IS
¬ Knife Day: to learn some basic Knife Safety Tips
¬ Vesuvius Day
¬ Pluto Demoted Day 2006
¬ National Waffle Day
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¬ Liberia: Flag Day (1967)
¬ Ukraine: Independence Day (1991) ‡ Today’s Events:
· IN ARTS
1847 - Charlotte Bronte finishes manuscript of "Jane Eyre"
· IN ATHLETICS
1963 - 1st 200 meter freestyle swam under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58)
1981 - American Charles Chapman is 1st black to swim English Channel
1993 - Padres scores 14 in 1st vs Cardinals
· IN BUSINESS
1456 - The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed
1853 - 1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs NY)
· IN EDUCATION
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· FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1818 - The Quapaw Indians sign a treaty (7 stat. 176) at St. Louis covering lands along the Arkansas and Red Rivers
1835 - The United States signs a treaty (7 Stat., 474.) with the Choctaw,Comanche, Creek (Muscogee), Cherokee, Osage, Quapaw, Seneca andWitchita at Camp Holmes "on the eastern border of the Grand Prairie, near the Canadian River
· IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1909 - Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal
· IN RELIGION
1349 - 6,000 Jews, blamed for the Plague, are killed in Mainz Jews of Cologne Germany set themselves on fire to avoid baptism
1662 - Act of Uniformity requires English to accept Book of Common Prayer
· IN SCIENCE
2006 - The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is considered a Dwarf Planet.
· IN US POLITICS
1950 - Edith Sampson named 1st black US delegate to UN
1959 - Hiram L Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii)
· ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS
1924 - Louis Teicher, pianist (Ferante & Teicher-Exodus)
· ATHLETES
1890 - Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)
Vince McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter turns 66
Kurt Miller, pitcher (Florida Marlins)turns 39
Reggie Miller, NBA guard (Ind Pacers, Oly-gold-96) turns 46
Cal Ripken, shortstop (Balt Orioles, game streak) turns 51
· ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
David Chappelle, comedian turns 38
Steve Guttenberg, actor (Police Academy, Short Circuit) turns 53
1912 - Durward Kirby, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show)
Marlee Matlin, actor (deaf) turns 46
Mason Williams, writer (Smother Brothers Hour) turns 73
· ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
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· POLITICIANS
Mike Huckabee, American politician, Governor/Presidential candidate turns 561880 - Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat
· SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1895 - Richard Cardinal Cushing, archbishop of Boston
‡ Today’s Obits:
1680 - Thomas Blood, Irish-born thief of the British crown jewels dies at 62
1923 - Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies of pneumonia at 66
1958 - Paul Henry, Northern Irish artist dies at 82
1995 - Gary Crosby, singer/actor (Operation Bikini, Mardi Gras), dies of lung cancer at 61
‡ ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. What does the F stand for in FBI?
a. Federal
2. Tony Curtis was in which of the armed services in WWII?
a. Navy
3. Which state is called the volunteer State?
a. Tennessee
4. How did Greta Gustafson become better known as an actress?
a. Greta Garbo
5. Albertville and Lillehammer were two 90s venues for which event?
a. Winter Olympics
6. The US declared war on which country after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a. Japan
7. Where do the Super Bowl winning Cowboys come from?
a. Dallas
8. Kirk Douglas was in which of the armed services in WWII?
a. Navy
9. What sport is the winner of the Harry Vardon trophy playing?
a. Golf
10. Which shoe company did Michael Jordan famously promote?
a. Nike
11. Which musical instrument did Pablo Casals play?
12. In horse racing, which triple Crown race is held on Long Island?
a. Belmont
13. In which country was the AIDS virus first recognized?
a. USA
14. Scott Hamilton won Olympic gold for the USA on what surface?
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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.
‡ AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW ‡
