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TODAY’s
“Geez”
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1864 - New Orleans Tribune, 1st
black daily newspaper
1904 - 1st day
of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks
1911 - 1st
public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station)
1955 - Brooklyn Dodgers only
World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7
1965 - Pope Paul VI becomes 1st
Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN)
1967 - 1st World Series since
1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers
♪♪ HaPpY BiRtHdAy to♪♪
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Free
Rambling Thoughts
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Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
seems to be the life of
Flagstaff. First came the weather alert, about 1pm that a huge thunderstorm was
heading our way. The thunder, lightning and heavy rain during most of the
afternoon. Then about two hours later the flood advisory was issued for those
below the burn area. Finally, pictures on the evening local news that in fact
there was flooding on the streets below the burn area.
The Global economic mess is getting messier.
Protests in many European countries are much larger and sadly more violent than
the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. Everyone seems to be fed up with the
banking systems of the world. Here in the US we bailed out BOA, and the
congress put in regulations to prevent hurting the ‘little people’. BOA has
responded by saying that even though they hardly ever lend money to business
and still have huge profits, they are now going to start charging a monthly fee
for the ATM Debit Card…and are raising their checking fees. The banks have my
money and now they want to place fees on getting my money back. No wonder so
many are marching, setting up cities in parks near Wall Street. I’m not with
BOA, but I’m sure both Chase and Wells Fargo aren’t far behind.
Ken Burns has done it again with Prohibition.
While my knowledge of ‘why prohibition?’ was very limited, I can’t say that
now. Little did I realize how America changed with immigrants bringing in
stronger beers and fermented beverages. Women couldn’t vote, couldn’t drink in
public, were not allowed in bars, and had little if anything to fall back on
when the breadwinner became unable to work due to excessive drinking. Two more
nights to go…so I’m sure I’ll have my brain strained even more. There are very
few people alive today who remember ‘the good old decades leading up to
prohibition’. The experiment to legislate moral behavior—at least in terms of
the cultural use of alcohol, certainly failed. Lesson learned…sadly no.
Trivia
Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
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1.
What structure joins a bone to a
muscle?
2.
What is the shoulder blade called in a
human?
3.
What is the scientific name for a
human kneecap?
4.
The Hypothalamus regulates what in the
human body?
5.
Which part of the human digestive
system is the most acidic?
6.
What human organ is protected by the
cranium?
7.
The tube connecting the kidney to the
bladder is called what?
8.
Where in the human body can one find
alveoli?
9.
What is the muscle used for breathing
called which separates the chest from the abdomen?
10. Where in the human body are red blood cells produced?
11. Which finger has the fastest growing nail?
12. Which sex is twice as likely to catch leprosy?
Wuzzles…What
concept or phrase does this suggest? .
Hmmmmm
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- Number of Congress members who gave up some portion of the 2010 salary for debt reduction: 3
- Total amount of these ‘gifts’: $15,223.36 (Rep. Timothy Walz, D-Minn is the largest donator at $6300
Somewhat
Useless Information
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The Greek national anthem has 158 verses. Most Greeks know only
the first four. The words are from a poem, "Ode to Liberty," by
Dionysios Solomos.
The first women to appear on a US postage stamp, in 1893, was
Queen Isabella of Spain. The first American woman to appear on a US postage
stamp, in 1902, was Martha Washington.
Ronald Reagan was the president of the student body in both high
school and college; so was Richard Nixon.
Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain, swore not to change her
underwear until Ostend (in the Spanish Netherlands) was recaptured. The siege
lasted three years.
While president, Franklin Roosevelt had a special railroad car,
named the Ferdinand Magellan, and a personal plane, called the Sacred Cow.
The oldest uniforms in the world are those worn by the Vatican's
Swiss Guards: they were designed by Michelangelo.
Yeah,
It Really Happened
.
Dionette L. Price, 26, jumped on the hood of a car in Kansas City,
Mo., pointed a gun at driver Rayna Garrett and ordered her to “drive, or I will
blow your head off,” according to Jackson County prosecutors. She headed to the
Kansas City police station, nearly two miles away, and honked to alert
officers. The suspect leapt off the hood and fled, but police soon spotted him
waiting at a bus stop. (Reuters)
After the Australian Defense Force took 12 years to complete the
purchase of MU90 anti-submarine torpedoes, ADF officials admitted they have no
idea how the European-designed weapons work because secret technical documents
pertaining to them are written only in Italian and French. As a result,
Australia’s Defense Materiel Organization now has to hire a translator, at a
reported cost of $110,000 (US$114,000). “They’ll be having to look for somebody
who has the technical ability to translate technical documents, and that is not
straightforward,” Andrew Davies, director of operations and capability for the
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said, adding, “I believe the technical
term for this project is a shemozzle.” (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Guffaw…or
at least smile
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A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few
things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of
it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but
she got in front of him. "Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my
staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look just
like my son, who just died recently."
"I'm very sorry," replied the young man, "is there
anything I can do for you?"
"Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, can you say 'Good
bye, Mother'? It would make me feel so much better."
"Sure," answered the young man.
As the old woman was leaving, he called out, "Goodbye,
Mother!" As he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his total
was $127.50.
"How can that be?" He asked, "I only purchased a
few things!" "Your mother said that you would pay for her," said
the clerk.
Searchin’
“You Tube” I found
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Daybook
Information
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…Happening This Week:
1-9
Albuquerque International Balloon
Festival
Universal Children's Week
2-8
Great Books Week
National Newspaper Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mystery Series Week
National Carry A Tune WeekNuclear Medicine Week
3-10
No Salt Week
Spinning & Weaving Week
4-10
World Dairy Expo
World Space Week
TODAY
IS
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Blessing of the Animals Day
Improve Your Office Day
Ten-Four Day
World Animal Day
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Lesotho (surrounded by South Africa): Independence
Day (1966 from UK)
Sweden: Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Roll
Day)
Today’s
Events
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ARTS
1931 - Dick
Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts
1933 - Esquire
magazine is 1st published
ATHLETICS
1947 - Negro
League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5
1959 - 1st World Series game
played west of St Louis (in LA)
BUSINESS
1582 - Last
Julian calendar day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states
1883 - Orient
Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail
1997 - The second largest cash
robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina $17.3
million in cash
EDUCATION
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1779 - 5 boatloads of ammunition and powder are working their way
up the Ohio River. As they reach the Licking River, in Kentucky, Colonel David
Rigers sees some Indians on the shore. He sends his four dozen men after the
Indians. In wait for Rogers are over 130 Delaware, Mongo, Shawnee and Wyandot warriors,
led by Mathew Elliot and Simon Girty. All but a few of the Americans are killed
in the ambush. The Indians will lose only 2 men.
1838: Elijah Hicks, and 748 Cherokee will be the second group of Cherokee
to leave the Tennessee Cherokee Agency area under their own supervision. They
are part of the forced removal of the Cherokee to the Indian Territory. They
will arrive on January 4, 1839.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1363 - End of the Battle of
Lake Poyang; the Chinese rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang defeat that of his
rival, Chen Youliang, in one of the largest naval battles in history
1824 - Mexico becomes a
republic
1943 - German occupiers forbid
flying of kites (6 month jail sentence)
1958 - Fifth Republic of
France is established
RELIGION
1535 - 1st full English
translation of the Bible printed in Switzerland with translations by William
Tyndale and Miles Coverdale.
SCIENCE
1915 - Dinosaur
National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established
US POLITICS
1636 - 1st code
of law for Plymouth Colony
1976 - Agriculture Secretary
Earl Butz resigns due to telling a racial joke
1976 - Supreme Court lifts 1972 ban
on death penalty for convicted murderers
Today’s
Birthdays
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ARTISTS: (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
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ATHLETES
A C Green, NBA forward (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks) is 48
1889 - John B Kelly, Olympic champion rower/father of
Grace Kelly
Kurt Suzuki, American baseball player is 28
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Jackie Collins, British romance author (The Stud, Lucky) is 74
Susan Sarandon, actor is 65
Liev Schreiber, actor (X-Men: Woverine) is 44
Jon Secada, singer/songwriter is 50
1923 -Charlton Heston, actor, NRA
Lil Mama, American rapper is 22
Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, politician is
63
Anne Rice, author (Interview with a Vampire) is 70
Alicia Silverstone, actress (Clueless, Batman Forever) is 35
1932 - Dottie West, country singer
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
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POLITICIAL FIGURES
1626 - Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England
(1658-59)
1822 - Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 19th pres (1877-81)
1877 - Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], revolutionary
rebel
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
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Today’s
Obits
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1890 - Catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army
dies at 63
1989 - Graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of
cancer at 48
2004 - Gordon Cooper, American astronaut dies at 77
1970 - Janis Joplin, rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug
overdose at 27
1972 - Louis S B Leakey, archaeologist/anthropologist, dies of
heart attack in Vanne Goodall's (Jane Goodall's mother) apartment at 69
1669 - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch painter dies
at 63
1989 - Secretariat, American race horse dies at 19
1944 - Al Smith, American politician dies of heart
attack at 71
ANSWERS
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Trivia Quiz
1. What structure joins a bone to a muscle?
a. Tendon
2. What is the shoulder blade called in a
human?
a. Scapula
3. What is the scientific name for a human
kneecap?
a. Patella
4. The Hypothalamus regulates what in the
human body?
a. Physiologic stability
5. Which part of the human digestive system
is the most acidic?
a. Stomach
6. What human organ is protected by the
cranium?
a. The human brain
7. The tube connecting the kidney to the
bladder is called what?
a. Ureter
8. Where in the human body can one find
alveoli?
a. The Lung
9. What is the muscle used for breathing
called which separates the chest from the abdomen?
a. Diaphragm
10. Where in the human body are red blood
cells produced?
a. In the bone marrow
11. Which finger has the fastest growing
nail?
a. Middle finger
12. Which sex is twice as likely to catch
leprosy?
a. The male
Wuzzle
Pretty please with sugar on it
Last, but not least
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] the dates may not be
totally accurate.
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