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TODAY’s “Geez”
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- 1836 - Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected pres of Republic of Texas
- 1907 - Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum & Bailey circus
- 1962 - JFK imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis
- 1969 - Paul McCartney denies rumors of his death
Free Rambling Thoughts
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I got a lot done today
getting ready for travel. Laundry done, 90% of stuff laid out. ipod updated, cameras
charged, newspaper stopped, mail held, bills paid, web site for Martha tweaked,
and I found time to read some on-line Ethiopian newspapers and check the latest
State Dept. updates on Ethiopia. WOW! Tomorrow I pack so I can get to the
airport early Sunday morning.
Several of my Flag
friends have been teasing me about being kidnapped while over there. One even
reminded me that none of my friends have ransom money. We are not going to any
border areas…which can be dicey. We are staying in major hotels, visiting major
sites, and Hamdy has set up a great trip. No worries. Just a great trip ahead.
Thankfully the world
didn’t end today either. The guy who told the world to prepare back in May
moved his date to today. I’m still here. Hope you all are too.
Tomorrow will the last
blog before I leave.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
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1.
In
the Peanuts cartoon and comics, what color is Woodstock?
2.
What
is the main color of the UN flag?
3.
During
the first six months of life, what color are a zebra's black stripes?
4.
The
only thing shown in color in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 movie Rumble Fish was
what?
5.
In
1900 the color of what "fever" was discovered?
6.
What
kind of legume provides the colored inks used in most U.S. daily newspapers?
7.
Litmus
turns what color when dipped into an acid solution?
8.
The
stars on the flag of the United States are what color?
9.
An
Oscar is what color?
10. What element is it that gives amethyst
its violet color?
11. What color is the M in McDonald's?
12. What is the main color on the Chinese
flag?
13. Before he had it painted pink in 1955,
what color was Elvis Presley's first Cadillac?
14. What part of the eye gives it color?
15. Geri Halliwell's hair was what color
while she was a spice girl?
16. The covers of Victor Gollancz crime
novels where what color when published in the 1930s?
17. In its pure state, what color is
topaz?
Wuzzles…What concept or phrase do these suggest? .
Hmmmmm
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- Percentage of men and women, respectfully who have been photographed nude, according to a Playboy poll: 27, 23
Somewhat Useless Information .
- Coach Alonzo Stagg of the University of Chicago was first to number his football team's uniforms, in November 1913. The idea didn't catch on at other big schools for another ten years.
- The Royal Blackheath, founded by James I in 1608, is the world's oldest golf club.
- Squash and handball, played against walls and in a confined space, are descendants of "rackets," a game spawned in an 18th-century London debtors' prison.
- It was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who made skiing in Switzerland popular. Skis had long been used in Scandinavia, and their use was demonstrated in Switzerland during the 1880s, but it was not until Doyle published an article on the subject in 1894 that the notion caught on.
- Tennis players calling "Love" are really saying "egg," or, more precisely, "zero." The word began in France, where tennis players had the habit of calling "L'oeuf" ("egg"). L'oeuf was the current slang for "zero," because of the resemblance of an egg to the number zero.
- The first printed book devoted to exercise for health and
- wellness was De Arte Gymnastica (1573) by Hieronymus Mercurialis. The author recommended exercises for fun, fitness, and for treatment of specific complaints.
Yeah, It Really Happened .
Alberta’s Elsie C.
Pawlow is seeking CA$100,000 in damages because she “suffered depression for
approximately 10 minutes” when her chewing gum stuck to her dentures. In her
suit against the maker of Stride gum, the Edmonton resident stated the gum
“falls apart into little pieces and sticks to the dentures.” Her claim
describes having to “dig out” the pieces of gum from her dentures, a procedure
she termed “disgusting.” (Canada’s QMI Agency)
Guffaw…or at least smile .
Q: What did one math
book say to the other?
A: Man I got a lot of problems!
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found
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Daybook Information
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…Happening This Week:
16-22
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week /
Kids Care Week / National Save For Retirement Week / Teen Read Week / National
Chemistry Week / YWCA Week without Violence / National Character Counts Week / National
Food Bank Week / National Forest Products Week / National Lead Poisoning
Prevention Week / Freedom From Bullies Week / Freedom of Speech Week /Medical
Assistants Recognition Week / National School Bus Safety Week
TODAY IS
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- Caps Locks Day
- International Stuttering Awareness Day
- Make A Difference Day
- National Nut Day: the kind one eats, not the people kind
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Today’s Events
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ARTS
1883 - Original
Metropolitan Opera House (NYC) grand opening (Faust)
ATHLETICS
1975 - World
Football League disbands
1978 - 9th NYC
Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12
1997 - 2nd longest
9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins & Indians were tied 7-7 going
into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11
BUSINESS
1861 - 1st
telegraph line linking West & East coasts completed
1897 - World's
1st car dealer opens in London
1979 - Walt Disney
World's 100-millionth guest
1991 - General
Motors announces 9 month loss of $US2.2 billion
EDUCATION
1746 - Princeton
University (NJ) received its charter
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1784 - Richard Butler,
Arthue Lee, and Oliver Walcott, representing the United States, and 12 Iroquois
sign a treaty today ceding much of their lands in New York, Pennsylvania, and
west of the Ohio River, and reestablishing peace after the Revolutionary War.
1804 - Lewis & Clark
visit a Sioux war party today.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1633 - Ming
dynasty fight with Dutch East India Company that Battle of southern Fujian sea,
Ming dynasty won great victory
1721 - Czar
Peter the Great becomes "All-Russian Imperator"
1877 - The
Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. Those widows and orphans
who were unable to support themselves were evicted by the mine owners and
likely sent to the Poor House
RELIGION
--
SCIENCE
1797 - Andre-Jacques
Garnerin makes 1st parachute jump from balloon (Paris)
US POLITICS
1928 - Pres Hoover
speaks of "American system of rugged individualism"
1981 - Professional
Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified
Today’s Birthdays
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ARTISTS:
(AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1811 - Franz
Liszt, Hungarian romantic composer/virtuoso pianist
Patti Davis, daughter of
Nancy Reagan/writer (Bondage) is 59
ATHLETES
Dion Glover, American
basketball player (Hawks, Raptors, Spurs) is 33
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1845 - Sarah
Bernhardt, actress (Camille, Queen Elizabeth)
Catherine Deneuve,
[Dorleac], actress (Repulsion, Hunger) is 68
1917 - Joan
Fontaine, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca)
Annette Funicello, actress
(Mickey Mouse Club) is 69
Jeff Goldblum, actor is
59
Carlos Mencia, comedian
is 44
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
--
POLITICIAL FIGURES
Haley Barbour, American
politician, governor of Mississippi is 64
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
--
Today’s Obits
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1973 - Pablo
Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96
1906 - Paul
Cezanne, French painter dies of pneumonia at 67
1934 - Charles
"Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI
2009 - Soupy Sales
(Milton Supman), comedian and television personality dies at 83
1927 - Ross
Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30
ANSWERS
Trivia Quiz
1.
In
the Peanuts cartoon and comics, what color is Woodstock?
a.
Yellow
2.
What
is the main color of the UN flag?
a.
Blue
3.
During
the first six months of life, what color are a zebra's black stripes?
a.
Brown
4.
The
only thing shown in color in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 movie Rumble Fish was
what?
a.
Mickey
Rourke's Siamese fighting fish
5.
In
1900 the color of what "fever" was discovered?
a.
Yellow
6.
What
kind of legume provides the colored inks used in most U.S. daily newspapers?
a.
Soybean
7.
Litmus
turns what color when dipped into an acid solution?
a.
Pink
8.
The
stars on the flag of the United States are what color?
a.
White
9.
An
Oscar is what color?
a.
Gold
10. What element is it that gives amethyst
its violet color?
a.
Manganese
11. What color is the M in McDonald's?
a.
Yellow
12. What is the main color on the Chinese
flag?
a.
Red
13. Before he had it painted pink in 1955,
what color was Elvis Presley's first Cadillac?
a.
Blue
14. What part of the eye gives it color?
a.
Iris
15. Geri Halliwell's hair was what color
while she was a spice girl?
a.
Red
16. The covers of Victor Gollancz crime
novels where what color when published in the 1930s?
a.
Yellow
17. In its pure state, what color is
topaz?
a.
It's
colorless. Trace elements, radiation, and defects in the crystal structure
causes the variations in hue
Wuzzle
At Large
Growing older
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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