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TODAY’s “Geez”
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1936 - Edgar
Bergen & Charlie McCarthy become overnight success on radio
1968 - NBC cuts to
show "Heidi," misses Raider's rally to beat Jets, 43-32
1889 - Union
Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland & SF
1997 - In Luxor,
Egypt, 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of
Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre (The police then kill the assailants)
1855 - David
Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day
Zambia-Zimbabwe
♪♪ Happy Birthday To:♪♪
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Free Rambling Thoughts
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Great day in Flag, warm,
little wind, and sunny.
Got up and out and about
early this morning. Errands all finished by 9:30a. Still have two malaria pills
left….my PCP is very cautious. After hearing about the how serious malaria can
be I’m glad he is.
During my trip, AZ kept
itself in the news, as usual. This time the governor fired the chair of the
redistricting committee. So much for a non-political committee. Hard to tell
what will happen next, but setting up congressional districts should be a
priority for the candidates that will be running for state and national office.
Amazing to live in AZ for sure.
I sent some video to Al,
our DVD maker from the trip. I tried a new service, Dropbox, which lets you put
any size file in the cloud, and then send the link to anyone. Got a note from
him that he got it and Dropbox worked. Cool. It’s a free program and sure makes
life easier. Gotta thank Kim Komando, the internet computer guru for telling me
about the program. I haven’t joined her club, but get her free daily emails and
she has introduced me to some great stuff. She is also on national radio. All
her links are safe. If you want to check out her emails, just Google Kim Komando
and go from there. Sign up for the free e-mail and I guarantee, you will learn
something every day about computing.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
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1. The generic term
for the mechanical, electrical and electronic components of a computer are
called what?
2. Which computer
language is an acronym of the name of the world's first computer programmer?
3. What letter is
between Q and E on a computer keyboard?
4. In computer
lingo what is a MUD?
5. What kind of
fruit was used to name a computer in 1984?
6. In what field of
study are the terms CPU, PC, and VDU used?
7. From what source
did William Henry Gates III amass his fortune?
8. Charlie the pet
dog was replace by what in the remake of the Absent-minded Professor called
"Flubber" in 1997?
9. What did Charles
Babbage invent when he designed his analytical engine in 1833?
10. Movie maker
George Lucas Filed a law suit against President Ronald Reagan to get him to
stop referring to an outer space computer controlled defense system as what?
Wuzzles…What concept or phrase do these suggest? .
NEW: Rules of Thumb
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- Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
- A watermelon is ripe when you hear "punk" rather than "pank" or "pink" when you tap it with your finger.
Hmmmmm
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- Percentage of Americans who believe Soama bin Laden was greeted by 72 virgins in heaven, according to a Fox News survery: 3
- Percentage who believe he met a ‘more negative end’: 80
Somewhat Useless Information .
- Author L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful World of Oz," on which the 1939 movie is based, was first published in 1900. By the time of the film's release, more than 3 million copies were in print. There are 13 sequels.
- In Baum's book, the ruby slippers are silver. They were changed to red to show up better in Technicolor.
- In the book, Oz is portrayed as much more of a real land, rather than a dreamscape populated with versions of Dorothy's Kansas family and friends.
- Wicked Witch Margaret Hamilton loved children and even worked as a kindergarten teacher prior to acting. She was sad that children were afraid of her because of the film and even appeared on the "Mister Rogers" show in the 1975-76 season to explain how what was on screen wasn't real.
- The Tin Man was originally played by famed actor Buddy Ebsen. But Ebsen became sick ten days into the shoot due to the aluminum powder makeup he had to wear. He was replaced by Jack Haley, but some of Ebsen's original vocals can still be heard during group songs.
- Judy Garland's ruby slippers are among the most valuable movie memorabilia. Five pairs are known to exist. One pair sold for $666,000 at an auction in 2000.
Yeah, It Really Happened .
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A man
caused more than $2,000 in damage to a Charlotte, N.C., hotel after discovering
he had run out of toilet paper in his room, police say.
Police say between late
Sunday and early Monday at the Charlottetown Manor, Dereck MacDonald, 43,
became very upset upon discovering he ran out of toilet paper, The Charlotte
Observer reported. MacDonald allegedly walked into a vacant room at the hotel
and clogged the toilet, causing water damage to the room, a police report
states.
"The suspect then
went back to his room and damaged additional property by physical force,"
the report says. MacDonald reportedly caused more than $2,000 in damage in the
two rooms combined. Police arrested the man and charged him with injury to
personal property.
Guffaw…or at least smile
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A while back there was
an opening in the CIA for an assassin. These highly classified positions are
extremely difficult to fill, requiring an extensive background check, training,
and testing before candidates are even considered for the position. After reviewing
several applicants and completing all the checks and training, the field was
narrowed to the three most promising candidates. The day came for the final
test, which would determine which of equally qualified candidates, would get
the job.
The final candidates consisted of two men and
one woman. The men administering the test took the first candidate, a man, down
a corridor to a closed door and handed him a gun saying, "We must be
completely assured that you will complete your assignments and follow
instructions regardless of the circumstances. Inside this room you will find
your wife, seated in a chair. Take this gun and kill her." The man,
looking completely shocked said, "You can't be serious! I could never kill
my wife." The CIA man said, "Well, then, you're obviously not the man
for the job. Take your wife and go home." They brought the next candidate
in, the other man, and repeated the instructions. This man took the gun, walked
into the room and closed the door. However, after five minutes of silence, the
door opened and the man handed the CIA tester the gun, saying, "I just
couldn't do it. I couldn't kill my wife. I tried to pull the trigger but I just
couldn't do it." The CIA man said, "Well, then, you're obviously not
the man for the job. Take your wife and go home."
Then they brought the woman down the corridor
to the closed door, handed her a gun, and said, "We must be completely
assured that you will complete your assignments and follow instructions
regardless of the circumstances. Inside this room you will find your husband,
seated in a chair. Take this gun and kill him." The woman took the gun,
walked into the room, and before the door closed all the way, the CIA men heard
the gun start firing. One shot after another, for thirteen shots, the noise
continued. Then all hell broke loose. For the next several minutes, the men
heard screaming, cursing, furniture crashing and banging on the walls; then
suddenly, silence. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She wiped
the sweat from her brow and said, "You guys didn't tell me the gun was
loaded with blanks! I had to beat him to death with the chair!"
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found
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Judy Garland - Over The Rainbow
Celtic Woman - Over the rainbow
Daybook Information
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…Happening This Week:
13-19 American Education Week
Geography Awareness Week
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week
TODAY IS
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- Guinness World Record Day
- Homemade Bread Day
- GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems)
- Great American Smokeout National Unfriend Day
- Take A Hike Day
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- Anniversary - Suez Canal [1869 the ceremonial opening of the canal]
ARTS
1876 - Pyotr
Ilyich Tchaikovsky's patriotic Slavonic March made its premiere in Moscow to a warm
reception by the Russian people
1947 - The
U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath
ATHLETICS
1884 - Cops
arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel"
1894 - Daily
Racing Form founded
1926 - NHL's
Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1
1940 - Green
Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane
BUSINESS
1853 - Street
signs authorized at San Francisco intersections
1913 - Panama Canal
opens
2004 - Kmart
Corp. announces it is buying Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $11 billion USD and
naming the newly merged company Sears Holdings Corporation
EDUCATION
1827 - The
Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, was
founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1764: Part of Pontiac's
army surrenders at the Muskingham River.
1938: An election is
authorized to approve a Constitution and By-Laws for the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town of the Creek Indian Nation of the State of Oklahoma by Oscar Chapman,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior. The election is held on December 27, 1938
POLITICS [International]
1292 - (O.S.)
John Balliol becomes King of Scotland
1603 - English
explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason
1933 - United
States recognizes Soviet Union, opens trade
2005 - Italy's
choice of national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani, becomes official in law for the
first time, almost 60 years after it was provisionally chosen following the
birth of the republic
POLITICS [US]
1800 - Congress
held 1st session in Wash DC in incomplete Capitol building
1800 - John Adams is
1st pres to move into the White House
1856 - On the
Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army
establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the
Gadsden Purchase
1962 - Pres Kennedy
dedicates Dulles Intl Airport outside Wash DC
1973 - Pres Nixon
tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their pres is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook"
1993 - US House of
Representatives approve Nafta
RELIGION
1278 - 680
Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins
1785 - Church
of England organizes in New England
SCIENCE
1798 - -21)
Snow storms in New England, 100s die
1913 - 1st US
dental hygienists course forms, Bridgeport, Ct
1966 – Leonid’s
meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour)
1970 - Douglas
Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse
2006 - Official
naming of element 111, Roentgenium (Rg)
Today’s Birthdays
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ARTISTS:
(AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1942 - Martin
Scorsese, director (Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ)
1901 - Lee
Strasberg, Austrian acting coach/actor
ATHLETES
1930 - Bob Mathias,
American decathlete (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
Tom Seaver, baseball
player is 67
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Danny DeVito, actor is 67
Daisy Fuentes, VJ is 45
(might be 40 or anywhere inbetween)
1925 - Rock Hudson, actor
(Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms)
Lauren Hutton, actor is 68
Lorne Michaels,
[Lipowitz], comedian (SNL) is 67
William R. Moses, actor
is 52
RuPaul, drag
queen/model/actor (RuPaul Show) is 51
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
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POLITICIAL FIGURES
1502 - Atahualpa,
last emperor of the Inca
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
1685 - Pierre
Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer
1790 - August
Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician---Mobius strip
Today’s Obits
1720 - Calico Jack,
English pirate hung at 37
1917 - F-Auguste-R
Rodin, French sculptor (Baiser, Thinker), dies at 77
1558 - Mary I Tudor,
"Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies of cancer or
influenza at 42
1978 - James J
"Gene" Tunney, heavyweight boxing champ (1926-8), dies at 80
ANSWERS
Trivia Quiz
1. The generic term
for the mechanical, electrical and electronic components of a computer are
called what?
a. Hardware.
2. Which computer
language is an acronym of the name of the world's first computer programmer?
a. ADA.
3. What letter is
between Q and E on a computer keyboard?
a. W.
4. In computer
lingo what is a MUD?
a. Multi User
Computer Game.
5. What kind of
fruit was used to name a computer in 1984?
a. Apple.
6. In what field of
study are the terms CPU, PC, and VDU used?
a. Computer
Science.
7. From what source
did William Henry Gates III amass his fortune?
a. Computer
software.
8. Charlie the pet
dog was replace by what in the remake of the Absent-minded Professor called
"Flubber" in 1997?
a. Weebo, the
computer.
9. What did Charles
Babbage invent when he designed his analytical engine in 1833?
a. Computer.
10. Movie maker
George Lucas Filed a law suit against President Ronald Reagan to get him to
stop referring to an outer space computer controlled defense system as what?
a. Star Wars.
Wuzzle
Transcript
Counties
His days are numbered
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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