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Today’s “Geez”
- 1982 - 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB)
- 1993 - Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec)
- 1881 - The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published
- 1867 - Grange organized to protect farm interests
- 1918 - Pres Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside US while in office
- 1978 - Dianne Feinstein is named SF 1st female mayor
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Free Rambling Thoughts
Snow again today…the
weather bureau says we have gotten about 9” in this storm…thank goodness a lot
melted soon after falling. I did get started with my decorations. I had to put
a lot of stuff away before I could start…so I’ll finish tomorrow.
I got some more
compliments on my Ethiopia stuff. So happy people are enjoying.
I did go out today and
clean off my ride just in case I get cabin fever and have to go somewhere. Most of my neighbors were out doing the same
thing today. Most vehicles stayed put, but are clear of snow. It’s going to
stay cold here for quite a few nights ahead, so not a lot of snow melt is
expected. I’ve heard that roads in town are fine, but again I-17 and I-40
closed. Glad I didn’t head out of town this weekend.
NPR Sunday Puzzle…(answers
at the end of post)
Every answer is a
compound word or a familiar two-word phrase in which each part is a single
syllable. The vowel sound in the first half is a long I, and the vowel sound in
the second half is a long O. For example, given the clue "something found
on a fir tree," the answer would be "pine cone."
1.
Sign
on the front of a big rig carrying a house:
2.
A
femur:
3.
Support
for street illumination:
4.
Emergency
item on ship:
5.
Easter,
Central Mountain, Pacific:
6.
½
a round of golf:
7.
A
rock used in building Rockefeller center:
8.
Frigid,
as a drink;
9.
Pajamas
or negligees:
10. Attire for a lab tech or doctor:
11. What a man may sew before he’s married:
12. A highway marker every 5280 feet:
13. What an aerialist walks:
14. Like certain Nathaniel Hawthorne tales:
Wuzzles…What concept or
phrase do these suggest?
Rules of Thumb
Easy shortcuts to make
an ‘educated’ guess
- If a contest calls for "25 words or less," try to use as close to 25 words as possible. Never use less than 15 words.
Hmmmmm
- Chances an item of girls’ clothing sold in the US has ‘sexualizing’ characteristics, according to a recent survey: 1 in 3
Somewhat Useless Information
- The human lungs contain over 300,000 million capillaries (tiny blood vessels). If they were laid end to end, they would stretch 2400km (1500 miles).
- Human bone is as strong as granite in supporting weight. A block of bone the size of a matchbox can support 9 tons, that is four times as much as concrete can support.
Yeah, It Really Happened
FORT PAYNE, AL. - Two
DeKalb County, AL teens were arrested for allegedly setting off deer urine
bombs in a Walmart store, causing more than $11,000 in damage, police say.
A release from the Fort
Payne Police Department said Clint Taylor Bailey, 18, of Fort Payne, and
Christopher Lamar Weathers, 18, of Dawson, were caught on surveillance video
entering the Fort Payne Walmart store's sporting goods area and taking two deer
urine bombs, The Gadsen (AL) Times reported.
The two then allegedly
took the bombs to the clothing department and set them off in pockets of
clothing, the release said. Taylor and Weathers were arrested Tuesday and
charged with theft and criminal mischief. Bond for each was set at $13,000.
Guffaw…or at least smile
TEACHER: What do you
call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
PUPILS: A teacher.
~*~BONUS
Three vampires walk into
a bar. The bartender looks at him suspiciously, but decides to serve them
anyway. "What’ll be, boys?"
The first vampire says
"Blood. Give me blood."
The second vampire says
"I too wish for blood!"
The third vampire says
"Give me plasma."
The Bartender smiles and
says "Got it. Two bloods, and a blood-light."
Searchin’ “YouTube” I found
Daybook Information
…Happening This Week:
1-7
- Cookie Cutter Week
- Tolerance Week Recipe Greetings for The Holidays Week
4-10
- Clerc-Gallaudet Week
Today Is
- National Cookie Day
- National Dice Day
- Santa's List Day
- Wear Brown Shoes Day
- National Dice Day
- Islamic: Ashura: عاشوراء: Tenth Day (- begins at sundown: mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala)
~*~
Today’s Events
Arts
1981 - "Falcon Crest"
premieres on CBS-TV
Athletes
1977 - NFL's 5,000th
game, Cincinnati beats KC 27-7
1980 - Islanders end
15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies)
Business
1954 - The first
Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, USA
1990 - Due to
Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 [US2010: $2.63] per gallon price in NYC
Education
1906 - Alpha Phi
Alpha, 1st Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms
Indigenous People
2000 - Secretary of
Energy Bill Richardson signed an agreement which returns to the Northern Ute
approximately 85,000 acres of land in Utah. The land had been appropriated by
the U.S. Congress took from them eighty-four years ago
Politics [International]
1971 - The UN
Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating
situation between India and Pakistan
Politics [US]
1619 - America's 1st
Thanksgiving Day (Va) 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in
Virginia and give thanks to God
1875 - William Marcy
"Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail
1915 - Ku Klux Klan
receives charter from Fulton County Ga
1942 - FDR orders
dismantling of Works Progress Administration
1945 - Senate
approves US participation in UN
Religion
1674 - Father
Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago
1829 - Britain
abolished "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her
husband's funeral pyre
1864 - Romanian Jews
are forbidden to practice law
Science
1843 - Manila paper
(made from sails, canvas & rope) patented, MA
Today’s Birthdays
Artists: [Authors, Composers]
1795 - Thomas
Carlyle, Scottish essayist/historian (French Revolution)
1835 - Samuel
Butler, English author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh)
Athletes
1930 - Harvey
Kuenn, baseball player (AL Rookie of the Year-1953) manager
Frank Reich, NFL
quarterback (Panthers, Packers, Lions) is 50
Entertainers [Actors, Singers…]
Max Baer Jr, actor
(Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies) is 74
Tyra Banks, model, TV
host is 38
Jeff Bridges, actor is 62
1934 - Victor
French, actor (Highway to Heaven)
Jay-Z, American rapper
is 42
Marisa Tomei will
be 47
Wink Martindale, TV host
(Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This) is 77
Entrepreneurs & Educators
--
Political Figures
1912 - Pappy
Boyington, American pilot , WWII-Medal of Honor
1822 - Frances
Crabbe, English feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society: seeking to eliminate
all animal use in product testing, education and biomedical research
1840 - Crazy
Horse [Tȟašúŋke Witkó]: literally "His-Horse-Is-Crazy" or
"His-Horse-Is-Spirited, Oglala Sioux chief
1940 - Gary Gilmore,
American murderer
Scientists & Theologians
1584 - John
Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony
Today’s Obits
1976 - Tommy Bolin,
rock guitarist (Deep Purple), dies of heroin overdose at 25
1902 - Charles
Dow, American journalist (Dow Jones Wall
Street Journal) dies after long illness at 51
1679 - Thomas
Hobbes, English philosopher dies at 91
1609 - Alexander
Hume, Scottish poet dies at 49
1123 - Omar
Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher dies at 75
1967 - Bert
Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72
1993 - Margaret
Landon, US author (Anna & the King of Siam), dies at 90
1984 - John
Rock, US co-developer of hormonal contraceptive (the pill), dies at 94
1214 - William
I of Scotland
1993 - Frank V Zappa, US music/composer (Mothers of
Invention), dies of prostate cancer at 52
Answers
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.
Sign
on the front of a big rig carrying a house: WIDE LOAD
2.
A
femur: Thigh bone
3.
Support
for street illumination: light pole
4.
Emergency
item on ship: life boat
5.
Easter,
Central Mountain, Pacific: time zone
6.
½
a golf round of golf: nine holes
7.
A
rock used in building Rockefeller center: limestone
8.
Frigid,
as a drink; ice cold
9.
Pajamas
or negligees: Night clothes
10. Attire for a lab tech or dr. white
coat
11. What a man may sew before he’s married:
wild oats
12. A highway marker every 5280 feet: mile
post
13. What an aerialist walks: tight rope
14. Like certain Nathaniel Hawthorne tales:
twice told
Wuzzle
It’s written in Greek
Single-handed
Bend his ear or bent his
ear
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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