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Almanac: Flagstaff: Week: 23/ Day: 158 Today: H 85°…L 47°
Wind: ave: 4mph; Gusts: 36mph Ave. humidity: 24%
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Quote of
the Day
Today’s
Historical Highlights
"$64,000 Question" premieres on CBS
TV…1955
"Johnny Cash Show," debuts on ABC-TV…1969
"New World" is divided by the
Catholic church…1494
"Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by
John Denver hits #1…1975
16th century archaeology remains of the
Curtain Theatre, where some of
Shakespeare's plays were first performed, were
found under a pub in London…2012
1st color network telecast in compatible color…1953
1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem…1099
1st king & queen of England to visit US,
George VI & Elizabeth…1939
Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against
Miami gay rights law…1977
Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish
immigrants, and kills about
6,000 people in Lower Canada…1832
British Houses of Parliament temporarily shut
down due to anthrax alert…2006
Daniel Boone begins exploring Bluegrass State
of Kentucky…1769
Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience…1893
Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits…1965
Mary Pickford made her screen debut at the age
of 16…1909
Mexico City captured by French troops…1863
Rotterdam Netherlands founded…1340
Sony Corp introduced its home video tape
recorder, priced at $995…1965
Vatican City becomes a sovereign state…1929
♫ Today’s
Birthdays: ♫
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
My Free
Rambling Thoughts
Hot and dry with dark afternoon clouds…still no moisture.I spent most of the day in Williams and it was great. We had a late celebration of Cheryl’s birthday with lunch at a really good Mexican Restaurant. Then we wandered the streets of Williams and visited the new Co op gallery. Much larger than the old one, with lots of cool stuff. Then it was off to Bearizona to catch up on the many wild animals. We saw this year’s new cubs out playing in the heat and last year’s cubs with really long legs romping in another habitat. A good day all around. Lots of tourists around, so this place will be around for quite a while.I’m quite disturbed that the government is keeping track of all my Verizon phone calls to businesses that also use Verizon. I just don’t buy the story that they are routinely collecting the data and no one is looking at it. Really? How dumb they think we are. They aren’t looking at the stuff because no one can prove they are looking at it. In time, my friends, in time…we will find that they are looking at all that data. I need to realize that there is very little privacy left for American citizens. And tonight’s news that this invasion of privacy includes internet use is even more disturbing. Obama and his administration are not the first to do this…it started under Bush II. However, it is said to have increased exponentially during the current administration.
Game Center (answers
at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Answer the following with parts of the body.
The first one is free!
1. A strong box ( answer: chest) 2. Heard in congress while voting 3. Baby cows 4. A shellfish 5. A unit used to measure distance 6. Scholars 7. Part of a shoe 8. What every builder must have 9. Something made by whips 10. What soldiers carry
Lifestyle
Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
Hmmmm
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
Ok, then?
Harper’s Index
Projected increase in the number of doctors in the US hearl-care system by 2020: 50,100
In number of patients: 36,000,000
Picture of the Day: Recent Canadian Cruise
Unusual Fact of the Day
The “french” in french fries actually describes the way the spuds are sliced, not their country of origin.Joke-of-the-day
They were watching a TV soap opera, and he became irritated by the way his wife was taking it to heart. “How can you sit there and cry about the made-up troubles of people you’ve never even met?” he demanded.“The same way you can jump up and scream when some guy you’ve never met scores a touchdown,” she replied.
Rules of Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
CHOOSING A BARBER
Between two barbers in a shop, choose the one with the worst haircut. They cut each other's hair.
Yeah, It Really Happened
PLANTATION, Fla. - A Florida woman who has been collecting Barbies for 23 years said her home is filled with more than 3,000 of the fashion dolls. Lori Birkeneder, 53, said her Plantation living room is filled with glass display cases for the dolls and one bedroom is completely filled with Barbies, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday. Birkeneder said she spends about $10,000 each year on Barbie dolls and accessories and another $5,000 is budgeted for visiting conventions for collectors of the toy line. She said she is attracted to the imaginative aspect of Barbie. "It's about the fun and fantasy and fashion of it all that reminds you of when you were a kid, and if you want to be philosophical about it, of simpler times," Birkeneder said. "For most collectors, that's what it is about."
Somewhat Useless Information
Although it costs less than ten cents per ounce to produce, popcorn in movie theaters will typically cost you around $5, which ounce-for-ounce is more than filet mignon! Movie theaters mark up pop corn and many other concessions over 1,000 percent!It costs a carrier about one-third of a cent to deliver a text message. Users, however, generally pay between 10 to 20 cents per text. That is a markup of over 6,500 percent!
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
1-8
Black Single
Parents Week
End Mountain Top Removal Week
End Mountain Top Removal Week
International
Clothesline Week
National Business
Etiquette Week
National Headache Awareness Week
National Headache Awareness Week
National Sun
Safety Week
National Tire Safety Week
National Tire Safety Week
Great American
Brass Band Week
Superman Days
Today Is
·
Banana Split Day Boone Day…for Daniel
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Doughnut Day
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National
Chocolate Ice Cream Day
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Positive Power of Humor and Creativity Days
·
VCR Day
^^
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Malta: National
Day: Sette Giugno (commemorates
events in 1919 when, following a series of riots by the Maltese population,
British troops fired into the crowd, killing four.)
Today’s Events through History
23 year old olympic barefoot South African
runner Zola Budd retires…1989
Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA-Jefferson Davis'
home burnt …1863
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash combine on a Grand
Ole Opry TV special…1969
Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06)…1980
Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) erupts for 1st
time…1991
Norway dissolves union with Sweden (in effect
since 1814)…1905
Richard Lee (VA) moves Decl of Independence in
Continental Congress…1776
US Supreme Court bans discrimination in
interstate travel…1946
Today’s Birthdays
In their 80’s
Virginia McKenna, actress (Born Free, Chosen,
Lions are Free, Simba) is 82
In their 70’s
Tom Jones [Sir Thomas John Woodward],
Pontypridd, Welsh singer (What's
New Pussycat) is 73
Ken Osmond, actor (Eddie Haskel-Leave it To
Beaver) is 70
In their 60’s
Liam Neeson, N Ireland, actor (Schindler's
List, Les Miserables) is 61
In their 50’s
Prince Rogers Nelson, singer is 55
In their 30’s
Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player is 32
Remembered
for being born today
George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, London
England, English dandy [1778-1840]
Paul Gaugin, [Eugene Henri], French
post-impressionist painter [1848-1903]
Dean Martin, Steubenville Ohio, American
singer/actor (with Jerry Lewis) [1917-1995]
James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician
(used chloroform) [1811-1870]
Jessica Tandy, London, actress (Birds, Cocoon,
Batteries Not Included) [1909-1994]
Today’s Historical Obits
Robert the Bruce, King of Scots…1329…at 54
Dan Duryea, actor (Pride of the Yankees)…cancer…1968…at
61
Bobby Hackett, jazz cornetist/orchestra leader
(Air time '57)…heart attack…1976…at 61
Judy Holliday, comedienne (Born Yesterday,
Adam's Rib)…breast cancer…1965…at 42
William B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for
treason…1862…at 42
Dorothy Parker, US writer (Enough Rope)…heart
attack…1967…at 73
Zasu Pitts, actress (Wedding March, Life With
Father)…cancer…1963…at 69
Chief Seattle [Si'ahl], Duwamish Tribal leader…1866…at 85ish
Answer: Brain
Teasers
2. Eyes and nose [Aye's and No's] 3. Calves 4. Muscle [Mussel] 5. Feet 6. Pupils 7. Heel [Soul and tongue are also acceptable] 8. Nails 9. Lashes 10. Arms
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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