Feb 28, 2013

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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 09/ Day: 59   

Today: H   37°…L 20° Averages: H  47° L 21° Records: H   64°(1921)…L -12°(1962)

Wind: ave:   10mph; Gusts:  26mph  Ave. humidity:  44%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:

100 agents raid Branch Davidian compound at Waco Texas—1994

15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada—1988

1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in SF from east coast—1849

1st edition of Henry Fieldings' "Tom Jones" published—1749

1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor—1933

1st US vaudeville theater opens (Boston) —1883

228 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of 30,000 

     civilian lives—1947

8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley—1960

Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes 

     place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty's rule over China—202BC

Denver International Airport opens—1995

Discovery of the largest prehistoric penguin, Kairuku grebneffi, at nearly 5ft tall—2012

JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor—1961

Last broadcast of "M*A*S*H" on CBS-TV ; record 125 million watch—1983

Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages—1759

Salem witch hunt begins—1692

Territories of Nevada & Colorado created—1861

Westminster Abbey opens—1066

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   

How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

What a great day. Martha and I went to lunch at Golden Dragon. Great food and good conversation….and presents too. Martha always finds ‘unique’ gifts…3 soapstone objects from Kenya, a great Celtic CD I’m listening to right now, and a bottle of ale (banana, chocolate, and peanut butter flavored with nothing artificial). I know…what?. Yep. Haven’t gotten the urge to try that yet, but will. Always fun.

 

So tired of the BS coming from DC. Sadly the Cabinet members have been stating ‘severe’ impacts of the American people if this administration approved thing takes place. DOT warns that flights will be cancelled, HS warns that borders will not be secure, DOD says we will not be able to keep our #1 status in defense, DHHS warns that food stamp recipients will be receive less, and now DOE says that as many as 40,000 will lose their jobs. While there will certainly be cuts, and I’m sure blame will be spread around to all in government, we will survive…and most if not all of these dire warnings will fall by the wayside. I am so disappointed in the entire government system.

 

I decided to set up my water bill on auto pay. Well, at least I attempted to do that. Every auto pay I have, which is all my regular bills except water, are so easy. Go online, type in your card number with all the secret stuff, type in my name, address, etc. And auto pay is set up. Not for tiny Flagstaff. When you go to the auto pay option, a form pops up that must be printed and filled out, signed, and along with a ‘cancelled’ check mailed to the Utilities department. They really meant a voided check, but whatever. So I called the number for City Utilities. I was told to call ‘customer service’ and she started to give me the number. I asked why she couldn’t transfer me and she agreed she would. Customer service said that that was how ‘we do things’ and she would email me the form and that I could print it out, sign it, scan in a ‘cancelled’ check and print that, and then fax it to her office. I calmly reminded her it was 2013 and this seemed so 2000. I asked if it was the city council that made this rule. Ultimately was her answer. Finally she said I could email her supervisor. I asked if the supervisor had a phone, since the name she gave me wasn’t listed in the on line directory. She said she would transfer me. All I got was dead air. So stupid. This story has not ended, just put on hold.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

Brain Teasers

Below are incomplete words. Replace the letters in each bracket so that you can complete the word on the left and begin the word on the right. Good luck.

Ri ( _ _ _ ) satile Al ( _ _ _ ) ory Mo ( _ _ _ ) ergo Unaw ( _ _ _ ) na A ( _ _ _ _ ) ounce Fel ( _ _ _ ) ly

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

• Paul Harvey The Rest of The Story

• Zero Mostel - If I Were A Rich Man

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!

Homicide Victims Rarely Talk to Police

Picture of the Day: Deserts of the world

Harper’s Index:         

Percentage increase since 2000 in the compensation of full professors at the fifty wealthiest private US universities: 14

In the compensation of the presidents of those universities: 75

Unusual Fact of the Day:

Mitt Romney's first name is Willard. When he ran for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002, one of his campaign slogans was “Mitt Happens.”

Ancient Things:

The Finno-Ugric tribes that spread into the hinterlands of Northern Europe are some of the first people to migrate into Europe.

Joke-of-the-day:

The Army has been experimenting for years to come up with a liquid that will eat through anything and they finally did it. It eats through glass, stainless steel, iron, and all kinds of metal, rock and granite. Now if they could only find something to put it in.  

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

PLANNING A PARTY

One toilet per keg of beer.    

Yeah, It Really Happened

*-- Strange United States Laws --*(from the book "Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

• In Ottumwa, Iowa, "It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unaquainted." 

• In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time. 

• In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. 

• In Carmel, N.Y., a man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. 

• In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. 

• In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic. 

• In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. 

• In St. Louis, it's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket. 

• In Detroit, couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property. 

• In Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands. 

• In Baltimore, it's illegal to take a lion to the movies. 

• In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture. 

• In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.  

Somewhat Useless Information   

Traite Des Arbres Fruitiers

The "Treatise on Fruit Trees" is a five volume set written in 1750. It contains illustrations and descriptions of sixteen different varieties of fruit trees. With a 2006 purchase price of $4.5 million, it has the distinction of being the most expensive book about fruit trees ever sold.

The Gutenberg Bible

There are 48 Gutenberg Bibles left of the original 180 believed to have been produced. They were printed in 1456 and were the first books produced with moveable type. A copy sold in 1987 for $4.9 million at Christie's New York.

First Folio

This book, a collection of William Shakespeare's plays, was published after his death in 1623. Seven hundred and fifty copies were published, but only 228 survived. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen purchased a copy for around $6.1 million in 2001.

The Canterbury Tales

There are only 12 known first edition copies left since its publishing in 1477, and only one is in a private collection. The book was originally purchased in 1776 and not sold again until 1998 with a purchase price of $7.5 million by Christie's of London.

Birds Of America

This three and a half foot tall book depicts 400 life size North American bird species known to the Audubon Society in the 19th century. Only 200 complete first editions were produced, and 120 exist today. In 2010, one was sold for $11.5 million, but a 2012 copy sold for only $7.9 million.

The Gospels Of Henry The Lion

Commissioned by Henry the Lion for the alter of the Virgin Mary at Brunswick Cathedral, the German government purchased this 266 page book in 1983 for $11.7 million.

The Codex Leicester

Da Vinci wasn't only an artist, but also a scientist. This 72 page notebook is a handwritten journal chronicling his thoughts on everything from fossils to what makes the moon glow. Microsoft founder Bill Gates purchased the book for $30.8 million and had it scanned to use as a screensaver for Windows 95.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

24-3/2
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
Telecommuter Appreciation Week 
Telecommuter Appreciation Week
Peace Corps Week

Today Is                                                                      

Floral Design Day

National Chili Day

National Tooth Fairy Day

Public Sleeping Day

Rare Disease Day

Today’s Events through History  

"Tea For Two" by Marion Harris hit #1—1925

1st killer whale born in captivity (Marineland, LA California) —1977

Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53) —1970

Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain—1922

Mission Santa Cruz de Sabacola El Menor is dedicated for the Sawoklis

     Indians on the Apalachicola River—1675

Roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church—1646

Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent—1638

University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City—1850

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 80’s

Gavin MacLeod, Mt Kisco NY, actor (Murray-Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat) is 82

In their 70’s

Mario Andretti, Italian American race-car driver is 73

Frank Bonner, actor (WKRP, Hoax, You Can't Hurry Love) is 70

In their 60’s

Charlie Frazier is 64

Ilene Graff, Bkln NY, actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere) is 64

Paul Krugman, economist and NY Times columnist (Nobel Prize in Economics 2008) is 60

Bernadette Peters, [Lazzara], Queens NY, actress (Jerk) is 65

In their 50’s

Rae Dawn Chong, actress (Quest for Fire) will be 52

John Turturro, actor (Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever) will be 56

Remembered for being born today

Mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame) (1797-1849)

Linus Pauling, American chemist/peace activist (Nobel 1954, 1962) (1901-1994)

Vincente Minnelli, Chicago IL, director (American in Paris, Gigi) (1903-1986)

Zero "Samuel" Mostel, Brooklyn, actor (Fiddler on the Roof) (1915-1977)

Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas (1906-1947)

Bubba Smith, NFLer (Balt Colts)/actor (Police Academy) (1945-2011)

Olan Soule, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie) (1909-1994)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show)— heart disease—1977—at 71

Paul Harvey, American radio broadcaster—2009—at 90

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and political commentator—2007—at 89

Mike Smith, English musician (The Dave Clark Five)— pneumonia—2008—at 64

Answer: Brain Teasers

River - versatile Alarm - armory Mound - undergo Unaware - arena Apron - pronounce Fellow - lowly

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.

§    And That Is All for Now  §

Feb 27, 2013

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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 09/ Day: 58   

Today: H   38°…L 20° Averages: H  47° L 21° Records: H   71°(1986)…L -7°(1977)

Wind: ave:   9mph; Gusts:  25mph  Ave. humidity:  46%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:

"People" magazine begins sales—1974

17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway—1994

1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans—1827

22nd amendment ratified, limiting president to 2 terms—1951

2nd Sunday in a row golfers in SC arrested for violating Sabbath—1927

American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota—1973

Baseball 1st played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds—1874

Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8,675 m) —1984

Exxon Corp & Exxon Shipping are indicted on 5 criminal counts (Valdez) —1990

Female suffrage in Egypt—1956

Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747—1981

Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote—1922

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   

How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

Tuesday brought two interesting pieces of mail for the formerly wonderful state of Colorado. The first on stated that in 2006 I had received a refund and cashed the check, and in 2008 they had tried to mail me a check and it was returned. Hmmm. Letter two state that I still owe the state of Colorado $94 from my 2006 and 2008 taxes. Crazy. So I called the tax guy and took the papers to him. This is his busy time and after reviewing the letters, shaking his head, and saying ‘idiots’, he said to just pay the $94 and he would write me a check for that amount. I’ll call them tomorrow and find out why I owe the taxes and then write the check if necessary. If it is for taxes and not penalties I won’t make my accountant pay. I hate to give in on a principle…I didn’t earn any money in CO that owed taxes and I shouldn’t have to pay. There was some interest, less than $500 from some of my mother’s accounts, but that total income should cost $94. I have kept a bank account and savings account in CO that were my mother’s and reverted to me, so I guess I will close those and end my affiliation with any business in CO. Such a strange and stupid mess. 

Another piece of mail today was a shock..a Christmas/Valentine card with a Christmas/Valentine card from some friends in CO. No it wasn’t mailed late; they just got around to sending the Christmas letter and added Valentine. Good to hear from them anyway.

 

All this silliness in DC and Hagel is confirmed 58-41. Enough of these silly games.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

Brain Teasers

Handel has been killed and Beethoven is on the case. He has interviewed the four suspects and their statements are shown below. Each suspect has said two sentences. One sentence of each suspect is a lie and one sentence is the truth. Help Beethoven figure out who the killer is.

Joplin: I did not kill Handel. Either Grieg is the killer or none of us is. Grieg: I did not kill Handel. Gershwin is the killer. Strauss: I did not kill Handel. Grieg is lying when he says Gershwin is the killer. Gershwin: I did not kill Handel. If Joplin did not kill him, then Grieg did.

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

• Student Unrest at SF State College and S.I. Hayakawa

• Frankie Lymon "Little Bitty Pretty One"

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!

17 Remain Dead in Morgue Shooting Spree

Picture of the Day: Deserts of the world

Harper’s Index:         

Portion of the National Institute of Health’s research-chimp population going into retirement in the next year: 1/5

Unusual Fact of the Day:

The world's largest desert is not the Sahara; it is the continent of Antarctica. (Antarctica is classified as a "cold desert.")

Ancient Things:

Ancient Mexico: The Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayans, Olmecs, and the other people of Mesoamerica developed the first great city states of North America in ancient times. Click here for more

Joke-of-the-day:

The driving instructor was giving lessons to an extremely nervous student who panicked whenever another car approached on a particular two-lane road. One day, however, they got to the same stretch of road; and the student remained completely calm.

“This time you’re doing fine!” exclaimed the instructor.

“Yes,” the novice driver agreed. Now when I see another car coming, I shut my eyes.”

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

PLAYING SCRABBLE

As a rule, I can beat anyone at Scrabble who does crossword puzzles better than me.    

Yeah, It Really Happened

A Florida man and gun owner named JJ Sandy had a friend, Aalaya Walker, visiting him at his home in St. Petersburg and late one night Aalaya thought it would be a good idea to heat up the stove and make some waffles. And who hasn't had a late night snack attack before?

The problem is that Aalaya didn't realize how stupid her friend Sandy is.

It seems Sandy had stored a loaded magazine from his .45-caliber Glock pistol in the oven, because what makes a better ammunition dump than an oven?

Believe it or not, the bullets started exploding, spraying casing fragments at high speed and striking Aalaya.

Sandy told police he'd stored the gun in a drawer but had stored the magazine in the oven. Four rounds were in the 13-capacity magazine, he said.

Gun and ammunition references indicate that the .45-caliber bullets commonly used in Glocks can explode at temperatures as low as 280 degrees.

Sandy wasn't charged because he had a proper concealed weapons permit, which just goes to show how stupid a person can be and still get a concealed weapons permit.  

Somewhat Useless Information   

• The Bible was written by about 40 men over a period of about 1600 years dating from 1500 BC to about 100 years after Christ.

• The Church of Scientology was founded in 1953, at Washington DC, by US science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.

• The first translation of the English Bible was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in 1388.

• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, named in the Bible's Book of Revelation, are Conquest, Slaughter, Famine, and Death.

• The Hindu holy day begins at sunrise, the Jewish holy day begins at sunset, and the Christian holy day begins at midnight.

• The longest name in the Bible Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1).

• The patron saint of dentists is St. Apollonia. She reportedly had her teeth pulled out in 249 AD by an anti-Christian mob.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

24-3/2
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
Telecommuter Appreciation Week 
Telecommuter Appreciation Week
Peace Corps Week

Today Is                                                                      

Inconvenience Yourself Day

International Polar Bear Day

~Dominican Republic Independence Day (1844 from Haiti)

Today’s Events through History  

1st federal vaccination legislation enacted—1813

Bonnie Blair (US) wins Olympic 500m speed skating in record 39.1—1988

Charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Howard University—1872

Commerce Sec Herbert Hoover convenes 1st National Radio Conference—1922

Constantine Fahlberg discovers saccharin (artificial sweetener) —1879

Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw—1982

Fearing an English take over of the Mississippi Valley, Frenchman Pierre le Moyne,

     Sieur d'Iberville is granted permission to establish a series of forts along the

     lower Mississippi River—1669

Jews expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I—1670

NY Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance—1970

Pacific Island of New Britain discovered—1700

Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes—1939

US Congress authorizes 1st stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing—1861

US led allied 6 week war with Iraq ends—1991

Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company Stratfor—2012

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 80’s

Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel is 86

Joanne Woodward, Thomasville Ga, actress (3 Faces of Eve, Rachel) is 83

In their 70’s

Barbara Babcock, actr (Dr Quinn, Dallas, Hill St Blues) is 76

Howard Hesseman, actor (Dr Johnny Fever-WKRP, Head of Class) is 73

Ralph Nader, Winsted Conn, consumer advocate (Unsafe at Any Speed) is 79

Roger M Mahoney, Hollywood Ca, archbishop of Los Angeles is 77

Van Williams, actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon) is 79

In their 30’s

Josh Groban, singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer is 32

Remembered for being born today

Hugo L Black, Ala, (Sen-D-Ala)/78th Supreme Court justice (1886-1971)

John Connally, (Gov-D/R-Texas) (1917-1993)

Mary Frann, actress (Joanna-Newhart, Days of Our Live) (1943-1988)

Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (1779-1842)

John Steinbeck, author (Grapes of Wrath-Nobel 1962) (1902-1968)

Elizabeth Taylor, actress (Father of the Bride, Butterfield 8, Cleopatra) (1932- 2011)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) (1807-1882)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Pat Brady, actor (Roy Rodgers Show)—1972—at 57

William F. Buckley, Jr., American conservative author and commentator—2008—at 82

Lillian Gish, US actress (Birth of a Nation)—1993—at 99

S I Hayakawa, (Sen-California, 1977-83)—1992—at 85

Frankie Lymon, rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer— heroin overdose—1968—at 25

J Pat O'Malley, actor (My Favorite Martian, Maude)—1985—at 80

Fred Rogers, American children's television actor—stomach cancer—2003—at 74

Louis Vuitton, French luggage maker—1892—at 71

Answer: Brain Teasers

Strauss is the one who killed Handel. 

You need to take turns assuming someone is the killer; that means everyone's second sentence is a lie. If Joplin was the killer, Grieg's lie mixed with Strauss' counteracts the other. If Grieg was the killer, Gershwin would need to be a killer too. If Gershwin was the killer, Grieg and Strauss counter each other again, but with Strauss, everything would fit.

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.

§    And That Is All for Now  §

Feb 26, 2013

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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 09/ Day: 57   

Today: H   41°…L 10° Averages: H  46° L 21° Records: H   70°(1986)…L -10°(1919)

Wind: ave:   44mph; Gusts:  26mph  Ave. humidity:  %

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:

1st buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park—1891

1st NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered) —1870

1st red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC) —1930

2nd tallest building in world, NYC World Trade Center bombed, 7 die—1993

Acadia National Park forms (as Lafayette N P) —1919

Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park—1929

Congress forms Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona—1919

Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England—1885

Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US—1979

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks—1983

New York Legislature forms NYC Metropolitan Board of Health—1866

Marx & Engels publish "Communist Manifesto"—1848

US lifts a ban on travel to Libya, ending restrictions after for 23 years—2004

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   

How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

A nice day in Flag-town. Snow is mostly melted, good day all around.

 

When I got back from Uganda my TV was different. When I watched an HD channel, any printing on the left side or right side was only partially showing. This had happened once before. When I called the cable company way back then, they came out and put some kind of device on the cable box and fixed it. Problem was they charged my $40. Since I hadn’t done anything different the first time, hadn’t changed and settings, I fought the charge, and they dropped it to $20. I still thought that was crazy since I hadn’t done anything. This time I have been putting up with it since I got back and decided on this Monday I would call and see what I might be able to do. The guy was very nice, talked me through how to fix it. His story was that somehow my TV had changed its own settings, by itself, possibly due to a power surge. Whatever caused it, it is now fixed and I now have new knowledge I didn’t want about how to reset it. It is very nice to be able to read everything again. Technology is so nice, until it doesn’t work correctly. Thankfully there are still a few places that offer free help though tech support to keep their customers.

 

Fear has taken over our political system. I for one am sick and tired of it. Today, Homeland Security warns that if that sequester things happens, cuts to border security could begin as soon as Friday. That is just what the crazies in AZ need to hear. No government agency works on that tight a budget. It will take months before the necessary furlough notices, schedule changes, etc. will be in place. Yet, to use fear has been a tactic of both sides in this congressionally/administratively created crisis they manufactured.  I’m sure that our fearful leaders will simply pass something on Thursday to extend the budget cuts. Simply immature and no longer acceptable.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

Brain Teasers

Below are incomplete words. Replace the letters in each bracket so that you can complete the word on the left and begin the word on the right. Good luck.

Indivi ( _ _ _ _ ) ity Din ( _ _ _ ) ve Can ( _ _ _ ) lar Bru ( _ _ _ ) ly L ( _ _ _ ) litude

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

• Michael Bolton

• Johnny Cash - Ghost Riders In The Sky (Live At Montreux)
 

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!

Bridge Helps People Cross River

Picture of the Day: Deserts of the world

Harper’s Index:         

Rank of preventable medical errors among the leading causes of death in the US: 3

Unusual Fact of the Day:

In 1939, Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called “Why I Hate My Uncle.” He came to the U.S., served in the Navy, and settled on Long Island.

Ancient Things:

Ancient Cambodia

The city of Ankgor Wat is one of the worlds great cultural archeological sites and was once the pinnacle of the great Khmer Empire.

Click here for more

Joke-of-the-day:

This guy pulls into a crowded parking lot and rolled down the car windows to make sure his dog had fresh air. The dog was stretched out in the back seat, and the guy wanted to impress upon he that he must remain there. The guy walked to the curb backward, pointing his finger at the car and saying emphatically, “Now you stay. Do you hear me? Stay!”

The driver of a nearby car gave the guy a startled look “I don’t know about you, man,” he said incredulously. “But I usually just put my car in park.”  

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

BUYING GROCERIES

Groceries cost about $20 per bag. That's paper, not plastic.    

Yeah, It Really Happened

WAYNESVILLE, Ohio - An Ohio man once named his city's Citizen of the Year is accused of spanking a 29-year-old tenant during a dispute about overdue rent. Ron Kronenberger, 53, owner of the Hometown Marketplace in Waynesville and Waynesville's Citizen of the Year in 2006, was charged with assault for allegedly exposing the 29-year-old man's bare buttocks in his office at the store and striking him four times with a belt Jan. 22, the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News reported Thursday.

"If you're going to act like a child, I'm going to treat you like one," Kronenberger allegedly said prior to the attack. The alleged victim told Police Chief Gary Copeland "he was scared and just wanted to get it over with," the police report said.

"At this point, chief left to attempt to make contact with Ron Kronenberger about the incident, in which Ron admits whipping [the victim] due to late rent payment in the amount of $2,800," the report said. Kronenberger was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.  

Somewhat Useless Information   

• The tomato is in the same family as the potato, pepper, eggplant, and petunia. 

• The French used to refer to the tomato as the "apple of love."

• Scientists at Cornell University have identified two cancer-fighting substances in the tomato: P-courmaric and chlorogenic acids. 

• Tomatoes are a good source of vitamins A and C. 

• A versatile vegetable for cooking, tomatoes can be prepared stuffed, baked, boiled, stewed, pickled, and fried, and are the base for many sauces. 

• Florida is the number one producer of fresh market tomatoes.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

24-3/2
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
Telecommuter Appreciation Week 
Telecommuter Appreciation Week
Peace Corps Week

Today Is                                                                      

For Pete's Sake Day

International Sword Swallowers Day

Levi Strauss Day

National Personal Chef's Day

National Pistachio Day

Open That Bottle Night

Spay Day USA

Today’s Events through History  

15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states—1869

1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, St Joseph's, Philadelphia—1732

Churchill announces Britain has its own atomic bomb—1952

Cowboys' Amateur Association of America organized (California) —1941

Hosni Mubarak orders the constitution changed; allow multi-candidate presidential elections—2005

Irish Supreme Court rules 14 year old rape victim may get an abortion—1992

New York Museum of Science & Industry incorporated—1914

Oprah Winfrey beats Texas cattlemen in beef trial—1998

Rev Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown"—1984

Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo—1616

US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation—1962

USAF plane began 1st nonstop around-the-world flight—1949

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 80’s

Tom Kennedy, Louisville KY, quiz host (You Don't Say, Name That Tune) is 86

In their 60’s

Michael Bolton, rock vocalist (That's What Love Is All About) is 60

In their 40’s

Mark Dacascos, actor and martial artist is 49

Remembered for being born today

Mason Adams, NYC, actor (Charlie Hume-Lou Grant, Deadliest Season) (1919-2005)

Johnny Cash, Kingsland Ark, country singer (I Hear the Train Coming) (1932-2003)

William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes (1846-1917)

Herbert Henry Dow, (Dow Chemical) (1866-1930)

William Frawley, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy, Bub-My 3 Sons) (1887-1966)

Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables) (1802-1885)

Betty Hutton, Battle Creek Mich, actress (Greatest Show on Earth) (1921-2007)

Tony Randall, [Leonard Rosenberg], Tulsa Ok, actor (Felix-Odd Couple) (1920-2004)

Levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (1829-1902)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy)—shot in car—1990—at 53

Mohammed V, ibn Yusuf, sultan/King of Morocco— following unspecified surgery—1961—at 51

Answer: Brain Teasers

individual - duality Dinner - nerve Cancel - cellar Brutal - tally Lamp - amplitude

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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