I was very lazy today. I stayed up way to late watching movies last night. The movies were good, but I wasn’t worth much most of the day. I’ve always been one of those who has a scheduled bed time—around 11 and who get up around 6. When I stay up until 3, I still wake up at 6 but don’t operate very well. I knew this would happen, but did it anyway. The movies were good and I really didn’t have a lot to do today anyway.
President Obama continues to be full of surprises. At a press conference the other day he answered a question on the professor arrested for disorderly conduct. I was surprised when he said the police acted ‘stupidly’. Instead of Health Care—the purpose of the press conference—being in the headlines, it was this comment. He did preface his comments that he didn’t know all the facts and that the professor was a friend of his. Even so, I was surprised by his comment. The last time we had such a eloquent speaking President I was in grade school. Today, Obama went to the Press Room at the White House and told the press that he had talked to his friend, and to the officer involved. Both, he said seem to be good people. Both seem to have overreacted to the situation. He said that he wanted people to have an open dialogue regarding race relations in this country. He also said he could have chosen his words more carefully. Then he invited the Prof and the Cop to the White House for a beer. Good for him. Our President is human. Our President misspeaks. Our President is able to admit a mistake. Our President works to straighten out misconceptions. This is one of the good changes he brings to our country.
We all have to remember that many of the ‘radio voices’ on the far right have to have ratings to stay on the air. This may be why they don’t want this story to die. They also don’t want the birth certificate issue to die. They seem to make so many outrageous statements. These ‘voices’ are seldom if ever held accountable. Obama is not afraid of accountability. Obama is not afraid to bring change. He still has my support.
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Random Fact
There are more chickens than people in the world.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 23
Lumberjack Week—for the real ones, not the NAU ones
July 25—206 days so far this year…159 days remain in 2009
National Day of the Cowboy
*Inca: Ilyap’a Festival [God of Weather]
*Puerto Rico: Constitution Day [1952]
*Sussex, England: Ebernoe [Sheep] Horn Fair & Festival—since 16th c.
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1884
Davidson Black Canada, doctor of anatomy (identified Peking Man)
1894
Walter Brennan Swampscott Mass, actror (Real McCoys, At Gun Point)
1920
Rosalind Franklin British physical chemist whose groundbreaking research led to the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA
1924
Estelle Getty NYC, actress (Sophia Petrillo-Golden Girls)
1927
Midge Decter St Paul Minn, anti woman's lib (Liberated Woman and Other Americans)
1954
Walter Payton NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
1967
Matt LeBlanc actor: Friends
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1729
North Carolina becomes royal colony
1775
Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta
1866
US Grant named 1st general of Army
1868
Territory of Wyoming created
1871
Carrousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa
1895
Pierre Curie marries fellow chemist Marie Sklodowska.
1917
The exotic dancer Mata Hari is sentenced to execution by firing squad by a French court for spying on Germany's behalf during World War I.
1965
Bob Dylan appeared on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival with an electric guitar—starts Folk-Rock Era.
1978
Lesley Brown gave birth to the world's first test tube baby ( in-vitro fertilization ), Louise, delivered by caesarean section in Oldham, England.
1983
1st nonhuman primate (baboon) conceived in a lab dish, San Antonio
1992
25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain
1999
American cyclist Lance Armstrong wins the Tour de France, bicycle racing's top event, less than three years after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Rearrange the letter in each word to make a new word starting with V.
EX: SAVE
Answers: VASE
1. EVEN
2. IVAN
3. RIVAL
4. DIVAN
5. CAVEAT
6. LOVELY
7. IRVING
8. DEVOTE
9. COVERT
10. LATVIAN
• Bonus: OBSERVE
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1. VEER
2. VAIN
3. VIRAL
4. VIAND
5. VACATE
6. VOLLEY
7. VIRGIN
8. VETOED
9. VECTOR
10. VALIANT
* Bonus: VERBOSE
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Pita
Our lunch group found a very cool lunch place today. It’s the Pita Jungle. Great food and lots of it for the price. The cheese and fruit plate would have been enough for two. My gyro was full of meat. The humus was very mild and very good. The Pita bread was fresh and very tasty. Reminded me of Egypt. I know it should remind me of Greece, but I haven’t been to Greece and at least for me, at this time, Pita bread is Egypt. This hummus was much milder than the hummus of Egypt. The place is located next to New Frontiers Food Market and is surrounded by numerous empty buildings. The economic crisis seems to have slowed this new center’s growth. During the noon hour, the Jungle had a steady flow of people in and out. It is an AZ chain with about a dozen locations. Well worth a stop for some good food.
A friend stopped by on the way back from Vegas to Tuba. There was an education conference on Reading this week. It seems that downtown Vegas is being rebuilt with lots of new casinos. The strip is also being added to. Soon it will be to Henderson. The strange, or sad, part is that while there appears to be lots of construction---fences, big earth moving machines, and piles of construction materials—there are very few workers. Maybe it’s because it is really hot in Vegas in July. I fear it is the busted economy. Lots of Natives usually work over there, and most I know are back on the Rez, awaiting some work when the building starts up again.
My hair cut lady finally moved to another shop. She’s been cutting my hair forever. A few years ago she moved to a shop in downtown Flagstaff. I hated it. The shop was nice, everyone was friendly, but, as I’ve said before, finding a parking place made the hassle of getting a haircut was made even worse. She has moved into a strip mall. Now it will be much easier to get a haircut. With no parking hassle, I won’t dread the trip nearly as much. I told Teri how happy I was that she had moved—because of the parking—and she said she was surprised how many of her regulars were saying the same thing. Duh...
Today would have been my father’s 95th birthday. My brother and I had a nice talk today. We had both been thinking about how good our father was to our mom and to us. He had been in poor health the last five years of his 80 years. It was a good thing that he didn’t have to suffer. He worked hard to make sure my mom was taken care of after he was gone. He did a very good job at that. She had a huge monthly bill at her luxury nursing home for almost three years. My brother and I never had to dip into savings to pay for any of it. When my mom passed, there was still money for both of us. While we never ‘kept up with the Joneses’ we had a good life and never were in need. Actually we were far from any need. It was good to remember the good times. We both needed the conversation and today was a good day to do it.
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Random Fact
The first FAX machine was patented in 1843, 33 years before Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 23
Lumberjack Week—for the real ones, not the NAU ones
July 24—205 days so far this year…160 days remain in 2009
Cousins Day
National Drive-Thru Day
National Tequila Day—US Only
Tell An Old Joke Day
*Ecuador: Simon Bolivar Day
*Utah: Pioneer Day [1847]
*Denmark: Midsummer Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1783
Simon Bolivar freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule
1802
Alexandre Dumas France, author (3 Musketeers)
1895
Robert Graves England, poet/historical novelist (I, Claudius)
1898
Amelia Earhart into the wild blue yonder
1900
Zelda Fitzgerald 1st wife of F Scott
1920
Bella Abzug (Rep-D-NY)
1936
Ruth Buzzi Westerly RI, comedienne (Laugh-In)
1951
Lynda Carter Phoenix Az, Miss USA/actress (Wonder Woman)
1964
Barry Bonds baseball
1969
Jennifer Lopez actress
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1534
Jacques Cartier erects a thirty-three foot high cross on a small island in Gaspe Harbor, Quebec. He then claims the area for France.
1683
1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard the Concord
1701
The French trader Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac, founds Detroit (originally "La Ville d'Etroit," or "city of the strait") to control the fur trade in the region
1704
Great Britain takes Gibraltar from Spain
1847
Brigham Young & his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, UT
1934
1st ptarmigan hatched & reared in captivity, Ithaca, NY
1967
Race riot in Cambridge Maryland .
2005
Lance Armstrong wins a record seventh consecutive Tour de France, cycling's premier event.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Each answer here is a familiar two-word phrase with two consecutive M’s inside it—one ending the first word, the other starting the second word.
EX: Cause of computer breakdown
Answers: system malfunction
1. Head of a marching band
2. Daily drink that’s low in fat
3. Athletic contest held in a pool
4. 1999 ‘Star Wars’ episode with ‘The’
5. 1960’s civil rights protest, involving walking from one city to another
6. Leader of the Doors
7. Old movie cowboy
8. ‘Cheers’ bartender
9. In the title of a best selling book, “Men Are …”
10. Branch of physics dealing with atoms and molecules
• Bonus: Tractor and thresher, for example
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1. Drum Major
2. Skim milk
3. Swim meet
4. “Phantom Menace’
5. Freedom March
6. Jim Morrison
7. Tom Mix
8. Sam Malone
9. From Mars
10. Quantum mechanics
* Bonus: Thom McAn
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A friend stopped by on the way back from Vegas to Tuba. There was an education conference on Reading this week. It seems that downtown Vegas is being rebuilt with lots of new casinos. The strip is also being added to. Soon it will be to Henderson. The strange, or sad, part is that while there appears to be lots of construction---fences, big earth moving machines, and piles of construction materials—there are very few workers. Maybe it’s because it is really hot in Vegas in July. I fear it is the busted economy. Lots of Natives usually work over there, and most I know are back on the Rez, awaiting some work when the building starts up again.
My hair cut lady finally moved to another shop. She’s been cutting my hair forever. A few years ago she moved to a shop in downtown Flagstaff. I hated it. The shop was nice, everyone was friendly, but, as I’ve said before, finding a parking place made the hassle of getting a haircut was made even worse. She has moved into a strip mall. Now it will be much easier to get a haircut. With no parking hassle, I won’t dread the trip nearly as much. I told Teri how happy I was that she had moved—because of the parking—and she said she was surprised how many of her regulars were saying the same thing. Duh...
Today would have been my father’s 95th birthday. My brother and I had a nice talk today. We had both been thinking about how good our father was to our mom and to us. He had been in poor health the last five years of his 80 years. It was a good thing that he didn’t have to suffer. He worked hard to make sure my mom was taken care of after he was gone. He did a very good job at that. She had a huge monthly bill at her luxury nursing home for almost three years. My brother and I never had to dip into savings to pay for any of it. When my mom passed, there was still money for both of us. While we never ‘kept up with the Joneses’ we had a good life and never were in need. Actually we were far from any need. It was good to remember the good times. We both needed the conversation and today was a good day to do it.
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Random Fact
The first FAX machine was patented in 1843, 33 years before Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 23
Lumberjack Week—for the real ones, not the NAU ones
July 24—205 days so far this year…160 days remain in 2009
Cousins Day
National Drive-Thru Day
National Tequila Day—US Only
Tell An Old Joke Day
*Ecuador: Simon Bolivar Day
*Utah: Pioneer Day [1847]
*Denmark: Midsummer Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1783
Simon Bolivar freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule
1802
Alexandre Dumas France, author (3 Musketeers)
1895
Robert Graves England, poet/historical novelist (I, Claudius)
1898
Amelia Earhart into the wild blue yonder
1900
Zelda Fitzgerald 1st wife of F Scott
1920
Bella Abzug (Rep-D-NY)
1936
Ruth Buzzi Westerly RI, comedienne (Laugh-In)
1951
Lynda Carter Phoenix Az, Miss USA/actress (Wonder Woman)
1964
Barry Bonds baseball
1969
Jennifer Lopez actress
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1534
Jacques Cartier erects a thirty-three foot high cross on a small island in Gaspe Harbor, Quebec. He then claims the area for France.
1683
1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard the Concord
1701
The French trader Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac, founds Detroit (originally "La Ville d'Etroit," or "city of the strait") to control the fur trade in the region
1704
Great Britain takes Gibraltar from Spain
1847
Brigham Young & his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, UT
1934
1st ptarmigan hatched & reared in captivity, Ithaca, NY
1967
Race riot in Cambridge Maryland .
2005
Lance Armstrong wins a record seventh consecutive Tour de France, cycling's premier event.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Each answer here is a familiar two-word phrase with two consecutive M’s inside it—one ending the first word, the other starting the second word.
EX: Cause of computer breakdown
Answers: system malfunction
1. Head of a marching band
2. Daily drink that’s low in fat
3. Athletic contest held in a pool
4. 1999 ‘Star Wars’ episode with ‘The’
5. 1960’s civil rights protest, involving walking from one city to another
6. Leader of the Doors
7. Old movie cowboy
8. ‘Cheers’ bartender
9. In the title of a best selling book, “Men Are …”
10. Branch of physics dealing with atoms and molecules
• Bonus: Tractor and thresher, for example
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1. Drum Major
2. Skim milk
3. Swim meet
4. “Phantom Menace’
5. Freedom March
6. Jim Morrison
7. Tom Mix
8. Sam Malone
9. From Mars
10. Quantum mechanics
* Bonus: Thom McAn
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Thunder
We made it to 80° here, with clouds but no rain. Then just as Obama was answering questions about health care, the sky opened up a dropped a huge amount of rain. It got dark and the thunder and lightning was rampant. I sure hope that was just monsoon weather and not some forecast of a better health plan.
Every president since Truman has tried to reform health care. Medicare was the only real change. I sure hope Obama can do something. I still have a few years before Medicare kicks in. While my Government Plan is good, it ain’t cheap, and this year all the deductibles went way up. So it costs more to do routine things and to get meds. I know I am one of the lucky ones. My PCP charges $120 for a routine visit, and I only have to pay $20 while last year it was $15 and he was charging #120. If I didn’t have this insurance, I would be going into debt. I don’t have a lot of friends who were not Federal employees or Natives. The few I have are paying a whole lot more than I do each month, they pay a whole lot more for meds. I was picking up my blood pressure meds the other day, and the person in front of me, probably 45 years old, got one prescription. The total he had to pay was $345. My blood pressure medicine is $1.17 every month. I also take two allergy meds that cost me $25/month each. I think that is outrageous until I see what others are paying. I’m all for paying my fair share, but I don’t like watching all the expensive ads that the pharmaceutical industry is making, and I really don’t like the bottom line profit that the insurance companies are making. There has to be a better way.
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Random Fact
A thousand bytes make a kilobyte.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 23
Lumberjack Week—for the real ones, not the NAU ones
July 23—204 days so far this year…161 days remain in 2009
All American Soap Box Derby Day
Gorgeous Grandma Day
Hot Enough for You Day
*Egypt: Revolution Day [1952]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1892
Haile Selassie emperor of Ethiopia
1894
Arthur Treacher Brighton England, announcer
1914
Charles S. Frazier Jr., Brunswick, Maine Great father and husband
1915
Vincent Sardi, Jr. restaurateur: Sardi’s Restaurant, New York, NY
1919
Pee Wee Reese Hall of Fame shortstop (Dodgers)
1925
Gloria De Haven LA, actress
1936
-Anthony M Kennedy Calif, supreme court justice
-Don Drysdale Van Nuys Calif, pitcher (LA Dodgers-Cy Young 1962)
1947
-Don Imus radio personality
-Spencer Christian weatherman
1961
Woody Harrelson Midland Tx, actor
1972
Marlon Wayans writer, actor: The Wayans Bros
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
636
Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from the Byzantine Empire
1298
Jews are massacred at Wurzburg Germany
1548
Mary, Queen of Scots, at the age of 6, leaves Scotland for her arranged future marriage to the French dauphin Francis
1715
The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
1798
Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt
1803
Robert Emmett's insurrected in Dublin
1904
Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo
1940
"Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London
1958
1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords
1967
Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons
1976
4,000 delegates from the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Legion met at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia for a four-day gathering. Several days after the event ended, many attendees became sick. By August 2, 22 people were dead and hundreds connected to the gathering were experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms.
1980
River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter
2000
Tiger Woods today became the youngest player to win a career Grand Slam
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Every sentence below contains two blanks. The word that goes in the first blank has a long A sound [like in BAKE] somewhere in it. Change that long A to an /oi/ sound [like in boy] to get a new word that goes in the second blank to complete the sentence.
EX: No Plain _____ was allowed to _____ the top sorority.
Answers: Jane / join
1. The teenager downtown said “See you _____!”…but continued to _____ on the street corner.
2. In the debater’s _____ to make a clever reply, he is _____ by his own petard.
3. The apprentice house _____ needed a helpful _____ on how to hold a brush.
4. The blind chef read a recipe in _____ on how to _____ a chicken.
5. The riot police _____ the demonstrators, which immediately made their eyes _____.
6. At the Victorian-style restaurant, there was a _____ change of the _____ underneath each place setting.
7. In the Miss America Pageant, self-composure is very important, so it _____ to have _____.
8. The psychoanalyst’s nerves were _____ from studying too much _____
9. The chemistry building at _____ University is installing a new furnace in its _____ room
10. A film thriller that ends with a _____ scene would not be my first _____ tonight.
• Bonus: ???
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2. Haste / hoist
3. Painter/ pointer
4. Braille / broil
5. Maced / moist
6. Daily / doily
7. Pays / poise
8. Frayed / Freud
9. Baylor / boiler
10. Chase / choice
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Every president since Truman has tried to reform health care. Medicare was the only real change. I sure hope Obama can do something. I still have a few years before Medicare kicks in. While my Government Plan is good, it ain’t cheap, and this year all the deductibles went way up. So it costs more to do routine things and to get meds. I know I am one of the lucky ones. My PCP charges $120 for a routine visit, and I only have to pay $20 while last year it was $15 and he was charging #120. If I didn’t have this insurance, I would be going into debt. I don’t have a lot of friends who were not Federal employees or Natives. The few I have are paying a whole lot more than I do each month, they pay a whole lot more for meds. I was picking up my blood pressure meds the other day, and the person in front of me, probably 45 years old, got one prescription. The total he had to pay was $345. My blood pressure medicine is $1.17 every month. I also take two allergy meds that cost me $25/month each. I think that is outrageous until I see what others are paying. I’m all for paying my fair share, but I don’t like watching all the expensive ads that the pharmaceutical industry is making, and I really don’t like the bottom line profit that the insurance companies are making. There has to be a better way.
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Random Fact
A thousand bytes make a kilobyte.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 23
Lumberjack Week—for the real ones, not the NAU ones
July 23—204 days so far this year…161 days remain in 2009
All American Soap Box Derby Day
Gorgeous Grandma Day
Hot Enough for You Day
*Egypt: Revolution Day [1952]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1892
Haile Selassie emperor of Ethiopia
1894
Arthur Treacher Brighton England, announcer
1914
Charles S. Frazier Jr., Brunswick, Maine Great father and husband
1915
Vincent Sardi, Jr. restaurateur: Sardi’s Restaurant, New York, NY
1919
Pee Wee Reese Hall of Fame shortstop (Dodgers)
1925
Gloria De Haven LA, actress
1936
-Anthony M Kennedy Calif, supreme court justice
-Don Drysdale Van Nuys Calif, pitcher (LA Dodgers-Cy Young 1962)
1947
-Don Imus radio personality
-Spencer Christian weatherman
1961
Woody Harrelson Midland Tx, actor
1972
Marlon Wayans writer, actor: The Wayans Bros
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
636
Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from the Byzantine Empire
1298
Jews are massacred at Wurzburg Germany
1548
Mary, Queen of Scots, at the age of 6, leaves Scotland for her arranged future marriage to the French dauphin Francis
1715
The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
1798
Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt
1803
Robert Emmett's insurrected in Dublin
1904
Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo
1940
"Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London
1958
1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords
1967
Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons
1976
4,000 delegates from the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Legion met at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia for a four-day gathering. Several days after the event ended, many attendees became sick. By August 2, 22 people were dead and hundreds connected to the gathering were experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms.
1980
River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter
2000
Tiger Woods today became the youngest player to win a career Grand Slam
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Every sentence below contains two blanks. The word that goes in the first blank has a long A sound [like in BAKE] somewhere in it. Change that long A to an /oi/ sound [like in boy] to get a new word that goes in the second blank to complete the sentence.
EX: No Plain _____ was allowed to _____ the top sorority.
Answers: Jane / join
1. The teenager downtown said “See you _____!”…but continued to _____ on the street corner.
2. In the debater’s _____ to make a clever reply, he is _____ by his own petard.
3. The apprentice house _____ needed a helpful _____ on how to hold a brush.
4. The blind chef read a recipe in _____ on how to _____ a chicken.
5. The riot police _____ the demonstrators, which immediately made their eyes _____.
6. At the Victorian-style restaurant, there was a _____ change of the _____ underneath each place setting.
7. In the Miss America Pageant, self-composure is very important, so it _____ to have _____.
8. The psychoanalyst’s nerves were _____ from studying too much _____
9. The chemistry building at _____ University is installing a new furnace in its _____ room
10. A film thriller that ends with a _____ scene would not be my first _____ tonight.
• Bonus: ???
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1. Later / loiter
2. Haste / hoist
3. Painter/ pointer
4. Braille / broil
5. Maced / moist
6. Daily / doily
7. Pays / poise
8. Frayed / Freud
9. Baylor / boiler
10. Chase / choice
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Attention! For Immediate Release—
I enjoy getting emails. I enjoy reading emails. I even forward many emails to my buddies. Some might even say, I send out too many emails. There are two kinds of emails I never--repeat never--send on. Can you guess what categories these emails fall into?
The first category are those that say I will have bad luck, bad karma, bad vibes, or something else bad will happen if I don’t forward them. The ones I really dislike are the ones that threaten me with a time limit. You must send this on in 4,5, 10 minutes for this to work. This is usually followed by how much good will come based on the number of people I send it to. One person brings 2 minutes of good, five people bring a week of good, 10 people bring a month, 2000 people bring a lifetime of good. Give me a break.
The second category are the ones that send a cheery message, with lots of cute little hearts, cute smiling animals, and dancing animations. These are OK, and are usually creative, until you get to the end. That’s what sets me off. If you agree with all this sugary sentiment, send it back to me so I will know how you feel. If I am really your best friend, you know it already. If I am really in love with you, you know it already. If I really like you a lot, you know it already. And finally, why would anyone send this sugar sweet note to so many people? How many best friends can one have? Note that even Facebook doesn’t call people a Best Friend, only a friend. Also these forwards usually have three or four pages of addresses of people who have received and sent the message. Ever hear of BCC? If you really like, luv, or care about me, call me on the phone or send a personal note just to me.
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Random Fact
The wingspan of a Boeing 747 jet is longer than the Wright Brothers' first flight.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 21
National Baby Food Week
July 22—203 days so far this year…162 days remain in 2009
Health, Happiness through Hypnosis Day
Rat-Catcher’s Day—for Pied Piper of Hamelin
Spoonerism Day
American Poet Day—for Stephen Vincent Benet
*Pakistan: Bank Holiday
*Poland: Liberation Day [1944]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1822
Gregor Mendel monk/geneticist, discoverer of the laws of heredity
1844
Rev William Archibald Spooner London, invented "spoonerisms"
1849
Emma Lazarus poet ("The New Colossus"-base of Statue of Liberty)
1890
Rose Kennedy mom of JFK, RFK & Ted
1898
Stephen Vincent Benet US, writer (The Devil & Daniel Webster)
1908
Amy Vanderbilt authority on etiquette
1923
Robert Dole (Sen-R-Ks)
1928
Orson Bean actor/comedian
1932
Oscar de la Renta Dom Rep, designer
1940
Alex Trebek Sudbury Ontario, TV game host
1946
Danny Glover actor: Lethal Weapon series
1947
Don Henley drummer (Eagles)
1955
Willem Dafoe actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1298
English defeat Scots at Battle of Falkirk
1790
The United States enacts a law for the formal regulation of trade with Indians titled "An Act providing for Holding a Treaty or Treaties to Establish Peace with Certain Indian Tribes." It also enacts "An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse With the Indian Tribes."
1933
Caterina Jarboro sings "Aida," NYC-1st Black prima donna in US
1942
Gasoline rationing begins in US during WW II
1933
In his monoplane, the Winnie Mae, American aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo around-the-world flight.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
For each pair of words below, name an animal that can follow the first word and precede the second one to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase. Note: None of the new words or phrases formed can themselves be animals.
EX: Cash _____ Slip
Answers: cow
1. Dark _____ Laugh
2. Grease _____ Business
3. Copy _____ Nap
4. Hot _____ Paddle
5. Paper _____ Lily
6. Road _____ Wild
7. Pack _____ Race
8. White _____ Ears
9. Silver _____ Trot
10. Literary _____ Hearted
• Bonus: Lone _____ Whistle
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1. Horse
2. Monkey
3. Cat
4. Dog
5. Tiger
6. Hog
7. Rat
8. Elephant
9. Fox
10. Lion
* Bonus: Wolf
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I enjoy getting emails. I enjoy reading emails. I even forward many emails to my buddies. Some might even say, I send out too many emails. There are two kinds of emails I never--repeat never--send on. Can you guess what categories these emails fall into?
The first category are those that say I will have bad luck, bad karma, bad vibes, or something else bad will happen if I don’t forward them. The ones I really dislike are the ones that threaten me with a time limit. You must send this on in 4,5, 10 minutes for this to work. This is usually followed by how much good will come based on the number of people I send it to. One person brings 2 minutes of good, five people bring a week of good, 10 people bring a month, 2000 people bring a lifetime of good. Give me a break.
The second category are the ones that send a cheery message, with lots of cute little hearts, cute smiling animals, and dancing animations. These are OK, and are usually creative, until you get to the end. That’s what sets me off. If you agree with all this sugary sentiment, send it back to me so I will know how you feel. If I am really your best friend, you know it already. If I am really in love with you, you know it already. If I really like you a lot, you know it already. And finally, why would anyone send this sugar sweet note to so many people? How many best friends can one have? Note that even Facebook doesn’t call people a Best Friend, only a friend. Also these forwards usually have three or four pages of addresses of people who have received and sent the message. Ever hear of BCC? If you really like, luv, or care about me, call me on the phone or send a personal note just to me.
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Random Fact
The wingspan of a Boeing 747 jet is longer than the Wright Brothers' first flight.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 21
National Baby Food Week
July 22—203 days so far this year…162 days remain in 2009
Health, Happiness through Hypnosis Day
Rat-Catcher’s Day—for Pied Piper of Hamelin
Spoonerism Day
American Poet Day—for Stephen Vincent Benet
*Pakistan: Bank Holiday
*Poland: Liberation Day [1944]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1822
Gregor Mendel monk/geneticist, discoverer of the laws of heredity
1844
Rev William Archibald Spooner London, invented "spoonerisms"
1849
Emma Lazarus poet ("The New Colossus"-base of Statue of Liberty)
1890
Rose Kennedy mom of JFK, RFK & Ted
1898
Stephen Vincent Benet US, writer (The Devil & Daniel Webster)
1908
Amy Vanderbilt authority on etiquette
1923
Robert Dole (Sen-R-Ks)
1928
Orson Bean actor/comedian
1932
Oscar de la Renta Dom Rep, designer
1940
Alex Trebek Sudbury Ontario, TV game host
1946
Danny Glover actor: Lethal Weapon series
1947
Don Henley drummer (Eagles)
1955
Willem Dafoe actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1298
English defeat Scots at Battle of Falkirk
1790
The United States enacts a law for the formal regulation of trade with Indians titled "An Act providing for Holding a Treaty or Treaties to Establish Peace with Certain Indian Tribes." It also enacts "An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse With the Indian Tribes."
1933
Caterina Jarboro sings "Aida," NYC-1st Black prima donna in US
1942
Gasoline rationing begins in US during WW II
1933
In his monoplane, the Winnie Mae, American aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo around-the-world flight.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
For each pair of words below, name an animal that can follow the first word and precede the second one to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase. Note: None of the new words or phrases formed can themselves be animals.
EX: Cash _____ Slip
Answers: cow
1. Dark _____ Laugh
2. Grease _____ Business
3. Copy _____ Nap
4. Hot _____ Paddle
5. Paper _____ Lily
6. Road _____ Wild
7. Pack _____ Race
8. White _____ Ears
9. Silver _____ Trot
10. Literary _____ Hearted
• Bonus: Lone _____ Whistle
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1. Horse
2. Monkey
3. Cat
4. Dog
5. Tiger
6. Hog
7. Rat
8. Elephant
9. Fox
10. Lion
* Bonus: Wolf
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What a mess in Afghanistan. The Taliban captured an American soldier. Now, what will happen? The Taliban knows that we have captured theirs, we have tortured theirs, we have water boarded theirs, we have imprisoned theirs for years. Just like the Taliban, our soldiers are young volunteers. Just like the Taliban, ours are fighting for what they believe is right. Now we have to watch and see what the Taliban will do. This young soldier is alone, is scared, and will say anything he’s told. The story leaked out today, from our military, that this soldier was distraught when he left his base camp unarmed. It doesn’t matter how he was captured. It doesn’t matter how he feels about the military war. He is an American. He is being held by our perceived enemy. IMHO this is not the time for the military to spread possible, but not proven scenarios. After he is released, or after he is extracted, then the military can follow its own rules to deal with this soldier. This is the time to protect Americans. This story will only get murkier in the days to come.
The thunder started early today, and continued through most of the day. The rain showers came, stopped, returned, stopped and returned again. The thunderheads came, and moved out, leaving us overcast. Quite a monsoon day her in our little mountain town. Cooler temps lasted all day. That was really nice. This has been the hottest July in years. Most people in Flagstaff don’t have air conditioning as it would only be used a few days each summer. This last two weeks have many thinking about what to do. A huge windstorm hit Gila Bend and Ajo AZ last night. It knocked out electricity for 2500 customers. It will take another 24 hours to get it back on. Both Gila Bend and Ajo passed 100 degrees today. Life is tough for both these communities most days. These days it is much worse. Dry Ice is being distributed by AZ Public Service in both towns. That will help people with freezers, but I don’t know how it will cool them off. It took APS eight hours to find a generator that could be brought to the only cooling center in Gila Bend. Many elderly and frail had to be transported to towns with electricity. Guess we in Flag can’t complain too much about the heat.
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60% of all US potato products originate in Idaho.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 21
National Baby Food Week
July 21—202 days so far this year…163 days remain in 2009
Legal Drinking Age Day
*Belgium: National Holiday since 1831—Inauguration of Leopold I
*Guam: Liberation Day [1944]
*Singapore: Racial Harmony Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1804
Victor Schoelcher Guadeloupe, abolished french slavery
1816
Paul Julius Baron von Reuter founded Reuters news service
1899
Ernest Hemmingway Oak Park, for whom the bell tolled... (Nobel 1954)
1920
Isaac Stern Kremenetz, Russia, violinist (debut SF Symph)
1924
Don Knotts Morgantown WV, actor
1938
Janet Reno U.S. Attorney General (1993-2001)
1947
Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam, rocker (Peace Train, Father & Son)
1948
Garry Trudeau cartoonist: Doonesbury
1952
Robin Williams Chicago Ill, comedian
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1588
English fleet defeats Spanish armada
1773
Pope Clement XIV dissolves the Jesuit order of priests. The ban remains in effect until 1814, when the Jesuits are revived by Pope Pius VII.
1806
Crow Indians steal twenty-four of Lewis and Clark’s horses.
1846
Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)
1861
1st major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va-South wins
1873
Jesse James, 1st train robbery
1930
US Veterans Administration established
1925
A Tennessee jury finds high school teacher John Scopes guilty of teaching evolution, and he is fined $100.
1957
Althea Gibson became the first black woman to win a major U.S. tennis title
1970
Egypt completes the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River, a major Soviet-funded project that creates Lake Nasser and provides much of the country's electrical power.
2007
The last and final Harry Potter book goes on sale " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Every answer here is a word or name starting with the syllable ‘brrr’, in any spelling
EX: pack animal
Answers: burro
1. French wine
2. Germany’s capital
3. Low comedy
4. Sack material
5. Comedienne Carol
6. Alabama city
7. Vermont city
8. Kind of shorts
9. Grow rapidly
10. Myanmar’s former name
• Bonus: Upper Volta’s modern name
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1. Burgundy
2. Berlin
3. Burlesque
4. Burlap
5. Burnett
6. Birmingham
7. Burlington
8. Bermuda
9. Burgeon
10. Burma
* Bonus: Burkina Faso
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The thunder started early today, and continued through most of the day. The rain showers came, stopped, returned, stopped and returned again. The thunderheads came, and moved out, leaving us overcast. Quite a monsoon day her in our little mountain town. Cooler temps lasted all day. That was really nice. This has been the hottest July in years. Most people in Flagstaff don’t have air conditioning as it would only be used a few days each summer. This last two weeks have many thinking about what to do. A huge windstorm hit Gila Bend and Ajo AZ last night. It knocked out electricity for 2500 customers. It will take another 24 hours to get it back on. Both Gila Bend and Ajo passed 100 degrees today. Life is tough for both these communities most days. These days it is much worse. Dry Ice is being distributed by AZ Public Service in both towns. That will help people with freezers, but I don’t know how it will cool them off. It took APS eight hours to find a generator that could be brought to the only cooling center in Gila Bend. Many elderly and frail had to be transported to towns with electricity. Guess we in Flag can’t complain too much about the heat.
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Random Fact
60% of all US potato products originate in Idaho.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 21
National Baby Food Week
July 21—202 days so far this year…163 days remain in 2009
Legal Drinking Age Day
*Belgium: National Holiday since 1831—Inauguration of Leopold I
*Guam: Liberation Day [1944]
*Singapore: Racial Harmony Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1804
Victor Schoelcher Guadeloupe, abolished french slavery
1816
Paul Julius Baron von Reuter founded Reuters news service
1899
Ernest Hemmingway Oak Park, for whom the bell tolled... (Nobel 1954)
1920
Isaac Stern Kremenetz, Russia, violinist (debut SF Symph)
1924
Don Knotts Morgantown WV, actor
1938
Janet Reno U.S. Attorney General (1993-2001)
1947
Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam, rocker (Peace Train, Father & Son)
1948
Garry Trudeau cartoonist: Doonesbury
1952
Robin Williams Chicago Ill, comedian
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1588
English fleet defeats Spanish armada
1773
Pope Clement XIV dissolves the Jesuit order of priests. The ban remains in effect until 1814, when the Jesuits are revived by Pope Pius VII.
1806
Crow Indians steal twenty-four of Lewis and Clark’s horses.
1846
Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)
1861
1st major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va-South wins
1873
Jesse James, 1st train robbery
1930
US Veterans Administration established
1925
A Tennessee jury finds high school teacher John Scopes guilty of teaching evolution, and he is fined $100.
1957
Althea Gibson became the first black woman to win a major U.S. tennis title
1970
Egypt completes the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River, a major Soviet-funded project that creates Lake Nasser and provides much of the country's electrical power.
2007
The last and final Harry Potter book goes on sale " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Every answer here is a word or name starting with the syllable ‘brrr’, in any spelling
EX: pack animal
Answers: burro
1. French wine
2. Germany’s capital
3. Low comedy
4. Sack material
5. Comedienne Carol
6. Alabama city
7. Vermont city
8. Kind of shorts
9. Grow rapidly
10. Myanmar’s former name
• Bonus: Upper Volta’s modern name
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1. Burgundy
2. Berlin
3. Burlesque
4. Burlap
5. Burnett
6. Birmingham
7. Burlington
8. Bermuda
9. Burgeon
10. Burma
* Bonus: Burkina Faso
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I spent a couple of hours at the Celtic Festival today. Southwest Skye Pipe and Drum Band played. For those of you unfamiliar with Celtic Festivals, they are a lot of fun. I’m not really into the games, but others seem to enjoy them. There are lots of Clan booths, with information about that clan’s history. Each clan has a whole bureaucracy of officers, local—national—and worldwide. There are several booths with various beers, other booths for whiskey tasting, and lots of vendors who travel the circuit of festivals selling their wares. There are also Celtic Dancers, Celtic Music that is not the bag pipes, Singers, and on and on. For me the best part is when the various bands wander the crowds playing great music. The ‘Massed Bands’ is also very impressive when all the bands and individual bagpipers join in to march through the events. They are followed by the various Clan members with banners. Amazing how everyone there is a wee bit Celt for the day.
The education world lost a great writer today when Frank McCourt passed at 78. “Angela’s Ashes” brought the Irish-American the most fame, but “Teacher Man”, about his teaching career, was my favorite. He told great stories of working in the bureaucracy of the NYC School System. He had a hard life, but kept his insight and humor throughout the book. He said he didn’t want a funeral service and said “I don't want funeral services or memorials. Let them scatter my ashes over the Shannon and pollute the river.” RIP
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You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 19
Captive Nations Week
National Independent Retailers Week
July 20—201 days so far this year…166 days remain in 2009
National Get Out of the Doghouse Day
National Hug Your Kid Day
National Lollipop Day
*Scotland: Glasgow Fair Begins
*Columbia: Independence Day [1810 from Spain]
*Argentina: Dia del Amigo [Friendship Day]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1591
Anne Hutchinson American religious reformer
1919
Sir Edmund Hillary one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest
1924
Thomas Berger US, novelist (Vital Parts, Little Big Man)
1933
Nelson Doubleday publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets)
1938
-Diana Rigg Doncaster England, actress (Emma Peel)
-Natalie Wood [Natasha Nikolaevna Gurdin], SF, (Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause)
1947
Carlos Santana Mexico, musician
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1773
Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada)
1872
Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born
1881
Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops
1949
Israel's 19 month war of independence ends
1951
King Abdullah of Jordan was assassinated in Jerusalem by a Palestinian nationalist.
1956
The UK and U.S.A. withdraw offers of aid for creation of the Aswan high dam in response to President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt forming closer relationships with the Soviet Union.
1969
1st men on Moon, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11
1995
Native Canadian Indians are blocking roads, threatening sit-ins and challenging government authorities , and many believe it is only a matter of time before bloodshed happens. They are angry that Government Departments are bypassing the Chiefs and going to local bands to negotiate treaty rights because they are not as strong.
1996
26th Olympic Summer games opens in Atlanta, Georgia
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
The answer to the first clue in each pair is a word with the vowels O and A [in that order] somewhere inside. Switch the O and A to A and O and you’ll get a new word that answers he second clue.
EX: The “Rubaiyat” poet / Another name for Cupid
Answers: Omar / Amor
1. A score in soccer / Lockup in England
2. Spanish greeting / Angel’s accessory
3. Musical instrument / Gas used in florescent tubes
4. Word before ‘nova’ / Certain opera singer
5. First name in late-night talk / Body of principles
6. South Seas kingdom / Sensuous dance
7. Composition of many a South Seas island / Song
8. Dazzling pictures [2 words] / To the left, to a sailor
9. Mel Gibson to Danny Glover in “Lethal Weapon” / Kind of oil
10. Certain numerical rating / start of a play [2 words]
• Bonus: ???
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1. Goal / gaol
2. Hola / halo
3. Organ / argon
4. Bosses / basso
5. Conan / canon
6. Tonga / tango
7. Coral / carol
8. Op art / aport
9. Co-star / castor
10. Octane / act one
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The education world lost a great writer today when Frank McCourt passed at 78. “Angela’s Ashes” brought the Irish-American the most fame, but “Teacher Man”, about his teaching career, was my favorite. He told great stories of working in the bureaucracy of the NYC School System. He had a hard life, but kept his insight and humor throughout the book. He said he didn’t want a funeral service and said “I don't want funeral services or memorials. Let them scatter my ashes over the Shannon and pollute the river.” RIP
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Random Fact
You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 19
Captive Nations Week
National Independent Retailers Week
July 20—201 days so far this year…166 days remain in 2009
National Get Out of the Doghouse Day
National Hug Your Kid Day
National Lollipop Day
*Scotland: Glasgow Fair Begins
*Columbia: Independence Day [1810 from Spain]
*Argentina: Dia del Amigo [Friendship Day]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1591
Anne Hutchinson American religious reformer
1919
Sir Edmund Hillary one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest
1924
Thomas Berger US, novelist (Vital Parts, Little Big Man)
1933
Nelson Doubleday publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets)
1938
-Diana Rigg Doncaster England, actress (Emma Peel)
-Natalie Wood [Natasha Nikolaevna Gurdin], SF, (Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause)
1947
Carlos Santana Mexico, musician
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1773
Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada)
1872
Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born
1881
Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops
1949
Israel's 19 month war of independence ends
1951
King Abdullah of Jordan was assassinated in Jerusalem by a Palestinian nationalist.
1956
The UK and U.S.A. withdraw offers of aid for creation of the Aswan high dam in response to President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt forming closer relationships with the Soviet Union.
1969
1st men on Moon, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11
1995
Native Canadian Indians are blocking roads, threatening sit-ins and challenging government authorities , and many believe it is only a matter of time before bloodshed happens. They are angry that Government Departments are bypassing the Chiefs and going to local bands to negotiate treaty rights because they are not as strong.
1996
26th Olympic Summer games opens in Atlanta, Georgia
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
The answer to the first clue in each pair is a word with the vowels O and A [in that order] somewhere inside. Switch the O and A to A and O and you’ll get a new word that answers he second clue.
EX: The “Rubaiyat” poet / Another name for Cupid
Answers: Omar / Amor
1. A score in soccer / Lockup in England
2. Spanish greeting / Angel’s accessory
3. Musical instrument / Gas used in florescent tubes
4. Word before ‘nova’ / Certain opera singer
5. First name in late-night talk / Body of principles
6. South Seas kingdom / Sensuous dance
7. Composition of many a South Seas island / Song
8. Dazzling pictures [2 words] / To the left, to a sailor
9. Mel Gibson to Danny Glover in “Lethal Weapon” / Kind of oil
10. Certain numerical rating / start of a play [2 words]
• Bonus: ???
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1. Goal / gaol
2. Hola / halo
3. Organ / argon
4. Bosses / basso
5. Conan / canon
6. Tonga / tango
7. Coral / carol
8. Op art / aport
9. Co-star / castor
10. Octane / act one
* Bonus: ???
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Flagstaff has remained very hot. But we did get a nice monsoon this afternoon. It made it over 90° but I’m not sure how much over, as I wasn’t home.
I spent much of the day at the Northern AZ Celtic Festival here in Flagstaff. Lots of good piping. Lots of good drumming. Mass Bands was really great. A young Piper I know, a sophomore @ NAU, was the lead piper. Very hot, but quite a spectacle none the less. Wicked Tinkers were there and again put on a great show. If you haven’t heard of them, check them out on the net. The only thing that bothers me was the pirates who were with the massed bands and wandering around. While they dress like the old time pirates we grew up with, I can’t help thinking about today’s pirates who are real and killing innocent people. The Festival continues tomorrow, and I might find some time to get over there again.
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Random Fact
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 19
Captive Nations Week
National Independent Retailers Week
July 19—200 days so far this year…167 days remain in 2009
National Ice Cream Day
*Burma: Burmese Martyr’s Day
Northern AZ Celtic Festival Day 2
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1799
French troops in Egypt discover the Rosetta Stone
1814
Samuel Colt inventor (colt revolver)
1834
Edgar Degas France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)
1860
Lizzie Borden murderer, gave her mother forty whacks
1896
A.J. (Archibald Joseph) Cronin author: The Citadel, Keys of the Kingdom
1922
George McGovern (Sen-D-SD), pres candidate (D-1972)
1938
Vikki Carr (Florencia Bisenta deCasilla Martinez Cardona) El Paso Tx, singer
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
695
Maya King Waxaklahun Ubah K’awil ascends to the throne at Copán, Honduras.
1820
The Kickapoo sign a treaty (7 Stat., 208.) at St. Louis
1848
1st women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY)
1909
The first unassisted triple play in major-league baseball
1923
With the introduction of Insulin which is not a cure but a remedy for Diabetes –Kathryn Webster, my grandmother, was one of the first to receive it
1927
Ty Cobb gets his 4,000th hit
1946
Marilyn Monroe acted in her first screen test
1961
1st in-flight movie shown (TWA)
1980
22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; US & others boycott
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Each answer in this puzzle is a familiar two-word phrase that starts and ends with G
EX: common greeting
Answers: good morning
1. Animal that’s the subject of experiments
2. Zero, in slang
3. Result of greenhouse gasses
4. Possible result of an oil shortage
5. It flies over public buildings in Athens
6. Old-fashioned way of making bottles
7. Service that stores often provide around Christmas
8. Miscellany
9. Where a road meets a railroad track
10. Command to a little dogie
• Bonus: Edgar Allan Poe story, with “The ___
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2. Goose egg
3. Global warming
4. Gas rationing
5. Greek Flag
6. Glass blowing
7. Gift wrapping
8. Grab bag
9. Grade crossing
10. Get along [git alone
* Bonus: “gold bug”
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I spent much of the day at the Northern AZ Celtic Festival here in Flagstaff. Lots of good piping. Lots of good drumming. Mass Bands was really great. A young Piper I know, a sophomore @ NAU, was the lead piper. Very hot, but quite a spectacle none the less. Wicked Tinkers were there and again put on a great show. If you haven’t heard of them, check them out on the net. The only thing that bothers me was the pirates who were with the massed bands and wandering around. While they dress like the old time pirates we grew up with, I can’t help thinking about today’s pirates who are real and killing innocent people. The Festival continues tomorrow, and I might find some time to get over there again.
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A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 19
Captive Nations Week
National Independent Retailers Week
July 19—200 days so far this year…167 days remain in 2009
National Ice Cream Day
*Burma: Burmese Martyr’s Day
Northern AZ Celtic Festival Day 2
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1799
French troops in Egypt discover the Rosetta Stone
1814
Samuel Colt inventor (colt revolver)
1834
Edgar Degas France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)
1860
Lizzie Borden murderer, gave her mother forty whacks
1896
A.J. (Archibald Joseph) Cronin author: The Citadel, Keys of the Kingdom
1922
George McGovern (Sen-D-SD), pres candidate (D-1972)
1938
Vikki Carr (Florencia Bisenta deCasilla Martinez Cardona) El Paso Tx, singer
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
695
Maya King Waxaklahun Ubah K’awil ascends to the throne at Copán, Honduras.
1820
The Kickapoo sign a treaty (7 Stat., 208.) at St. Louis
1848
1st women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY)
1909
The first unassisted triple play in major-league baseball
1923
With the introduction of Insulin which is not a cure but a remedy for Diabetes –Kathryn Webster, my grandmother, was one of the first to receive it
1927
Ty Cobb gets his 4,000th hit
1946
Marilyn Monroe acted in her first screen test
1961
1st in-flight movie shown (TWA)
1980
22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; US & others boycott
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Each answer in this puzzle is a familiar two-word phrase that starts and ends with G
EX: common greeting
Answers: good morning
1. Animal that’s the subject of experiments
2. Zero, in slang
3. Result of greenhouse gasses
4. Possible result of an oil shortage
5. It flies over public buildings in Athens
6. Old-fashioned way of making bottles
7. Service that stores often provide around Christmas
8. Miscellany
9. Where a road meets a railroad track
10. Command to a little dogie
• Bonus: Edgar Allan Poe story, with “The ___
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1. Guienea pig
2. Goose egg
3. Global warming
4. Gas rationing
5. Greek Flag
6. Glass blowing
7. Gift wrapping
8. Grab bag
9. Grade crossing
10. Get along [git alone
* Bonus: “gold bug”
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The airport was only 92° today. My deck was 101°. Ah, summer in mountain country. Phoenix had an ‘extreme heat advisory’ and an ‘air quality alert’. Some areas of the Valley would probably reach 120° and people were asked to not drive cars or run any equipment that has a gas engine. If the heat won’t kill you, the pollution will. I’ll take the mountain heat, thank you very much.
Walter Cronkite passed today. I grew up with his nightly news. Back then, the print journalists were moving to TV, as were some radio journalists. Back then we got the news. Now we have so many agenda driven talking heads that one has to be very wary of anything we hear or see on the news. Journalism used to be “the collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts.” So many times today journalism is the collecting and editorializing of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts. Seldom does a TV station run a piece that starts out with ‘This is an Editorial’. Yet today, hard news is sprinkled with fluff and so many times the hard news is dummy-downed with non-announced editoritals. A sad passing indeed.
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Only 6% of the autographs in circulation from members of the Beatles are estimated to be real.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 18
Restless Leg Syndrome Education & Awareness Week
July 18—199 days so far this year…168 days remain in 2009
Cow Appreciation Day
Toss away the ‘could haves’ and ‘should haves’ Day
*Uruguay: Constitution Day [1951]
*Spain: Labor Day
Northern AZ Celtic Festival Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1720
Gilbert White "father of British naturalists"
1796
Feargus O'Connor County Cork, leader of the English Chartists
1811
William Makepeace Thackeray England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair)
1890
Charles Wilson Pres of General Motors (1940-53)/Sec of Def (1953-57)
1906
S.I. Hayakawa (Sen-R-CA) educator (Language in Action)
1909
Andrei Gromyko USSR, diplomat/USSR President
1909
Harriet Nelson (Peggy Lou Snyder)Des Moines, actress (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet)
1910
Red (Richard) Skelton comedian (Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader)
1911
Hume Cronyn London Ontario, actor (World According to Garp, Cocoon)
1918
Nelson Mandela Qunu South Africa, political prisoner (ANC)
1921
John H Glenn Jr Cambridge Ohio, Col USMC astronaut
1940
James Brolin (Bruderlin) LA Calif, actor
1941
Martha Reeves Detroit Mich, singer (& the Vandellas-Dancing in St)
1954
Ricky Skaggs singer
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
64
Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero fiddles)
1872
Britain introduces secret ballot voting
1925
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, Mein Kampf
1936
Spanish Civil War begins, Gen Francisco Franco led uprising
1959
1st black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright) @ Wellshire Golf Course, Denver.
1966
Carl Sagan turns 1 billion seconds old
1969
A car driven by Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy plunged off a narrow wooden bridge
1976
The first perfect 10 ever recorded in Olympic gymnastics was achieved up by Romania's 4-foot-11, 88-pound Nadia Comaneci on the women's uneven parallel bars.
1978
Egyptian & Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
The answer to the first clue in each pair below is a compound word or two word phrase that ends in UP. Change the UP to DOWN and you’ll have a new compound word or a common two-word phrase that answers the second clue.
EX: Playboy feature / To find specifically
Answers: pin-up / pin down
1. To improve slightly / Football score
2. Event on a cattle range / Be conservative in estimating
3. Appear, as in an event / Final battle
4. Start to laugh hard / Police action against criminals
5. Robbery / To have, as a job
6. Kind of comedian / To quit, as during a confrontation
7. Thorough change in management / Extortion as by blackmail
8. Put on fancy clothes / To sharply criticize
9. Divorce / Reason to call or a tow truck
10. Certain exercise / Kind of strike
• Bonus: Prankster / Fell, as a tree
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1. Touch up / touchdown
2. Roundup / round down
3. Show up / showdown
4. Crack up / crack down
5. Holdup / hold down
6. Stand-up / stand down
7. Shakeup / shakedown
8. Dress up / dress down
9. Breakup / breakdown
10. Sit-up / sit-down
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Walter Cronkite passed today. I grew up with his nightly news. Back then, the print journalists were moving to TV, as were some radio journalists. Back then we got the news. Now we have so many agenda driven talking heads that one has to be very wary of anything we hear or see on the news. Journalism used to be “the collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts.” So many times today journalism is the collecting and editorializing of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts. Seldom does a TV station run a piece that starts out with ‘This is an Editorial’. Yet today, hard news is sprinkled with fluff and so many times the hard news is dummy-downed with non-announced editoritals. A sad passing indeed.
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Only 6% of the autographs in circulation from members of the Beatles are estimated to be real.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 18
Restless Leg Syndrome Education & Awareness Week
July 18—199 days so far this year…168 days remain in 2009
Cow Appreciation Day
Toss away the ‘could haves’ and ‘should haves’ Day
*Uruguay: Constitution Day [1951]
*Spain: Labor Day
Northern AZ Celtic Festival Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1720
Gilbert White "father of British naturalists"
1796
Feargus O'Connor County Cork, leader of the English Chartists
1811
William Makepeace Thackeray England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair)
1890
Charles Wilson Pres of General Motors (1940-53)/Sec of Def (1953-57)
1906
S.I. Hayakawa (Sen-R-CA) educator (Language in Action)
1909
Andrei Gromyko USSR, diplomat/USSR President
1909
Harriet Nelson (Peggy Lou Snyder)Des Moines, actress (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet)
1910
Red (Richard) Skelton comedian (Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader)
1911
Hume Cronyn London Ontario, actor (World According to Garp, Cocoon)
1918
Nelson Mandela Qunu South Africa, political prisoner (ANC)
1921
John H Glenn Jr Cambridge Ohio, Col USMC astronaut
1940
James Brolin (Bruderlin) LA Calif, actor
1941
Martha Reeves Detroit Mich, singer (& the Vandellas-Dancing in St)
1954
Ricky Skaggs singer
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
64
Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero fiddles)
1872
Britain introduces secret ballot voting
1925
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, Mein Kampf
1936
Spanish Civil War begins, Gen Francisco Franco led uprising
1959
1st black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright) @ Wellshire Golf Course, Denver.
1966
Carl Sagan turns 1 billion seconds old
1969
A car driven by Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy plunged off a narrow wooden bridge
1976
The first perfect 10 ever recorded in Olympic gymnastics was achieved up by Romania's 4-foot-11, 88-pound Nadia Comaneci on the women's uneven parallel bars.
1978
Egyptian & Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
The answer to the first clue in each pair below is a compound word or two word phrase that ends in UP. Change the UP to DOWN and you’ll have a new compound word or a common two-word phrase that answers the second clue.
EX: Playboy feature / To find specifically
Answers: pin-up / pin down
1. To improve slightly / Football score
2. Event on a cattle range / Be conservative in estimating
3. Appear, as in an event / Final battle
4. Start to laugh hard / Police action against criminals
5. Robbery / To have, as a job
6. Kind of comedian / To quit, as during a confrontation
7. Thorough change in management / Extortion as by blackmail
8. Put on fancy clothes / To sharply criticize
9. Divorce / Reason to call or a tow truck
10. Certain exercise / Kind of strike
• Bonus: Prankster / Fell, as a tree
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5. Holdup / hold down
6. Stand-up / stand down
7. Shakeup / shakedown
8. Dress up / dress down
9. Breakup / breakdown
10. Sit-up / sit-down
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It doesn’t happen very often. Arizona was the lead story on several nightly news programs. Our Jr. Senator—Jon Kyl—made a statement about the failures of the stimulus package and said that funding should stop now. The Federal Departments of Transportation, Education & Housing sent a letter to our non-elected governor outlining the funding that would stop in the state if the stimulus money were stopped. “If you prefer to forfeit the stimulus money, let us know.” Then both McCain and Brewer decried this as a threat and the letter was not appreciated. McCain went so far as to say he supported Kyl and did not appreciate the threat. The national news had nothing good to say about non-elected Governor Brewer. As we in Arizona are learning almost daily, Jan is incompetent, over her head, and unable to lead. It is a sad state of affairs here in Arizona. As if that isn’t enough, the AIMS test—written specifically for AZ students, based on a very detailed curriculum—just released the spring scores. Flagstaff test scores dropped in reading, math, and writing. I know that each year the ‘passing’ score rises, and that makes it harder for students to pass. That is not what happened in Flagstaff. The actual scores dropped. This is not good. Everyone is spinning the story, and some in Phoenix are suggesting that we change the test—read dummy down the test. What a sad state for our youth.
We have all heard stories, and some of us have friends who accidently taped over some important family event with the VCR. Well, now it seems NASA did the same thing—with the landing on the moon. The original scene was taped over in the 1980’s when money for new magnetic tape was scarce. This will probably give the conspiracy clans new ammo to say it never happened. I doubt I would have ever watched the actual original tape, but to find out they are gone seems like we lost part of the history of mankind. Not the first time and certainly not the last time.
My deck made it to 92° today, and there were few clouds and no rain. Sunset will cool us off, I hope.
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A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 16
National Ventriloquism Week
July 17—198 days so far this year…167 days remain in 2009
Wrong Way Corrigan Day
World Day of International Justice
*South Korea: Constitution Day [1948]
*Japan: Gion Matsuri [Festival of purification to appease gods thought to cause fire, floods and earthquakes] since 869
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1487
Esma'il I shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah
1674
Isaac Watts England, writer/preacher/hymnist
1763
John Jacob Astor fur tycoon: American Fur Company
1888
Shmuel Agnon Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)
1889
Erle Stanley Gardner author (created Perry Mason)
1900
James Cagney actor
1912
Art Linkletter (Arthur Gordon Kelly) Saskatchwan Canada, TV host
1917
Phyllis Diller Lima Ohio, comedienne
1934
Donald Sutherland Canada, actor
1935
Diahann Carroll Bronx, actress
1939
Spencer Davis Wales, vocalist (Gimme Some Lovin)
1952
David Hasselhoff Baltimore—actor; America’s Got Talent
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1453
The Hundred Years' War between England and France ends with the English defeat at the Battle of Castillon in France.
1850
Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega)
1861
Congress authorizes paper money
1862
National cemeteries were authorized by the U.S. government on this day
1867
1st permanent university dental school in US, Harvard
1879
1st railroad opens in Hawaii
1917
British Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor
1938
Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland
1945
Harry Truman, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet at the beginning of the Potsdam Conference
1954
"Operation Wetback" is launched by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to remove about four million illegal immigrants from the southwestern United States
1955
Disneyland opens its doors in rural Orange County
1962
Senate rejects Medicare for the aged
1976
21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Unscramble the following words, each of which contains two consecutive F’s somewhere inside it.
EX: ORE + FF
Answers: OFFER
1. SIN + FF
2. AGE + FF
3. ROAD + FF
4. ABLE + FF
5. RITA + FF
6. TUBE + FF
7. TORE + FF
8. LURE + FF
9. ARIA + FF
10. INSET + FF
• Bonus: LEMUR + FF
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2. Gaffe
3. Afford
4. Baffle
5. Tariff
6. Buffet
7. Effort
8. Ruffle
9. Affair
10. Stiffen
* Bonus: Muffler
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We have all heard stories, and some of us have friends who accidently taped over some important family event with the VCR. Well, now it seems NASA did the same thing—with the landing on the moon. The original scene was taped over in the 1980’s when money for new magnetic tape was scarce. This will probably give the conspiracy clans new ammo to say it never happened. I doubt I would have ever watched the actual original tape, but to find out they are gone seems like we lost part of the history of mankind. Not the first time and certainly not the last time.
My deck made it to 92° today, and there were few clouds and no rain. Sunset will cool us off, I hope.
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July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 16
National Ventriloquism Week
July 17—198 days so far this year…167 days remain in 2009
Wrong Way Corrigan Day
World Day of International Justice
*South Korea: Constitution Day [1948]
*Japan: Gion Matsuri [Festival of purification to appease gods thought to cause fire, floods and earthquakes] since 869
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1487
Esma'il I shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah
1674
Isaac Watts England, writer/preacher/hymnist
1763
John Jacob Astor fur tycoon: American Fur Company
1888
Shmuel Agnon Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)
1889
Erle Stanley Gardner author (created Perry Mason)
1900
James Cagney actor
1912
Art Linkletter (Arthur Gordon Kelly) Saskatchwan Canada, TV host
1917
Phyllis Diller Lima Ohio, comedienne
1934
Donald Sutherland Canada, actor
1935
Diahann Carroll Bronx, actress
1939
Spencer Davis Wales, vocalist (Gimme Some Lovin)
1952
David Hasselhoff Baltimore—actor; America’s Got Talent
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1453
The Hundred Years' War between England and France ends with the English defeat at the Battle of Castillon in France.
1850
Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega)
1861
Congress authorizes paper money
1862
National cemeteries were authorized by the U.S. government on this day
1867
1st permanent university dental school in US, Harvard
1879
1st railroad opens in Hawaii
1917
British Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor
1938
Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland
1945
Harry Truman, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet at the beginning of the Potsdam Conference
1954
"Operation Wetback" is launched by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to remove about four million illegal immigrants from the southwestern United States
1955
Disneyland opens its doors in rural Orange County
1962
Senate rejects Medicare for the aged
1976
21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Unscramble the following words, each of which contains two consecutive F’s somewhere inside it.
EX: ORE + FF
Answers: OFFER
1. SIN + FF
2. AGE + FF
3. ROAD + FF
4. ABLE + FF
5. RITA + FF
6. TUBE + FF
7. TORE + FF
8. LURE + FF
9. ARIA + FF
10. INSET + FF
• Bonus: LEMUR + FF
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2. Gaffe
3. Afford
4. Baffle
5. Tariff
6. Buffet
7. Effort
8. Ruffle
9. Affair
10. Stiffen
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As I’m sure everyone knows, Flagstaff is a small town. Two of my former bosses live here in town. One I see every so often at Home Depot or Sam’s. The other, I never see. He and his wife have had a house here for 30+ years. They have moved at least three times in the last 10 years. They have the phone company answering machine on their phone. I’ve heard from others that Ray keeps running into people and asking how I am. I’ve been calling his number for at least a month, every few days. Always I get the message ‘answering machine is full.’ Well today, while wandering around Wal-Mart I ran into him. Turns out he lives just a little ways from where I live. He wasn’t avoiding me, but said they only answer the phone when they are home, and they are seldom home. And they never listen to the messages anyway. I gave him my address, my phone number and he gave me his cell number, so maybe, just maybe we will have lunch one of these days. It was good to see him. Like all of us, he has gotten a little older. He had some kind of blood infection a year ago, but has recovered quite well, considering he was in a coma for 2 weeks. Otherwise he is enjoying his retirement, and his wife has also retired, so they keep busy going to Cameron—her home, and Forest Lakes—his home area. Both of them really like garage sales, so that takes up much of their weekend.
I am always amazed at how you don’t see someone for a couple of years, and when you meet, it is back to those famous days of yesteryear. Most of my work related encounters are positive…I was never a bridge-burner. Those few who insisted on burning some bridges just get a friendly ‘hi’ and little, if anything else. I have never seen a reason to carry a work-related grudge. Actually I carry very few grudges of any kind. They just seem to eat on me, and certainly don’t have any positive change for me or them. It may not work well for others, but it seems to be working just fine for me.
It was a cooler day today…we only made it to 85°…and the cooler ran for a few hours, just to keep the house below 80°. It was cloudy, but we didn’t get any rain. Hope for some monsoons again tomorrow or maybe tonight.
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John Kerry's hometown newspaper, the Lowell Sun, endorsed George W. Bush for president. Bush's hometown newspaper, the Lone Star Iconoclast, endorsed John Kerry for president.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 16National Ventriloquism Week
July 16—197 days so far this year…168 days remain in 2009
Get To Know Your Customers Day
Hot Dog Night
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1704
John Kay England, machinist, invented flying shuttle
1821
Mary Baker Eddy founded Christian Science (Science & Health) 1862 Ida B Wells famous African
1872
Roald Amundsen Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole
1907
-Barbara Stanwyck Brooklyn, actress
-Orville Redenbacher popcorn king
1911
Ginger Rogers [Virginia McMath], Independence Mo, dancer/actress
1924
Bess Myerson NYC, 1st Jewish Miss America (1945), business woman
1958
Michael Flatley dancer, performer: Lord of the Dance
1968
Will Ferrell comedian, actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
622
Origin of the Islamic Era (Muharram 1, 1 AH)
1439
Kissing is banned in England
1548
La Paz, Bolivia is founded
1769
Franciscan Father Junipero Serra founds the Mission San Diego de Alcala in what becomes San Diego, California
1790
Congress establishes District of Columbia
1798
US Public Health Service established & US Marine Hospital authorized
1917
A short-lived uprising led by the Bolsheviks against the Russian government begins. Its failure leads to the arrest of Leon Trotsky and the temporary exile of Vladimir Lenin.
1918
The Bolsheviks, who took power in Russia the previous fall, execute former tsar Nicholas II along with his family.
1926
The first underwater color photographs appeared in National Geographic magazine. The pictures were taken near the Florida Keys.
1935
1st automatic parking meter in US installed, Oklahoma City, Ok
1945
1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico
1951
Novel "Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger published
1956
Last Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus under a canvas tent
1969
Apollo 11 astronauts were launched into space on a Saturn 5 rocket launched from Cape Kennedy at 9:32 a.m. hoping to be the first men to land on the moon.
1999
John F. Kennedy Jr.’s plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard (Massachusetts), killing him, his wife and his sister-in-law.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Another OOPS…yesterday clue number 3 should have read ‘sty’ which then makes the answer ‘pigpen’ understandable.
Every answer below is a familiar tow-word phrase with the initials M-E
EX: slender tropical fish
Answers: moray eel
1. World’s tallest peak
2. Where Israel and Lebanon are located
3. TV’s talking horse
4. Person who performs autopsies
5. Person who runs a magazine
6. Expert on motors
7. Canadian baseball player
8. Geological period when the dinosaurs reigned
9. Something orangeish to mail documents in
10. What follows preliminary contests, as in boxing
• Bonus: Conflicted feelings
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2. Middle East
3. Mister Ed
4. Medical Examiner
5. Managing Editor
6. Mechanical engineer
7. Montreal Expos
8. Mesozoic Era
9. Manila envelope
10. Main Event
* Bonus: Mixed Emotions
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I am always amazed at how you don’t see someone for a couple of years, and when you meet, it is back to those famous days of yesteryear. Most of my work related encounters are positive…I was never a bridge-burner. Those few who insisted on burning some bridges just get a friendly ‘hi’ and little, if anything else. I have never seen a reason to carry a work-related grudge. Actually I carry very few grudges of any kind. They just seem to eat on me, and certainly don’t have any positive change for me or them. It may not work well for others, but it seems to be working just fine for me.
It was a cooler day today…we only made it to 85°…and the cooler ran for a few hours, just to keep the house below 80°. It was cloudy, but we didn’t get any rain. Hope for some monsoons again tomorrow or maybe tonight.
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Random Fact
John Kerry's hometown newspaper, the Lowell Sun, endorsed George W. Bush for president. Bush's hometown newspaper, the Lone Star Iconoclast, endorsed John Kerry for president.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 16National Ventriloquism Week
July 16—197 days so far this year…168 days remain in 2009
Get To Know Your Customers Day
Hot Dog Night
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1704
John Kay England, machinist, invented flying shuttle
1821
Mary Baker Eddy founded Christian Science (Science & Health) 1862 Ida B Wells famous African
1872
Roald Amundsen Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole
1907
-Barbara Stanwyck Brooklyn, actress
-Orville Redenbacher popcorn king
1911
Ginger Rogers [Virginia McMath], Independence Mo, dancer/actress
1924
Bess Myerson NYC, 1st Jewish Miss America (1945), business woman
1958
Michael Flatley dancer, performer: Lord of the Dance
1968
Will Ferrell comedian, actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
622
Origin of the Islamic Era (Muharram 1, 1 AH)
1439
Kissing is banned in England
1548
La Paz, Bolivia is founded
1769
Franciscan Father Junipero Serra founds the Mission San Diego de Alcala in what becomes San Diego, California
1790
Congress establishes District of Columbia
1798
US Public Health Service established & US Marine Hospital authorized
1917
A short-lived uprising led by the Bolsheviks against the Russian government begins. Its failure leads to the arrest of Leon Trotsky and the temporary exile of Vladimir Lenin.
1918
The Bolsheviks, who took power in Russia the previous fall, execute former tsar Nicholas II along with his family.
1926
The first underwater color photographs appeared in National Geographic magazine. The pictures were taken near the Florida Keys.
1935
1st automatic parking meter in US installed, Oklahoma City, Ok
1945
1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico
1951
Novel "Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger published
1956
Last Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus under a canvas tent
1969
Apollo 11 astronauts were launched into space on a Saturn 5 rocket launched from Cape Kennedy at 9:32 a.m. hoping to be the first men to land on the moon.
1999
John F. Kennedy Jr.’s plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard (Massachusetts), killing him, his wife and his sister-in-law.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Another OOPS…yesterday clue number 3 should have read ‘sty’ which then makes the answer ‘pigpen’ understandable.
Every answer below is a familiar tow-word phrase with the initials M-E
EX: slender tropical fish
Answers: moray eel
1. World’s tallest peak
2. Where Israel and Lebanon are located
3. TV’s talking horse
4. Person who performs autopsies
5. Person who runs a magazine
6. Expert on motors
7. Canadian baseball player
8. Geological period when the dinosaurs reigned
9. Something orangeish to mail documents in
10. What follows preliminary contests, as in boxing
• Bonus: Conflicted feelings
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Answers:
1. Mount Everest
2. Middle East
3. Mister Ed
4. Medical Examiner
5. Managing Editor
6. Mechanical engineer
7. Montreal Expos
8. Mesozoic Era
9. Manila envelope
10. Main Event
* Bonus: Mixed Emotions
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About Me
- Retired, Not Dead
- Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
- I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.