Wednesday

President Carter spoke out today. I will always remember him for starting the Dept. of Education, the Israel/Egypt/US treaty, his many visits to other countries as an observer during voting, and Habitat for Humanity. Anyway here is what he said

I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man," Carter said. "I live in the South, and I've seen the South come a long way, and I've seen the rest of the country that share the South's attitude toward minority groups at that time, particularly African Americans.

Carter continued, And that racism inclination still exists. And I think it's bubbled up to the surface because of the belief among many white people, not just in the South but around the country, that African-Americans are not qualified to lead this great country. It's an abominable circumstance, and it grieves me and concerns me very deeply.

Wow, there is one democrat not afraid to say what many are already thinking. We need to get our lives together and we need to do it yesterday. This is certainly not the country I expected after the 1960’s.
We only made it to 71° with a low of 40°. Fall is certainly entering Northern Arizona. Trees are just starting to turn. Time to search out the snow shovel--just in case the snow comes early.

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Random Facts…

According to scientific studies, a rat's performance in a maze can be improved by playing music written by Mozart.

Take your height and divide by eight. That’s how “tall” your head is.

Crazy News …

JERUSALEM – The Jerusalem Rabbinic Court has granted a divorce to the youngest couple to ever apply in Israel, a 14-year-old girl and her 17-year-old husband. A spokeswoman for the Rabbinic Courts Administration said the groom’s parents insisted on the divorce after they discovered that he and his young wife had married under Jewish law by exchanging vows in front of two witnesses, giving one another rings and consummating the relationship, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. “We want young people to learn from this case,” the spokeswoman said. “Getting married like this can ruin a young person’s life.”
Rabbi Eliyahu Ben-Dahan, director of the Rabbinic Court Administration, said young people should take the lesson from the divorce that “marriage is not a joke but a serious commitment that should not be taken lightly.”

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Before They Were Famous…

Sean Connery's first job was delivering milk for St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society in Scotland. Then after serving three years in the Royal Navy, he held several odd jobs (still as a teenager) including truck driver, brick layer, lifeguard, cofin polisher, and artist's model for the Edinburgh College of Art. In his twenties, he pursued a career in bodybuilding, and placed 3rd in the 1953 Mr. Universe competition.

When Jim Carrey was 14, he was a rifleman with the army cadets. Jim Carrey also worked as a janitor in a factory.

Steve Carell was once a mail sorter in Acton, Massachusetts, but says he quit after a few months because he was "very, very bad at it." One of Carell's earliest acting jobs was a 1989 commercial for Brown's Chicken of Chicago.

Steve Buscemi was actually a New York City Fireman in the early 80's. Buscemi was also a bartender, ice cream truck driver, and stand-up comedian.

Jon Bon Jovi once had a job as a Christmas decoration maker.

Dan Akroyd was a mail sorter for Canada's national postal service.

Week of 14 Sep…

Line Dance Week
Nat’l Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week


16 Sep Observances…

259 days so far this year…106 days remain in 2009
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Stepfamily Day
‘Trail of Tears’ Commemoration Day
*Mexico – Independence Day (from Spain; proclaimed 1810, recognized 1821, instituted 1825)
*Malaysia – Hari Malaysia (formation of Malaysia, 1963)
*Papua New Guinea – Independence Day (from Australia, 1975)



BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1823….. Francis Parkman American historian/author (Oregon Trail)

1914….. Allen Funt radio/TV producer, host: Candid Microphone, Candid Camera
1924….. Bess Myerson NY, Miss America 1945
1924….. Lauren Bacall Staten Island, actress
1925….. B(lues) B(oy) King Itta Bena Miss, blues singer
1925….. Charlie Byrd guitarist
1927….. Peter Falk Ossining NY, actor (Colombo)
1956….. David Copperfield (Kotkin) magician, illusionist

…ATHLETICS…
1895….. Charles W Bidwill Sr Chicago, NFL hall of famer (Chicago Cardinals now AZ Cardinals and still a family business)
1948….. Rosemary Casals tennis player (US Open doubles 1967,71,74)
1958….. Orel (Leonard Quinton) Hershiser baseball: pitcher

…POLITICS/Business…
1387….. Henry V king of England (1413-22)

1638….. Louis XIV [Sun King] king of France (1643-1715)

1875….. James Cash Penney department store founder (J.C. Penney)

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1919….. Marvin Middlemark inventor: rabbit ears TV antenna

Events on this day…
1630….. Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston

1782….. Great Seal of US used for 1st time

1810….. Hidalgo begins Mexican revolt against Spain (National Day)
1857….. Typesetting machine patent 1893 Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma opened to white settlement homesteaders

1908 ….. General Motors was founded on this day.
1932….. Mahatma Gandhi begins his hunger strike in opposition to Britain new Caste Separation Laws
1964..... "Shindig" premiers
1976….. Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests & bishop

Holy Mackerel…
1915….. US takes control of customs & finances of Haiti for 10 years


Who Said it
1. “I could prove God statistically.”
2. “I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich. Rich is better.”
3. “Sometimes I think this country would be better off if we could just saw off the Eastern Seaboard and let it float out to see. “
4. ”Girls bored me. They still do.”
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Tuesday

The lexicon portion of my brain seems to have taken a vacation yesterday. While I thought ‘fraternal’ sounded strange, nothing else kicked in. I was reminded today that I probably meant ‘paternal’ when speaking of my father’s side of the family. Thanks for reminding me that sometimes my fingers engage without the use of any deep structure I learned long ago.

Obama made another ‘change’ speech today. I am sure we will start hearing new slogans. This one was aimed at the “Financial Services Sector”. Today is the one year anniversary of the recognition of the financial crisis. He wants stronger rules so that it can’t happen again, and that are still happening today, due the laws of the previous administration. Good for him. He just keeps on bringin’ on the change. That’s why he was elected. Back in the day, many super conservatives used to yell “America, Love It or Leave It.” It is getting to be a time to turn the tables. President Obama is our elected President, and if super conservatives don’t like what he is doing—super conservatives can always leave. This won’t happen, I’m sure, because moderates and liberals know that this country was built of Freedom of Speech and dissent has always been part of our history. So, I will continue to be worn out listening to idiots who can’t even read the Health Care Bill. Now I can prepare to be worn out listening to idiots who think the financial sector is doing just fine.

The birds I feed seem to know that something is going to happen soon. While it was a nice day with a high of 73° the birds keep loading up on fuel. Today I had to fill my two suet baskets. I just filled them about a week and half ago. Last year I used one suet basket until the first frost, and only had to fill it in August. Then I filled it again in October.
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Random Facts…

Nearly 50% of the world’s scientists are assigned to military projects.

The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.


Crazy News …

ROME – A man received an eight-month suspended jail sentence Monday for rolling a half million or so colored balls down Rome’s famed Spanish Steps.
Graziano Cecchini, 54, was convicted of disrupting bus services with his January 2008 stunt, which he described as a protest against dishonest politicians of all parties, ANSA reported.

Cecchini criticized the outcome of his trial, the Italian news agency said. “What sort of interruption of service could there possibly have been? The Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) is a pedestrian area. There wasn’t any crime, only a pop-art event,” he said. Vittorio Sgarbi, a prominent Italian art critic and former culture chief of Milan, praised Cecchini’s effort, saying “anarchy is a typical feature of contemporary art.”

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Before They Were Famous…

In a 2000 interview, Colin Farrell said he once spent eight months touring Ireland with a dance troupe - teaching line dancing.

In 1955 (at age 25), Clint Eastwood got his start in feature films with an uncredited role in the b-movie "Revenge of the Creature." He also reportedly installed swimming pools before becoming famous.

Danny DeVito was a formally trained hair stylist before his break on Taxi.

At an early age, Tom Cruise joined a seminary in order to become a priest. Cruise also spent a short time in Kentucky where he was a paperboy for the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Sheryl Crow was once an elementary school teacher in St. Louis, Missouri. She was also a backup singer for Michael Jackson and a song writer for Eric Clapton, Tina Turner and Celine Dion.

Week of 14 Sep…

Line Dance Week
Nat’l Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week
Substitute Appreciation Week


15 Sep Observances…

258 days so far this year…107 days remain in 2009
UN International Day for Democracy
*Thailand – Silpa Bhirasri Day for Father of Modern Art
*Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica – Independence Day from Spain, since 1821.


BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
…ARTS…
1789….. James Fenimore Cooper 1st major American novelist

1890….. Agatha (Marie Clarissa) Christie (Miller) writer: Murder on the Orient Express, 65 other mysteries; playwright: The Mousetrap [world’s longest running play]

1903….. Roy Acuff Maynardville Tenn, country musician
1907….. Jack Bailey Hampton Iowa, TV host (Queen for a Day)
1946….. Oliver Stone NYC, director

…ATHLETICS…
1938….. Gaylord Perry baseball player (1972 AL Cy Young winner)
1940….. Merlin Olsen UT, NFL tackle (Rams)/sportscaster/actor (Father Murphy)
1961….. Dan Marino NFL quarterback

…POLITICS/Business…
1857….. William Howard Taft (R) 27th pres
1876….. Frank E Gannett Rochester, newspaper publisher (Gannett)

1984….. Prince Harry (Henry Charles Albert David) third in line to the British throne

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1929….. Murray Gell-Mann physicist who predicted quarks

Events on this day…
1620….. Mayflower departs from Plymouth, England with 102 pilgrims

1789….. Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed the Dept of State

1853….. 1st US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell

1917….. Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky
1928….. Scottish bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory. The mold will later be developed into penicillin, a revolutionary antibiotic.
1935….. Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship & makes the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany
1957….. "Bachelor Father" with John Forsythe premiers
1963….. 4 children killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in Birmingham
1965….. “Green Acres” premiers on CBS-T
1971….. Twelve members of the Don’t Make a Wave Committee founded Greenpeace
1982….. 1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc

Holy Mackerel…
1930….. Hoagy Carmichael recorded “Georgia on My Mind” on the Victor label.


Who Said it
1. “Warfare…is just an invention, older and more widespread that the jury system, but nonetheless an invention.”
2. It’s been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a great similarity to the first.”
3. “I can resist everything except temptation. ”
4. “We’re gonna do our part, and we will win, because we are on God’s side.”
5. “I don’t know how the Third World War will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the Fourth—rocks!”
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Monday

Football season has begun. Neither of my teams is expected to be in the playoffs, some four months from now. The Broncos started out well with a win. Phoenix is starting to look like a ‘one time and that’s all’ Super Bowl participant. Diehard Phoenix fans watched the team lose in preseason—saying that they were just playing new team members to see who would get cut. Well today was their chance in the real season, and they lost. They must be getting ready to set some kind of record--Super Bowl slot followed by no wins after five games.

My fraternal grandfather was named after a Massachusetts Senator. Senator Charles Sumner was an abolitionist and a close advisor of Abe Lincoln. He was beat up by a South Carolina Representative on the senate floor in 1856. The beating with a cane left him unable to serve for a year. He returned louder and stronger than ever. So I guess South Carolina has a history of electing idiots. Joe Wilson is not the first. I guess we should be glad he only used words. I finally got to Joe’s official website. All that is there is his biography. Scary stuff the bio. He is a member of the Armed Services Committee, Education and Labor Committee, Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Republican Policy Committee and is the Assistant Whip of the House. And still he is the first member of Congress to ever tell the President of the United States he is a liar on the House floor. Of course, he doesn’t have any way to contact him on his official web site.

We made it 73° today with a fairly large amount of clouds kept it nice. They didn’t drop any moisture, but they kept away the heat.

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Random Facts…

If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucous every two weeks, it would digest itself.
In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.


Crazy News …

SHREWSBURY, England – A British man said Guinness World Records is investigating whether his dachshund, age 20 years and six months, is the world’s oldest dog. Peter Jones, 68, of Shrewsbury, England, said he believes the dachshund, Otto, is the world’s oldest living dog after the death of a 21-year-old dachshund in the United States, the Daily Mail reported Thursday. “When I saw this dog had died and he was the oldest in the world, I thought Otto must be getting on to being the oldest as well,”
Jones said of the canine, who has reached 147 in dog years. “I thought it would be good to see if Otto is the oldest. My vet said to me that they hadn’t got any older dogs going to see them. “He will follow me wherever I go and doesn’t go running off. If I go out, I come back and he’s sat by the door waiting. He’s got a bit of arthritis but apart from that, he’s quite well.” Jones said he has submitted a certificate proving Otto’s age to Guinness World Records.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

**NEW**
Before They Were Famous…
As a teenager, Tom Hanks was a popcorn and peanuts vendor at the Oakland Coliseum. He also worked as a hotel bellman and carried bags for a number of celebs. Tom Hanks also worked as an actor in several plays for the Great Lakes Shakespearean Festival in Cleveland, Ohio.

Whoopi Goldberg actually used to work as a bricklayer and a bank teller.

Harrison Ford had earned quite a reputation as a carpenter before his acting career took off.

Tina Fey (star of Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock) said that when she was 14 she worked in a snack bar at a swim club.

In high school, Will Ferrell was a record-setting place kicker for the varsity football team.


Week of 14 Sep…

Line Dance Week
Nat’l Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week
Substitute Appreciation Week


14 Sep Observances…

257 days so far this year…108 days remain in 2009
National Anthem Day (1814)
Nat’l Boss/Employee Exchange Day
*Ancient Greece, the first day of the Eleusinian Mysteries, during which the sacred objects were brought from Eleusisto Athens.
*Nicaragua : Battle of San Jacinto (1856)
*Pakistan : Jamat Ul-Wida (Last Friday of Ramadan) .


BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1899….. Hal Wallis movie producer (Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park)

1908….. Clayton Moore Chicago Ill, actor (Lone Ranger)
1934….. Kate Millett St Paul Minn, feminist/author (Sexual Politics)
1938….. Nicol Williamson Scotland, actor (Excalibur, Robin & Marian)
1944….. Joey Heatherton Rockville Center NY, dancer/actress
1947….. Jon ‘Bowzer’ Bauman singer: group: Sha Na Na

…ATHLETICS…

…POLITICS/Business…
1879….. Margaret Sanger feminist/nurse/birth control proponent—1st Pres. Of Planned Parenthood

1913….. Jacobo Arbenz president of Guatemala (1951-54); overthrown by CIA
1928….. Albert Shanker American labor leader (Amer Fed of Teachers)
…SCIENCE/Religion…
1769 Alexander von Humboldt, naturalist and explorer

1849….. Ivan Pavlov Russia, physiologist/pioneer in psychology

Events on this day…

1716….. 1st lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor)
1741….. George Frederick Handel completed his The Messiah. It took the composer just 23 days to complete the timeless musical
1752….. England & colonies adopt Gregorian calendar, 11 days disappear
1777….. Spanish Governor Galvez issues an act, in New Orleans. He orders the military, and Spanish subjects to "respect the rights of these Indians in the lands they occupy and to protect them in the possession thereof."

1812….. Napoleon occupies Moscow
1814….. Francis Scott Key inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"
1872….. Britain pays the US $15« M for damages during Civil War
1886….. George K. Anderson of Memphis, TN patented the typewriter ribbon

1940….. Congress passes 1st peace-time conscription bill (draft law)
1948….. Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater
1956….. 1st prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC
1957….. Richard Boone became the hired gun, Paladin.
1960….. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) was founded by five core members: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela
1965….. "F-Troop" premiers
1982….. Princess Grace of Monaco ( Grace Kelly ) die
1994….. Acting commissioner for baseball Bud Selig has announced the cancelation of the 1994 Major League Baseball season.

Holy Mackerel…
1951….. A seedless watermelon has been developed at Purdue University it is round and will weigh about 8 to 10 pounds,

Bookhooks.com
What word is being defined?
1. a tree that rises above the surrounding forest
2. having the size, form, or characteristics of a tree; treelike.
3. the clipping or trimming of live shrubs or trees into decorative shapes, as of animals.
4. having an abundance of bushes, shrubs, or trees
5. relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions.
6. a thicket or grove of small trees or shrubs, especially one maintained by periodic cutting or pruning to encourage suckering, as in the cultivation of cinnamon trees for their bark
7. a tree whose top branches have been cut back to the trunk so that it may produce a dense growth of new shoots.
8. a broad passageway bordered by trees.
9. shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season.
10. a dense impenetrable thicket of shrubs or dwarf trees.
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1. emergent: a tree that rises above the surrounding forest
2. arborescent: having the size, form, or characteristics of a tree; treelike.
3. topiary: the clipping or trimming of live shrubs or trees into decorative shapes, as of animals.
4. bosky: having an abundance of bushes, shrubs, or trees.
5. sylvan: relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions.
6. coppice: a thicket or grove of small trees or shrubs, especially one maintained by periodic cutting or pruning to encourage suckering, as in the cultivation of cinnamon trees for their bark
7. pollard: a tree whose top branches have been cut back to the trunk so that it may produce a dense growth of new shoots.
8. avenue: a broad passageway bordered by trees.
9. deciduous: shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season
10. chaparral: a dense impenetrable thicket of shrubs or dwarf trees.

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Sumday

What a difference a day/night makes. I am back to 100% today, thankfully.

Today was not a bad day. I was able to get things done that needed to be done, and still feel good. I guess whatever I had, is gone. It was 77° today with clouds around most of the day. No rain, but not too breezy either. I would really like to meet the people who planted the Blue Spruce in my front area. I’m sure when it was small, it was just perfect. But now it is getting big in all directions. That means one side is trying real hard to cover the entry sidewalk, and another side of the tree is trying to cover the main walkway. I did a little trimming on the entry side, but now the tree looks very misshapen. These trees are supposed to have branches from the ground to the top. And the branches at the bottom are supposed to make the circumference larger at the bottom than the top. As the lower branches encroach on the sidewalk, the tree is looking a little strange. I’ve been thinking about making it a different shape, but the needles are very sharp, and cutting them is a task that requires long sleeves and heavy gloves. Now that the tree is almost two stories high, it takes a very tall ladder too. Time will tell how long I will wait to start hacking it down to a better circumference. Everything I have found about pruning says after the first frost, and that should be just around the corner.

I am a semi-news junkie. I try to listen to several different newscasts every day, I read the local paper, and I read some new on the internet. I am getting very frustrated by the news. Any idiot or crazy can make an untrue statement, and is shows up on newscasts, shows up in print. Where, I ask, are the sane people who say “we aren’t going to repeat this crap?”



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Random Facts…

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
The youngest pope was 11 years old. Benedict IX
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321


Crazy News …

MIAMI – The president of Goodwill South Florida said a sculpture donated by an investment firm will be returned after it was found to be worth $500,000. Dennis Pastrana, president and chief executive officer of Goodwill South Florida, said the 2 1/2-ton bronze statue, which depicts a young ballerina, was donated to Goodwill’s Miami warehouse in May by an investment firm that asked to remain anonymous, The Miami Herald reported. Pastrana said the piece was identified as the work of famed sculptor Sterett-Gittings Kelsey and officials contacted officials at the investment firm to inform them of the piece’s $500,000 value. He said the firm accepted an offer to return the item and promised to compensate Goodwill some other way.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

**NEW**
Before They Were Famous…

Madonna worked at a Dunkin' Donuts restaurant at one time.

Ashton Kutcher once pursued a career in biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa. During summers, Kutcher worked in the cereal department for a General Mills plant.

Mick Jagger used to be a porter in a mental hospital. As a child, he also had a summer job selling ice cream from a refrigerated trolley.

Hugh Jackman once worked as a clown, reportedly making about $50.00 per show.

Before Ice Cube found success with Dr.Dre and Eazy-E in N.W.A., he received a degree in architectural drafting from the Phoenix Institute of Technology.

Week of 13 Sep…

Constitution Week
Nat’l Assisted Living Week

13 Sep Observances…

256 days so far this year…109 days remain in 2009
International Chocolate Day
Nat’l Celiac Awareness Day [gluten allergy disease]
Nat’l Grandparent’s Day
Nat’l Urban Eden Day
*Rhodesia : Pioneer Day (1923)
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BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1903….. Claudette Colbert (Lily Claudette Chauchoin) Academy Award-winning
1916….. Roald Dahl writer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1924….. Maurice Jarre Lyons France, composer (Dr Zhivago-Acad Award 1966)
1925….. Mel Torme singer, ‘The Velvet Fog
1931….. Barbara Bain Chic, actress (Cinnamon-Mission Impossible)
1938….. Judith Martin (Judith Sylvia Perlman) columnist: Miss Manners
1948….. Nell Carter Birmingham Ala, actress
1951….. David Clayton-Thomas singer (Blood Sweat & Tears)
actress

…ATHLETICS…
1948….. Curtis Perry basketball: Phoenix Suns

…POLITICS/Business…
1857….. Milton S Hershey , chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist
1860….. Gen John J (Blackjack) Pershing US commander in WW I

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1755….. Oliver Evans pioneered high-pressure steam engine
1851….. Walter Reed US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever

Events on this day…
1788….. New York City becomes capital of the United States
1789….. 1st loan to US Govt (from NYC banks)

1882….. Britain invades Egypt

1948.....Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress
1956..... IBM Introduces the world’s first production hard disk the "IBM 305" which stored five megabytes of data.
1963..... "The Outer Limits" premiers
1977..... 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap

Holy Mackerel…
1922..... The mercury climbed to 136 degrees (Fahrenheit) in El Azizia, Libya, the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

Bookhooks.com
What word is being defined?
1. the vault of heaven; the sky.
2. producing a fruit cluster capable of giving rise to several plants.
3. modest; reserved.
4. compel to perform miltary service.
5. an object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.
6. the point on the orbit of a celestial body that is farthest from the sun
7. a suspension of an ongoing or planned activity.
8. a second-rate imitator or follower, especially of an artist or a philosopher.
9. to leave hurriedly.
10. Anthropology. Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law
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1. welkin: the vault of heaven; the sky.
2. multigerm: producing a fruit cluster capable of giving rise to several plants.
3. demure: modest; reserved.
4. commandeer: compel to perform miltary service.
5. amulet: an object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.
6. aphelion: the point on the orbit of a celestial body that is farthest from the sun.
7. moratorium: a suspension of an ongoing or planned activity.
8. epigone: a second-rate imitator or follower, especially of an artist or a philosopher.
9. vamoose: to leave hurriedly.
10. endogamy: Anthropology. Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.


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Saturday

Hmmm. I hardly ever get sick. And I am not sick today, but something in my intestines is not working right. Long story short, I’m not at 100%.
One of my friends gets food from St Mary’s Food Bank here in Flagstaff. She doesn’t have a car, so today I told her I would take her over there. An interesting experience. Cars line up about an hour before they open. Then one by one the cars drive up, show the appropriate paperwork, and volunteers load stuff into the vehicle. [We got there about 10:30 and were car number 10. When we left about 11:30, there were at least 20 cars behind us.] What amazed me was the amount of interesting items. She got two plastic containers of corn—each holding about 2 gallons of cooked corn. Without a large freezer, this will be hard to eat. She also got two chocolate Bundt cakes, and two large one layer chocolate cakes. There was good stuff too, but I just don’t understand the value of giving these large amounts to an ‘elderly’ and a ‘child’. She and her granddaughter were happy, and I didn’t feel like asking a lot of questions.



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Random Facts…

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
No word in the English language rhymes with 'MONTH.'


Crazy News …

MOSCOW – Residents of the area surrounding Moscow said a proposal by the city’s mayor to keep snow out of the city has raised concerns about flooding. Mayor Yuri Luzhkov said cloud-seeding technology could be used to keep snow out of Moscow for only one-third of the annual cost of snowplows and other removal operations, The Times of London reported.
Luzhkov said the technology is already used to ensure sunny days for special occasions, including the annual parade celebrating victory in World War II. “Why don’t we keep this snow outside the Moscow city limits?” the mayor said.
“For the countryside, this means more moisture and bigger harvests. And for us, less snow.” However, residents in outlying regions raised concerns that preventing snow from falling on Moscow could cause flooding in their areas. “On those holidays when they clear the clouds over Moscow the surplus precipitation becomes a problem for us,” said Vladimir Litvishkov, a land management official near the city.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

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Before They Were Famous…

Early in his football career, MVP quarterback Kurt Warner was actually cut from the NFL and had to take a job in a grocery store to make ends meet.

Gwen Stefani's first job was scrubbing floors at Dairy Queen.

Jerry Seinfeld once worked as a telephone salesmen selling LIGHTBULBS!.

Howie Mandel was fired from his job as an amusement park ride operator in Toronto for making jokes to riders about the ride's safety.

Week of 7 Sep…

National Payroll Week
Suicide Prevention Week

12 Sep Observances…
255 days so far this year…110 days remain in 2009

Popcorn Day
Video Game Day
Maryland (United States) – Defenders Day
*Cape Verde – National Day—African Country
*Ethiopia – National Revolution Day (1974).
*Mexico – Commemoration of the mass hanging of the Saint Patrick's Battalion.
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BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1829….. Charles Dudley Warner Mass, newspaperman/author (Being a Boy)
1888….. Maurice Chevalier Paris, thanked heaven for little girls (Gigi)

1902….. Margaret Hamilton Ohio, wicked witch of the west (Wizard of Oz)
1919….. Beryl Louise Webster, my mother
1931….. George Jones country singer
1934….. Gunther Gebel-Williams lion tamer (Ringling Bros Circus)
1944….. Barry White Galveston Tx, singer

…ATHLETICS…
1913….. Jesse Owens track star, spoiled Hitler's 1936 Olympics with 4 gold
1953….. John Williams US, archer (Olympic-gold-1972)

…POLITICS/Business…
1892 Alfred A Knopf US, publisher

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1788 Alexander Campbell founded Disciples of Christ

1818….. Richard Jordan Gatling US, inventor (hand-cranked machine gun)


Events on this day…

490BC….. Athenians defeat 2nd Persian invasion of Greece at Marathon

1649….. Drogheda, Ireland falls to Puritan troops; inhabitants massacred

1866….. The first burlesque show opened in New York City.
1873….. The first practical typewriter was sold to customers.

1940….. The Lascaux prehistoric cave paintings are discovered by accident by teenagers searching for their dog in France
1953….. Jacqueline Bouvier marries John F Kennedy
1954….. Lassie was seen on CBS-TV for the first time
1959….. "Bonanza" premiers
1966….. "The Monkees," premier on NBC
1978….. Situation comedy "Taxi" premiers on ABC television



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Friday...9-11

AMERICA WILL BE OBSERVING A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOUR TIMES TOMORROW. One for each moment a plane hit the WTC—8:46EDT AND 9:03EDT. The other two will be when each tower fell—9:59EDT and 10:29EDT.

I wrote to my Representative today. I wrote to both my Senators today. I signed two on line petitions on health care reform today. I tried to email Rep Joe Wilson of SC—he’s the one who yelled ‘You lied” during the President’s speech in the House Chambers. Ah, his official website simply said “Due to a high volume of traffic, this site is not available at this time. Please try back soon.” I tried about 7am, 10am, and 6pm. I have seen most joint session speeches by a President since LBJ. I have heard rumbles. I have heard a very few boos. These have always come by the ‘other party’. As far as I’m concerned, calling the President a liar during a speech like this is crossing a line. It is not the British Parliament, where such behavior is normal, accepted, and expected when the Prime Minister speaks. It was not missed by the news media that this is the first time such a thing has happened. Also noted was that it was a Southern White saying it to a Black President. Wilson did make a statement where he said that the Republican leadership had told him to apologize and so that is what he did. President Obama accepted that statement as an apology and said something about the heat of the moment, everyone makes mistakes. How very magnanimous on Obama’s side.

My brother and his wife are celebrating their 9th anniversary today. They have been together about 16 years. When I called, they were both busy working, but happy that I remembered the day. They really are a good match.

I called the County Health Office today to find out about my Yellow Fever shot. They had said they would call back, but never did. Amazing. The immunization lady said the shortage was over, and that appointments could be made. Her next question was ‘when do you want to come in.?’ I picked Monday. ‘Sorry, we don’t do shots on Monday.’ OK, I said, Tuesday. ‘We don’t give immunizations on Tuesday.’ ‘When do you give immunizations?’ ‘On Wednesday and Friday. But Friday is only for flu shots.’ ‘So I think I have an appointment for Wednesday. She said she would call to remind me, it they weren’t too busy. If they were too busy, they wouldn’t call but I was still expected to be there. Well, duh!
It rained a little this morning, remained cloudy for most of the day. Fall has not yet arrived. High was 73° and low was 46°. Each day seems to be a little cooler and each night cooler. Fall is certainly on its way.


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Random Facts…

Salmon can jump as high as 6 feet.
The bagpipe was first made from the liver of a sheep.


Crazy Presidential Stuff …

First U.S. president George Washington rejected a movement among army officers to make him king of the United States.

William Taft, 27th president of the United States, weighed more than 300 pounds and had a special oversized bathtub installed in the White House.

The 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford turned down offers to play professional football for the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Week of 7 Sep…

National Payroll Week
Suicide Prevention Week

11 Sep Observances…

254 days so far this year…111 days remain in 2009
Remembrance Day—for 9/11
Patriot Day
9-1-1 Emergency Number Day: Proclaimed by President Reagan and celebrated since then by some United States communities, particularly the local emergency services.
*New Year's Day in the Ethiopian calendar (Enkutatash).
*Catalonia – National Day of Catalonia, remembering those Catalan patriots who died in the Siege of Barcelona, in defense of the city, against the Franco-Spanish army.
*Latin America Teacher's Day, after the death of Argentine Domingo F. Sarmiento.
*Liberation Day of Dijon, France (commemorating the Allied liberation of the city from Nazi occupation in 1944)
*Death anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.


BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1862….. O Henry pen name of William Sidney Porter, short story writer
1885….. David Herbert "DH" Lawrence England, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover)
1885….. Eratstus Flaval Beadle publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels)

1940….. Brian DePalma film director

…ATHLETICS…
1913….. Paul 'Bear' Bryant keeps Crimson Tide winning (Alabama)coach
1924….. Tom Landry NFL player (NY Giants), coach (Dallas Cowboys)
1949….. Marty Liquori US, runner

…POLITICS/Business…
1917….. Ferdinand Marcos Philippines Pre

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1935….. Gherman Titov USSR, 1st man to spend a day in space (Vostok 2)

Events on this day…

1609….. Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan island

1773….. Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace."

1847….. Stephen Foster performed his Oh! Susanna for the very first time
1850….. "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind gives 1st US concert
1875….. 1st newspaper cartoon strip ‘Professor Tigwissel’s Burglar Alarm’

1936….. FDR dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam
1997….. A Referendum in Scotland has ended with a resounding YES vote by Scots for support of Scotland having it's own Parliament and providing a higher degree of Scottish Home Rule.
2001..... The 911 attacks carried out

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What are the correct plurals for each of these words?
1. the possessions, such as clothing and linens, that a bride assembles for her marriage.
2. a presiding divinity or spirit of a place.
3. the back part of the head or skull.
4. a musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
5. A mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach.
6. A pupa, especially of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case or cocoon.
7. A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works
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1. trousseau the possessions, such as clothing and linens, that a bride assembles for her marriage
2. numen a presiding divinity or spirit of a place.
3. occiput the back part of the head or skull.
4. virtuoso a musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
5. stigma - A mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach.
6. chrysalis A pupa, especially of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case or cocoon.
7. opus A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works

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Wednesday

It is my hope that every American will fly their American Flag on Friday. It has been 8 years since we were attacked. We need to remember the many that lost their lives and the many more who lost family members and friends. There is still time to get an American Flag if you don’t already have one.

Obama has made his speech. He laid it out on the line. He told the American people where he stands, what his plan will do, and how it will be paid for. It sure makes sense. It sure sounds like we will have a healthier country. It sounds like we have an opportunity to show our character. I sure hope our AZ senators listened and will get on the bandwagon. Ann needs to step up and vote the way the people who elected her expect her to vote on this issue. The time is now for Health Care Reform.

We woke up to rain today and it stayed cloudy all day. We only got 2/100 in. at the airport. Now that the NAU station is doing nightly news and weather, we actually know what is going on around here. It only got to 73° and we may get some more moisture tonight. We are still real dry but I’m not complaining about any drops that fall.


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Random Facts…

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
The total US dollars believed to be in circulation today is $700 billion


Crazy Presidential Stuff …

Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, saved 77 people from drowning as a lifeguard in his youth at a riverside beach near Dixon, Illinois.

20th president of the United States James Garfield could write Greek with one hand while writing Latin with the other.

Abe Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, carried letters, bills, and notes in his notorious black, top-hat.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Week of 7 Sep…

National Payroll Week
Suicide Prevention Week

10 Sep Observances…

253 days so far this year…112 days remain in 2009
Swap Ideas Day
*Gibraltar – National Day
*Teacher's Day in People's Republic of China and Hong Kong.


BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1839….. Isaac Kauffman Funk US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)
1886….. Hilda Doolittle American poet, known for her imagist verse
1907….. Fay Wray Alberta Canada, actress-King Kong's main squeeze
1945….. Jose Feliciano Lares PR, singer/songwriter (Light my Fire)
1956….. Johnny Fingers Irish musician The Boomtown Rats

…ATHLETICS…
1929….. Arnold Palmer golf champion
1934….. Roger Maris Yankee, HR champ

…POLITICS/Business…
1169….. Alexius II Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor

1638….. Maria Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France

1852….. Alice Brown Davis, Seminole chief

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1893….. Maria de Jesus, Portuguese super-centenarian and former oldest living person (d. 2009)


Events on this day…

1608….. John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va
1683..... Susquehanna Chief Kekelappan sells William Penn half of his lands between the Susquehanna and the Delaware River.

1776….. George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers

1823….. Simon Bolivar named president of Peru
1846….. Elias Howe patents the sewing machine
1869….. Baptist minister invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan

1935….. “I’m Popeye the sailor man...” toot! toot! Popeye was heard for the first time on NBC radio
1955….. "Gunsmoke" premiers on CBS TV
1955….. Bert Parks began a 25-year career as host of the Miss America Pageant on NBC
1977…..The last person to be executed by guillotine is a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder.

2002….. Switzerland joins United Nations becoming the 190th member.

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What is each group of animals called?

1. a school of marine mammals, such as seals, whales, or dolphins
2. a flock of geese or similar birds in flight.
3. a family or small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail. .
4. herd of wild boar
5. a nest or brood of pheasants
6. a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail.
7. a congregation of vermin, especially foxes.
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2. skein
3. covey
4. sounder
5. nide
6. bevy
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Tuesday

I had a great time with our Great Discussions group. Got home at 10:30. Intellectually spent. Everyone enjoyed my movies and my trinkets. I learned a lot about Syria and Jordan too. Good Experience.


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Random Facts…

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike each year than all the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.


Crazy Stuff in the News…

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – A man in Georges Township, Pa., fired a cannon in his yard, sending a cannonball through the side of his neighbor’s home, police allege. Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Brian Burden said William Edward Maser, 54,allegedly fired his 80-pound French and Indian War replica cannon Wednesday evening, sending a two-pound lead ball into his neighbor’s closet, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday. Burden said the cannonball broke a window while going through the side of the unidentified neighbor’s home. The projectile then went through a wall and landed in a closet, the trooper said. No explanation was given for the errant shot, but Burden told the Post-Gazette Maser is a regular participant in battle re-enactments. The incident resulted in reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct charges against Maser. No hearing dates were reported.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Week of 7 Sep…

National Payroll Week
Suicide Prevention Week

9 Sep Observances…

252 days so far this year…113 days remain in 2009
Wonderful Weirdoes Days
*Russia – Knowledge Day.
*Singapore – Teachers' Day
*Slovakia – Constitution Day
*Uzbekistan – Independence Day (from USSR, 1991)
*Libya – Revolution Day (1969)
*First day of Spring in Australia and New Zealand.



BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1828….. Leo Tolstoy Russia, novelist (War & Peace, Anna Karenina)

1925….. Cliff Robertson La Jolla Calif, actor (Charly)
1941….. Otis Redding Georgia, rocker (Sitting on the Dock of the Bay)
1952 Angela Cartwright England (Make Room for Daddy
1966….. Adam Sandler comedian

…ATHLETICS…
1919….. Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder gambler/sportscaster
1947….. Lynn Fitzgerald marathoner (ran 133 miles 939 yards in 24 hrs)
1949….. Joe Theismann football: Washington Redskins QB

…POLITICS/Business…
1585….. Cardinal A Jean de Plessicide de Richelieu Louis XIII chief minister
1754….. William Bligh nasty ship's captain (HMS Bounty)
1890….. Harland Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken founder/colonel
1900….. James Hilton hotel magnate (Hilton Hotels)

…SCIENCE/Religion…

Events on this day…

1513….. Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland
1776….. Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "United States"
1836….. Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law.
1850….. California becomes 31st state
1850….. Territories of New Mexico & Utah created

1945….. First bug discovered in Computer Software Program when operators at the Harvard Faculty at the Computation Laboratory traced an error in the Mark II Computer to a moth trapped in a relay, coining the term bug.
1950….. 1st use of TV laugh track
1965….. Tibet is made an autonomous region of China
1968….. Amateur Arthur Ashe wins the U.S. Open tennis tournament in the first year it is open to both professionals and amateurs.
1971….. Inmates at the state prison in Attica, N.Y., take 30 guards hostage
1983….. Radio Shack announces their color computer 2
1986….. Ted Turner presented the first of his colorized films
1987….. Gary Hart admits to cheating on his wife on "Nightline"

2003….. Apple Itunes sells it's 10 millionth song after just 4 months ( songs cost 99 cents ) .


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Labor Day

Labor Day should be a holiday for all workers. Well, in today’s world, it seems that many many workers had to work today. Such a shame. Many were working to try and stay ahead of the game. Before I retired, I did usually put a couple of hours in at work on many holidays, for that exact reason. No interruptions, no crisis to deal with, just a time to catch up. My brother and his wife took off from the city on Friday and came back yesterday. Today they were both in the office, trying to get ready for tomorrow. It’s pretty amazing that we Americans take some of the shortest vacation time of any Western country. In these financial unsettled times, this is happening even more. The fear that someone else will be one step ahead. The fear that someone else is out to get our job or our money. This is much easier to see after retiring—on the outside looking in. Today was a day to honor our Labor Force. If they want to spend it working, it’s fine with me.

So I just enjoyed the day. Nowhere to rush to, nothing that had to be done. I had a nice talk with my brother, two different friends stopped by on the way back to the Rez after a weekend in Phoenix. It’s still over 100° down there, and I just don’t get the draw. Some from the Rez just seem to be drawn to the bright lights and the traffic.

I’ve been talking about how broke the state of AZ is. Today it was revealed that many charter schools have been getting tax free donations. These donations were set up for Private schools that get no state funding. The Charter Schools are fully funded by the state. Hmmm. The investigation shows about $600,000 of tax free donations may have been used. Sure sounds like a bunch of people dropped the ball.


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Japanese and Chinese people die on the fourth of the month more often than any other dates. The reason may be that they are "scared to death" by the number four. The words four and death sound alike in both Chinese and Japanese.

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.


Crazy Stuff in the News…

WICHITA, Kan. – Police in Kansas said two men attempting to steal landscaping rocks were foiled when the load shifted and their truck sank into the Arkansas River. Lt. Guy Schroeder said the brown Ford Explorer was backed up to the river next to the Keeper of the Plains sculpture in Wichita just before 1:20 a.m. Thursday while the men loaded limestone landscaping rocks into the truck, The Wichita Eagle reported. Schroeder said the load shifted once the men had 12 rocks inside, causing the truck to roll backward into the river. Investigators said an address linked to the truck is apparently in the process of front yard landscaping. Police said no arrests had been made, but they have identified a 45-year-old suspect.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Week of 7 Sep…

National Payroll Week
Suicide Prevention Week

8 Sep Observances…

251 days so far this year…114 days remain in 2009
International Literacy Day
World Physical Therapy Day
Fiestas de Santa Fe in New Mexico
*Macedonia: Independence day (from Yugoslavia, 1991)
*North Korea: National Day for founding of Democratic People’s Republic--1948
*Uganda: Republic formed



BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1841….. Antonin Dvorak composer
1897….. Jimmie Rodgers Mendoza Miss, country singer/singing brakeman

1922….. Sid Caesar Yonkers NY, comedian
1925….. Peter Sellers England, actor
1932….. Patsy Cline Va, country singer

…ATHLETICS…
1946….. L.C. Greenwood football: Pittsburgh Steelers
1930 Jeanette Altwegg England, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1952)

…POLITICS…
1157….. Richard I [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England
1889….. Robert A Taft (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act)
1900….. Claude D Pepper (Rep-D-Fla), elderly advocate
1922….. Lyndon LaRouche American presidential candidate (1980)

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1588 Marin Mersenne France, mathematician/musician/philospher (Cartesian)

1918 – Derek Harold Richard Barton, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate


Events on this day…
1565….. 1st permanent European settlement in US forms (St Augustine, Florida)

1883….. Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont
1892….. 1st appearance of "The Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion)

1921….. 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington DC)
1930….. 1st appearance of the comic strip "Blondie"
1955….. American firms are tooling up to manufacture the new synthetic material called polyurethane
1971….. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opens in Washington, D.C.
1974….. Pres Gerald Ford pardons former Pres R Nixon of all federal crimes
1990….. Ellis Island Historical Site opens on Eliis Island, NYC

Holy Mackerel….
1858….. Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people

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Unusual Body Parts
(AWAD, May 19 - 26, 1997) This week's theme was "A Study in Scarlet",
words from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, not synonyms for 'sanguine'.

What word is being defined? Here are the words
Axilla canthus frenum glabella gular lunula uvula
1. The space between the eyebrows, just above the nose.
2. The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.
3. Pertaining to the throat
4. The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.
5. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
6. A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as of the tongue
7. The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail

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1. Glabella
2. Uvula
3. Gular
4. Canthus
5. Axilla
6. Frenum
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Sunday

I finally got around to doing some carpet shampooing today. I did the living room and hallway. I’ll keep going now that I have started. Amazing how much brighter the carpet is when it is clean…or maybe I just think so after seeing the dark water I dumped out from the shampooer. Whatever, I’m glad I got it done.

I didn’t make it to the Fair today, so maybe tomorrow. Our state rep was there today according to his facebook page. I didn’t see it until I was between moving furniture and shampooing so I decided not to stop my work to see him.

With this Labor Day weekend, many people are just remembering when they had jobs. Searching is not working. A sad state of affairs. At the same time the right wing crazies are telling kids not to hear Obama’s speech on studying hard and staying in school. What kind of nation will we have? The AZ School Board Association is encouraging students to listen, the AZ State School Superintendent says it is just ‘hero worship’ and admits he has no say in what individual schools do. The Flagstaff School District has not taken a stand. This is not a surprise. They announced Friday that some parents had concerns and others were more concerned. They said they were surprised. Since Monday is a holiday, I guess they will just wait and see. I wouldn’t be surprised if some schools had technical issues that prevent the speech from being seen or heard.

Our discussion group meets Tuesday evening. It should be a good time. I’ll be talking about Egypt and sharing some pictures, another lady will be doing the same on Syria, and a third person on Jordan. All three of us are left of middle in politics, and the super-right wing husband and wife won’t be attending. My reminder letter talked about how Egypt was a Muslim Nation and was our friend. So many right wingers don’t want to be reminded of this. I’m sure this is not the reason, as at least the husband likes a lively discussion.

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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.


Crazy Stuff in the News…

PALMER, Alaska – Officials with the Alaska State Fair said a giant green cabbage weighed at the event set a Guinness World Record at 125.9 pounds. Dean Phipps, marketing director for the fair, said Wasilla resident Steve Hubacek’s cabbage, which sports 5-foot leaves and measures about 21 inches across its head, beat the previous cabbage weight record of 124 pounds, set in Wales in 1989, the Anchorage Daily News reported. “I was there when they put it on” the scale, Phipps said. “When they put it on, everybody took a couple steps back and went like, ‘Oh, my gosh.’
They all had versions of that and then they started jumping up and down.” Fair officials said the record may last only until the next giant cabbage weigh-off, scheduled for Friday, as Hubacek claims to have a cabbage at home larger than his record-setter.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Week of 7 Sep…

National Payroll Week
Suicide Prevention Week

7 Sep Observances…

250 days so far this year…115 days remain in 2009
Labor Day
Grandma Moses Day
Salami Day
*Brazil – Independence day--from Portugal, 1822
*Aydın Turkey – Independence day 1922
*Mozambique – Victory Day 1974 against Portugal
*South Africa—Settler’s Day



BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1860….. Grandma (Anna Maria) Moses NY, primitive painter

1900….. "Janet" Taylor Caldwell England, novelist (Melissa)
1909….. Elia Kazan Constantinople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire)
1923….. Peter Lawford London England, actor
1936….. Buddy Holly singer (Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day)
1942….. Garrison Keillor humorist (Praire Home Companion)
1942….. Richard Roundtree actor (Shaft, Earthquake)

…ATHLETICS…
1908….. Paul Brown, American football coach and executive
1910….. John Shea US, 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1932)

…POLITICS…
1533….. Queen Elizabeth I England, (1558-1603) daughter of Henry VIII
1819….. Thomas Hendricks 21st vice president of the United States 1867….. J.P. (John Pierpont) Morgan Jr. financier
1924….. Daniel Inouye U.S. Senator from Hawaii
1930….. Baudouin I king of Belgium from1951-1993

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1829….. August Kekule von Stradonitz discovered structure of benzene ring
1829….. Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden US, geologist

1908….. Dr. Michael DeBakey heart surgeon
1914….. James Van Allen discovered Van Allen radiation belts

Events on this day…
1714….. Treaty of Baden-French retain Alsace, Austria gets right bank of Rhine

1888….. Edith Eleanor McLean was the first baby to be placed in an incubator

1901….. The Peace of Beijing formally ends the Boxer Uprising in China.
1921….. The first Miss America Pageant was held at Atlantic City, New Jersey
1936….. Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation
1963….. The Pro Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, OH.
1979….. Chrysler has asked for Federal assistance to help with a rescue plan
1986….. Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church

Holy Mackerel….
1979….. ESPN, the first all-sports cable network in the United States, begins broadcasting. Thirry years ago--how time flies

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In the beginning…
(AWAD, May 19 - 26, 1997) This week's theme was "A Study in Scarlet",
words from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, not synonyms for 'sanguine'.

What word is being defined?
1. a place where trees and plants are grown for scientific
and educational purposes first letter is a
2. a sculptured draped female figure used as an
architectural column- first letter is c
3. florid ornamentation in vocal music- first letter is c
4. a peddler of religious books- first letter is c
5. manorial land possessed by the lord and not held by
free tenants- first letter is d
6. the execution by a horse of complex maneuvers in
response to barely perceptible movements of a rider's
hands, legs, and weight- first letter is d
7. preventing or guarding from disease- first letter is p
8. measured by the apparent motion of the fixed stars- first letter is s
9. a usu. 3-masted Mediterranean sailing ship
with long overhanging bow and stern- first letter is x
10. a usu. sweetened bread that is baked and then sliced
and toasted until dry and crisp- first letter is z
*Bonus: a gentle breeze- first letter is z

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Answers:
1. arboretum: a place where trees and plants are grown for scientific and educational
purposes
2. caryatid: a sculptured draped female figure used as an architectural column
3. coloratura: florid ornamentation in vocal music
4. colporteur: a peddler of religious books
5. demesne: manorial land possessed by the lord and not held by free tenants
6. dressage: the execution by a horse of complex maneuvers in response to barely perceptible movements of a rider's hands, legs, and weight
7. prophylactic: preventing or guarding from disease
8. sidereal: measured by the apparent motion of the fixed stars
9. xebec: a usu. 3-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with long overhanging bow and stern
10. zwieback: a usu. sweetened bread that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp
*Bonus zephyr: a gentle breeze


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