4/8/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 15/ Day: 98  Today: H 62°…L 32°
Wind: ave:   21mph; Gusts:  33mph  Ave. humidity:  45%
*Averages: H  56° L 27° Records: H 80°(1989)…L 10°(1922)

Quote of the Day



Today’s Historical Highlights
1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley & chain…1766
1st Jewish congregation in US forms synagogue, "Shearith Israel, NYC"…1730
17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified…1913
204th & final episode of "All in the Family"…1979
British troops chase French out of Masulipatam India…1759
Ernest Childers. Muscogee (Creek)  gets the Medal of Honor…1944
John D Lynde patents aerosol dispenser…1862
Milk was sold in glass bottles for 1st time…1879
New Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin…1093
Nineteen Marines are killed when a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashes 
     near Marana, Arizona…2000
William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the 
     British House of Commons…1886

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays



Free Rambling Thoughts   
Spent plenty of time in outside in our great weather…except for some wind. Still nice.
 
Got an email from my roommate and we are waiting till we get on board to sign up for any excursions. That is fine with me…I’m usually a last minute guy anyway.
 
Went to the mall and found two nice sweaters at Dillards…total price was less than $20 thanks to the 50% off and then 65% off that price.  Can’t beat Dillards end of season sales. Weatherman says I may be able to wear them this week as temps are dropping about 20° for the next few days. It’s spring in Flagstaff.
 
This afternoon I caught up on my weekly DVRed programs. A nice way to spend a windy afternoon. And I really like the DVR so I can skip all the commercials and promos…which sure makes the one hour programs much shorter.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Your task here is to change one letter in each of the following words, in order to find six (6) words with a common theme.
FIG MUST HIND SLOW SMUG MAIL

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today


Origins of Phrases
A fool and his money are soon parted
Meaning
Literal meaning.
Origin
This is quite an early proverb in the English language and, as such, might be thought to contain the wisdom of the ancients. The notion was known by the late 16th century, when it was expressed in rhyme by Thomas Tusser inFive Hundreth Pointes of Good Husbandrie, 1573:
A foole & his money, 
be soone at debate: 
which after with sorow, 
repents him to late.
The precise wording of the expression comes just a little later, in Dr. John Bridges' Defence of the Government of the Church of England, 1587:
If they pay a penie or two pence more for the reddinesse of them..let them looke to that, a foole and his money is soone parted.
Ok, then?



Harper’s Index    
Amount 3 NY men owe in restitution for stealing rock lobsters off the coast of South Africa: $54,900,000
Picture of the Day: Rainforest Medicines



Unusual Fact of the Day
There are nearly as many inmates in California state prisons as there are in U.S. federal prisons. 
Joke-of-the-day
The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, so Gomer, who was not exactly the sharpest nail in the bucket, went in to try out for the job.
"Okay," the sheriff drawled, "Gomer, what is 1 and 1?"
"11" he replied.
The sheriff thought to himself, "That's not what I meant, but he's right. What two days of the week start with the letter 'T'?"
"Today and tomorrow."
The sheriff was again surprised that Gomer supplied a correct answer that he had never thought of himself.
"Now Gomer, listen carefully: Who killed Abraham Lincoln?"
Gomer looked a little surprised himself, then thought really hard for a minute and finally admitted, "I don't know."
"Well, why don't you go home and work on that one for a while?"
So, Gomer wandered over to the barbershop where his pals were waiting to hear the results of the interview. Gomer was exultant. "It went great! First day on the job and I'm already working on a murder case!"
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
 STICKING WITH A FITNESS PROGRAM
 If you can follow a fitness program for 21 consecutive days, you can follow it for life.
 Kenneth Blanchard, author, quoted in Boardroom Reports 
Yeah, It Really Happened
LAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas Denny's has opened the chain's first wedding chapel, with $95 buying space for the ceremony, a bottle of champagne and a Pancake Puppies cake. The Denny's Wedding Chapel officially opened for business Wednesday and the restaurant said wedding parties will receive 20 percent off their food bills, the Las Vegas Sun reported Thursday. The wedding packages include the space, celebratory beverage and a cake made from the restaurant chain's Pancake Puppies breakfast offering.
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • Sea water, loaded with mineral salts, weighs about a pound and a half more per cubit foot than fresh water at the same temperature.
  • Ten per cent of the salt mined in the world each year is used to de-ice the roads in America.
  • The air we breathe is 78% nitrogen, 21.5% oxygen, .5% argon and other gases.
  • The Chinese were using aluminum to make things as early as 300 AD Western civilization didn't rediscover aluminum until 1827.
  • The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. Found in 1905, the original 3,100 carats were cut to make jewels for the British Crown Jewels and the British Royal family's collection.
  • The largest gold nugget ever found weighed 172 lbs., 13 oz.
  • The largest hailstone ever recorded was 17.5 inches in diameter - bigger than a basketball.

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
4-10
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week*Hate Week
7-13
National Animal Control Appreciation Week
National Blue Ribbon Week
National Public Health Week
National Week of the Ocean
National Window Safety Week: 7
American Indian Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                      
Buddha Day
Trading Cards For Grown-ups Day 
All Ours Day
~ Japan: Hana Matsuri (Flower Festival)

Today’s Events through History  
Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel California…1986
FDR, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers 
     from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate 
     increases to common carriers and public utilities…1943
Governor Robert Morris will declare war on the DELAWARE and SHAWNEE Indians. 
     As a part of his declaration, he will offer the following bounties: prisoners: men 
     over 12=150 Spanish pieces of eight, women or boys=130; scalps: men=130, women 
     and boys=50. The bounty on scalps will lead to the killing of many innocent Indians 
     who were members of neither tribe. The legislation for this would be called
      "The Scalp Act"…1756
Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of pancreas…1991

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 80’s
Shecky Greene, comedian/actor (Love Machine, Combat) is 87

In their 60’s
Tom DeLay, American politician is 66
Gerald McRaney, Actor: Simon & Simon is 66

Remembered for being born today
Melvin Calvin, US chemist (photosynthesis, Nobel 1961) [1911-1997]
Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States [1918-2011]
Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) [1912-1989]
Mary Pickford, [Gladys Smith], actress (Poor Little Rich Girl) [1892-1979]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Laura Nyro, singer…ovarian cancer…1997…at 49
Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill)…suicide…1976…at 35
Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis)… diphtheria…1861…at 50
Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica)…1973…at 91
Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo)…1853…at 73
Ryan White, hemophiliac aids sufferer…AIDS…1990…at 18

Answer: Brain Teasers
FIG --> FOG MUST --> MIST HIND --> WIND SLOW --> SNOW SMUG --> SMOG MAIL --> HAIL 'Weather conditions' is the common theme.
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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4/7/2013


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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 15/ Day: 97   Today: H 65°…L 36°
Wind: ave:   14mph; Gusts:  36mph  Ave. humidity:  38%
*Averages: H  55° L 26° Records: H 75°(1989)…L 4°(1922)

Quote of the Day



Today’s Historical Highlights
1st black to appear on US stamp (Booker T Washington)…1940
Dag Hammarskjoeld of Sweden elected 2nd UN general-secretary…1953
Gen Andrew Jackson conquers St Marks Fla from Seminole…1818
Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1…1969
Mississippi Territory organized…1798
Prohibition ends, Utah becomes 38th state to ratify 21st Amendment…1933
Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material…1969
Texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms…1902
U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later…2003
World Health Organization forms by UN…1948

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays



Free Rambling Thoughts   
What a great spring day…lots of time outside.
 
It needs to be remembered about N. Korea…every year S. Korea and the US have ‘exercises’ at this time of year…the differences this year: the ‘exercises’ used military equipment [planes] that haven’t been used in the past, N. Korea has a new leader. Sad to say that the new equipment of the ‘exercises’ is what started this whole thing. I am not a fan of N. Korea, but can understand why they are upset. It is up to the people of N. Korea to do something about this mess.
 
Not happy with CVS pharmacy. I called in some script refills yesterday. When I went to pick them up, one wasn’t ready because it ‘had just come in on the truck’. They told me to come back in an hour and half. I went in today and they said the med they didn’t have still wasn’t there. After using my ‘stern’ voice the pharmacist took another patient’s order and put my name on it so I could have it. I let the pharmacist know that this was the second time in three visits that this had happened. Not sure what will happen, but called the national office and have to call back during their business hours…we’ll see. She did tell me she would call the other customer and tell her that the med she ordered was not available till Monday afternoon. I felt bad, but didn’t want to make a third trip.
 
Our American system works so slowly. Today’s rally for ‘the time is now’ for immigration reform is stating the obvious. We are a country of immigrants, except for the Natives who were here first. We need to make a better path to citizenship. The ‘Idle no More’ campaign for Native rights is also stating the obvious. ‘Marriage Equality’ needs to be made law. ‘Adoption Rights’ are calling for access to the original birth certificate…something not available to most adoptees…the only group in the US that can’t see the original one. It is time that the US starts walking the walk instead of just talking the talk…in today’s world of technology the whole world knows that we talk the talk of freedom and equal rights as our cornerstones, but they also know that for so many Americans, it is nothing more than talk. I know we are closer than any other nation on earth, but that doesn’t mean we don’t keep working on making it better.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
The following word pairs are anagrams which can be combined to form the name of an animal or insect. Try to figure it out.
1.Log, Rail 2.Lone, Tape 3.Cot, Soup 4.Moral, Dial

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Origins of Phrases
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
Meaning
The proverb has a literal meaning, although the 'weakest link' referred to is figurative and usually applies to a person or technical feature rather than the link of an actual chain.
Origin
We are most likely these days to come across the phrase 'the weakest link' in reference to the popular TV quiz show of that name, which originated in the UK, hosted by Anne Robinson, and was later syndicated for use in many other countries. The show, which relies on the demonstration of the abysmal lack of general knowledge by many of the participating contestants, is an example of the many 'humiliation television' shows of the early 21st century and is a sad spectacle.
It is clearly a literal fact that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The conversion of that notion into a figurative phrase was established in the language by the 18th century. Thomas Reid's Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, 1786, included this line:
"In every chain of reasoning, the evidence of the last conclusion can be no greater than that of the weakest link of the chain, whatever may be the strength of the rest."
Ok, then?



Harper’s Index    
Estimated number of gallons of raw sewage spilled of the coast of Tijuana following an August pipeline break: $5,000,000
Picture of the Day: Rainforest Medicines




Unusual Fact of the Day
A group of rhinos is called a "crash."
Joke-of-the-day
Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "why is the bride dressed in white?"
"Because white is the color of happiness," her mother explained. "And today is the happiest day in her life."
The child thought about this for a moment. "So why is the groom wearing black?"  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
CHOOSING A CROSS-COUNTRY SKI
You can size a cross-country ski by standing with one arm held straight in the air. A ski is the right length for you if it reaches from the floor to the palm of your hand.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
 WILMINGTON, Del. - Delaware website Nameberry said baby names attracting increased interest during the year so far include Marnie, Nelly, Bruce and Thor. Nameberry's list of 13 names garnering significantly higher views during the first three months of the year include Marnie, Marlowe, Christian and Nellie, NBC News reported Friday. The list also included Bruce, Mavis, Wilder and Finnigan. The site said interest in Thor, the Norse god of thunder, was likely inspired by Chris Hemsworth's portrayal in "Thor" and "The Avengers," while Severine's popularity was likely boosted by the Berenice Marlohe's character in "Skyfall." The list was rounded out by Phaedra, Mingus and Linnea.
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • In 1865, several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, Tennessee, called the Ku Klux Klan.
  • In 1892, Italy raised the minimum age for marriage for girls - to 12.
  • In 1947, Toys for Tots started making the holidays a little happier for children by organizing its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
  • In 1965, Congress authorized the Secret Service to protect former presidents and their spouses for their lifetime, unless they decline the protection. Recently, Congress limited the protection of former presidents and their spouses (elected after January 1, 1997) to 10 years after leaving office. President Clinton, who was elected in 1996, will be the last president to receive lifelong protection from the Secret Service.
  • In England and the American colonies they year 1752 only had 354 days. In that year, the type of calendar was changed, and 11 days were lost.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
4-10
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week*Hate Week
6-8
Just Pray No! Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting
7-13
National Animal Control Appreciation Week
National Blue Ribbon Week
National Public Health Week
National Week of the Ocean
National Window Safety Week
American Indian Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                      
International Beaver Day
International Snailpapers Day: rejoicing print newspapers
Metric System Day
National Beer Day
No Housework Day
Tangible Karma Day 
World Health Organization Day 

Today’s Events through History  
"South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1928 performances…1949
1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta…1788
Forest fire burns 900 acres & kills 2 (San Luis Obispo California)…1926
Guttenberg bible sold for $2,000,000 in NYC…1978
Louis van Bourbon becomes prince-bishop of Luik…1456
Oldest human skeleton, aged 80,000 years, discovered in Egypt…1983
Russia announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan…1988

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 80’s
Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower (Pentagon Papers)/patriot is 82
James Garner, Norman Oklahoma, actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick) is 84
Wayne Rogers, actor (M*A*S*H, House Calls) is 80

In their 70’s
 [Edmund G] Jerry Brown Jr, (Gov-D-Cal, 1974-..) is 75
David Frost, Tenterdon England, TV host is 74

In their 60’s
Janis Ian, [Janis Eddy Fink], lesbian/folk rocker (At 17) is 62

In their 50’s
Jackie Chan, martial art actor (Rumble in the Bronx) is 59
Tony Dorsett, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy) is 59

In their 40’s
Russell Crowe, Australian/New Zealand actor (A Beautiful Mind, Gladiator) is 49

Remembered for being born today
Billie Holiday, [Eleanora Fagan], Balt, singer (Aint Nobodys Business) [1915-1959]
Ravi Shankar, Varanasi, British India, musician (the Pandit), [1920-2012]
Walter Winchell, newscaster/columnist (Untouchables) [1897-1972]
William Wordsworth, England, poet laureate (Prelude) [1770-1850]
Francis Xavier, saint/Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan [1506-1552]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
John Agar, actor…2002…at 81  
Dave Arneson, Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons…cancer…2009…at 61
Phineas T Barnum, US circus promoter (B & Bailey)…1891…at 80
El Greco [Doménikos Theotokópoulos], Greek-born artist working in Spain…1614…at 73ish
Barry Nelson, actor, 1st James Bond [on TV]…2007…at 89  
Mike Wallace [Myron], American media personality…2012…at 93

Answer: Brain Teasers
1.Gorilla. 2.Antelope. 3.Octopus. 4.Armadillo.
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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4/6/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 14/ Day: 96   Today: H 63°…L 32°
Averages: H  55° L 26° Records: H 75°(1959)…L 6°(1956)
Wind: ave:   21mph; Gusts:  38mph  Ave. humidity:  42%

Quote of the Day


Today’s Historical Highlights
1st credit union forms in US…1909
1st plastic, Celluloid, patented…1869
City of Vancouver BC incorporated…1886
Hostess Twinkies invented by bakery executive James Dewar…1930
Rwandan Genocide begins…1994 
Teflon invented by Roy J Plunkett…1938
TV Dinner was 1st put on sale by Swanson & Sons…1954

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays


Free Rambling Thoughts   
Really nice day here in Flag-town. A little windy part of the day, but cloudless sky and warm temps.
 
Symbolically the Pope is making some good moves. Sadly they are only symbolic. It is still early in his leadership, so time will tell if his actions speak as loud as his words.
 
I have g-mail, yahoo, and aol email accounts. Lately I have been very frustrated with AOL. Most of the time it doesn’t open the stories, email is slow to send. I would close the accounts, but have everything arriving in the correct address boxes. Many time when I have to give an email address to do something, I use one of the AOL accounts, just in case it starts sending me too many things. And honestly, some of my friends are not very good at changing email addresses in their own address books and I don’t want to miss out on their jokes or news. Guess I will just keep using it and be frustrated.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
One snowy night, Sherlock Holmes was in his house sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it. 
Holmes got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were John Crimson, Mark Crimson and Paul Crimson. 
The next day Holmes got a note on his door that read "? Crimson. He broke your window." 
Which of the three Crimson brothers should Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Origins of Phrases
The bee's knees
Meaning
Excellent - the highest quality.
Origin
It's difficult to know if we need an etymologist or an entomologist for this one.
Bees carry pollen back to the hive in sacs on their legs. It is tempting to explain this phrase as alluding to the concentrated goodness to be found around a bee's knee, but there's no evidence to support this explanation. It is also sometimes said to be a corruption of 'business', but there's no evidence to support that either.
Nor is there any connection with another earlier phrase, 'a bee's knee'. In the 18th century this was used as a synonym for smallness, but has since disappeared from the language, replaced more recently by the less polite 'gnat's bollock':
Mrs. Townley Ward - Letters, June 1797 in N. & Q. "It cannot be as big as a bee's knee."
'Bee's knees' began to be used in early 20th century America. Initially, it was just a nonsense expression that denoted something that didn't have any meaningful existence - the kind of thing that a naive apprentice would be sent to the stores to ask for, like a 'sky-hook' or 'striped paint'. That meaning is apparent in a spoof report in the New Zealand newspaper The West Coast Times in August 1906, which listed the cargo carried by the SS Zealandia as 'a quantity of post holes, 3 bags of treacle and 7 cases of bees' knees'. The teasing wasn't restricted to the southern hemisphere. The US author Zane Grey's 1909 story, The Shortstop, has a city slicker teasing a yokel by questioning him about make-believe farm products:
"How's yer ham trees? Wal, dog-gone me! Why, over in Indianer our ham trees is sproutin' powerful. An' how about the bee's knees? Got any bee's knees this Spring?"
There's no profound reason to relate bees and knees other than the jaunty-sounding rhyme. In the 1920s it was fashionable to use nonsense terms to denote excellence - 'the snake's hips', 'the kipper's knickers', 'the cat's pyjamas/whiskers', 'the monkey's eyebrows' and so on. Of these, the bee's knees and the cat's whiskers are the only ones to have stood the test of time. More recently, we see the same thing - the 'dog's bollocks'.
The nonsense expression 'the bee's knees' was taken up by the socialites of Roaring 20s America and added to the list of 'excellent' phrases. A printed reference in that context appears in the Ohio newspaper The Newark Advocate, April 1922, in a piece on newly coined phrases entitles 'What Does It Mean?':
"That's what you wonder when you hear a flapper chatter in typical flapper language. 'Apple Knocker,' for instance. And 'Bees Knees.' That's flapper talk. This lingo will be explained in the woman's page under the head of Flapper Dictionary." [an 'apple knocker' is a rustic]
Clearly the phrase must have been new then for the paper to plan to take the trouble to define it. Disappointingly, they didn't follow up on their promise and 'the lingo' wasn't subsequently explained. Several U.S. newspapers did feature lists of phrases under 'Flapper Dictionary' headings. Although 'bee's knees' isn't featured, they do show the time as being a period of quirky linguistic coinage; for example, from one such Flapper Dictionary:
Kluck - dumb person.
Dumb kluck - worse than a kluck. 
Pollywoppus - meaningless stuff. 
Fly-paper - a guy who sticks around.
One tenuous connection between the bee's knees and an actual bee relates to Bee Jackson. Ms. Jackson was a dancer in 1920s New York and popularised the Charleston, being credited by some as introducing the dance to Broadway in 1924. She went on to become the World Champion Charleston dancer and was quite celebrated at the time.
It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that the expression became popular in reference to her and her very active knees, but 1924 post dates the origin of the phrase.
Ok, then?



Harper’s Index    
  • Average number of square miles by which Arctic sea ice decreased each day summer 2012: 36,000
  • Date on which it reached its lowest size on record: 9/16/2012

Picture of the Day: Rainforest Primates



Unusual Fact of the Day
No matter how flexible a person is, there is no such thing as being “double jointed." Most extreme contortionists suffer from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. 
Joke-of-the-day
A woman decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond rings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets, a ruby broach, and gold Rolex."
"But you are not wearing any of those things," he replied.
"I know," she said. "It's in case I should die before my husband. I'm sure he will remarry right away, and I want his new wife to go crazy looking for the jewelry."  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
REACHING A GAS STATION
 If your tank is on empty and you're trying to make it to the next gas station, cut your speed to 35 miles per hour.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
 Sheriff's deputies say that an 84-year-old shot pepper-spray at a security guard during a retirement community bingo event in central Florida, WESH reported.
The guard, 67-year-old Michael Burke, told investigators that he used crates to reserve two handicapped parking spaces for women attending the game. Other handicapped spaces were open and available, yet Donald Handa set his sights on the ones Burke had saved, according to Click Orlando.
Burke said Handa moved the crates, then parked his car and headed toward the building. It is unclear whether Handa had a handicapped sticker on his vehicle.
When Burke tried to stop Handa and get him to move his car, he says Handa whipped out a can of pepper spray and sprayed him with it.
Marion County Sheriff's deputies say Handa told them that he'd had problems with Burke for two weeks, and sprayed him because he felt threatened when Burke started chasing after him.
Burke admitted that the two had squabbled recently. He chose not to press charges.
According to a report obtained by Click Orlando, Handa agreed to "leave the parking spot vacant for the less fortunate" in the future.
Seriously though, don't get between a senior citizen and his or her bingo game.
In March, a teen was arrested after falsely yelling "Bingo" at a Kentucky bingo parlor, and was ordered to not even say the word for six months.
The month before, an all-out brawl erupted at a New Hampshire bingo game when a woman selling beauty products was disrupting the event.
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Somewhat Useless Information   
  •  
    • It is hard to grasp just how small the atoms that make up your body are until you take a look at the sheer number of them. An adult is made up of around 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (7 octillion) atoms.
  • It might seem hard to believe, but we have about the same number of hairs on our bodies as a chimpanzee, it's just that our hairs are useless, so fine they are almost invisible.
  • Goose-pimples are a remnant of our evolutionary predecessors. They occur when tiny muscles around the base of each hair tense, pulling the hair more erect. With a decent covering of fur, this would fluff up the coat, getting more air into it, making it a better insulator. But with a human's thin body hair, it just makes our skin look strange.
  • Depending on how old you are, it's pretty likely that you have eyelash mites. These tiny creatures live on old skin cells and the natural oil (sebum) produced by human hair follicles. They are usually harmless, though they can cause an allergic reaction in a minority of people.
  • If you take a look on a very clear night at the constellation of Andromeda, a little fuzzy patch of light is just visible with the naked eye. If you can make out that tiny blob, you are seeing as far as is humanly possible without technology. 
  • In the 1920s, an American engineer investigated whether animals could live without bacteria, hoping that a bacteria-free world would be a healthier one. James "Art" Reyniers made it his life's work to produce environments where animals could be raised bacteria-free. It was possible, but many of Reyniers's animals died and those that survived had to be fed on special food. This is because bacteria in the gut help with digestion.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
31-4/6
National Week Of The Ocean
1-7
The APAWS Pooper Scooper  Week
Explore Your Career Options
*Golden RuleWeek 
*Laugh at Work Week
*Medication Safety Week
4-10
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week*Hate Week
6-8
Just Pray No! Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting

Today Is                                                                      
Army Day 
Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
International Pillow Fight Day
National Day of Hope
National Love Our Children Day
National Student Athlete Day 
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
Sorry Charlie Day
Tartan Day 
Teflon Day
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Day [1830 founding]
Thailand: Chakri Day (founding dynasty)

Today’s Events through History  
1st animated cartoon copyrighted…1906
Black Horse in one of several Southern CHEYENNE Indians being sent to prison 
     from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency (later called Fort Reno) in west-central 
     Indian Territory, to St.Augustine, Florida, for his part in the uprisings in Indian 
     Territory, and Texas…1875 
Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in South Africa, established by Dutch…1652 
John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company…1808
Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of hitting India…1998
Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath…1320

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 80’s
James Dewey Watson, chemist (co-discovered structure of DNA) is 85
Andre Previn, Berlin Germany, conductor (London Symphony)/pianist is 83

In their 70’s
Merle Haggard, country singer (Death Valley Days) is 76
Billy Dee Williams, Harlem NYC, actor (Chiefs, Empire Strikes Back) is 76
Roy Thinnes, actor (Invaders, Falcon Crest, Gen Hospital) is 75

In their 60’s
Marilu Henner, actress (Taxi, Man Who Loved Women, Eve Shade) is 61

In their 40’s
Paul Rudd, actor (Clueless, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) is 44

In their 30’s
Zach Braff, actor (Dr. John Dorian-Scrubs) is 38

Remembered for being born today
James Mill, Scotland, philosopher/historian (Hist of British India) [1773-1836]
Gustave Moreau, French painter [1826-1898]
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) [1671-1741]
Lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure) [1892-1981]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Isaac Asimov [Isaak Yudovich Ozimov], Sci-Fi author (I Robot)…kidney failure…1992…at 72
Greer Garson, actress (Goodbye Mr Chips)…1996…at 91
Thomas Kinkade, artist…OD…2012…at 54
Raphael [Sanzio], artist (Sistine Madonna)… a night of excessive sex with Luti, after which he fell into a fever…on his 37th birthday
Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England…murdered…1199…at 41
Tammy Wynette, country singer…blood clot…1998…at 55

Answer: Brain Teasers
Mark Crimson  = question MARK, so the note on the door reads "Question Mark Crimson. He broke your window." 
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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