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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Here are the words—now just match them up.
amulet aphelion commandeer demure endogamy epigone moratorium multigerm vamoose welkin
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Answers:
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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