Week 2 of 2010: 16 days so far this year…349 days remain
►Provocative Quote .
"Fame is proof that people are gullible."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
►Free Ramblings .
The Great Decisions Group met tonight. Our topic was ‘Peacemaking’. Very good.
A little breezy and cool today. It only dropped to 27° last night, but took most of the day to make it to the high of 47°. The 18mph wind kept us feeling very cool. The next predicted storm is moving closer. I’m ready.
►Quotes from Values.com—TEACHING BY EXAMPLE .
“And children whose backgrounds have stunted their sense of the future need to be taught by example that they are good for more than they dared dream.”
~Kenneth Keniston Professor
►Side Show Stories Unusual Warning Labels .
"WARNING: Contents flammable." - Found on a container of lighter fluid.
"Do not use orally." - Found on a toilet-bowl cleaning brush.
"Please keep out of children." - Found on a butcher knife.
"Warning: Do not use on eyes." - Found in the manual for a heated seat cushion.
►Random Fact .
Facebook has over 350 million active users. More than 35 million users update their status each day, with more than 55 million status updates each day.
§ Interesting Statistics
*Note: I realize that statistics can be made to say just about anything.
~7-11 has sold over 6 billion Slurpees, almost enough for every one on earth.
§ January Month Long Observances
Birthstone: Garnet …Flower: Carnation
Book Blitz Month * Bath Safety Month * Birth Defects Month * California Dried Plum Digestive Month * Celebration of Life Month * Cervical Cancer Screening Month * Financial Wellness Month * High Tech Month * International Creativity Month * International Quality of Life Month * International Wayfinding Month * International Wealth Mentality Month * National Be On-Purpose Month * National Bird Feeding Month * National Clean Up Your Computer Month * National Get Organized Month * National Glaucoma Awareness Month * National Hot Tea Month * National Mail Order Gardening Month * National Mentoring Month * National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month * National Poverty in America Awareness Month * National Radon Action Month * National Skating Month * National Soup Month * National Volunteer Blood Donor Month * Oatmeal Month * Rising Star Month * Self-help Group Awareness Month * Senior Women’s Travel Month * Shape Up US Month * Thyroid Awareness Month
§ Observance Weeks in January
Cuckoo Dancing Week: 11-17 [honoring Laurel and Hardy]
National No Tillage Week: 13-16 [to reduce soil damage and increase crop production—especially organic farms]
§ 14 January Observances—US/UN/World
Appreciate A Dragon Day
Do Nothing Day since 1973
Religious Freedom Day to commemorate the adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786
§14 January Observances—by country
Thailand: Teacher's Day
Moslem Countries: Night of Remembrance (Moslem feast)
§ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1938…Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing.
§Who was born on this day?
~ The Arts
Debbie Allen in 1950 - dancer/actress
Jim Berry in 1932 - cartoonist (Berry's World)
John Hamilton in 1887 - actor (Perry White-Superman)
Marilyn Horne in 1934 - opera singer
William Kennedy in 1928 - US writer
Ethel Merman Zimmerman in 1908 - stage & screen actress
Ronnie Milsap in 1944 - country singer
Susan Sontag in 1933 – American writer
~Athletics
Dave Brown in 1953 - football: Pittsburgh Steelers safety
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean in 1911 - baseball pitcher and commentator
A J Foyt in 1935 - auto race driver
~Business, Education, Politics
Fulgencio Batista in 1901 President/Dictator of Cuba
André Michelin in 1853 (France) - industrialist/tire manufacturer (Michelin)
~Science/Religion
Frank Zamboni in 1901 – American inventor of Ice Rink Cleaner
§Who Died on this day?
Carole Lombard in 1942 actress, plane crash @ 32
Robert R "Bob" Jones in 1968 founder (Bob Jones University), @ 84
David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian] in 1972 (Alvin & Chipmunksand Witch Doctor), heart attack @ 52
Ted Cassidy in 1979 actor (Lurch-Addams Family), heart problems @ 46
§What happened on this day?
1776…Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks
1868…Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit
1920…18th Amendment, prohibition, becomes the law of the land - one year after ratification; it is repealed in 1933
1936…1st photo finish camera installed at Hialeah Race track in Hialeah FL
1939…Comic strip "Superman" debuts
1956…Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine
1958…A grasshopper plague causes serious damage across the state of Colorado and Neighboring states. This particular plague damaged farmer’s crops, annoyed tourists, and cost millions of dollars.
1970…Colonel Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya
1981…Bernadette McAliskey formerly known as Bernadette Devlin, was shot by gunmen who burst into her home at Coalisland in County Tyrone. The injuries are serious, but not life-threatening
1985…"Playboy" announces end of stapling centerfolds
1991…After midnight of this date, war was to be declared in the Persian Gulf if Iraq did not pull out of Kuwait
2003…Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on its final mission
►Rhyme & Reason Puzzle .
Answer the following clue in two rhyming words (e.g. an obese feline is a fat cat) If only one number is given, the answer is a word featuring internal rhyme (e.g. voodoo)
1. peculiar fish from the North Atlantic. (3,3):
2. ransack a famous Parisian landmark (5,6):
3. perky ship's captain (7,7):
4. anger on the twelve-person judicial panel (4,4):
5. fondness for Minnesota footballer (6,6):
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ANSWERS
1. peculiar fish from the North Atlantic. (3,3): odd cod
2. ransack a famous Parisian landmark (5,6): rifle Eiffel
3. perky ship's captain (7,7): Chipper skipper
4. anger on the twelve-person judicial panel (4,4): Jury fury
5.. fondness for Minnesota footballer (6,6): Viking liking
