»Week 23 of 2010: 159 days this year…206 days remain
Day 50 of the BP oil spill≈
» Something To Think About
Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.
-- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
» Random Fact
At Boston's Fenway Park, amidst all of the green bleacher seats behind the right field bullpens lies one red seat, signifying the spot where Ted Williams’ mammoth 502-foot home run landed on June 9, 1946.
¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1786 ►1st commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)
» Free Ramblings
It’s been a busy news day: 1. And the oil continues to flow into the Gulf. I heard today that head of BP just ordered the 1st season DVD of McGyver. Until this order went through, BP has been sending all their research people to the new movie MacGruber—the SNL satire. 2. Obama said he is getting all the information possible on the spill so he will be pissed off at the right people. 3. Steve Jobs announced today the new iPhone and you can have an ‘oil spill’ app for that as soon as someone figures out what to do. 4. BP has paid money to Google and Yahoo so that any ‘oil spill’ related search will list their website in the first 5 to 10 results—not the ads at the top for ‘sponsored links’, but in the actual results. 5. A group of environmental scientists have said that it would be better to euthanize the oiled pelicans, rather than trying to clean them. Why? Because even though they are being taken from LA wetlands and islands, cleaned, and released in eastern Florida, the adults will find their back to their nesting areas and be re-oiled. 6. Helen Thomas has been forced to retire at 89 years old for comments that Israelis should give back Palestinian land and then move back to Europe and America. [I met Ms Thomas back in the 70’s at a small meeting with Pat Nixon while I was in college. She was a firecracker back then, and still seems to be one. She has been sitting in the front row of White House press conferences since JFK.]
It was much cooler today—only 84° on my deck. This was a great relief. It’s amazing how a few degrees makes so much difference. I got my vehicle washed and cleaned up. I was able to take a walk while it was still in the low 70’s. Good day. I want more days like this, and no more days like the past few.
» Puzzle 1
General Custer is surrounded by Indians and he's the only cowboy left.
He finds an old lamp in front of him and rubs it. Out pops a genie. The genie grants Custer one wish, with a catch. He says, "Whatever you wish for, each Indian will get two of the same thing."
Custer ponders a while and thinks:"If I get a bow and arrow they get two. If I get a rifle they get two!" He then rubs the bottle again and out pops the genie. "Well," the genie asks "have you made up your mind?"
What did Custer ask for to help him get away?
» A Quick Smile…
When I was a child, I remember my Mom telling me, "Son, when you grow up, you can marry any girl you please."
When I became a young man, I learned the sad fact was that I could not please any of them.
» Side Show Stories
MOORESVILLE, N.C. - A North Carolina grocery store's highway billboard for a new line of beef is drawing the attention of commuters by radiating the smell of grilling steak. The Mooresville billboard for Bloom grocery stores is wafting the scent of steak along River Highway, using a system created by ScentAir of Charlotte, N.C. Bloom spokeswoman Christy Phillips-Brown said the sign is scheduled to emit the scent every day from 7 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. until June 18. ScentAir marketing director Murray Dameron said the project represents the first roadside advertisement for the custom-scent company, which has designed fragrances and delivery systems for facilities including casinos and hotel lobbies. He said the steak smell is created using a high-powered fan that blows air over cartridges containing fragrance oil. "It's basically a blend of black pepper and kind of a charcoal grilling smell," Dameron said. "It smells like grilled meat with a nice pepper rub on it."
» Puzzle 2: Brain Food
In a marble hall white as milk / Lined with skin as soft as silk /
Within a fountain crystal-clear / A golden apple doth appear.
No doors there are to this stronghold, Yet thieves break in to steal its gold.
» Something you might enjoy…
In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…
Here are some great shots of Norfolk Island (see below)
» Calendar Information
¤ Today’s Number One Songs in…
For anyone interested, all these songs are available on iTunes.
"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
1946: The Gypsy / The Ink Spots
1956: Heartbreak Hotel / Elvis Presley
1966: Paint It Black / The Rolling Stones
1976: Silly Love Songs / Paul McCartney & Wings
1986: On My Own / Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
¤ Observance Weeks in June
6-12: National Headache Awareness Week
¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World
Name Your Poison Day
Upsy Daisy Day
World Brain Tumor Day
World Ocean Day
¤ Today’s Observances—by country
Norfolk Island: Bounty Day for the HMS Bounty
Temotu Province or Santa Cruz Islands in Solomon Islands Province Day
¤ Today’s Births
Artists, Writers, and Composers
Scott Adams, 53, cartoonist (“Dilbert”), born Windham, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright, master builder, born in 1867 Richland Center, WI
Athletes
Lindsay Davenport, 34, tennis player, born Palos Verdes, CA
Willie Davenport Olympic Gold Medalist: 110 meter hurdles , born in 1943 Troy, AL
Entertainers
Kathy Baker, 60, actress (“Picket Fences,” The Right Stuff), born Midland, TX
James Darren, 74, singer (“Goodbye Cruel World”), actor (Gidget), born Philadelphia, PA
Don Grady, 66, actor (“My Three Sons,” “Mickey Mouse Club”), born San Diego, CA
Julianna Margulies, 44, actress (“ER”), born Spring Valley, NY
Robert Preston (Meservey), actor: Victor Victoria, The Music Man, born in 1918 Newton, MA
Joan Rivers (Joan Alexandra Molinsky), 77, comedienne, talk show host, born New York
Boz Scaggs, 66, singer, musician, songwriter (Silk Degrees, Middle Man), born Dallas, TX
Nancy Sinatra, 70, singer (“These Boots Are Made for Walkin”), born Jersey City, NJ
Jerry Stiller, 81, comedian, actor (Hairspray, “Seinfeld,” “The King of Queens”), born Brooklyn, NY
Keenen Ivory Wayans, 52, actor (“In Living Color”), born New York, NY
Business, Education Persons
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Political Persons
Barbara Pierce Bush, 85, former First Lady, wife of George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the US, born Rye, NY
Lt. William Calley, 73, American war criminal—My Lai, Viet Nam,
Ida McKinley (Saxton) First Lady: wife of 25th U.S. President, William McKinley, born in 1847 Canton, OH
Byron R (Whizzer) White , NFLer/Supreme Court Justice, born in 1917 Ft Collins CO
Scientists /Religious Persons
Tim Berners-Lee, 55, inventor of the World Wide Web, born London, England
¤ Today’s Happenings
In The Arts
1998 ►Actor Charlton Heston formally assumed the presidency of the National Rifle Association.
In Athletics
1961 ►A major-league baseball record was set. Four Milwaukee Braves batters hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds.
In Business or Education
1786 ►1st commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)
1824 ►Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec
1869 ►Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner
In Politics
452 ►Italy invaded by Attila the Hun
In Science/ Religion
570 ►Relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca
1937 ►World's largest flower blooms in NY Botonical Garden, 12' calla lily
1978 ►Naomi James breaks the solo round-the-world sailing record by two days with her 53 ft yacht Express Crusader when she crossed the finish line in Dartmouth taking 272 days to complete the record.
¤ Today’s Obits
Cochise, Chiricahua Apache leader, stomach cancer @ 69
Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition), headache @ 63 in 632
Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), @ 72 in 1809
Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), lung cancer @ 57 in 1969
» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1
One Glass Eye
» ANSWERS to Brain Food
an egg
» PIC of the Day
I have always been fascinated with ‘sky’ pictures. While traveling I always try to take pictures of clouds, sunrise, sunset, panoramas with mostly sky. These pics are not mine, but it’s nice to learn that others are also fascinated by the sky. During the month of June I’ll be doing ‘sun rays’.
Sun Rays hitting the Alps and Lake Thun on a summer afternoon
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