»Week 24 of 2010:165 days this year…200 days remain:
Day 56 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
Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1943 ►In the case of West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, the United States Supreme Court decided that schoolchildren cannot be forced to give a salute to the United States flag
AND 1954 ►President Eisenhower signed a bill to add the words "under God" to the United States Pledge of Allegiance
» Free Ramblings
Every international sporting event has its own audience participation. Not everyone has the same way of showing appreciation. I must say, the SA World Cup has introduced me to something I have never heard before. The entire stadium sounds like humming insects are attacking, throughout the entire game. It actually became quite distracting during the Germany v Australia game today. What we are hearing is a cheap imitation of the South African vuvuzela trumpets, also called in Swahili the "lepatata". Some say it is the noise made by blowing through a Kudu’s horn. Others claim the sound started in Mexico. Even the Nazarene Baptist Church claims it as their instrument. The concern at the World Cup is that its 131 decibel output can cause permanent hearing loss in unprotected ears. These stadium horns have been around at soccer games since the 90’s in SA. The difference now is that the horns are a constant drone throughout the game, rather than being used after a great move or score by the home team. FIFA is talking about possible solutions.
Another nice spring day…63° was all we could muster, but there was little wind.
» Puzzle 1
It's time to get back at the Queen of Hearts by beheading words that start with "Qu". In this case, you remove the first TWO letters and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: British pound -> Part of the psyche Answer: The words are Quid and Id.
1. Stop doing -> That thing
2. Peculiar behaviour -> Annoy
3. Subatomic particle -> Large boat
4. Unit of liquid measure -> Product of creativity
5. Small game bird -> To be unwell
6. Large feather; pen -> Unwell; faulty
7. Nausea; uncomfortable -> Simple
8. Misgivings; scruples -> Donations to the poor
» A Quick Smile…
On our way to my parents' house for dinner one evening, I glanced over at my 15-year-old daughter. "Isn't that skirt a bit short?" I asked. She rolled her eyes at my comment and gave me one of those "Oh, Mom" looks.
When we arrived at my folks' place, my mother greeted us at the door, hugged my daughter, then turned to me and looking me over with a critical eye said, "Elizabeth! Don't you think that blouse is awfully low-cut?"
» Side Show Stories
MASAKA, Uganda - Police in Uganda said they are investigating the origins and purpose of a huge marijuana crop found in the garden of a convent. Masaka district police officials said investigators discovered a marijuana plantation covering an entire acre of land in the gardens of the convent, which was not specifically identified by police, the BBC reported Thursday. Southern regional commander Emmanuel Muhuirwe said two porters were arrested and released on bail pending charges while two nuns were questioned but not arrested. One of the nuns was quoted as saying the marijuana was used as a health treatment for the convent's pigs and other farm animals.
» Puzzle 2: Brain Food
Until I am measured, I am not known.
Yet how you miss me, when I have flown!
What am I?
» Something you might enjoy…
In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…
At the beginning of WWII, the military came to the BIA Boarding Schools to recruit soldiers. Many joined, even though they were underage. Here is an interesting video on the code talkers. Click HERE!
» 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.
1942: Sleepy Lagoon; Harry James
1952: Blue Tango; Leroy Anderson
1962: I Can't Stop Loving You; Ray Charles
1972: Candy Man; Sammy Davis, Jr.
1982: Ebony and Ivory; Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
¤ Observance Weeks in June
10-17: Superman Week and Nursing Assistants Week
13-19: National Flag Week
14-20: Men's Health Week and Universal Father's Week and Meet A Mate Week
¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World
Pop Goes The Weasel Day Click HERE!
Army's Birthday since 1775 Click HERE!
Pause for the Pledge Day
(World) Blood Donor Day
Family History Day
Flag Day since 1777 Click HERE!
¤ Today’s Observances—by country
Afghanistan: Mother's Day
Baltic: Freedom Day since 1982 when Soviets withdrew
¤ Today’s Births
Artists, Writers, and Composers
John Bartlett, 1820, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations), born Plymouth, MA
Edward Bowes, 1874, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), born San Francisco, CA
Boy George (George Alan O’Dowd), 49, lead singer (Culture Club), born London, England
Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811, author (Uncle Tom's Cabin), born Litchfield, CN
Athletes
Stephanie Maria (Steffi) Graf, 41, former tennis player, born Bruhl, West Germany
Eric Arthur Heiden, 52, Olympic gold medal speed skater, born Madison, WI
Entertainers
Gene Barry (Eugene Klass), 1921 , actor (Bat Masterson, Burke's Law) , born NYC
Marla Gibbs, 64, actress (“227,” “The Jeffersons”), born Chicago, IL
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) Ives, 1909 , folk singer/actor, born Hunt Il
To hear Big Rock Candy Mountain Click HERE!
Lash La Rue, 1917 , cowboy actor, born Gretna La
Business, Education Persons
Donald Trump, 64, real estate mogul, born New York, NY
Political Persons
Ernesto (Che) Guevara, 1928, Latin American revolutionary, born Rosario, Argentina
Pierre Salinger, 1925, newsman (ABC)/press secretary (John Kennedy), born San Francisco, CA
Scientists /Religious Persons
Alois Alzheimer, 1864, psychiatrist/pathologist (Alzheimer Disease), born Marktbreit, Bavaria
¤ Today’s Happenings
In The Arts
1881 ►Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr, Cambridge, MA
1942 ►Walt Disney's "Bambi" is released
In Athletics
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In Business or Education
1642 ►1st compulsory education law in America passed by MA
1834 ►Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, VT
1972 ►Following a series of plane hijackings The International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) has called a 24-hour stoppage for 19th June and accused governments of failing to take action to halt air piracy.
In Politics
1671 ►Francec claims most of America
1923 ►Pres Harding is 1st US president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore
1940 ►German tanks rolled into Paris
1962 ►The New Mexico Supreme Court in the case of Montoya v. Bolack, 70 N.M. 196, prohibits state and local governments from denying Indians the right to vote because they live on a reservation.
In Science/ Religion
1938 ►Chlorophyll patented by Benjamin Grushkin
¤ Today’s Obits
Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary War general, dropsy @ 60 in 1801
Alan Reed, actor (voice (Fred Flintstone), heart attack @ 69 in 1977
Alan Jay Lerner, Broadway librettist, brain tumor @ 67 in 1986
Marlin Perkins, "Wild Kingdom" host, @ 81 in 1986
» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1
1. Quit -> It
2. Quirk -> Irk
3. Quark -> Ark
4. Quart -> Art
5. Quail -> Ail
6. Quill -> Ill
7. Queasy -> Easy
8. Qualms -> Alms
» ANSWERS to Brain Food
Time
» 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’.
Sunset at Mt. Shasta: Click HERE!
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