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MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
My working friends are ready for their three-day weekend. It is the Presidents’ Day Holiday. This is the day set aside to honor all our Presidents. In my younger days it was Washington’s Day—the ‘I can’t tell a lie’ Day. I am for a holiday that honors the Presidents, but I really wonder how many know much about those who led us? I know those during my lifetime and a little bit about most of the rest. I can recognize them in a list of names, but certainly couldn’t name them all off the top of my head. We, like every country, have a complicated history. Some of the current questions out there are ‘should we clean up Mark Twain?’, should a Civil War Leader and former KKK man be honored? ‘should state’s rights be revisited?’ ‘how far does our military go beyond our borders to protect the states?’ and on and on. Presidents’ Day won’t answer those questions, but does give us a time for reflection.
With all the 24/7 news organizations I wonder why there is so much misinformation out there. Wisconsin has certainly opened up the budget crisis. Not to be outdone, AZ is pushing some interesting bills forward. One will set up a committee to review any Federal law, directive; etc that a citizen of AZ feels is beyond the Feds power. If the committee decides that it is not within the Feds power, then any state or Federal official in AZ who tries to enforce it can be arrested and charged with a felony. This will lead it to the Supreme Court and the law does agree to abide by the decision of the Supreme Court. How strange to live in AZ at this time.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT…
If glue drips while you're working on a project, simply let dry, then slide the blade of a single-edge razor carefully along the length of the bead of glue and lift it off.
Calm the stinging pain of razor burn with a tea bag. Brew the tea in a cup and let cool, then lay the wet bag on top of the affected area. the tannins act as a pain reliever.
Use Mustard as an ingredient in a hot soothing bath. Combine two tablespoons of mustard and one teaspoon of Epsom salts to running bath water. Leisurely soak in the bath for approximately twenty minutes to relieve minor muscle aches and pains. After your mustard bath, be sure to rinse thoroughly to avoid the lingering scent of mustard on your skin.
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION… Super Bowl Part II
The trophy handed out to the winning team is called the Vince Lombardi Trophy. It’s made by Tiffany & Co and is about 21 inches tall and about 6.5 lbs. The value of the trophy is only just over $25,000.
The economic impact the Super Bowl XLV will have on the Dallas region will be about $610 million. This eclipses the $500 million that Super Bowl XLII brought in to Arizona.
About 150,000 visitors from out of state descended on Dallas along with 4,600 members of the media. A total of 24,000 hotel rooms had been reserved in 12 North Texas cities. About 600 private jet landed.
PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Astronomer Joseph-Jerome de Lalande would eat what on bread butter?
2. What's the proper name of a Texas Wedge golf club?
3. A Paralian always lives near what?
4. What is the original literal meaning of the word 'bride'?
5. FT (London), Dow Jones (USA) what is Japans Share Index called?
6. 53 is the international dialling code for what country?
7. Where did Spam get its name?
8. Who invented the television?
9. What was banned in US movie theatres in the 1920s?
10. What color is cerulean?
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM… BURLINGTON, N.C.
— A man who suffered a head injury after falling off a moving vehicle had been attempting to hold down mattresses that were on the roof of the vehicle, Burlington police said.
Police said Timothy Lee Walker, 48, struck his head and was lying in the street when officers arrived at the scene at North Ireland Street and Virginia Avenue on Tuesday.
Walker fell from the vehicle when the driver of the 1996 Ford Explorer, Stella Thomas, 42, rounded a curve, causing the mattresses to slide off the roof, police said.
Walker was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Chapel Hill. His latest medical condition wasn't known, police said.
Police said no charges have been filed, but the investigation hasn't been completed.
A LITTLE LAUGH…
It seems a woman's brain cell was implanted in a man's brain. As the new addition look around the male cranium, the female cell was surprised to see it was completely dark. Frightened and lonely, she cried out, "Hello, hello," but there was no reply. She tried again more loudly, "Hello, is anyone here?" She heard a barely audible male voice reply, "Hello" to which she asked, "Where are you?" The answer was:
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"I'm way down here."
Top 10 In The World… cleanest countries
CLOSEUP PICTURE…
Can you identify this close up picture
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’…
♫ 60’s Rock ♫
Click on Song Title to see and hear
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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
¤…THIS WEEK…¤
13-19 ► International Flirting Week ♥ National Secondhand Wardrobe Week ♥ PTA Take Your Family To School Week
14-21 ► Alzheimer’s and Dementia Awareness Week ♥ Love a Mench Week ♥ National Condom Week: ♥ National Nestbox Week ♥ NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week ♥ International Friendship Week ♥ National Conference on Education
¤…TODAY IS…¤
National Chocolate Mint Day
Iwo Jima Day (Landing)
Ethiopia : Martyr's Day (1930s)
Gabon : Constitution Day (1959)
Turkmenistan: Flag Day, the birthday of the President Saparmurat Niyazov, established in 1997
Today’s Births...
○ AUTHORS/COMPOSERS
1912 Stan Kenton [Newcomb], jazz musician/orchestra leader
1917 Carson McCullers (Smith) author: The Member of the Wedding, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Reflections in a Golden Eye
Amy Tan, 59, author (The Joy Luck Club)
○ ATHLETES
1916 Eddie (George) Arcaro only jockey to win two Triple Crowns [1941, 1948]
Roger Goodell, 52, commissioner of the National Football League
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1881 Evert Gorter founder of Dutch medical child care
○ ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS/…)
Justine Bateman, 45, actress (“Family Ties,” “Men Behaving Badly”)
Lou Christie (Glen Willard), 68, singer
Jeff Daniels, 56, actor (The Purple Rose of Cairo, Something Wild, Dumb and Dumber)
Benicio Del Toro, 44, actor (Oscar for Traffic; Che, 21 Grams, The Usual Suspects) born in Puerto Rico
1943 "Mama" Cass Elliot singer (Mamas & Papas-Monday Monday)
1924 Lee Marvin actor (Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou)
1917 Merle Oberon (Thompson) actress: Wuthering Heights, Stage Door Canteen, Deep in My Heart, Hotel, The Oscar, Interval
Smokey Robinson (William Robinson, Jr), 71, singer, songwriter
○ POLITICIANS
Prince Andrew, 51, Duke of York
1817 Willem III last male King of Netherlands (1849-90)
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1473 Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernick) Polish astronomer: the Copernican theory: the sun is the center of our universe
Today’s Obits…
1568 Miles Coverdale translator (1st complete English Bible), @ 80
1998 Grandpa Jones country comic/banjo wizard (Hee Haw), @84
1997 Deng Xiaoping head (Chinese Communist Party), @ 92
Today’s Events…
○ ARTS
1922 Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer
1960 Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts
1985 Mickey Mouse was welcomed to China as part of the 30th anniversary of Disneyland.
○ ATHLETICS
1928 2nd Winter Olympics games close at St Moritz, Switzerland
1946 Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League
1980 Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1000 meter in 1 15.18
1983 Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of $1 million
1984 14th winter Olympics games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1831 1st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania
1856 The tintype photographic process was patented by Professor Hamilton L. Smith
1906 W K Kellogg & Charles D Bolin incorporate Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, Battle Creek MI
1968 1st US Teachers strike (Florida)
1985 Cherry Coke was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company
○ INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1725 Documents regarding the Delaware "Walking Purchase" treaty are discovered.
1778 Virginia Governor Patrick Henry is upset by the actions of several white "frontiersmen" against the Indians. They have killed Shawnee Chief Cornstalk, and four other Shawnees, who have lived in peace with their neighbors
○ POLITICS (International)
1919 Pan-African Congress, organized by W E B Du Bois (Paris)
1986 Jordanian King Hussein severs ties with PLO
○ POLITICS (US)
1674 Netherlands & England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English)
1881 Kansas becomes 1st state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages
1987 Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1985 Artificial heart recipient William J. Schroeder becomes the first such patient to leave hospital.
1986 The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for 10 of those years.
2002 NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
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ANSWERS
Quiz ANSWERS…
1. Astronomer Joseph-Jerome de Lalande would eat what on bread butter? Spiders
2. What's the proper name of a Texas Wedge golf club? Putter
3. A Paralian always lives near what? The Sea
4. What is the original literal meaning of the word 'bride'? To cook (ancient tutonic)
5. FT (London), Dow Jones (USA) what is Japans Share Index called? Nikkei
6. 53 is the international dialling code for what country? Cuba
7. Where did Spam get its name? Spiced Ham
8. Who invented the television? John Logie Baird
9. What was banned in US movie theatres in the 1920s? Popcorn - too noisy
10. What color is cerulean? deep blue
Close Up Picture…
Boat Motor
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I see we didn't make the top 10 Cleanest Countries. Why am I not surprised?
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post.
Beth