TODAY’s “Geez”: 1904 - The first Olympic games to be held in the United States opened in St. Louis.
Free Rambling Thoughts…
What a great graduation day here in FLG. I didn’t go to that side of town, knowing that traffic would be bad, but I’m sure they had a good tent graduation. Graduation at the small university is so much different than my undergraduate graduation in Boulder. In Boulder, everyone filed into the football field, for all receiving any degree. Each school stood in mass and had their degree bestowed. The only grads to walk the stage were the doctoral candidates. At NAU, every student walks onto the stage to get their diploma. The University actually holds five separate ceremonies over two days. Every graduate gets their moment in the spotlight. I chose not to walk at my Master’s ceremony, partially because I was working on graduation day and partially because I earned my degree over a series of summers and didn’t really know that many members of my graduating class. So, for today and tomorrow, many of us will not be heading to the other side of town for any reason. I did attend one NAU graduation when a friend received his doctorate. It is a nice ceremony and he had been at NAU for his last year, while raising his two sons on campus. They went home to San Carlos every weekend, and he let me use his married student housing apartment on weekends. He also used TCBS as one of several schools he studied on the use of technology in the schools. He went on to become a School superintendent and is now Vice President of the San Carlos Tribe.
I have seen several cartoons regarding bin Laden’s arrival at the pearly gates. One shows him being greeted by the 72 virgins…all Catholic Nuns from parochial school. Another shows him being beaten up by Washington and many founding fathers. In the last panel, God speaks to the bruised Bin Laden and says, I think you misunderstood, I said 72 Virginians. Well, I’m expecting more after it was reported today that some of the confiscated material from his bedroom was a large amount of porn. I doubt we will ever know what kind of porn and the US definition is a little hazy, to say the least. [Just look at the books that were once banned in the US because they were considered pornography is some conservative areans.]However, even the most soft core pictures of naked women’s breasts doesn’t seem to fit is Muslim image. Whatever it is, I’m sure it will be fodder for the press.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
In which Ian Fleming novel did the dog Edison appear?
Whose autobiography was called Bound for Glory?"
Which writer did Sean O' Casey describe as English Literature's performing flea?
Ten Days That Shook the World is about what?
Who completed his novel Omerta shortly before his death?
In Peter Pan, what are Hook's last words?
What was Ian Fleming's first novel?
Who wrote A Hard Road to Glory: The History of the African American Athlete?
What was the combined ages of Sarah and Elizabeth Delaney when they published their book of Everyday Wisdom in 1994?
Of the trio of female US novelists who have sold over 30 million books, who was the second to be published?
Which actress wrote the children's book Nibbles & Me?
What was William Golding's follow up to The Lord of the Flies?
Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Hmmmmm…
>Odds in NYC in 1900 of dying in a horse accident: 1 in 19,000
>Odds today of dying there in an automobile accident: 1 in 26,000
The First Time…
1879 --- 1st female lawyer to plead a case before the US Supreme Court: Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood
1879 --- 1st African American woman to study and work as a professionally trained nurse: Mary Mahoney
1884 --- 1st African American baseball player in the major leagues: Moses Fleetwood Walker
1886 --- 1st President married inside the White House: Grover Cleveland
Somewhat Useless Information…
***The average Pixar film makes twice the money invested into it domestically and five times that amount on a global scale! None of their movies has garnered less than $150 million in the U.S.
*** Walt Disney only attended one year of high school
Yeah, It Really Happened…
HOUSTON — Authorities say four people were indicted in a Houston bank robbery after bragging about it on Facebook.
Federal prosecutors say two former tellers at the International Bank of Commerce recruited a boyfriend and a brother to steal more than $62,000 on March 23.
Prosecutors say former tellers 18-year-old Estefany Danelia Martinez and 19-year-old Anna Margarita Rivera; Martinez's boyfriend, 19-year-old Ricky Gonzalez; and Rivera's brother, 22-year-old Arturo Solano were indicted Wednesday on charges of bank robbery and embezzlement.
Authorities say an anonymous tip led investigators to Facebook posts. In one Martinez wrote, "IM RICH." Another post said: "WIPE MY TEETH WITH HUNDEREDS."
Gonzalez's attorney, Lance Hamm, says his client is "extremely remorseful for what he's accused of doing."
Attorneys for the others did not immediately return messages Wednesday night.
Guffaw…or at least smile…
Sitting through fire safety and prevention programs can make anyone nod off. So the instructor tried to lighten the mood by going around the room asking where all the guests were from.
"Burnt Mattress, Arkansas," called out the friend sitting next to me.
"Burnt Mattress!" said the instructor, suppressing a laugh. "I've heard some unusual town names before, but never that one. Where's it located?"
My friend shot back, "Right above Hot Springs."
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Daybook Information
…Happening This Week:
6-12 National Nurses Day and Week
7-15National Tourism Week:
8-14
National Hospital Week * National Nursing Home Week * Reading is Fun Week * Salute to Moms 35+ Week
9-15
National Return To Work Week * National Women's Health Week * National Etiquette Week * National Stuttering Awareness Week * Universal Family Week
«TODAY IS
International Migratory Bird Day
Jamestown Founding Day
Letter Carrier's Food Drive Day
National Dance Like A Chicken Day
National Train Day
‘The Stars and Stripes Forever‘ Day
Stay Up All Night
Underground America Day
Netherlands: National Windmill Day
Paraguay: National Day (independence from Spain-1811)
Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1925 - Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
1951 - Ernie Kovacs Show, TV Variety debut on NBC
1973 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, last airs on NBC-TV
1998 - Last episode of Seinfeld on NBC (commercials are $2M for 30 seconds)
… IN ATHLETICS
1874 - 1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0
1918 - Sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC
1977 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
1981 - 35th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1842 - 1st edition of London Illustrated News
1853 - Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk
1878 - Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1741 - According to some sources, a land cession agreement is reached by representatives of the British in New York and the Senecas.
1880 - Lemhi Chief Tendoy and several others sign an agreement to leave the Lemhi Reservation in Idaho. They agree to go to Fort Hall. It will be nine years before Congress approves the agreement. The Lemhi will not actually move until 1909
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1643 - Louis XIV became King of France at age 4 on the death of his father, Louis XIII
1767 - British government disbands Americans import duty on tea
1948 - Israel declares independence from under British administration
… IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1796 - 1st smallpox inoculation administered, by Edward Jenner
1804 - Lewis & Clark set out from St Louis for Pacific Coast
1896 - Lowest US temperature in May recorded (-10°F-Climax, Colo)
1960 - USSR launch 1st (unmanned) space capsule
1973 - Skylab launched, 1st Space Station
… IN US POLITICS
1921 - Florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death
1961 - Bus with 1st group of Freedom Riders bombed & burned in Alabama
1980 - Dept of Health & Human Services begins operation
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1727 - Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), baptized
…ATHLETES
Tony Perez, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 69
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Miranda Cosgrove, Actress ("iCarly," "Drake and Josh"), turns 18
Jack Bruce, Rock musician (Cream), turns 68
1928 - Will "Dub Jones, American singer (The Coasters)
George Lucas, Director, producer ("Star Wars" movies), turns 67
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Facebook, turns 27
…POLITICIANS
1852 - Alton Parker American politician; opposed Theodore Roosevelt in 1904
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1686 - Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer)
Today’s Obits:
1992 - Lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Raiders), dies of cancer at 43
1982 - Hugh Beaumont, actor (Ward-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 73
1997 - Harry Blackstone Jr, magician, dies of cancer at 62
1987 - Rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68
1919 - Henry John Heinz, founder of the H. J. Heinz Company dies at 75
1943 - Henri La Fontaine, Belgian Nobel Peace Prize laureate dies at 89
1993 - William Randolph Hearst, US newspaper magnate (Pulitzer), dies at 85
1998 - Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor dies at 83
2003 - Robert Stack, American actor dies at 84
1878 - Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration assassinated at 47
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
In which Ian Fleming novel did the dog Edison appear?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Whose autobiography was called Bound For Glory?"
Woody Guthrie
Which writer did Sean O' Casey describe as English Literature's performing flea?
PG Wodehouse
Ten Days That Shook the World is about what?
Russian Revolution
Who completed his novel Omerta shortly before his death?
Mario Puzo
In Peter Pan, what are Hook's last words?
Floreat Etona
What was Ian Fleming's first novel?
Casino Royale
Who wrote A Hard Road to Glory: The History of the African American Athlete?
Arthur Ash
What was the combined ages of Sarah and Elizabeth Delaney when they published their book of Everyday Wisdom in 1994?
208
Of the trio of female US novelists who have sold over 30 million books, who was the second to be published?
Harper Lee (To Kill A Mockingbird).
Which actress wrote the children's book Nibbles & Me?
Elizabeth Taylor
What was William Golding's follow up to The Lord of the Flies?
The Inheritors
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
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