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Ø  TODAY’s “Geez”:

·        1913 - Common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic)

·        1938 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.

·        1976 - Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers

·        1996 - Stone of Scone returned to Scotland.

Ø  Free Rambling Thoughts…

Another hot day. It got cloudy this afternoon, but alas, no rain in this part of town. Others around town are saying they got a few sprinkles. Maybe tomorrow will bring some relief. I had basically no wind or breeze, so a fan helped keep the air moving. Gotta keep my body ready for the river trip, so no cooler.

I had a lazy day, catching up on some cleaning and some of my favorite shows I had on the DVR. It did feel strange not having the horse races this weekend. It was always a way to catch up with people I don’t see very often, although I never made a lot of bucks, it was good for a couple of afternoons each year. Sign of these poor economic times.

I read an article about the fire in NM. The Pueblo tribes are losing a huge part of the forest, but even worse, their sacred lands are being decimated. Some ruins have been destroyed, and the end to the damage is nowhere in sight.  So sad for the tribes affected, and sad to say it is not in the news that much. Many tribes are suffering from loss of land, loss of forest, and loss of sacred areas.

Ø  Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)

1.      Where was Thirty Something set?

2.      Which actress Ellen was the star of Ellen?

3.      In what type of institution was The Acts Of Life set?

4.      Which series was about a lawyer called Ally?

5.      Who was Butt-Head's comedy partner?

6.      Which British comic Benny created Fred Scuttle and Professor Marvel?

7.      How many friends are there in Friends?

8.      Who was the neighborhood police officer in Top Cat?

9.      Who created the characters Clem Kadiddlehopper and The Mean Widdle Kid?

10.   What was Carol Burnett's 1990s comedy series called?

11.   In the 70s, how were Mike, Carol, Greg, Marcia, Jan, Peter, Cindy and Bobby known?

12.   What was the name of the father in All In The Family?

Ø  Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)

Ø  Hmmmmm…

·        Number of times in which The New York Times characterized the practice of waterboarding as torture before 2004: 44

·        Number of times it has since 2004: 2

Ø  Somewhat Useless Information…

·        In the early 1900s, aspirin maker Bayer also commercially developed and sold heroin for medicinal uses.

·        According to the Institute of Medicine, 1.5 million patients suffer each year because of mistakes made with medicine they are given by hospitals.

Ø  Yeah, It Really Happened…

BRADENTON, Fla. - Florida police said a man who stole a bag of what he apparently believed to be cash from a Popeye's Chicken manager instead got a bag full of worthless papers. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said the robber, who was dressed in a black jacket and motorcycle helmet, approached the manager as he was leaving the Bradenton business at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and displayed a handgun, The (Sarasota, Fla.) Herald-Tribune reported Thursday. The man demanded the manager give him the bag and deputies said the suspect fled on a scooter. Investigators said there was no cash in the bag, which contained only work-related documents.

Ø  Guffaw…or at least smile…

Man: He must be so happy!

 Woman: Who?

 Man: Your father.

 Woman: Why?

 Man: Because he gets to see an angel every day.

Ø  Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…

Pete Fountain - Closer Walk With Thee/Amazing Grace

Ø  Daybook Information…

…Happening This Week:

·        1-4  International Chicken Wing Week

·        1-7  National Unassisted Homebirth Week

·        3-9  Be Nice To New Jersey Week

Ø  TODAY IS

·        Air Conditioning Appreciation Days  [thru Aug 15]

·        Compliment Your Mirror Day

·        Dog Days (07/03-08/11)

·        Stay Out Of The Sun Day

·        Idaho--Admission Day (43^rd state--1890) 

·        Belarus--Independence Day (1990 from USSR)

Ø  Today’s Events:

…  IN ARTS

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…  IN ATHLETICS

1939 - Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech

1983 - Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 for 100m)

…  IN BUSINESS

1767 - Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded 

1861 - Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from NY

1884 - Dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg

1886 - 1st NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine

1934 - FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria IL

… IN EDUCATION

1839 - 1st state normal school in US opens, Lexington, Mass, with 3 students

…  FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

1 724 - Frenchman Etienne Veniard deBourgmont leaves Fort Orleans en route to the "land of the Padoucas." He is going there to try to establish peace and trade with them. He is traveling with "a hundred Missouris, commanded by their Grand Chief, and eight other Chiefs of war, and by sixty-four Osages, commanded by four Chiefs of war, besides a few Frenchmen."

1761 - According to some sources, the Northwest Confederacy is created at a council near Detroit. Its members include the Delaware, Miami, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Shawnee and the Wyandot.

…  IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

1608 - Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec

1767 - Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.

1848 - Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands)

2005 - The national law legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect in Spain.

… IN RELIGION

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…  IN SCIENCE

1806 - Michael Keens exhibits 1st cultivated strawberry

1929 - Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber

…  IN US POLITICS

1863 - Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North

1864 - Harpers Ferry, WV - Federals evacuate in face of Early's advance

1930 - Veterans Administration created

1952 - Puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress

1984 - Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members

… ARTISTS:  AUTHORS:  COMPOSERS

Dave Barry, American humorist and author turns 64

1738 - John Singleton Copley, Mass, finest colonial American artist

1860 - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, economist/lecturer/author/feminist

…ATHLETES

Orel Hershiser, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians) turns 53

Terry Irving, NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals) turns 40

Lance Larson, US, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-silver-1960) turns 71

…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)

1878 - George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres,  Give My Regards to Broadway,  Over There)

Tom Cruise, actor turns 49

Deborah Duchene actor turns 49

Tommy Flanagan actor turns 46

Pete Fountain, New Orleans, jazz clarinetist (Lawrence Welk 1957-59) turns 81

Thomas Gibson TV actor turns 49

Geraldo Rivera, [Gerry Rivers], NYC, news personality (20/20, Geraldo) turns 68

1906 - George Sanders, Russia, actor (All About Eve-Academy Award 1950)

Montel Williams, TV talk show host (Montel) turns 54

… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS

Gloria Allred, feminist attorney turns 70

…POLITICIANS

1909 - Earl L Butz, US Secretary of Agriculture (1971-76)

…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS

1567 - Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)

Ø  Today’s Obits:

1989 - Jim Backus, actor (Magoo, Gilligan's Island), dies of pneumonia at 76

1863 - Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], Santee Sioux indian chief, killed at 53

1993 - "Curly" Joe DeRita, last of Three Stooges, dies of pneumonia at 83

1971 - Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27

1778 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies at 66

1965 - Trigger, horse (Roy Rogers), dies at 25

Ø  ANSWERS:

Ø  Trivia Quiz

1.      Where was Thirty Something set?

a.      Philadelphia

2.      Which actress Ellen was the star of Ellen?

a.      Ellen DeGeneres

3.      In what type of institution was The Acts Of Life set?

a.      Girls' boarding school

4.      Which series was about a lawyer called Ally?

a.      Ally McBeal

5.      Who was Butt-Head's comedy partner?

a.      Beavis

6.      Which British comic Benny created Fred Scuttle and Professor Marvel?

a.      Hill

7.      How many friends are there in Friends?

a.      Six [Jennifer Aniston portrays Rachel Green; Courteney Cox portrays Monica Geller; Lisa Kudrow portrays Phoebe Buffay; Matt Le Blanc portrays Joey Tribbiani; Matthew Perry portrays Chandler Bing; David Schwimmer portrays Ross Geller ]

8.      Who was the neighborhood police officer in Top Cat?

a.      Officer Dibble

9.      Who created the characters Clem Kadiddlehopper and The Mean Widdle Kid?

a.      Red Skelton

10.   What was Carol Burnett's 1990s comedy series called?

a.      Carol and Company

11.   In the 70s, how were Mike, Carol, Greg, Marcia, Jan, Peter, Cindy and Bobby known?

a.      The Brady Bunch

12.   What was the name of the father in All In The Family?

a.      Archie Bunker

 Close Up Picture

Ø  …AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW