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TODAY’s “Geez”
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1739 - War of
Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly
declares war on Spain
1984 - NBC airs BBC
footage of Ethiopian famine
1988 - Robert
Bork's Supreme Court nomination rejected by US Senate
♪♪ Happy Birthday To:♪♪
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Free Rambling Thoughts
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This is my last entry
until I return…around 11/10/11.
Packed, labeled,
charged, ready to travel. I need to remind everyone that we are traveling IN
Ethiopia, not near any borders. As I think about it, I’ll be that Europeans who
travel to the US probably tell their friends similar things…”We are going to
the United States, but won’t be near any borders.” The news media is not the
best place to learn about any country. After all, there is snow in AZ.
I thankfully will miss
the debut of our governor’s new book. She is so sure that she is right about
immigration, it is sad. Now she has put it in writing. Rumors abound that she
is looking for a VP nomination. Dear God NO! Today the District court threw out
her counter lawsuit against the Feds for their suit on stopping SB1070. I’m
sure she will moan and complain and re-file under some other reason. Some
people just don’t get it.
It was a great day in
Flagstaff, sunny, no wind, warm, and a beautiful blue sky. The fall colors are
out all over Flagstaff. So nice. My area is only pine trees so I have to drive
around to find the colors, but that is OK. The color will all be gone when I
return.
It will be an early
morning as my plane leaves Flag at 6:30am. Thankfully I’m only about 20 minutes
from the airport and parking isn’t that big a hassle. Only problem will be
returning if there is snow.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
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1.
What
color appears with the color blue on the Flag of the UN?
2.
Who
was the talk show hostess that played a role in the movie The Color Purple?
3.
Who
had a 1980s hit with True Colors?
4.
A
magpie's feathers are of what two colors?
5.
Name
the seven colors of the rainbow.
6.
What
color is an octopus's blood?
7.
Emu
eggs are what color?
8.
Which
hair color graces the heads of one in 16 Americans?
9.
What
black and white movie was the first to be converted to color electronically?
10. How long was it between Paul Newman's
making of The Hustler, and its sequel The color of Money?
11. What movie in 1986, had 11 Oscar
nominations and won none?
12. Yul Brynner's hair, when he had hair,
was what color?
13. On TWA flight 800, what actual color
were the "black boxes"?
14. The Nazi SS troops wore what color
shirts?
15. From what element does turquoise
derive its distinctive color?
16. What are the color-sensitive cells in
the eye called?
17. Neptune gets its blue color from what
gas?
18. How many colors are there in the
spectrum when white light is separated?
19. What brand camcorder was the first to
have a color LCD screen instead of a viewfinder?
20. On the cover of Sweet Baby James, what
color shirt does James Taylor wear?
Wuzzles…What concept or phrase do these suggest? .
Hmmmmm
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Change since 1960 in
calories expended during the average workday of an American man and woman,
respectfully: -140; -120
Somewhat Useless Information .
Before the United States
decided to increase its involvement in the Vietnam War, France waged
a seven year war (1946 to 1954) against Ho Chi Minh and his Vietnamese
resistance movement. This conflict (sometimes called the First Indochina War)
came about because the Vietnamese had tired of French rule, but the French
refused to give up their colonies in Indochina.
On August 2, 1964, three
North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fired torpedoes at the U.S.S. Maddox, a
destroyer which was positioned in international waters near the Gulf of Tonkin
(approximately thirty miles off the coast of North Vietnam). This attack, which
was disputed by the North Vietnamese, became known as the Gulf of Tonkin
Incident.
In 1965, the United
States launched Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign
designed to stop the flow of men and supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail and
break the will of the North Vietnamese.
The U.S. Military used
many herbicides/defoliants during the Vietnam War, including Agent Blue,
Agent Green, Agent White, Agent Purple, Agent Pink, and Agent Orange. Agent
Orange, however, has become the most infamous of this group because it was
later shown to have toxic dioxin contaminants which have been blamed for
various health problems and birth defects among both the general Vietnamese
population and U.S. soldiers who were exposed to recently sprayed areas.
Yeah, It Really Happened .
READING, Ohio - An Ohio
woman who has been patronizing the same White Castle restaurant for more than
80 years is being inducted into the company's Hall of Fame.
The fast-food chain said
Constance Huening, who was born in 1921, the year the first White Castle opened
in Wichita, Kan., was chosen along with 11 other people from hundreds of
applicants to be inducted into the Hall of Fame Thursday at the chain's
Columbus, Ohio, headquarters, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Wednesday.
Huening said she eats a White Castle burger every New Year's Day for good luck,
and this year she celebrated her 90th birthday by visiting the same Reading,
Ohio, location where she and her siblings purchased sliders during the 1920s.
"They still taste good," Huening said.
Guffaw…or at least smile .
Little Johnny wasn't
very good at spelling. During an oral spelling exam, the teacher wrote the word
"new" on the blackboard.
"Now," she
asked Johnny, "what word would we have if we placed a "K" in the
front?"
After a moment's reflection, Johnny said,
"Canoe?"
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found
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Daybook Information
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…Happening This Week:
Peace, Friendship and Good Will Week / Prescription
Errors Education & Awareness Week / Red Ribbon Week/ International Magic
Week / National Massage Therapy Week
TODAY IS
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iPod Day: first released Oct. 23, 2001
Mother-in-Law Day
National Mole Day: commemorates Avogadro's Number
(6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry… one mole is a mass (in grams) whose number is equal to the atomic mass of
the molecule
Swallows Leave San Juan Capistrano
TV Talk Show Host Day
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Cambodia: Peace Treaty Day (1991)
Today’s Events
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ARTS
1958 - Soviet
novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature: Dr. Zhivago and
others
ATHLETICS
1884 - 1st
World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats NY Mets (AA) 6-0
BUSINESS
1813 - The
Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over to the rival
British North West Company (the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest was
dominated for the next three decades by the United Kingdom)
EDUCATION
--
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1823 - According to Cherokee
records, Creek Chief William McIntosh, representing United States Indian
commissioners, will attempt to bribe Cherokee leaders. For $12,000 McIntosh
hopes that Chiefs John Ross and Charles Hicks, and Council Clerk Alexander
McCoy will try to convince the Cherokee to cede lands to the United States. The
Cherokee leaders will refuse the offer with a show of indignation.
1826 - The Miami sign a
treaty. The Americans were represented by Lewis Cass, James Ray and John
Tipton.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1588 - Medina
Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander
1641 - Outbreak
of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 - anniversary commemorated by Irish Protestants
for over 200 years.
1947 - NAACP
petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN
1959 - Chinese
troops move into India, 17 die
RELIGION
1668 - Jews of
Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade
1760 - 1st
Jewish prayer books printed in US
SCIENCE
1814 - 1st
plastic surgery is performed (England)
US POLITICS
1981 - US
national debt hits $1 trillion
Today’s Birthdays
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ARTISTS:
(AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1942 - Michael
Crichton, novelist (Andromeda Strain, Congo, Looker)
ATHLETES
Doug Flutie, CFL/NFL
quarterback (Argonauts, Generals, Bears, Pats) is 49
Pelé, Brazilian
footballer is 71
Chi Chi Rodriguez, Puerto
Rican PGA golfer (1972 Byron Nelson) is 76
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
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ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
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POLITICIAL FIGURES
1835 - Adlai
Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97)
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
1925 - Johnny
Carson, comedian (Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust)
1893 - Gummo Marx,
American actor
Ryan Reynolds, actor is 35
1923 - Frank
Sutton, actor (Sgt Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC)
Today’s Obits
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1774 - Michel
Benoist, French Jesuit missionary and scientist dies of stroke at 59
2010 - Leo Cullum,
American cartoonist (New Yorker Mag) dies of cancer at 68
1939 - Zane
Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies of heart failure at 67
1950 - Al
Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer/actor (Jazz Singer), dies of heart attack at 64
1983 - Jessica
Savage, newscaster (NBC Weekend), drowns after auto accident at 36
2003 - Soong
May-ling, wife of the President Chiang Kai-shek dies at 106
1935 - Dutch
Schultz [Arthur Flegenheimer], US gangster, murdered at 33
ANSWERS
Trivia Quiz
1.
What
color appears with the color blue on the Flag of the UN?
a.
White
2.
Who
was the talk show hostess that played a role in the movie The Color Purple?
a.
Oprah
Winfrey
a.
Cyndi
Lauper
4.
A
magpie's feathers are of what two colors?
a.
Black
and white
5.
Name
the seven colors of the rainbow.
a.
Red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet [Roy G. Biv]
6.
What
color is an octopus's blood?
a.
Pale
bluish-green
7.
Emu
eggs are what color?
a.
Green
8.
Which
hair color graces the heads of one in 16 Americans?
a.
Red
9.
What
black and white movie was the first to be converted to color electronically?
10. How long was it between Paul Newman's
making of The Hustler, and its sequel The color of Money?
a.
25
years
11. What movie in 1986, had 11 Oscar
nominations and won none?
12. Yul Brynner's hair, when he had hair,
was what color?
a.
Dark
Brown
13. On TWA flight 800, what actual color
were the "black boxes"?
a.
Orange
14. The Nazi SS troops wore what color
shirts?
a.
Black
15. From what element does turquoise
derive its distinctive color?
a.
Traces
of copper
16. What are the color-sensitive cells in
the eye called?
a.
Cones
17. Neptune gets its blue color from what
gas?
a.
Methane
18. How many colors are there in the
spectrum when white light is separated?
a.
Seven
19. What brand camcorder was the first to
have a color LCD screen instead of a viewfinder?
a.
Sharp
20. On the cover of Sweet Baby James, what
color shirt does James Taylor wear?
a.
Blue
Wuzzle
They squeezed ahead of
us
Cold Feet
Split second timing
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel
free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet
sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned
that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there,
many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events
occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be
totally accurate.
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