TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1958 1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England)
1966 Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland
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MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
The wind just blew most of the day. I wasn’t outside a lot. It was warm but the friggin wind put a damper on any activity.
I am a believer in knowing history. History seems to go in cycles. Very few things ever happen for the first time. I find it fascinating. After watching 60 Minutes tonight, I have to wonder how this country’s financial crisis will be seen by future generations. The report was on the housing debacle. The price of homes has always gone up and probably will again. However, since the bottom hasn’t been hit yet, that is sometimes hard to believe. The latest scandal has to do with foreclosures. It seems the big banks really messed up. Not only did they bundle and sell mortgages, now that many buyers can’t make their payments, the banks foreclose and have to produce documents. Many times they don’t have them. So they pay a document factory to ‘produce’ them. Document signers use different names, are paid $10/hour, and sign documents. Another group notarizes the documents. Then the forged documents are taken to court and the house is foreclosed. As all this comes to light I have to wonder why so many legislatures are passing laws that make the banks even less accountable. My parents owned a home since the end of WWII. When they sold each of the three houses they made money. That money helped them enjoy their retirement years and went a long way in paying for my mom’s final years in the Care Facility. Many people today will not have that luxury.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT…
~Canned cream soups make excellent sauces for vegetables, fish, etc. Celery with lobster, black bean or onion with cauliflower, tomato with lamb chops.
~Frozen fish can be thawed in a small amount of milk in the refrigerator. This eliminates any fishy taste.
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
Billiards evolved from a lawn game similar to croquet played sometime during the 15th century in Northern Europe (probably in France).
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The term “poolroom” now means a place where billiards is played, but in the 19th century a poolroom was a betting parlor for horse racing. Billiard tables were installed so patrons could pass the time between races.
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The term “scratch”, as applied to a pocketing of the cue ball, was derived from the penalty assessed for such a foul. In pool’s early days, the score was often kept on a
chalkboard. When a player pocketed the cue ball, his opponent “scratched” a point off the shooter’s score.
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The term “poolroom” now means a place where billiards is played, but in the 19th century a poolroom was a betting parlor for horse racing. Billiard tables were installed so patrons could pass the time between races.
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The term “scratch”, as applied to a pocketing of the cue ball, was derived from the penalty assessed for such a foul. In pool’s early days, the score was often kept on a
chalkboard. When a player pocketed the cue ball, his opponent “scratched” a point off the shooter’s score.
PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Where are a cricket's ears located?
2. Archaeopteryx was the first what?
3. Quercus is the Latin name of what Tree?
4. What color is a grasshopper's blood?
5. What type of acid is used in car batteries?
6. With which organ does a snake hear?
7. What is the more common name for the Buddleia?
8. What type of animal is a Samoyed?
9. What is the best wood for making pencils?
10. A convocation is a group of what?
2. Archaeopteryx was the first what?
3. Quercus is the Latin name of what Tree?
4. What color is a grasshopper's blood?
5. What type of acid is used in car batteries?
6. With which organ does a snake hear?
7. What is the more common name for the Buddleia?
8. What type of animal is a Samoyed?
9. What is the best wood for making pencils?
10. A convocation is a group of what?
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
TIFTON, Ga. - An empty home in Georgia is infested with as many as 20,000 bats and officials say they've declared it unfit for human habitation until the bats are cleared. "The interior and exterior walls are just full of guano," Melissa Skidmore of Tru Tech, an animal removal service, said of the home in Tifton, Ga. "Some of it is old and has turned to dust and it is just a cocktail of pathogens. People going in will need proper equipment to cover their skin, clothes and noses. We are talking about between 10,000 and 20,000 bats," Skidmore told The Tifton Gazette Monday. The infestation of Mexican free-tailed bats was one of the worse she had ever seen, she said. A local code enforcement officer said he had no choice but to post the declaration when he saw several live bats upstairs and spotted several dead bats on the bottom floor of the house. Local real estate agent Julie Smith said the house is in foreclosure with an agency that has a buyer interested in purchasing the house. "The goal is for everyone to work together so that a family can live here safely," Smith said.
A LITTLE LAUGH:
The Human Body
It takes 7 seconds for food to pass from mouth to stomach.
It takes 7 seconds for food to pass from mouth to stomach.
A human hair can hold 3kg.
The length of a penis is 3x the length of the thumb.
The femur is as hard as concrete.
A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.
Women blink 2x as much as men.
We use 300 muscles just to keep our balance when we stand.
The women have read this entire text.
The men are still looking at their thumbs.
CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:
♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2007 Inductee: The Ronettes--Pair one of rock’s greatest voices (Ronnie Spector, born Veronica Bennett) with one of its greatest producers (Phil Spector), and memorable music was bound to result.
Click on Song Title to see and hear it.
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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
1-7
Golden Rule Week
International Pooper-Scooper Week
Laugh at Work Week
Medication Safety Week
2-7
Laugh at Work Week
Medication Safety Week
2-7
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week
3-9
Explore Your Career Options
Hate Week
The Masters Tournament: Golf
National Networking Week
National Public Health Week
National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
The Masters Tournament: Golf
National Networking Week
National Public Health Week
National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
«TODAY IS
Tell-A-Lie Day
International Day for Mine Awareness & Assistance in Mine Action
Tater Day
Victims of Violence Wholly Day
Vitamin C Day
World Rat Day
§ § § §
Hungary: Liberation Day (1945)
Taiwan: Children's Day ()
Senegal: National Day (1960)
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
Maya Angelou, 83, poet, author (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
1922 Elmer Bernstein Academy Award-winning composer of film scores: Thoroughly Modern Millie [1967]; Sudden Fear, The Man with the Golden Arm, Ten Commandments, Sweet Smell of Success, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Walk on the Wild Side, The Magnificent Seven
1881 Charles Funk Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls)
Kitty Kelley, 69, author (Jackie Oh!, Nancy Reagan)
1828 Margaret Oliphant Scottish novelist/biographer (Beleaguered City)
…ATHLETES
1924 Gil (Gilbert Raymond) Hodges baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers
Scott Rolen, 36, baseball player
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1802 Dorothea Dix aroused interest in treatment of mental inmates in US
1906 John Cameron Swayze newsman: NBC-TV; commercial spokesman: Timex
1821 Linus Yale inventor: Yale Infallible Bank Lock and cylinder lock
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
David Blaine, 38, magician
Robert Downey, Jr, 46, actor
Christine Lahti, 61, actress
Nancy McKeon, 45, actress (“The Facts of Life”)
1895 Arthur Murray (Moses Teichman) dancer: Arthur Murray Dance Studios
1895 Arthur Murray (Moses Teichman) dancer: Arthur Murray Dance Studios
Craig T. Nelson, 65, actor (“Coach,” “The District)
1932 Anthony Perkins actor: Psycho series
1932 Anthony Perkins actor: Psycho series
Jill Scott, 39, musician, actress (“The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency”),
1915 Muddy Waters [McKinley Morganfield], guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man)
1915 Muddy Waters [McKinley Morganfield], guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man)
…POLITICIANS
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…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1826 Zénobe Théophile Gramme inventor (electric motor)
1823 Karl Wilhelm Siemens inventor (laid undersea cables)
Today’s Obits:
1929 Karl Friedrich Benz automobile engineer (Mercedes), @ 84
1774 Oliver Goldsmith Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), kidney infection @ 43
1841 William Henry Harrison becomes 1st US President to die in office, pneumonia, jaundice, and overwhelming septicemia. @ 68
1968 Reverend Martin Luther King Jr civil rights leader, assassinated @ 39
1931 Andre Michelin CEO (Michelin Tires), @ 78
1617 John Napier Scottish mathematician/inventor (logarithms), gout @ 67
1972 Adam Clayton Powell Jr (Representative-Democrat-NY), acute prostitutes @ 63
1983 Gloria Swanson actress (Airport 1975), heart ailment @ 84
Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1859 Daniel Emmett introduced I Wish I was in Dixie’s Land (later named Dixie) in New York City.
1984 Bob Bell retired as Bozo the Clown on WGN-TV in Chicago
… ATHLETICS
1994 Los Angeles Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1870 Golden Gate Park established by City Order #800
1896 Announcement of Gold in the Yukon
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1840 Comanche Chief Piava arranges an exchange of 2 prisoners with the residents of San Antonio. Two captives from each side are released.
1879 According to Army files, a group of Indians stole almost 30 horses from Countryman's ranch, on the Yellowstone River. Local citizens, and "friendly" Crow Indians pursued them. They would be found on April 22, 1879.
… International POLITICS
1944 De Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1581 Francis Drake completes circumnavigation of the world and is knighted
1905 Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 370,000
1947 Largest group of sunspots on record
1972 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
… US POLITICS
1818 Congress decided US flag is 13 red & white stripes & 20 stars
1887 Susanna M. Salter became the first woman mayor in the U.S. Argonia, KS
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ANSWERS:
Quiz
1. Where are a cricket's ears located?
Front legs
2. Archaeopteryx was the first what?
Bird
3. Quercus is the Latin name of what Tree?
Oak
4. What color is a grasshopper's blood?
White
5. What type of acid is used in car batteries?
Sulfuric
6. With which organ does a snake hear?
Tongue
7. What is the more common name for the Buddleia?
Butterfly Bush
8. What type of animal is a Samoyed?
Dog
9. What is the best wood for making pencils?
Incense Cedar
10. A Convocation is a group of what?
Eagles
Close Up Picture
Front legs
2. Archaeopteryx was the first what?
Bird
3. Quercus is the Latin name of what Tree?
Oak
4. What color is a grasshopper's blood?
White
5. What type of acid is used in car batteries?
Sulfuric
6. With which organ does a snake hear?
Tongue
7. What is the more common name for the Buddleia?
Butterfly Bush
8. What type of animal is a Samoyed?
Dog
9. What is the best wood for making pencils?
Incense Cedar
10. A Convocation is a group of what?
Eagles
Close Up Picture
Playing cards
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