TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 2009 - The United Kingdom formally ends combat operations in Iraq
MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Our first Red Flag Warning of the year. It’s a very complicated formula from the weather service, not the forest service that says it’s windy and the forest is dry and there should be no campfires in the forest. April is a very early time for these warnings and lets us know what is ahead.
Our governor made the Colt 45 our official state firearm. Yet another dumb move. Something about this weapon taming the west. Just how did that happen? By killing our fellow human beings…outlaws, lawmen, peaceful citizens and Native Americans. I saw a gun dealer on the news who hopes this will increase his business. Such a vile and violent remembrance. The our governor signed a bill to give the Tea Party their own license plate. We already have many ‘vanity’ plates that donate money to colleges. The only good thing about this new law is that we will be able to spot the real dedicated Tea Party members. Maybe that will be a good thing.
Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Which Football Team Managed To Loose The 1974,1978 World Cup Finals?
2. Which toys were sold with the advertising slogan ‘robots in disguise'?
3. Which Yorkshire football team plays at home at Oakwell?
4. Which drink was advertised as 'drunk for a penny; dead drunk for tuppence'?
5. Desire for more cows, is the translation of what Sanskrit word?
6. What Does Dc Stand For In Washington DC?
7. Which animal lives in a holt?
8. Where Is John F Kennedy Airport?
9. Introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, how many months was the Julian calendar divided into?
10. How did folk singer Roy Harper catch Toxoplasmosis?
CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?
Hmmmm…
>Chance that an American teen suffers from a severe emotional or behavioral disorder: 1 in 5
>Amount the state of California spent last year on each minor in the juvenile detention system: $224,712
>Amount spent on each students in the Oakland public school system: $4945
THIS REALLY WORKS…
>Get marker of the wall with rubbing alcohol! Simply buff away the marks with a clean cloth dipped in rubbing alcohol.
>Sprinkle salt on a damp sponge to clean the bottoms of stained coffee mugs or cups
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>During the Royal Wedding ceremony, royals sat on the right and commoners on the left. All the women in Westminster Abbey donned hats to show their respect. And, the bride won't throw her bouquet to bunch of single ladies. Instead, she'll lay it at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, which the Queen Mum did back in 1923.
>Kate will follow in Princess Diana's footsteps and leave out "obey" in her wedding vows. Instead, she said she will "love, comfort, honor and keep" William. Princess Di did the same thing when she married Prince Charles in 1981, but back then it was seen as a pretty controversial move.
>William and Kate's wedding reception is set to outshine that of Will's parents Charles and Diana. After the ceremony has taken place, 600 chosen guests will enjoy a lunchtime buffet, unlike his parents who celebrated with a 120-guest breakfast hosted by the Queen.
>William and Kate got their own Royal British stamp last week. The stamps feature two photos of the couple-- one is a copy of the official engagement portrait photographed in the Royal Council Chamber and the other is a casual shot taken in the Palace's Cornwall Room.
>Prince William will not wear a ring after the marriage, but it's been reported that Kate will wear a gold ring passed down to William from the Queen. According to tradition, the Welsh gold for royal rings comes from the Clogau St David's mine at Bontddu in North Wales.
>So as to not follow in the footsteps of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, William and Kate are allegedly going to be the first royal couple to enter into a pre-nuptial agreement.
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
A woman in Tampa may have figured she'd found a better Easter gift for her elderly father than a basket of candy: a tryst with a prostitute.
Pia Kirchberg, 51, and father Maurice Kirchberg, 80, were both arrested over the holiday weekend after the daughter allegedly tried to buy dear old dad a hooker, according to abcactionnews.com.
Cops were conducting a sting in an area of Tampa known for prostitution when the younger Kirchberg went looking for a pretty woman.
But police say the father-daughter pair, whose hometown is Dubuque, Iowa, wasn't looking to spend big. Pia Kirchberg allegedly offered an undercover officer just $20 to have sex with her father, according to the report.
Both were charged with soliciting prostitution and released on $250 bond. They were two of eight people busted in the sting.
"Prostitution is illegal. It doesn't matter how old you are," police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said. "If we catch you trying to solicit a prostitute, you're going to jail."
A LITTLE LAUGH:
Marvin found the following ransom note slipped under his front door. "Bring $50,000 to the 17th hole of your country club tomorrow at 10:00 AM if you ever want to see your wife alive again."
But it was well after 1:00 PM by the time he arrived at the designated meeting spot. A masked man stepped from behind a bush and demanded, "You're three hours late. What took you so long?"
"Give me a break!" said Marvin, pointing to his scorecard. "I'm a 27 handicap."
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:
♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
1986 Inductee: While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together. It was his particular genius to graft country & western guitar licks onto a rhythm & blues chassis in his very first single, “Maybelline.” MORE INFO
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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
24-30
Administrative Professionals Week
National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline
National Scoop The Poop Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
Safe Kids Week
Sky Awareness Week
28-30
Gathering of the Nations Pow Wow
«TODAY IS
National Honesty Day
Beltane
Bob Wills Day
Bugs Bunny Day
National Go Birding Day
National Honesty Day
Hairstylists Appreciation Day
National Rebuilding Day
Penguin Day
Pinhole Photography Day
Sense of Smell Day
World Healing Day
Louisiana Purchase Day
Louisiana: Admission Day (18th state)
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1877 - Alice B. Toklas, American companion of Gertrude Stein
…ATHLETES
Isiah Thomas, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 50
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1902 - Theodore Schultz American economist, Nobel Prize 1979
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1908 - Eve Arden, American actress
Jane Campion, Director ("The Piano"), turns 57
Gary Collins, Talk show host, turns 73
Kirsten Dunst, Actress, turns 29
Johnny Galecki, Actor ("The Big Bang Theory"), turns 36
1925 - Johnny Horton, American musician
Cloris Leachman, Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Phyllis"), turns 85
Kunal Nayyar, Actor ("Big Bang Theory"), turns 30
Bobby Vee, Singer, turns 68
…POLITICIANS
Stephen Harper, Prime minister of Canada, turns 52
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint
1770 - David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer (Columbia River)
Today’s Obits:
1945 - Adolph Hitler, German dictator (1936-45), commits suicide at 56
1900 - John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck
1974 - Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endorra-Bewitched), dies at 73
2007 - Tom Poston, American actor dies at 86
1970 - Inger Stevens, actress (Katy-Farmer's Daughter), commits suicide at 35
1983 - Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies of heart failure at 70
1943 - Beatrice Potter Webb, British writer (My Apprenticeship), dies at 85
Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1859 - Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical All the Year Round, continues in weekly installments until Nov 26
1992 - 208th & final episode of Cosby Show on NBC-TV
1997 - 42 million watch "Ellen" admit she is gay
… ATHLETICS
1958 - Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1808 - 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
1857 - San Jose State University forms
1904 - Ice cream cone makes its debut
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1682 - La Salle stays with the Taensa Indians for 4 days, starting today, on Lake Saint Joseph in Louisiana. He will sign a peace treaty with them.
1860 - Navaho Indians attack Fort Defiance
1871 - Apaches in Arizona surrender to white & Mexican adventurers; 144 die The Camp Grant Massacre
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1492 - Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet
1911 - Portugal approves woman suffrage
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1483 - Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503.
… US POLITICS
1789 - George Washington inaugurated as 1st president of US
1889 - 1st US national holiday, on centennial of Washington's inauguration
1900 - USA annexes Hawaii
1947 - Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Which Football Team Managed To Loose The 1974,1978 World Cup Finals?
Holland
2. Which toys were sold with the advertising slogan ‘robots in disguise'?
Transformers
3. Which Yorkshire football team plays at home at Oakwell?
Barnsley
4. Which drink was advertised as 'drunk for a penny; dead drunk for tuppence'?
Gin
5. Desire for more cows, is the translation of what Sanskrit word?
War - same in English
6. What Does Dc Stand For In Washington DC?
District Of Columbia
7. Which animal lives in a holt?
Otter
8. Where Is John F Kennedy Airport?
New York
9. Introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, how many months was the Julian calendar divided into?
12
10. How did folk singer Roy Harper catch Toxoplasmosis?
Kiss of life, to a sheep
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
