TODAY’s “Geez”: 1927 - At 7:40 AM, Lindbergh takes off from NY to cross Atlantic for Paris
1932 - Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic
Free Rambling Thoughts…
Rain, a little snow, more rain, lots of wind…ahhh Spring in Flag.
Mary and I had lunch today. She is trying to plan for her time with her grandkids in Phx. Sounds like it will be quite a lot of time, if her son gets his way. Mary is working on cutting down the time, without much drama. That will be quite a task. She took a boat down the San Juan many years ago, and got real excited when she heard I was doing the Colorado. I see a similar trip for Mary and Mike in the next couple of years. She also brought pics of their balloon ride, and now I am excited about mine— over the migration in Africa and over a year away. The wind was blowing so we ate inside at the Sunflower Bread Company. They had the best bread I have eaten. They have a great soup and sandwich combo that is more than enough and all made with organic stuff—whatever that means in today’s world.
I mentioned a few weeks ago my concern about our parking permits to park at the complex. Since that time I have noticed something else. The road around the four building complex has ‘straight-in’ parking on both sides of the street. Most of the time, most residents can basically park right in front of their home with at least one of their vehicles. In the evening the parking closest to the units was always filled and the parking on the other side of the road was not filled until necessary. Times have changed. Now the parking on the other side of the road fills up before the parking in front of the units. I’m not sure if this change is connected to the stupid parking permits, but there certainly is a change. I parked on the other side during snow storms as it was easier to back in and pull out when the snow was more than two or three inches. I also noticed that I am more likely to park there now, even when the weather is good. When parked on the unit side of the road, it is pretty easy to ‘guess’ where someone lives. Parking on the other side makes it more difficult. I didn’t make any connection until I was parking this afternoon. We all have to make adjustments.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of psot)
Who was born Allen Stewart Konigsberg?
Which film director wrote the screenplay for Patton?
Which composer was the musical director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1970?
How many wives had Humphrey Bogart had before Lauren Bacall?
Who in 1994 put an ad in The Times with Richard Gere to say their marriage was still strong?
Who did Mate Garcia marry in 1996 by pointing to his symbol?
Which perfume house did Madonna advertise in the late 1990s?
Who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment after an incident in a hotel in 1991?
Model Ms Bourret is usually known by her first name alone; what is it?
Which celebrity restaurants do Stallone, Willis and Schwarzenegger own?
Sir Magdi Yacoub became famous in which medical field?
Which Jackson brother has a name nearest the beginning of the alphabet?
Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Hmmmmm…
>Percentage of all Internet networks rerouted to a Chinese telecommunication company last spring: 15
>Minutes that US Government and military traffic passes through Chinese servers: 18
The First Time…
1st female Nobel Prize winners:
1903 ---Physics: Marie Sklodowska Curie
1905 ---Peace: Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttner
1909 --- Literature: Selma Ottilia Lovisa LagerlĂf
1911 --- Chemistry: Marie Sklodowska Curie
1947 --- Physiology & Medicine: Gerty Radnitz Cori
Somewhat Useless Information…
++ Wine grapes, oranges, figs and olives were first planted in North America by Father Junipero Sera in 1769.
++ Dr. Joel Poinsett, the 1st US ambassador to Mexico, brought the poinsettia to US in 1828. The plant, called "flower of the blessed night" in Mexico was renamed in Poinsett's honor.
++ Advertisements for coffee in London in 1657 claimed that the beverage was a cure for scurvy, gout and other ills.
Yeah, It Really Happened…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The FBI says an Ohio bank robbery suspect left authorities with good surveillance photos because he lowered his hood when an employee told him to.
Stampede!
FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas says the man in his mid-20s entered a Columbus PNC Bank on Wednesday with his dark hood up, covering most of his face. Trombitas says in a statement that the bank has a "no hats, no hoods" policy, so a bank employee told the man to pull his hood down, and he complied.
The FBI says when the suspect got to the counter, he handed the teller a note saying he had a gun and to give him money or he would shoot. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Columbus police haven't announced an arrest.
Guffaw…or at least smile…
Staring at an empty cage, a zoo visitor asks, "Where are all the monkeys?"
"It's mating season," the keeper replies. "They're inside."
"Do you think they'd come out for peanuts?"
"Probably not," answers the keeper.
"Why not?" persists the visitor.
"Would you?"
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Daybook Information
…Happening This Week:
15-21
National Dog Bite Prevention Week * National New Friends, Old Friends Week * National Police Week * National Transportation Week * World Trade Week * EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week * American Craft Beer Week * National Bike to Work Week *
«TODAY IS
Eliza Doolittle Day
International Virtual Assistants Day
Mike, The Headless Chicken Day since 1945 when a chicken continued to peck after beheading
National Bike to Work Day
National Defense Transportation Day
Rhubarb Day
Weights & Measures Day
East Timor: Independence Day
US: FL Teacher's Day
Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1916 - Saturday Evening Post cover features Norman Rockwell painting
… IN ATHLETICS
1900 - 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months)
1922 - Babe Ruth & Bob Meusel, suspended on October 16, 1921, by Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, return to the NY lineup & go hitless
1948 - Cleve Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4)
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1310 - Shoes were made for both right & left feet
1639 - Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes
1830 - 1st railroad timetable published in newspaper (Baltimore American)
1861 - Cornerstone of University of Washington laid in Seattle
1874 - Levi Strauss markets blue jeans with copper rivets, price $13.50 doz
1959 - Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car "Falcon"
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1493 - A civil war battle among the Cakchiquel (Kaqchikel) Maya takes place today in Guatemala
1702 - Franciscans have established the Mission of Santa Fe de Toluca at one of the largest Timucua villages in northern Florida. Apalachicola Indians fight a battle with Spanish and Mission Indians.
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1631 - The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War
1902 - Cuba gains independence from Spain
1954 - Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of Nationalist China
1963 - Sukarno appointed president of Indonesia
1980 - In a referendum, 59.5% of Quebec voters reject separatism
1985 - Israel exchanges 1,100+ Arab prisoners for 3 Israeli soldiers
1985 - US began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti
1989 - China declares martial law in Beijing
… IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1293 - Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed
1990 - Hubble Space Telescope sends 1st photograph's from space
… IN US POLITICS
1861 - Kentucky proclaims its neutrality in Civil War
1861 - North Carolina becomes 11th & last state to secede from Union
1959 - Japanese-Americans regain their citizenship
1961 - White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama
1967 - 10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam
1969 - US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam
1970 - 100,000 march in NY supporting US policies in Vietnam
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1911 - Gardner Fox, American writer
…ATHLETES
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…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Cher Singer-actress is 65
Joe Cocker Singer is 67
1919 - George Gobel, Chicago Ill, comedian/TV personality
1959 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, American singer
Bronson Pinchot, Actor is 52
1908 - James ‘Jimmy’ Stewart, American actor
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1818 - William George Fargo, founder (Wells Fargo)
…POLITICIANS
1768 - Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison, 1st lady (1809-17)
1915 - Moshe Dayan, Israeli general/minister of Defense
1899 - John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71)
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1851 - Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne
1918 - Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate
Today’s Obits:
1732 - Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader dies at 56
1506 - Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55
2008 - Hamilton Jordan, Carter White House Chief of Staff dies of mesothelioma at 63
1989 - Gilda Radner, comedienne (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), dies of cancer at 42
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
Who was born Allen Stewart Konigsberg?
Woody Allen
Which film director wrote the screenplay for Patton?
Francis Ford Coppola
Which composer was the musical director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1970?
Leonard Bernstein
How many wives had Humphrey Bogart had before Lauren Bacall?
Three
Who in 1994 put an ad in The Times with Richard Gere to say their marriage was still strong?
Cindy Crawford
Who did Mate Garcia marry in 1996 by pointing to his symbol?
Prince
Which perfume house did Madonna advertise in the late 1990s?
Max Factor
Who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment after an incident in a hotel in 1991?
Paula Jones
Model Ms Bourret is usually known by her first name alone; what is it?
Caprice
Which celebrity restaurants do Stallone, Willis and Schwarzenegger own?
Planet Hollywood
Sir Magdi Yacoub became famous in which medical field?
Heart transplants
Which Jackson brother has a name nearest the beginning of the alphabet?
Jackie
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
