TODAY’s “Geez”: 1986 - 7,000,000 Americans form "Hands Across America"
Free Rambling Thoughts…
I went to the get a carotid artery ultrasound. It’s been 5 years, so guess it is time. Simple procedure…arch your head back while laying on a table. Get goo-ed up. Let the tech do her thing. Finished and out. More bucks for somebody, less for me.
Modern Technology has certainly changed storm chasing. All the devastation is being captured with cell phones and everything is making it to the news casts. So frightening. Never wanted to live in a tornado belt, and now I know why. Thoughts and prayers for all those in those devastated area.
Martha was headed for her bag pipe practice when her pick up died on I-40. AAA took an hour to get to her, and bring her vehicle back to Flag. I picked her up at the repair place and took her home. So frustrating to be stranded. All is well now, but tomorrow she finds out why it happened. Doesn’t sound good for the pick up—it lost power, died, and when she opened the hood, antifreeze was everywhere, but no broken hoses could be found. It would turn over, meaning it’s not the timing belt. Hopefully the engine didn’t seize. She had her two puppies with her, so that made it more frustrating. A friend from nearby picked her and the dogs up and brought her to Flag. I met them at the repair place and took her home.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
Chevy Chase was a professional in which sport?
Where did Calvin Klein graduate from in 1962?
Who did Stella McCartney replace as designer at Chloe?
Who said, "I'd rather go mad than see a psychiatrist?"
In which castle did Posh Spice Victoria Adams get married?
Who said, "I never really hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back?"
What did Elvis's widow Priscilla call her child by a different partner?
In which year did Andy Warhol die?
Who became Christian Dior's assistant at the age of 17?
Who designed the jewel-encrusted jacket worth $1 million modeled by Naomi Campbell in 1998?
What type of car was Isadora Duncan test driving when her scarf caught in the wheel spokes and strangled her?
Which wife received an $874 million divorce settlement in 1982?
Who was described by New York Magazine as "the first image maker"?
Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Hmmmmm…
>Estimated percentage change since 2000 in US defense budget, not including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: 80+
>Number of American civilians who died worldwide in terrorist attacks last year: 8
The First Time…
1911 --- 1st winner of the Indianapolis 500 car race. His average speed was 74.59 mph, he finished in 6 hours, 42 minutes, 8 seconds: Ray Harroun
1911 --- 1st winner of the "Miss World" beauty pageant. She was 17: Alice Hyde
1911 --- 1st US woman pilot: Harriet Quimby
(A magazine writer, got ticket No. 37, making her the second licensed female pilot in the world. She was also the 1st woman to fly across the English Channel. She flew from Dover, England and landed at Hardelot, France, in a Blériot monoplane(April 16). She was later killed in a flying accident over Dorchester Bay during a Harvard-Boston aviation meet on July 1, 1912. )
Somewhat Useless Information…
++ Fingerprinting of criminals was introduced to the United States in 1906 by New York City Police Department Deputy Commissioner Josph A. Faurot.
++ The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguish-able from those of humans, so much so that they can be easily be confused at a crime scene even with an electron microscope.
Yeah, It Really Happened…
A Hartford teacher accused of forcing students to clean the classroom toilet with paper towels and a cleaner with bleach is on administrative leave.
For two years, Catherine Saur required any student who used the bathroom to clean the toilets, even if they only went to the bathroom to wash their hands, the Hartford Courant reports.
Jane Russell complained when her son had an allergic reaction to the cleaner and told her what his Kennelly School art teacher was requiring student to do in the bathroom of a portable classroom, the newspaper reports.
Principal Peter Dart sent a letter to parents on Monday that said the teacher had been requiring students to clean the bathroom for the past two years. He said he did not endorse or know about the practice before May 17, when it was reported to authorities.
Saur, reached by telephone at her home Tuesday morning, declined to comment to the Associated Press.
There is an emergency meeting at the school tonight, the Courant reports.
Guffaw…or at least smile…
At the beginning of the school year, one seventh grader was reflecting on his chance at being the 8th grade valedictorian. He said his dad was valedictorian, his mom was valedictorian, and his sister was also valedictorian.
He paused, leaned back in his chair and said, "Looks like the end of an era!"
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Daybook Information
…Happening This Week:
21-28
Cover the Uninsured Week
National Safe Boating Week
23-30
National Backyard Games Week
Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories
Old-Time Player Piano Week
Black Single Parents Week
«TODAY IS
Cookie Monster's Birthday
National Missing Children's Day—since 1983
National Senior Health & Fitness Day
National Tap Dance Day
Nerd Pride Day or Geek Pride Day
Towel Day
World MS Day (Multiple Sclerosis)
…Parts of Africa: African Freedom Day
…Jordan: Independence Day (1946 from Britian)
…US: FL: Poetry Day
Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1895 - Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite
1932 - Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney
1977 - Original "Star Wars" movie released
1992 - Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "Tonight Show"
… IN ATHLETICS
1876 - 1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)
1900 - Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics (Yachting )
1922 - Babe Ruth suspended 1 day & fined $200 for throwing dirt on an ump
1935 - Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour
1981 - Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1721 - John Copson becomes America's 1st insurance agent
1844 - 1st telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot
1927 - Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A)
1928 - Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean
1968 - Gateway Arch in St Louis dedicated
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1776: The United States Congress resolves that it would be "highly expedient" if they can engage Indians to fight on their side of the Revolutionary War.
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1810 - In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Viceroy during the Semana de Mayo
1914 - British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule
… IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1521 - Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther & his followers
1812 - Earthquake destroys Caracas Venezuela
1945 - Arthur C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit
1961 - JFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade
… IN US POLITICS
1738 - A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
1787 - Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, G Washington presiding
1959 - Supreme ct rules La prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional
1964 - Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation unconstitutional
Hal David, lyricist (Promises Promises-Grammy 1969) turns 90
…ATHLETES
1898 - Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30)
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1918 - Claude Akins, actor (BJ & Bear, Movin' On, Lobo)
Anne Heche actress turns 42
Jamie Kennedy comedian, actor turns 41
Ian McKellen actor turns 72
Cillian Murphy actor turns 35
Mike Myers comedic actor turns 48
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1865 - John Raleigh Mott, organizer (YMCA, Nobel 1946)
…POLITICIANS
1713 - John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, English premier (1760-63)
1846 - Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
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Today’s Obits:
1996 - Buck, dog (Married with Children), dies at 13
1930 - Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury dies at 82
1946 - Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78
2007 - Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor and host dies at 76
1990 - Vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60
1992 - Nancy Walker, actress (Ida Morgenstein-Rhoda), dies of cancer at 71
1981 - Fredric Warburg, British publisher and author dies at 83
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
Chevy Chase was a professional in which sport?
Tennis
Where did Calvin Klein graduate from in 1962?
New York's Fashion Institute of Technology
Who did Stella McCartney replace as designer at Chloe?
Karl Lagerfeld
Who said, "I'd rather go mad than see a psychiatrist?"
Michael Caine
In which castle did Posh Spice Victoria Adams get married?
Luttrellstown Castle
Who said, "I never really hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back?"
Zsa Zsa Gabor
What did Elvis's widow Priscilla call her child by a different partner?
Navarone
In which year did Andy Warhol die?
1987
Who became Christian Dior's assistant at the age of 17?
Yves St. Laurent
Who designed the jewel-encrusted jacket worth $1 million modeled by Naomi Campbell in 1998?
Gai Mattioli
What type of car was Isadora Duncan test driving when her scarf caught in the wheel spokes and strangled her?
Bugatti
Which wife received an $874 million divorce settlement in 1982?
Soraya Khashoggi—from Adnan Khashoggi (Arabic: عدنان خاشقجي, IPA: [ʕædˈnæːn xæːˈʃuqdʒiː]; is a Saudi Arabian arms-dealer and businessman.
Who was described by New York Magazine as "the first image maker"?
Ralph Lauren
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
