TODAY’s “Geez”: 1941 - American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia
Free Rambling Thoughts…
I ran some errands today. All the grocery stores had some great sales and I went to two to fill up my freezer and pantry for the summer. My dad would be proud. He taught me how to use sales to help my budget.
Martha thought her pickup was ready, but upon leaving the repair shop, discovered it wasn’t. They told her squirrels had partially chewed through a couple of hoses and when the radiator water got hotter and the pressure increased, the hoses popped. Not a bad deal, considering the other scenarios. Then, upon leaving she discovered it was missing really badly. Back to the shop and now they fear it is the head gasket. Still not the worst scenario, but certainly not the best either.
So in NY they had a special election for Representative in an historically Republican district. One lady said she would vote for the Ryan bill believing that Medicare is bad. The other lady said she would keep Medicare. She won. Many Dems see this as a sign. That could certainly add to the 2012 campaigns. I live in a Democratic district by numbers that keeps electing Republican Reps. Medicare arguments may change things here too.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of psot)
What was Sinatra's first album of the 1960s?
On which album did Rhiannon first appear?
John Illsley, Alan Clark and Terry Williams have been on mega-selling albums with which band?
The Logical Song appeared on which Supertramp album?
Which singer joined Led Zep for The Battle Of Evermore on Four Symbols?
What was The Rolling Stones' second album called?
What color shirt does James Taylor wear on the cover of Sweet Baby James?
Which 1990 chart toppers had five entries in the album charts at Christmas the same year?
Van Halen's 5150 took the title from the police code for what?
Which Sinatra album feature Cheek To Cheek and Just In Time?
Which mid-70s No 1 album sleeve shows two men shaking hands in an empty street, with one man on fire?
Pearl Jam's Ten was named after the number of which baseball player?
Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Hmmmmm…
++ Estimated spending by Afghans on bribes last year: $2,500,000
++ Percentage of the country’s GDP to which that figure is equivalent: ¼
++Average bribe: $158
The First Time…
1912 --- 1st boy to reach the rank of Eagle Scout -- the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America program: Arthur R. Eldredof Oceanside, NY.
1916 --- 1st Jewish member of the US Supreme Court. (Appointed by President Wilson): Louis D. Brandeis
1916 --- 1st woman elected to US congress. (Montana) Only legislator to vote against both WW I and WW II: Jeannette Rankin
Somewhat Useless Information…
++ Bamboo is the fastest-growing woody plant on earth, growing as fast as 47.6 inches in a 24-hour period.
++ Giant pandas can consume, on average, 40 pounds of fresh bamboo leaves per day.
Yeah, It Really Happened…
Eighteen-year-old Laurel Gordon of Elma, Wash., has been putting on a tiara to promote milk products the past two years as Grays Harbor County's dairy ambassador.
The funny thing is, she's a lactose intolerant dairy princess. The Daily World of Aberdeen reports that unless Gordon takes special pills, her body is unable to digest milk. She drinks soy milk.
But, her family operates a dairy farm that has been in the family for 150 years, and she believes in the product. She's competing for the Washington state dairy ambassador title in June.
Guffaw…or at least smile…
A woman walked into the elevator tossing her keys up in the air and catching them. After one too many tosses, she dropped the keys, and we watched as they disappeared into the crack between the open doors and the floor.
I felt terrible for her. Or I did until she cried, "Oh no! Not again!"
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
Grey Day
Scripps National Spelling Bee
Feast of Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Australia: Sorry Day
Georgia: Independence Day
Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1913 - Actors' Equity Association forms (NYC)
1994 - Michael Jackson (35) weds Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley (26)
… IN ATHLETICS
1911 - 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run
1925 - Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery
1956 - Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman & Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th & lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1869 - Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1637 - 1st battle of Pequot at New Haven Ct kills 500 Indians
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1798 - British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara
1943 - 1st president of a black country to visit US (Edwin Barclay, Liberia)
1948 - South Africa elects a nationalist gov’t with apartheid policy
1963 - Organization of African Unity forms
… IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1538 - Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
1805 - Lewis & Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains
… IN US POLITICS
1647 - Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony
1647 - Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies, when she is hanged in Hartford
1864 - Territory of Montana formed
1868 - President Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by 1 vote
1930 - Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution
1938 - House on un-American Activities form
1961 - Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta
1998 - Date for Paula Jones sex harassment trial vs Pres Clinton
2004 - The United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1877 - Isadora Duncan, free form/interpretative dancer
…ATHLETES
1939 - Brent Musburger, sportscaster (CBS-TV) turns 72
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1911 - Ben Alexander, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off)
James Arness turns 88
1886 - Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor
Naomi Harris turns 38
Lenny Kravitz turns 47
1919 - Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger)
1907 - John Wayne, actor
…POLITICIANS
1867 - Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
Today’s Obits:
2005 - Eddie Albert, American actor dies at 98
1943 - Edsel Ford, owner (Ford Motor Company), dies of stomach cancer at 49
1995 - Isadore "Friz" Freling, cartoon director (Sylvester), dies at 88
2010 - Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television personality dies at 98
1907 - Ida McKinley, First Lady of the United States (b. 1847)
2008 - Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter dies at 74
1933 - Jimmie Rodgers, country singer, dies of TB at 35
1904 - Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French neurologist (b. 1857)
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
What was Sinatra's first album of the 1960s?
Nice and Easy
On which album did Rhiannon first appear?
Fleetwood Mac
John Illsley, Alan Clark and Terry Williams have been on mega-selling albums with which band?
Dire Straits
The Logical Song appeared on which Supertramp album?
Breakfast In America
Which singer joined Led Zep for The Battle Of Evermore on Four Symbols?
Sandy Denny
What was The Rolling Stones' second album called?
The Rolling Stones No 2
What color shirt does James Taylor wear on the cover of Sweet Baby James?
Blue
Which 1990 chart toppers had five entries in the album charts at Christmas the same year?
New Kids On The Block
Van Halen's 5150 took the title from the police code for what?
Escaped lunatic
Which Sinatra album feature Cheek To Cheek and Just In Time?
Come Dance With Me
Which mid-70s No 1 album sleeve shows two men shaking hands in an empty street, with one man on fire?
Wish You Were Here
Pearl Jam's Ten was named after the number of which baseball player?
Mookie Blaylock
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
