Ø TODAY’s “Geez”:
· 0951 - Paris is founded
· 1680 - The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Ma
· 1898 - The shooting death of crime boss Soapy Smith releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip
· 1957 - Irish premier Eamon de Valera arrests Sinn-Fein leaders
· 1975 - Quake damages over 2,000 temples in Pagan Burma, 20-foot-high seated Buddha of Thandawgya decapitated
· 1990 - 12:34:56 on 7/8/90 (1234567890)
Ø Free Rambling Thoughts…
A warm morning followed by an afternoon of gentile rain. We had a little thunder and lightning but nothing that would cause turning off electronics. A really nice afternoon. I did my errands in the morning. I picked up a few things for my trip. I got a second hat, as I didn’t wear one on the 4th and didn’t use sun block on my hair, so parts of my scalp are a little red. I also got some biodegradable soap, a bandana, and a nice quick dry towel. I think I’ve got everything I need and have started laying stuff out that I will be taking as I remember. In the ‘ready, set, go’ scenario I am at set.
The birds have returned to my feeders and it is so nice to sit on the deck, listen to the iPod and watch the many birds chow down. I was able to be out there for about an hour before the rain arrived. I may go back out after I finish this.
Ø Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
1. Edinburgh is in which country?
2. What is the Great Barrier Reef made from?
3. Which Chinese landmark was viewed from space?
4. For most of the 20th century ST. Petersburg has been named after which Soviet Hero?
5. Which US holiday state has the Everglades National Park?
6. How was the Cote D'Ivoire previously known?
7. Buckingham Palace is in which English City.
8. The River Seine runs through which European capital city?
9. The Victoria Falls are shared between Zimbabwe and which other country beginning with the same letter?
10. Which US state is famous for Disneyland and the film industry?
11. The Channel Tunnel links England with which European country?
12. What are the Islas Canarias in English?
13. Which Australian province has New at the beginning of its name?
Ø Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Ø Hmmmmm…
· Date on which the Xinglong Big Family Mall in Shenyang, China opened a ‘venting store’ for women: 3-8-10
· Minimum amount a woman must spend in the mall to enter the store and destroy household furniture and electronics: $6
Ø Somewhat Useless Information…
· An orange tree may bear oranges for more than 100 years. The famous "Constable Tree," an orange tree brought to France in 1421, lived and bore fruit for 473 years.
· The bark of the redwood tree is fireproof. Fires in redwood forests take place inside the trees.
· Oak trees are struck by lightning more often than any other tree. This, it has been theorized, is one reason that the ancient Greeks considered oak trees sacred to Zeus, god of thunder and lightning.
Ø Yeah, It Really Happened…
DAVIE, Fla. - A Florida stuntman set a Guinness World Record in Florida for the longest forward jump flip with a flip spanning a distance of 19 feet, 6 inches. Robert Souris, 28, performed the stunt on his 13th try at the Florida Triple Threat All Stars cheerleading gym in Davie, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday.
Souris set his record while wearing the blue costume of Zero G, a comic book super hero he created when he was 11. "Zero G defies gravity and that's what I try to do," said Souris, who set the record at 16 feet last year before a Texan beat him with a 19-foot, 2-inch jump.
Ø Guffaw…or at least smile…
One day while walking down the street a highly successful HR Director was tragically hit by a bus and she died. Her soul arrived up in heaven where she was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself.
"Welcome to Heaven," said St. Peter. "Before you get settled in though, it seems we have a problem. You see, strangely enough, we've never once had a Human Resources Director make it this far and we're not really sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," said the woman.
"Well, I'd like to," replied St. Peter, "but I have higher orders. What we're going to do is let you have a day in Hell and a day in Heaven and then you can choose whichever one you want to spend an eternity in."
"Actually, I think I've made up my mind, I prefer to stay in Heaven," said the woman.
"Sorry, we have rules..." And with that St. Peter put the executive in an elevator and it went down-down-down to hell. The doors opened and she found herself stepping out onto the putting green of a beautiful golf course. In the distance was a country club and standing in front of her were all her friends - fellow executives that she had worked with and they were all dressed in evening gowns and cheering for her. They ran up and kissed her on both cheeks and they talked about old times. They played an excellent round of golf and at night went to the country club where she enjoyed an excellent steak and lobster dinner. She met the Devil who was actually a really nice guy (kinda cute) and she had a great time telling jokes and dancing. She was having such a good time that before she knew it, it was time to leave. Everybody shook her hand and waved good-bye as she got on the elevator. The elevator went up-up-up and opened back up at the Pearly Gates and she found St. Peter waiting for her.
"Now it's time to spend a day in heaven," he said. So she spent the next 24 hours lounging around on clouds and playing the harp and singing. She had a great time and before she knew it her 24 hours were up and St. Peter came and got her. "So, you've spent a day in hell and you've spent a day in heaven. Now you must choose your eternity," he said. The woman paused for a second and then replied, "Well, I never thought I'd say this, I mean, Heaven has been really great and all, but I think I had a better time in Hell." So St. Peter escorted her to the elevator and again she went down-down-down back to Hell.
When the doors of the elevator opened she found herself standing in a desolate wasteland covered in garbage and filth. She saw her friends were dressed in rags and were picking up the garbage and putting it in sacks. The Devil came up to her and put his arm around her.
"I don't understand," stammered the woman, "yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and a country club and we ate lobster and we danced and had a great time. Now all there is, is a wasteland of garbage and all my friends look miserable."
The Devil looked at her and smiled. "Yesterday we were recruiting you, today you're staff..."
Ø Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Ø Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
· 1-4 International Chicken Wing Week
· 1-7 National Unassisted Homebirth Week
· 3-9 Be Nice To New Jersey Week
· 4-10 Freedom Week
Nude Recreation Weekend
Ø TODAY IS
· Video Games Day
· Collector Car Appreciation Day
· SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama)
Ø Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1907 - Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st `Follies' on NY Theater roof
… IN ATHLETICS
1889 - John L Sullivan KOs Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds (last bare-knuckle bout)
1939 - 59th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (2-6; 8-6; 3-6; 6-3; 6-2)
1982 - Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager
… IN BUSINESS
1693 - NYC authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies
1862 - Odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret
… IN EDUCATION
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… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1822 - Chippewa turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1497 - Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India
1968 - Israeli-Egyptian artillery duel along Suez Canal
1969 - US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam
… IN RELIGION
1099 - First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on
1579 - Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan
1948 - 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow
… IN SCIENCE
1892 - American Psychological Association organized, Worcester, Ma
… IN US POLITICS
1776 - Col John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Independence (Phila)
1796 - US State Dept issues 1st American passport
1797 - 1st US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment
1835 - Liberty Bell cracks (again)
1870 - Congress authorizes registration of trademarks
1919 - Pres Wilson returns to NYC from Versailles Peace Conference
1923 - Harding becomes 1st sitting president to visit Alaska
1933 - Public Works Administration becomes effective
1950 - Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea
1963 - US bans all monetary transactions with Cuba
1981 - Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner to Supreme Court (99-0)
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS
1898 - Alec Waugh, English novelist (Island in the Sun); brother of Evelyn
…ATHLETES
1931 - Roone Arledge, head of sports broadcasting (ABC)
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Kevin Bacon actor, director turns 53
Kim Darby, actor (True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man) turns 64
1933 - Marty Feldman, comedian (Young Frankenstein)
Anjelica Huston, actress (Prizzi's Honor, Alien) turns 60
Toby Keith singer turns 50
Steve Lawrence, singer/actor (Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy) turns 76
Jaden Smith, American actor turns 13
1918 - Craig Stevens, actor (Craig-Dallas, Peter Gunn)
Jeffrey Tambor actor, turns 67
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1844 - Mary Johnson, educator (Boston Cooking School)
1839 - John D Rockefeller, US capitalist/founder (Standard Oil)
…POLITICIANS
Phil Gramm, (Sen- Texas) turns 69
1908 - Nelson A Rockefeller, (Gov-R-NY) 41st VP (1974-77)
1907 - George W Romney, (Gov-R-Mich)/US Secretary of HUD (1969-73)
1830 - Frederick William Seward, United States Assistant Secretary of State
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1851 - Arthur J Evans, English archaeologist (Crete)
1760 - Christian Kramp, French mathematician
Ø Today’s Obits:
2006 - June Allyson, American actress dies at 89
1959 – Major Dale Buisand & Staff Sgt Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War
1855 - Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer dies of Asiatic cholera at 65
1941 - Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, senator, historian and Orientalist (Asian Studies) dies in concentration camp in Posty, Uzbekistan at 67
1822 - Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29
1999 - Pete Conrad, American astronaut dies in motorcycle accident at 69
1994 - Dick Sargent, actor (Darren II-Bewitched), dies of cancer at 64
1721 - Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University dies at 72
Ø ANSWERS:
Ø Trivia Quiz
1. Edinburgh is in which country?
a. Scotland
2. What is the Great Barrier Reef made from?
a. Coral
3. Which Chinese landmark was viewed from space?
a. Great Wall of China
4. For most of the 20th century ST. Petersburg has been named after which Soviet Hero?
a. Lenin
5. Which US holiday state has the Everglades National Park?
a. Florida
6. How was the Cote D'Ivoire previously known?
a. Ivory Coast
7. Buckingham Palace is in which English City.
a. London
8. The River Seine runs through which European capital city?
a. Paris
9. The Victoria Falls are shared between Zimbabwe and which other country beginning with the same letter?
a. Zambia
10. Which US state is famous for Disneyland and the film industry?
a. California
11. The Channel Tunnel links England with which European country?
a. France
12. What are the Islas Canarias in English?
a. Canary Islands
13. Which Australian province has New at the beginning of its name?
a. New South Wales
Ø Close Up Picture
Singing Fish Plaque
Ø …AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
