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…TODAY’s “Geez”…
1930 - 1st intl bridge match is held in London. US team defeats England
1966 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to the United States Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation
1981 - US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor
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…Free Rambling Thoughts…
Got a new script for glasses today. My lenses got pretty scratched on the Colorado River trip. They were 2 years old so NBD. Because of my ‘lazy’ eye and my prisms, regular lenses look like pop bottles on one side, so lenses are expensive. I’ll watch for a sale before I get them. Without a sale the glasses and regular frames—nothing fancy—is $600. Worth the wait.
More scary weather today. A tornado is said to have touched down at Wapatki—not that far from Flag. These late monsoons seem to come in quickly, drop lots of rain, and move out. That is OK if you don’t live below our burn area. My place had three big storms this afternoon. Some federal office did not approve a 15’ deep cement lined ditch with rocks in steel net to handle the water. Well, they approved it late last week. Too late. The ditch without cement and rocks is just a ditch that is easily eroded. That affects infrastructure for basic services like roads, electricity, sewage, land lines and fresh water. The only good news of this horrific scenario is that the monsoons will end sometime this weekend. What a mess.
The Jackie Kennedy special was interesting…so nice to see pictures from Camelot. I was a little surprised by her candor on some of the politicians. I’m sure most first ladies have some of the same thoughts about their contemporaries. It really was a window into the past.
…Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)…
1. What politician and U.S. President said, "You let a bully come into your front yard, and the next day he'll be on your porch"?
2. In the mid 60s, who was the head of the political wing of the Vietcong?
3. In the 1935 British adventure film Sanders of the River, what African political leader portrayed a tribal chief?
4. What president's real campaign footage appeared in Clint Eastwood's movie In The Line of Fire?
5. What's the name of the British political regime 1649-60 established by Oliver Cromwell?
6. Patti Reagan distanced herself from politics by changing her last name to what at the age of 22?
7. The Democratic Party was first associated with what symbol in an 1870 cartoon by Thomas Nast?
8. How many US Presidents were involved in the Vietnam war?
9. What country had rampant political corruption that was investigated by the Mani pulite, or "Clean Hands," of the 1990s?
10. What Irish political movement is named after a phrase meaning "We ourselves"?
…Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)…
…Hmmmmm…
- Number of the ten most popuar prime-time TV drams that regularly feature corpses: 8
- Age of the youngest person facing life without parole in the US: 13 [A Pennsylvania boy who was 11 years old when he allegedly shot and killed his father's pregnant fiancée]
…Somewhat Useless Information…
- Maria Ann Smith, an English-born woman, went to Australia in 1839 where she experimented with apples. The apple she perfected continues to bear her name - the Granny Smith.
- Cantaloupe melons are named for Cantalupo, a papal villa near Rome where they were first cultivated.
- The red-and-white labels on Campbell soup cans were suggested by the Cornell college football team uniforms.
- Michelob beer was introduced in 1896 by Adolphus Busch, who was already known for Budweiser. Until 1961, Michelob was only sold on draft.
- Brazil nuts are actually from Bolivia, but they get their name because it is easier to export them from Brazil.
- Marie Antoinette introduced the croissant to the French. The pastries were invented in Vienna in 1683, and Marie brought them with her when she married Louis XVI.
NANUET, N.Y. - A 290-pound New York state man suing his local White Castle restaurant for bigger seats claims the chain violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Martin Kessman, 64, who weighs 290 pounds, said he first realized he couldn't fit into the stationary booths at the Nanuet White Castle in April 2009 and the restaurant responded to his written complaint with three "very condescending letters," the New York Post reported Monday.
"In each letter was a coupon for three free hamburgers -- but the cheese was extra!" Kessman wrote in his lawsuit, which was filed in New York federal court last week.
Kessman said restaurant officials promised to put in larger seats, but they have failed to follow through more than two years later.
The Americans with Disabilities Act is "applicable, not only to me, but to pregnant women and to handicapped people," he said in the lawsuit. "I just want to sit down like a normal person," Kessman said. The lawsuit is seeking larger chairs at the eatery and unspecified damages.
…Guffaw…or at least smile…
After a hard day of drilling, the drill sergeant let the troops go.
"All right, you idiots, report to the mess hall."
Everybody walked away, sweating and their heads down, thankful for the end of the hard day.
Only one private remained. He looked at the officer and sincerely said, "Boy, there sure were a lot of them, huh, serge."
…Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
The Lone Ranger Opening Theme
Lost in Space Theme
Columbo Sunday Mystery Movie Theme Song
L.A. Law Theme
…Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
11-17
Balance Awareness Week
National Assisted Living Week
12-17
Line Dance Week
…TODAY IS…
Felt Hat Day
Greenpeace Day (founded in 1971)
Google.com Day (1997)
International Day of Democracy
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Costa Rica: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
El Salvador: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
Guatemala: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
Honduras: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
Nicaragua: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
UK: Battle of Britain Day Remembered (1940-tide turns to Britain)
…Today’s Events...
IN ARTS
1949 - "Lone Ranger" premieres on ABC-TV
1965 - "Lost in Space" premieres
1971 - 1st broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC-TV
1986 - 1st broadcast of "LA Law" on NBC-TV
IN ATHLETICS
1915 - Boston Braves beat St Louis Cards 20-1
1938 - John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day): current record: 763.035MPH
1996 - Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan's #34
2000 - Opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia
IN BUSINESS
1830 - 1st to be run-over by a railroad train (William Huskisson, England)
1953 - KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, AZ (NBC) begins broadcasting
1982 - 1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc
IN EDUCATION
1616 - The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy
1851 - Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia
FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1655 - Esopus Indians attack New Amsterdam in sixty-four war canoes. This retaliatory raid is for the killing of an Indian woman by a settler for stealing peaches. It is called "The Peach War" by many, and casualties are slight on both sides as the Dutch drive the Indians out of the settlement.
1858 - The Butterfield Overland Mail route begins operation from St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee, through Fort Smith, Arkansas, to San Francisco, California. Contrary to many movie storylines, the mail is attacked by the Apaches only one time.
IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1620 - Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims
1910 - Boers & Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South-Africa
1916 - 1st tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France
IN RELIGION
1853 - 1st US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell
IN SCIENCE
1857 - Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine
IN US POLITICS
1789 - Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed Dept of State
1963 - 4 children killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in Birmingham
ARTISTS: (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1890 - Agatha Christie, mystery writer (Murder on Orient Express)
1789 - James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major US novelist (Last of Mohicans)
Oliver Stone. Director turns 65
ATHLETES
Dan Marino, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins) turns 50
Gaylord Perry, baseball player (1972 AL Cy Young winner) turns 73
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1903 - Roy Acuff, country musician (Hee Haw)
1922 - Jackie Cooper, actor/director (Hennesey, People's Choice)
Tommy Lee Jones, actor turns 65
Heidi Montag, American reality television star turns 25
1940 - Merlin Olsen actor, football player
1918 - Nipsey Russell, American comedian
Chelsea Staub, American actress turns 23
1907 - Fay Wray, actress-King Kong's main squeeze
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
1865 - Nicolaus Adriani, linguist (Middle-Celebes languages)
1876 - Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher (Gannett)
1852 - Jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine)
POLITICIAL FIGURES
1857 - William Howard Taft, 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
1254 - Marco Polo, Italian explorer
Today’s Obits:
1643 - Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician dies at 77
1885 - Jumbo, P. T. Barnum's circus elephant (hit by a train) at 24
2004 - Johnny Ramone, American guitarist (The Ramones) dies of prostate cancer at 55
2007 - Brett Somers, Canadian-born American actress and Match Game panelist dies at 83
2008 - Richard Wright, keyboardist and founding member of Pink Floyd dies of cancer at 65
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. What politician and U.S. President said, "You let a bully come into your front yard, and the next day he'll be on your porch"?
a. Lyndon Johnson
2. In the mid 60s, who was the head of the political wing of the Vietcong?
a. Nguyenh Huu Tho
3. In the 1935 British adventure film Sanders of the River, what African political leader portrayed a tribal chief?
a. Jomo Kenyatta, who later became the president of Kenya
4. What president's real campaign footage appeared in Clint Eastwood's movie In The Line of Fire?
a. Bill Clinton's
5. What's the name of the British political regime 1649-60 established by Oliver Cromwell?
a. The Commonwealth
6. Patti Reagan distanced herself from politics by changing her last name to what at the age of 22?
a. Davis
7. The Democratic Party was first associated with what symbol in an 1870 cartoon by Thomas Nast?
a. A donkey
8. How many US Presidents were involved in the Vietnam war?
a. Five
9. What country had rampant political corruption that was investigated by the Mani pulite, or "Clean Hands," of the 1990s?
a. Italy
10. What Irish political movement is named after a phrase meaning "We ourselves"?
a. Sinn Fein
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Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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