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TODAY’s “Geez”
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1814 - "Star Spangled Banner"
published as a poem
1837 - Charles Tiffany founded his jewelry
& china stores
1922 - Pres Warren G Harding signs a joint
resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine
1937 - J. R. R. Tolkien's "The
Hobbit" is published
1981
- Sandra Day O'Conner becomes 1st
female Supreme Court Justice
♪♪ HaPpY BiRtHdAy to♪♪
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Free Rambling Thoughts
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I
had some great memories today. My dad passed away 17 years ago today. Can’t
believe it’s been that long. He had a great life and my brother and I still
miss him. Today is also the 40th anniversary of my joining the BIA.
That too was mostly good times. I still remember standing in a Gallup room with
about 15 other newbies, raising our right hand and taking the oath. I don’t
remember the oath, but I remember taking it. Then the long drive from Gallup to
Shonto in my lime-green Road Runner. Two of us were headed for the school. We
came across Hopi, turned at Tuba, drove for a long time, turned at the Shonto
sign, drove more, and came to the 8 mile dirt road. Finally we got to the
school about 4:30. We were introduced to our new principal, a former Navy
officer who certainly ran a tight ship. We were quickly introduced to our supervisors,
then the principal took us to our ‘quarters’. He went to the first one, opened
the door and discovered someone already living there. I was assigned to be in
the one next door. There was one pay phone on campus, near the school so I
found that and called home to let my parents know I had made it successfully.
Back in those days I didn’t actually talk to my parents, but made a collect
call for ‘Dave Johnson’, a neighbor. My dad said Dave wasn’t home and they knew
I was safe. I then wrote a letter telling them about my journey. About 2 weeks
later I got a phone at my apartment and called and talked to them. I had no TV reception
for the first two years I was there. Wow…40 years…amazing.
The
DADT policy was ended yesterday….for the all the fear…the world has not ended,
the military hasn’t fallen into disarray. John McCain has not been on any news programs
tonight…hmmm.
Again
Obama is standing up for the middle class. He is asking that millionaires and
billionaires pay a percentage of taxes similar to middle class folks. How can this
be seen as a bad thing? I’m sure the Tea Party will find a way to make it bad,
but as a middle class person I think it is a real good idea. As a single person
I am already paying a higher percentage than married people. We should all be
treated equally.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at
the end of post) .
1.
What was the first single to be No 1 for 14
weeks?
2.
What song was the second Number 1 hit for the
Doors?
3.
What song took over from as number 1 following
Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You?
4.
What line comes right before "I've got
love in my tummy"?
5.
What superstar had an early 90s hit with I
will Always Love You?
6.
What was the name of the band that sang I Want
to Know What Love Is?
7.
Who sang Saving All My Love For You?
8.
What was Mariah Carey's first British top ten
hit?
9.
Which superstar singer had a 1980 hit with
Woman In Love?
10.
Who made the charts with an old Supremes song,
You Can't Hurry Love?
11.
Paul Mauriat had a big 60s instrumental hit.
What was it?
12.
Who were the singers in the Stylistics?
13.
What big hit made number 1 the following week
after Green Tambourine was on top?
14.
What artist took the song Part-Time Lover to
No.1 in the 1950s?
Wuzzles…What concept or
phrase does this suggest? .
Hmmmmm
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- Estimated annual sales-tax revenue that California receives each year from medical-marijuana sales: $100,000,000
Somewhat Useless
Information
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- 17 billion barrels of oil are used to produce bottled water each year, which is enough to fuel 1 million cars for an entire year.
- 40% of all bottled water is taken from the municipal sources. After being bottled, the water inside is required to meet far less government standards than your running tap.
Yeah, It Really Happened
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Two
men wearing heavy makeup, women’s clothing and wigs held up a Denver jewelry
store at gunpoint, forcing the owners to unlock display cases. They then
stuffed the jewelry in garbage bags and fled. Sonny’s Rocks owners Mark Allen
and Mike Nedler told police the stolen items were mostly display samples that
are worthless outside the store. (Denver’s KCNC-TV)
Bonus
Thieves
broke into a British museum in Hertfordshire and used a large hammer to pry
loose two rhinoceros horns from taxidermy displays. The stolen horns would have
been worth about $400,000, Natural History Museum officials said, only the
displays were resin replicas with no financial value. (BBC News)
Guffaw…or at least smile .
A
nursery school driver was delivering a van full of kids home one day when a
fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the truck was a Dalmatian
dog. The children started discussing the dog’s duties.
‘They
use him to keep crowds back,’ said Tommy.
‘No,’
said Billy, ‘he’s just for good luck.’
Peter brought the argument to a close. ‘They
use the dogs, he said firmly, to find the fire hydrants….'
Searchin’ “You Tube” I
found
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What's my line? Walter Brennan
Daybook Information
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…Happening
This Week:
17-23
- Balance Awareness Week
- Constitution Week
- Deaf Awareness Week
- National Clean Hands Week
- National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
- National Dog Week
- National Love Your Files Week
- National Singles Week
- Pollution Prevention Week
- Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
- Tolkien Week
- Turn Off Week
TODAY IS
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- World Gratitude Day
- International Banana Festival
- UN International Day of Peace
~*~
- Armenia: Independence Day (1991 from USSR)
- Belize: Independence Day (1981 from UK)
- Malta: Independence Day (1964 from UK)
Today’s Events
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IN
ARTS
1903 - 1st cowboy film "Kit Carson,"
premieres in US
1966
- Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling
of his name to Jimi
IN
ATHLETICS
1955
- Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore
in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
1969
- NY Jet Steve O'Neal punts 98
yards against Denver Broncos
IN
BUSINESS
1776
- Great fire in NY
1784 - 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns
Packet & General Advertiser)
1897 - NY Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia
there is a Santa Claus," editorial
IN
EDUCATION
1928 - "My Weekly Reader" magazine
made its debut
FOR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1638 - The Treaty of Hartford is signed. After
losing their battle with the English, and their Indians allies, the Pequots
surrender. The surviving members of the tribe are given as servants to the
Indian allies of the English
IN
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1192 - English king Richard I the Lion
hearted, captured
1745 - Battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince
Charles beats English army
1792 - 1st French Republic forms
1949 - Chinese Communist leaders proclaims
People's Republic of China
1949
- Federal Republic of [West]
Germany created under 3-power occupation
IN
RELIGION
1827 - According to Joseph Smith, Jr., the
angel Moroni gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which Joseph
translated into The Book of Mormon
IN
SCIENCE
1677 - John & Nicolaas van der Heyden
patents fire extinguisher
1893 - Frank Duryea drives 1st US made gas
propelled vehicle (car)
1974 - US Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of
Mercury
IN
US POLITICS
2008 - Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the
two last remaining independent investment banks on Wall Street, become bank
holding companies as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis
Today’s Birthdays
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ARTISTS: (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1912 - Chuck Jones, animator (Bugs Bunny,
Daffy Duck)
Stephen [Edwin] King, US, sci-fi author (Carrie,
Shining, Kujo) turns 64
1920 - Jay Ward, cartoonist (Rocky & his
Friends, Bullwinkle)
1866
- H. G. Wells, English writer
ATHLETES
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ENTERTAINERS
(ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1918 - Rand Brooks, , actor (Cpl Boone-Rin Tin
Tin)
Fannie Flagg, actress/comedienne (Candid Camera) turns 67
1935 - Henry Gibson, comedian (Nashville,
Laugh-In's poet)
Larry Hagman, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas)
turns 80
Faith Hill, singer turns 44
Cheryl Hines, actor turns 46
Ricki Lake, actor, talk show host turns 43
Rob Morrow, actor turns 49
Bill Murray, actor, comedian turns 61
ENTREPRENEURS
& EDUCATORS
1756 - John Loudon McAdam, created macadam
road surface (asphalt)
Nicole Richie, socialite, designer turns 30
POLITICIAL
FIGURES
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SCIENTISTS
& THEOLOGISTS
1645 - Louis Joliet, Canadian explorer
Today’s Obits
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1904 - Chief Joseph (Hinmaton-yalatkit or Hein-mot
too-ya-la-kekt) dies of natural causes at 64
19 BC - Virgil, Roman poet dies of fever at 51
1832 - Walter Scott, Scottish
attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies of unknown cause at 61
1974
- Walter Brennan, actor (Real
McCoys), dies at 80
1998 - Florence Griffith Joyner, American
athlete dies of epileptic seizure at 39
2007
- Alice Ghostley, American actress
dies at 81
2007
- Rex Humbard, American television
evangelist dies at 88
ANSWERS
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Trivia Quiz
1.
What was the first
single to be No 1 for 14 weeks?
2.
What song was the
second Number 1 hit for the Doors?
3.
What song took over
from as number 1 following Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You?
4.
What line comes
right before "I've got love in my tummy"?
5.
What superstar had
an early 90s hit with I will Always Love You?
a.
Whitney Houston
a.
Foreigner
a.
Whitney Houston
8.
What was Mariah
Carey's first British top ten hit?
a.
Barbra Streisand
a.
Phil Collins
11.
Paul Mauriat had a
big 60s instrumental hit. What was it?
12.
Who were the singers
in the Stylistics?
a.
Russell Thompkins,
Herbie Murrell, and Airron Love
a.
Love is Blue
a.
Stevie Wonder
Wuzzle
The End of Time
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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