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Today’s “Geez“
- 1542 - Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland
- 1656 - Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
- 1849 - 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston)
- 1901 - 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium)
- 1915 - Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion
- 1927 - Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain
- 1944 - Congress establishes rank of General of Army (5-star General)
- 1947 - The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is founded in Daytona Beach
- 1977 - "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC
- 1984 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football
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Free Rambling
Thoughts
I’ve got about a foot of
snow outside, and it’s still coming down. Thought it was over when the sun
broke through and then a totally blue sky. But alas, within 30 minutes it was
overcast and snowing again. I decided it was time to really clean my kitchen
and bathroom floors. I broke out the floor stripper, and let it do its thing.
Then, cleaned all that wax off, steam mopped the floors and put two coats of
wax on each floor. Bright an’ shiny for a little while anyway.
Cheryl called this
morning and Williams has more snow than we do. She decided to reschedule our
lunch on Thursday until the roads are better. That was fine with me as I-40 is
never any fun with snow….too many big rigs and people who don’t know how to
drive. There are always lots of slide offs, jackknifing, and some rollovers on
that road if it is icy. Since she would be doing a lot of cooking ahead of
time, it was a smart move.
NPR Sunday
Puzzle (answers
at the end of post)
Every answer is a
familiar two-word phrase with AT in the middle. The letter A ends the first
word of the phrase, and the letter T begins the second word. For the clue,
"trying out of something while changes are still being made," the
answer would be "beta test."
1.
Area
in the western Atlantic where ships disappear:
2.
Area
sxplored by Lewis and Clark
3.
Sausage,
pepperoni, anchovies:
4.
In
school it might carry food for a lunch:
5.
Very
thinly sliced piece of bread named after an opera singer:
6.
Atlanta
school for engineers:
7.
American
league team that played at the HH Humphrey Metrodome:
8.
Teenage
mutants from comics and movies:
9.
On
clocks its four hours behind NY and Washington DC:
10. Female country singer with the #1
album ‘Come On Over”:
11. Best actress winner for My Cousin
Vinny:
12. For Howard’s End:
13. Inventor who specialized in electromagnetism:
14. Legal affairs correspondent for NPR:
15. Toll road that runs from east of
Philly to west of Pittsburgh:
Wuzzles What concept or
phrase do these suggest?
Rules of Thumb
Easy shortcuts to make
an ‘educated’ guess
- People are willing to drive for 30 minutes to get to a regional shopping center.
Hmmmmm
- Incidents of suspected mortgage fraud in 2010: 70,472
Somewhat Useless Information
- At birth, water accounts for approximately 80 percent of an infant's body weight.
- The average person in the United States uses from 80-100 gallons of water per day. Flushing the toilet actually takes up the largest amount of this water.
- Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.
- The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium, meaning that it rarely loses or gains extra matter. The same water that existed on the earth millions of years ago is still present today.
- Roughly 70 percent of an adult's body is made up of water.
- The weight a person loses directly after intense physical activity is weight from water, not fat.
Yeah, It Really
Happened
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — It
didn't take special training for workers in South Dakota to spot the fake $20
bills that were being passed off as real money this week. Police say the phony
bills were simply low-tech color photocopies.
Sioux Falls police
spokesman Sam Clemens says the reason someone was able to get away with passing
off about $200 worth of the bills is that he wrapped the phony ones inside of a
real one, then rushed out the door before employees could stop him.
The bills were used at
more than a half-dozen businesses before police arrested a suspect — inside a
hotel room he allegedly paid for, in part, with a fake bill.
The man is being held in
jail. The Secret Service will determine if he'll face federal charges.
A Laff or at
least smile
A New Yorker was forced
to take a day off from work to appear for a minor traffic summons. He grew
increasingly restless as he waited hour after endless hour for his case to be
heard.
When his name was called
late in the afternoon, he stood before the judge, only to hear that court would
be adjourned for the rest of the afternoon and he would have to return the next
day.
"What
for?!?!?" he snapped at the judge.
His honor, equally irked
by a tedious day and sharp query, roared out loud: "Twenty dollars
contempt of court! That's why!"
Then, noticing the man
checking his wallet, the judge relented:
"That's all right.
You don't have to pay now."
The young man replied,
"I know. But I'm just seeing if I have enough for two more words."
Found on YouTube
Daybook
Information
…Happening This Week:
10-17
- Human Rights Week
- Monkey Day
- DNA Day [1967: DNA created in test tube]
- National Bouillabaisse Day
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- US: Alabama Admission Day (1819: 22nd state)
Today’s Events
Arts
1969 - Jackson Five
made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"
Athletes
1920 - Jack Dempsey
KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1953 - Brooklyn
Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax
1997 - Phoenix
Coyote Mike Gartner is 5th NHLer to score 700 goals
Business
1896 - Glasgow
Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company
Education
1889 - American
Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila
Indigenous People
1703 - A small militia
from the Carolinas, of 50 men led by Colonel James Moore, and almost 1,000 Creek,
attack the Apalachee village of Ayubale, near modern day Tallahassee. After a 9
hour battle the Carolina-Creek allies are victorious. The Apalachee were allied
with the Spanish. Upon hearing of the battle, Spanish soldiers would march from
a nearby fort to counterattack on January 15, 1704. Moore's force would defeat
the Spanish, as well. According to Moore's records, over 200 of the pro-Spanish
Indians would die in the fighting.
1742 - Settlers have
finally moved into the valley of Virginia. Indians from the north have attacked
several settlements and Catawba villages in the area. A European militia is
formed to find the war party.In what would be the first significant engagement
in the valley, the Indians and the militia would fight on the North Fork of the
Potomac River. Numerous Indians, and 8 settlers, including Captain John
McDowell, will die in the fighting.
Politics [International]
1941 - Premier
Winston Churchill travels to US on board HMS Duke of York
1977 - Egypt & Israel
reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference
1988 - Spanish
General strike to protest austerity measures
Politics [US]
1782 - Charleston,
SC evacuated by British
1793 - 1st state
road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati
2003 - President
George W. Bush announces the capture of Saddam Hussein
2008 - President
George W. Bush made his fourth and final (planned) trip to Iraq as president
and almost got struck by two shoes thrown at him by Iraqi journalist Muntadhar
al-Zaidi during a farewell conference in Baghdad
Religion
--
Science
1287 - Zuider Zee
seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives
1798 - David
Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine
1962 - Mariner 2
makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus)
Today’s Birthdays
Artists: [Authors,
Composers]
1919 - Shirley
Jackson, US, writer (Road Through the Wall)
1917 - June Taylor,
American choreographer
Athletes
Ruth Fuchs, German DR, javelin thrower
(Oly-2 gold-72, 76) is 65
Billy Koch, baseball pitcher
(Olympics-bronze-96) is 37
Johnny Mcwilliams, tight end (Arizona
Cardinals) is 39
Entertainers [Actors,
Singers…]
1912 - Morey
Amsterdam, comedian (Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show)
1902 - Frances Bavier,
actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show)
1914 - Dan Dailey, dancer/actor
(Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ)
Patty Duke, actor is 65
Vanessa Hudgens, actor, singer is 23
1911 - Spike Jones, composer
(In a Secluded Rendesvous)
1932 - Charlie
"Silver Fox" Rich, vocalist (Behind Closed Doors)
Entrepreneurs &
Educators
1775 - Philander
Chase, American founder of Kenyon College
1794 - Erastus
Corning, American businessman and politician
1922 - Don Hewitt, CBS
news executive producer (60 Minutes)
Political Figures
1896 - James H
Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942)
1895 - King George
VI of the United Kingdom
1829 - John Mercer
Langston, 1st black to hold US political office: Rep: VA
1897 - Margaret
Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-Maine)
Scientists &
Theologians
Robert Alan Ridley Parker, PhD/astronaut
(STS 9, STS 35) is 75
Today’s Obits
1861 - Albert, prince
consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies of typhoid fever at
42
1964 - William
Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies of pneumonia at 58
1998 - Norman Fell,
American actor (Three’s Company) dies at 74
1920 - George Gipp, [win
one for the Gipper]Notre Dame football player dies of streptococcal throat
infection at 25
1542 – James V,
king of Scotland (1513-42), dies of nervous collapse and fever at 30
1997 - Stubby Kaye,
actor (Guys & Dolls, Sweet Charity), dies at 79
1993 - Myrna Loy,
[Williams], US actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88
1985 - Roger Maris,
HR hitter (61 in 61, NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 51
1974 - Walter Lippmann,
US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85
1989 - Jock Mahoney,
actor (Dallas, Cow Town, Range Rider), dies of stroke at 70
1715 - Thomas
Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury dies at 79
1975 - Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show),
dies at 81
1476 - Vlad III the
Impaler assassinated at 45
1963 - Dinah
Washington, singer [What Difference A Day Makes], dies of sleeping pill
overdose at 39
1799 - George
Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies of quinsy at 66
Answers
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.
Area
in the western Atlantic where ships disappear: Bermuda Triangle
2.
Area
sxplored by Lewis and Clark: Louisiana territory
3.
Sausage,
pepperoni, anchovies: pizza topping
4.
In
school it might carry food for a lunch: cafeteria tray
5.
Very
thinly sliced piece of bread named after an opera singer: Melba toast
6.
Atlanta
school for engineers: Georgia Tech
7.
American
league team that played at the HH Humphrey Metro Dome: Minnesota Twins
8.
Teenage
mutant from comics and movies: Ninja Turtles
9.
On
clocks its four hours behind NY and Washington DC: Alaska Time
10. Female country singer with the #1
album ‘Come On Over”: Shania Twain
11. Best actress winner for My Cousin
Vinny: Marisa Tomei
12. For Howard’s End: Emma Thompson
13. Inventor who specialized in electromagnetism:
Nikola Tesla
14. Legal affairs correspondent for NPR:
Nina Totenberg
15. Toll road that runs from east of
Philly to west of Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania Turnpike
Wuzzle
- Head over heels in love
- Missing you
- Tear drops
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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