Mar 29

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Today’s  Historical  Highlights

1638 - 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)

1797 - The Mohawk treaty is signed at Albany today by 5 Indians, including Joseph Brandt. All of their lands in New York are ceded for $1000

1848 - Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam

1867 - Congress approves Lincoln Memorial

1961 - 23rd Amendment ratified, allows Wash DC residents to vote for pres

1973 - US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution

2010 - Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40

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Free Rambling Thoughts   

Ah, the allergist says that since the med I take when I have a swelling, and it works, he doesn’t need to see for a year. Still no one knows why I swell up, just that I do. I really want it to just stop, but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards. Bummer.

My tax guy was happy to see me, I dropped off all the paperwork, and he will call me when it’s ready. No rush, as long as I have it posted by the deadline. I just hate to sit there while he goes through all those papers. He knows that, so our meeting was all of 20 minutes. While I did have lots of capital gains, I can only hope for the best.

Game   Center   (answers at the end of post)

Brain Game

NPR Sunday Puzzle

Every answer is the name of a popular magazine. Name the title of the magazine from the anagram. For example, given "weird," the answer would be "Wired."

1.      Item:

2.      Laurel:

3.      Adrape:

4.      Queries:

5.      Ten four:

6.      Sharper:

7.      Brooked:

8.      Entraps:

9.      Senesce:

10.   Modern tort: ( 2 words)

Wuzzles  What concept or phrase do these suggest?

Lifestyle  Substance     

Planet Earth—

Found on You Tube         

Pearl Bailey on "What's My Line?"

Harper’s Index         

Last year in which the US government did not ‘do everything wrong’ according to Ron Paul: 1987, or maybe 1988

Joke-of-the-day

A juggler, driving to his next performance, is stopped by the police. "What are those machetes doing in your car?" asks the cop.

"I juggle them in my act."

"Oh, yeah? Says the doubtful cop. "Let's see you do it.” The juggler gets out and starts tossing and catching the knives. Another man driving by slows down to watch.

 "Wow" says the passer-by. "I'm glad I quit drinking. Look at the test they're giving now!

Rules of Thumb   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

When raindrops hit your windshield faster than you can count them, it's time to knock off work for the day.

Somewhat Useless Information   

Before writing the screenplay for 'Dr. Strangelove' as a satire, Stanley Kubrick studied over forty military and political research books. He decided that a "serious treatment" of the subject of war would skim over his more salient points. He then decided to try to "treat the story as a nightmare comedy."

Because of its depiction of teenage violence, 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971) became one of the most controversial films of the decade, and part of an ongoing debate about violence in cinema.

Yeah, It Really Happened                 

WEST COVINA, Calif. - Police in Southern California said a medical marijuana delivery man told them he was robbed by two people dressed as ninjas. West Covina police said the man, who is in his 40s, told investigators he was returning to his vehicle after making a delivery shortly before 10 p.m. Friday when "he was approached by two subjects in ninja costumes who chased him with batons," the San Gabriel Valley (Calif.) Tribune reported Monday. "The victim said he was scared and he dropped a bag with some marijuana and money. The suspects took it," police Lt. Alan Henley said. Police said they had no reports of other recent crimes in which perpetrators were dressed as ninjas.

Calendar Information        

…Happening This Week:

25-31 

Consider Christianity Week:

Passiontide (3/25-4/7)

National Conference on Family Literacy

Pediatric Nurse Practioner Week

Root Canal Awareness Week

National Protocol Officer's Week

National Cleaning Week

Today Is                                                                      

Knights of Columbus Founders Day

National Mom & Pop Business Owner's Day

Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day

Texas Loves The Children Day

Mule Day

Festival Of Smoke and Mirrors Day

Madagascar: Commemoration Day (those who died in the rebellion of 1947 against French colonization)

Taiwan: Youth Day

Today’s Other Events                                                             

1500’s

1549 - The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded

1600’s

1676: As a part of King Philip's War, a band of Narraganset will attack Providence, Rhode Island All but one of the settlers will retreat to the garrison. The remaining settler will be killed. Many of the other structures in the village will be burned to the ground.

1700’s

1798 - Republic of Switzerland forms

1800’s

1804 - Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti

1806 - Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway

1897 - Japan adopts Gold Standard

1900’s

1932 - Jack Benny debuts on radio, on Ed Sullivan's New York interview program

1961 - After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge

1962 - Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show"

1971 - 1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre

1984 - NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis

1989 - I M Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris

2000’s

2004 - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members

2004 - The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 70’s

Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, Night Creature)  is 73

In their 60’s

Eric Idle comedian/actor (Monty Python) will be 69

Vangelis, [Papathanasiou], composer/keyboardist (Chariots of Fire) is 69

In their 50’s

Earl Campbell, NFL running back (Houston, New Orleans, 1977 Heisman) is 57

Kurt Thomas, US, gymnist (Olympics), actor (Gymkata) is 56

In their 40’s

Lucy Lawless New Zealand actress and singer will be 44

Elle MacPherson Austrailian super model and actress (Sirens)  is 48

In their 30’s

Jennifer Capriati, tennis pro (Oly-gold-92)is 36

Remembered for being born on this day

Pearl Bailey, Newport News Va, singer (Hello Dolly) in 1918

Billy Carter, Plains Georgia, brother of Pres Carter in 1937

James E Casey, founder (United Parcel Service) in 1888

Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well in 1819

Man O'War, racehorse (winner of 20 out of 21 races & $249,465) in 1917

Eugene J McCarthy, Watkins Minn, (Sen-D-Minn, pres candidate 1968) in 1916

Dennis O'Keefe, Fort Madison IA, actor/dir (T-Men, Fighting Seabees) in 1908

Karen Anne Quinlan, NJ, famous comatose patient (right to die case)

John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) in 1790

Sam Walton, billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart) in 1918

Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/founder (American Hebrew Congregations) I 1819

Cy [Denton True] Young, Gilmore Ohio, pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911) in 1867

Today’s Obits                                                           

John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 in 1848

Maurice Jarre, French composer dies at 85 in 2009

Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies in 1788

Answers                                                                                                                                            

Brain Game

NPR Sunday Puzzle

1.      Item:

a.      Time

2.      Laurel:

a.      Allure

3.      Adrape:

a.      Parade

4.      Queries:

a.      Esquire

5.      Ten four:

a.      Fortune

6.      Sharper:

a.      Harpers

7.      Brooked:

a.      Red Book

8.      Entraps:

a.      Parents

9.      Senesce:             

10.   Essence

11.   Modern tort: ( 2 words)

a.      Motor Trend

Wuzzle

• Love triangle
• Cincinnati
• Shady deal

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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