Dec. 14, 2012

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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 50/ Day:  349

 Today: H   43°…L 15° Averages: H  42° L 17°

Records: H   67°(2010)…L -19°(1931)

Wind: ave:   15mph; Gusts:  40mph Today’s ave. humidity:  49%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston) —1849
1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati—1793
Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum
     pellets covered with fish scales—1656
Congress establishes rank of General of Army (5-star General) —1944
DNA created in a test tube—1967
George W. Bush announces the capture of Saddam Hussein—2003
George W. Bush made his fourth and final (planned) trip to Iraq as
     president and almost got struck by two shoes thrown at him—2008Glasgow Underground Railway is opened—1896 Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain—1927
Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion—1915
NASCAR is founded in Daytona Beach—1947
Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen
     Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old—1542
South Pole 1st reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen—1911
Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses)—1124

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   

How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

So it looks like the snow is on its way. It’s cold, windy, and clouds appear to be moving in. But it has been like that most of the day and no moisture yet. This feels like winter for sure.

 

Sorry to hear that Susan Rice has withdrawn her name for Sec of State. I don’t know that much about her, but the hearings are supposed to bring all that out. I am sorry because a few far right wing conservatives black balled her before she had a chance to have the hearings. She would certainly not be the first, nor the last to not be confirmed if the picture painted is really that bad. However, not that many potential Secretary level candidates have withdrawn before even being nominated. Sad state of affairs for our country.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

Duplicate Letter Puzzles

Find common words with certain letters duplicated in the given positions. V stands for a duplicated vowel, C stands for a duplicated consonant, L stands for any duplicated letter, and _ stands for any letter

_ _ C C _ C C

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Old Saying Explained:

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

This old saying is probably derived from the days when people who sold piglets in bags sometimes put a cat in the bag instead. If you let the cat out of the bag you exposed the trick.

Ok, then?

Movie Theme Songs you may remember:

Philadelphia--''Streets of Philadelphia''

Read This Headline Carefully!!

In a City restaurant:

OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS.

Coptic Christian Art:

Harper’s Index:         

Ratio of the number of genes in microorganism inhibiting the human nostril to the number in the human genome: 168:1

Ruminations:

Water polo: one shark away from being the most awesome sport on the planet

Unusual Fact of the Day:

The "recombobulation area" is the place where travelers try to recover their belongings and composure after going through airport security.

Found on You Tube: 

• SPIKE JONES - COCKTAILS FOR TWO

• William Bendix--What's My Line

Joke-of-the-day:

A woman’s work that is never done is the stuff she asks her husband to do.  

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

WAITING FOR A CHANCE TO SAY SOMETHING

People will lapse into silence after every 20 minutes of conversation.    

Yeah, It Really Happened

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. - Authorities in Florida said they arrested a drunken wedding crasher accused of shouting obscenities and throwing beer cans during the ceremony. Marco Island Police said Bradley Stiner, 22, of Marco Island, who was not familiar with the couple or their wedding party, was seen running behind the altar at the beachfront wedding Friday evening, trying to get the attention of the wedding party, the Naples Daily News reported Monday. Police said Stiner became frustrated when the wedding party members ignored him and started shouting, "Hey tourists, get off my beach, I'm local." Stiner then allegedly shouted obscenities and threw unopened beer cans at the wedding, striking the best man in the back with one of the cans. Police said Stiner had difficulty standing without swaying when they spoke to him and refused to tell officers how much alcohol he had consumed prior to the incident. He was arrested and charged with disorderly intoxication and the man who was struck by the beer can decided to press a misdemeanor battery charge Saturday.  

Somewhat Useless Information   

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A much-cited survey conducted by US-based David's Bridal estimated that around 7,500 brides would be getting married in America on Dec. 12, 2012--a 1,446 percent increase from 12/12/11.

• The New York Times wrote that many couples considered it lucky to get married on repetitive dates, with 07-07-07, 10-10-10 and 11-11-11 each breaking Las Vegas records.

• According to Chinese numerology, the number one is a yang number which is ruled by the sun and represents independence and individualism. Two is a yin number which is ruled by the moon and represent symmetry and balance. When placed together, the number 12 brings harmony to the yin and yang, balancing the feminine energy of the moon with the masculine energy of the sun.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

10-17> Human Rights Week

12-18> Halcyon Days: the seven days in winter when storms never occur

Today Is                                                                      

Monkey Day
National Bouillabaisse Day
National Salesperson Day
~US: Alabama Admission Day (1819-22^nd state)

Today’s Events through History  

"Saturday Night Fever" starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC—1977
1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) —1901
Charleston, SC evacuated by British—1782
David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine—1798
Egypt & Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference—1977
Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure—1971
Greece formally takes possession of Crete—1913
Israel annexes Golan Heights (seized from Syria in war of 1967) —1981
Moslem fundamentalists murder 12 Kroates/Bosnians in Algeria—1993
Phoenix Coyote Mike Gartner is 5th NHLer to score 700 goals—1997
US agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Org (1st time in 13 yrs) —1988
 Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives—1287

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 60’s

Patty Duke, actress (Miracle Worker) is 66  

Remembered for being born today

Morey Amsterdam, comedian and actor (1908-1996)

Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show) (1902-1989)

Dan Dailey, NYC, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ) (1915-1978)

King George VI of the United Kingdom (1895- coronary thrombosis-1952) 

Don Hewitt, NYC, CBS news executive producer (60 Minutes) (1922-2009)

Spike Jones, Long Beach California, composer (In a Secluded Rendesvous) (1911- emphysema-1965)

Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], astrologist/prophet (Les Propheties), (1503—gout-1566)

Lee Remick,actress (Days of Wine & Rose, Long Hot Summer) (1935-cancer-1991)

Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich, vocalist (Behind Closed Doors) (1932- pulmonary embolism-1995)

Margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine) (1897-1995)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley)— chronic stomach ailment—1964—at 58

Norman Fell, actor [3’s Company]—cancer—1998—at 74

James V, King of Scotland (1513-42)—delirium—1542—at 30

Walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty)—1974—at 85

Myrna Loy, [Williams], US actress (Jazz Singer)—1993—at 88

Jock Mahoney, actor (Dallas, Tarzan)stroke—1989—at 70

Roger Maris, HR hitter (61 in 61, NY Yankees)— Hodgkin's—1985—at 51

Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show)—1975—at 81

Dinah Washington, singer—sleeping pill overdose—1963—at 39

George Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97)—bled due to illness—1799—at 67

Answer: Duplicate Letter Puzzles

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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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