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Thoughts Our Great Discussions
Group meets tonight for the first time this year…We are discussing Afghanistan
& Iraq withdrawal issues. Should be a lively discussion. The blog may be a
little short, depending on when we dismiss. It has continued to be
chilly here, but after looking at the almanac, it isn’t as bad as a few years
ago. Nice…I get to wear my Ethiopian neck scarf while outside. Good news for me. Mary
Ellen is not selling her ‘book’, just her business. She is opening a branch
office in SC and will keep this one open as branch manager. Seems her assistant
here doesn’t have the license to be a branch manager yet, but can buy and sell
stuff. Mary Ellen is keeping her house and she and her beau will ‘commute’ for
business. I am much relieved since I couldn’t figure out why we hadn’t gotten
any written notification about the changes I had heard were happening. Also
learned that Bill and Mary Ellen have been an item for 14 years and Bill is
taking this change very hard. Love is strange. Game Center
(answers at the end of post)
Brain Game NPR Sunday PuzzleCorrection:
the answer about body parts should have been shin, not chin. Typo. You
are given an anagram and must rearrange the letters to name a Walt Disney film.
For example, given "iconic hop," the answer would be
"Pinocchio."
1.
Torn:
2.
As
if a tan:
3.
Idle
lancer:
4.
A
nacho spot:
5.
Auto
tallier:
6.
A
pony primps:
7.
PU:
Wuzzles
What concept or phrase do these suggest?
Lifestyle Substance AZ Centennial is in 30
days: Did you know?…
2010 Census AZ US
White persons, percent, 73.0% 72.4%
Black persons, percent, 4.1% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons 4.6% 0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2.8% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.2% 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races 3.4% 2.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 29.6% 16.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent 57.8% 63.7%
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Harper’s Index
- Percentage change in the median household wealth of white families since 2005: -16
- Of Hispanics: -66
Joke-of-the-dayComputers are like air
conditioners. They work fine until you start opening windows. --Bonus—A grizzled old man was
eating in a truck stop when three very large, leathered bikers walked in. The
first walked up to the old man, pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie and
then took a seat at the counter. The second walked up to the old man, spat into
the old man's milk and then he too took a seat at the counter. The third walked
up to the old man, turned over the old man's plate, and then he took a seat at
the counter.Without a word of
protest, the old man quietly left the diner. Shortly thereafter, one of the
bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man, was he?"The waitress replied,
"Not much of a truck driver either, he just backed his big-rig over three
motorcycles."
Rules of Thumb
Easy shortcuts to make
an ‘educated’ guess
- Antique Dealers know those who are eating when they come in won't buy anything
Somewhat Useless Information The word
"toast" is a wish of good health. It started in ancient Rome, where a
piece of toasted bread was dropped into wine.Some older terms for
hangover include "wailing of cats" (German), "out of tune"
(Italian), "woody mouth (French), "workmen in my head (Norwegian),
and "pain in the roots of my hair" (Swedish).During Prohibition,
temperance activists hired a scholar to delete all references to alcohol
beverages in the Bible.Since the recent
discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs, it's been suggested that fermented
beverages existed as early as the Neolithic period (cir. 10,000 BC), and that
beer may have preceded bread as a staple.Subyou, a powdered
alcohol sold in gas stations, convenience stores, and bars across Germany,
contains 4.8% alcohol by volume. The powder is intended to be mixed with cold
water and costs between two and three dollars.
Yeah, It Really Happened WASHINGTON - Thousands
of train commuters in Washington, London, Toronto, Mexico City, Madrid and
other cities rode the rails in their underpants for No Pants Day. The Sunday
event, organized in Facebook by group Improv Everywhere, involved an estimated
16,000 people in 60 cities, AOL reported Monday. Other cities with participants
included New York, Los Angeles and Tel Aviv, Israel. The Washington Post
reported about 200 men and women participated on the city's Metro trains, and
Britain's Sun newspaper said hundreds of pantless people took to the London
Underground for what is known in the country as the No Trousers Tube Ride. The
Sun said riders in Madrid were stopped by police when entering the planned
starting station. "The purpose is to have fun and entertain people,"
said Dan Becherano, one of the event's organizers. "The purpose of flash
mobs is to show how we can get together without knowing each other and work as
teams without really having seen each other ahead of time. The most important
thing will be the victims -- the reaction of people who aren't involved."
NEW!!! Planet
Earth
Calendar Information
…Happening This Week:
11-17
Cuckoo Dancing WeekNational No-Tillage Week National Soccer Coaches of America WeekInternational Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week
15-21
Healthy Weight WeekInternational Printing WeekNational Fresh Squeezed Juice WeekWeek of Christian Unity
Today Is
Hat DayHumanitarian DayReligious Freedom Day
Today’s Other Events
Before 1000CE588
BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under
Zedekiah's reign.
1500’s
1562 - 3rd
sitting of Council of Trente opens
1700’s
1777 - People
of New Connecticut (Vermont) declare independence from England
1800’s
1861 - Steam
elevator patented by Elisha Otis
1870 - Donkey
1st used as symbol of Democratic Party, in Harper's Weekly
1889 - The
Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally
incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.
1900’s
1919 - 2
million gallons of molasses flood Boston MA, drowning 21
1934 - 8.4
earthquake in India/Nepal, 10,700 die
1935 - 300
Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition
1949 - Mao's
Red army conquers Ten-tsin
1951 - Supreme Court
rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not
protected speech & can be a cause for arrest
1961 - Supremes
signed with Motown Records
1970 - Republic
Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria
1971 - Aswan Dam
official opens in Egypt
1975 - Space
Mountain opens (Disneyland)
2000’s
2005 - An intense
solar flare blasts X-rays across the solar system
2009 - US
Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing into the Hudson River shortly
after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. All passengers and crew
members survive.2011 - Wikipedia
the free internet encyclopedia turns 10 years old
Today’s Birthdays
In their 30’sJanuary Jones will
be 34
In their 50’sRandy White, NFL tackle
(Dallas Cowboys) is 59
Remembered for being
born on this day
1812 - Peter C
Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer
1913 - Lloyd
Bridges, San Leandro California, actor (Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane)
1803 - Marjory
Fleming, Scottish writer and poet
1929 - Martin Luther
King Jr, Atlanta, American clergyman and leader of the Civil Rights Movement
(Nobel 1964)
1909 - Gene Krupa,
Benny Goodman's drummer (Sing Sing Sing)
1622 - Molière,
French playwright
1892 - Rex Ingram,
Irish director (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)
1906 - Aristotle
Onassis, Greece, rich shipping magnate
1908 - Edward
Teller, Budapest Hungary, fathered H-bomb (Manhattan Project)
1845 - Ella
Flagg Young, 1st woman pres (National Educational Association)
Today’s Obits
1987 - Ray Bolger,
actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz), dies at 83
1949 - Black
Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)
1968 - Bill
Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies
2008 - Brad Renfro,
American actor
Answers Brain Game NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.
Torn:
Tron
2.
As
if a tan: Fantasia
3.
Idle
lancer: Cinderella
4.
A
nacho spot: Pocahontas
5.
Auto
tallier: Ratatouille
6.
A
pony primps: Mary Poppins
7.
PU:
Up
Wuzzle
Your behavior is out of
line
Once over lightly
Back on an even keel
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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