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Today’s Historical
Highlights
1770 - Capt James
Cook 1st sees Australia
1775 - Revolution
begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"
1897 - 1st Boston Marathon
won by John McDermott of NY in 2:55:10-- 2011, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya
ran the fastest marathon ever in a time of 2:03 02
1910 - Halley's
comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao)
1941 - Milk rationed
in Holland
1948 - Chiang
Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China
1982 - Sally
Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut
Free Rambling
Thoughts
There was no blog
yesterday. I had a great afternoon and evening at a bag piping concert. Three
of the best in the world pipers, and two drummers of equal renown. The concert
was put together as part of their trip down Route 66. Amazing music, very nice
people, and a good venue…the local American Legion.
It ain’t easy to play the pipes, and at 7000+’ makes it even harder. So great
to hear such awesome music.
As a side story I learned
something too. I was asked to pick up the deli trays at the local Safeway. When
I got to the deli counter, the lady said, ‘you need a cart’. So I got a cart.
She put the two trays in the cart and I headed out. As I got to the door, both
of the cart’s front wheels locked. I thought I had hit something or had
something stuck on a wheel. I was blocking the door, trying to move the cart.
Some guy from the store comes running up to me and says “you didn’t go through
a checkout line”. I said I hadn’t. Turns out that somehow, through the magic of
technology, the wheels are locked when you don’t go through a checkout line and
leave the store. He pointed a scanner type object at the wheels and I was on my
way. No wonder groceries are so expensive. I had no idea so many people in
Flagstaff would steal groceries with a cart. Every police report that makes the
paper has people stuffing stuff in their coats and pants, not walking out with
a cart full of unpaid groceries.
Game Center
(answers at the end of post)
Brain Game—A
close up picture of what?
NPR Sunday Puzzle
For each word given, add a
letter at the start, the end or somewhere inside to name a well-known U.S.
city. For example, given the word "flit," the answer would be
"Flint."
1.
Caper:
2.
Dove:
3.
Mimi:
4.
August:
5.
Sale:
6.
Butt:
7.
Add two consecutive letters
8.
Poland:
9.
June:
10.
Spoke:
11.
Boon:
12.
Saul:
13.
Province:
Riddle of the day
Determine what letter should replace the ? at the end: M M L J A R C C G E P C ?
Anagram:
unscramble—numbers represent the number of letters in
each answer word
Lifestyle Substance
Harper’s
Index
Number of codes in the
current nationwide system for describing medical services on insurance: 17,849
Number in the new
federally mandated system: 141,058
Found on You
Tube
After the Revolution-Fidel Castro
Planet Earth—
Joke-of-the-day
1. "Weather at our
destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them
fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money,
more than Southwest Airlines."
2. "Your seat cushions can be used for
flotation, and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to
shore and take them with you with our
compliments."
3. "As you exit the plane, make sure to
gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly
among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
4. And from the pilot during his welcome
message: "Delta airlines is pleased to have some of the best flight
attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this
flight!"
5. Overheard on an American Airlines flight
into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final
approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard
landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to
Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the
Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate
Rules of
Thumb
Easy shortcuts to make
an ‘educated’ guess
The urge to fix up a house you've just moved into is strongest during the first 30 days. To save money, wait for a month before you do any repairs.
Yeah, It Really
Happened
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - Police say they needed to
handcuff a 6-year-old Milledgeville, Ga., girl for allegedly throwing a tantrum
that injured a school principal. Kindergartener Salecia Johnson allegedly tore
items from walls, threw furniture and knocked over a bookshelf that injured the
principal of Creekside Elementary School. When police arrived, Salecia was in
tears in the principal's office. They said they tried to reason with Salecia
but she wouldn't hear it. So they cuffed her. Police Chief Dray Swicord said he
takes a hard line on suspects, regardless of whether they've had nap time.
"Our policy is that any detainee
transported to our station in a patrol vehicle is to be handcuffed in the
back," Swicord told WMAZ-TV, Macon, Ga. "There's no age discrimination
on that rule."
Salecia was taken down to
the station and booked on charges of simple assault and damage to property. She
will not have to appear in court, but there's no word on whether or not her
milk money will cover bail. She was suspended from school until August.
"She has mood swings
some days, which all of us have mood swings some days," said Constance
Johnson, the girl's mother. "I guess that was just one of her bad days
that day."
Somewhat Useless
Information
When the Three Musketeers
candy bar was introduced in 1932, it was divided into three sections: one
vanilla, one strawberry, and one chocolate. The latter proved the most popular
flavor, so the candy was later changed to all chocolate.
Forrest Mars and Bruce
Murrie were the M's behind the sweet treats known as M&M's.
The official explanation
for the name of the Baby Ruth candy bar has always been that it was named after
Grover Cleveland's daughter. However, she died 17 years before the confection
was introduced. It is believed that Curtiss Candy perpetuated the Cleveland
story when Yankee slugger Babe Ruth sued for royalties.
Tom Henry of Arkansas
City, Kansas, invented a candy bar bearing his name in 1919. He later sold the
recipe to the Curtiss Candy Company, which changed the name of the candy to
"Oh, Henry."
The 1975 book Looking for
Mr. Goodbar wasn't specifically named after the Hershey candy bar, which first
appeared in 1925. The title referred to a single woman looking for a "good
man" as she frequented a singles bar.
The $100 Grand candy bar
was originally known as the $100,000 bar. In June 2005, Hot 102-FM in
Lexington, Kentucky, was sued by a "lucky caller" who thought she'd
won $100,000 from the radio station, only to be told that the real prize was
just a $100 Grand bar.
Calendar Information
…Happening This
Week:
14-22
National
Karaoke Week
National
Volunteer Week
National Pet ID Week
National Pet ID Week
National
Paperboard Packaging Week
18-23
Cleaning For
A Reason Week
Consumer Awareness Week
International Whistlers Week
Consumer Awareness Week
International Whistlers Week
Police
Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
19-5/4
Kentucky
Derby Week
Today Is
National
Hanging Out Day
Oklahoma City
Bombing Commemoration Day
Get To Know
Your Customers Day
High Five
Day
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust
Remembrance Day)
Garlic Day
John Parker
Day: Remembering John Parker’s order,
at Lexington Green, Apr 19, 1775: “Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired
upon; but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”
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US: FL: Patriots'
Day
Today’s Other Events
Before 1000CE
607 - Comet
1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth
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1500’s
1529 - 2nd
Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism
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1700’s
1782 - John Adams
secured the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent
government and the house that he purchased in The Hague, Netherlands became the
first American embassy
1800’s
1852 - California
Historical Society forms
1900’s
1923 - New Egyptian
law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers
1936 - Anti-Jewish
riots break out in Palestine
1939 - Connecticut
finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late)
1945 - Rodgers &
Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway
1948 - ABC-TV
network begins
1956 - US actress
Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III (in Church)
1965 - 1st all
news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in NYC) begins operating
1987 - Gregory Robertson
does 200-mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver
1994 - Supreme Court
outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender
2000’s
2005 - Cardinal
Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the Papal
conclave.
2011 - Fidel
Castro resigns from the Communist Party of Cuba's central committee after 45
years of holding the title.
Today’s Birthdays
In their 80’s
In their 70’s
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In their 50’s
Al Unser Jr, Indy-car
racer (over 10 wins) is 50
In their 40’s
Ashley Judd, actress,
humanitarian is 44
In their 30’s
Kate Hudson, Los Angeles,
California, American actress (Almost Famous, You, Me and Dupree) is 33
James Franco, actor (127
Hours)is 34
Under 30 years old
Maria Sharapova, Russian
tennis player is 25
Remembered for being
born on this day
Frank Fontaine, Cambridge
Mass, comedian (Crazy Guggenheim) in 1920
Adrian H Haworth, English
entomologist/botanist in 1767
Eliot Ness, untouchable
(FBI agent-Chicago) in 1903
Jayne Mansfield, [Vera
Jane Palmer], Bryn Mawr Pa, American actress (Fat Spy) in 1933
Dudley Moore, London
England, actor (10, Arthur, Bedazzled, 6 Weeks) in 1935
Dick Sargent, American
actor (Betwitched: Darren II) in 1930
Today’s Obits
Charles Robert Darwin,
naturalist (Origin of Species), dies at 73 in 1882
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st
Earl (Beaconsfield)/novelist, dies at 76 in 1881
Robert Jameson, Scottish
naturalist dies at 80 in 1854
Answers
Brain Game: Close
Up Picture
Riddle of the day
T (New Testament Books)
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.
Caper:
a.
Casper, WY
2.
Dove:
a.
Dover, DE
3.
Mimi:
a.
Miami, FL
4.
August:
a.
Augusta, GA
5.
Sale:
a.
Salem, MA
6.
Butt:
a.
Butte, MT
Add two consecutive
letters
7.
Poland:
a.
Portland, OR
8.
June:
a.
Juneau, Alaska
9.
Spoke:
a.
Spokane, WA
10.
Boon:
a.
Boston, MA
11.
Saul:
a.
St Paul, MN
12.
Province:
a.
Providence, RI
Anagrams
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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