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Today’s Historical
Highlights
1635 - Oldest US
public institution, Boston Latin School founded
1789 - President-elect
George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY
1945 - Concentration
camp Flossenburg liberated
1953 - KTAR (now
KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, AZ (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 - 1st decimal
coins issued in Britain (5 & 10 pence)
1984 - AIDS-virus
identified (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
1994 - Libertarian
party nominates Howard Stern for Governor of NY
Free Rambling
Thoughts
Spring has arrived here
and is welcomed by all. We even have clouds that look like rain, not snow.
Great day to be in Flag.
Our discussion group was
very good last night. A new member has been teaching nursing in Liberia for a
couple of semesters after retiring from NAU. What a great look she had on
democracy. Bottom line, asking the people what they want for better lives works
much better and lasts a lot longer than bombing a country into democracy. The
current president of Liberia-- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf—came to power after ending
a long civil war. How? She and a large contingency of women went to a hotel out
of the country where the war lords were discussing peace. They surrounded the
building and told them no one could come or go until there was peace in their
homeland. It worked. She is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. All is not prefect in Liberia,
as they have biracial problems…after being ruled by
former US slaves (many who were biracial) for over a century and a half, the many
tribes are now wanting more say in the government. Great night of new insights.
Game Center
(answers at the end of post)
Brain Game—A
close up picture of what?
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NPR Sunday Puzzle
Every answer is an anagram
of a word starting with the letters, A-M. For example, if the clue is "A-M
+ sue," then the answer would be, "amuse."
1.
AM+ hubs:
2.
AM+ unto:
3.
AM+ styne:
4.
AM+ tee up:
5.
AM+ be nice:
6.
AM+ isobar:
7.
AM+ panders:
8.
AM+ thesauri:
Riddle of the day
Harry went out to dinner
with his friends Larry, Barry, and Gary. Harry sat across from Gary. At Gary's
right, opposite Barry, sat Larry. When the waiter came for their orders, Larry
and Barry ordered steak. Gary chose fish, and Harry (who likes to be difficult)
ordered like this: "Unless the man at the left of the man opposite the man
who ordered fish is not having what the man across from the man at the right of
the man at my left is having, then I'll have what the man across from the man
at the right of the man opposite me ordered. Otherwise, bring me the fettucine
alfredo." Assuming "right" and "left" is from the
viewpoint of the diners, what did Harry order?
Clue: Harry ordered the fettuccine.
Anagram:
unscramble—numbers represent the number of letters in
each answer word
Lifestyle Substance
Harper’s
Index
Found on You
Tube
Planet Earth—
Joke-of-the-day
A woman was sitting at a
bar enjoying an after-work cocktail with her girlfriends when an exceptionally
tall, handsome, extremely sexy young man entered. He was so striking that the
woman could not take her eyes away from him. The young man noticed her overly
attentive stare & walked directly toward her. Before she could offer her
apologies for being so rude for staring, the young man said to her, 'I'll do
anything, absolutely anything, that you want me to do, no matter how kinky, for
$100, on one condition.' Flabbergasted, the woman asked what the condition was.
The young man replied, 'You have to tell me what you want me to do in just
three words.'
The woman considered his
proposition for a moment, withdrew from her purse and slowly counted out five
$20 bills, which she pressed into the young man's hand along with her address.
She looked deeply into his eyes & slowly, meaningfully said, "Clean my
house."
Rules of
Thumb
Easy shortcuts to make
an ‘educated’ guess
When playing ice hockey, a good rule of thumb for forwards entering the offensive zone is: first player to the puck, second player to the net, and third player to the high slot (between the face-off circles in front of the net.)
Yeah, It Really
Happened
PITTSFORD, N.Y. - A New York state man who
began working for the U.S. Postal Service when he was 70 is now 92 and the
oldest postal worker in a district including eight states. Officials said
Charles Cook, of Pittsford, who works as a supervisor at the mail processing
center in Henrietta, is the oldest employee in a district including Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Delaware, and portions of New York, West
Virginia and New Jersey, the Rochester (N.Y.) Courier Democrat reported
Thursday.
"I say, 'If you think I'm going to be
replaced and they're going to bring in some greenhorn to do my job, you're
crazy,'" Cook said. "I'm going to be here for another 25 years."
Cook said he began his career with the Postal Service after a doctor told him
when he was 70 he should seek out a job with a lot of physical activity to
extend his life.
Somewhat Useless
Information
When you are feeling down
1. If you want your dreams
to come true, don't oversleep.
2. The smallest good deed
is better than the grandest intention.
3. Of all the things you
wear, your expression is the most important.
4. The best vitamin for
making friends....B1.
5. The 10 commandments are
not multiple choices.
6. The happiness of your
life depends on the quality of your thoughts.
7. Minds are like
parachutes...they function only when open.
8. Ideas won't work unless
YOU do.
9. One thing you can't
recycle is wasted time.
10. One who lacks the
courage to start has already finished.
Calendar Information
…Happening This
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
20-29
National
Dance Week
20-22
National
& Global Youth Service Days
21-28
Money Smart
Week
Administrative Professionals Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
Administrative Professionals Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
National
Playground Safety Week
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
Preservation
Week
Sky Awareness Week
Week of The Young Child
(Spring) Astronomy Week
Sky Awareness Week
Week of The Young Child
(Spring) Astronomy Week
Safe Kids
Week
Today Is
International
Marconi Day
Movie
Theatre Day
National
Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
Read Me Day
St. George
Feast Day
Talk Like
Shakespeare Day
World Book
& Copyright Day
World
Laboratory Animal Day
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Spain: Book
Day and Lover's Day
Turkey: Children's
Day/ National Sovereignty Day
Today’s Other Events
1300’s
1348 - 1st
English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter)
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1500’s
1597 - William
Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen
Elizabeth I of England in attendance
1600’s
1637 - Wongunk Chief
Sequin gave settlers the land on which to establish the village on Wetherfield,
north from Saybrook, on the Connecticut River. After he was ordered out of the
area, even though he was promised protection as a part of the agreement, he
lead an attack on the settlement. With the help of 200 Pequot warriors,
Sequin's force killed 9 settlers, and took 2 more hostage.
1700’s
1701- William Penn will
sign a treaty of friendship at Philadelphia with representatives of the
Susquehanna, Shawnee, Ganawese, and the Iroquois. All parties will agree to act
peaceably with each other. The treaty will be known as the "Articles of
Agreement".
1800’s
1851 - Canada issues
its 1st postage stamps
1900’s
1918 - National
Urban League forms
1932 - Shakespeare
Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon
1939 - 1st
performance of Béla Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin
1959 - 1st heliport
in Britain opens in London
1962 - 1st US
satellite to reach the moon launched Ranger 4
1969 - LA Laker
Jerry West scores 53 points
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan
sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy
1985 - Coca-Cola
announced it is changing its secret flavor formula New Coke debuts
1989 - Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker
1992 - McDonald's
opens its 1st fast-food restaurant in China
1995 - Pres Clinton
declares a national day of mourning for Oklahoma City
Today’s Birthdays
In their 80’s
Shirley Temple, actress
(Heidi)/ambassador (UN) will be 84
Estelle Harris, actress
(Estelle Castanza-Seinfeld) is 84
In their 70’s
David Birney, Wash DC,
actor (Brigette Loves Bernie, St Elsewhere) is 73
Lee Majors, [Harvey
Yeary], Mich, TV actor ($6,000,000 Man, Stunt Man) is 73
In their 60’s
Joyce DeWitt, actress
(Janet Wood-Three's Company) will be 63
In their 50’s
Valerie Bertinelli, Del,
(1 Day at a Time, Sydney); Ms Eddie Van Halen is 52
Jan Hooks, Decatur
Georgia, comedienne actress (SNL, Designing Women) is 55
George Lopez, American
actor and comedian is 51
Michael Moore, Flint,
Michigan, American filmmaker (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Sicko) is
54
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In their 30’s
Kal Penn, Montclair, New
Jersey, American actor (Dr. Lawrence Kutner-House, The Namesake) and civil
servant is 35
Remembered for being born on this day
James Buchanan, Cove Gap
PA, (Fed/Dem), 15th US president (1857-61) in 1791
Steve Clark, Hillsborough
England, rock guitarist (Def Leppard) in 1960
Sandra Dee, [Zuck],
Bayonne NJ, actress (Gidget, Imitation of Life) in 1942
Stephen Arnold Douglas,
(Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates) in 1813
Jim Fixx, jogger/writer
(Jim Fixx on Running) in 1932
Halston, [R Halston
Frowick], fashion designer (1972 Hall of Fame) in 1932
Gordon Hirabayshi,
Seattle, Washington, American civil rights activist and WWII internment
opponent (Hirabayshi v. United States), in 1918
Max Planck, physicist
(Quanta Physics) in 1858
Samuel Wallis, explorer
(Wallis Island) in 1728
Bud Wilkinson, college
football coach (Oklahoma) in 1916
Today’s Obits
Howard Cosell,
sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies in 1995 at 77
Buster Crabbe, 400m US
swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies in 1983 of heart failure at 73
George,
knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded in 303 at about 25
Alfred Packer, American
Cannibal dies in 1907 of senility at 65
James Earl Ray, American
assassin in 1998 of hepatitis C at 70
William Shakespeare, English
author (Hamlet), dies in 1616 at 52
William Tubman, president
of Liberia (1944-71), dies in 1971 at 76
William Wordsworth, poet,
dies in 1850 at 80
Boris Yeltsin, first
President of the Russian Federation in 2007 of heart failure at 76
Answers
Brain Game: Close
Up Picture
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Riddle of the day
What he essentially said
to the waiter was: "If Larry ordered the same thing as Gary, I'll have
steak." Since Larry ordered steak and Gary ordered fish, Harry does not
get steak.
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.
AM+ hubs:
a.
ambush
2.
AM+ unto:
a.
amount
3.
AM+ styne:
a.
amnesty
4.
AM+ tee up:
a.
amputee
5.
AM+ be nice:
a.
ambiance
6.
AM+ isobar:
a.
ambrosia
7.
AM+ panders:
a.
ampersand
8.
AM+ thesauri:
a.
amateurish
Anagrams
Disclaimer: All opinions
are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from
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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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