May 27

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Today’s  Historical  Highlights

1850: Mormon Temple in Nauvoo Illinois destroyed by tornado

1895: British inventor Birt Acres patents film camera/projector

1930: Richard Drew invents masking tape

1943: US forbid racial discrimination in war industry

1951: Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing

1961: 1st black light is sold

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Free Rambling Thoughts   

Another day of strong winds. Such is the way of spring in Northern AZ. The temps, along with the wind made it hard to be outside very much. Glad I didn’t have to do any errands and could stay around the house most of the day.

I have changed some of the games on this blog…hope you enjoy the new ones. We all have to keep our brains changing and trying new things.

So frustrated that the nation’s news and weather people can’t correctly pronounce the latest hurricane—Beryl. It was my mother’s name and for 89 years she had to put up with people mispronouncing it. Every broadcast I have seen or heard calls it …it is pronounced . I guess none of them took a gem course in their education. Frustrated.

Just before Memorial Day, the military right is scaring us that the possible cuts in military spending at the end of the year will end America’s super power status. Really?!?. The times have changed. At times we are like the British who were fighting us during the Revolutionary War. The British insisted on wearing fancy uniforms and marching into battle in lines—the troops they were fighting hid behind trees and didn’t wear fancy uniforms. We continue to try and fight a traditional war when we are actually fighting terrorists. The US military budget was about $711 billion in 2010. The next nearest country, China, spent about $140billion. On average the top countries spend about 2.2% of their GDP. The US spends 4.7%. China spends 2.2%. The cuts that were approved by Congress will not end our status as a super power. It will simply mean that the military establishment has to be more frugal in its spending. It’s about time.

Game   Center: (answers at the end of post)

Brain Game—A close up picture of what?

NPR Sunday Puzzle

Common Ground: given two things, name what they have in common. Each answer has six letters. For example, given "typewriter" and "Christmas gift," the answer is "ribbon."

1.      A nose; San Francisco Bay:

2.     A credit card; a skunk:

3.     A jack in the box; a year:

4.     A compass; a phonograph:

5.     A kangaroo; a pool table:

6.     A soon to be bride; a bathroom:

7.     Laundromat; a hardware store:

8.     A temperature; a college graduate:

9.     A door; a CB user:

10.  A railway station; a beer pub:

11.    A baseball game; a cake mixing bowl:

12.   A ship; TV news program:

What is the word or phrase?

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3x3 Word Boxes

The answer to 1 across is the same word as the answer to 1 down; 2 across is the same as 2 down; etc. Can you solve these Word Boxes? Each answer is 3 letters.

1.    Bound paper stack
2.   What’s in the hole?
3.   Study [Noun]

Lifestyle  Substance     

***NEW***  Summer Songs of the 1960’s

Hey Jude, The Beatles 1968 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (9 weeks)

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Rolling Stones 1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)

Light My Fire, The Doors   1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)

Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys 1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)

Harper’s Index         

Percentage of Chinese and Americans, respectively, who struggled to pay for food in 2011: 6, 19

Found on You Tube 

Body Painting Film

This is an art film!       

Planet Earth—

Joke-of-the-day

After drinking, Men talk unnecessarily, Become emotional, drive badly, stop thinking, fight for nothing Women can do all these without drinking!

Rules of Thumb   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

The harder the cheese, the longer it will keep.

Yeah, It Really Happened

 Tokyo, Japan: Mao Sugiyama, a 22-year-old Japanese artist, had his penis and testicles surgically removed in order to live as an "asexual", that is without gender. But then he decided, in order to raise awareness about sexual minorities and to raise funds to help pay for the surgery, that he was going to cook his own genitals and served them to five paying diners in Tokyo.
Diners paid 20,000 yen ($251.42 USD) for the plate with a portion of genitals. The meal was prepared under the supervision of a certified cook and diners were required to sign a waiver indemnifying Sugiyama and event organizers.Steps were taken so the act met all relevant laws, including a ban on organ sales, processing of medical waste and even food sanitation requirements.The genitals were braised and served with mushrooms and a parsley garnish.Sugiyama said he received questions from some women and men asking 'Will there be a next time? Please host it again.' Apparently, the meal did not leave a bad taste in the diners' mouths.
But there is only one set of male organ," he tweeted. "I have no plan for the next time."                

Somewhat Useless Information   

The Code of Hammurabi is the earliest known example of a ruler publicly proclaiming to his people an entire set of laws, in an orderly arrangement, so that all of men might read and known what was required of them. Hammurabi was a ruler of ancient Babylon, probably from around 1795 B.C. to about 1750 B.C.

The Battle of Wavre was the last battle of the Napoleonic Wars. It took place on June 18 and 19, 1815, between Prussian and French forces

The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, which featured a portrait of Queen Victoria, was introduced by Great Britain in1840.

For AZ centennial celebration: town names

• Hackberry, AZ: an unincorporated community in Mohave County, former mining town founded in 1874, Hackberry takes its name from thehackberry tree common to the area, became a ghost town in 1973, 1992, travelling artist Bob Waldmire re-opened the Hackberry General Store

• Hereford, AZ: an unincorporated community in Cochise County, population of theid 6,537, community was named after B.J. Hereford, who was a friend of the town's founder, The area is known for its wildlife and outdoor activities. Hundreds of birds and butterflies migrate through this area year round.

• Hotevilla, AZ: also known asThird Mesa, Navajo County, on the Hopi Reservation, population is 767, total area of 11.9 square miles (31 km2), first settled by the "hostiles", a group of Hopi residents who were forced out of nearby Oraibi in the 1906, The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.96% Native American, 3.78% White, and 0.26% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race 

• Hualapai, AZ: (pronounced Wal-lah-pie) means “People of the Tall Pines.”, The reservation encompasses about one million acres along 108 miles of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, occupying part of three northern Arizona counties: Coconino, Yavapai, and Mohave , population of the Hualapai Reservation is about 1,621

Calendar Information        

…Happening This Week:

21-27

Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week

National Medical Transcription Week

National Backyard Games Week

Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories Old-Time Player Piano Week

27-6/2

Hurricane Preparedness Week

Black Single Parents Week

Today Is                                                                      

Body Painting Arts

Festival Cellophane Tape Day

Indianapolis 500

National Wig Out Day

Today’s Other Events                                                             

1500’s

1529: 30 Jews of Posing Hungary, charged with blood ritual, burned at stake

1600’s

1607: Virginia has its first significant battle between Indians and European settlers

1679: Habeas Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK

1700’s

1703: St Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great

1800’s

1813: Americans capture Ft George, Canada

1847: The Oregon Country publication "The Spectator" has an article by its editor, George L. Curry. He blames much of the problems with the local Indians on their use of alcohol. He asks for better enforcement of the laws prohibiting the sale of "intoxicants" to Indians

1896: Tornado hit St Louis, killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless

1900’s

1930: The 1,046-foot (319-meter) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public

1933: Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released

1942: Hitler orders 10,000 Czechs murdered

1949: Russian stop train traffic West-Berlin

1964: "From Russia With Love" premieres in US

1967: Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census

1969: Walt Disney World construction begins

1981: John Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol

1997: 1st all female (20 British women) team reaches North Pole

1997: Marv Albert pleads innocent to charges of sexual assault

1999: The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo

2000’s

2006: The May 2006 Java earthquake strikes at 5:53:58 AM local time (22:53:58 UTC May 26) devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta killing over 6,600 people

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

Remembered for being born on this day

Rachel Louise Carson, biologist/ecologist/writer (Silent Spring) in 1907

Kam Fong, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Hawaii Five-0) in 1919

"Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout in 1837

Tony Hillerman, American writer best known for his Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels in 1925

Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn) 38th VP (1965-69), 1968 Pres candidate in 1911

Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)in 1332

Sam Snead, Hot Springs VA, PGA golfer (PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73) in 1912

Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad) in 1974

Herman Wouk, NYC, novelist (Caine Mutiny, Winds of War) in 1915

In their 90’s

Christopher Lee, London England, actor (Hound of Baskervilles) is 90

In their 80’s

Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State (1973-77)/Nobel Peace Prize (1973) is 89

In their 70’s

Louis Gossett Jr, Bkln NY, actor (Officer & Gentleman, Deep)is 76

Ramsey Lewis, Chicago, pop jazz artist (Hang on Sloopy) is 77

Lee Meriwether, LA California, Miss America (Time Tunnel,  Barnaby Jones) is 77

In their 60’s

Pete Sears, bassist (Jefferson Starship) is 64

In their 50’s

Cynthia McFadden, American television anchor is 56

In their 40’s

Todd Bridges, SF CA, actor (Diff'rent Strokes, Fish) is 47

In their 30’s

André 3000 (André Lauren Benjamin), American musician (OutKast)is 37

Today’s Obits                                                           

Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, mobster (St Valentines Day), dies in 1992 at 86

Jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed & stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies in 1790 at 89

Jeff Conaway, American actor dies of sepsis (OD) in 2011 at 60

Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies of heart attack in 1910 at 66

Jawaharial Nehru, Independent India's 1st PM, dies of heart attack in 1964 at 74 Margaret Pole the Blessed, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded for treason after 11 blows in 1541 at 67

Robert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies of heart attack in 1949 at 55

Answers                                                                                                                                            

Brain Game: Close Up Picture

What is the word or phrase?

For instance [four in stance]

NPR Sunday Puzzle1.      A nose; San Francisco Bay: bridge2.     A credit card; a skunk: stripe3.     A jack in the box; a year: spring4.     A compass; a phonograph: needle5.     A kangaroo; a pool table: pocket6.     A soon to be bride; a bathroom: shower7.     Laundromat; a hardware store: washer8.     A temperature; a college graduate: degree9.     A door; a CB user: handle10.  A railway station; a beer pub: porter11.    A baseball game; a cake mixing bowl: batter12.   A ship; TV news program: anchor

3x3 boxes

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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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