June 2

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Today’s  Historical  Highlights

1774: England passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes

1863: Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves

1883: Chicago's "El" opens to traffic

1886: Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency 

1910: Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea

1928: Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft

1968: Canadians must get government permission to export silver

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Free Rambling Thoughts   

The memorial service for my former mentor was nice. Everyone who spoke reminded me so much of how much she cared about teaching. I have to say, she was a Southern Baptist and although it never came out that much in her teaching, it came out today. Sadly, when one lives to 81, it is hard to find clergy who knew her well. The one at the memorial service didn’t even pronounce her name correctly. Then he played the role of “I knew her well’ which was a little off putting. In true SB style, he had a captive audience and did his duty of trying to convert us all. I understand that everyone lives their lives with their own religious beliefs, but I really wish they wouldn’t do their converting at this time…especially since the departed didn’t do it in her life. She will be missed. I did learn that my other mentor is still alive and well in Italy and may get her phone number soon. She has to be at least 90; it would be great to talk to her.

Today was our warmest day in a long, long time. I am so glad I live at the base of a mountain, where there is always a slight breeze to keep things cool-er. It was a bad day for pets in our complex…a young girl about 5 came by to tell me her cat was ‘stuck in the tree’. She said it was just a kitten and didn’t know how to get down. I checked and assured her it would come down but all the kids had to move away from the tree. They did and it did. Then a pre-teen came by with a picture of a cute little white dog and asked if I’d seen it. I hadn’t. She was getting frantic. The family is moving out, and the dog got out. About an hour later she was outside with the dog on a leash as the family loaded up.

Game   Center: (answers at the end of post)

Brain Game—A close up picture of what?

NPR Sunday Puzzle Anagram Magic

Every answer is a two-word phrase, in which both words start with the letter "P" and the two words are anagrams of each other. For example, for the clue, "One hundred percent the land of Lima," the answer would be, "Pure Peru."

1.     Couples in the Capital of France (5 letters):

2.     A little puzzle that is not in verse (5 letters):

3.     Less colorful a gem from an oyster (5 letters)r:  

4.     Least colorful part of a flower (6 letters):

5.     An aviator’s gun (6 letters):

6.     One who sets down a package (6 letters):

7.     Social gatherings for buccaneers (7 letters):  

8.     Tweezers for a King’s son (7 letters):

9.     Sit-in by makers of clay pieces (7 letters):

10.  Not so decorated a candy containing nuts (7 letters):

11.  Finds in a Biblical land (9 letters):

What is the word or phrase?

B B B B

A A A A

R R R R

G G GG

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.    auction purchase attempt

2.    cold water

3.    morning moisture

Lifestyle  Substance     

Summer Songs of the 1960’s

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Harper’s Index         

Percentage of political ad spending during 2010 elections that would have been prohibited before Citizens United: 72

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Planet Earth—

Joke-of-the-day

A new business was opening, and one of the owner’s friends sent flowers for the occasion. But when the owner read the card with the flowers, it said. “Rest in Peace”

The owner was little upset and called the florist to complain. After he had told the florist about the obvious mistake, the florist said, “Sir, I’m really sorry for the mistake, but rather than getting angry, you should imagine this: Somewhere there is a funeral taking place today, and they have flowers with a note saying, “Congratulations on your new location.”

Rules of Thumb   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

The value of an income-producing property is generally 100 to 120 times the monthly income.

Yeah, It Really Happened

RANKIN, Pa. - Police in Pennsylvania said an officer was charged with trespassing and criminal mischief for allegedly breaking into a neighbor's home to do laundry. Investigators said Rankin police Officer Jason Rocco was arrested after the owner of the home, who had not lived in the house for several months, told police he noticed the electric bill was unusually high and he visited the residence to discover the dryer running with clothes inside, WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh, reported Monday. Rocco was questioned by officers and he told them the back door to the home had already been broken and he entered the house because he "just had to do some laundry."                 

Somewhat Useless Information   

• Johnny Gruelle, the man behind the Raggedy Ann doll, became a vocal antivaccination activist after his daughter Marcella died from what he claimed was a reaction to a smallpox vaccine she received. He even used the doll in posters promoting his stance.

• The British version of G.I. Joe is called Action Man.

• In 1976, Ideal Toys released a Joey Stivic doll, sold under the name "Archie Bunker's Grandson." It was the first anatomically correct male doll sold in the United States.

• Mattel recalled their Cabbage Patch Snacktime Kids dolls in January 1997 after it was discovered that in addition to the supplied plastic food, the dolls also gobbled up the long hair of their "mommies" and didn't stop until they reached the scalp.

• The first Ken dolls, introduced two years after Barbie hit the market, had a fuzzy, glued-on crew cut. Unfortunately, the hair rubbed off easily, and Ken's male-pattern baldness made Barbie look like she was dating her father.

• In 1999, Mattel launched Rad Repeatin' Tarzan, a doll with a spring-loaded arm that waved up and down when Tarzan yodeled his trademark yell. However, when Tarzan was still encased in his restrictive box on toy store shelves, his arm moved up and down over his loincloth region only, and enough parental complaints eventually got hte doll recalled and revamped.

For AZ centennial celebration: town names

Naco, AZ: in Cochise County, population is 833, the area was originally settled by OpataIndians, Naco means "cactus" in the Opata, home to the Turquoise Valley Golf Course, one of the oldest courses in Arizona, with a clubhouse dating back to the 1930s, the racial makeup of the CDP was 52.82% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 42.98% from other races, and 3.60% from two or more races. 82.47% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Nazlini, AZ: (Navajo: Názlíní) "Flows in crescent shape", population is 397, the racial makeup of the CDP was 99.24% Native American and 0.76% from other races. 1.76% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Nutrioso, AZ: in Apache County, Nutrioso's name is derived from the Spanish word "Nutria" ("Otter") the first settlers in the area either killed an otter and a bear ("Oso" in Spanish) and took the name from that incident, Nutrioso rose in importance as Mormon refugees relocated here after other nearby settlements were attacked by Native American

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

27-6/2

   Hurricane Preparedness Week

   Black Single Parents Week

2-8

   Black Single Parents Week
   International Clothesline Week
   National Business Etiquette Week
   National Headache Awareness Week

   (World) Dystonia Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                      

Drawing Day or Pencil Day

National Bubba Day

National Cancer Survivors Day

National Rocky Road Day

National Trails Day

Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day

Today’s Other Events                                                             

1700’s

1763: Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort

1788: Forces under General John Sevier, will attack the Cherokee village of Hiwassee. The American forces will be victorious, with many of the Cherokee fleeing the area. The village will be burned.

1800’s

1835: P T Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US

1851: 1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine)

1857: James Gibbs, Va, patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine

1899: Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynching

1900’s

1919: Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sandburg (Cornhuskers)

1920: Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill (Beyond the Horizon)

1924: If they were not already based on treaty provisions, all American Indians become U.S. citizens today.

1933: FDR authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House

1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey

1959: Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid," SF

1964: Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass

1975: 1st time snow fell in London in June

1975: VP Rockefeller finds no pattern of illegal activities at CIA

1979: John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland)

1981: Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be

1988: 61st Natl Spell Bee: Rageshree Ramachandran wins spelling elegiacal

1989: 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing

1994: 67th National Spelling Bee: Ned Andrews wins spelling antediluvian

2000’s

2003: Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan

2004: Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

Remembered for being born on this day

Johnny Weissmuller, actor (Tarzan)/100m swimmer (Oly-5 gold-1924, 28) in 1904

In their 70’s

Stacy Keach, actor (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer) is 71

In their 60’s

Jerry Mathers, Sioux City Iowa, actor (Beaver-Leave It To Beaver) is 64

In their 50’s

Dana Carvey , Missoula MT, comedian (SNL, Garth-Wayne's World) is 57

Kyle Petty, American race car driver is 52

In their 40’s

Wayne Brady, American actor and comedian (The Wayne Brady Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?) is 40

Today’s Obits                                                           

Stephen Boyd, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur), dies of heart attack in 1977 at 45

Simon Byrne, Irish bare-knuckle prize fighter dies due to brain injury during fight in 1833 at 37

Imogene Coca, American actress dies in 2001 at 92

Charles Pete Conrad Jr, Phila, USN/astro (Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2) in 1930

Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) in 1740

Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates), American musician dies of heart failure in 2008 at 79

Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter dies in 1754 at 74

Mel Ferrer, American actor, film director and film producer dies in 2008 at 90

Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (NY Yankee), dies of ALS in 1941 at 37

Rex Harrison, actor (My Fair Lady), dies of cancer in 1990 at 82

Shane O'Neill, Irish chieftain, slain by rivals in 1567 at 37

Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies in 1987 at 94

Answers                                                                                                                                            

Brain Game: Close Up Picture

What is the word or phrase?

Up for grabs

NPR Sunday Puzzle

1.     Couples in the Capital of France (5 letters): Paris Pairs

2.     A little puzzle that is not in verse (5 letters): Prose Poser

3.     Less colorful a gem from an oyster (5 letters)r:  Paler Pearl

4.     Least colorful part of a flower (6 letters): Palest Petals

5.     An aviator’s gun (6 letters): Pilot’s Pistol

6.     One who sets down a package (6 letters): Parcel Placer

7.     Social gatherings for buccaneers (7 letters):  Pirates Parties

8.     Tweezers for a King’s son (7 letters): Prince’s Pincers

9.     Sit-in by makers of clay pieces (7 letters): Potter’s Protest

10.  Not so decorated a candy containing nuts (7 letters): Plainer Praline

11.  Finds in a Biblical land (9 letters): Palestine Penalties

3x3 boxes

BID

ICE

DEW

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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