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Almanac: Flagstaff: Week: 22/ Day: 150 Today: H 71°…L 36°
Wind: ave: 11mph; Gusts: 36mph Ave. humidity: 36%
*Averages: H
72° L 37°
Records: H 86°(2000)…L 22°(1918)
Quote of
the Day
Today’s
Historical Highlights
36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert;
drunk LSD apple juice…1971
64th National Spelling Bee: Joanne Lagatta
wins spelling antipyretic…1991
69th National Spelling Bee: Wendy Guey wins
spelling vivisepulture…1996
Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a
duel after Dickinson had accused
Jackson's wife of bigamy…1806
Benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily
newspaper in US…1783
Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France,
19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned
at the stake by an English-dominated
tribunal…1431
Lincoln Memorial dedicated…1922
Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in
Columbus Mississippi placed
flowers on both Confederate & Union graves…1868
Ordinance is passed against the making of
"fake," wampum by the Directors of the
Council of the New
Netherlands. European manufacturers are producing the
fakes, which are being
used to pay Indians…1650
Territories of Kansas & Nebraska created…1854
Unidentified soldiers killed in WW II &
Korean War buried in Arlington…1958
♫ Today’s
Birthdays: ♫
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
My Free
Rambling Thoughts
Way too busy yesterday. Cheryl came in for an early lunch this week. We caught up on some adventures. Her neighbor is doing very well and should be home from the hospital soon. Some Rez friends stopped by in the late afternoon and we went out to dinner and then watched some movies. Very good time but was too tired to write the blog yesterday.A little windy today, nothing new. I did take time to set up my fountain in the front area. I have decided that summer is finally here. I’m hoping the HOA comes by soon to trim my bush as it is becoming very messy….and spiders and bees are in it. I have looked for a bee hive but nada. Just seems to always have a couple of bees gathering whatever bees gather from juniper bushes. I did spray the bush with water today to get rid of the spider webs. Just a little more work in the front and I’ll be ready for summer.As I said the other day…slow steps…Now Michelle Bachman has announced that she will not be seeking re-election. She has set herself up in the press by making outrageous statements regarding Obama and this administration. A very strange congressperson that I will not miss.
Game Center (answers
at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
What do these groups of words have in common?
1. Man true, hairy 2. Son nick, yard rich 3. Son will, row wood 4. Grant, us list you 5. More fill, lard mill 6. Ding hard, wren war
Hint
Think of a hairy, true, man.
Lifestyle
Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
Hmmmm
For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
Ok, then?
Harper’s Index
Last full month in which the average daily temperature did NOT exceed twentieth-century norms: 2/1985
Picture of the Day: Recent Canadian Cruise
Unusual Fact of the Day
The only mammals that don't have an umbilical scar, or "belly button," are the platypus and echidna. Unlike the rest of us mammalians, these two species lay eggs.Joke-of-the-day
Two drunks were in a bar partying like fools. They were drinking boiler makers, buying rounds like there was no tomorrow. They were dancing, calling each other "professor," and generally causing quite a stir. When asked why such a celebration, they boasted that they just finished a jigsaw puzzle & it only took them 2 months! "TWO MONTHS?!" cried the bartender. "That's ridiculous. It shouldn't take that long!!""Oh yeah?" says one drunk. "The box said 2-4 YEARS!"
Rules of Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
ASSURING SUCCESS
To succeed against all possible odds, count on at least 1 in 4 things going wrong. In other words, you need a 33 percent margin of safety. If you have to have 30 of something, plan to make 40.
Yeah, It Really Happened
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A 42-year-old New York state man has admitted trying to scam the Internal Revenue Service out of $217,520 in refunds he sought in the names of 122 dead people. The U.S. attorney's office said in a release John M. Berry Jr. of Dunkirk, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Buffalo to making a false claim against the United States. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, said between Sept. 3, 2008, and March 25, 2009, Berry filed 122 false income tax returns for the tax years 2007 and 2008 with the IRS. During that time, Berry obtained the personal and identifying information for 122 recently deceased individuals and then used that information to file federal tax returns. The defendant created fraudulent income and withholding information for the dead taxpayers and filed the returns electronically, Mango said. The 122 tax returns sought refunds totaling $217,520 from the IRS, of which the defendant received $92,462.12. The refunds were deposited directly into Berry's bank account, Mango said."This case should serve as a warning that our office, working with our law enforcement partners, will not tolerate attempts to either steal the identities of individuals, or the money of the taxpayers of this country," U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. "That this defendant would rob the identities of deceased individuals is concerning, and could have brought additional grief and pain for their loved ones." Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 26.
Somewhat Useless Information
- Romans invented central heating and would warm rooms from under the floor using what was called a hypocaust, literally 'heat from below.' Homes of some rich people had both running water and central heating.
- The first-ever shopping mall was built by the Emperor Trajan in Rome. It consisted of several levels and more than 150 outlets that sold everything ranging from food and spices to clothes.
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
25-31
·
Black Single Parents Week
·
Hurricane Preparedness Week
Today Is
·
Loomis Day
·
My Bucket's
Got A Hole In It Day
·
Saint
Joan of Arc Feast Day
Today’s Events through History
1st papal visit to France since 1814…1980
Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for
Braves against Phillies…1935
Bobby Unser sets world record for fastest pit
stop (4 seconds)…1976
James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose…1821
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern
Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000…1998
Mexico ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico,
California & parts of Nevada,
Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for
$15 million…1848
Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle
jumps 16 automobiles…1967
US Marines sent to Nicaragua…1912
Today’s Birthdays
In their 80’s
Clint Walker, actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty
Dozen) is 86
In their 70’s
Gale Sayers, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
is 70
In their 40’s
Wynonna, [Christina Judd], singer (Judds-Why
Not Me) is 49
In their 30’s
Cee-Lo Green [Thomas DeCarlo Callaway], American musician is 39
Remembered
for being born today
Mel[vin J] Blanc, voice (Bugs Bunny, Elmer
Fudd & Porky Pig) [1908-1989]
Benny Goodman, Chicago, clarinetist/bandleader
(King of Swing) [1909-1986]
Meredith MacRae, actress (Petticoat Junction,
My 3 Sons) [1944-2000]
Today’s Historical Obits
Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French
writer (Candide)…1778…at 83
Andrew Huxley, British physiologist and Nobel
laureate…2012…at 94
Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint…burned
at stake for heresy…1431…at 19ish
Christopher Marlowe, Brit dramatist
(Tamburlaine the Great)…murdered…1593…at 29
Boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr Zhivago)…lung
cancer…1960…at 70
Alexander Pope, English poet (Eloisa to
Abelard)…lengthy illness…1744…at 56
Answer: Brain
Teasers
If you read the words in each group from right
to left, each group sounds out the name of a US President, with commas
separating the first and last names.
1. Harry Tru-man 2. Rich-ard Nix-on 3. Wood-row Wil-son 4. U-lyss-es Grant 5. Mil-lard Fill-more 6. War-ren Har-ding
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.
§ And That Is All for
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