~~~Free Ramblings
I had a good Saturday, and it’s not even over yet. Got up pain free. Cleaned up around the house, went for a walk, saw a couple of friends, and talked to a couple more. All is good. It’s great to talk to people who are still working. They have their lives so very structured. My brother really loves his wife, being in NY, and taking getaways on weekends or making long weekends. Next week they are headed for Barbados for a long weekend. Great. I’m happy they do that. But to be able to do that, they have to work 12 hour days, including weekends, for about three weeks to be able to leave the business for two work days. Not my idea of fun. Another friend runs into Flag from the Rez during the week, after work. Can’t come on weekends because work needs to be done at school or home. A four hour evening—including a 2 ½ drive—is OK is his book, but not a whole day and evening in Flagstaff. Oh well, to each his/her own.
I turned on my computer this evening to be greeted with yet another high wind advisory for all day tomorrow. We can expect sustained winds in the 20mph with gusts to 50mph for most of day and night tomorrow. Whoopee.
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~~~Random Facts
The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
~~~Before They Were Famous
Before becoming the great comedian known as "Redd Foxx," John Elroy Sanford worked as a dishwater in a small restaurant in New York where one of his best friends, Malcolm X, also worked there as a waiter.
Morgan Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College before serving as a mechanic in the US Air Force in the 1950's. He was also the character "Easy Reader" on the children's TV show "The Electric Company".
Before Clark Gable became the King of Hollywood, he worked as a necktie salesmen at the Meier & Frank department store.
Greta Garbo was once a lather girl in a barbershop. She also worked at PUB, a major department store in Stockholm, Sweden, during the 1920s before becoming a successful actress.
~~~Crazy News
BEECH GROVE, Ind. – Investigators said a man who stole $97 from an Indiana drug store returned for a beverage he purchased before the robbery. Beech Grove, Ind., police said the man, described as about 48 years old, handed a Walgreen’s clerk $2 for a cola and made “idle conversation” until she opened the cash register, The Indianapolis Star reported.
The man then put his hand under his coat and informed the clerk he was robbing the store. He took $97 from the register and began to leave, police said. However, the police report said the man “came back for the bottle of soda that he placed on the counter and previously paid for.”
Police said the suspect was last seen walking through a parking lot across the street from the store.
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~~~October Month Long Observances
Birthstone: Opal Birth flower: calendula
Adopt A Shelter Animal Month ~ Apple Month ~ Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month ~ Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ Emotional Intelligence Month ~ Gay & Lesbian History Month ~ Halloween Safety Month ~ Month of Free Thought ~ Nat’l Arts and Humanities Month ~ Nat’l Book Month ~ Nat’l Cyber Safety Awareness Month ~ Nat’l Popcorn Poppin’ Month ~ Nat’l Sarcastic Awareness Month ~ Photographer Appreciation Month ~ Squirrel Awareness Month ~ Vegetarian Month
~~~Week of 2 Oct
Fire Prevention Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mystery Series Week
Nat’l Work From Home Week
Nat’l Newspaper Week
Nat’l Metric Week
World Space Week
~~~4 OCT Observances
277 days so far this year…88 days remain in 2009
Intergeneration Day
‘Ten-Four Good Buddy’ Day
^World Animal Day
^World Communion Day
^Lesotho – Independence Day (from Britain, 1966).
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1861__Frederic Remington US, artist/sculptor of the American West
1895__Buster Keaton actor
1917__Jan Murray Bronx NY, comedian Game Show Host
1923__Charlton Heston actor
1928__Alvin Toffler author: Future Shock
1931__Dick Tracy comic strip crimestopper
1935__Jimmy Orr football: Baltimore Colts wide receiver: Super Bowl III, V
1941__Jackie Collins author
1941__Anne Rice (Howard O’Brien Rice) author: Interview with a Vampire
1949__Armand Assante NYC, actor
1967__ Liev Schreiber actor
~ATHLETICS
1934__ Sam Huff Pro Football Hall of Famer
1943__Owen Keir Davidson Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1626__Richard Cromwell lord protector of England
1822__Rutherford B Hayes (R) 19th pres (1877-81)
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
1542__Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)
~~~In Remembrance
1944__Al Smith, American politician @71
1970__Janis Joplin, American singer @27
1974__Anne Sexton, American poet @ 46
1989__Graham Chapman, British comedian of Monty Python @48
~~~Historical Events on this day
1636__1st code of law for Plymouth Colony
1824__Mexico becomes a republic
1854__Honest Abe Lincoln made his first great political speech
1881__The player piano was invented by Edward Leveaux of Sussex, England
1910__Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England
1927__Work begins by sculptor Gutzon Borglum on the face of Mount Rushmore
1957__"Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS
1957__The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 into orbit.
~ Holy Mackerel
1965__Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN)
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Countries by population
Place these countries in order by estimated 2009 population—largest to smallest.
1. Denmark
2. Djibouti
3. Dominica [in Lesser Antilles]
4. Dominican Republic
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1. Dominican Republic 9,650,054 (growth rate: 1.4%)
2. Denmark 5,500,510 (growth rate: 0.2%)
3. Djibouti 516,055 (growth rate: 1.9%);
4. Dominica [in Lesser Antilles] 72,660 (growth rate: 0.2%)
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Saturday
~~~Free Ramblings
Finally I seem to be pain free without meds. It has been almost two weeks with this shingle-like outbreak. The rash is gone, and this morning I didn’t need a pain pill to get moving or have the pain awaken me. What a relief. I was beginning to think that this was going to last forever. As I said many times, the pain was only about a 3 out of 10. But it was very annoying. But now it seems to be gone. That is good news.
I went to Wal-Mart today to get some household stuff. While the store is still a mess as it ‘remodels while open’ and the parking lot is also a mess; I could find everything I needed. Then the big surprise—three aisles of fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving stuff and no Christmas stuff. Such a relief. I was sure Santa would be set up for children’s laps by now at Wal-Mart and that I would be listening to non-Christian Christmas music.
I have to say that I was disapponted today for two reasons. First, Chicago didn’t get farther than the first round in Copenhagen. I enjoy the Olympics and now in 2016 they will be in Rio. Congrats to them. This is the first time the Olympics will have ever been in South America. Since the Olympics is supposed to represent the world, it makes sense to me that South America’s time has come.
Second, the conservative pundits actually cheered when it was announced that Chicago had lost the bid. Rush, Glenn, the Weekly Standard and others we elated that Obama’s trip and speech had failed to persuade the Olympic committee. They saw this as a great defeat for Obama. Hello!!! The Olympics does cost a city mucho dinero. It may not bring in a huge profit to the city. It forces a city to ‘get a good face-lift’. It makes commuting difficult for a couple of weeks. IT IS THE OLYMPICS. It creates jobs; it brings in thousands of tourists who spend mucho dinero to stay, eat, and view the city. It allows people to see some great athletic events. Not everyone in Chicago wanted the Olympics. Not everyone in the US wanted the Olympics. I get that. For these conservative pundits to cheer at the first announcement that Chicago was out of the running in the first vote of three is so much more than annoying. It seems all they want is for Obama to fail. I hope this crazy behavior unites the people of Chicago and that they come out swinging against these conservatives. I have watched at least ten announcements from the Olympic Committee when they announce the games upcoming city. Never have I seen people cheering when their city was not chosen. The people in Chicago were seen with shocked looks, some tears, and some sadness. Too bad that the international news organizations have those images as well as the images and words of the conservative pundits cheering when Chicago was out.
The weatherman says that the Flagstaff Airport dropped to 22° last night. Here in East Flag we didn’t get below 30°. Here in East Flag we got all the way to 65° today. Fall is certainly in the air. More so at the airport than over here. It was a little breezy today, all around Flagstaff but no moisture.
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~~~Random Facts
The height of a bowling pin is equal to its circumference
Dentists in medieval Japan extracted teeth by pulling them out with their fingers.
~~~Before They Were Famous
You may remember Laurence Fishburne as the pink satin wearing "Cowboy Curtis" from "Pee Wee's Playhouse" in the 80's. He was billed as Larry Fishburn.
Calista Flockhart was an aerobics instructor at one point
After attending the University of Minnesota to study journalism, Henry Fonda took a job with the Retail Credit Company.
Harrison Ford had earned quite a reputation as a carpenter before his acting career took off.
Before Family Ties or Back to the Future, Michael J. Fox appeared in a scavenger hunt movie called Midnight Madness.
~~~Crazy News
WILMORE, Pa. – A Pennsylvania couple who married nearly 49 years ago said they discovered their wedding was never made official under the law. Frank and Betty Skrout, who married Oct. 6, 1960, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Wilmore, said they discovered recently while hunting down documents needed for Betty Skrout’s pension plan that Rev. James Feehley failed to file the “return of marriage” document at the Cambria County Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans Court, The (Johnsontown, Pa.) Tribune Democrat reported Monday.
“All these years we’ve been living in sin,” Frank Skrout joked. Patty Sharbaugh, the Cambria County official in charge of the records, said she would file the document and backdate it to the couple’s wedding date if it can be located. “If the priest is still around or if they can locate those church records, we’ll complete them,” she said. Officials with the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese said they are searching for the documents to finally make the marriage official.
*Update: The Univesity of AZ has now dropped charges on the sidewalk writers, and changed the policy. Writing on a sidewalk is not longer a crime.
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~~~October Month Long Observances
Birthstone: Opal Birth flower: calendula
Adopt A Shelter Animal Month ~ Apple Month ~ Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month ~ Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ Emotional Intelligence Month ~ Gay & Lesbian History Month ~ Halloween Safety Month ~ Month of Free Thought ~ Nat’l Arts and Humanities Month ~ Nat’l Book Month ~ Nat’l Cyber Safety Awareness Month ~ Nat’l Popcorn Poppin’ Month ~ Nat’l Sarcastic Awareness Month ~ Photographer Appreciation Month ~ Squirrel Awareness Month ~ Vegetarian Month
~~~Week of 2 Oct
No Salt Week
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
~~~3 OCT Observances
276 days so far this year…89 days remain in 2009
Alternative Fuel Day
Change a Light Day
World Card Making Day
^Germany – Day of German Unity 1990
^Leiden – Siege of Leiden 1533
^South Korea – National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol) in 2333BC
^Iraq : Independence Day (1932)
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1925__Gore Vidal writer/playwright (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln)
1939__James Darren Phila, actor/singer (Gidget, Diamond Head)
1941__Chubby Checker singer (The Twist)
1947__Lindsey Buckingham rocker (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk)
1924__Harvey Kurtzman cartoonist; founder of Mad magazine
1938__Eddie (Ray Edward) Cochran Rock and Roll Hall of Famer [1987]: singer: Summertime Blues
1944__Roy (Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn) illusionist: Siegfried & Roy
~ATHLETICS
1937__Eli Jacobs baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles)
1941__Mike Gallagher skier: Olympic Men’s Skiing/Cross Country
1959__Fred Couples golf champion
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1804__Townsend Harris 1st Western consul to reside in Japan
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
1803__John Gorrie inventor (cold-air process of refrigeration)
1844__Sir Patrick Manson "Father of tropical medicine"
1854__William Crawford Gorgas US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever
1916__James Herriot (James Alfred Wight) veterinarian, author: All Creatures Great and Small
~~~In Remembrance
1226__ Saint Francis of Assisi @45
1656__Myles Standish, English-born soldier @72
1838__Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe @71
1967__Woody Guthrie, American musician @55
~~~Historical Events on this day
1789__Washington proclaims the 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26
1863__Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
1913__Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%)
1922__Rebecca L. Felton becomes the first female senator in U.S. history
1922__1st facsimile photo send over city telephone lines, Washington, DC
1945__World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member
1955__"Captain Kangaroo" premieres
1955__"Mickey Mouse Club" premieres
1961__"Dick Van Dyke Show" premieres
1961__"Mr Ed" premieres
1981__Irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-mo hunger strike
1995__O.J. Simpson was acquitted.
~ Holy Mackerel
1971__Billie Jean King became 1st female athlete to win $100,000
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Countries by population
Place these countries in order by estimated 2009 population—largest to smallest.
1. Cambodia
2. Cameroon
3. Canada
4. Cape Verde
5. Central African Republic
6. Chad
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1. Canada 33,487,208 (growth rate: 0.8%)
2. Cameroon 18,879,301 (growth rate: 2.2%)
3. Cambodia 14,494,293 (growth rate: 1.7%)
4. Chad 10,329,208 (growth rate: 2.0%)
5. Central African Republic 4,511,488 (growth rate: 1.4%)
6. Cape Verde 429,474 (growth rate: 0.5%)
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Finally I seem to be pain free without meds. It has been almost two weeks with this shingle-like outbreak. The rash is gone, and this morning I didn’t need a pain pill to get moving or have the pain awaken me. What a relief. I was beginning to think that this was going to last forever. As I said many times, the pain was only about a 3 out of 10. But it was very annoying. But now it seems to be gone. That is good news.
I went to Wal-Mart today to get some household stuff. While the store is still a mess as it ‘remodels while open’ and the parking lot is also a mess; I could find everything I needed. Then the big surprise—three aisles of fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving stuff and no Christmas stuff. Such a relief. I was sure Santa would be set up for children’s laps by now at Wal-Mart and that I would be listening to non-Christian Christmas music.
I have to say that I was disapponted today for two reasons. First, Chicago didn’t get farther than the first round in Copenhagen. I enjoy the Olympics and now in 2016 they will be in Rio. Congrats to them. This is the first time the Olympics will have ever been in South America. Since the Olympics is supposed to represent the world, it makes sense to me that South America’s time has come.
Second, the conservative pundits actually cheered when it was announced that Chicago had lost the bid. Rush, Glenn, the Weekly Standard and others we elated that Obama’s trip and speech had failed to persuade the Olympic committee. They saw this as a great defeat for Obama. Hello!!! The Olympics does cost a city mucho dinero. It may not bring in a huge profit to the city. It forces a city to ‘get a good face-lift’. It makes commuting difficult for a couple of weeks. IT IS THE OLYMPICS. It creates jobs; it brings in thousands of tourists who spend mucho dinero to stay, eat, and view the city. It allows people to see some great athletic events. Not everyone in Chicago wanted the Olympics. Not everyone in the US wanted the Olympics. I get that. For these conservative pundits to cheer at the first announcement that Chicago was out of the running in the first vote of three is so much more than annoying. It seems all they want is for Obama to fail. I hope this crazy behavior unites the people of Chicago and that they come out swinging against these conservatives. I have watched at least ten announcements from the Olympic Committee when they announce the games upcoming city. Never have I seen people cheering when their city was not chosen. The people in Chicago were seen with shocked looks, some tears, and some sadness. Too bad that the international news organizations have those images as well as the images and words of the conservative pundits cheering when Chicago was out.
The weatherman says that the Flagstaff Airport dropped to 22° last night. Here in East Flag we didn’t get below 30°. Here in East Flag we got all the way to 65° today. Fall is certainly in the air. More so at the airport than over here. It was a little breezy today, all around Flagstaff but no moisture.
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~~~Random Facts
The height of a bowling pin is equal to its circumference
Dentists in medieval Japan extracted teeth by pulling them out with their fingers.
~~~Before They Were Famous
You may remember Laurence Fishburne as the pink satin wearing "Cowboy Curtis" from "Pee Wee's Playhouse" in the 80's. He was billed as Larry Fishburn.
Calista Flockhart was an aerobics instructor at one point
After attending the University of Minnesota to study journalism, Henry Fonda took a job with the Retail Credit Company.
Harrison Ford had earned quite a reputation as a carpenter before his acting career took off.
Before Family Ties or Back to the Future, Michael J. Fox appeared in a scavenger hunt movie called Midnight Madness.
~~~Crazy News
WILMORE, Pa. – A Pennsylvania couple who married nearly 49 years ago said they discovered their wedding was never made official under the law. Frank and Betty Skrout, who married Oct. 6, 1960, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Wilmore, said they discovered recently while hunting down documents needed for Betty Skrout’s pension plan that Rev. James Feehley failed to file the “return of marriage” document at the Cambria County Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans Court, The (Johnsontown, Pa.) Tribune Democrat reported Monday.
“All these years we’ve been living in sin,” Frank Skrout joked. Patty Sharbaugh, the Cambria County official in charge of the records, said she would file the document and backdate it to the couple’s wedding date if it can be located. “If the priest is still around or if they can locate those church records, we’ll complete them,” she said. Officials with the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese said they are searching for the documents to finally make the marriage official.
*Update: The Univesity of AZ has now dropped charges on the sidewalk writers, and changed the policy. Writing on a sidewalk is not longer a crime.
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~~~October Month Long Observances
Birthstone: Opal Birth flower: calendula
Adopt A Shelter Animal Month ~ Apple Month ~ Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month ~ Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ Emotional Intelligence Month ~ Gay & Lesbian History Month ~ Halloween Safety Month ~ Month of Free Thought ~ Nat’l Arts and Humanities Month ~ Nat’l Book Month ~ Nat’l Cyber Safety Awareness Month ~ Nat’l Popcorn Poppin’ Month ~ Nat’l Sarcastic Awareness Month ~ Photographer Appreciation Month ~ Squirrel Awareness Month ~ Vegetarian Month
~~~Week of 2 Oct
No Salt Week
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
~~~3 OCT Observances
276 days so far this year…89 days remain in 2009
Alternative Fuel Day
Change a Light Day
World Card Making Day
^Germany – Day of German Unity 1990
^Leiden – Siege of Leiden 1533
^South Korea – National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol) in 2333BC
^Iraq : Independence Day (1932)
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1925__Gore Vidal writer/playwright (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln)
1939__James Darren Phila, actor/singer (Gidget, Diamond Head)
1941__Chubby Checker singer (The Twist)
1947__Lindsey Buckingham rocker (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk)
1924__Harvey Kurtzman cartoonist; founder of Mad magazine
1938__Eddie (Ray Edward) Cochran Rock and Roll Hall of Famer [1987]: singer: Summertime Blues
1944__Roy (Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn) illusionist: Siegfried & Roy
~ATHLETICS
1937__Eli Jacobs baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles)
1941__Mike Gallagher skier: Olympic Men’s Skiing/Cross Country
1959__Fred Couples golf champion
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1804__Townsend Harris 1st Western consul to reside in Japan
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
1803__John Gorrie inventor (cold-air process of refrigeration)
1844__Sir Patrick Manson "Father of tropical medicine"
1854__William Crawford Gorgas US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever
1916__James Herriot (James Alfred Wight) veterinarian, author: All Creatures Great and Small
~~~In Remembrance
1226__ Saint Francis of Assisi @45
1656__Myles Standish, English-born soldier @72
1838__Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe @71
1967__Woody Guthrie, American musician @55
~~~Historical Events on this day
1789__Washington proclaims the 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26
1863__Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
1913__Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%)
1922__Rebecca L. Felton becomes the first female senator in U.S. history
1922__1st facsimile photo send over city telephone lines, Washington, DC
1945__World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member
1955__"Captain Kangaroo" premieres
1955__"Mickey Mouse Club" premieres
1961__"Dick Van Dyke Show" premieres
1961__"Mr Ed" premieres
1981__Irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-mo hunger strike
1995__O.J. Simpson was acquitted.
~ Holy Mackerel
1971__Billie Jean King became 1st female athlete to win $100,000
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Countries by population
Place these countries in order by estimated 2009 population—largest to smallest.
1. Cambodia
2. Cameroon
3. Canada
4. Cape Verde
5. Central African Republic
6. Chad
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1. Canada 33,487,208 (growth rate: 0.8%)
2. Cameroon 18,879,301 (growth rate: 2.2%)
3. Cambodia 14,494,293 (growth rate: 1.7%)
4. Chad 10,329,208 (growth rate: 2.0%)
5. Central African Republic 4,511,488 (growth rate: 1.4%)
6. Cape Verde 429,474 (growth rate: 0.5%)
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Friday
~~~Free Ramblings
I went to Sam’s Club today. The good news—they just opened a gas station that is about 20 cents cheaper than anywhere in town. The bad news—fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving decorations have been cut down to one partial aisle. They now have two full aisles of Christmas stuff. I’m old enough to remember being surprised when Christmas stuff came out before Thanksgiving. For a few years I wouldn’t shop at any store that had Christmas stuff up before Thanksgiving. That boycott didn’t seem to have done any good. Now the stuff is for sale in September. My only question: WWJD? Somehow I don’t think commercialism and money was part of the message.
Speaking of rampant profit motive…Target just had to pay $600K for knowingly importing toys with too much lead based paint. They sold these toys to many in 06 and 07. First I am outraged that it took this long to find out. Second I am outraged that they did it. Target used to be better than that. I have come to expect such shenanigans for those Dollar Stores. The fine will hardly hurt the bottom line. But I hope that people let the management of Target that they will not want to shop at a store that does this. The bottom line for me is that safety is more important than price.
The weatherman says we will drop to 22° tonight. The temp is falling rather fast. Again I will wait and see. We were breezy today and only made it to 65° so maybe the forecast is finally right.
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~~~Random Facts
More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
You're subject to fines and/or imprisonment for making ugly faces at dogs in Oklahoma.
~~~Before They Were Famous
Before actor Dennis Farina found success in Hollywood, he was an officer in the Chicago Police Department from 1967 to 1985.
In a 2000 interview, Colin Farrell said he once spent eight months touring Ireland with a dance troupe - teaching line dancing.
Before Charlie's Angels, Farrah Fawcett appeared in a 1972 commercial for Ultra Brite toothpaste. She also appeared in ads for Winchester Cigars, Union 76 gasoline, and Head and Shoulders shampoo.
In high school, Will Ferrell was a record-setting place kicker for the varsity football team.
Tina Fey (star of Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock) said that when she was 14 she worked in a snack bar at a swim club.
~~~Crazy News
Thunder Valley casino in California has given away eight cars and trucks in the past two months, and four of them have gone to the same Sacramento woman.
Last week, the woman won a Lexus convertible worth $43,000 and the week before it was a Mercedes convertible worth $47,000. Last month she won two pickup trucks.
The woman, who asked to be identified only by her first name, Salina, said could not believe her run of good luck – and apparently neither could the casino. Thunder Valley spokesman Doug Elmets said casino security officials reviewed video of the drawings and were convinced they were legitimate.
“After the second time she won we immediately went and investigated to make certain everything was perfectly clear,” he said.
Elmets said Salina is one of the casino’s top players, so her odds of making the first cut were relatively good. But it was phenomenal luck that allowed her to beat out nine other contestants to win the grand prize four times in a row.
Now comes the second unbelievable part of the story, and it may help the gamblers who lost to Salina feel better. Salina works quietly with Sacramento’s homeless community and said she has given away virtually everything she’s ever won at Thunder Valley, including the trucks and cars.
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~~~October Month Long Observances
Birthstone: Opal Birth flower: calendula
Adopt A Shelter Animal Month ~ Apple Month ~ Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month ~ Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ Emotional Intelligence Month ~ Gay & Lesbian History Month ~ Halloween Safety Month ~ Month of Free Thought ~ Nat’l Arts and Humanities Month ~ Nat’l Book Month ~ Nat’l Cyber Safety Awareness Month ~ Nat’l Popcorn Poppin’ Month ~ Nat’l Sarcastic Awareness Month ~ Photographer Appreciation Month ~ Squirrel Awareness Month ~ Vegetarian Month
~~~Week of 2 Oct
No Salt Week
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
~~~2 OCT Observances
275 days so far this year…90 days remain in 2009
Guardian Angels Day
Lee’s National Denim Day
Phileas Fogg’s Wager Day
Techie Day
National Custodial Worker’s Day
^World Smile Day
^World Farm Animal’s Day
^ International Day of Non-Violence to commemorate birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
^Guinea: Independence Day (from France, 1958)
^India – Gandhi Jayanti (birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, 1869)
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1879__ Wallace Stevens Pulitzer Prize-winning poet: Collected Poems [1955]
1890__Julius "Groucho" Marx NYC, comedian
1895__Bud Abbott Asbury Pk NJ, comedian
1928__Spanky McFarland actor (Little Rascals)
1945__Don McLean singer/songwriter (American Pie)
1948__Donna Karan Forest Hills NY, fashion designer
~ATHLETICS
1932__Maury (Maurice Morning) Wills baseball: LA Dodgers
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1800__Nat Turner Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
1869__Mohandas K Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi), Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist
~~~In Remembrance
1803__Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader @ 81
1985__Rock Hudson, American actor @60
1998__Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and entrepreneur @ 91
2005__Nipsey Russell, American comedian @ 87
~~~Historical Events on this day
1187__Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders
1608__Hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope
1853__Austrian law forbids Jews from owning land
1950__The renowned comic strip Peanuts, premiered in seven U.S. newspapers.
1953 __Person to Person premiers with Edward R. Murrow
1955__"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers
1959__Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS
1961__"Ben Casey" premieres
1962__Johnny Carson premiered as the new host of The Tonight Show
~ Holy Mackerel
1967__Thurgood Marshall, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was sworn in as first Black associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Countries by population
Place these countries in order by estimated 2009 population—largest to smallest.
1. Bahamas
2. Bahrain
3. Bangladesh
4. Barbados
5. Belarus
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1. Bangladesh 156,050,883 (growth rate: 1.2%)
2. Belarus 9,648,533 (growth rate: -0.3%)
3. Bahrain 727,785 (growth rate: 1.2%)
4. Bahamas 309,156 (growth rate: 0.5%)
5. Barbados 284,589 (growth rate: 0.3%)
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I went to Sam’s Club today. The good news—they just opened a gas station that is about 20 cents cheaper than anywhere in town. The bad news—fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving decorations have been cut down to one partial aisle. They now have two full aisles of Christmas stuff. I’m old enough to remember being surprised when Christmas stuff came out before Thanksgiving. For a few years I wouldn’t shop at any store that had Christmas stuff up before Thanksgiving. That boycott didn’t seem to have done any good. Now the stuff is for sale in September. My only question: WWJD? Somehow I don’t think commercialism and money was part of the message.
Speaking of rampant profit motive…Target just had to pay $600K for knowingly importing toys with too much lead based paint. They sold these toys to many in 06 and 07. First I am outraged that it took this long to find out. Second I am outraged that they did it. Target used to be better than that. I have come to expect such shenanigans for those Dollar Stores. The fine will hardly hurt the bottom line. But I hope that people let the management of Target that they will not want to shop at a store that does this. The bottom line for me is that safety is more important than price.
The weatherman says we will drop to 22° tonight. The temp is falling rather fast. Again I will wait and see. We were breezy today and only made it to 65° so maybe the forecast is finally right.
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~~~Random Facts
More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
You're subject to fines and/or imprisonment for making ugly faces at dogs in Oklahoma.
~~~Before They Were Famous
Before actor Dennis Farina found success in Hollywood, he was an officer in the Chicago Police Department from 1967 to 1985.
In a 2000 interview, Colin Farrell said he once spent eight months touring Ireland with a dance troupe - teaching line dancing.
Before Charlie's Angels, Farrah Fawcett appeared in a 1972 commercial for Ultra Brite toothpaste. She also appeared in ads for Winchester Cigars, Union 76 gasoline, and Head and Shoulders shampoo.
In high school, Will Ferrell was a record-setting place kicker for the varsity football team.
Tina Fey (star of Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock) said that when she was 14 she worked in a snack bar at a swim club.
~~~Crazy News
Thunder Valley casino in California has given away eight cars and trucks in the past two months, and four of them have gone to the same Sacramento woman.
Last week, the woman won a Lexus convertible worth $43,000 and the week before it was a Mercedes convertible worth $47,000. Last month she won two pickup trucks.
The woman, who asked to be identified only by her first name, Salina, said could not believe her run of good luck – and apparently neither could the casino. Thunder Valley spokesman Doug Elmets said casino security officials reviewed video of the drawings and were convinced they were legitimate.
“After the second time she won we immediately went and investigated to make certain everything was perfectly clear,” he said.
Elmets said Salina is one of the casino’s top players, so her odds of making the first cut were relatively good. But it was phenomenal luck that allowed her to beat out nine other contestants to win the grand prize four times in a row.
Now comes the second unbelievable part of the story, and it may help the gamblers who lost to Salina feel better. Salina works quietly with Sacramento’s homeless community and said she has given away virtually everything she’s ever won at Thunder Valley, including the trucks and cars.
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~~~October Month Long Observances
Birthstone: Opal Birth flower: calendula
Adopt A Shelter Animal Month ~ Apple Month ~ Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month ~ Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ Emotional Intelligence Month ~ Gay & Lesbian History Month ~ Halloween Safety Month ~ Month of Free Thought ~ Nat’l Arts and Humanities Month ~ Nat’l Book Month ~ Nat’l Cyber Safety Awareness Month ~ Nat’l Popcorn Poppin’ Month ~ Nat’l Sarcastic Awareness Month ~ Photographer Appreciation Month ~ Squirrel Awareness Month ~ Vegetarian Month
~~~Week of 2 Oct
No Salt Week
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
~~~2 OCT Observances
275 days so far this year…90 days remain in 2009
Guardian Angels Day
Lee’s National Denim Day
Phileas Fogg’s Wager Day
Techie Day
National Custodial Worker’s Day
^World Smile Day
^World Farm Animal’s Day
^ International Day of Non-Violence to commemorate birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
^Guinea: Independence Day (from France, 1958)
^India – Gandhi Jayanti (birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, 1869)
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1879__ Wallace Stevens Pulitzer Prize-winning poet: Collected Poems [1955]
1890__Julius "Groucho" Marx NYC, comedian
1895__Bud Abbott Asbury Pk NJ, comedian
1928__Spanky McFarland actor (Little Rascals)
1945__Don McLean singer/songwriter (American Pie)
1948__Donna Karan Forest Hills NY, fashion designer
~ATHLETICS
1932__Maury (Maurice Morning) Wills baseball: LA Dodgers
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1800__Nat Turner Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
1869__Mohandas K Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi), Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist
~~~In Remembrance
1803__Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader @ 81
1985__Rock Hudson, American actor @60
1998__Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and entrepreneur @ 91
2005__Nipsey Russell, American comedian @ 87
~~~Historical Events on this day
1187__Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders
1608__Hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope
1853__Austrian law forbids Jews from owning land
1950__The renowned comic strip Peanuts, premiered in seven U.S. newspapers.
1953 __Person to Person premiers with Edward R. Murrow
1955__"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers
1959__Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS
1961__"Ben Casey" premieres
1962__Johnny Carson premiered as the new host of The Tonight Show
~ Holy Mackerel
1967__Thurgood Marshall, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was sworn in as first Black associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Countries by population
Place these countries in order by estimated 2009 population—largest to smallest.
1. Bahamas
2. Bahrain
3. Bangladesh
4. Barbados
5. Belarus
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1. Bangladesh 156,050,883 (growth rate: 1.2%)
2. Belarus 9,648,533 (growth rate: -0.3%)
3. Bahrain 727,785 (growth rate: 1.2%)
4. Bahamas 309,156 (growth rate: 0.5%)
5. Barbados 284,589 (growth rate: 0.3%)
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Thursday
~~~Free Ramblings
Finally the wind has died down. It blew all night and most of the day. We did get a little rain sometime last night; just enough to wet the dust and pollen that was on the clean car and make it look very dirty. It still hasn’t reached freezing temps at night. The hope now is that the wind will simply not start up again.
I went to a lunch today. It was put on my investment consultant. Great food. Interesting information. Seems this ‘recession’ is far from over. The scary part is that it doesn’t look like we will be back from this for quite a time. As one guy was saying, the Generation X people will be fine, the Baby Boomers will have to be very careful. It will take 5-10 years to get all the lost money back. So glad I’m not really in that group that had so much in the stock market. With less money out there, even some of the alternative investments will not be able to make the gains we thought we would get. Add that to the falling American dollar on the world market, and many more will be hurting. The new trend in alternative investments is Health Care REITS. That is investing in buildings that are used for assisted living, health care facilities, etc. Ten years ago these places were called nursing homes and were very limited. Now these centers are on the rise, and most have a 6 month waiting list to get in.
A friend of mine is leaving tomorrow for 2 weeks in Paraguay. It is a church-oriented mission to conduct some ESL classes down there and to train teachers. Sounds like they will be in some very isolated areas. Very interesting sites. Living with the people. Sounds like an engaging adventure.
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~~~Random Facts
In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent 'in-grown' toe nails.
~~~Before They Were Famous
In 1955 (at age 25), Clint Eastwood got his start in feature films with an uncredited role in the b-movie "Revenge of the Creature."
Michael Eisner (former CEO of Disney) was a camp counselor for his first job at age 16.
While studying Communications and Psychology at the University of Miami, Gloria Estefan worked as a translator in the Customs Department at Miami International Airport.
~~~Crazy News
MEDFORD, Mass. – Officials with a Massachusetts university said complaints led to a new policy banning students from having sex while their roommates are present. Tufts University spokeswoman Kim Thurler said officials added the rule to the 2009-10 guest policy after receiving about a dozen complaints from students “who expressed concerns that they were experiencing uncomfortable situations with their roommates’ sextra-curricular activities,” The Boston Herald reported Tuesday. “We really didn’t have anything concrete in place for (them) to set clear boundaries,” she said. The policy informs students in dormitories that they “may not engage in sexual activity while your roommate is present in the room.” Thurler said the policy does not state any penalties for a violation, but she said officials hope the rule will “empower” students to “bring that issue up” if they have a problem with their roommate’s sexual activities.
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~~~October Month Long Observances
Birthstone: Opal Birth flower: calendula
Adopt A Shelter Animal Month ~ Apple Month ~ Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month ~ Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ Emotional Intelligence Month ~ Gay & Lesbian History Month ~ Halloween Safety Month ~ Month of Free Thought ~ Nat’l Arts and Humanities Month ~ Nat’l Book Month ~ Nat’l Cyber Safety Awareness Month ~ Nat’l Popcorn Poppin’ Month ~ Nat’l Sarcastic Awareness Month ~ Photographer Appreciation Month ~ Squirrel Awareness Month ~ Vegetarian Month
~~~Week of 27 Sep
Banned Books Week
~~~1 OCT Observances
274 days so far this year…91 days remain in 2009
World Vegetarian Day
Agricultural Fair Day (since 1810)
International Day of Older Persons
Fire Pup Day—to honor all firehouse mascots
^National Day of the People's Republic of China (1949)
^Republic of Cyprus – Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
^Nigeria – Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
^Tuvalu – Independence Day (from Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), 1975)
^ Cameroon : Unification Day (1961)
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1847__Annie Besant [Wood], England, philosopher/thesophist
1914__Daniel Boorstin author (1974 Pulitzer Prize)
1920__Walter Matthau NYC, actor (Odd Couple)
1921__James Whitmore White Plains NY, actor
1925__Roger Williams (Louis Weertz) pianist
1927__Tom Bosley Chicago, actor (Howard-Happy Days)
1933__Richard Harris actor
1935__Julie Andrews England, actress/singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins)
1944__Scott McKenzie (Phillip Blondheim) singer: San Francisco [Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair]
1949__Annie Leibovitz photographer
~ATHLETICS
1939__George Archer golf: Masters Champion [1969]
1945__Rod (Rodney Cline) Carew Baseball Hall of Famer
1963__Mark McGwire Baseball Oakland A's
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1781__James Lawrence naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!")
1881__William Edward Boeing founded aircraft co (Boeing)
1924__Jimmy Earl Carter (D) 39th Pres
1924__William Rehnquist Ws, Supreme Court
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
~~~In Remembrance
1972__Louis Leakey anthropologist, @68
1985__E. B. White, American author @85
1996__Pat McGeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member @40
2004__Richard Avedon, American photographer @81
~~~Historical Events on this day
1800__Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty Treaty of San Ildefonso
1880__ John Philip Sousa became director of the United States Marine Corps Band
1885__Special delivery mail service begins in US
1890__Yosemite National Park established
1918__Arab and British forces commanded by Lawrence of Arabia capture Damascus from Turkish forces
1936__Gen Francisco Franco establishes the state of Spain
1937__The US House of Representatives passed The Marihuana Tax Act, Pub. 238, 75th Congress, 50 Stat. 551 the bill was an important bill on the path that led to the criminalization of cannabis.
1939__Winston Churchill refers to Soviet policy as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"
1946__Mensa the well known high-IQ society is formed which is non political and free from all social distinctions (racial, religious, etc.).
1955__ "Honeymooners" premieres 1964 SF cable cars declared a national landmark
1971__Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens
1979__US returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)
1985__The public health service agency has issued a master plan to combat the spread of Aids and has stated that an Aids vaccine is unlikely to be available till 1990.
~ Holy Mackerel
1989__US issues a stamp, labeling an Apatosaurus as a brontosaurus
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Countries by population
Place these countries in order by estimated 2009 population—largest to smallest.
1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Algeria
4. Andorra
5. Angola
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1. Algeria 34,178,188 (growth rate: 1.2%)
2. Afghanistan 33,609,937 (growth rate: 2.6%)
3. Angola 12,799,293 (growth rate: 2.0%)
4. Albania 3,639,453 (growth rate: 0.5%)
5. Andorra 83,888 (growth rate: 1.1%)
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Finally the wind has died down. It blew all night and most of the day. We did get a little rain sometime last night; just enough to wet the dust and pollen that was on the clean car and make it look very dirty. It still hasn’t reached freezing temps at night. The hope now is that the wind will simply not start up again.
I went to a lunch today. It was put on my investment consultant. Great food. Interesting information. Seems this ‘recession’ is far from over. The scary part is that it doesn’t look like we will be back from this for quite a time. As one guy was saying, the Generation X people will be fine, the Baby Boomers will have to be very careful. It will take 5-10 years to get all the lost money back. So glad I’m not really in that group that had so much in the stock market. With less money out there, even some of the alternative investments will not be able to make the gains we thought we would get. Add that to the falling American dollar on the world market, and many more will be hurting. The new trend in alternative investments is Health Care REITS. That is investing in buildings that are used for assisted living, health care facilities, etc. Ten years ago these places were called nursing homes and were very limited. Now these centers are on the rise, and most have a 6 month waiting list to get in.
A friend of mine is leaving tomorrow for 2 weeks in Paraguay. It is a church-oriented mission to conduct some ESL classes down there and to train teachers. Sounds like they will be in some very isolated areas. Very interesting sites. Living with the people. Sounds like an engaging adventure.
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~~~Random Facts
In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent 'in-grown' toe nails.
~~~Before They Were Famous
In 1955 (at age 25), Clint Eastwood got his start in feature films with an uncredited role in the b-movie "Revenge of the Creature."
Michael Eisner (former CEO of Disney) was a camp counselor for his first job at age 16.
While studying Communications and Psychology at the University of Miami, Gloria Estefan worked as a translator in the Customs Department at Miami International Airport.
~~~Crazy News
MEDFORD, Mass. – Officials with a Massachusetts university said complaints led to a new policy banning students from having sex while their roommates are present. Tufts University spokeswoman Kim Thurler said officials added the rule to the 2009-10 guest policy after receiving about a dozen complaints from students “who expressed concerns that they were experiencing uncomfortable situations with their roommates’ sextra-curricular activities,” The Boston Herald reported Tuesday. “We really didn’t have anything concrete in place for (them) to set clear boundaries,” she said. The policy informs students in dormitories that they “may not engage in sexual activity while your roommate is present in the room.” Thurler said the policy does not state any penalties for a violation, but she said officials hope the rule will “empower” students to “bring that issue up” if they have a problem with their roommate’s sexual activities.
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~~~October Month Long Observances
Birthstone: Opal Birth flower: calendula
Adopt A Shelter Animal Month ~ Apple Month ~ Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month ~ Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ Emotional Intelligence Month ~ Gay & Lesbian History Month ~ Halloween Safety Month ~ Month of Free Thought ~ Nat’l Arts and Humanities Month ~ Nat’l Book Month ~ Nat’l Cyber Safety Awareness Month ~ Nat’l Popcorn Poppin’ Month ~ Nat’l Sarcastic Awareness Month ~ Photographer Appreciation Month ~ Squirrel Awareness Month ~ Vegetarian Month
~~~Week of 27 Sep
Banned Books Week
~~~1 OCT Observances
274 days so far this year…91 days remain in 2009
World Vegetarian Day
Agricultural Fair Day (since 1810)
International Day of Older Persons
Fire Pup Day—to honor all firehouse mascots
^National Day of the People's Republic of China (1949)
^Republic of Cyprus – Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
^Nigeria – Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
^Tuvalu – Independence Day (from Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), 1975)
^ Cameroon : Unification Day (1961)
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1847__Annie Besant [Wood], England, philosopher/thesophist
1914__Daniel Boorstin author (1974 Pulitzer Prize)
1920__Walter Matthau NYC, actor (Odd Couple)
1921__James Whitmore White Plains NY, actor
1925__Roger Williams (Louis Weertz) pianist
1927__Tom Bosley Chicago, actor (Howard-Happy Days)
1933__Richard Harris actor
1935__Julie Andrews England, actress/singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins)
1944__Scott McKenzie (Phillip Blondheim) singer: San Francisco [Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair]
1949__Annie Leibovitz photographer
~ATHLETICS
1939__George Archer golf: Masters Champion [1969]
1945__Rod (Rodney Cline) Carew Baseball Hall of Famer
1963__Mark McGwire Baseball Oakland A's
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1781__James Lawrence naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!")
1881__William Edward Boeing founded aircraft co (Boeing)
1924__Jimmy Earl Carter (D) 39th Pres
1924__William Rehnquist Ws, Supreme Court
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
~~~In Remembrance
1972__Louis Leakey anthropologist, @68
1985__E. B. White, American author @85
1996__Pat McGeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member @40
2004__Richard Avedon, American photographer @81
~~~Historical Events on this day
1800__Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty Treaty of San Ildefonso
1880__ John Philip Sousa became director of the United States Marine Corps Band
1885__Special delivery mail service begins in US
1890__Yosemite National Park established
1918__Arab and British forces commanded by Lawrence of Arabia capture Damascus from Turkish forces
1936__Gen Francisco Franco establishes the state of Spain
1937__The US House of Representatives passed The Marihuana Tax Act, Pub. 238, 75th Congress, 50 Stat. 551 the bill was an important bill on the path that led to the criminalization of cannabis.
1939__Winston Churchill refers to Soviet policy as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"
1946__Mensa the well known high-IQ society is formed which is non political and free from all social distinctions (racial, religious, etc.).
1955__ "Honeymooners" premieres 1964 SF cable cars declared a national landmark
1971__Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens
1979__US returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)
1985__The public health service agency has issued a master plan to combat the spread of Aids and has stated that an Aids vaccine is unlikely to be available till 1990.
~ Holy Mackerel
1989__US issues a stamp, labeling an Apatosaurus as a brontosaurus
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Countries by population
Place these countries in order by estimated 2009 population—largest to smallest.
1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Algeria
4. Andorra
5. Angola
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1. Algeria 34,178,188 (growth rate: 1.2%)
2. Afghanistan 33,609,937 (growth rate: 2.6%)
3. Angola 12,799,293 (growth rate: 2.0%)
4. Albania 3,639,453 (growth rate: 0.5%)
5. Andorra 83,888 (growth rate: 1.1%)
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Wednesday
~~~Free Ramblings
Amazing, Sara Palin’s book is coming out months early. She is such a rogue. I wonder who is going to buy it. I heard a suggestion that she will be selling them at NASCAR rallies since most of her followers don’t know how to find a local bookstore. I think it is coming out early because someone else has written a book that explains what a fraud she really is. She is just trying to get it out while people still remember her. She is so folksy and has a very odd view of America. I just don’t see her opinions as really important.
I hope readers are following the Ken Burns National Park series on PBS. Photography is breathtaking, the history is fascinating. The idea that in America, our National Parks are owned by the people, for the people is so exciting. This series will certainly be in many American’s video collection. It’s too bad it didn’t come out before carrying loaded weapons in National Parks became acceptable.
Speaking of loaded weapons, Arizona now allows citizens to legally carry a loaded weapon into a bar or restaurant. The gun carriers can’t consume alcohol in the establishment. The only way a bar or restaurant owner can stop loaded guns in their establishments is to post a sign on all the entrances that have a gun with the famous red slash and circle. We of Arizona may live in the west. Many may make a buck off the ‘wild west’ image. This is a stupid law. I don’t look forward to going to a restaurant and being reminded that people are prohibited from bringing loaded guns into the restaurant. I don’t want to eat at a restaurant that allows people to carry a loaded gun to dinner. In my life, I have been in restaurants where loud arguments have happened. Not a lot of them, but a few. I was even in a restaurant where the argument led to a fist fight—once. I have never been in a restaurant that had an armed robbery while I was there. I’m guessing that 99.99% of my restaurant visits in my lifetime have not had any violence. Those kinds of things don’t happen that often. And if a robbery or fight breaks out, I don’t want someone with a loaded gun to start shooting. I know that some restaurants and some bars have a loaded gun under the counter. They usually don’t shoot them because the firing of a gun escalates the incident and could easily harm innocents. After all, it is only money. Even more concerning, many bar and restaurant owners don’t even know about the law. I wonder how many innocents will be harmed before this law is repealed.
Flag and much of Northern AZ is under a wind advisory. That means sustained winds between 25-35 mph and gust up to 60mph. While we did make it to about 77° today, it was very windy. The weather guy says that a strong storm is headed our way. It will be windy through Wednesday night, but no precipitation. Just wind. I’m so glad I’m not on the Rez. I feel for those people who do. At least here in Flag the wind doesn’t pit your skin with sand.
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~~~Random Facts
The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
~~~Before They Were Famous
Before finding fame in Law & Order, Vincent D'Onofrio appeared as "Thor" the mechanic in 1987's Adventures in Babysitting.
Michael Douglas once worked as a gas station attendant.
David Duchnovy holds an undergrad degree from Princeton and a master's degree from Yale.
As an up and coming actor, Robert Duvall spent several months working as a post office clerk.
~~~Crazy News
A California man was arrested on suspicion of stalking after he allegedly used his airplane to violate a restraining order by buzzing a neighborhood, police said.
In recent weeks, Concord, California, police were investigating an incident in which leaflets were dropped over a residential neighborhood, possibly by a low-flying airplane. “The leaflets referenced a specific person and contained defamatory language and racial slurs. As the investigation has progressed, it appears that the motivation behind this situation is a failed domestic relationship,” the statement read. The investigation led to the identification of a possible suspect, a 51-year-old licensed pilot.
Police received several calls from residents of the neighborhood reporting a low-flying private airplane in the area. Police officers responded to the airport and contacted the man after he landed his plane. It was the same man who had been served with the restraining order earlier in the day.
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~~~September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
~~~Week of 26 Sep
Banned Books Week
~~~30 Sep Observances
273 days so far this year…92 days remain in 2009
National Women’s Health & Fitness Day
*Botswana – Independence Day (1966) from Britain
*International Translation Day, introduced in 1991 by International Federation of Translators
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1627__Robinson Crusoe according to Daniel Defoe
1921__Deborah Kerr Helensburg Scotland, actress (King & I, Night of Iguana)
1924__Truman Capote a short short story writer (In Cold Blood)
1935__Johnny Mathis singer (Chances are, 12th of Never)
1942__Frankie Lymon NYC, rocker (& Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love)
1943__Marilyn McCoo Jersey City NJ, host/singer (Solid Gold, 5th Dimension)
~ATHLETICS
1951__Catie Ball US, 100 m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic-4X4 gold-1968)
1962__Dave Magadan baseball: Mets, Mariners, Marlins, Astros, Cubs, Athletics, Padres
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1861__William Wrigley Jr. chewing gum tycoon
1928__Elie Wiesel author (Souls on Fire), Nazi hunter (Nobel 1986)
1943__Jody Powell press secretary to Jimmy Carter
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
951 – Barry Marshall, Australian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1870 – Jean Baptiste Perrin French physicist, Nobel laureate
~~~In Remembrance
1943__Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist @ 79
1955__James Dean, American actor (automobile accident) @ 24
1978__Edgar Bergen ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy), @ 75
~~~Historical Events on this day
1452__1st book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible
1791__Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiers in Vienna
1846__Anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr Wm Morton extracts a tooth)
1898__City of NY established
1934__FDR dedicates Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
1949__Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights
1951__“Thank you and may God bless.” The Red Skelton Show debuted on NBC-TV--The Mean Wittle Kid (“I dood it!”), Clem Kadiddlehopper, Sheriff Deadeye, Cauliflower McPugg, Willie Lump-Lump, San Fernando Red, Bolivar Shagnasty and Freddie the Freeloader.
1960__Flintstones premiers (1st prime time animation show)
1960__On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids"
1980__Israel issued new currency. The shekel replaced the pound.
1981__Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice in history when she is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger
1988__IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer
~ Holy Mackerel
1865__According to a report dated today, the following number of Indians were present at the Fort Sumner, New Mexico reservation in September: 402 Apache, 7,318 Navajo.
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Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. Old West Action
2. Insane Anglo Warlord
3. Humans sad side
4. her slow cry
5. Retard Shown
6. No more stars
7. Alas! No More Z's
8. Elegant Man
9. oh so ethical
10. contaminated
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1. Clint Eastwood = Old West Action
2. Ronald Wilson Reagan = Insane Anglo Warlord
3. Saddam Hussain = Humans sad side
4. Sheryl crow = her slow cry
5. Howard Stern = Retard Shown
6. Astronomers = No more stars
7. Snooze Alarms = Alas! No More Z's
8. A Gentleman = Elegant Man
9. I hate school = oh so ethical
10. No admittance = contaminated
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Amazing, Sara Palin’s book is coming out months early. She is such a rogue. I wonder who is going to buy it. I heard a suggestion that she will be selling them at NASCAR rallies since most of her followers don’t know how to find a local bookstore. I think it is coming out early because someone else has written a book that explains what a fraud she really is. She is just trying to get it out while people still remember her. She is so folksy and has a very odd view of America. I just don’t see her opinions as really important.
I hope readers are following the Ken Burns National Park series on PBS. Photography is breathtaking, the history is fascinating. The idea that in America, our National Parks are owned by the people, for the people is so exciting. This series will certainly be in many American’s video collection. It’s too bad it didn’t come out before carrying loaded weapons in National Parks became acceptable.
Speaking of loaded weapons, Arizona now allows citizens to legally carry a loaded weapon into a bar or restaurant. The gun carriers can’t consume alcohol in the establishment. The only way a bar or restaurant owner can stop loaded guns in their establishments is to post a sign on all the entrances that have a gun with the famous red slash and circle. We of Arizona may live in the west. Many may make a buck off the ‘wild west’ image. This is a stupid law. I don’t look forward to going to a restaurant and being reminded that people are prohibited from bringing loaded guns into the restaurant. I don’t want to eat at a restaurant that allows people to carry a loaded gun to dinner. In my life, I have been in restaurants where loud arguments have happened. Not a lot of them, but a few. I was even in a restaurant where the argument led to a fist fight—once. I have never been in a restaurant that had an armed robbery while I was there. I’m guessing that 99.99% of my restaurant visits in my lifetime have not had any violence. Those kinds of things don’t happen that often. And if a robbery or fight breaks out, I don’t want someone with a loaded gun to start shooting. I know that some restaurants and some bars have a loaded gun under the counter. They usually don’t shoot them because the firing of a gun escalates the incident and could easily harm innocents. After all, it is only money. Even more concerning, many bar and restaurant owners don’t even know about the law. I wonder how many innocents will be harmed before this law is repealed.
Flag and much of Northern AZ is under a wind advisory. That means sustained winds between 25-35 mph and gust up to 60mph. While we did make it to about 77° today, it was very windy. The weather guy says that a strong storm is headed our way. It will be windy through Wednesday night, but no precipitation. Just wind. I’m so glad I’m not on the Rez. I feel for those people who do. At least here in Flag the wind doesn’t pit your skin with sand.
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~~~Random Facts
The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
~~~Before They Were Famous
Before finding fame in Law & Order, Vincent D'Onofrio appeared as "Thor" the mechanic in 1987's Adventures in Babysitting.
Michael Douglas once worked as a gas station attendant.
David Duchnovy holds an undergrad degree from Princeton and a master's degree from Yale.
As an up and coming actor, Robert Duvall spent several months working as a post office clerk.
~~~Crazy News
A California man was arrested on suspicion of stalking after he allegedly used his airplane to violate a restraining order by buzzing a neighborhood, police said.
In recent weeks, Concord, California, police were investigating an incident in which leaflets were dropped over a residential neighborhood, possibly by a low-flying airplane. “The leaflets referenced a specific person and contained defamatory language and racial slurs. As the investigation has progressed, it appears that the motivation behind this situation is a failed domestic relationship,” the statement read. The investigation led to the identification of a possible suspect, a 51-year-old licensed pilot.
Police received several calls from residents of the neighborhood reporting a low-flying private airplane in the area. Police officers responded to the airport and contacted the man after he landed his plane. It was the same man who had been served with the restraining order earlier in the day.
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~~~September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
~~~Week of 26 Sep
Banned Books Week
~~~30 Sep Observances
273 days so far this year…92 days remain in 2009
National Women’s Health & Fitness Day
*Botswana – Independence Day (1966) from Britain
*International Translation Day, introduced in 1991 by International Federation of Translators
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1627__Robinson Crusoe according to Daniel Defoe
1921__Deborah Kerr Helensburg Scotland, actress (King & I, Night of Iguana)
1924__Truman Capote a short short story writer (In Cold Blood)
1935__Johnny Mathis singer (Chances are, 12th of Never)
1942__Frankie Lymon NYC, rocker (& Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love)
1943__Marilyn McCoo Jersey City NJ, host/singer (Solid Gold, 5th Dimension)
~ATHLETICS
1951__Catie Ball US, 100 m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic-4X4 gold-1968)
1962__Dave Magadan baseball: Mets, Mariners, Marlins, Astros, Cubs, Athletics, Padres
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1861__William Wrigley Jr. chewing gum tycoon
1928__Elie Wiesel author (Souls on Fire), Nazi hunter (Nobel 1986)
1943__Jody Powell press secretary to Jimmy Carter
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
951 – Barry Marshall, Australian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1870 – Jean Baptiste Perrin French physicist, Nobel laureate
~~~In Remembrance
1943__Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist @ 79
1955__James Dean, American actor (automobile accident) @ 24
1978__Edgar Bergen ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy), @ 75
~~~Historical Events on this day
1452__1st book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible
1791__Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiers in Vienna
1846__Anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr Wm Morton extracts a tooth)
1898__City of NY established
1934__FDR dedicates Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
1949__Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights
1951__“Thank you and may God bless.” The Red Skelton Show debuted on NBC-TV--The Mean Wittle Kid (“I dood it!”), Clem Kadiddlehopper, Sheriff Deadeye, Cauliflower McPugg, Willie Lump-Lump, San Fernando Red, Bolivar Shagnasty and Freddie the Freeloader.
1960__Flintstones premiers (1st prime time animation show)
1960__On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids"
1980__Israel issued new currency. The shekel replaced the pound.
1981__Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice in history when she is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger
1988__IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer
~ Holy Mackerel
1865__According to a report dated today, the following number of Indians were present at the Fort Sumner, New Mexico reservation in September: 402 Apache, 7,318 Navajo.
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Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. Old West Action
2. Insane Anglo Warlord
3. Humans sad side
4. her slow cry
5. Retard Shown
6. No more stars
7. Alas! No More Z's
8. Elegant Man
9. oh so ethical
10. contaminated
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1. Clint Eastwood = Old West Action
2. Ronald Wilson Reagan = Insane Anglo Warlord
3. Saddam Hussain = Humans sad side
4. Sheryl crow = her slow cry
5. Howard Stern = Retard Shown
6. Astronomers = No more stars
7. Snooze Alarms = Alas! No More Z's
8. A Gentleman = Elegant Man
9. I hate school = oh so ethical
10. No admittance = contaminated
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Tuesday
~~~Free Ramblings
UPS delivered a duffle bag today. It is from HLO Travel, the provider for my trip to Africa. How cool is that? The wheeled duffle bag is big enough for my stuff, and is said to work better out in the wild than a suitcase. The trip is only three weeks away and I’m getting more excited with each passing day.
Many eyes will be on Denmark at the end of the week. Four world leaders will be in Copenhagen to bid their country’s venue as the best place for the 2016 Olympics. Chicago, Rio, Madrid and Tokyo are the front runners. This is the first time in our history that a President has gone to help a city bid. We are one of the few countries that haven’t had our chief executive schmoozing for the Olympic Games. The games are not supposed to be political, just athletes competing in the Olympic spirit. It looks to me like Obama is just leveling the playing field, as it were. With the Chief Executives from Brazil, Spain, and Japan at the final meeting before the vote, the US absence of the Chief Executive would certainly not help Chicago’s chances. Again, Obama promised change, and he continues to bring it on.
We had another 80°+ day with a low of 39°. The weather guy keeps saying that we will be getting colder. We have now broken the record for longest growing season. We are at 150 days and counting—the previous record was 147 days. I will believe freezing temperatures when they finally arrive. Longest growing season doesn’t mean good crops around here since it was also our third driest year on record.
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~~~Random Facts
75% of Honda vehicles purchased in the U.S. are manufactured in North America!
An albatross can sleep while it flies!
~~~Before They Were Famous
Danny DeVito was a formally trained hair stylist before his break on Taxi.
Leonardo DiCaprio's road to fame included an appearance on the TV show Romper Room at age five, a Bubble Yum commercial, and a 2-year stint on Growing Pains in the early 1990's as the homeless boy Luke Brower.
Vin Diesel said in an interview that he worked as a bouncer for 9 years in New York. In his teens, he also performed in a break dancing instructional video.
Walt Disney drove an ambulance for the Red Cross during World War I.
~~~Crazy News
George D. Bryson, a businessman from Connecticut, decided to change his travel plans and stop in Louisville, Kentucky, a place he’d never visited before. He went to a local hotel and made preparations to check into Room 307. Before he could do so, a hotel employee handed him a letter addressed to his exact name. It turned out the previous occupant of Room 307 was another George D. Bryson.
One three separate occasions – in the years 1664, 1785, and
1860 – there was a shipwreck in which only one person survived the accident. Each time that one person was named Hugh Williams.
Several secret code words were devised by Allied military commanders during their preparations to invade Normandy in World War II. Among them: “Utah,” “Neptune,” “Mulberry,” “Omaha,” and “Overlord.” Before the invasion could begin, however, all of these words appeared in a crossword puzzle in the London Daily Telegraph. After interrogating the puzzle’s author, an English school teacher, authorities became convinced that it was sheer, inexplicable coincidence.
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~~~September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
~~~Week of 26 Sep
Banned Books Week
~~~29 Sep Observances
272 days so far this year…93 days remain in 2009
VFW Day
*Argentina: Inventor's Day
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1547__Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra author: Don Quixote
1908__Greer Garson North Ireland, actress
1929__Bob Newhart Oak Park Ill, actor/comedian
1931__Anita Ekberg Sweden, actress (La Dolce Vita)
1935__Jerry Lee Lewis singer (Great Balls of Fire)
1939__Larry Linville Ojai Calif, actor (Frank Burns-M*A*S*H)
~ATHLETICS
1907__Gene Autry Tioga Tx, cowpoke/singer/actor/Calif Angels owner
1923__O.A. "Bum" Phillips football coach (Houston Oilers/New Orleans Saints)
1956__Sebastian Coe England, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1980, 84)
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1758__Horatio Nelson Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero at Trafalgar
1848__Caroline Ardelia Yale US, educated deaf
1943__Lech Walesa Popowo Poland, leads Polish Solidarity (Nobel 1983)
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
1895__Joseph Banks Rhine Penn, parapsychologist (Extra-Sensory Perception)
~~~In Remembrance
1902__William Topaz McGonagall, British poet (b. 1825) 77 years old
1975__Casey Stengel, baseball player and manager (b. 1890) 85 years old
~~~Historical Events on this day
1806__Zebulon Pike holds a grand council with the Pawnee. Pike estimates 400 Pawnee warriors attend. He hopes to win their allegiance to the United States, rather than Spain.
1829__Scotland Yard formed in London
1907__Construction begins on Washington National Cathedral
1936__Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign
~ Holy Mackerel
1979__Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland
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Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. Bad Credit
2. where moist
3. satanic moan
4. Obey god
5. poor devil
6. Man's crisis
7. Very cool talentless star
8. Real Fun
9. Microsoft
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1. Debit card = Bad Credit
2. shower time = where moist
3. Santa Monica = satanic moan
4. goodbye = Obey god
5. ipod lover = poor devil
6. Narcissism = Man's crisis
7. Actor Sylvester Stallone = Very cool talentless star
8. Funeral = Real Fun
9. comfort is = microsoft
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UPS delivered a duffle bag today. It is from HLO Travel, the provider for my trip to Africa. How cool is that? The wheeled duffle bag is big enough for my stuff, and is said to work better out in the wild than a suitcase. The trip is only three weeks away and I’m getting more excited with each passing day.
Many eyes will be on Denmark at the end of the week. Four world leaders will be in Copenhagen to bid their country’s venue as the best place for the 2016 Olympics. Chicago, Rio, Madrid and Tokyo are the front runners. This is the first time in our history that a President has gone to help a city bid. We are one of the few countries that haven’t had our chief executive schmoozing for the Olympic Games. The games are not supposed to be political, just athletes competing in the Olympic spirit. It looks to me like Obama is just leveling the playing field, as it were. With the Chief Executives from Brazil, Spain, and Japan at the final meeting before the vote, the US absence of the Chief Executive would certainly not help Chicago’s chances. Again, Obama promised change, and he continues to bring it on.
We had another 80°+ day with a low of 39°. The weather guy keeps saying that we will be getting colder. We have now broken the record for longest growing season. We are at 150 days and counting—the previous record was 147 days. I will believe freezing temperatures when they finally arrive. Longest growing season doesn’t mean good crops around here since it was also our third driest year on record.
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~~~Random Facts
75% of Honda vehicles purchased in the U.S. are manufactured in North America!
An albatross can sleep while it flies!
~~~Before They Were Famous
Danny DeVito was a formally trained hair stylist before his break on Taxi.
Leonardo DiCaprio's road to fame included an appearance on the TV show Romper Room at age five, a Bubble Yum commercial, and a 2-year stint on Growing Pains in the early 1990's as the homeless boy Luke Brower.
Vin Diesel said in an interview that he worked as a bouncer for 9 years in New York. In his teens, he also performed in a break dancing instructional video.
Walt Disney drove an ambulance for the Red Cross during World War I.
~~~Crazy News
George D. Bryson, a businessman from Connecticut, decided to change his travel plans and stop in Louisville, Kentucky, a place he’d never visited before. He went to a local hotel and made preparations to check into Room 307. Before he could do so, a hotel employee handed him a letter addressed to his exact name. It turned out the previous occupant of Room 307 was another George D. Bryson.
One three separate occasions – in the years 1664, 1785, and
1860 – there was a shipwreck in which only one person survived the accident. Each time that one person was named Hugh Williams.
Several secret code words were devised by Allied military commanders during their preparations to invade Normandy in World War II. Among them: “Utah,” “Neptune,” “Mulberry,” “Omaha,” and “Overlord.” Before the invasion could begin, however, all of these words appeared in a crossword puzzle in the London Daily Telegraph. After interrogating the puzzle’s author, an English school teacher, authorities became convinced that it was sheer, inexplicable coincidence.
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~~~September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
~~~Week of 26 Sep
Banned Books Week
~~~29 Sep Observances
272 days so far this year…93 days remain in 2009
VFW Day
*Argentina: Inventor's Day
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1547__Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra author: Don Quixote
1908__Greer Garson North Ireland, actress
1929__Bob Newhart Oak Park Ill, actor/comedian
1931__Anita Ekberg Sweden, actress (La Dolce Vita)
1935__Jerry Lee Lewis singer (Great Balls of Fire)
1939__Larry Linville Ojai Calif, actor (Frank Burns-M*A*S*H)
~ATHLETICS
1907__Gene Autry Tioga Tx, cowpoke/singer/actor/Calif Angels owner
1923__O.A. "Bum" Phillips football coach (Houston Oilers/New Orleans Saints)
1956__Sebastian Coe England, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1980, 84)
~POLITICS/BUSINESS/EDUCATION
1758__Horatio Nelson Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero at Trafalgar
1848__Caroline Ardelia Yale US, educated deaf
1943__Lech Walesa Popowo Poland, leads Polish Solidarity (Nobel 1983)
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
1895__Joseph Banks Rhine Penn, parapsychologist (Extra-Sensory Perception)
~~~In Remembrance
1902__William Topaz McGonagall, British poet (b. 1825) 77 years old
1975__Casey Stengel, baseball player and manager (b. 1890) 85 years old
~~~Historical Events on this day
1806__Zebulon Pike holds a grand council with the Pawnee. Pike estimates 400 Pawnee warriors attend. He hopes to win their allegiance to the United States, rather than Spain.
1829__Scotland Yard formed in London
1907__Construction begins on Washington National Cathedral
1936__Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign
~ Holy Mackerel
1979__Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland
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Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. Bad Credit
2. where moist
3. satanic moan
4. Obey god
5. poor devil
6. Man's crisis
7. Very cool talentless star
8. Real Fun
9. Microsoft
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1. Debit card = Bad Credit
2. shower time = where moist
3. Santa Monica = satanic moan
4. goodbye = Obey god
5. ipod lover = poor devil
6. Narcissism = Man's crisis
7. Actor Sylvester Stallone = Very cool talentless star
8. Funeral = Real Fun
9. comfort is = microsoft
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Monday
~~~Free Ramblings
Living in Arizona I didn’t get to watch the Broncos beat the Raiders. Even though I didn’t see it, it was nice to see highlights and watch them beat one of their rivals. This is one of the times I miss satellite TV. The Broncos are usually fun to watch.
I finished off my anti-virals today. I only needed one pain pill, so maybe I am healing. I look forward to a pain free week. I need to spend time gathering my wits for the trip next month. I’m not real sure where they are right now, since I have been on pain pills for a week. I’m sure they are around somewhere. Just hope they haven’t gotten too misplaced. While it was nice to be pain free, the idea of pain pill was not that much fun. Hopefully I will be pain free and pain-killer free for quite a while.
We had another day of short sleeves, shorts, and Tevas. My deck was 85°. Again, there were no clouds, little breeze, no moisture, and lots of heat. It did drop to 35° last night, so maybe fall will be coming soon.
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~~~Random Facts
Americans will spend more on cat food this year than baby food.
The average city dog lives three years longer than the average country dog.
~~~Before They Were Famous
Matt Damon attended Harvard but dropped out just shy of graduating.
Ellen DeGeneres had several odd jobs including painter, oyster shucker, vacuum saleswoman and paralegal.
Johnnny Depp worked as an over-the-phone pen salesman.
~~~Crazy News
A distraught architect threw himself in front of a train in the London Underground in a suicide attempt. Luckily, the train stopped inches from his body; in fact, it had to be jacked off its tracks to allow his removal. When questioned, however, the driver informed officials he hadn’t stopped the train. An investigation revealed that one of the passengers, unaware of the suicide attempt, had independently pulled the emergency brake. London Transport officials considered prosecuting the passenger for illegal use of the emergency brake but ultimately decided against it.
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~~~September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
~~~Week of 26 Sep…
Banned Books Week
~~~28 Sep Observances…
271 days so far this year…94 days remain in 2009
Eat Dinner with your Kids
World Maritime Day
Yom Kippur—Day of Atonement for Jewish Faith
World Rabies Awareness Day
*Poland St. Wenceslas Day—Patron Saint of Poland
*Taiwan and The Philippines Teacher's Day
*The Philippines Day of Awareness and Unity Against Child Pornography
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1856__ Kate Douglas Wiggins author (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm)
1901___William S Paley founder & chairman (CBS)
1902___Ed Sullivan TV variety show host/gossip columnist
1909___Al Capp New Haven Ct, cartoonist (Li'l Abner)
1916___Peter Finch actor
1924___Marcello Mastroianni actor
1934___Brigitte Bardot Paris France, actress
1972___Gwyneth Paltrow Academy Award-winning actress
~ATHLETICS
1905___Max (Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried) Schmeling
International Boxing Hall of Famer
~POLITICS/BUSINESS
1839___Frances Willard founded Women's Christian Temperance Union 1887___Avery Brundage AAU & International Olympic Committee president
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
551 –BC___Confucius (as celebrated in Taiwan)
1852___Henri Moissan France, chemist; isolated fluorine (Nobel 1906)
1849___Dudley Allen Sargent US, physician/educator (Harvard U gymnasium)
~~~In Remembrance [passed on this day]
1953___Edwin P Hubble astronomer, designer of telescopes [b. 1889]
1964___Harpo Marx comedian [b. 1888]
1989___Ferdinand Marcos deposed president of Phillipines [b. 1917]
2003___Althea Gibson, American tennis player [b. 1927]
~~~Historical Events on this day
1066___William the Conqueror lands in England
1542___Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo landed his ship at what we now call San Diego Bay
1787___Congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval
1867___Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario
1924___Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington completing the first round-the-world flight in 175 days
1928___While working at his laboratory at St Mary's Hospital, London Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin by accident
2003___A power outage has blacked out close to 90% of the country of Italy
~ Holy Mackerel
1967___Walter Washington elected 1st mayor of Washington, DC
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Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. Ugly Satanic Hair
2. Voices Rant On
3. MOON STARER
4. THEY SEE
5. Go Get Oils
6. Trims cash
7. Hey you coward!
8. Burnished Pest
9. cannot aim
10. a year to shut down
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1. Christina Aguilera = Ugly Satanic Hair
2. Conversation = Voices Rant On
3. ASTRONOMER: MOON STARER
4. THE EYES: THEY SEE
5. Geologist = Go Get Oils
6. Christmas = Trims cash
7. Why do you care? = Hey you coward!
8. President Bush = Burnished Pest
9. Action man = cannot aim
10. Year two thousand = a year to shut down
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Living in Arizona I didn’t get to watch the Broncos beat the Raiders. Even though I didn’t see it, it was nice to see highlights and watch them beat one of their rivals. This is one of the times I miss satellite TV. The Broncos are usually fun to watch.
I finished off my anti-virals today. I only needed one pain pill, so maybe I am healing. I look forward to a pain free week. I need to spend time gathering my wits for the trip next month. I’m not real sure where they are right now, since I have been on pain pills for a week. I’m sure they are around somewhere. Just hope they haven’t gotten too misplaced. While it was nice to be pain free, the idea of pain pill was not that much fun. Hopefully I will be pain free and pain-killer free for quite a while.
We had another day of short sleeves, shorts, and Tevas. My deck was 85°. Again, there were no clouds, little breeze, no moisture, and lots of heat. It did drop to 35° last night, so maybe fall will be coming soon.
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~~~Random Facts
Americans will spend more on cat food this year than baby food.
The average city dog lives three years longer than the average country dog.
~~~Before They Were Famous
Matt Damon attended Harvard but dropped out just shy of graduating.
Ellen DeGeneres had several odd jobs including painter, oyster shucker, vacuum saleswoman and paralegal.
Johnnny Depp worked as an over-the-phone pen salesman.
~~~Crazy News
A distraught architect threw himself in front of a train in the London Underground in a suicide attempt. Luckily, the train stopped inches from his body; in fact, it had to be jacked off its tracks to allow his removal. When questioned, however, the driver informed officials he hadn’t stopped the train. An investigation revealed that one of the passengers, unaware of the suicide attempt, had independently pulled the emergency brake. London Transport officials considered prosecuting the passenger for illegal use of the emergency brake but ultimately decided against it.
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~~~September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
~~~Week of 26 Sep…
Banned Books Week
~~~28 Sep Observances…
271 days so far this year…94 days remain in 2009
Eat Dinner with your Kids
World Maritime Day
Yom Kippur—Day of Atonement for Jewish Faith
World Rabies Awareness Day
*Poland St. Wenceslas Day—Patron Saint of Poland
*Taiwan and The Philippines Teacher's Day
*The Philippines Day of Awareness and Unity Against Child Pornography
~~~Births on this day
~ The ARTS
1856__ Kate Douglas Wiggins author (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm)
1901___William S Paley founder & chairman (CBS)
1902___Ed Sullivan TV variety show host/gossip columnist
1909___Al Capp New Haven Ct, cartoonist (Li'l Abner)
1916___Peter Finch actor
1924___Marcello Mastroianni actor
1934___Brigitte Bardot Paris France, actress
1972___Gwyneth Paltrow Academy Award-winning actress
~ATHLETICS
1905___Max (Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried) Schmeling
International Boxing Hall of Famer
~POLITICS/BUSINESS
1839___Frances Willard founded Women's Christian Temperance Union 1887___Avery Brundage AAU & International Olympic Committee president
~SCIENCE/RELIGION
551 –BC___Confucius (as celebrated in Taiwan)
1852___Henri Moissan France, chemist; isolated fluorine (Nobel 1906)
1849___Dudley Allen Sargent US, physician/educator (Harvard U gymnasium)
~~~In Remembrance [passed on this day]
1953___Edwin P Hubble astronomer, designer of telescopes [b. 1889]
1964___Harpo Marx comedian [b. 1888]
1989___Ferdinand Marcos deposed president of Phillipines [b. 1917]
2003___Althea Gibson, American tennis player [b. 1927]
~~~Historical Events on this day
1066___William the Conqueror lands in England
1542___Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo landed his ship at what we now call San Diego Bay
1787___Congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval
1867___Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario
1924___Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington completing the first round-the-world flight in 175 days
1928___While working at his laboratory at St Mary's Hospital, London Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin by accident
2003___A power outage has blacked out close to 90% of the country of Italy
~ Holy Mackerel
1967___Walter Washington elected 1st mayor of Washington, DC
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Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. Ugly Satanic Hair
2. Voices Rant On
3. MOON STARER
4. THEY SEE
5. Go Get Oils
6. Trims cash
7. Hey you coward!
8. Burnished Pest
9. cannot aim
10. a year to shut down
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1. Christina Aguilera = Ugly Satanic Hair
2. Conversation = Voices Rant On
3. ASTRONOMER: MOON STARER
4. THE EYES: THEY SEE
5. Geologist = Go Get Oils
6. Christmas = Trims cash
7. Why do you care? = Hey you coward!
8. President Bush = Burnished Pest
9. Action man = cannot aim
10. Year two thousand = a year to shut down
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Sunday
Flagstaff certainly keeps us on our toes. All last week we were preparing for fall. Nights were getting cooler and days were not as warm as they had been. The sun was setting earlier and earlier. Darkness lasted longer into the morning. It was time to think about frost, preparing plants for winter, looking for those long sleeve pullovers and sweaters. But alas, we have been tricked again. While we did make it down to 36° last night, we climbed to 80° today. Eighty, that’s like a very warm summer day here in Flagstaff. The birds are still preparing for winter, eating a lot of seed. They must be as confused as the rest of us. Those temperatures with the low humidity are really making the forest dry—more than it already was. I forgot to check the sign near the forest service building today, but I’m sure we are either high or extreme when it come to fire danger.
I’m sure glad that I do not have the burdens of President Obama. Here we are with a messed up economy, fighting over a health care bill that will save many lives, and now he has to get back to the world issues. Nuclear plants in Iran, terrorists arrested in Denver and NYC, and of course Afghanistan are forcing our leadership into some very difficult decisions. Since retiring I had forgotten that Oct 1 is a scary day for Federal Employees. After the BIA was shut down two different times when the Congress did not approve a budget, we were lucky to get what was called forward funding. It meant that we could stay open while Congress played the budget game. Not all in the Federal system are that lucky. Yesterday, our Representative voted NO on a budget bill that would keep many government offices open if a budget isn’t approved by Oct. 1. Ann may carry the Democratic banner as her party of record but her voting record is much too conservative for me. I’m saddened to say, that my dreams of hope in Northern AZ are quickly slipping away. Ms Kirkpatrick wants to be reelected and believes that by being conservative, that will happen. She is selling out her base to appease the conservatives in this district. That is not what I voted for, and it is not what I will be voting for next year. The only bright side to our much too conservative state is that our non-elected Governor Brewer, is not getting the support of her own party. Her party is now asking if she is able to lead. The Middle and Liberals have been asking that since February. Take a minute to read the “Crazy Stuff in the News” below. It shows how messed up our state has become. Thanks to Martha for sharing the emailed story.
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Random Facts…
Pain travels through your body at 350 ft. per second.
If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
Crazy Stuff In The News …
TUCSON A University of Arizona graduate student was arrested and charged with "criminal damage" and "disturbing an educational institution" for using sidewalk chalk today at a pro-education rally on campus.
More than 150 faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students gathered for a noontime rally at the university to protest cuts to public education in the State of Arizona. As members of the U of A marching band played "Bear Down Arizona", demonstrators held signs and made chalk outlines of "bodies" in front of the administration building, with slogans like "Death by a Million Cuts", "Edu-cide",
and "Stop Student Sacrifice".
Jacob Miller, a first-year master's student, was arrested by police as he was leaving the rally. Police told Miller that the order to arrest him came "from higher up."
Said Miller "the administration has said that they want people to get involved and dialogue concerning the budget situation. But now they are penalizing me for speaking out. And all I did was to use sidewalk chalk."
The rally, organized by Arizona for Education, was part of a university-wide day of action in support of education that also included teach-ins and other educational events. Last year, the university took a $77 Million cut and is expected to take a cut between $18 and $25 Million this year. The day of action was organized in support of the state-wide walkouts organized today throughout the University of California system, where campuses are also facing dramatic budget cuts.
Arizona for Education is a coalition of students, faculty and staff as well as members of the Tucson community concerned about cuts to university education spending.
As of 2 pm all chalk had been removed from the sidewalks in front of the university administration building.
September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
Before They Were Famous…
Sheryl Crow was once an elementary school teacher in St. Louis, Missouri.
Russell Crowe did a public broadcast promoting AIDS awareness.
Billy Crystal worked as a substitute teacher after graduating from New York Univerity.
Billy Ray Cyrus went to Georgetown College, a Baptist College in KY, on a baseball scholarship before fully concentrating on his music career.
Week of 26 Sep…
Banned Books Week
27 Sep Observances…
270 days so far this year…95 days remain in 2009
Gold Star Mother’s Day
National Good Neighbor Day
Ancestor Appreciation Day
*World Heart Day
*World Tourism Day
*Belgium: French Community Holiday
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
…ARTS…
1792 George Cruikshank England, illustrator for Charles Dickens
1920….. William Conrad Louisville Ky, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Cannon)
1926….. Jayne Meadows Wu Chang China, Mrs Steve Allen, actress
1933….. Kathleen Nolan actress: The Real McCoys (Kate); Screen Actor’s Guild president
1934….. Greg Morris Cleveland Ohio, actor (Mission Impossible)
1943….. Randy Bachman Winnipeg, rocker (Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1947….. A Martinez Glendale Calif, actor
…ATHLETICS…
1939….. Kathy Whitworth golf champion
1949….. Mike (Michael Jack) Schmidt Baseball Hall of Famer
…POLITICS/Business…
1722….. Samuel Adams revolutionary rabble rouser—led Boston Tea Party
1840….. Thomas Nast political cartoonist: considered the father of American political cartooning: drew cartoon [Harper’s Weekly] using elephant as symbol of Republican party
1896….. Sam Ervin (D-Sen-NC), Watergate committee chairman
…SCIENCE/Religion…
1918..... Sir Martin Ryle Britain, radio astronomer, astronomer royal 1972-82
1952..... Dumitru Prunariu 1st Romanian space traveler (on board Soyuz 40)
Events on this day…
1540..... Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola
1894..... Aqueduct Race Track opened in New York on this day
1919..... Democratic National Committee votes to admit women
1938..... RMS Queen Elizabeth is launched at the John Brown and Company yard in Clydebank, Scotland
1954..... Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premiers .
1994..... The Contract with America, a 10-point legislative agenda prepared by Republican congressman Newt Gingrich, is signed by more than 350 Republican candidates for Congress.
1996: The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan, captures the country's capital, Kabul.
1998..... Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals breaks the single-season home run record ( held by Roger Maris ) hitting his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs during the last game of the season against the Montreal Expos .
Holy Mackerel…
1964..... The Warren Commission, named to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, releases its report, which finds that Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, acted alone.
Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. moon starer
2. Epic Plan
3. Fascinating, No scars
4. Call up curse
5. one cool dance musician
6. Attaineth its cause, freedom
7. A Rope Ends It
8. He'll mesh crooks
9. Oily Fart
10. Babes All
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1. Astronomer = moon starer
2. Apple, Inc = Epic Plan
3. San Francisco Giants- Fascinating, No scars
4. Pre Calculus = Call up curse
5. madonna louise ciccone = one cool dance musician
6. The United States of America = Attaineth its cause, freedom
7. Desperation = A Rope Ends It
8. Sherlock Holmes = He'll mesh crooks
9. Frito Lay = Oily Fart
10. Baseball = Babes All
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I’m sure glad that I do not have the burdens of President Obama. Here we are with a messed up economy, fighting over a health care bill that will save many lives, and now he has to get back to the world issues. Nuclear plants in Iran, terrorists arrested in Denver and NYC, and of course Afghanistan are forcing our leadership into some very difficult decisions. Since retiring I had forgotten that Oct 1 is a scary day for Federal Employees. After the BIA was shut down two different times when the Congress did not approve a budget, we were lucky to get what was called forward funding. It meant that we could stay open while Congress played the budget game. Not all in the Federal system are that lucky. Yesterday, our Representative voted NO on a budget bill that would keep many government offices open if a budget isn’t approved by Oct. 1. Ann may carry the Democratic banner as her party of record but her voting record is much too conservative for me. I’m saddened to say, that my dreams of hope in Northern AZ are quickly slipping away. Ms Kirkpatrick wants to be reelected and believes that by being conservative, that will happen. She is selling out her base to appease the conservatives in this district. That is not what I voted for, and it is not what I will be voting for next year. The only bright side to our much too conservative state is that our non-elected Governor Brewer, is not getting the support of her own party. Her party is now asking if she is able to lead. The Middle and Liberals have been asking that since February. Take a minute to read the “Crazy Stuff in the News” below. It shows how messed up our state has become. Thanks to Martha for sharing the emailed story.
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Random Facts…
Pain travels through your body at 350 ft. per second.
If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
Crazy Stuff In The News …
TUCSON A University of Arizona graduate student was arrested and charged with "criminal damage" and "disturbing an educational institution" for using sidewalk chalk today at a pro-education rally on campus.
More than 150 faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students gathered for a noontime rally at the university to protest cuts to public education in the State of Arizona. As members of the U of A marching band played "Bear Down Arizona", demonstrators held signs and made chalk outlines of "bodies" in front of the administration building, with slogans like "Death by a Million Cuts", "Edu-cide",
and "Stop Student Sacrifice".
Jacob Miller, a first-year master's student, was arrested by police as he was leaving the rally. Police told Miller that the order to arrest him came "from higher up."
Said Miller "the administration has said that they want people to get involved and dialogue concerning the budget situation. But now they are penalizing me for speaking out. And all I did was to use sidewalk chalk."
The rally, organized by Arizona for Education, was part of a university-wide day of action in support of education that also included teach-ins and other educational events. Last year, the university took a $77 Million cut and is expected to take a cut between $18 and $25 Million this year. The day of action was organized in support of the state-wide walkouts organized today throughout the University of California system, where campuses are also facing dramatic budget cuts.
Arizona for Education is a coalition of students, faculty and staff as well as members of the Tucson community concerned about cuts to university education spending.
As of 2 pm all chalk had been removed from the sidewalks in front of the university administration building.
September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
Before They Were Famous…
Sheryl Crow was once an elementary school teacher in St. Louis, Missouri.
Russell Crowe did a public broadcast promoting AIDS awareness.
Billy Crystal worked as a substitute teacher after graduating from New York Univerity.
Billy Ray Cyrus went to Georgetown College, a Baptist College in KY, on a baseball scholarship before fully concentrating on his music career.
Week of 26 Sep…
Banned Books Week
27 Sep Observances…
270 days so far this year…95 days remain in 2009
Gold Star Mother’s Day
National Good Neighbor Day
Ancestor Appreciation Day
*World Heart Day
*World Tourism Day
*Belgium: French Community Holiday
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
…ARTS…
1792 George Cruikshank England, illustrator for Charles Dickens
1920….. William Conrad Louisville Ky, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Cannon)
1926….. Jayne Meadows Wu Chang China, Mrs Steve Allen, actress
1933….. Kathleen Nolan actress: The Real McCoys (Kate); Screen Actor’s Guild president
1934….. Greg Morris Cleveland Ohio, actor (Mission Impossible)
1943….. Randy Bachman Winnipeg, rocker (Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1947….. A Martinez Glendale Calif, actor
…ATHLETICS…
1939….. Kathy Whitworth golf champion
1949….. Mike (Michael Jack) Schmidt Baseball Hall of Famer
…POLITICS/Business…
1722….. Samuel Adams revolutionary rabble rouser—led Boston Tea Party
1840….. Thomas Nast political cartoonist: considered the father of American political cartooning: drew cartoon [Harper’s Weekly] using elephant as symbol of Republican party
1896….. Sam Ervin (D-Sen-NC), Watergate committee chairman
…SCIENCE/Religion…
1918..... Sir Martin Ryle Britain, radio astronomer, astronomer royal 1972-82
1952..... Dumitru Prunariu 1st Romanian space traveler (on board Soyuz 40)
Events on this day…
1540..... Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola
1894..... Aqueduct Race Track opened in New York on this day
1919..... Democratic National Committee votes to admit women
1938..... RMS Queen Elizabeth is launched at the John Brown and Company yard in Clydebank, Scotland
1954..... Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premiers .
1994..... The Contract with America, a 10-point legislative agenda prepared by Republican congressman Newt Gingrich, is signed by more than 350 Republican candidates for Congress.
1996: The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan, captures the country's capital, Kabul.
1998..... Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals breaks the single-season home run record ( held by Roger Maris ) hitting his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs during the last game of the season against the Montreal Expos .
Holy Mackerel…
1964..... The Warren Commission, named to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, releases its report, which finds that Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, acted alone.
Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. moon starer
2. Epic Plan
3. Fascinating, No scars
4. Call up curse
5. one cool dance musician
6. Attaineth its cause, freedom
7. A Rope Ends It
8. He'll mesh crooks
9. Oily Fart
10. Babes All
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Answers:
1. Astronomer = moon starer
2. Apple, Inc = Epic Plan
3. San Francisco Giants- Fascinating, No scars
4. Pre Calculus = Call up curse
5. madonna louise ciccone = one cool dance musician
6. The United States of America = Attaineth its cause, freedom
7. Desperation = A Rope Ends It
8. Sherlock Holmes = He'll mesh crooks
9. Frito Lay = Oily Fart
10. Baseball = Babes All
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Saturday
I thought my pain was gone, but alas, it isn’t. Had to take a pill about 4am and other about 10am. That did it for the day. Hopefully this is really getting better. I must say that the pain is just about 3 out of 10, but enough that I don’t want it.
When I was a working stiff, I used to put tons of miles on my vehicle. Now that I’m retired, I don’t. I had to get the oil changed today. I go to a place that also gives a good car wash when you have the oil changed. I was amazed. I’ve been taking my car to the local ‘hands free’ car wash where you drive in, park and the machine goes around the car a bunch of times. Today, after the oil change I got the car washed and wiped down with the inside cleaned. It looks like I have a brand new car. Those ‘hands free’ washes do a decent job. They ain’t nuttin’ like the old fashioned wash when a gang of people envelop your vehicle and clean the inside, do the windows, and wipe down the car. I’ll have to remember this. Nuttin’ like driving a really clean ride.
We had a nice summer day. Yeah, I know it's fall, but it sure felt like summer. We made it to 78° with no clouds and very little breeze. It did get down to 35° last night. That was enough for the furnace to kick in early this morning. It only went through one cycle, but reminds me that fall is in the air.
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Random Facts…
There are less than 100 surviving American World War I veterans.
The chicken is one of the few things that man eats before it's born and after it's dead.
Cat's urine glows under a black light
Crazy Stuff In The News …
LISMORE, Australia – Australian police said two teenage brothers turned in more than $86,000 they found in a creek while fishing in the eastern part of the country. Police said the boys hooked the money, which was in a plastic package, while fishing for catfish in Tuntable Creek, near the town of Lismore, and spent three weeks deciding on a plan of action before telling their mother and obtaining legal advice on how best to turn the cash over to police, The Times of London reported Monday.
The mother of the boys, who requested anonymity, said the family did not want to keep the money because it might be “dirty.” “We just don’t want any trouble,” one of the brothers said. “We were sweet before the money and we’ll be sweet afterwards.”
Investigators said the area has recently been hit by major flooding, so the package of money could have originated from any one of several different streams. They said the boys might be given the option of keeping the money if nobody comes forward with a legitimate claim.
September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
Before They Were Famous…
Bill Cosby shined shoes and sold produce when he was young
Elvis Costello used to be a computer programmer.
Katie Couric's first job was as a desk assistant at ABC.
Simon Cowell started out as a mail room clerk for EMI Music Publishing where his father worked.
Cindy Crawford graduated from DeKalb High School (Dekalb, Illinois) in 1984, as valedictorian.
Joan Crawford used to work in a laundromat and as an elevator operator in a Kansas City department store.
Week of 26 Sep…
Banned Books Week
26 Sep Observances…
269 days so far this year…96 days remain in 2009
National Public Lands Day
Ironically it is also
.Fish Amnesty Day
.National Hunting and Fishing Day
*European Day of Language—since 2001
* New Zealand : Dominion Day
*Yemen Arab Republic Revolution Day (1962)
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
…ARTS…
1888….. T.S. Eliot St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948)
1898….. George Gershwin (Jacob Gershvin) composer: Rhapsody in Blue
1925….. Marty Robbins Glendale Az, singer (Devil Woman
1933….. Donna Douglas [Dot Smith], Pride La, actress (Beverly Hillbillies—Ellie Mae)
1948….. Olivia Newton-John Cambridge England, singer
1962….. Melissa Sue Anderson actress: Little House on the Prairie--Mary
…ATHLETICS…
1914….. Jack La Lanne exercise mogul and Juicer
…POLITICS/Business…
1729….. Moses Mendelssohn philosopher/critic/Bible translator
…SCIENCE/Religion…
1774….. John Chapman [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1897….. Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78)
Events on this day…
1580….. The British ship the Golden Hind, commanded by Sir Francis Drake, returns from its around-the-world journey bearing a cargo of spices and captured Spanish treasure.
1892….. 1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band (NJ)
1914….. Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce
1957….. West Side Story opened in New York.
1960….. 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago)
1962….. Negro James Meredeth tried for the third time to register for classes at the University of Mississippi today but was turned away
1991….. A group of scientists, four men and four women began a two-year stay inside Biosphere 2, a sealed structure in Oracle, AZ
Holy Mackerel…
1932….. Mahatma Gandhi broke his death fast after 6 days and 5 hrs after the British Government had approved most of the compromise plan on the privileges of Indian Untouchables in legislative elections.
Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. Indecent Christian
2. Dirty Room
3. On scale of sin
4. Nerd Amid Late TV
5. end is a car spin
6. Newest Drip
7. Built to Stay Free
8. exit lava
9. Evil's Agent
10. he grew bogus
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1. The Cincinnati Reds = Indecent Christian
2. Dormitory = Dirty Room
3. Confessional = On scale of sin
4. David Letterman = Nerd Amid Late TV
5. Princess Diana = end is a car spin
6. President W = Newest Drip
7. Statue of Liberty = Built to Stay Free
8. Laxative = exit lava
9. Evangelist = Evil's Agent
10. George W Bush = he grew bogus
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When I was a working stiff, I used to put tons of miles on my vehicle. Now that I’m retired, I don’t. I had to get the oil changed today. I go to a place that also gives a good car wash when you have the oil changed. I was amazed. I’ve been taking my car to the local ‘hands free’ car wash where you drive in, park and the machine goes around the car a bunch of times. Today, after the oil change I got the car washed and wiped down with the inside cleaned. It looks like I have a brand new car. Those ‘hands free’ washes do a decent job. They ain’t nuttin’ like the old fashioned wash when a gang of people envelop your vehicle and clean the inside, do the windows, and wipe down the car. I’ll have to remember this. Nuttin’ like driving a really clean ride.
We had a nice summer day. Yeah, I know it's fall, but it sure felt like summer. We made it to 78° with no clouds and very little breeze. It did get down to 35° last night. That was enough for the furnace to kick in early this morning. It only went through one cycle, but reminds me that fall is in the air.
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Random Facts…
There are less than 100 surviving American World War I veterans.
The chicken is one of the few things that man eats before it's born and after it's dead.
Cat's urine glows under a black light
Crazy Stuff In The News …
LISMORE, Australia – Australian police said two teenage brothers turned in more than $86,000 they found in a creek while fishing in the eastern part of the country. Police said the boys hooked the money, which was in a plastic package, while fishing for catfish in Tuntable Creek, near the town of Lismore, and spent three weeks deciding on a plan of action before telling their mother and obtaining legal advice on how best to turn the cash over to police, The Times of London reported Monday.
The mother of the boys, who requested anonymity, said the family did not want to keep the money because it might be “dirty.” “We just don’t want any trouble,” one of the brothers said. “We were sweet before the money and we’ll be sweet afterwards.”
Investigators said the area has recently been hit by major flooding, so the package of money could have originated from any one of several different streams. They said the boys might be given the option of keeping the money if nobody comes forward with a legitimate claim.
September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
Before They Were Famous…
Bill Cosby shined shoes and sold produce when he was young
Elvis Costello used to be a computer programmer.
Katie Couric's first job was as a desk assistant at ABC.
Simon Cowell started out as a mail room clerk for EMI Music Publishing where his father worked.
Cindy Crawford graduated from DeKalb High School (Dekalb, Illinois) in 1984, as valedictorian.
Joan Crawford used to work in a laundromat and as an elevator operator in a Kansas City department store.
Week of 26 Sep…
Banned Books Week
26 Sep Observances…
269 days so far this year…96 days remain in 2009
National Public Lands Day
Ironically it is also
.Fish Amnesty Day
.National Hunting and Fishing Day
*European Day of Language—since 2001
* New Zealand : Dominion Day
*Yemen Arab Republic Revolution Day (1962)
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
…ARTS…
1888….. T.S. Eliot St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948)
1898….. George Gershwin (Jacob Gershvin) composer: Rhapsody in Blue
1925….. Marty Robbins Glendale Az, singer (Devil Woman
1933….. Donna Douglas [Dot Smith], Pride La, actress (Beverly Hillbillies—Ellie Mae)
1948….. Olivia Newton-John Cambridge England, singer
1962….. Melissa Sue Anderson actress: Little House on the Prairie--Mary
…ATHLETICS…
1914….. Jack La Lanne exercise mogul and Juicer
…POLITICS/Business…
1729….. Moses Mendelssohn philosopher/critic/Bible translator
…SCIENCE/Religion…
1774….. John Chapman [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1897….. Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78)
Events on this day…
1580….. The British ship the Golden Hind, commanded by Sir Francis Drake, returns from its around-the-world journey bearing a cargo of spices and captured Spanish treasure.
1892….. 1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band (NJ)
1914….. Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce
1957….. West Side Story opened in New York.
1960….. 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago)
1962….. Negro James Meredeth tried for the third time to register for classes at the University of Mississippi today but was turned away
1991….. A group of scientists, four men and four women began a two-year stay inside Biosphere 2, a sealed structure in Oracle, AZ
Holy Mackerel…
1932….. Mahatma Gandhi broke his death fast after 6 days and 5 hrs after the British Government had approved most of the compromise plan on the privileges of Indian Untouchables in legislative elections.
Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. Indecent Christian
2. Dirty Room
3. On scale of sin
4. Nerd Amid Late TV
5. end is a car spin
6. Newest Drip
7. Built to Stay Free
8. exit lava
9. Evil's Agent
10. he grew bogus
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1. The Cincinnati Reds = Indecent Christian
2. Dormitory = Dirty Room
3. Confessional = On scale of sin
4. David Letterman = Nerd Amid Late TV
5. Princess Diana = end is a car spin
6. President W = Newest Drip
7. Statue of Liberty = Built to Stay Free
8. Laxative = exit lava
9. Evangelist = Evil's Agent
10. George W Bush = he grew bogus
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Friday
The NAU news station just interviewed the State Superintendent for Instruction and his Deputy. Some kind of conference brought them to Flagstaff. The head guy was interviewed first. He said the state’s biggest concern in Education is our low funding. Yeah, we are 39th in funding. Then, in a separate interview by a different reporter the same question was asked. The answer was “Our biggest problem in people talking about the fact that we have problems.” She went on to explain that when people talk about problems, others listen and then believe those issues are problems. So from her point of view, I guess, everything is just fine. That kind of leadership will certainly not help our students.
While shopping today, I ran into a Hopi couple I have known for ever. The husband retired two years ago, the wife this year. They are both amazed at how much they have to do. Both are still in very good health. Always on the go, always getting ready for something or participating in something, or recovering after something. It was great to see them, and good to hear things are going well. The wife was always afraid that when she retired she would just get bored. She isn’t. Living in the Village keeps all the elderly busy with something. Actually it keeps everyone busy, but when you are working, it is hard to do all the stuff you feel you need to or just want to. Now that Sara and Wayne are retired, they have the time they need. Very cool.
Well, we still haven’t had a freeze. Our trustworthy local weatherman has not been very trustworthy when it comes to temperatures this week. Every day he says we will have a freeze. We haven’t yet. Last night, instead of a freeze, it only got down to 47°. He is usually spot on when it comes to our local weather. Something is messing up his ability to do this. I’m beginning to believe that weather forecasting is more an art than a science. All the fancy maps, all the moving icons, all the fancy graphs just aren’t helping him determine when it will freeze. Guess I will just wait until there is frost on the car and then I will know it froze the night before. I have sympathy for all those gardeners who are covering their plants night after night when it doesn’t even get close to a freeze.
Ken Burns is starting a new series on PBS—“America’s Best Idea”. He has been on several news shows the past few days. It should be great series on our National Parks. He always does amazing specials, but this one may be his best. It starts Sunday on your local PBS station. I only hope it is not another fund raiser event.
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Random Facts…
Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.
Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.
Crazy Stuff In The News …
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. – Authorities in Florida said a man who blamed 10 counts of possession of child pornography on his cat is facing 90 additional charges of the crime.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said Keith Riley Griffin, 48, of Jensen Beach, Fla., was charged in early August with 10 counts of possession of child ornography and is now facing 100 counts of the offense, TCPalm.com reported Monday. Investigators said Griffin told them after his August arrest that the offending material had been downloaded as a result of his cat walking on the computer keyboard while he was away from home.
Griffin was being held at the Martin County Jail with bail set at $2.2 million.
September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
Before They Were Famous…
Hayden Christensen used to be a tennis ball boy and he once accidentally interrupted play during a John McEnroe match.
George Clooney was in an episode of Murder She Wrote titled "No Laughing Matter."
P-Diddy was an intern at Uptown Records where he did grunt work like washing cars & fetching coffee.
Sean Connery's first job was delivering milk for St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society in Scotland.
Week of 22 Sep…
Pollution Prevention Week
American Massage Therapy Week
25 Sep Observances…
268 days so far this year…97 days remain in 2009
Native American Day
Hug a Vegetarian Day
National One Hit Wonders Day
Love Note Day
*Rwanda: Government Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
…ARTS…
1897 - William (Cuthbert) Faulkner Nobel Prize-winning writer
1905 - Red (Walter) Smith Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter
1931 Barbara Walters Boston Mass, newscaster
1949 Anson Williams LA Calif, actor (Potsie-Happy Days)
1951 Mark Hamill Oakland Calif, actor (Star Wars)
1952 Christopher Reeve actor (Superman)
1965 Will Smith [Fresh Prince ], rapper, actor
1969 - Catherine Zeta-Jones actress
…ATHLETICS…
1887 May Sutton Bundy US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904)
1942 - Oscar Bonavena boxing: heavyweight
1951 - Bob McAdoo basketball
…POLITICS/Business…
…SCIENCE/Religion…
1644 Olaus RÃmer Denmark, 1st to accurately measure speed of light
Events on this day…
1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean
1690: ‘Publick Occurrences, Both Forreign and Domestick’, the first newspaper in the American colonies, publishes its only issue before being suppressed by the government.
1789 Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)
1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (Calif)
1926 Henry Ford announces the 8 hour, 5-day work week
1981 Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as 1st female supreme court justice
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s
Holy Mackerel…
2004 : West Africa including Chad, Mali, Gambia, Niger and Mauritania are suffering the worst Plague of Locusts in 40 years.
Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. ate in grave
2. out in a drag
3. Needy Chick
4. Bad credit
5. I'm a Dot in Place
6. fine in torn jeans
7. Nice, save them
8. So Let's Pinch
9. Nice Shirt
10. Pig Slices
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1. vegetarian = ate in grave
2. graduation = out in a drag
3. Dick Cheney = Needy Chick
4. Debit card = Bad credit
5. A Decimal Point = I'm a Dot in Place
6. Jennifer Aniston = fine in torn jeans
7. Achievements = Nice, save them
8. Clothespins = So Let's Pinch
9. Christine = Nice Shirt
10. Spice Girls = Pig Slices
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While shopping today, I ran into a Hopi couple I have known for ever. The husband retired two years ago, the wife this year. They are both amazed at how much they have to do. Both are still in very good health. Always on the go, always getting ready for something or participating in something, or recovering after something. It was great to see them, and good to hear things are going well. The wife was always afraid that when she retired she would just get bored. She isn’t. Living in the Village keeps all the elderly busy with something. Actually it keeps everyone busy, but when you are working, it is hard to do all the stuff you feel you need to or just want to. Now that Sara and Wayne are retired, they have the time they need. Very cool.
Well, we still haven’t had a freeze. Our trustworthy local weatherman has not been very trustworthy when it comes to temperatures this week. Every day he says we will have a freeze. We haven’t yet. Last night, instead of a freeze, it only got down to 47°. He is usually spot on when it comes to our local weather. Something is messing up his ability to do this. I’m beginning to believe that weather forecasting is more an art than a science. All the fancy maps, all the moving icons, all the fancy graphs just aren’t helping him determine when it will freeze. Guess I will just wait until there is frost on the car and then I will know it froze the night before. I have sympathy for all those gardeners who are covering their plants night after night when it doesn’t even get close to a freeze.
Ken Burns is starting a new series on PBS—“America’s Best Idea”. He has been on several news shows the past few days. It should be great series on our National Parks. He always does amazing specials, but this one may be his best. It starts Sunday on your local PBS station. I only hope it is not another fund raiser event.
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Random Facts…
Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.
Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.
Crazy Stuff In The News …
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. – Authorities in Florida said a man who blamed 10 counts of possession of child pornography on his cat is facing 90 additional charges of the crime.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said Keith Riley Griffin, 48, of Jensen Beach, Fla., was charged in early August with 10 counts of possession of child ornography and is now facing 100 counts of the offense, TCPalm.com reported Monday. Investigators said Griffin told them after his August arrest that the offending material had been downloaded as a result of his cat walking on the computer keyboard while he was away from home.
Griffin was being held at the Martin County Jail with bail set at $2.2 million.
September Month Long Observances
Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…
Before They Were Famous…
Hayden Christensen used to be a tennis ball boy and he once accidentally interrupted play during a John McEnroe match.
George Clooney was in an episode of Murder She Wrote titled "No Laughing Matter."
P-Diddy was an intern at Uptown Records where he did grunt work like washing cars & fetching coffee.
Sean Connery's first job was delivering milk for St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society in Scotland.
Week of 22 Sep…
Pollution Prevention Week
American Massage Therapy Week
25 Sep Observances…
268 days so far this year…97 days remain in 2009
Native American Day
Hug a Vegetarian Day
National One Hit Wonders Day
Love Note Day
*Rwanda: Government Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
…ARTS…
1897 - William (Cuthbert) Faulkner Nobel Prize-winning writer
1905 - Red (Walter) Smith Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter
1931 Barbara Walters Boston Mass, newscaster
1949 Anson Williams LA Calif, actor (Potsie-Happy Days)
1951 Mark Hamill Oakland Calif, actor (Star Wars)
1952 Christopher Reeve actor (Superman)
1965 Will Smith [Fresh Prince ], rapper, actor
1969 - Catherine Zeta-Jones actress
…ATHLETICS…
1887 May Sutton Bundy US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904)
1942 - Oscar Bonavena boxing: heavyweight
1951 - Bob McAdoo basketball
…POLITICS/Business…
…SCIENCE/Religion…
1644 Olaus RÃmer Denmark, 1st to accurately measure speed of light
Events on this day…
1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean
1690: ‘Publick Occurrences, Both Forreign and Domestick’, the first newspaper in the American colonies, publishes its only issue before being suppressed by the government.
1789 Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)
1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (Calif)
1926 Henry Ford announces the 8 hour, 5-day work week
1981 Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as 1st female supreme court justice
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s
Holy Mackerel…
2004 : West Africa including Chad, Mali, Gambia, Niger and Mauritania are suffering the worst Plague of Locusts in 40 years.
Anagrams
Here are some words that can easily be anagrammed into something interesting.
1. ate in grave
2. out in a drag
3. Needy Chick
4. Bad credit
5. I'm a Dot in Place
6. fine in torn jeans
7. Nice, save them
8. So Let's Pinch
9. Nice Shirt
10. Pig Slices
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Answers:
1. vegetarian = ate in grave
2. graduation = out in a drag
3. Dick Cheney = Needy Chick
4. Debit card = Bad credit
5. A Decimal Point = I'm a Dot in Place
6. Jennifer Aniston = fine in torn jeans
7. Achievements = Nice, save them
8. Clothespins = So Let's Pinch
9. Christine = Nice Shirt
10. Spice Girls = Pig Slices
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- Retired, Not Dead
- Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
- I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.