Mon 5-24

≈Week 21 of 2010: 144 days this year… 221 days remain≈
≈ Something To Think About  
“The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen -- a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a [person's] life.”
~Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas (on court 1939-1975)
≈ Random Fact    
Red wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles.
• Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1982 ►Baby Boy Samane South Africa, son of Christina, heaviest known viable baby (22 lbs 8 oz/10.2 kg)
≈ Free Ramblings    
I had a busy day…at least busy thinking. One of my favorite daily emails is from Kim Komando. She sends out computer information on just about every subject. She has been on a kick about privacy issues, partly because of the Facebook changes, but also on how advertisers use your information. I spent a couple of hours on the web searching for me. I was happy to find that there ain’t that much about me out there. Kim had given me several less popular free search engines. First I found that there a lot of Charles Frazier’s out there. My middle initial is ‘S’ but I found that ‘E’, ‘R’, and ‘W’ popped up with one or more of my old addresses or phone numbers. I found this just another reason not to believe much of what you find on the internet. Finally, I am proud of the fact that I am named after my father and grandfather—making me the third. When I put my full name in the search, there is nothing, nada, zilch. This will help me rest well, knowing that my personal information is not out there for people to steal. As I believed, before the searches today, I figured the privacy issue was much more hype and fear than factual. This doesn’t mean I’m going to start being less prudent, it just means that my prudence has paid off. I feel a little left out of pop culture tonight. From what I hear, millions will be watching the final episode of Lost. I’ve heard this will be the biggest series finale of the decade. OK. I do watch a lot of TV. I have my favorites and work hard to make sure that I either see the show every week, or record it when I am not home. I did watch the first three or four Lost episodes when it first started back in ’04. Just never got into it. I heard they hype every year, but just couldn’t get it, so as millions watch the final episode I won’t be.
As if three days of high wind hasn’t been hard enough to live through, now we have snow in the forecast. Yeah, I know, it’s the end of May. The only good thing is that there isn’t going to be any accumulation. Just snowflakes falling from the sky and disappearing. We had steady winds of 30+ mph all night last night and all day today. As if that wasn’t enough, we had gusts that are called ‘strong gale’ meaning that the gusts are 47-54 mph. Just east of Flag the wind was ‘whole gale’ or 55-63 mph. My deck only got to 54° and the snow clouds started moving in early this evening. I will always take snow over wind. I will take just about anything over wind.
≈ A Quick Smile…    
Jimmy: 'Hey, Mike! How's your new pet fish doing? You told me he was really something special.'
Mike: 'To tell the truth, I'm really disappointed in him. The guy who sold him to me said I could teach him to sing like a bird.'
Jimmy: 'What? Let me get this straight... You bought a fish because you thought you could teach him to sing like a bird?'
Mike: 'Well, yeah. After all, you know, he's a parrot fish.'
Jimmy: 'Now listen, Mike, while you might be able to teach a parrot to sing, you're never going to get anywhere with a parrot fish.'
Mike: 'That's what you think! It just so happens this fish CAN sing. The thing is, he's terribly off-key and it's driving me crazy. Do you know how hard it is to tuna fish?'
≈ Puzzle 1       
With pointed fangs I sit and wait,
With piercing force I dole out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming my might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.
What am I?
≈ Side Show Stories    
HORN LAKE, Tenn. - Officials in a Tennessee town said they are working on a new ordinance to ban locals from wearing their pants low enough to reveal underwear or bare backsides. Horn Lake Mayor Nat Baker and members of the board of aldermen said they have seen recent increases in men wearing their pants in the saggy fashion, leading them to seek a ban in the form of an ordinance, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal reported. "There have been ordinances like this upheld across the country, and in talking with the city attorney, I think we can draw up something that can be upheld in court," Baker said. "They need to pull their pants back up to where they should be," Baker said. "It's getting out of hand." Officials did not reveal possible penalties for violations of the ban.
≈ Puzzle 2: Brain Food
The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it?
≈ Calendar Information    
• Observance Weeks in May•
22-29
Cover the Uninsured Week
National Safe Boating Week
• Today’s Observances—US/UN/World •
National Escargot Day
Brother's Day
Morse Code Day
• Today’s Observances—by country •
Bulgaria : Education Day/Enlightenment & Culture Day
Ecuador : Battle of Pichincha (1822): Major turning point battle for independence
England : Victoria Day/Empire Day (1819)
Canada: Victoria Day
---Quebec: National Patriotes Day or Journée nationale des patriotes.
• Today’s Number One Songs in…
For anyone interested, all these songs are available on iTunes.
"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
1941 ►Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy); Jimmy Dorsey
1951 ►How High the Moon; Les Paul & Mary Ford
1961 ►Travelin' Man; Ricky Nelson
1971 ►Brown Sugar; The Rolling Stones
1981 ►Bette Davis Eyes; Kim Carnes
• Today’s Happenings•
In The Arts
1830 ►"Mary Had A Little Lamb" is written
In Athletics
1951 ►Willie Mays begins playing for the New York Giants
In Business or Education
1883 ►The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan over the East River opens to traffic.
1931 ►1st air-conditioned train installed-B&O Railroad
1951 ►Racial segregation in Washington DC restaurants ruled illegal
1983 ►Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students
In Politics
1513 ►While exploring the Gulf Coast of Florida. Ponce de Leon encounters Calusa Indians near Charlotte harbor. In a fight with theCalusa, de Leon captures four warriors. 1921 ►1st parliament for Northern Ireland elected
1957 ►Anti American riots breakout in Taipei, Taiwan
In Science/ Religion
1689 ►English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants
1738 ►Methodist Church is established
1844 ►Samuel F.B. Morse tapped out the message “What hath God wrought” in Morse Code.
1954 ►IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour
• Today’s Births •
Artists, Writers, and Composers
Bob Dylan, 69, composer, singer, born Robert Allen Zimmerman at Duluth, MN
Emanuel Leutze artist: Washington Crossing the Delaware born in 1816 Schwäbisch Gmünd,Württemberg (Germany)
Frank Oz, 66, director, puppeteer (Grover, Yoda), born Hereford, England
Athletes
Tony Jones, 44, NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) born in Royston, Georgia
Entertainers
Gary Burghoff, 67, actor (Emmy for “M*A*S*H”), born Bristol, CT
Dixie Carter actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night) born in 1939 McLemoresville, Tennessee
Rosanne Cash, country singer born in 1955 Memphis TN
Tommy Chong, 72, actor (Up in Smoke, The Corsican Brothers), born Edmonton, AB, Canada
Patti LaBelle, 66, singer (“Since I Don’t Have You”), born Patricia Louise Holte at Philadelphia, PA,
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, 65, actress (“Dallas,” Naked Gun movies), born Brooklyn, NY
Business, Education Persons
Samuel I Newhouse US millionaire publisher (Parade, Vogue, Glamour) born in 1895
Political Persons
Coleman A Young civil rights leader (Mayor-D-Detroit) born in 1918 Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Scientists /Religious Persons
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit physicist: developed system for cleaning mercury to keep it from sticking to glass; inventor: alcohol thermometer [1709], mercury thermometer [1714]; created measure of temperature which bears his name [1724] born in 1686 Danzig, (Polish: Gdańsk), Royal Prussia (now Poland)
• Today’s Obits •
David I King of Scotland, @ 68 in 1153
John Foster Dulles US Secretary of State (1953-59), @ 71 in 1959
Edward Kennedy ‘Duke’ Ellington composer/bandleader/pianist, cancer @ 75 in 1974
George Jessel US comedian/America's toastmaster general, heart attack @ 83 in 1981
Jane Porter novelist (Scottish Chiefs), @ 74 in 1850
Harold Wilson British PM (1964-70, 74-76), cancer at 79 in 1995
≈ ANSWERS to Puzzle 1
A Stapler
≈ ANSWERS to Brain Food
A coffin.
≈ Something you might enjoy…
In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…
This is graduation time across the Navajo Reservation. Back in the 1970’s this song was played at many graduations. It brings back a lot of memories for me. I hope you enjoy it.
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Sun 5-22

≈Week 21 of 2010: 143 days this year… 222 days remain≈
≈ Something To Think About  
Do not take thought for your persons or your properties, but first and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul.
~Socrates
≈ Random Fact    
The human heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
• Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1827 ►The first nursery school in the United States was established in New York City. The school was developed “to relieve parents of the laboring classes from the care of their children ... offering the children protection from weather, from idleness and contamination of evil example.”
≈ Free Ramblings    
Our discussion group was small last night, but very interesting none-the-less. Looking at how the Warsaw Pact and the former USSR have changed was fascinating. Since the election of Barack Obama many Americans are discovering that culture plays a very important role in our world. One’s culture frames so much of what one believes. It is difficult, if not impossible to remove cultural beliefs from an individual’s view of the world. It’s been a generation since the USSR broke apart. For two generations, the USSR government held so many under their thumb and did not allow for dissidence. Now these emerging nations are finding the difficulty of holding a country together when there are so many different cultures within the nation. This part of the world will show us that many future strifes will probably be energy based. We are in Iraq because of energy issues and these energy issues are not going away.
I thought it was windy yesterday…but that was nothing compared to today. The wind woke me several times during the night and kept blowing all day. We had a steady wind of 25mph with gusts up to 60mph throughout the day. It got to 65°, but I couldn’t open any windows. My deck is filled with pine needles. It got so bad this afternoon that I had to bring the bird feeders inside. They were swinging around so much that they were losing all their feed and I knew if I left them out they would be blown off their hangers and broken. Very few of my neighbors were outside. I they came out, it was only long enough to let the dog do its business. Our commons area is usually filled with kids on bikes, skateboards, footballs, softballs. Today, the commons area was deserted. The wind is not expected to let up until tomorrow night. I would head out of town, but it appears from the map that I would have to head out of the state to get away from this mess.
≈ A Quick Smile…    
An old man strode in to his doctors office and said, "Doc, my druggist said to tell you to change my prescription and to check the prescription you've been giving to Mrs. Smith."
"Oh, he did, did he?" the doctor shot back. "And since when does a druggist second guess a doctor's orders?"
The old man says, "Since he found out I've been on birth control pills since February."
≈ Puzzle 1    
And now for more in the tradition of the Vowel-less Knights: As a bonus, who said it first?
1. Mnds r lk prchts - th nl fnctn whn pn.
2. Bwr f smll xpnss, smll lk wll snk grt shp.
3. Prblms cnnt b slvd t th sm lvl f wrnss tht crtd thm.
≈ Side Show Stories    
GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Officials in Georgetown, Ky., said a deceased city council candidate received 1,002 votes in the primary election, despite signs notifying voters of her recent death. Georgetown officials said Vickie Moore, who died of a heart attack April 4 at age 54, received enough votes Tuesday to move on to November's general election for the council despite signs at polling places telling voters the candidate had died and her votes would not be officially counted, the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader reported. Election officials said Moore's name is being dropped and will be replaced in the general election by that of Antonio Barber Sr. Moore placed 13th out of 29 candidates in the primary. Locals theorized people may have voted for Moore as a tribute to her memory, to show dissatisfaction with the other candidates or because they did not notice the signs. "I think people voted to make a statement, or people were doing it in honor of her, to say 'she would have had my vote had she lived,'" said Scott Turner, president of the Georgetown Scott County Community Connections.
≈ Puzzle 2: Brain Food  
Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?
≈ Calendar Information    
• Observance Weeks in May•
17-23
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week
National Effectiveness Week
National Bike to Work Week
National Medical Transcription Week
National Backyard Games Week
22-29
Cover the Uninsured Week
National Safe Boating Week
• Today’s Observances—US/UN/World •
Penny Day
National Taffy Day
Neighbor Day
World Crohn's and Colitis Day
World Turtle Day
South Carolina : Ratification Day (1788)
• Today’s Observances—by country •
Bermuda: Empire Day
German Federal Republic: Republic Day (1949)
Jamaica: Labor Day
Rye, Sussex England: Mayoring Day
• Today’s Number One Songs in…
For anyone interested, all these songs are available on iTunes.
"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
1940 ►Tuxedo Junction; Glenn Miller
1950 ►'The Third Man' Theme; Anton Karas
1960 ►Cathy's Clown; The Everly Brothers
1970 ►American Woman/No Sugar Tonight; The Guess Who
1980 ►Call Me; Blondie
• Today’s Happenings•
In The Arts
1922 ►The first debate to be heard on radio was broadcast on WJH in Washington, DC. The two debaters argued about the topic of Daylight Saving Time
In Athletics
1962 ►The National Basketball Association agreed to plans to transfer the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco, CA. The team became the San Francisco Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors)
In Business or Education
1953 ►Schools 1st use Cliff's Notes
1977 ►South Moluccan militants armed with machine guns hold 105 children and six teachers hostage in a primary school in northern Holland
1990 ►Cost of rescuing savings & loan failures is put at up to $130 billion
In Politics
1929 ►A new gold rush is starting in Australia
1945 ►Winston Churchill resigns as British PM
In Science/ Religion
1430 ►Joan of Arc captured by Burgundians at Compiegne, who sell her to the British
1785 ►Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals
• Today’s Births •
Artists, Writers, and Composers
Mitch Albom, 52, journalist, author (Tuesdays with Morrie), born Passaic, NJ
Athletes
“Marvelous” Marvin Hagler, 56, former boxer, born Newark, NJ
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov, 59, world chess champion, born in Zlatoust in the Urals region of the former Soviet Union
Entertainers
Barbara Barrie, 79, actress (“Suddenly Susan) , born Chicago, IL
Drew Carey 49, actor/comedian/game show host, Cleveland OH
Rosemary Clooney singer, born in 1928 Maysville, Kentucky
Joan Collins, 77, actress (“Dynasty”), born London, England
Scatman Crothers [Benjamin], actor, singer, musician, born in 1910 Terre Haute IN
Jewel Kilcher Murray, 36, singer, born Payson, UT
Artie Shaw [Arthur Jacob Arshawsky] New York NY, bandleader (Come'on my House), born in 1910 New York City
Business, Education Persons
Edward Hitchcock America's 1st professor of physical ed (Amherst College) , born in 1828 Deer-field, MA
Arabella Mansfield (Belle Aurelia Babb),first woman admitted to legal profession in U.S., born in 1846 Burlington, Iowa
Political Persons
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Scientists /Religious Persons
Carolus Linnæus Swedish botanist/"Father of Taxonomy" (naming plants & animals), born in 1707 Småland, Sweden
Robert Moog inventor (the Moog Synthesizer), born in 1934 New York City
• Today’s Obits •
Clyde Barrow outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), killed in police ambush in 1934 @ 24
Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson frontiersman, in 1881 aneurysm @ 59
William Kidd Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock in 1701 @ 56
Jackie "Moms" Mabley comedienne (Amazing Grace), in 1975 @81
Bonnie Parker outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), killed in police ambush in 1934 @ 25
John Davison Rockfeller industrialist, in 1937 @ 97 in Ormond Beach FL
≈ ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    
1. Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.
Bonus: Thomas Dewar. Yep, the Scottish Whiskey Distiller.
2. Beware of small expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship.
Bonus: Benjamin Franklin.
3. Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
Bonus: Albert Einstein.
≈ ANSWERS to Brain Food  
Fire.
≈ Something you might enjoy…
In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…
Here are two ways to enjoy "Eye of the Tiger". One as an Irish Step Dance, the other on the bagpipes.


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Sat 5-22

≈Week 20 of 2010: 142 days this year…223 days remain≈
≈ Something To Think About  
Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
~Woodrow T. Wilson
≈ Random Fact    
The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
• Holy Mackerel: On this day in 2008 ►Eight women and three men, aged between 80 and 96, were burned to death when they were accused of being witches in the western Kisii district of Kenya 19 have now been arrested connection with the murders.
≈ Free Ramblings    
Tonight our discussion group is meeting on Europe’s Far East, that area that was much of the former USSR and now most are members of NATO. It should be an interesting discussion. It will mean that my blog may be less than normal.
Today, as promised, was very windy. It has been blowing constantly since last night. We did climb to a nice 74° but the 50mph gusts and steady 30mph winds made it a bad day to be outside.
≈ A Quick Smile…    
Dr. Smith asks his patient, "Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?"
The patient replies, "Give me the good news."
Dr. Smith says, "You're about to have a disease named after you."
≈ Puzzle 1    
I have holes in my top and bottom, my left and right, and in the middle. But I still hold water. What am I?
≈ Side Show Stories    
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - City animal control officers have started removing hundreds of large, feral rats from inside a Las Cruces rental home. Animal shelter director Beth Vesco-Mock said the rats — some sickly and displaying evidence of fighting — are about the size of a four- to five-month-old kitten.
≈ Puzzle 2: Brain Food  
What phrase is represented by the following?
Look kool XtXhXeXrXoXaXdX
≈ Calendar Information    
• Observance Weeks in May•
16-22
National Dog Bite Prevention Week
National New Friends, Old Friends Week
National Transportation Week
World Trade Week
17-23
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week
National Effectiveness Week
National Bike to Work Week
National Medical Transcription Week
National Backyard Games Week
22-29
Cover the Uninsured Week
National Safe Boating Week
• Today’s Observances—US/UN/World •
Buy-A-Musical-Instrument Day
International Day for Biological Diversity
National Maritime Day
National Wig Out Day
• Today’s Observances—by country •
Haiti: National Sovereignty Day
Sri Lanka: Republic Day (1972)
Martinique: Abolition Day
Republic of Yemen: Unity Day or National Day, celebrate the unification of North and South Yemen 1990.
• Today’s Number One Songs in…
For anyone interested, all these songs are available on iTunes.
"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
1948 ►Nature Boy; King Cole
1958 ►All I Have to Do Is Dream; The Everly Brothers
1968 ►Tighten Up; Archie Bell & the Drells
1978 ►With a Little Luck; Paul McCartney & Wings
• Today’s Happenings•
In The Arts
--
In Athletics
--
In Business or Education
1570 ►1st atlas, with 70 maps, published
1900 Associated Press organizes in NYC as non-profit news cooperative
1961 ►1st revolving restaurant (Top Of The Space Needle in Seattle), opens
In Politics
1370 ►Jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium
1807 ►Former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond VA (acquitted)
1851 ►As one of the last conflicts in the "Mariposa Indian Wars" in California, a large group of Yosemite Indians are captured at Lake Tenaija.
1964 ►LBJ presents "Great Society"
1989 ►45,000 students have now occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing for the 10th day protesting for the pro-democracy movement
1972 ►Ceylon changes it's name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka
In Science/ Religion
1943 ►1st jet fighter is tested
1947 ►1st US ballistic missile fired
• Today’s Births •
Artists, Writers, and Composers
Judith Crist, 88, critic, born New York, NY
Mary Cassatt artist: The Bath born 1844 Allegheny City, Pennsylvania
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author born 1859 Edinburgh, Scotland
Wilhelm Richard Wagner composer born 1813 Leipzig
Athletes
--
Entertainers
Richard Benjamin, 72, actor (Goodbye Columbus, Diary of a Mad Housewife, “He & She”), born New York, NY
Naomi Campbell, 40, model, born London, England
Lord Laurence Olivier actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer) born 1907 Dorking, Surrey, England
Business, Education Persons
T Boone Pickens, 82, CEO (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co) born Holdenville, OK
Political Persons
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Scientists /Religious Persons
Albrecht Gräfe pioneer eye surgeon; founded modern ophthalmology born 1828 Finkenheerd, Brandenburg
• Today’s Obits •
1885 Victor(-Marie) Hugo French writer (Les Misérables), dies at 83
1967 [James Mercer] Langston Hughes US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65
1988 Dennis Day tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71
≈ ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    
A sponge.
≈ ANSWERS to Brain Food  
Look both ways before crossing the road.*
*'Look' is spelled forwards and backwards (both ways) and it comes before the words 'the road' which has X's all through it ie. it has been 'crossed'.
≈ Something you might enjoy…  
In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…
I have been ready for summer for the last few weeks. Back in 1969 this was a Janis Joplin hit about summertime.
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Fri 5-21

≈Week 20 of 2010: days this year… days remain≈
≈ Something To Think About 
Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
≈ Random Fact    
Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex.
• Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1922 ►The cartoon, On the Road to Moscow, by Rollin Kirby, won a Pulitzer Prize. It was the first cartoon awarded the Pulitzer.
≈ Free Ramblings    
Our retirement group met for lunch at an old/new Chinese Restaurant. It has been around for years, I can’t remember when it wasn’t around. It closed about a year ago to remodel. Many were sure it would not re-open or if it did, it would no longer be a Chinese place. It re-opened recently, as a Chinese Restaurant. It is at least as good as it was before, if not better. A nice place to welcome back to Flagstaff. We had good food and good conversation. All of us are tired of the strong winds. Cheryl has her new raised flower bed planted—she is very confident that Williams won’t be having anymore snow this year. Mary and I are both not so sure and have not planted yet. Both Mary and Cheryl are busy making plans for their July trips. I’m holding off on making plans, since my trip isn’t until September.
A BIA friend and her husband are in Europe for a week. She notified all of us that she won’t be posting on Facebook—as she has for all her other trips. Her big concern is that someone will find out she is out of town—Albuquerque—and decide to rob her house. I find this a little reactionary to a fear that really isn’t there. They have a house in Albuquerque, a cabin in southern NM wilderness, and an apartment in DC. That alone would make me paranoid. For about five years I had a mobile home in Flagstaff and ‘quarters’ on the reservation. It did become a hassle, since it really cut down on my travel. I couldn’t see paying for a motel somewhere, and two homes. Just too cheap I guess. The other hassle was having to have two of just about everything. The mobile home meant that I didn’t have to live on campus when I earned my Masters. It allowed me to completely remove myself from my job on weekends and holidays. If I had work to do on the Rez, I could get up early Sunday morning and head back. If not, I could stay in Flag as long as I wanted on Sunday. I was never the person who wanted to get up at 4am to get to work, so I always went back to the Rez sometime Sunday. I guess my newly retired friend has some of those problems too. She is keeping us all informed of her travel through emails. I hope no one tells her how easy emails can be stolen, then she will have to send us all post cards.
Facebook with all its new privacy thing choices are sending people away from using it. Two of my geek emailers have become very frustrated by the changes. Both have sent out pages explaining the changes and how to protect your privacy. Neither has gone so far as to say ‘run quickly’ but today, one did offer other social networking sites that aren’t as complicated with their privacy selections. I have never heard of any of them. Time will tell if Facebook is going to fix this mess. One thing I have decided—I won’t be clicking LIKE for anything on Facebook except on someone’s post. I won’t be clicking on LIKE when the post is by a group, organization, or company as doing so may put my name on yet another list. The old “No such thing as a free lunch” is certainly true. Facebook seems to be carrying that to an extreme.
We had our warmest day of the year today…73° this afternoon on my deck. It was very nice. The house stayed cool, it was almost hot outside. Can it be true that spring has finally arrived? I sure hope so. Tomorrow may bring big winds again, but for today, Flag was a great place to be.
≈ A Quick Smile…    
When I asked my friend if she was planning to attend church, she just shook her head. "I haven't gone in a long time," she said. "Besides, it's too late for me. I've probably already broken all seven commandments."
≈ Puzzle 1    
Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the 's' from 'Boast' to 'Hip' creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.
1. Pain - Nil
2. War - Zoned
3. Routing - Tip
4. Shot - Teaming
5. Right – Blight
≈ Side Show Stories    
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. - Workers at a New York state animal shelter said they were seeking people to donate erectile dysfunction pill Viagra to treat a dog's heart condition.
Employees at the Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Huntington said Ingrid, a 6-year-old pit bull, requires two of the pills each day to treat a heart condition, WPIX-TV, New York, reported. The workers said they were asking for donations of the pills, which were originally developed as a potential heart medication, due to the $10 per pill cost for Ingrid.
≈ Puzzle 2: Brain Food  
What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
≈ Calendar Information    
• Observance Weeks in May•
16-22
National Dog Bite Prevention Week
National New Friends, Old Friends Week
National Transportation Week
World Trade Week
17-23
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week
National Effectiveness Week
National Bike to Work Week
National Medical Transcription Week
National Backyard Games Week
• Today’s Observances—US/UN/World •
American Red Cross Founder's Day—Clara Barton in 1881
I Need A Patch For That Day: It’s a geek thing
International Virtual Assistants Day
Lindbergh Flight Day (1927)
National Bike to Work Day
National Defense Transportation Day
National Memo Day
National Wait Staff Day
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development
• Today’s Observances—by country •
Colombia: Afro-Colombian Day
Chile: Battle of Inquique/Navy Day (1879)
Macedonia, Greece: Anastenarides Feast-dance barefoot on hot coals
Montenegro: Independence Day, honors the 2006 plebiscite that indicated that 55.5% of Montenegrins were in favor of becoming a sovereign nation. ()
Saint Helena Island: Saint Helena Day, celebrates the discovery by Portuguese navigator João da Nova. in 1502
• Today’s Number One Songs in…
For anyone interested, all these songs are available on iTunes.
"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
1946 ►The Gypsy; The Ink Spots
1956 ►Heartbreak Hotel; Elvis Presley
1966 ►Monday, Monday; The Mamas & the Papas
1976 ►Silly Love Songs; Paul McCartney & Wings
1986 ►Greatest Love of All; Whitney Houston
• Today’s Happenings•
In The Arts
1908 ►1st horror movie (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) premieres in Chicago
1945 ►Lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart wed
1992 ►Johnny Carson performed his last tonight show
In Athletics
2006 ►The Swedish ice hockey team Tre Kronor takes gold in the World Championship, becoming the first nation to hold both the World and Olympic titles separately in the same year.
In Business or Education
1602 ►Martha's Vineyard 1st sighted by non-Indigenous (Captain Bartholomew Gosnold)
1819 ►The first bicycles in the United States were called swift walkers and were seen for the first time on the streets of New York City
1914 ►Greyhound Bus Company begins in Minnesota
In Politics
1832 ►1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore)
In Science/ Religion
1804 ►Lewis & Clark Expedition begins
1927 ►Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris, completing the first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight.
1932 ►Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to make a solo air crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, from Newfoundland to Ireland
1964 ►1st nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay)
• Today’s Births •
Artists, Writers, and Composers
Heinz Holliger, 71, oboist, composer, conductor, born Langenthal, Switzerland
Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel kindergarten art teacher: her work was inspiration for the famous Hummel figurines, born in 1909 Massing, Bavaria
Alexander Pope poet (Rape of the Lock), born in 1688 London
Harold Robbins (Francis Kane) writer The Dream Merchants, born in 1916 New York City
Fats [Thomas Wright] Waller, jazz singer/composer (Ain't Misbehavin') , born in 1904 New York NY
Athletes
Beth Botsford, 29, 100 meter/200 meter backstroke (Olympics-gold-96), born in Baltimore MD
Entertainers
Raymond (William Stacy) Burr actor (Perry Mason, Ironsides) , born in 1917 New Westminster British Columbia Canada
Peggy Cass actress/TV panelist (To Tell the Truth , born in 1924 Boston MA
Dennis Day (Eugene Denis McNulty) Irish tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show), born in 1917 New York NY
Judge Reinhold, 53, actor (Beverly Hills Cop), born Wilmington, DE
Leo Sayer, 62, (Gerard Hugh Sayer) singer, born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex
Mr T(Lawrence Tero or Tureaud), 58, actor (Rocky III, “The A-Team”), born  at Chicago, IL
The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) rapper, born in 1972 Brooklyn, NY
Business, Education Persons
Armand Hammer industrialist: Occidental Petroleum Co.; physician: donated millions to aid cancer research, born in 1898 Manhattan, NY
Political Persons
Al Franken, 59, US Senator (D, Minnesota), comedian, actor, writer (Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations), born New York, NY
Mary Robinson, 66, President of Republic of Ireland, born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Scientists /Religious Persons
Andrei Sakharov physicist, human rights worker (Nobel '75), born in 1921 Moscow
• Today’s Obits •
Jane Addams a founder of ACLU (Nobel 1973), complications of Pott’s Disease @ 65 in 1935
Hernando de Soto while searching for gold, near Mississippi River @ 46 in 1542
Rajiv Gandhi Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated @ 46 in 1991
Forsyth Hardy documentary film pioneer, @ 84 in 1994
Al "Lash" La Rue cowboy actor (Lash of the West), @ 78 in 1996
Alejandro Rey actor (Carlos-Flying Nun), lung cancer @ 57 in 1987
≈ ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    
1. Pin - Nail
2. Ward - Zone
3. Outing - Trip
4. Hot - Steaming
5. Bright - Light
≈ ANSWERS to Brain Food  
A stamp.
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In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…
Scotland is a beautiful place. This is about Edinburgh and is about 7 minutes.
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Thurs 5-20

≈Week 20 of 2010: 140 days this year… 225 days remain≈
≈ Something To Think About  
The secret of attraction is to love yourself.
~Deepak Chopra
≈ Random Fact    
The Comics Code Authority forbade the use of werewolves in comics so Marvel writers had to come up with ingenious ways of including the classic villain archetype. For X-Men No 60 (1969) Roy Thomas and Neal Adams got around the code by creating Sauron, a were–pterodactyl.
• Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1310 ►Shoes were made for both right & left feet
≈ Free Ramblings
Our day here in Flagstaff started with a prescribed burn with lots of smoke. We have been warned for the past few days that there will be a high wind advisory, Kinda a strange day for have a prescribed burn. The wind didn’t come, so all is well. As for our mayoral election—it will be several days before we find out the winner. Right now, there is a 98 vote difference out of some 10,000 votes. We learned this morning that there are 800 ballots in contention. We had a 32% turnout, but these 800 ballots are not counted yet. Some are people who asked for an early ballot and then showed up with their ballot at their polling place, some were people who didn’t have ID matching their address on the voting books. This is certainly not a mandate for the winner. I sure hope the winner remembers that. Our town is obviously much divided on what we want. Nothing would be wrong with that unless there is no compromise. Our country, our state, and our town were built on compromise. I hope the winner remembers that too. Another interesting outcome, which has been decided, was the city council seats. We started out early this year with a whole gaggle of candidates. The primary dropped the number to six candidates for three seats. There was not a lot of press about any of them. Each did write a short column in the paper stating their views on making Flagstaff the premier town in the world to live, raise a family, and build a life. The top three candidates each received over 5000 votes, while none of the bottom three received more than 2000 votes. Those 800 uncounted votes won’t make a difference in the final results. Finally the paper informed its readers that, so far, there were about 300 write-in votes for Mayor, and that those names will not be published, since no one had run an official write-in campaign. When I was on the Rez, the paper usually listed all the results. I remember my smile when Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and a few locals always had a few write-ins for US President, Tribal President, or local council seats. Here in Flagstaff, every vote counts as long as you vote for the candidates listed on the ballot If you protest with a vote for Mickey or Donald your vote won’t ever be listed.
Today I have added a new section to my blog. I get lots of emails with youtube videos. Some stimulate my brain; some dull my brain; some show people at their most outrageous. Susan Boyle was quite a hit, Charlie was too. So I have decided to add a link to a video I have enjoyed. I hope that the readers can enjoy them too. I’ll try to find videos that are enjoyable, and not too juvenile.
Despite the smoke from the controlled burn just a few miles away my deck climbed to 70° this afternoon. There was a little breeze, but nothing that kept me off the deck. I really want to get some plants, but realize it is still way to early for them to survive. I still bring the chair cushions in every night, just in case a sudden snowstorm covers everything again.
≈ A Quick Smile…    
Do I look that shady? I just got a GPS for my car, and my first trip with it was to a drugstore. Since the manual said not to leave it in the car unattended, I brought it with me into the store. While there, the GPS came alive, and a voice stated, "Lost satellite contact."
I wasn't embarrassed until a woman turned to me and said, "Your ankle bracelet monitor is talking to you."
≈ Puzzle 1    
When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic Answer: The words are Start and Tart.

1. Mark left after healing -> Vehicle
2. To have hit -> Vehicle
3. Intelligent -> Individual store
4. Tiny -> Large retail complex
5. Take illegally -> Bluish green
6. Clean the floor -> Cry
7. Expressed in words -> Give assistance
8. Talk -> Highest level; summit
≈ Side Show Stories    
MIDDLETON, Conn. - Connecticut researchers said they have scientifically verified a man's claims of memorizing the entirety of the epic poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton.
John Basinger, 76, of Middleton, said it took him eight years to memorize the some 60,000 words of the poem and he can recite the entire 17th century work in three 8-hour sessions, The Hartford (Conn.) Courant reported. John Seamon, a psychology professor at Middleton's Wesleyan University, said he tested Basinger under clinical conditions after seeing him perform a portion of the poem.
He said the researchers recited two lines from the poem at random and Basinger was able to correctly recite the next 10 lines nearly 90 percent of the time. Seamon said Basinger's memorization method was relatively unusual due to the absence of mnemonic devices or constant repetition.
He said Basinger, who retired from teaching theater in 1993, spent much of his memorization time connecting to the characters emotionally and trying to understand their motivations.
≈ Puzzle 2: Brain Food  
I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
≈ Calendar Information    
• Observance Weeks in May•
16-22
National Dog Bite Prevention Week
National New Friends, Old Friends Week
National Transportation Week
World Trade Week
17-23
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week
National Effectiveness Week
National Bike to Work Week
National Medical Transcription Week
National Backyard Games Week
• Today’s Observances—US/UN/World •
Eliza Doolittle Day
Weights & Measures Day
Massachusetts : Lafayette Day (1834-anniversary of his death)
North Carolina : Mecklenburg Day (1775)
• Today’s Observances—by country •
Bulgaria : Botev Day
Cambodia: National Day of Hatred
* The Full name is 'Day of Hatred against the genocidal Pol Pot-Ieng Sary-Khieu Samphan clique and the Sihanouk-Son Sann reactionary groups'. The Khmer name, when instituted in 1983, was T'veer Chong Kamhaeng ('Day of Tying Anger'). The name could also be translated as 'Day of Maintaining Rage'.
Cambodia : Martyrs Day (1979)
Cameroon : Constitution Day (1972)
Cuba:1902, Saudi Arabia-1927 : Independence Day
Zaïre : Revolution Day (1967)
• Today’s Number One Songs in…
For anyone interested, all these songs are available on iTunes.
"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
1935 ►What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You); Guy Lombardo
1945 ►Sentimental Journey; Les Brown
1955 ►Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White; Perez Prado
1965 ►Ticket to Ride; The Beatles
1975 ►Shining Star; Earth, Wind & Fire
1985 ►Everything She Wants; Wham!
• Today’s Happenings•
In The Arts
1891 ►History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
In Athletics
1900 ►2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris France (lasted 5 months)
In Business or Education
1310 ►Shoes were made for both right & left feet
1639 ►Dorchester MA, forms 1st school funded by local taxes
1874 ►Levi Strauss markets blue jeans with copper rivets, price $13.50 doz
1916 ►Saturday Evening Post cover features Norman Rockwell painting
In Politics
1493 ►A civil war battle among the Cakchiquel (Kaqchikel) Mayatakes place today in Guatemala.
1868 ►Republican National Convention, meets in Chicago, nominates Grant
1944 ►A group of officers from the German Army attempt an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler by exploding a bomb in his headquarters during a staffing meeting
In Science/ Religion
0526 ►Earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Syria
1702 ►Franciscans have established the Mission of Santa Fe de Toluca at one of the largest Timucua villages in northern Florida.
1926 ►Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies
1932 ►Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic
1990 ►Hubble Space Telescope sends 1st photographs from space
• Today’s Births •
Artists, Writers, and Composers
John Stuart Mill philosopher/political economist/Utilitarian born in London, 1806
Athletes
Patrick Ewing, Jr., 26, American basketball player, born in Boston MA, Dad more famous
Entertainers
Cher, 64, singer (“Believe”), actress (Moonstruck), born Cherilyn Sarkisian at El Centro, CA
Joe Cocker, 66, singer (“You Are So Beautiful”), born Sheffield, England
George Gobel comedian/TV personality born in Chicago IL, 1919
Bronson Pinchot, 51, actor (“Perfect Strangers,” “Step by Step”), born New York, NY
Ronald Prescott Reagan, 52, television host, commentator, son of President Ronald Reagan, born Los Angeles, CA
Jimmy [James Maitland] Stewart, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life) born in Indiana, PA, 1908
Business, Education Persons
William George Fargo founder (Wells Fargo) born in Pompey, NY, 1818
Lord "Benjie" Earl of Iveagh British brewer (Guinness)/large landowner born near Dublin, Ireland in 1937
William Thornton architect (Capitol building, Washington DC) born in British Virgin Islands, 1759
Political Persons
Cindy Hensley McCain, 56, wife of John McCain, born in Phoenix, AZ
Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison US 1st lady born in New Garden, NC, 1768
David Paterson, 56, Governor of New York (D), born Brooklyn, NY
Scientists /Religious Persons
Franciszek Macharski, 83, Polish Cardinal, born in Krakow, Poland
• Today’s Obits •
Walter Winchell columnist/narrator (Untouchables), @75 in 1972
Gilda Radner comedienne (Saturday Night Live), ovarian cancer @ 42 in 1989
≈ ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    
1. Scar -> Car
2. Struck -> Truck
3. Smart -> Mart
4. Small -> Mall
5. Steal -> Teal
6. Sweep -> Weep
7. Said -> Aid
8. Speak -> Peak
≈ ANSWERS to Brain Food  
A nose.
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Wed 5-19

≈Week 20 of 2010: 139 days this year… 226 days remain≈
≈ Something To Think About  
The three best things: to be humble amidst the vicissitudes of fortune; to pardon when powerful;to be generous with no strings attached.
~Attributed to the Prophet Muhammad
≈ Random Fact    
Roosters have to extend their necks in order to crow.
• Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1964 ►The State Department told the press that 40 hidden microphones had been found in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
≈ Free Ramblings    
I took off about 9am to vote and to run some errands. I didn’t have to wait in a line and it didn’t take long for them to find my name, then I had to listen to this poor person read a form on how to vote, then I got my ballot. I filled it out quickly, stuck it in the machine, got my sticker and headed out. The mayoral election will determine our future to some degree, the council seats will help with that vision. The tax measures were different. Prop 100 will save our schools and our first responders—or it will move us from the 28th place in taxes to the 8th place in taxes. Small business owners say this tax will hurt them as people won’t be buying as much. We also voted on the BBB tax to be extended. BBB tax comes from hotel rooms, booze, and restaurant food—BBB= bed, booze, board. If you live in a tourist area, you should look into this tax. It is one of the best examples of taxation without representation I have ever seen. Tourists pay the majority of the tax received. Locals don’t usually get a room at the local hotel, tourists usually eat out while on vacation, and locals and tourists buy booze at restaurants and bars. We have had this tax for about 20 years and now it is considered ‘part of the budget’ and without it our tourist town will be in more financial trouble. The drop in tourist dollars during the recession has already hurt our town. APS (our electric company) is trying to get blanket access to all city property to do its work. For that ability, they will charge all customers in the city a 2% franchise fee for every customer’s bill. Of course, they will add that fee to our bills. Many claim this is not a tax—it is a franchise fee based on every monthly bill that is given to the city. Hmm. This local election has used fear based politics---if Prop 100 fails, schools will close, teacher jobs will be lost, first responder jobs will be lost. If the franchise fee doesn’t pass, it will take longer to get your electricity repaired or to get new electricity to new buildings. We should know in a couple of hours how all this plays out.
I saw the video of the BP disaster as oil has now entered the Mississippi Delta Wetlands, and the beaches in Key West, and more fishing areas closed. One reporter talked about the stench like kerosene as he took a boat out into the Gulf. It was also reported that if all the off-shore drilling had not been done, the price of gasoline would have risen 3¢ per gallon this year. I also learned that this well had not produced any oil for sale. The rig that sank had just completed drilling the well and BP was capping the well while it waited for another rig to come in and actually start pumping oil. The rig that sank was set to move to another site and start a new drill. The capping went horribly wrong and simply opened up the continuous ‘plume of oil’ that doesn’t seem to be able to be stopped.
Much of this is also falling on DOI, my former employer. Over my years, I learned that DOI jobs have never been seen as the best jobs in the government. Teachers in DOI-BIA (Indian Schools) were not easily transferred to DOD (military schools). DOI is responsible for way too many areas. Other departments, over the years, have split to form new departments. DOI, one of the oldest departments has not split. It has always been a catch-all department. DOI includes Indian Affairs, Indian Education, Land Management, Reclamation (dams), Mineral Management, National Park Service, Surface Mining, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Geological Survey. Many Natives have always had a problem with being lumped in with this group. The DOI logo is that of a buffalo. While the buffalo was important to many Native tribes, it may not exemplify the needs of Tribes. Congress needs to look at DOI and determine if this catch-all department has too much non-overlapping responsibility.
Voting day started out quite nice. We were at 55° when I went to vote. Then my friend the wind returned with 20mph steady winds with gusts to 40mph. That kept our high down to 58° and made being outside less than pleasant. The wind basically stopped as the sun set about 7pm and the temperature stayed at 58°. I had dinner on the deck, a first for the season. I guess no matter what happens with the election tonight, I will still enjoy to beauty and quiet of Flagstaff.
≈ A Quick Smile…    
With airlines adding fees to fees, The Week magazine asked its readers to predict the next surcharge they'll levy for something previously free.
1. In the unlikely event of loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop down. To start the flow of oxygen, simply insert your credit card...
2. $100 On-Time Departure Fee; $25 Delay Complaint Fee.
3. View seating (formerly window seats), $10; Access seating (formerly aisle seats), $10 $20 to use roll-away stairs to enter or exit the aircraft in lieu of no-charge rope-ladder alternative.
4. $9 fee for bumping your head on the overhead bin as you take your seat; $3 additional penalty for looking up at the bin after you bump into it.
Note: I sure hope the airlines don’t read The Week Magazine. These are no more bizarre than some of the current fees.
≈ Puzzle 1    
When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Local region of land -> Determine the number
2. Small -> A metallic element
3. Sarcasm -> A metallic element
4. Red gem -> Cause friction
5. Slick -> Foot covering
6. Prepared -> Understand something written
7. Analyse; learn -> House frame upright
8. Paralysis of a body part with uncontrolled tremors -> Friends
≈ Side Show Stories    
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) --Police said they suspect they've captured the "toilet paper bandit." A man who concealed his face by wrapping his head with toilet paper robbed a Lincoln convenience store last month. Police said the man was armed with a knife, but no one was hurt in the robbery.
He escaped on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Capt. David Beggs said 29-year-old Joshua Nelson was arrested Saturday night. Beggs said a prescription pill bottle found near the store gave officers a clue to pursue. But he said it took until Saturday for officers to find enough evidence for an arrest.
≈ Puzzle 2: Brain Food  
What goes up and down the stairs without moving?
≈ Calendar Information
• Observance Weeks in May•
16-22
National Dog Bite Prevention Week
National New Friends, Old Friends Week
National Transportation Week
World Trade Week
17-23
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week
National Effectiveness Week
National Bike to Work Week
National Medical Transcription Week
National Backyard Games Week
• Today’s Observances—US/UN/World •
Frog Jumping Jubilee Day: Thanks to Mark Twain and Calaveras County
Boys Club Day
May Ray Day—to celebrate the warm sun rays of May--hope you are having them 
National Employee Health & Fitness Day
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
• Today’s Observances—by country •
Finland : Flag Day of the Army
Turkey : Youth & Sports Day
Vietnam : Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (1890), birth name (Nguyen That Thanh)
• Today’s Number One Songs in…
For anyone interested, all these songs are available on iTunes.
"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
1924 ►California, Here I Come!; Al Jolson
1934 ►Cocktails for Two; Duke Ellington
1944 ►I Love You; Bing Crosby
1954 ►Wanted; Perry Como
1964 ►My Guy; Mary Wells
1974 ►The Streak; Ray Stevens
1984 ►Hello; Lionel Richie
• Today’s Happenings•
In The Arts
1897 ►Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol Prison
In Athletics
1991 ►Willy T Ribbs becomes 1st black driver to make Indianapolis 500
In Business or Education
1857 ►William F. Channing and Moses G. Farmer patented the electric fire alarm system in Boston, MA
1884 ►Ringling Brothers circus premieres
1892 ►Charles Brady King invents pneumatic hammer
1898 ►Post Office authorizes use of postcards
In Politics
1848 ►México gives Texas to US, ending the war
1856 ►Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery
1921 ►Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system
1976 ►Gold ownership legalized in Australia
1986 ►South African troops launch multiple raids on Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana in an effort to destroy bases purportedly used by the anti-apartheid organization the African National Congress (ANC).
1992 ►27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary
In Science/ Religion
1780 ►About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day its cause is still unexplained
1997 ►The first victim of Avian Flu A(H5N1) a three-year-old boy has died in Hong Kong.
• Today’s Births •
Artists, Writers, and Composers
Nora Ephron, 69, writer, screenwriter, director (You’ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle), born New York, NY
Athletes
Kevin Garnett, 34, basketball player: Timberwolves, Celtics, born Mauldin, SC
William (Bill) Laimbeer, Jr, 53, basketball coach, former basketball player: Cavaliers, Pistons, born Boston, MA
Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning III, 61, former football player: Saints, Oilers, Vikings, born Drew, MS
Entertainers
James Fox, 71, actor (A Passage to India, The Russia House, Patriot Games), born London, England
David Hartman, 73, actor, broadcaster (Emmy for “Good Morning America”; Hello Dolly), born Pawtucket, RI
Grace Jones, 58, model, singer, actress (A View to a Kill), born Spanishtown, Jamaica
Nancy Kwan, 71, actress (Flower Drum Song) born in Hong Kong
Pete Townshend, 65, musician (The Who), born London, England
Business, Education Persons
Dorothy Buffum Chandler Los Angeles cultural patron; Dorothy Chandler Pavillion named for her born 1901 in La Fayette, Illinois
Johns Hopkins philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University born 1795 in Whithall, MD
James 'Jim' Lehrer, 76, journalist, anchor (“The Newshour with Jim Lehrer”), born Wichita, KS
Political Persons
Malcolm X [Little] Omaha NE, assassinated leader of black muslims born 1925 in Omaha, NE
Pol Pot dictator/mass murderer born 1915 in Prek Sbauv, Cambodia
Scientists /Religious Persons
Max Perutz, Molecular biologist, recipient of theNobel Prize in Chemistry: born 1914 in Vienna, Austria
• Today’s Obits •
Anne Boleyn Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded @ 29 or 36 in 1536
Nathaniel Hawthorne US, writer (Scarlet Letter), in his sleep @ 60 in 1864
Thomas E Lawrence (of Arabia) motorcycle crash @ 47 in 1935
Ogden Nash poet/TV panelist (Masquerade Party), Crohn's disease @ 68 in 1971
Henry Morgan TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), cancer @ 74 in 1994
Jacqueline [Lee Bouvier] Kennedy Onassis 1st lady, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma @ 64 in 1994
≈ ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    
1. County -> Count
2. Tiny -> Tin
3. Irony -> Iron
4. Ruby -> Rub
5. Slippery -> Slipper
6. Ready -> Read
7. Study -> Stud
8. Palsy -> Pals
≈ ANSWERS to Brain Food  
A rug.
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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.