Thurs 6-10

»Week 23 of 2010: 161 days this year…204 days remain:

Day 52 of the BP oil spill≈

» Something To Think About  

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less repossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

--Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) American reformer

» Random Fact    

The tongue is the fastest healing part of the body.

¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1980 ►Nelson Mandela the imprisoned leader of the African National Congress (ANC) makes public a statement from a letter written by Nelson Mandela and smuggled out of prison "UNITE! MOBILISE! FIGHT ON! BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF UNITED MASS ACTION AND THE HAMMER OF THE ARMED STRUGGLE WE SHALL CRUSH APARTHEID!"

» Free Ramblings    

Flagstaff has serious financial problems. The local School Board has been working for months to decide which schools to close, how to realign the school structure to save bucks and still offer an appropriate AZ education to the students. The newest high school building is closing. They graduated their first class in 1992. Now they are no more. South Beaver Elem is also closing. It was one of the first schools in the city. Another elem. school is closing as is a middle school. Students will now attend K-5, then a 6-8 school, then a 9-12 school. I grew up in a K-6, 7-9, 10-12 system and it worked. The bureau has a K-8, 9-12 system and that works too. I’m sure this one will work too. There are several disturbing things about this realignment. First, the board and the central office administration is so uninformed that they tried to do this back in February, but found out that the state has laws about closing schools. Duh. Secondly, kids are home and won’t find out for sure what school they will attend until ‘late summer.’ Hopefully the older kids will know before summer athletic activities get started. Student Government has already been elected, cheerleaders have been selected. The ‘new’ kids will be left out in the cold. Also, those students elected to serve the closing schools are out too. Very poor planning. Thirdly, the jobs are also an issue. Teachers, aides, administrators, nurses, janitors, and kitchen staff won’t know where they are working, or even if they are working until later in the summer. Seniority will play its role, but since our town pays low salaries this adds to the problem. As a university town, with many education majors, there is always a big pool of ‘locals’ to fill positions. It is well known around town that a teacher’s salary doesn’t provide adequate income to raise a family—not uncommon in tourist towns or university towns with a school of education. I know several people who live in Flagstaff and work in schools on the reservation or the nearest town, Winslow. Finally the closing of these schools is only a bandage to the real problem in Flagstaff—finding the best teachers to teach the students from a good curriculum. Flagstaff will lose some good hard working educators and support staff by this move. They have not even talked about what this decision will do for the education of students—only that it will save money.

BP continues to lie. The National Guard and the state of LA are now using low tech vacuums to suck up the oil at the shore and in the wetlands. They work. The amount of oil leaking has gone from BP’s estimate of 1000 barrels (42,000 gallons) a day to now somewhere around 25,000 barrels (2 million gallons) per day. BP continues to say there are no plumes, yet numerous scientists say the plumes are everywhere. BP’s website continues to say on its website that their cut and paste response talks about how they will protect the walrus. Walrus do not live in the Gulf, they live in the North Sea. I say it is time to take the Tony Hayward—the CEO—commercials OFF THE AIR. They are nothing but lies. Every piece of information delivered to news agencies and the US Congress are delivered by lawyers. CNN has had a gallon counter on its channel for about two weeks. They removed it today, because they admit they now realize that it is not accurate. Not accurate because it is high, but not accurate because is low. BP also refuses to be interviewed on CNN.

Flagstaff had a great weather day. We were a bit breezy, but the 82° was quite nice. It is nice to be able to enjoy the great weather.

» Puzzle 1  

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» A Quick Smile…    

When my boss returned to the office, he was told that everyone had been looking for him. That set him off on a speech about how indispensable he was to the company.

"Actually," interrupted his assistant, "you left with the key to the stationery closet."

» Side Show Stories    

SYDNEY - The owner of a Sydney restaurant said he set a world record by making a 210-pound hamburger from 178 pounds of beef and 120 eggs. Joe El-Ajouz, owner of Ambrosia On The Spot, said it took 24 hours to create the burger, including 12 hours just to cook the patty, and it required four men to flip, The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph reported Monday. "I've always wanted to break a world record and this is a bit of fun and a marketing tool to get people in here and get them talking," El-Ajouz said.

The patty was topped with 16 tomatoes, 120 slices of cheese, four pounds of lettuce, a pound of barbecue sauce and placed between 46 pounds of bread. The previous record holder for the world's largest burger was made in the United States and weighed 185 pounds.

» Puzzle 2: Brain Food  

If you break me, / I do not stop working.

If you touch me, / I may be snared.

If you lose me, / Nothing will matter.

What am I?

» Something you might enjoy…  

In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…

Remember this song? Click Here!

» Calendar Information    

¤ 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: Purple People Eater; Sheb Wooley

1968: Mrs. Robinson; Simon & Garfunkel

1978: You're the One That I Want; John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

1988: One More Try; George Michael

¤ Observance Weeks in June

6-12: National Headache Awareness Week

10-17: Superman Week and Nursing Assistants Week

¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World

National Yo-Yo Day

Ball Point Pen Day

Iced Tea Day

Nursing Assistants Day

¤ Today’s Observances—by country

Argentina: Affirmation of Argentina's Rights over the Malvinas

Azore: Camoes Day (1580)

Cape Verde, Maderia: National Day (1580)

French Guiana: Abolition Day

Portugal: Day of Portugal (1580)

Republic of the Congo: Reconciliation Day

¤ Today’s Births

Artists, Writers, and Composers

Saul Bellow, author (Mr Sammler's Planet), born in 1914 Lachine, Quebec

Frederick Loewe, composer/partner of Learner, born in 1904 Berlin, Germany

Maurice Sendak, 82, author/illustrator (Where The Wild Things Are), born in Brooklyn, NY

Athletes

Dan Fouts, 59, Pro Football Hall of Famer: Chargers quarter back, born in San Francisco , CA

Tara Lipinski, 28, figure skater, born Philadelphia, PA

Ken (Kenneth Wayne) Singleton, 63, baseball: Mets, Expos, Orioles, born in Manhattan, NYC
Entertainers

Judy Garland [Frances Gumm], Mich, actress/singer (Wizard of Oz), born in 1922 Grand Rapids, MI

Hattie McDaniel, Academy Award-winning actress: Gone with the Wind [1939]: 1st African-American to win Oscar, born in 1895 Wichita, Kansas

Business, Education Persons

F. Lee Bailey, 77, lawyer, born Waltham, MA

Political Persons

John Edwards, 57, former US Senator (D, North Carolina), born Seneca, SC

Bobby Jindal, 39, Governor of Louisiana (R), born Piyush Jindal at Baton Rouge, LA

Rose Moffard, 88, former non-elected AZ Governor, born in Globe, Arizona

Prince Philip, 89, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, born Corfu, Greece

Scientists /Religious Persons

John Morgan, American physician-in-chief of Continental Army, born in 1735

¤ Today’s HappeningsIn the Arts

1939►Chales S Frazier and Beryl Louise Webster began a successful 55 year marriage in Denver, CO

In Athletics

1981 ►Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies singled off of Houston pitcher Nolan Ryan to tie Stan Musial’s baseball career-hit total at 3,630

In Business or Education

1854 ►The U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD graduated its first class

1902 ►Patent for window envelope granted to H.F. Callahan

1935 ►In New York City, two recovering alcoholics, found Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), a 12-step rehabilitation program that eventually helps countless people cope with alcoholism (Dr. Robert Smith & Bill Wilson)

1977 ►Apple Computer ships its 1st Apple II

In Politics

1610 ►1st Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island

1639 ►1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)

1924 ►1st political convention broadcast on radio-Republicans at Cleveland

1943 ►FDR becomes 1st US pres to visit a foreign country during wartime

1977 ►James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from max security prison; recaptured three days later

In Science/ Religion

1752 ►Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning

¤ Today’s Obits

Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight champion, car accident @ 68 in 1946

Michael Rennie, actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), heart attack @ 61 in 1971

Louis L'Amour, western writer, cancer @ 80 in 1988

» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    

Stand up comedy (stand up comma D)

» ANSWERS to Brain Food  

One's heart

» PIC of the Day  

I have always been fascinated with ‘sky’ pictures. While traveling I always try to take pictures of clouds, sunrise, sunset, panoramas with mostly sky. These pics are not mine, but it’s nice to learn that others are also fascinated by the sky. During the month of June I’ll be doing ‘sun rays’.

Double sun rays through an arch at Arches National Park, Utah

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Wednesday 6-9

»Week 23 of 2010: 160 days this year…205 days remain:

Day 51of the BP oil spill

» Something To Think About  

It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.

--Benjamin Elijah Mays, American educator

» Random Fact    

More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.

¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1966 ►5 Minn Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, & Harmon Killebrew) all homer in the 7th inning to beat Athletics 9-4

» Free Ramblings    

Our first fire of the season started today—man caused. The fire is near the road that encircles San Francisco Peaks. Luckily it is not a windy day, and the fire is only about 6 acres. I understand that the National Forest needs to be open to the public. I, like many others, enjoy our forest. Whenever I head to the forest, I make sure that all I leave are footprints. I find it so hard to believe that people aren’t more careful. The forest is for all to enjoy and for none to destroy. I hope that the fire starter is found and pays for the damage to the forest and the man-hours it takes to stop the fire. Once a fire starts, it takes years to rebuild that part of the forest. In 2010 carelessness should be punished. Everyone knows that the forest is dry from the spring winds just after a wet winter encouraged spring growth. Our town, our county, and our state are broke. There was in interesting letter to the editor today regarding families that have second homes here in Flagstaff. The writer suggested either a course or a handbook on Flagstaff 101. The plan would be to inform visitors and part-time residents of concerns, facts, and ordinances that are in effect in our town. It never hurts to remind or teach people about our town. I realize that reading material is not always read but it does give an opportunity to learn. If the person chooses to ignore the literature, that is their choice. If they break an ordinance or a restriction, then they pay. For the forest, kids playing with matches, adults tossing cigarettes, anyone not making sure their fire is dead out, or just tossing a bottle in the forest will be responsible for any damage that occurs. Much of this is already law, but the forest killer always seems to find a way to not be held responsible. We will always have fires in our forest, but we just have to be vigilant and pay for any mistakes.

My office is carpeted. About two years ago I bought one of those plastic chair mats that keeps my rolling chair from damaging the carpet. The thing has dried out and cracked and is now probably doing more harm to the carpet that not having the mat. I stopped by ye olde office supply store today, and discovered that they now make chair mats that are guaranteed not to crack. Very cool. While it looks like the old mat, it feels different. I sure hope it really works.

My deck was 86° which is a sure lot nicer than the past few days. I finally got both bird baths set up. One hangs from the tree, the other is on the deck. High winds are always a problem for the hanging one, but the other one is fine in the wind. At some point in time I will be putting up my hummingbird feeders. I know there are hummingbirds around, but for some reason, they have a hard time finding my back area. Other units in the complex seem to always have hummingbirds. Maybe it is the barking of the neighbor dogs, or the size of the tree, or maybe it’s just me. I’ll keep trying.

» Puzzle 1  

Who? [Thanks Wes, these are good]

1. sun jack, rue and;

2. con link, ham bra a;

3. sun hairy, yum will;

4. wren boo van, ten mart;

5. land cleave, veer grow;

6. ma bomb oh, rock bah.

» A Quick Smile…    

A woman meant to call a record store, but dialed the wrong number and got a private home instead. "Do you have 'Eyes of Blue' and 'A Love Supreme?'" she asked.

"Well, no," answered the puzzled homeowner. "But I have a wife and nine children."

"Is that a record?" the caller inquired, puzzled in her turn.

"I don't think so," replied the man, "but it's as close as I want to get."

» Side Show Stories    

LONDON, United Kingdom: British Airways has apologized for a picture in a company magazine that showed a boarding pass in the name of Osama bin Laden.

The company said Thursday that the image of the fake boarding pass appeared in LHR News, a biweekly publication for British Airways employees at London Heathrow airport.

"A mistake was made and we are working to find out how this occurred. Apologies for the error," British Airways said in Twitter messages replying to Tweeters who raised the issue.

» Puzzle 2: Brain Food  

All about, but cannot be seen, / Can be captured, cannot be held, / No throat, but can be heard.

What is it?

» Something you might enjoy…  

In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…

This isn’t Donald Duck’s first, but is still great…from 1952

Click HERE!

» Calendar Information    

¤ 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.

1947 Mam'selle Art Lund

1957 Love Letters in the Sand Pat Boone

1967 Respect Aretha Franklin

1977 I'm Your Boogie Man K.C. & the Sunshine Band

1987 Always Atlantic Starr

¤ Observance Weeks in June

6-12: National Headache Awareness Week

¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World

Donald Duck Day

Oklahoma : Senior Citizens Day

¤ Today’s Observances—by country

Uganda: National Heroes' Day

¤ Today’s Births

Artists, Writers, and Composers

George Axelrod, playwright: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Bus Stop, The Seven Year Itch, The Manchurian Candidate, born in 1922 New York City

Patricia Cornwell, 54, mystery writer (All That Remains, Postmortem), born Miami, FL

John Howard Payne, US, author/actor/diplomat (Home Sweet Home),born in 1791 New York City

Cole Porter, composer/lyricist (Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate) ,born in 1893 Peru, Indiana

Athletes

Wayman Tisdale, basketball: Olympic Gold medalist [1984], Univ of Oklahoma [all-American], Pacers, Kings, Suns, born in 1964 Fort Worth, Texas

Dick Vitale, 71, sportscaster, ESPN and ABC analyst, born East Rutherford, NJ

Entertainers

Johnny Depp (John Christopher Depp III), 47, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean films; Public Enemies, Sweeney Todd, Ed Wood), born Owensboro, KY

Michael J. Fox, 49, actor (“Family Ties,” “Spin City,” Back to the Future films), born Edmonton, AB

Jackie Mason, 76, comedian (“Chicken Soup,” The World According to Me), born Yacov Moshe Maza at Sheboygan, WI

Bonnie Tyler [Gaynor Hopkins], 59, rocker (Total Eclipse of the Heart) ,born in Skewen, Neath, South Wales

Business, Education Persons

Marvin Kalb, 80, educator, journalist, born New York, NY

Luis Kutner, attorney: responsible for release of unjustly-held prisoners; wrote the living will concept, born in 1908 Chicago, Illinois

Political Persons

Robert McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy & Johnson administrations; president of World Bank, born in 1916 San Francisco, CA

Scientists /Religious Persons

Les Paul, guitarist/inventor (Les Paul guitar) ,born in 1915 Waukesha WI

George Stephenson, inventor: developer of steam locomotive, born in 1781 Wylam, Northumberland, UK

¤ Today’s Happenings

In The Arts

1934 ►1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon

1980 ►Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine

In Athletics

1973 ►Secretariat became horse racing's first Triple Crown ( Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes ) winner in 25 years

In Business or Education

1790 ►1st book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Book

1869 ►Charles Elmer Hires sells his 1st root beer (Phila)

In Politics

1534 ►Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St Lawrence River

1628 ►1st deportation from what is now US, Thomas Morton from Mass

1732 ►Royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe

1943 ►New laws are passed which require employers to withhold federal taxes from weekly paychecks. This changed the earlier format where taxes were paid in one lump sum at the end of each year, and has been called "Pay As You Go tax" or “withholding tax”

1969 ►Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice

1970 ►Harry A Blackmun becomes a Supreme Court Justice

In Science/ Religion

1772 ►1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion

¤ Today’s Obits

Charles Dickens, author, stroke @ 58 in 1870

Allen Ludden, game show host (Password), cancer @ 63 in 1981
Nero, Roman Emperor commits suicide @ 31 in 68 

» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1

1. Andrew Jackson

2. Abraham Lincoln

3. William Harrison

4. Martin Van Buren

5. Grover Cleavland

6. Barack Obama

» ANSWERS to Brain Food

The wind

» PIC of the Day

I have always been fascinated with ‘sky’ pictures. While traveling I always try to take pictures of clouds, sunrise, sunset, panoramas with mostly sky. These pics are not mine, but it’s nice to learn that others are also fascinated by the sky. During the month of June I’ll be doing ‘sun rays’.

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Tuesday 6-8

»Week 23 of 2010: 159 days this year…206 days remain

Day 50 of the BP oil spill≈

» Something To Think About  

Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.

-- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

» Random Fact    

At Boston's Fenway Park, amidst all of the green bleacher seats behind the right field bullpens lies one red seat, signifying the spot where Ted Williams’ mammoth 502-foot home run landed on June 9, 1946.

¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1786 ►1st commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)

» Free Ramblings    

It’s been a busy news day: 1. And the oil continues to flow into the Gulf. I heard today that head of BP just ordered the 1st season DVD of McGyver. Until this order went through, BP has been sending all their research people to the new movie MacGruber—the SNL satire. 2. Obama said he is getting all the information possible on the spill so he will be pissed off at the right people. 3. Steve Jobs announced today the new iPhone and you can have an ‘oil spill’ app for that as soon as someone figures out what to do. 4. BP has paid money to Google and Yahoo so that any ‘oil spill’ related search will list their website in the first 5 to 10 results—not the ads at the top for ‘sponsored links’, but in the actual results. 5. A group of environmental scientists have said that it would be better to euthanize the oiled pelicans, rather than trying to clean them. Why? Because even though they are being taken from LA wetlands and islands, cleaned, and released in eastern Florida, the adults will find their back to their nesting areas and be re-oiled. 6. Helen Thomas has been forced to retire at 89 years old for comments that Israelis should give back Palestinian land and then move back to Europe and America. [I met Ms Thomas back in the 70’s at a small meeting with Pat Nixon while I was in college. She was a firecracker back then, and still seems to be one. She has been sitting in the front row of White House press conferences since JFK.]

It was much cooler today—only 84° on my deck. This was a great relief. It’s amazing how a few degrees makes so much difference. I got my vehicle washed and cleaned up. I was able to take a walk while it was still in the low 70’s. Good day. I want more days like this, and no more days like the past few.

» Puzzle 1  

General Custer is surrounded by Indians and he's the only cowboy left.

He finds an old lamp in front of him and rubs it. Out pops a genie. The genie grants Custer one wish, with a catch. He says, "Whatever you wish for, each Indian will get two of the same thing."

Custer ponders a while and thinks:"If I get a bow and arrow they get two. If I get a rifle they get two!" He then rubs the bottle again and out pops the genie. "Well," the genie asks "have you made up your mind?"

What did Custer ask for to help him get away?

» A Quick Smile…    

When I was a child, I remember my Mom telling me, "Son, when you grow up, you can marry any girl you please."

When I became a young man, I learned the sad fact was that I could not please any of them.

» Side Show Stories    

MOORESVILLE, N.C. - A North Carolina grocery store's highway billboard for a new line of beef is drawing the attention of commuters by radiating the smell of grilling steak. The Mooresville billboard for Bloom grocery stores is wafting the scent of steak along River Highway, using a system created by ScentAir of Charlotte, N.C. Bloom spokeswoman Christy Phillips-Brown said the sign is scheduled to emit the scent every day from 7 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. until June 18. ScentAir marketing director Murray Dameron said the project represents the first roadside advertisement for the custom-scent company, which has designed fragrances and delivery systems for facilities including casinos and hotel lobbies. He said the steak smell is created using a high-powered fan that blows air over cartridges containing fragrance oil. "It's basically a blend of black pepper and kind of a charcoal grilling smell," Dameron said. "It smells like grilled meat with a nice pepper rub on it."

» Puzzle 2: Brain Food  

In a marble hall white as milk / Lined with skin as soft as silk /

Within a fountain crystal-clear / A golden apple doth appear.

No doors there are to this stronghold, Yet thieves break in to steal its gold.

» Something you might enjoy…  

In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…

Here are some great shots of Norfolk Island (see below)

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» Calendar Information    

¤ 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: Paint It Black / The Rolling Stones

1976: Silly Love Songs / Paul McCartney & Wings

1986: On My Own / Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

¤ Observance Weeks in June

6-12: National Headache Awareness Week

¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World

Name Your Poison Day

Upsy Daisy Day

World Brain Tumor Day

World Ocean Day

¤ Today’s Observances—by country

Norfolk Island: Bounty Day for the HMS Bounty

Temotu Province or Santa Cruz Islands in Solomon Islands Province Day

¤ Today’s Births

Artists, Writers, and Composers

Scott Adams, 53, cartoonist (“Dilbert”), born Windham, NY

Frank Lloyd Wright, master builder, born in 1867 Richland Center, WI

Athletes

Lindsay Davenport, 34, tennis player, born Palos Verdes, CA

Willie Davenport Olympic Gold Medalist: 110 meter hurdles , born in 1943 Troy, AL

Entertainers

Kathy Baker, 60, actress (“Picket Fences,” The Right Stuff), born Midland, TX

James Darren, 74, singer (“Goodbye Cruel World”), actor (Gidget), born Philadelphia, PA

Don Grady, 66, actor (“My Three Sons,” “Mickey Mouse Club”), born San Diego, CA

Julianna Margulies, 44, actress (“ER”), born Spring Valley, NY

Robert Preston (Meservey), actor: Victor Victoria, The Music Man, born in 1918 Newton, MA

Joan Rivers (Joan Alexandra Molinsky), 77, comedienne, talk show host, born New York

Boz Scaggs, 66, singer, musician, songwriter (Silk Degrees, Middle Man), born Dallas, TX

Nancy Sinatra, 70, singer (“These Boots Are Made for Walkin”), born Jersey City, NJ

Jerry Stiller, 81, comedian, actor (Hairspray, “Seinfeld,” “The King of Queens”), born Brooklyn, NY

Keenen Ivory Wayans, 52, actor (“In Living Color”), born New York, NY

Business, Education Persons

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Political Persons

Barbara Pierce Bush, 85, former First Lady, wife of George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the US, born Rye, NY

Lt. William Calley, 73, American war criminal—My Lai, Viet Nam,

Ida McKinley (Saxton) First Lady: wife of 25th U.S. President, William McKinley, born in 1847 Canton, OH

Byron R (Whizzer) White , NFLer/Supreme Court Justice, born in 1917 Ft Collins CO

Scientists /Religious Persons

Tim Berners-Lee, 55, inventor of the World Wide Web, born London, England

¤ Today’s Happenings

In The Arts

1998 ►Actor Charlton Heston formally assumed the presidency of the National Rifle Association.

In Athletics

1961 ►A major-league baseball record was set. Four Milwaukee Braves batters hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds.

In Business or Education

1786 ►1st commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)

1824 ►Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec

1869 ►Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner

In Politics

452 ►Italy invaded by Attila the Hun

In Science/ Religion

570 ►Relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca

1937 ►World's largest flower blooms in NY Botonical Garden, 12' calla lily

1978 ►Naomi James breaks the solo round-the-world sailing record by two days with her 53 ft yacht Express Crusader when she crossed the finish line in Dartmouth taking 272 days to complete the record.

¤ Today’s Obits

Cochise, Chiricahua Apache leader, stomach cancer @ 69

Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition), headache @ 63 in 632

Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), @ 72 in 1809

Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), lung cancer @ 57 in 1969

» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    

One Glass Eye

» ANSWERS to Brain Food  

an egg

» PIC of the Day  

I have always been fascinated with ‘sky’ pictures. While traveling I always try to take pictures of clouds, sunrise, sunset, panoramas with mostly sky. These pics are not mine, but it’s nice to learn that others are also fascinated by the sky. During the month of June I’ll be doing ‘sun rays’.

Sun Rays hitting the Alps and Lake Thun on a summer afternoon

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Monday 6-7

»Week 23 of 2010:

158 days this year, 207 days remain, Day 49 of the BP oil spill

» Something To Think About  

Do not take thought for your persons or your properties, but first and chiefly to care about the greatestimprovement of the soul.

--Socrates

» Random Fact    

Shrimp can only swim backward.

¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1860 ►The first ‘dime novel’, Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter by Mrs. Ann Stevens, with 128 page was offered for sale for a dime

» Free Ramblings    

My plan of washing my vehicle to get rid of all the very yellow pine pollen were dashed when my deck reached 94° this afternoon. I thought about trimming the tree earlier in the day, but by 9am is was 80° and climbing fast. There was little breeze and not many places around the house that were not just hot. The deck was a great place to spend much of the day. Officially Flag was only 89° but I live in what is called the ‘banana boat’—according to Home Depot. Wherever one went around Flag, it was hot. As we say here in AZ, it is a dry heat—humidity was only 17%.

Our local paper runs a Sunday feature with short stories from the paper 100, 75, 50, and 25 years ago. They are always interesting. One of today’s really caught my eye.

1885 -- Territorial legislative action: No person owning 20 or more cows shall allow such cows to run at large without providing at least one serviceable bull of good American blooded stock, to run with each 20 or fraction of 20 cows permitted to run at large.

AZ was not yet a state, but even then we didn’t want ‘foreign’ bulls mixing with our good cows. I wonder if the cows had to be of good American stock too. I was on my uncle’s ranch for a few summers in Montana and I understand the importance of having a good bull. In Montana, at least where I was, the bull was selected to improve the herd. I get that. I just don’t get the ‘American’ part.

Today the Senator who started 1070 in AZ has started a new bill—any child borne by illegals in AZ will not automatically receive American citizenship. He must have been looking at archived news stories and figured if it was good enough for bulls, it was good enough for everyone. He doesn’t seem worried about the Federal laws that give a child born on US soil citizenship.

The World Cup starts later this week in South Africa. Today in an exhibition game 20th ranked Australia fell to 14th ranked USA. Won’t change any standings, but should get the USA a little psyched for their first game with 8th ranked England on Jun 12.

» Puzzle 1  

Answer the following with parts of the body. The first one is free!

1. A strong box (chest)

2. Heard in congress while voting

3. Baby cows

4. A shellfish

5. A unit used to measure distance

6. Scholars

7. Part of a shoe

8. What every builder must have

9. Something made by whips

10. What soldiers carry

» A Quick Smile…    

A parts manager for a small electronics shop, had occasion to order part No. 669 from the factory. But when he received it he noticed that someone had sent part No. 699 instead.

Furious at the factory's incompetence, he promptly sent the part back along with a letter giving them a piece of his mind.

Less than a week later, he received the same part back with a letter containing just four words: "TURN THE PART OVER."

» Side Show Stories    

ANGEL FIRE, N.M. - Believers in visits to Earth by alien spacecraft say they have hard evidence of landings in a pasture in a sparsely populated area in northern New Mexico.

The Alliance Studying Paranormal Experiences, based in the small village of Angel Fire, claims the region has received multiple visits. Alliance President Janet Sailor calls the area a "UFO hot spot." The latest reported discovery was last year when Judy Piper, an Angel Fire accountant, discovered circles on land she owns in the Moreno Valley outside of town. She reported the find to Sailor, and last weekend, Dee Gragg, a New Mexico State University professor and assistant director of the state chapter of the Mutual UFO Network, came to Angel Fire to discuss the circles.

Gragg said the important question is what kind of craft landed in the valley. He regards the question of whether there was a landing as answered. At a meeting Saturday, he showed slides of the circles. Gragg described them as most likely the footprints of several small ships, either unmanned probes or carriers of small aliens.

» Puzzle 2: Brain Food  

From the beginning of eternity / To the end of time and space /

To the beginning of every end / And the end of every place.

What am I?

» Something you might enjoy…  

In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…

Robert Bruce or Robert the Bruce helped lead Scotland to independence.

Click HERE!

» Calendar Information    

¤ 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.

1945: Sentimental Journey; Les Brown

1955: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White; Perez Prado

1965: Back in My Arms Again; The Supremes

1975: Thank God I'm a Country Boy; John Denver

1985: Everybody Wants to Rule the World; Tears for Fears

¤ Observance Weeks in June  

6-12: National Headache Awareness Week

7-13

National Automotive Service Professionals Week

National Business Etiquette Week

National Sun Safety Week

¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

(Daniel) Boone Day

VCR Day

¤ Today’s Observances—by country

Argentina: Journalist Day

Chad : National Day

Malta: Sette Giugno (from 1919 encounter with British where 4 Maltans killed)

Norway: Union Dissolution Day (from 1905 when Norway dissolved union with Sweden)

Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838)

¤ Today’s Births

Artists, Writers, and Composers

Louise Erdrich, 56, author (Love Medicine, The Beet Queen), born Little Falls, MN

Paul Gaugin [Eugene Henri], French post-impressionist painter, born in 1848 Paris, France

Orhan Pamuk, 58, author (Snow, My Name Is Red, 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature), born Istanbul, Turkey

Athletes

Rocky Graziano (Thomas Rocco Barbella), boxer, born in 1922 Brooklyn, NY

Allen Iverson, 35, basketball player (76ers, Nuggets, Piston, Grizzlies), born Hampton, VA

Entertainers

Tom Jones, 70, singer (“It’s Not Unusual”), born Thomas Woodward at Pontypridd, Wales, UK

Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti) singer/comedian (partner for Jerry Lewis) , born in 1917 Steubenville, Ohio

Liam Neeson, 58, actor (Excalibur, Ethan Frome, Schindler’s List), born Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Prince, 52, musician, singer, born Prince Rogers Nelson at Minneapolis, MN

Jessica Tandy London, actress, born in 1909 London Borough of Hackney

Business, Education Persons

Susan Elizabeth Blow, pioneered kindergarten education, born in 1843 St. Louis, Missouri

George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, English fashion guy, born in 1778 London England

Political Persons

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Scientists /Religious Persons

Sir James Young Simpson, obstetrician (used chloroform) , born in 1811 Bathgate, West Lothian Scotland

¤ Today’s Happenings

In The Arts

1982 ►Graceland is opened to the public for the first time, almost five years after the death of Elvis Presley

In Athletics

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In Business or Education

1930 ►NY Times agrees to capitalize the n in "Negro"

In Politics

1769 ►Daniel Boone begins exploring the Bluegrass State of Kentucky

1775 ►United Colonies change name to United States

1929 ►Vatican City becomes a sovereign state

2002 ►US President George W Bush announces the new Department of Homeland Security

In Science/ Religion

1494 ►The "new world" is divided by the Catholic church

1887 ►Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Wash DC

¤ Today’s Obits

Robert Bruce leader of the Scots, “unclean ailment (leprosy or syphilis) @ 53 in 1329

Zasu Pitts actress (Wedding March, Life With Father), cancer @ 65 in 1963

» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    

2. Eyes and nose [Aye's and No's]

3. Calves

4. Muscle [Mussel]

5. Feet

6. Pupils

7. Heel [Soul and tongue are also acceptable]

8. Nails

9. Lashes

10. Arms

» ANSWERS to Brain Food  

The letter 'e'

» PIC of the Day  

I have always been fascinated with ‘sky’ pictures. While traveling I always try to take pictures of clouds, sunrise, sunset, panoramas with mostly sky. These pics are not mine, but it’s nice to learn that others are also fascinated by the sky. During the month of June I’ll be doing ‘sun rays’.

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Sunday 6-6

»Week 23 of 2010: 157 days this year…208 days remain: Day 48 of the BP oil spill≈

» Something To Think About     

You know the difference between a rich genius and a broke genius? ...a broke genius is two years ahead of his time, a rich genius is six months ahead of his time.

-- Clayton P. Knowles, Jr.

» Random Fact       

The largest bell in the world is the Emperor Bell in Moscow, Russia. It is 20 ft tall.

¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1868 ► Captain D.Monahan, and troops from Troops G and I, 3rd Cavalry, leave Fort Sumner, chasing a group of NAVAJO Indians, who have been accused of killing 4 settlers

» Free Ramblings       

Summer planting is started. I filled three planters today with color. Due to the blue spruce, I am really the only one who can enjoy them, but visitors will also know they are welcome. Next task is to trim the spruce and the other shrub. Both have decided to try and take over the sidewalk. I could call the HOA and have them do it, but exercise can’t hurt me.

AZ is back in the news, for more idiotic behavior. This time it is the old territorial capital, Prescott. I was there a few months ago, and was very impressed with the numerous murals that were on the library property. The murals told the history of Prescott, with lots of minority groups in the murals. Earlier this week a local Prescott elementary school unveiled a mural of ‘kids going green.’ The mural was done for the fully integrated school to show that kids would be inspired to save the environment. While the mural was being painted, turns out many who drove by shouted racial slurs at the artist. The largest child in the mural is either Black or Hispanic. The mural does depict other children with varying skin tones. The local councilman/radio host suggested that making the skin tones lighter would make the child appear happier. His comments both as an elected official and as a talk show host riled up many. The principal received complaints and asked the artist to lighten the child’s face. He refused. Today the school superintendent apologized to the artist and said it will not be changed. Now Prescott police are protecting the mural 24/7 from vandals. There is still a little sanity in Prescott. I’m sure the racists will not let this stand until the mural is gone or changed. The mural has raised racial questions—can Prescott accept that it is a semi-racial area, and does the artist have freedom of expression to do a mural approved by the school. Unfortunately the racial slurs seem to suggest that skin tone is important in Prescott and an artist’s expression is not even considered. From the interviews and pictures, the artist appears to be white. I mention this because I don’t believe the artist had any race agenda but just wanted to show kids doing green things. All this is such a sad commentary on what our state and nation stand for. Living in a lightning rod is far from pleasant.

My deck thermometer showed 92° as the high, certainly a time to increase my fluid intake. Amazing how quickly it has gotten hot. Flagstaff has been hot politically for a few months, now the temperature, even in the north, is trying to match our political heat. I did enjoy some time on the deck, and the time I spent planting, but sure didn’t feel like walking around very much. Kids were out early this morning, and are now coming out as the temperature is slowly dropping. According to the NWS (National Weather Service) Flagstaff normally has four days above 90° during the summer season. Summer hasn’t officially arrived and already, one day. Wonder what is on the horizon?

» Puzzle 1    

Can you uncover what each group of three has in common?

1. Doughnut, notebook, golf course

2. Turtle, peanut, oyster

3. Brown, polar, Kodiak

4. Rain, cough, tear

5. Soap, granola, candy

» A Quick Smile…    

I was having some chest pains, but my cardiologist assured me nothing was wrong. Then I told him I was planning a cruise to Alaska and asked if he had any suggestions for avoiding the discomfort. "Have fun," he said with a straight face, "but don't go overboard."

» Side Show Stories    

NEW YORK - A New York woman's lawsuit against Citigroup says she was fired because bosses deemed her feminine beauty to be a distraction for male colleagues. Debrahlee Lorenzana, 33, said in her city Supreme Court lawsuit that she was ordered not to wear turtlenecks, pencil skirts, fitted suits or heels in the workplace because the tight clothing made her body "too distracting" for male coworkers. "Never did I ever show cleavage," Lorenzana said. "I can't help it that I have curves." The woman's attorney said bosses at Citi's Rockefeller Center branch moved Lorenzana to a secluded part of the office as retaliation for her sexual harassment complaints and fired her one month later.

» Puzzle 2: Brain Food  

I'm where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow's in the middle. What am I?

» Something you might enjoy…  

In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…

Ever been to Queensland? Here is a short video to peak your interest.

Click HERE!

» Calendar Information    

¤ 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.

1944: I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You); Harry James

1954: Little Things Mean a Lot; Kitty Kallen

1964: Chapel of Love; The Dixie Cups

1974: Band on the Run; Paul McCartney & Wings

1984: Time After Time; Cyndi Lauper

¤ Observance Weeks in June

6-12: National Headache Awareness Week

¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World

Children's Awareness Memorial Day

D-Day: since 1944, Americans and Allies landing at Normandy, France: the term marks the beginning day of a military engagement

Drive-in Movie Day—a great summer escape, if you can find one

National Applesauce Cake Day

National Cancer Survivors Day

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day

Massachusetts : Teachers' Day

¤ Today’s Observances—by country

Malaysia: King's Birthday

South Korea: Memorial Day

Sweden: Constitution Day/Flag Day/National Day (1523, 1809)

Queensland: Queensland Day (separation in 1859 from New South Wales)

¤ Today’s Births

Artists, Writers, and Composers

John Trumbull, artist: painter of the Revolution, born in 1756 Lebanon, Connecticut

Athletes

Bjorn Borg, 54, former tennis player, born Sodertalje, Sweden

Bill (William Malcolm) Dickey, Baseball Hall of Famer: catcher: NY Yankees catcher, born in 1907 Bastrop, LA

Entertainers

Sandra Bernhard, 55, actress, born Flint, MI

Gary U.S. Bonds, 71, singer (“Quarter to Three”), songwriter, born Gary Anderson at Jacksonville, FL

Richard Crane, actor (Surfside 6), born in 1918 Newcastle IN

Robert Englund, 63, actor (Freddy Kreuger-Nightmare on Elm St, V) , born in 1947 Glendale, California

Paul Giamatti, 43, actor (“John Adams,” Sideways, American Splendor), born New York, NY

Nathan Hale, hanged patriot, had but one life to give for his country, born in 1755 Coventry, Connecticut

Tom Ryan, 84, cartoonist: Tumbleweeds, born in Muncie, IN

Business, Education Persons

Marian Wright Edelman, 71, president of Children’s Defense Fund, civil rights activist, born Bennettsville, SC

Political Persons

Albert II, King of Belgium, 76, born in Stuyvenberg Castle,Brussels

Scientists /Religious Persons

Robert Falcon Scott leader of ill-fated south polar expedition, born in 1868 Devonport, Devon, England

¤ Today’s Happenings

In The Arts

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In Athletics

1987 ►Steffi Graf beat Martina Navratilova and won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open

1987 ►NY Yankees play their 13,000th game

In Business or Education

1844 ►Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London

1933 ►1st drive-in theatre opens (Camden NJ)

In Politics

1813 ►US invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek (Ontario)

1833 ►The first U.S. President to ride in a railroad car was Andrew Jackson

1885 ►Sitting Bull signs contract today to work in Buffalo Bill"s Wild West Show.

1932 ►US Federal gas tax enacted- one cent per gallon

1966 ►Activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi

1967 ►6 day war between Israel & Arab neighbors begin

In Science/ Religion

1816 ►10" snowfall in New England, the "year without a summer" (Krakatoa)

1914 ►1st air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway)

¤ Today’s Obits

Dr Carl Gustav Jung Swiss psychiatrist, @ 85 in 1961

J Paul Getty oil magnate @ 83 in 1976

Stan Getz (Stanley Gayetzky) jazz saxophonist (Girl from Impanima), liver cancer @ 64 in 1991

» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    

1. They all have holes

2. They all have shells

3. They are all kinds of bears

4. They are all kinds of drops

5. They are all kinds of bars

» ANSWERS to Brain Food  

A dictionary

» PIC of the Day  

I have always been fascinated with ‘sky’ pictures. While traveling I always try to take pictures of clouds, sunrise, sunset, panoramas with mostly sky. These pics are not mine, but it’s nice to learn that others are also fascinated by the sky. During the month of June I’ll be doing ‘sun rays’.

Click HERE!

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Sat 6-05

»Week 22 of 2010: 156 days this year… 209 days remain:

Day 47 of the BP oil spill: 36,000,000 gallons to date≈

» Something To Think About  

I think the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest."

"The oil is on the surface." "There aren't any plumes."

"We're sorry for the massive disruption it's caused to their lives." "There's no one who wants this thing over more than I do, I'd like my life back.”

~Tony Hayward, BP CEO

» Random Fact    

Mount Rushmore is perhaps the most impressive rock formation carved by men. It was made by Gutzon Borglum and took just 14 years to carve it.

¤ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1968 ►Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles

» Free Ramblings    

OMG, the oil spill news just gets more frightening. A colleague who retired to Florida has now been vanquished from ‘her’ beach. She says the tar balls are pretty gross, but the smell is what is really bad. Her house is ‘on the beach’ and she has huge decking around the house that is raised up when a hurricane comes to protect the windows. Cool technology, but doesn’t help with the smell. Today I heard that the ship that is over the well hole, collecting about 10% of the oil will have to head for shore during big tropical storms and hurricanes. The BP line is that soon the top hat will be pumping 80% of the flow to the ship, but it takes time. This is the beginning of hurricane season, so when the bad weather arrives, the oil will just be shooting into the Gulf, again. To add to this, the Admiral in charge has said that August will be the ‘first try’ to shut off the flow. Back when the 1979 shallow spill occurred, it took 8 relief wells to stop that much shallower and much smaller flow. Right now there are only two relief wells even being attempted. If neither of the relief wells stops the flow, it will be another 90-120 days to drill more. Each day more and more oil is making to more and more wetlands, beaches, and fishing areas. Even if the spill suddenly stopped today, it would still be hitting the shore another 47 or more days.

We had a very warm day…at 10am it was already 70° and made it up to 84° by this afternoon. Now that the sun is setting the afternoon breezes have picked up a little and keeping my house cool. It is still dropping to the low 40’s at night, so it’s not quite time to keep the windows open 24/7. That day will be here soon, and since I don’t live on the Gulf Coast, I won’t have to worry about any bad smells wafting though my house.

» 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. Open - Cop

2. Cave - Curt

3. Cares - Pest

4. Salve - Savage

5. Whiled - Spurn

» A Quick Smile…    

My wife, a real estate agent, wrote an ad for a house she was listing. The house had a second-floor suite that could be accessed using a lift chair that slid along the staircase.

Quickly describing this feature, she inadvertently made it sound even more attractive: "Mother-in-law suite comes with an electric chair."

» Side Show Stories    

Register-Star: Officials in Hudson, N.Y., proudly unveiled their state-of-the-art water fountain for the disabled in the county courthouse, a fixture whose installation was agreed to in a 2003 settlement with federal officials enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, the fountain was installed on the courthouse's second floor, which is accessible only by stairway. In defense, county officials said the fountain had several features for handicapped people other than those in wheelchairs. [

» Puzzle 2: Brain Food  

At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen. What are they?

» Something you might enjoy…  

In 2005, YouTube changed the internet forever. It is now available in 22 languages. Check out this one…

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an amazing event. I too have followed the mass band exit from the grounds…when I did it, it was a real downpour, but the view of the storefronts brings back wet and wonderful memories. click HERE!

» Calendar Information    

¤ 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.

1942: Tangerine; Jimmy Dorsey

1952: Blue Tango; Leroy Anderson

1962: I Can't Stop Loving You; Ray Charles

1972: Candy Man; Sammy Davis, Jr.

1982: Ebony and Ivory; Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

¤ Observance Weeks in June

thru 5th Black Singles Parent Week

¤ Today’s Observances—US/UN/World

Apple II Day—1977 goes on sale for first time

World Environment Day

Doughnut Day or Donut Day yep again today...must have a good lobby group somewhere!

Drawing Day or Pencil Day

Belmont Stakes

Festival Of Popular Delusions Day

National Trails Day

¤ Today’s Observances—by country

Columbia : Thanksgiving Day

Denmark : Constitution Day (1849, 1953)

Equatorial Guinea: President's Day

Iran: Khordad Movement Anniversary

New Zealand: Arbor Day

Seychelles: Liberation Day

¤ Today’s Births

Artists, Writers, and Composers

Christy Brown, novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days) , born in 1932 Dublin

Margaret Drabble, 71, British novelist (The Gates of Ivory), born Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ken Follett, 61, British novelist (The Eye of the Needle), born Wales, UK

Bill Moyers, 76, journalist (“Bill Moyers’ Journal”), born Hugo, OK

Athletes

John Carlos, 65, track star (Olympic bronze 1968); gave black power salute , born in Harlem, New York

Tommie Smith, 66, US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1968); gave black power salute , born in Lemoore, California

Entertainers

William Boyd, cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy) , born in 1895 Hendrysburg, Ohio

Waylon Jennings, country singer (Dukes of Hazzard), born in 1937 Littlefield Tx

Kenny G (Kenneth Bruce Gorelick), 54, saxophonist , born in Seattle, Washington

Bill Hayes, 85, singer, entertainer: The Ballad of Davy Crockett, Wringle, Wrangle, born in Harvey, Illinois

Mark Wahlberg, 39, actor (Boogie Nights, The Departed), born Dorchester, MA

Business, Education Persons

Thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker , born in 1718 City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

John Maynard Keynes, economist/math/journalist , born in 1883 Cambridge England

Adam Smith, economist , born in 1723 Kirkcaldy Scotland

Political Persons

George Thorndike Angell Mass, lawyer (ASPCA) , born in 1823 Southbridge, Massachusetts

Jill Biden, 59, Second Lady, wife of US vice president Joseph H. Biden, Jr, born Hammonton, NJ

(José Doroteo Arango Arámbula) Francisco (Pancho) Villa Mexico, revolutionary/guerrilla leader , born in 1878 Rancho de la Loyotada Durango, Mexico

Scientists /Religious Persons

John Couch Adams co-discover (Neptune) , born in 1819 Launceston, Cornwall

¤ Today’s Happenings

In The Arts

1865 ►Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould’s Onward Christian Soldiers, was presented for the first time in Horbury, England.

In Athletics

1957 ►NY narcotics investigator, Dr Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes

In Business or Education

--

In Politics

1794 ►Congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces

1728 ►DELAWARE Chief Sassoonan will address the Pennsylvania Provincial Council. He will complain of German immigrants settling on Indian lands in Tulpehocken valley. The complaint would not be resolved until 1732, when the lands were purchased from the Indians with trading goods.

1922 ►The Supreme Court decides that Union organizations are liable for damage or injury caused during strikes.

1968 ►Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles

1967 ►The Six-Day War begins

1989 ►The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

In Science/ Religion

1661 ►Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge

1981 ►The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report announcing that cases of rare pneumonia were found among five homosexual men in Los Angeles, California which was later identified as the Aids Virus

¤ Today’s Obits

Stephen Crane, American author @ lung problems @ 29 in 1900

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), American author cirrhosis @ 48 in 1910

Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States @ 93 in 2004

Mel Tormé, American singer, composer, and actor @ 74 in 1999

Conway Twitty (Harold Lloyd Jenkins), American musician, aortic aneurysm @ 60 in 1993

» ANSWERS to Puzzle 1    

1. Pen - Coop

2. Carve - Cut

3. Caress - Pet

4. Save - Salvage

5. Whirled - Spun

» ANSWERS to Brain Food  

Dreams or Stars

» PIC of the Day  

I have always been fascinated with ‘sky’ pictures. While traveling I always try to take pictures of clouds, sunrise, sunset, panoramas with mostly sky. These pics are not mine, but it’s nice to learn that others are also fascinated by the sky. During the month of June I’ll be doing ‘sun rays’.

click HERE!

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