TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1864 800 Navajos, mostly women, children and old men, begin the 300 mile march to Fort Sumner and the Bosque Redondo Reservation, in east-central New Mexico 110 will perish.
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MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
It was a windy day, so I cleaned up around the house. It’s nice to have a clean-er home. I watched a movie—an action packed escape reality one. Then Public TV ran a Celtic Thunder fund raiser. Those Irish boys can sure sing. Of course, there were way too many pledge drives during the concert, but I did get to learn a lot from the two boys from the group who were in Phx for the drive. I have several Celtic Thunder songs on my I-pod. They do a great performance. I like the ‘military’ type songs for they are great for walks. Thank you PBS for introducing me to them. I always look forward to the Celtic Woman specials. For so many years I watched the PP&M specials.
So now we are shooting in Libya. France and the UK are doing the same. The news talks about how these missiles are being aimed at military targets from up to 500 miles away. I hadn’t watched the news all day so seeing the missiles was quite a shock. It doesn’t matter to me which countries are firing, innocents are dying. I know that Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi (معمر القذافي Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfī ) has been in power since I was a sophomore in college (1969).
Side note: At CU we had International Affairs Week, where many classes were cancelled and we were ‘assigned’ to attend seminars on what was happening in the world. The King was deposed by a coup and a man from the Libyan embassy spoke to us at one of the seminars. Back then, the belief or at least the public talking point was that the coup had been a good thing. After years of being under European control, the King was seen as a figurehead of the Europeans. The coup let them be led by the people. Over the years, it didn’t work out that way.
So don’t people understand that people, civilians and military, are manning the sites that we are bombing? In order to have a no-fly zone, military air fields have to be destroyed. Every military air field in the US has military and civilian workers and their families on site. I doubt that Libya is any different. This is a very frightening situation. It is so hard to understand the deaths—even for the greater good.
This is a coalition attack, but President Obama authorized the use of our military. I don’t think that many Obama supporters ever expected this to happen. I voted to get the US out of Afghanistan and Iraq. I did not vote to have us move into another country that had not attacked us. The leader of Libya is crazy, a despot, and is killing his own people. Now we are in a third war—military action and more Americans and others are going to die.
The super-moon, the worm moon does seem to be bigger in the sky. There is a slight haze around the moon, but as usual, in our dark sky city, it is very impressive. _____________________________________________________
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
>Unless you are baking cakes and cookies, there really is no need to wait for the oven to preheat and come to temperature. Casseroles, meatloaves and like that need an hour or more of cooking time can be popped right in, saving you time and energy. And turn off the oven 10 minutes before the food is finished--the residual heat will get the job done!
>Rub your shower curtain with the juice of one lemon. Lemon's natural disinfectant stops mildew growth and eliminates odors.
>An economical way to keep a cat's litter box fresh is to shred or tear newspapers and mix them with baking soda. Place them in the litter box and change often.
>To get cat hairs off furniture, rub the affected areas with a damp sponge.
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>It is against the law in France to sell a doll with a face that is not human.
>It is illegal for a cab in London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.
PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Which society cared for plague victims after physicians left in 1665?
2. What was Britain called, before it was Britain?
3. Who said - "One more drink and I'll be under the host"?
4. In ancient China, what meat was reserved for the Emperor?
5. In 1953, what was successfully transmitted in the USA?
6. In 1872, AG Bell opened a school in Boston. Who or what did it teach?
7. Name the ship that was sunk by the submarine Conqueror, during the Falkland War?
8. What job did Ernest Hemmingway do in WW1?
9. Who said, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"?
10. Thomas Holden was the first to top what list?
2. What was Britain called, before it was Britain?
3. Who said - "One more drink and I'll be under the host"?
4. In ancient China, what meat was reserved for the Emperor?
5. In 1953, what was successfully transmitted in the USA?
6. In 1872, AG Bell opened a school in Boston. Who or what did it teach?
7. Name the ship that was sunk by the submarine Conqueror, during the Falkland War?
8. What job did Ernest Hemmingway do in WW1?
9. Who said, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"?
10. Thomas Holden was the first to top what list?
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
LAKELAND, FL - Police in Florida said two men accused of robbing a Chicken Shack restaurant were found a short distance away wearing stolen Chicken Shack T-shirts.
Lakeland police said Officers Tony Williams and David Kaiser responded to a report of a burglary Tuesday morning at the eatery and found T-shirts, beer and other items had been taken, WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla., reported Wednesday. The witness who reported the burglary gave the
officers good descriptions of two men and they spotted Chad Berrien, 35, and Rickey Wright, 31, walking nearby a short time later. The officers said the men were wearing Chicken Shack T-shirts and were carrying several more as well as some of the pilfered beer. Berrien and Wright were arrested and charged with burglary and grand theft.
Lakeland police said Officers Tony Williams and David Kaiser responded to a report of a burglary Tuesday morning at the eatery and found T-shirts, beer and other items had been taken, WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla., reported Wednesday. The witness who reported the burglary gave the
officers good descriptions of two men and they spotted Chad Berrien, 35, and Rickey Wright, 31, walking nearby a short time later. The officers said the men were wearing Chicken Shack T-shirts and were carrying several more as well as some of the pilfered beer. Berrien and Wright were arrested and charged with burglary and grand theft.
A LITTLE LAUGH:
"What kind of music do you sing?"
"Aqua-pella."
"Don't you mean 'a cappella', singing without instrumental accompaniment?"
"Nope. I mean 'aqua-pella', singing accompanied only by the water coming out of the shower-head."
"Aqua-pella."
"Don't you mean 'a cappella', singing without instrumental accompaniment?"
"Nope. I mean 'aqua-pella', singing accompanied only by the water coming out of the shower-head."
Top 10 In The World:
CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:
♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫ 2010 Inductee ABBA
Click on Song Title to see and hear it.
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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
►THIS WEEK◄
18-20► American Crossword Puzzle Weekend ♣ Sherlock Holmes Weekend: 18-20 ♣
20-26► American Chocolate Week ♣ Consider Christianity Week ♣ National Agriculture Week ♣ National Animal Poison Prevention Week ♣ National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week ♣ National Poison Prevention Week ♣ Act Happy Week ♣
►TODAY IS◄
20-26► American Chocolate Week ♣ Consider Christianity Week ♣ National Agriculture Week ♣ National Animal Poison Prevention Week ♣ National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week ♣ National Poison Prevention Week ♣ Act Happy Week ♣
►TODAY IS◄
Abductions Day / Festival Of Extraterrestrial
Atheist Pride Day
Bed-in For Peace Day (John and Yoko)
Corn Dog Day
Great American Meat Out Day
International Astrology Day
Maple Syrup Day
National Agriculture Day
National Jump Out! Day: Jump Rope Games
Proposal Day / Kiss Your Fiancé Day
Snowman Burning Day
Vernal Equinox : Spring Begins in Northern Hemisphere
Won't You Be My Neighbor Day
World Storytelling Day
♣ ♣ ♣ ♣
Iran: Oil Nationalization Day
Tunisia: Independence Day (from France: 1956)
■…AUTHORS/COMPOSERS/ARTISTS
Spike Lee, 54, director, producer, writer, actor (She’s Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X
■…ATHLETES
■…ATHLETES
Robert Gordon (Bobby) Orr, 63, Hall of Fame hockey player
Patrick James (Pat) Riley, 66, basketball coach and former player
Fernando Torres, 27, soccer player
Fernando Torres, 27, soccer player
Louis “Louie” Vito, 23, Olympic snowboarder
■…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
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■…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS)
1922 Ray Goulding comedian: Bob and Ray
William Hurt, 61, actor (The Accidental Tourist, Broadcast News)
1920 Werner Klemperer actor (Colonel Klink-Hogan's Heroes)
Hal Linden (Harold Lipshitz), 80, actor (“Barney Miller,” “Blacke’s Magic”) 1906 Ozzie Nelson actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet)
1908 Sir Michael (Scudamore) Redgrave actor: Nicholas and Alexandra,
Holly Hunter, 53, actress (Oscar for The Piano; “Saving Grace,” Broadcast News, Raising Arizona)
Carl Reiner, 89, actor (“The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Your Show of Shows”), writer, director
Carl Reiner, 89, actor (“The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Your Show of Shows”), writer, director
■…POLITICIANS
Brian Mulroney, 72, 18th prime minister of Canada (1984–93)
Brian Mulroney, 72, 18th prime minister of Canada (1984–93)
■…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1634 Balthasar Bekker Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)
1856 Frederick Winslow Taylor father of scientific management
1904 B(urrhus) F(rederic) Skinner Susquehanna PA, Behaviorism pioneer (Skinner box)
Today’s Obits:
1997 Carlo Fassi figure skating coach (Fleming, Hamill), heart attack @ 67
1997 Grace Caroline Hefner mother of Hugh Hefner (playboy), @ 101
1974 Chet Huntley newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), lung cancer @ 62
1995 Sidney Kingsley US playwright (Pulitzer prize 1934), @ 88
1727 Sir Issac Newton English physicist/astronomer, @ 84
Today’s Events:
■…ARTS
1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" published (Boston)
1935 "Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio
1969 Beatle John Lennon married Yoko Ono at the Rock of Gibraltar
■…ATHLETICS
1973 Roberto Clemente elected to hall of fame, 11 weeks after his death
1985 Libby Riddles is 1st woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race
■…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1760 Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings
1886 1st AC power plant in US begins commercial operation, Massachusetts
1954 1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia Pennsylvania)
■…INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1699 Continuing his exploration up the Mississippi River, today, French explorer Lemoyne d'Iberville will visit the village of the Houma Indians.
■…POLITICS (International)
1933 Dachau, 1st concentration camp, completed
1942 General MacArthur vows, "I shall return"
■…POLITICS (US)
1865 A plan by John Wilkes Booth to abduct President Abe Lincoln is foiled
1896 Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens
1991 Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus
■…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1345 Saturn/Jupiter/Mars-conjunction; thought "cause of plague epidemic"
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ANSWERS:
Quiz
1. Which society cared for plague victims after physicians left in 1665? Apothecaries
2. What was Britain called, before it was Britain?
2. What was Britain called, before it was Britain?
Albion
3. Who said - "One more drink and I'll be under the host"?
3. Who said - "One more drink and I'll be under the host"?
Dorothy Parker
4. In ancient China, what meat was reserved for the Emperor?
4. In ancient China, what meat was reserved for the Emperor?
Pork
5. In 1953, what was successfully transmitted in the USA?
5. In 1953, what was successfully transmitted in the USA?
Color Television
6. In 1872, AG Bell opened a school in Boston. Who or what did it teach?
6. In 1872, AG Bell opened a school in Boston. Who or what did it teach?
The Deaf
7. Name the ship that was sunk by the submarine Conqueror, during the Falkland War?
7. Name the ship that was sunk by the submarine Conqueror, during the Falkland War?
General Belgrano
8. What job did Ernest Hemmingway do in WW1?
8. What job did Ernest Hemmingway do in WW1?
Ambulance Driver
9. Who said, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"?
9. Who said, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"?
Henry Thoreau
10. Thomas Holden was the first to top what list?
10. Thomas Holden was the first to top what list?
FBI ten most wanted for murder of wife and her two brothers in 1949, robbing a mail train in 1920’s, and helping masterminding a Leavenworth escape of several prisoners in 1931
Close Up Picture
Close Up Picture
Alphabet game
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