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…TODAY’s
“Geez”…
- 1928 - Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater NYC)
- 1941 - Nazi's force German Jews, 6 & over to wear Jewish stars
- 1957 - First American underground nuclear bomb test Las Vegas Nevada
- 1959 - Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland
- 1985 - 12,000 die & 40,000 injured in Mexico's earthquake (8.1)
…Free
Rambling Thoughts…
A
nice day here in Flag. I spent some time outside…when I should have stayed
inside and done some paperwork, but it was just too nice to do that.
Every
day I am amazed at what technology can do. I was just watching 60 minutes and I
saw Spy on Ice. It is amazing—a cut of it is today’s You Tube selection.
Amazing clarity in the photography. More amazing is that he says it takes 17
hours of filming for one minute of final cut film. I’ve always wanted to have
one of those cameras that you leave out in the forest, and it is tripped when an
animal goes by. My problem would be going through all those shots for just one
or two good ones. Now I find out that someone is doing it with video…even
better.
I’ve
been retired a little over five years. I was thinking today of all the world I
have been able to see since I retired. First was Scotland and the Hebrides. It
seems like a lifetime ago that I was enjoying the green beauty of the islands.
It was very eye-opening. I quickly saw that it wasn’t that different than my
life on the Rez. Many laugh when I say that, but except for the amount of
water, so much was the same. People living in areas with generators, hauling
water, raising sheep, helping out neighbors, and dealing with the daily trials
and tribulations with little complaints. I certainly enjoyed the castles, the churches,
and the cities we visited, but our time on the islands will always be my
favorite part of the trip. There were lots of ferry rides to get to the islands
and watching people who constantly traveling by ferry was exciting. Listening
to their stories to pass the time on the long rides are still remembered. There
was an elderly man and his daughter who were headed for the mainland for a
medical appointment as there were no specialists on their island. There were
the cyclists who were on holiday and traveling the islands on bikes. Memories
are always good.
…Trivia
Quiz…(answers at the end of post)…
1.
Courtney Love stomped off stage after a fan of
her deceased husband threw what at her feet?
2.
Aaron Spelling's first comedy back in 1977 was
what?
3.
In Sledge Hammer, what did the Inspector have on
his car sticker?
4.
In the 1950s the Bob Cummings Show was a
revamp of what TV series with the same star?
5.
What was the name of the CD that the TV talk
show host John Tesh made?
6.
How long did it take after DH Lawrence wrote
Lady Chatterley's Lover for it to be published?
7.
Who took Dreamlover to a number one on the chart in 1993?
8.
Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas are lovers in
what movie?
9.
Winston Churchill proposed marriage to what
famous actress?
10.
In the 1950s who received 500 marriage
proposals and helped increase sales of Geritol by 40 percent?
11.
Michael Jackson was visiting what romantic
city when his daughter was conceived?
…NEW!
Wuzzles…
What
concept or phrase does this suggest?
…Hmmmmm…
- Chance that a U.S. high-school student says he or she has stolen something from a store in the past year: 1 in 3
- Number of days a Japanese arrestee can be interrogated without a lawyer: 23
- The preface to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains the following warning: "PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
- Mark Twain published his first book, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, in 1867. The book contained 27 previously released pieces written during Twain's years as a newspaper writer in Nevada and California.
- Prior to adopting Mark Twain as his pen name, Clemens wrote under the pseudonym Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass for three humorous pieces he contributed to the Keokuk Post.
STOREBRO,
Sweden - Authorities in Sweden said an elk got drunk from eating fermented
apples and walked off with a family's backyard swing set.
A
Storebro homeowner told police he arrived home Wednesday to discover bits of
apple littering his garden and his children's backyard swing set missing, the
Swedish news agency TT reported Thursday. Police suspected an inebriated elk, a
common site in Sweden when the apples begin to ferment, to be behind the
incident and called a local hunter to track the animal. The hunter and police
were unable to track down the elk, but the swing set was found propped against
a tree in the woods.
…Guffaw…or
at least smile…
Did
you hear about the two radio antennas that got married?
The
wedding was terrible, but the reception was excellent!
…Searchin’
“You Tube” I found…
…Daybook
Information…
…Happening
This Week:
17-23
- Balance Awareness Week
- Constitution Week
- Deaf Awareness Week
- National Clean Hands Week
- National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
- National Dog Week
- National Love Your Files Week
- National Singles Week
- Pollution Prevention Week
- Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
- Tolkien Week
- Turn Off Week
…TODAY
IS…
- International Women's Ecommerce Day
- National Butterscotch Pudding Day
- National Women Road Warrior Day
- Talk Like A Pirate Day
~*~
- Japan: Respect For the Aged Day
IN
ARTS
1952 - The United States bars Charlie Chaplin
from re-entering the country after a trip to England
1956 - 1st int’l conference of black writers
& artists meets (Sorbonne)
1979 - No Nukes Concert at MSG includes
Springsteen & Crosby, Stills & Nash
IN
ATHLETICS
1879 - Thomas Ray becomes youngest to break a
world track & field record pole-vaulting 11' 2½"[3.4m] at age 17 years
& 198 days [current record: 20.14’—6.14m-- Sergey
Bubka of Ukraine in 1994]
1988
- US Olympic diver Greg Louganis
hits his head on diving board
2000 - Ken Griffey, Jr. pinch-hits his 400th
home run.
IN
BUSINESS
1849 - 1st commercial laundry established, in
Oakland, CA
1873 - Black Friday: Jay Cooke & Co fails,
causing a securities panic
1888 - World's 1st beauty contest (Spa
Belgium)
IN
EDUCATION
--
FOR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1737: Today is the start of the walking for the
"Walking Purchase" from the Delaware. The walkers are Solomon
Jennings, Edward Marshall, and James Yates. The "walkers" barely stay
below a run. By the next day at noon, Edward Marshall has covered sixty-five
miles. Yates, who passes out from the exertion, dies three days later. Jennings
gives up the first day and is sickly for the rest of his life. Many Indians
complain the "walk" does not live up to the spirit of the agreement.
IN
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1559 - 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off
Tampa, about 600 die
1967 - Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra
IN
RELIGION
--
IN
SCIENCE
1838 - Ephraim Morris patents railroad brake
1848 - Hyperion, moon of Saturn, discovered by
Bond (US) & Lassell (England)
1854 - Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car
1876 - 1st carpet sweeper patented (Melville
Bissell of Grand Rapids)
IN
US POLITICS
1676 - Rebels under Nathaniel Bacon set
Jamestown Va on fire
…Today’s
Birthdays...
ARTISTS: (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
--
ATHLETES
Christi Haas, Austria, downhill skier
(Olympic-gold-1964) turns 68
1936 - Alfred A Oerter Jr, discus
(Olympic-gold-56, 60, 64, 68)
1882
- Christopher Stone, first disc
jockey in the United Kingdom
ENTERTAINERS
(ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1934 - Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles)
1941 - "Mama" Cass Elliot, rock
vocalist (Mamas & The Papas)
Jimmy Fallon, comedian, late night talk host turns 37
Jeremy Irons, actor turns 63
Twiggy Lawson, [Leslie Hornby], English
model/actress (Boyfriend, W) turns 62
David McCallum, Scottish actor (Ilyla Kuryakin-Man
From UNCLE, NCIS) turns 78
Bill Medley, rocker (Righteous Bros-Up Where We
Belong) turns 71
Adam West, actor (TV-Batman) turns 83
Paul Williams, singer/composer/actor (Planet of the
Apes)
turns 71
Trisha Yearwood, singer turns 47
ENTREPRENEURS
& EDUCATORS
1909 - Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile
pioneer
Joan Lunden, news host (Good Morning America) turns
61
POLITICIAL
FIGURES
1905
- Leon Jaworski, American
Watergate scandal special prosecutor
SCIENTISTS
& THEOLOGISTS
1799 - René Caillé, French explorer
1759 - William Kirby, English entomologist
Today’s
Obits:
1881 - James A Garfield, 20th president
(1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49
1969
- Rex Ingram, actor/director
(Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 73
1995
- Orville Reddenbacher, popcorn
magnate, drowns in bathtub at 88
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1.
Courtney Love
stomped off stage after a fan of her deceased husband threw what at her feet?
a.
A shotgun shell
2.
Aaron Spelling's
first comedy back in 1977 was what?
a.
Love Boat
3.
In Sledge Hammer,
what did the Inspector have on his car sticker?
a.
I Love Violence
4.
In the 1950s the Bob
Cummings Show was a revamp of what TV series with the same star?
a.
Love That Bob
5.
What was the name of
the CD that the TV talk show host John Tesh made?
a.
Romantic Christmas
6.
How long did it take
after DH Lawrence wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover for it to be published?
a.
32 years
a.
Mariah Carey
8.
Tom Hanks and
Antonio Banderas are lovers in what movie?
a.
Philadelphia
9.
Winston Churchill
proposed marriage to what famous actress?
a.
Ethel Barrymore
10.
In the 1950s who
received 500 marriage proposals and helped increase sales of Geritol by 40
percent?
a.
Charles Van Doren
11.
Michael Jackson was
visiting what romantic city when his daughter was conceived?
a.
Paris
Wuzzle
archrivals
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel
free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet
sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned
that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there,
many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events
occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be
totally accurate.
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