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Flagstaff
Almanac: Week: 12/ Day: 80 Today: H 56°…L 27°
Averages: H
51° L 24°
Records: H 72°(2004)…L -1°(1935)
Wind: ave: 22mph; Gusts: 36mph Ave. humidity: 46%
Quote of
the Day
Today’s
Historical Highlights
1st Earth Day proclamation is
issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto►1970
1st foreign language course broadcast on US
radio (WJZ, NYC) ►1924
2,900,000 US soldiers in Korea►1951
Arthur Ashe is named to Intl Tennis Hall of
Fame►1985
Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years►1975
Immigrant workers constructing the Burj Dubayy
in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates
and a new terminal of Dubai International
Airport join together and riot,
causing $1M in damage►2006
Martin Luther King Jr begins march from Selma
to Montgomery►1965
President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of
Moscow Olympics►1980
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How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
Free
Rambling Thoughts
First day of spring started out overcast but nice, then the wind picked up. Still OK but not a nice spring day as hoped for. Oh well.So our President is visiting Israel. Too much to hope for that the other side would be happy. No matter what he does, he is wrong in their view. Oh well.My brother sent me a gift card to a cool travel store. I looked and looked and finally decided on a pair of pants and a shirt. Called and found out they prefer that you order on line when using a gift card. So I did. I went a little over the amount so used my CC for the extra. Everything went through, except the gift card. The CC was charged the full amount. I called back and the guy sent a credit to the CC and replaced the order. Fine, it will take a couple of days for all to get straightened out. Turns out the gift card had 3 letters and 5 numbers and are case sensitive. Nothing on the site says that, but if you use caps then a pop up tells you the gift card was accepted. Since I wasn’t looking for a pop up…duh. The guy was really nice and I know it will get straightened out, just about the time my pants and shirt arrive. Oh well.
Game Center (answers
at the end of post)
Brain
Teasers
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.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Evergreen tree -> Thin, pointed piece of metal 2. Burning process -> Evergreen tree 3. Gaze intently -> Heavenly body 4. Subject; unifying idea -> Those people 5. Money paid for work -> Move from side to side 6. Soft-surfaced leather -> Took to court 7. Harsh; extreme -> To cut off 8. To bring together -> A single thing
****
Hint: if needed
The words start with these letters:
1. P 2. F 3. S 4. T 5. W 6. S 7. S 8. U
Lifestyle Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
from
Cracked.com
Ridiculous Band Names in Rock History
Nickelback
The story:
Lead singer Chad Kroeger was having trouble coming up with a name, and so approached his brother, who worked at a Starbucks. Coffee was $1.95, which meant every customer who paid two bucks got-waiiiit for it-a nickel back.
Why it's ridiculous:
Asking cashiers at franchise coffee shops for career advice can only end in tragedy. (Kroeger suffered similar woes after getting a Wal-Mart greeter to do his taxes for him, resulting in the repossession of his house.) If you walk up to the cashier behind a Starbucks counter and, instead of ordering a Tall Sumatran, ask them to name your crappy band, odds are you're going to get something giving-people-change-for-coffee-based.
The Alan Parsons Project
The story:
Founder Alan Parsons started a "project" with other "project administration personnel" to "drill down" on this whole "music" thing he'd heard so much about. So he named it that.
Why it's ridiculous:
It's one thing to just name your band after yourself, like ego cases Dave Matthews and Ben Folds did. But once you've made the choice to be lazy, you're not allowed to get all clever with it afterwards. Besides, it makes the band sound like the sort of after-school activity all the kids who didn't make the basketball team got stuck with. "Today, class, we're going to build Alan Parsons... from common household items!"
Ok, then?
Harper’s
Index
- Average salary earned by a full-time employed male college garduate one yare after graduation: $42,918
- By a full time employed female: $35,296
Picture
of the Day: Mammals of the Sea
Unusual
Fact of the Day
John Tyler, the 10th president, had the most children of any president: 15.Joke-of-the-day
A man whose wife was pregnant couldn't bear to be in the delivery room at the time of the birth.So he thought he'd ring up later to see if it had come yet.He rang up and the nurse said "it's a girl but there’s another one on the way"He rang again later and the nurse said "it's another girl but there's another coming"He rang once more and the nurse said " it's a boy but there's another coming"He couldn't stand it anymore so he went to the pub and got drunk.An hour later he was really nervous. He was dialing the hospital, hands shaking, and accidently dialed the sports line. he asked " how many did we get mate" the person said "198 all out.... and the last one was a duck"
Rules of
Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
PREDICTING A FROST
When the temperature falls below 50 degrees Fahrenheit at sunset, watch out for morning frost.
Yeah, It
Really Happened
WINDSOR, Mo. - A Missouri mayor said he was shocked when a speaker at an aldermanic meeting revealed public works employees had been told to bring toilet paper from home.Windsor Mayor Justin Brown said he was shocked when Nancy Dunbar spoke at last week's meeting and suggested a fundraiser to stop the policy of requiring the city's 10 public works employees, who are all male, to bring their own toilet paper to work, KCTV, Kansas City, Mo., reported. "I was just really incredulous that this was a topic to be brought up at a City Hall meeting, much less have any truth to it," Brown said. "The No. 1 emotion is embarrassment. We have a lot of good things going on in our little town, and this is the topic."Dunbar said Brown wasn't the only one shocked by the revelation. "The mayor was like, 'What are you talking about?' Because the mayor had no idea. The aldermen had no idea. I mean mouths just dropped," Dunbar said.Dunbar said the policy came from an edict handed down by city administrator Sandra Underwood. However, Underwood said the order came from the head of Public Works and she was not involved. Brown said toilet paper is now being provided for the men. "We are always looking for ways to save money," Brown said. "I'm just fearful that this finally hit a fever pitch and this is where it got ridiculous."
Somewhat
Useless Information
- "Vernal" is Latin for "spring" and "equinox" is Latin for "equal night."
- There are two equinoxes every year: vernal and autumnal. Those two days are the only times during the year when the sunrise is due east and the sunset is due west.
- Ancient Egyptians built the Great Sphinx to point directly East toward the sunrise on the vernal equinox.
- Stonehenge in England also marks the position of the rising sun on the vernal equinox.
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
17-23
Campfire USA Birthday Week
Consider Christianity Week
Health Information Professionals Week
National Animal Poison Prevention Week
National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week
Root Canal Awareness Week
18-24
Consider Christianity Week
Health Information Professionals Week
National Animal Poison Prevention Week
National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week
Root Canal Awareness Week
18-24
Act Happy Week
American Chocolate Week
Flood Awareness Week
Wellderly Week
Wildlife Week
World Folktales & Fables Week
21-27
American Chocolate Week
Flood Awareness Week
Wellderly Week
Wildlife Week
World Folktales & Fables Week
21-27
Week of Solidarity with People's
Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination
Today Is
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
Brain Injury Awareness Day
Companies That Care Day
Fairy Fun Day
International Day for the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Memory Day
National Day of Action On Syringe
Exchange
National Common Courtesy Day Spring
World Down Syndrome Day
~Namibia Independence Day (1990 from UN/South Africa)
~South Africa: Human Rights Day ()
~South Africa: Human Rights Day ()
Today’s Events
through History
Alcatraz federal penitentiary in SF Bay closed►1963
CHIRICAHUA APACHEs are raiding American locations; returning to Mexico.
Chato,
Bonito and Chihuahua raid a mining town near Tombstone. This is just
the
pretext General George Crook needs to mount a raid into Mexico to
find the APACHEs►1883
Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes►1866
Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000
horses►1824
Fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans►1788
Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring
all federal employees to have
allegiance to the US►1947
US invades Honduras►1907
Today’s
Birthdays
In their 60’s
Timothy Dalton, North Wales, actor (James
Bond-Living Daylights) is 69
Eddie Money, [Mahoney], Bkln, singer/guitarist
(Take Me Home Tonight) is 64
In their 50’s
Matthew Broderick, actor (WarGames, Biloxi
Blues) is 51
Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne (League of Their
Own, Flintstones, Rosie) is 51
Gary Oldman, actor is 55
In their 40’s
Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop
artist is 34
Remembered
for being born today
James Coco, Bronx NY, actor (Man of La Mancha,
Murder by Death) [1930-1987]
Benito Pablo Juarez, Oaxaca Mexico, president
of Mexico [1806-1872]
John D Rockefeller III, billionaire
philanthropist (oil) [1906-1978]
Florenz Ziegfeld, producer (Ziegfield Follies)
[1867-1932]
Today’s Historical
Obits
Macdonald Carey, actor (Days of Our Lives) ►cancer►1994►at 81
Drew Hayes, American writer & graphic
artist►heart atack►2007►at 37
Dack Rambo, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas) ►AIDs►1994►at 52
Dean Paul Martin, actor (Billy-Misfits of
Science) ►plane crach►1987►at 35
Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor ►pneumonia►1915►at 59
Answer: Brain
Teasers
1. Pine -> Pin 2. Fire -> Fir 3. Stare -> Star 4. Theme -> Them 5. Wage -> Wag 6. Suede -> Sued 7. Severe -> Sever 8. Unite -> Unit
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.
§ And That Is All for Now §
