9/18/13


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Almanac: Flagstaff:  Week: 38/ Day: 261   
Today: H 74°…L 48°…Ave. humidity:  67%
Wind: ave:   8mph; Gusts:  23mph  
Average Low: 42°  Record Low: 27° (1903)
Average High: 73° Record High: 88° (1956)

Quote of the Day



Today’s Historical Highlights
"Get Smart" premieres…1965
"Wagon Train" premieres…1957
1000 whites walk out of Gary IN schools to protest integration…1945
19 German aircraft shot down above England…1949
1st mailing of anthrax letters of the 2001 anthrax attacks…2001
Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British who capture Quebec City…1759
Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect…1979
Buddhist monks join protesters in Myanmar: Saffron Revolution….2007
Chicago Teachers Union & Chicago Public Schools end an 8-day strike…2012
Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning exchange last letters before eloping…1846
Fort Ticonderoga, New York opens…1755
New Hampshire becomes a county in Massachusetts Bay Colony…1679
Ted Turner gives $1 billion to UN…1997
Voters in Wales vote yes (50.3%) in a referendum on Welsh autonomy…1997

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays



My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Here is a new concept…paper pushers need to read and think. I just got a call from my new investment company and the check for my investment was rejected after I had told them to stop payment on one check and make payment on a second check. I gave them the check number of the stop payment check and of the ‘good’ check. So what do they do? They just don’t pay on either check. So tomorrow with be dealing with bureaucrats and paper pushers.
 
A really nice day here in Flag…warm, sunny, and a great time to be outside.
 
Gun control or no gun control…the argument is getting pretty boring. Whenever there is another mass shooting both sides rev up. One side wants more control of who is buying the guns; the other side says that if that happens, only the criminals will have guns. We need a statesman or stateswoman who can come up with a compromise that will stop all this gun violence. Both sides have dug in so deep, that any new idea will have a tough road, but it is the only way anything will ever change.
 
One interesting thing that has come out in this mess is that the US military is all volunteers. Since we have been in two wars +, the military has lowered its standards for people who make it into the military. Some of our soldiers are convicted felons…as long as it is not a too violent felony. These military personnel can’t vote, but can kill people…and get the training necessary to do it…on our tax dollars. Our people need to wake up and see what is happening.
 
I watched a video of the ship being turned right side up. Amazing what technology can do today. After being on a ship a little smaller than that one, I can’t imagine how it got straightened out with no leaking.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
You see me often ladies, For I am a part of your life. I sometimes bother babies But prefer to cause adults strife. My looks are a sign of your personality. My strength cannot measure up to yours. With most people I am there for eternity. Onto me, water often pours. Many look to me with pride, While others wish to change me. Drifting slowly, my time I bide Waiting for you to see That I am just a thing you're given, Not something very important. For I have always been and will forever be dead.
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Hmmmm…Fearsome Phobias
If you have an irrational fear of... Crowds
You're suffering from... Ochlophobia Greek ochlos 'crowd'
If you have an irrational fear of... Corpses
You're suffering from... Necrophobia Gk, nekros, dead
It is Illegal…
Beer and Pretzels Cannot Be Served at the Same Time in Any Bar or Restaurant In North Dakota
Privileges granted to people in the U.S. (and many western nations) for being Christian…
Construction of spaces of worship will not likely be halted due to your faith.
Ok, then?



  • Harper’s Index    
  • Inflation-adjusted amount an average single man who turned 65 in 2010 contributed to Medicare: $41,000
  • Amount he can expect to receive in benefits: $180,000

Unusual Fact of the Day
One of the first known contraceptives was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians.
Joke-of-the-day
A head-on collision occurred between a man and a woman. Both emerged from the scene intact while their cars were totally demolished.
The woman said, "This is quite a predicament. We should drink a toast to celebrate this miracle."
The man replied, "What a great idea; I just happen to have a bottle with me."
With this he handed it to the man. The man downed half the bottle and handed it back. The woman would not take it back and said, "I think I will wait until after the police arrive to celebrate."  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
GETTING A CONSULTING JOB
Personal contacts are best for getting consulting jobs. Twenty leads should produce one assignment.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
49-year-old Christopher Jackson was arrested for branded his initials onto his girlfriend.
Are they a pair of kinky fetishists? No. He was mad at her because she wouldn't go out dancing with him. And just to make sure he did the job right he branded her right on her genitals.
Back on May 15, authorities say Jackson had gone to a baseball game. After the game, he wanted to go dancing, but the victim claimed she was too tired. She told investigators he gave her some pills to stay awake, but she ended up passing out. 
The victim believes she had been purposely drugged.
Court records show Jackson then used a branding tool and a butane torch to burn the initials "CJ" onto her vaginal area.
"That's pretty crazy and kind of scary," said Brett Schneidt, a neighbor. "I've lived here next to him for 12 years and he always seemed like a normal, calm guy."
Detectives say the woman didn't come forward until last month because she was fearful. She told them Jackson bragged about branding other women in the past and said he did it to her because she belonged to him.
Jackson was charged with a felony count of aggravated assault, causing a serious physical injury.
Somewhat Useless Information   
  •  
    • A dentist invented the electric chair!!!
  • The largest baby to be born so far weighed in at 15 pounds, 5 ounces!
  • Sir Edmund was the first to climb Mt. Everest and return back.
  • Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, was actually afraid of the dark.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
 15th-21st
Balance Awareness Week
Build A Better Image Week
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week
National Clean Hands Week
National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week
National Indoor Plant Week
National Love Your Files Week
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
National Singles Week
Pollution Prevention Week
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
17th-23rd
Constitution Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        Chiropractic Founders Day
·        Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day
·        National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day
·        National Cheeseburger Day
·        National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
·        National Play-doh Day
·        National Rehabilitation Day
·        National Respect Day
·        World Water Monitoring Day
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·        Chile: Independence Day (1810 from Spain)
·        US: Air Force Birthday 1947

Today’s Events through History  
Burma suspends its constitution…1988
Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage…1502
Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air with 18 stations…1927
President George Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building…1793
Ralph J Bunche confirmed as acting UN mediator in Palestine…1948
Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination….1885

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Robert Blake, actor (Baretta, Little Rascals) is 80
Jimmie Rodgers, singer/guitarist (Jimmie Rodgers Show, Honey Comb) is 80
Fred Willard, actor, comedian is 74
Frankie Avalon, actor (Beach movies)/singer (Venus) is 73
Holly Robinson-Peete, actress (21 Jump Street) is 49
Aisha Tyler, actress, talk show host is 43
Lance Armstrong, road cyclist barred from sport: banned drugs is 42
Jada Pinkett, actress (Jason's Lyric) is 42
James Marsden, actor, singer, model is 40

Remembered for being born today
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, actor (Jack Benny Show) [1905-1977]
Greta Garbo, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Grand Hotel, Camille) [1905-1990]
Agnes De Mille, NYC, choreographer (Oklahoma) [1905-1993]
Jack Warden, character actor (NYPD) [1920-2006]
James Gandolfini, actor: Sopranos [1961-2013]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Spiro Theodore Agnew, 39th US VP (1969-73)… leukemia…1996…@77
Dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen…air crash…1961…@56
Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Haze)…drug overdose…1970@27
Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (The Plough and the Stars)…1964…@84

Brain Teasers
Hair. It often gets in your face (at least it does to girls).
Some babies are born with it, some are not.
You wash your hair often, and get it changed just as much.
This may sound a little too scientific, but hair is made of dead cells, just like your upper layer of skin.
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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9/17/13


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Almanac: Flagstaff:  Week: 38/ Day: 260   
Today: H 73°…L 46°…Ave. humidity:  67%
Wind: ave:   1mph; Gusts:  2mph  
Average Low: 42°  Record Low: 28° (1971)
Average High: 73° Record High: 88° (2000)

Quote of the Day



Today’s Historical Highlights
"M*A*S*H," premieres on NBC TV…1972
"Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV…1967
1st treaty between the US & Indian tribes signed (Fort Pitt, DE)…1778
24th Olympic Games open at Seoul, Korea…1988
Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed…642
Boston, Massachusetts is founded…1630
Church of Holy Sepulcher initiated in Jerusalem…335
Edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretender…1745
Great fire in San Francisco…1850
Harriet Tubman 1st escapes slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers…1849
Manfred von Richthofen [The Red Baron]wins first aerial combat…1916
Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zucotti Park, New York City…2011
US constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention…1787

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays



My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Nice day started out…planned on getting my hair cut but my haircut lady isn’t working until Friday. Then I checked the news and was shocked to hear about the DC killings. When, if ever, are we going to figure out a way to keep guns out of the hands of mentally deranged people? We now live in such horrific times…and we remain so unprepared.
 
And after we figure that out…let’s figure out how to keep Twitter and other social media out of the hands of racists. I am not now, nor ever have been…except one year when one of my high school cheerleaders was in the contest…been a fan of Miss America. So I didn’t watch it when the top two were an Asian and an India-Indian. Then the internet machine came all upset that a cookie cutter white girl didn’t win. The winner took it in stride, but I’m sure the sickening comments have made their way around the world. Such a sad picture for others to see of Americans.
 
It’s clouding up again here in Flag after a great day…so will probably get our daily rain later tonight. I still can’t believe how green our city has become. I even have an 8” mushroom growing by the fence near my deck. WOW!
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Once again, the Booker Prize panel is sitting. And again an excerpt from a book has some key words missing. Can you fill in the blanks so the story makes sense and also spot the connection between them? 
Mr. Ix was speeding through the streets of Wimbledon, when he was pulled over by a police officer.  "It isn't my ____!" wailed Mr. Ix noisily.  "It ____ you right," replied the officer.  "Will it come to ____?" Ix inquired.  "If you keep up this ____ it will," the officer replied severely.  "It is not as if I gained any ____," Ix said ____edly.  "I would ____ to ____ you off with a caution," admitted the officer, "but I can't allow you through the ____ on this one," he continued.

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Hmmmm…Fearsome Phobias
If you have an irrational fear of... Constipation
You're suffering from... Coprostasophobia (conpr is Greek (meaning feces), sta is Latin (meaning fixed))
If you have an irrational fear of... Contamination
You're suffering from... Misophobia (Latin (meaning filth)
It is Illegal…
You May Not Take a Picture of a Rabbit during the Month of June In Wyoming
Privileges granted to people in the U.S. (and many western nations) for being Christian…
Fundraising to support congregations of your faith will not be investigated as potentially threatening or terrorist behavior.
Ok, then?



Harper’s Index    
Minimum number of immigrants who have been involuntarily repatriated by US hospitals In the past 5 year: 600
Unusual Fact of the Day
Felines have thirty-two muscles in each ear which control intricate movements for directional hearing.
Animals with the strongest jaws…
Nile Crocodile 5000 psi
In the National Geographic experiment the Nile Croc actually tested lower than the Saltwater Croc, but most other sources have the Nile Croc at 5000 psi. Nile Crocs tend to be about the same size as Saltwater Crocs and thus their bite seems to be at the same range. The two are interchangeable when it comes to the placing on this list and the numbers will vary due to the difficulty in measuring the bites of each and getting the right sized croc to measure.
Nile crocs eat mainly fish but like their cousins, they will attack anything dumb enough to cross its path. This includes zebras, birds and even small hippos.
Joke-of-the-day
A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband.
Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. 'Careful,' he said, 'CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up!
Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!'
The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?'
The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving.'
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
WORKING WITH GROUPS
Twenty percent of any group will be critical of the rest.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
HONOLULU - A Hawaiian woman whose last name is 35 letters long said the state has told her to shorten it to fit on a state-issued ID card. Janice "Lokelani" Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele said she has been carrying both her driver's license and her state ID for the past 20 years because her driver's license could only fit her last name, and even that was missing its final letter, KHON-TV, Honolulu, reported Thursday. She said the state ID was able to fit her full name. "The governor's office went back into the computer department and they found a way to put our name on our state ID," Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele said. However, she said her state ID expired in May, and the replacement issued to her by the state has the same name problem as the driver's license. Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele said county officials told her to use her maiden name or shorten her last name. However, she said the name is all she has left of her late husband. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Caroline Sluyter said the issue is being looked at by officials. "We have been made aware of that issue and I know right now they are working to extend that limit to, I believe, 40 characters so that issue can be resolved," the spokeswoman said.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • The first flight attendant was actually a man. A German named Mr. Heinrich Kubis was the world's first flight attendant in 1912.
  • The first female attendant was a registered nurse named Ellen Church in 1930. Nurses were the preferred flight attendants in this time. 
  • In the 1960s you could not just be a flight attendant. You had to pass the height, weight, marital status test and not forgetting the age limitation. In this order, you had to be at least 5-foot-2, weigh less than 130 pounds, be single and childless and retire at the ripe old age of 32 years.
  • Flight attendants can be viewed as undercover agents. Many flight attendants work in collaboration with the police to curtail human trafficking. Flight attendants are trained on what to look for in people they suspect and how to respond to such situations.
  • A newbie flight attendant is on six months probation and is limited to wearing slightly longer skirts than seniors. After probation, they can hem their skirts to the desired length.
  • A yearly training program does the world the benefit of trimming any flight attendants who cannot pass it. There is a possibility it might involve checking for height violators or emergency exit windows non-fits.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
 15th-21st
Balance Awareness Week
Build A Better Image Week
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week
National Clean Hands Week
National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week
National Indoor Plant Week
National Love Your Files Week
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
National Singles Week
Pollution Prevention Week
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
17th-23rd
Constitution Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        International Coastal Cleanup
·        International Eat an Apple Day
·        National Apple Dumpling Day
·        Time's Up Day
·        VFW Ladies Auxiliary Day
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·        Angola: Day of the National Hero (birthday of the national hero Agostinho Neto)

Today’s Events through History  
"Bewitched" premieres on ABC TV…1964
Cuba nationalizes US banks…1960
Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" is #1 for 19th straight week…1977
Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News…1947
North Atlantic Treaty Council meets for 1st time…1949
RCA Victor re leases 1st 33 1/3 rpm recording (Beethoven's 5th)…1934
The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain…1776
US Department of Defense forms…1947
US Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justice…1984
Vanessa Williams (NY), 20, crowned 56th Miss America…1983
William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn…1789

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Rita Rudner, comedienne (Funny People) is 60
Dustin Nguyen, Saigon, actor (Harry-21 Jump Street) is 51
Hope Larson, American illustrator and cartoonist is 31

Remembered for being born today
Hank Williams, country singer (Cold, Cold Heart) [1923-1953]
John Willard Marriott, American hotelier [1900-1985]
Warren E Burger, Supreme Court chief justice [1907-1995]
Ken Kesey, author (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) [1935-2001]
John Ritter, actor (Jack-3's Company) [1948-2003]
Anne Bancroft, actor (Graduate, Miracle Worker) [1931-2005]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer…brain hemorage…1985…@60
Richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea)…strokes…1984…@70
Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist…heart attack…1899…@58
Dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court)…TB…1858…@62ish
(Richard Bernard) Red Skelton, comedian (Red Skelton Show)…1997…@84
William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer…1877…@77
Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932)…cancer…1956…@42

Brain Teasers
Mr. Ix was speeding through the streets of Wimbledon, when he was pulled over by a police officer. 
"It isn't my FAULT!" wailed Mr. Ix noisily. 
"It SERVES you right," replied the officer. 
"Will it come to COURT?" Ix inquired. 
"If you keep up this RACKET it will," the officer replied severely. 
"It is not as if I gained any ADVANTAGE," Ix said POINTedly. 
"I would LOVE to LET you off with a caution," admitted the officer, "but I can't allow you through the NET on this one," he continued. 
FAULT 
SERVES 
COURT 
RACKET 
ADVANTAGE 
POINT 
LOVE 
LET 
NET 
These are all terms used in the game of tennis. A famous tennis competition is held annually in Wimbledon.
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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