The workers appear to be done. I was in and out all day, but never saw them. I do wish they would tell us they are really done. The note said we hope to be completed by Friday. I am ready to move my stuff back onto the deck. But as sure as I haul it back out, they will come back. So I will wait until tomorrow afternoon to do the deck set up. It hasn’t been too bad with the closed windows, and I guess it looks better.
Tuba must be getting really hot. Everywhere I went the last two days, someone from TC was there. Good to see all these people, but they are seldom in town on week days…even in the summer. I had lunch with a teacher who was returning from Colorado, on her way back to Phoenix. I can’t understand why anyone would be going to Phx at this time of year. At Safeway I ran into three different people I haven’t seen for months. My short trip to pick up some fresh fruit became an hour of visiting. So nice to be retired and be able to stop and talk, without knowing I have a long drive to get home. Several paraprofessionals have begged me to come back to TC. I guess it is nice to hear, but as I told them, it ain’t gonna happen in this lifetime.
I have to wonder about some of my former employees. I continue to get email requests for a letter of reference. A couple of these people I haven’t seen or heard from since the mid 1990’s. What is wrong with these people? How could I possibly know what kind of employee they are now? What Personnel Office is going to use my letter? How desperate are the job-seeking people? How desperate are the schools? I know that I sure wouldn’t much credence into a letter that talks about work from 10 or more years ago. Amazing. One lady did get a job, based solely on my letter. The school needed a substitute teacher and while the lady had several supervisors after my supervision, none of them would respond. When I talked to the hiring principal, I asked if she had met the lady. She said she had. She asked if I would hire her. I said I was no longer in a position to hire. Then she asked if I was in such a position, would I hire her. I told her that, when I left she would have been eligible for hire. She thanked me. The next day the teacher called and said she was hired. I figure they get what they deserve. My letters now start out, “I was the candidates supervisor for x number of years in the mid-1990’s.” I figure that tells them I don’t know a whole lot about their current status. In one of my visits today, I learned that my former boss, who retired three years before I did, is still getting requests. It was sad to hear…the request letters will just keep coming.
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July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 10
International Chicken Wing Week
July 9—191 days so far this year…174 days remain in 2009
Don’t step on a bee Day
*Bahamas: Independence Day [1973]
*Mauritania [NW Africa]: Armed Forces Day [for 1978 coup]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1509
John Calvin Protestant religious reformer/theologian
1723
Sir William Blackstone England, jurist
1871
Marcel Proust French writer, creator of the 16-volume À la recherche du temps perdu (1913-27), the lengthy cyclic novel known in English as Remembrance of Things Past (1922-31) and regarded as one of the greatest achievements in world literature.
1882
Ima Hogg Texas art patron/founder of the Houston Symphony
1915
Saul Bellow Quebec, novelist
1920
David Brinkley Wilmington NC, NBC News anchor
1926
Fred Gwynne NYC, actor (Car 54 Where Are You?, Munsters)
1943
Arthur Ashe tennis pro
1945
Ron Glass actor (Sgt Harris-Barney Miller)
1947
Arlo Guthrie singer (Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans)
1834
James (Abbott McNeill) Whistler artist: Whistler’s Mother
1839
Adolphus Busch brewer: founder of Anheuser-Busch
1931
Nick Adams actor: The Rebel
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
552
Origin of Armenian calendar
1866
Indelible pencil patented by Edson P Clark, Northampton, Mass
1890
Wyoming becomes 44th state
1892
1st concrete-paved street built (Bellefountaine, Ohio)
1925
John T. Scopes, a science teacher in Tennessee, was charged with violating the state's Butler Act, which made it illegal to teach evolution in Tennessee schools.
1933
1st police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, NY
1938
Aviator Howard Hughes makes a record flight around the world. He completed the trip in just 91 hours, breaking the previous record by more than four days.
1940
Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air
1962
The Telstar communications satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, FL
1987
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is sunk when French agents plant a bomb on the hull of the boat while docked in Auckland harbor, New Zealand. 1958 : An earthquake hit north of Juneau in Alaska causing a tidal wave that completly covered a small island
1999
The U.S. women's soccer team wins the final between the U.S. and China beating the Chinese team in a penalty shootout at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif making them the FIFA Women's World Cup champions.
2000
UK 1 in 4 (25% )now use the internet at home up from 1 in 10 (10% )just 2 years ago.
U.S.A. 1 in 3 ( 33% )now use the Internet up from 1 in 5 (20% ) just 2 years ago.
*Figures for estimate of 2008 Internet Usage
UK 2 in 3 ( 66% )now use the internet at home
U.S.A. 3 in 4 ( 73% ) now use the Internet at home
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Change one letter in each word or phrase below to name a part of a car
EX: hold
Answers: hood
1. Able
2. Loco
3. Ratio
4. Medal
5. Wiser
6. Brave
7. Chose
8. Pistol
9. Basket
10. Render
• Bonus: Washboard
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2. Lock
3. Radio
4. Pedal
5. Wiper
6. Brake
7. Choke
8. Piston
9. Gasket
10. Fender
* Bonus: Dashboard
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While it was a warm day—82°--we are still waiting for some of them those monsoons to return. A little moisture would sure be nice. Not a lot happening in Flagstaff today, at least for me. I was out and about part of the day, but it was just too warm to want to be outside very long. The evening is cooling off nicely. Last night the wind blew hard. I had to get up about 4:00am and close my bedroom window for fear I would end up in Oz. It calmed down about sunrise and just a slight breeze during the day. Work outside continue today, so couldn’t reopen the house until I got back home. Now it is perfect.
I had lunner with a friend from Tuba…oh, lunner is either a really late lunch or a really early dinner. He is my mentor when it comes to computers. It was good to see him again. He was thinking about retiring a few months ago, but then decided for the infamous ‘one more year.’ Good for him. It’s just not for me. We had a good Chinese meal, and caught up on everything. Amazing how much we still have in common.
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July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 6
Nude Recreation Week
July 9—190 days so far this year…175 days remain in 2009
*Baha’i Faith: Martyrdom of the Bab (1850)
*Argentina: Independence Day
*Morocco: Youth Day
*Palau: Constitution Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1764
Ann Ward Radcliffe English Gothic novelist (The Italian)
1802
Thomas Davenport invented 1st commercial electric motor
1819
Elias Howe Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine
1856
Nikola Tesla Serbian American physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor. Tesla was one of the great pioneers of the use of alternating current electricity.
1858
Franz Boas anthropologist/linguist (Mind of Primitive Man)
1927
Ed Ames Malden Mass, actor, singer (Mingo-Daniel Boone)
1932
Donald Rumsfeld politician
1939
Richard Roundtree New Rochelle NY, actor
1947
O(renthal) J(ames) Simpson, whatever
1956
Tom Hanks Concord, CA, actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1716
The Mission of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe is established for the Nacanish and Nocogdoche Indians in what becomes Texas.
1800
Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theatre in US
1872
Doughnut cutter patented by John Blondel, Thomaston, Me
1956
Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
1976
Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe
1991
South Africa is readmitted into the Olympics after 20 years they were expelled from the IOC in 1970 because of apartheid policies of racial segregation.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
In this puzzle you are given the first word of a common two-word phrase in which the first two letter of the second word are the same as the first two letters of the first word, only reversed. Identify the second word to complete the phrase. Lengths of the second word are in parentheses.
EX: New [7]
Answers: England
1. Absentee [6]
2. Carbolic [4]
3. Arms [4]
4. Mirror [5]
5. Usual [8]
6. Escort [7]
7. Foreign [6]
8. Car [8]
9. Ninth [6]
10. Opium [5]
• Bonus: rap [6]
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2. Acid
3. Place
4. Image
5. Suspects
6. Service
7. Office
8. Accident
9. Inning
10. Poppy
* Bonus: Artist
I had lunner with a friend from Tuba…oh, lunner is either a really late lunch or a really early dinner. He is my mentor when it comes to computers. It was good to see him again. He was thinking about retiring a few months ago, but then decided for the infamous ‘one more year.’ Good for him. It’s just not for me. We had a good Chinese meal, and caught up on everything. Amazing how much we still have in common.
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The quills of a porcupine are soft when they are born.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 6
Nude Recreation Week
July 9—190 days so far this year…175 days remain in 2009
*Baha’i Faith: Martyrdom of the Bab (1850)
*Argentina: Independence Day
*Morocco: Youth Day
*Palau: Constitution Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1764
Ann Ward Radcliffe English Gothic novelist (The Italian)
1802
Thomas Davenport invented 1st commercial electric motor
1819
Elias Howe Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine
1856
Nikola Tesla Serbian American physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor. Tesla was one of the great pioneers of the use of alternating current electricity.
1858
Franz Boas anthropologist/linguist (Mind of Primitive Man)
1927
Ed Ames Malden Mass, actor, singer (Mingo-Daniel Boone)
1932
Donald Rumsfeld politician
1939
Richard Roundtree New Rochelle NY, actor
1947
O(renthal) J(ames) Simpson, whatever
1956
Tom Hanks Concord, CA, actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1716
The Mission of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe is established for the Nacanish and Nocogdoche Indians in what becomes Texas.
1800
Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theatre in US
1872
Doughnut cutter patented by John Blondel, Thomaston, Me
1956
Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
1976
Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe
1991
South Africa is readmitted into the Olympics after 20 years they were expelled from the IOC in 1970 because of apartheid policies of racial segregation.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
In this puzzle you are given the first word of a common two-word phrase in which the first two letter of the second word are the same as the first two letters of the first word, only reversed. Identify the second word to complete the phrase. Lengths of the second word are in parentheses.
EX: New [7]
Answers: England
1. Absentee [6]
2. Carbolic [4]
3. Arms [4]
4. Mirror [5]
5. Usual [8]
6. Escort [7]
7. Foreign [6]
8. Car [8]
9. Ninth [6]
10. Opium [5]
• Bonus: rap [6]
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2. Acid
3. Place
4. Image
5. Suspects
6. Service
7. Office
8. Accident
9. Inning
10. Poppy
* Bonus: Artist
AZ Politics
I survived another closed window day. Actually I just left about 11am and didn’t come home until 4pm, so I wouldn’t have to suffer. The workers are getting a lot done, and hopefully will be finished before Friday.
Politics in AZ is so strange. Our state legislature produced a budget that brought back much of the lost education funding. They did this in a matter of a couple of hours.
The local paper sure is bitter. A couple of weeks ago they wrote about our new mayor and her lack of accomplishments. Sunday they hit our congressional representative. We put up with carpet bagger Rick Renzi for several terms, yet little was ever published about him. It was good, according to the paper that Rick voted with Bush some 87% of the time. Ann is voting 80% of the time with her party and they think this is not enough. The Republicans set up our District to ensure a republican would be elected. It encompasses Flagstaff, known for its liberal democratic beliefs and then runs all around the state to include a lot of conservative Republican strongholds. So Ann was elected, partly by her platform, partly by the desire of so many for real change, partly to ensure that we wouldn’t get another carpet bagger, partly because the National Democratic Party pushed hard for election. I do wish that Ann was working a little harder for change. Maybe the Sun expose will be a wake-up call for her. I am anxiously awaiting her rebuttal to the Sun’s charges. It will say a lot about her.
I was not impressed by Mayor Sara's response to the suggestions that she was ineffective. A bulleted list of ‘accomplishments’ that included her membership in a number of Flagstaff organizations did not impress me. After doing a lot of volunteer work, I have learned that many resumes are peppered with being a member of an organization. It is many times the sign of a ‘joiner’ not a ‘do-er’.
While our congressional rep should respond; she should also do some behind the scenes work to get others to rally for her accomplishments. But this is AZ, so who knows what will happen.
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From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 6
Nude Recreation Week
July 8—189 days so far this year…176 days remain in 2009
SCUD Day [Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1838
Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin invented rigid dirigibles
1839
John D Rockefeller US capitalist; founded Standard Oil
1893
Fritz Perls father of Gestalt therapy
1907
George W Romney (Gov-R-Mich)/US Secretary of HUD
1908
Nelson A Rockefeller (Gov-R-NY) 41st VP
1918
-Nelson Mandela Transkei South Africa
- Craig Stevens (Gail Shikles) actor: Peter Gunn
1931
Roone Arledge TV executive
1933
Marty Feldman London England, comedian
1935
Steve Lawrence Bkln, singer/actor
1949
Wolfgang Puck chef
1958
Kevin Bacon Phila Pa, actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1539
The Francisco de Ulloa Expedition is designed to explore the coast of Baja California. This expedition proves California is not an island
1663
King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island
1693
NYC authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies
1776
Col John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Independence
1796
US State Dept issues 1st American passport
1822
English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns at age 29 while sailing in a storm off the coast of Italy.
1835
Liberty Bell cracks (again)
1889
Wall Street Journal begins publishing
1892
American Psychological Association organized, Worcester, Mass
1923
Harding becomes 1st sitting president to visit Alaska
1947
There were a number of reports of a mysterious flying disc ( Spaceship ) landing in Roswell, New Mexico.
1967
Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix)
2000
The latest Harry Potter book has been released and for the first time a Harry Potter book is released simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
oops…yesterday 6. Should have read ‘something to warn’ with an answer of horn. AND 9. Edge should have answer 9. Ledge
Today: clues for two words are given. Put the letter M-A in front of the anser to the first clue to get the answer to the second clue.
EX: monarch / constructing
Answers: king / making
1. Opposite of ‘that’ / singer Johnny
2. Backyard building / like some potatoes
3. Breakfast cereal for kids / mold from which something is made
4. Bugs in the hair / ill will
5. Person from Glasgow / team emblem
6. Not timber / big dog
7. Kind of boom / kind of temple
8. Hang around / shirk duties
9. Away from the coast / what Massachusetts is to Martha’s vineyard
10. In better order / a shark for example [hyphenated word]
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2. Shed / mashed
3. Trix / matrix
4. Lice / malice
5. Scot / mascot
6. Stiff / mastiff
7. Sonic / Masonic
8. Linger / malinger
9. Inland / mainland
10. Neater / man-eater
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Politics in AZ is so strange. Our state legislature produced a budget that brought back much of the lost education funding. They did this in a matter of a couple of hours.
The local paper sure is bitter. A couple of weeks ago they wrote about our new mayor and her lack of accomplishments. Sunday they hit our congressional representative. We put up with carpet bagger Rick Renzi for several terms, yet little was ever published about him. It was good, according to the paper that Rick voted with Bush some 87% of the time. Ann is voting 80% of the time with her party and they think this is not enough. The Republicans set up our District to ensure a republican would be elected. It encompasses Flagstaff, known for its liberal democratic beliefs and then runs all around the state to include a lot of conservative Republican strongholds. So Ann was elected, partly by her platform, partly by the desire of so many for real change, partly to ensure that we wouldn’t get another carpet bagger, partly because the National Democratic Party pushed hard for election. I do wish that Ann was working a little harder for change. Maybe the Sun expose will be a wake-up call for her. I am anxiously awaiting her rebuttal to the Sun’s charges. It will say a lot about her.
I was not impressed by Mayor Sara's response to the suggestions that she was ineffective. A bulleted list of ‘accomplishments’ that included her membership in a number of Flagstaff organizations did not impress me. After doing a lot of volunteer work, I have learned that many resumes are peppered with being a member of an organization. It is many times the sign of a ‘joiner’ not a ‘do-er’.
While our congressional rep should respond; she should also do some behind the scenes work to get others to rally for her accomplishments. But this is AZ, so who knows what will happen.
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Random Fact
From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 6
Nude Recreation Week
July 8—189 days so far this year…176 days remain in 2009
SCUD Day [Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1838
Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin invented rigid dirigibles
1839
John D Rockefeller US capitalist; founded Standard Oil
1893
Fritz Perls father of Gestalt therapy
1907
George W Romney (Gov-R-Mich)/US Secretary of HUD
1908
Nelson A Rockefeller (Gov-R-NY) 41st VP
1918
-Nelson Mandela Transkei South Africa
- Craig Stevens (Gail Shikles) actor: Peter Gunn
1931
Roone Arledge TV executive
1933
Marty Feldman London England, comedian
1935
Steve Lawrence Bkln, singer/actor
1949
Wolfgang Puck chef
1958
Kevin Bacon Phila Pa, actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1539
The Francisco de Ulloa Expedition is designed to explore the coast of Baja California. This expedition proves California is not an island
1663
King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island
1693
NYC authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies
1776
Col John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Independence
1796
US State Dept issues 1st American passport
1822
English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns at age 29 while sailing in a storm off the coast of Italy.
1835
Liberty Bell cracks (again)
1889
Wall Street Journal begins publishing
1892
American Psychological Association organized, Worcester, Mass
1923
Harding becomes 1st sitting president to visit Alaska
1947
There were a number of reports of a mysterious flying disc ( Spaceship ) landing in Roswell, New Mexico.
1967
Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix)
2000
The latest Harry Potter book has been released and for the first time a Harry Potter book is released simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
oops…yesterday 6. Should have read ‘something to warn’ with an answer of horn. AND 9. Edge should have answer 9. Ledge
Today: clues for two words are given. Put the letter M-A in front of the anser to the first clue to get the answer to the second clue.
EX: monarch / constructing
Answers: king / making
1. Opposite of ‘that’ / singer Johnny
2. Backyard building / like some potatoes
3. Breakfast cereal for kids / mold from which something is made
4. Bugs in the hair / ill will
5. Person from Glasgow / team emblem
6. Not timber / big dog
7. Kind of boom / kind of temple
8. Hang around / shirk duties
9. Away from the coast / what Massachusetts is to Martha’s vineyard
10. In better order / a shark for example [hyphenated word]
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2. Shed / mashed
3. Trix / matrix
4. Lice / malice
5. Scot / mascot
6. Stiff / mastiff
7. Sonic / Masonic
8. Linger / malinger
9. Inland / mainland
10. Neater / man-eater
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Summer Heat & a project?
About 10am this morning, a work crew rang the bell and dropped off a note. They are repainting and caulking our back area. First they clean everything with a high pressure hose, then caulk. This means that the back bedroom window and the deck door have to be closed. We don’t have air conditioning—don’t really need it. However, the open deck door and the upstairs bedroom are needed to keep the air flowing well though the house. I also had to take everything off the patio…the planters, the tables, chairs, the wind chimes…everything. They say the work will take about a week. Great. I can still open everything back up in the evening. I got out the upstairs fan, so I should survive. Doing all this work during monsoon season doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, nor does it make sense to do it during the hottest days of the year, but then, I’m not one who decides.
We were 82° outside today, with a few clouds and no rain. Inside, during the closed window time, before the fans came out it got up to 85°. I’m not good in heat, so I’m not looking forward to all this work.
I was surprised today that the Jackson Memorial Service will finally happen tomorrow. Over the weekend, with Palin’s resignation, the mess in SC politics and other news, Al Sharpton made a speech at an LA church. He tore into the media for having too much negative talk about MJ’s life. I guess to appease this guy, all the major networks and all the 24/7 news channels will be carrying the memorial service live. Michael is gone and yet it seems everyone now wants a piece of the pie. So sad.
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Random Fact
Eggplants aren`t vegtables they`re really fruits.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 6
Nude Recreation Week
July 7—188 days so far this year…177 days remain in 2009
Chocolate Day
Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day
Tell the Truth Day
*Japan: Tanabata [Evening of the Seventh Star Festival]
*Solomon Islands: Independence Day
*Tanzania: Saba Saba [7/7]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1752
Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented programmable loom
1851
Lillien Jane Martin psychologist. found gerontology clinic
1860
Gustav Mahler Kalischat Bohemia Austria, composer/conductor (Titan)
1906
Satchel Paige baseball pitcher, never look back
1907
Robert A Heinlein sci-fi author (Stranger in a Strange Land)
1908
Harriette Arnow Wayne Co, Ky, novelist (The Dollmaker)
1911
Gian Carlo Menotti Italy, composer (Amahl & Night Visitors)
1917
Lawrence O’Brien former head of U.S. Postal Service; National Basketball Association Commissioner
1919
William Kunstler defense attorney (Chicago 8)
1922
Pierre Cardin Paris France, fashion designer (Unisex)
1927
Carl (Doc) Severinson Arlington Or, bandleader/trumpeter
1928
Vincent Edwards actor (Dr Ben Casey)
1940
Ringo Starr Beatles' drummer/actor
1949
Shelley Duvall Houston Tx, actress
1980
Michelle Kwan Olympic Figure Skating Champion
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1540
Coronado attacks the Zuni village of Hawikuh in what becomes New Mexico.
1598
Oñate’s expedition is at the village of the San Domingo Pueblos. According to their journals, leaders from seven different Pueblo groups meet in a council with Oñate. The journals also says the tribal leaders pledge allegiance to Spain
1668
Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge
1846
US annexes California
1863
1st military draft by US (exemptions cost $100)
1865
4 Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged
1891
Travelers cheque patented
1898
US annexes Hawaii
1923
University of Delaware invents the "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne)
1930
Construction begins on Boulder (Hoover) Dam
1946
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as 1st American saint
1969
Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language
1976
Women are enrolled into the United States Military Academy at West Point for the first time in history
1981
President Ronald Reagan nominates Arizona judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Answer each clue with a word that rhymes with the last word in the clue.
EX: Foot with a claw
Answers: paw
1. Wheels for a tyke
2. What a bee does
3. What mediators produce
4. Smelled like a skunk
5. Something afloat
6. Something used to warm
7. Hotel famous for its glitz
8. Giving off lots of light
9. Edge
10. Bread maker
*Bonus: Falsify
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2. Buzz
3. Truce
4. Stunk
5. Boat
6. Horn
7. Ritz
8. Bright
9. Ladge
10. Baker
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We were 82° outside today, with a few clouds and no rain. Inside, during the closed window time, before the fans came out it got up to 85°. I’m not good in heat, so I’m not looking forward to all this work.
I was surprised today that the Jackson Memorial Service will finally happen tomorrow. Over the weekend, with Palin’s resignation, the mess in SC politics and other news, Al Sharpton made a speech at an LA church. He tore into the media for having too much negative talk about MJ’s life. I guess to appease this guy, all the major networks and all the 24/7 news channels will be carrying the memorial service live. Michael is gone and yet it seems everyone now wants a piece of the pie. So sad.
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Eggplants aren`t vegtables they`re really fruits.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 6
Nude Recreation Week
July 7—188 days so far this year…177 days remain in 2009
Chocolate Day
Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day
Tell the Truth Day
*Japan: Tanabata [Evening of the Seventh Star Festival]
*Solomon Islands: Independence Day
*Tanzania: Saba Saba [7/7]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1752
Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented programmable loom
1851
Lillien Jane Martin psychologist. found gerontology clinic
1860
Gustav Mahler Kalischat Bohemia Austria, composer/conductor (Titan)
1906
Satchel Paige baseball pitcher, never look back
1907
Robert A Heinlein sci-fi author (Stranger in a Strange Land)
1908
Harriette Arnow Wayne Co, Ky, novelist (The Dollmaker)
1911
Gian Carlo Menotti Italy, composer (Amahl & Night Visitors)
1917
Lawrence O’Brien former head of U.S. Postal Service; National Basketball Association Commissioner
1919
William Kunstler defense attorney (Chicago 8)
1922
Pierre Cardin Paris France, fashion designer (Unisex)
1927
Carl (Doc) Severinson Arlington Or, bandleader/trumpeter
1928
Vincent Edwards actor (Dr Ben Casey)
1940
Ringo Starr Beatles' drummer/actor
1949
Shelley Duvall Houston Tx, actress
1980
Michelle Kwan Olympic Figure Skating Champion
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1540
Coronado attacks the Zuni village of Hawikuh in what becomes New Mexico.
1598
Oñate’s expedition is at the village of the San Domingo Pueblos. According to their journals, leaders from seven different Pueblo groups meet in a council with Oñate. The journals also says the tribal leaders pledge allegiance to Spain
1668
Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge
1846
US annexes California
1863
1st military draft by US (exemptions cost $100)
1865
4 Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged
1891
Travelers cheque patented
1898
US annexes Hawaii
1923
University of Delaware invents the "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne)
1930
Construction begins on Boulder (Hoover) Dam
1946
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as 1st American saint
1969
Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language
1976
Women are enrolled into the United States Military Academy at West Point for the first time in history
1981
President Ronald Reagan nominates Arizona judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Answer each clue with a word that rhymes with the last word in the clue.
EX: Foot with a claw
Answers: paw
1. Wheels for a tyke
2. What a bee does
3. What mediators produce
4. Smelled like a skunk
5. Something afloat
6. Something used to warm
7. Hotel famous for its glitz
8. Giving off lots of light
9. Edge
10. Bread maker
*Bonus: Falsify
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2. Buzz
3. Truce
4. Stunk
5. Boat
6. Horn
7. Ritz
8. Bright
9. Ladge
10. Baker
*Bonus: Lie
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Coup d'etat
I read some interesting statistics. First I should say that after my government career, I do know that stats can be made to say almost anything. The way the data is gathered, the way it is interpreted, the way it is presented all play a role. Statistics was never my forte. I took a couple of classes, as required, but learned a lot more about being beware of any stats, than I did about all the mathematical formulas needed to test the results. That being said…
The coup in Honduras had me wondering about all the Central, South American and African military coups that happened years ago. The media is not using the words ‘coup d’état’ and are using simply ‘coup’. I guess this is just a way to dumb down language. There were 24 successful military coups in Africa in the 1960’s. There were 21 successful military coups in Africa in the 1980’s. There have been 5 successful military coups in Africa since 2000. No wonder I have trouble knowing the names of the countries on the African continent. The last coup d’état in Central America was in Nicaragua. Remember Ortega? A coup d’état, whether peaceful or bloody, usually means that some part of the country’s armed forces decide that someone else will better run their government. Very scary.
I guess that’s why our President is also the commaner-in-chief and why our military is trained that their personal beliefs are never outweighed by the Presidential orders. As this Honduran mess works its way into history, I only hope that this type of overthrow doesn’t gain momentum—anywhere in the world.
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Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 6
Nude Recreation Week
July 5—187 days so far this year…178 days remain in 2009
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
*Cayman Islands: Constitution Day
*Tibet: Birthday of the 14th Dali Lama
*Comoros: Independence Day [1975]—An island off the coast of Africa; has had 20 coup d’état since independence from France.
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1747
John Paul Jones naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight")
1818
Adolf Anderssen Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66)
1909
Andrei Gromyko Russian leader
1918
Sebastian Cabot London, actor
1923
Nancy Davis Reagan NY, 1st Lady
1925
Bill Haley Mich, (& the Comets-Rock Around the Clock)
Merv Griffin San Mateo Calif, TV host
1927
Pat Paulsen comedian
1932
Della Reese Detroit, singer/actress
1935
Dalai Lama (Lhamo Thondup) 14th Dalai Lama
1937
Ned Beatty Lexington Ky, actor
Gene Chandler [Eugene Dixon], Chicago, rocker (Duke of Earl)
1945
Burt Ward LA Calif, actor (Robin-Batman)
1946
Sylvester Stallone NYC, actor/director
George W. (Walker) Bush 43rd President of the United States
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1415
Religious reformer Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic by the Catholic Church
1535
Sir Thomas More executed in England for treason
1785
Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage
1854
The Republican Party, founded as an antislavery party by former members of the Whig, Democratic, Free Soil and Know-Nothing parties, holds its first official meeting.
1885
1st inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur
1912
Jim Thorpe gained fame as the world’s greatest athlete when the Olympic Games opened in Stockholm, Sweden
1917
Arab forces rebelling against the Ottoman Empire capture the port of Al 'Aqabah with the help of British adventurer T.E. Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia.
1928
1st all-talking motion picture shown, in NY (Lights of NY)
1942
Anne Frank and her family take refuge in a secret sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse to escape being sent to Nazi concentration camps.
1945
Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter
1955
The Federal Air Pollution Control Act was implemented for research into causal analysis and control of car-emission pollution.
1957
Althea Gibson became 1st black tennis player to win Wimbledon .
1972
The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland where it educates and commissions officers admits women for the first time in its history with the induction of 81 female midshipmen ( officer cadets ).
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
The word that goes in the first blank begins with O. Remove the O and you’ll get the word that goes in the second blank to complete the sentence.
EX: In the Mideast, a hardy _____ tree can _____ for more than 50 years.
Answers: Olive, live
1. The sunset appeared in brilliant red, yellow, and _____ over the mountain _____.
2. In my _____, your car should have rack and _____ steering.
3. Scientists are concerned about the disappearance of _____ in a _____ over Antarctica.
4. From a stand near the finish line, an official prented the resuts _____ for the road _____.
5. In flowers, the location of the _____ can _____ from plant to plant.
6. The actress’s tough-guy companion at the _____ had two _____ across his forehead.
7. Our fight was delayed _____ to a problem with one of the _____ engines.
8. In the 1960’s, _____ [2 words] was an important _____ of a modern museum’s holdings.
9. For the Green Berets, a single _____ from their supply list can mean failure for an entire _____.
10. The palm trees are dying and the water is polluted, so the Bedouin is buying the _____ _____ [2 words].
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1. Orange, range
2. Opinion, pinion
3. Ozone, zone
4. Orally, rally
5. Ovary, vary
6. Oscars, scars
7. Op art, part
8. Omission, mission
9. Oasis, as is
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The coup in Honduras had me wondering about all the Central, South American and African military coups that happened years ago. The media is not using the words ‘coup d’état’ and are using simply ‘coup’. I guess this is just a way to dumb down language. There were 24 successful military coups in Africa in the 1960’s. There were 21 successful military coups in Africa in the 1980’s. There have been 5 successful military coups in Africa since 2000. No wonder I have trouble knowing the names of the countries on the African continent. The last coup d’état in Central America was in Nicaragua. Remember Ortega? A coup d’état, whether peaceful or bloody, usually means that some part of the country’s armed forces decide that someone else will better run their government. Very scary.
I guess that’s why our President is also the commaner-in-chief and why our military is trained that their personal beliefs are never outweighed by the Presidential orders. As this Honduran mess works its way into history, I only hope that this type of overthrow doesn’t gain momentum—anywhere in the world.
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Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 6
Nude Recreation Week
July 5—187 days so far this year…178 days remain in 2009
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
*Cayman Islands: Constitution Day
*Tibet: Birthday of the 14th Dali Lama
*Comoros: Independence Day [1975]—An island off the coast of Africa; has had 20 coup d’état since independence from France.
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1747
John Paul Jones naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight")
1818
Adolf Anderssen Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66)
1909
Andrei Gromyko Russian leader
1918
Sebastian Cabot London, actor
1923
Nancy Davis Reagan NY, 1st Lady
1925
Bill Haley Mich, (& the Comets-Rock Around the Clock)
Merv Griffin San Mateo Calif, TV host
1927
Pat Paulsen comedian
1932
Della Reese Detroit, singer/actress
1935
Dalai Lama (Lhamo Thondup) 14th Dalai Lama
1937
Ned Beatty Lexington Ky, actor
Gene Chandler [Eugene Dixon], Chicago, rocker (Duke of Earl)
1945
Burt Ward LA Calif, actor (Robin-Batman)
1946
Sylvester Stallone NYC, actor/director
George W. (Walker) Bush 43rd President of the United States
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1415
Religious reformer Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic by the Catholic Church
1535
Sir Thomas More executed in England for treason
1785
Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage
1854
The Republican Party, founded as an antislavery party by former members of the Whig, Democratic, Free Soil and Know-Nothing parties, holds its first official meeting.
1885
1st inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur
1912
Jim Thorpe gained fame as the world’s greatest athlete when the Olympic Games opened in Stockholm, Sweden
1917
Arab forces rebelling against the Ottoman Empire capture the port of Al 'Aqabah with the help of British adventurer T.E. Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia.
1928
1st all-talking motion picture shown, in NY (Lights of NY)
1942
Anne Frank and her family take refuge in a secret sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse to escape being sent to Nazi concentration camps.
1945
Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter
1955
The Federal Air Pollution Control Act was implemented for research into causal analysis and control of car-emission pollution.
1957
Althea Gibson became 1st black tennis player to win Wimbledon .
1972
The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland where it educates and commissions officers admits women for the first time in its history with the induction of 81 female midshipmen ( officer cadets ).
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
The word that goes in the first blank begins with O. Remove the O and you’ll get the word that goes in the second blank to complete the sentence.
EX: In the Mideast, a hardy _____ tree can _____ for more than 50 years.
Answers: Olive, live
1. The sunset appeared in brilliant red, yellow, and _____ over the mountain _____.
2. In my _____, your car should have rack and _____ steering.
3. Scientists are concerned about the disappearance of _____ in a _____ over Antarctica.
4. From a stand near the finish line, an official prented the resuts _____ for the road _____.
5. In flowers, the location of the _____ can _____ from plant to plant.
6. The actress’s tough-guy companion at the _____ had two _____ across his forehead.
7. Our fight was delayed _____ to a problem with one of the _____ engines.
8. In the 1960’s, _____ [2 words] was an important _____ of a modern museum’s holdings.
9. For the Green Berets, a single _____ from their supply list can mean failure for an entire _____.
10. The palm trees are dying and the water is polluted, so the Bedouin is buying the _____ _____ [2 words].
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1. Orange, range
2. Opinion, pinion
3. Ozone, zone
4. Orally, rally
5. Ovary, vary
6. Oscars, scars
7. Op art, part
8. Omission, mission
9. Oasis, as is
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Fine Independence Day
I had a great 4th. Started early with the annual Flagstaff parade. Tuba used to have parades all the time. Flag has several each year. They are real small town parades…lots of politicians, armed forces, community organizations, and a bagpipe band—of course. This year’s parade, at least from my annual vantage point, had lots more spectators than normal. The parade was longer too, about 90 minutes. It was fun, and saw several people I know. I also got a nice sun burn. Typical 4th. A friend was born on the 4th, so we had a cookout and b-day party at her house. A good time had by all. Now it’s time for the PBS 4th. Flagstaff is having a 20 minute ground fireworks show. We are in the middle of a forest and aerial fireworks are just too dangerous at this time of year. They banned all public displays a few years ago, but somehow this one is OK. Whatever. My big screen will just have to do.
The monsoon dropped three separate cloudbursts today. One was very spectacular with lots of lightning and thunder. Knocked out the power for about a minute. But what a show. We got almost 1/2” of rain out of them. Flagstaff does provide a nice monsoon season for us retired people who don’t have to work, drive, or clean up after it hits.
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Girls have more taste buds than boys.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 5
Be Nice to New Jersey Week
Sports cliché Week
July 4—186 days so far this year…179 days remain in 2009
*Venezuela: Independence Day [1811]
*Algeria: Independence Day [1962]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1781
Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore
1794
Sylvester Graham developed graham cracker
1801
David G Farragut Knoxville Tenn, naval hero
1810
Phineas Taylor Barnum Bethel Conn, circus promoter
1902
Henry Cabot Lodge (R) politician/ambassador
1904
Milburn Stone Bruton Ks, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke)
1929
Katherine Helmond Galveston Tx, actress
1951
Huey Lewis rocker
Rich (Richard Michael) ‘Goose’ Gossage baseball
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1643
1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)
1687
Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England
1811
Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain
1830
France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest
1865
William Booth founded Salvation Army in London
1871
Arrested for murdering the wagon drivers in the raid on May 18th, KiowasSatanta and Big Tree go on trial in Jacksboro, in north-central Texas, near Fort Richardson. They are found guilty after three days of testimony. Satanta tells the court, "If you let me go, I will withdrawn my warriors from Tehanna, but if you kill me, it will be a spark on the prairie. Make big fire-burn heap."
1946
The Bikini swimsuit ( a daring 2 piece swimming costume for ladies ) was introduced by French designer Louis Reard
1948
The British government adopts the National Health Service Act, which establishes a national system of publicly funded medical services.
1962
Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule
1971
The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US constition is ratified
1973
Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps
1975
Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule
1986
Nancy Reagan cuts red, white & blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty
1996
The first cloning of an animal by scientists was revealed by the Roslin Institute in Scotland when DOLLY THE SHEEP was cloned
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Every answer here is a two-word familiar phrase with the initials L-P
EX: Trap for catching lobster
Answers: Lobster Pot
1. What every car on the highway needs
2. A bullfrog sits on it
3. Upstate New York town famous for skiing and winter sports
4. Teacher of contracts or torts
5. Tories’ opponents in England
6. Nadir
7. Safety item on a boat
8. What a teacher prepares for each class
9. American coin since 1909
10. It’s recited in church
*Bonus: Computer product made by H-P
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Yesterday’s answer: mumurous
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2. Lily pad
3. Lake Placid
4. Law professor
5. Labour Party
6. Low point
7. Life preserver
8. Lesson Plan
9. Lincoln penny
10. Lord’s Prayer
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The monsoon dropped three separate cloudbursts today. One was very spectacular with lots of lightning and thunder. Knocked out the power for about a minute. But what a show. We got almost 1/2” of rain out of them. Flagstaff does provide a nice monsoon season for us retired people who don’t have to work, drive, or clean up after it hits.
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July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 5
Be Nice to New Jersey Week
Sports cliché Week
July 4—186 days so far this year…179 days remain in 2009
*Venezuela: Independence Day [1811]
*Algeria: Independence Day [1962]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1781
Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore
1794
Sylvester Graham developed graham cracker
1801
David G Farragut Knoxville Tenn, naval hero
1810
Phineas Taylor Barnum Bethel Conn, circus promoter
1902
Henry Cabot Lodge (R) politician/ambassador
1904
Milburn Stone Bruton Ks, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke)
1929
Katherine Helmond Galveston Tx, actress
1951
Huey Lewis rocker
Rich (Richard Michael) ‘Goose’ Gossage baseball
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1643
1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)
1687
Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England
1811
Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain
1830
France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest
1865
William Booth founded Salvation Army in London
1871
Arrested for murdering the wagon drivers in the raid on May 18th, KiowasSatanta and Big Tree go on trial in Jacksboro, in north-central Texas, near Fort Richardson. They are found guilty after three days of testimony. Satanta tells the court, "If you let me go, I will withdrawn my warriors from Tehanna, but if you kill me, it will be a spark on the prairie. Make big fire-burn heap."
1946
The Bikini swimsuit ( a daring 2 piece swimming costume for ladies ) was introduced by French designer Louis Reard
1948
The British government adopts the National Health Service Act, which establishes a national system of publicly funded medical services.
1962
Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule
1971
The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US constition is ratified
1973
Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps
1975
Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule
1986
Nancy Reagan cuts red, white & blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty
1996
The first cloning of an animal by scientists was revealed by the Roslin Institute in Scotland when DOLLY THE SHEEP was cloned
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Every answer here is a two-word familiar phrase with the initials L-P
EX: Trap for catching lobster
Answers: Lobster Pot
1. What every car on the highway needs
2. A bullfrog sits on it
3. Upstate New York town famous for skiing and winter sports
4. Teacher of contracts or torts
5. Tories’ opponents in England
6. Nadir
7. Safety item on a boat
8. What a teacher prepares for each class
9. American coin since 1909
10. It’s recited in church
*Bonus: Computer product made by H-P
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2. Lily pad
3. Lake Placid
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5. Labour Party
6. Low point
7. Life preserver
8. Lesson Plan
9. Lincoln penny
10. Lord’s Prayer
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Independance Day
My long awaited arrival of the monsoon finally came today. We had a loud and hard thunderstorm this afternoon. It dropped about 11/100” in rain in about 30 minutes. It, of course dropped the temperature about 10° in about 15 minutes. I was just coming out of the mall when it started and so got pretty wet getting from my car to my front door. It stopped for about 5 minutes and kids were outside running all around. Then the second wave hit fast. They were running for their houses and screaming at the top of their lungs. They were happy screams.
I sure hope our non-elected governor was following the news today. She can learn a good lesson from the Alaska governor. Make an accolade speech of all the accomplishments of your brief administration, promise to continue to help your home staters, and turn over the running of the government to someone else. Of course, this leaves everyone wondering what is really behind the resignation. I find it hard to believe that quitting your first statewide elected office in your first term can help you with future political office aspirations. I’m not a politician, just a voter.
Summer always brings some great new programming on TV. “Americas Got Talent” has already had some great surprises. I’ll have to see if they can top Susan Boyle. “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” is a little slow moving but can be a lot of fun. “The Closer”, “Leverage”, “Raising the Bar”, “Saving Grace”, “True Blood”, and others all bring good evening entertainment. Now that I have a DVR, I can record the shows, and watch them at my leisure. It does keep me up late on these cool summer nights. Once of each show is enough, so I don’t keep them, as many do, to watch over and over. Another advantage is that I can skip the commercials.
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The most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 4
Freedom Week
July 4—185 days so far this year…180 days remain in 2009
International Day of Cooperatives
US: Independence Day
*Rwanda: Liberation Day—since 1994—end of genocide
*Philippines: Filipino-American Friendship Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1738
George III English king during American Revolution
1826
Stephen Foster song writer of about 200 songs including: Oh! Susannah, Camptown Races, Old Folks at Home [Swanee River], Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair, Beautiful Dreamer
1872
Calvin Coolidge 30th U.S. President
1883
Rube (Reuben Lucius) Goldberg inventor of elaborate, involved contraptions that accomplish simple tasks 1927 - Gina Lollobrigida actress 1908
Rosalind Russell actress
1911
Mitch Miller record company executive, producer, arranger
1917
Charles Collingwood Mich, CBS news commentator
Robert Anderson author (Tea & Sympathy)
1918
Ann Landers (Esther Pauline Friedman) advice columnist Ann Landers
Abigail Van Buren (Pauline Esther Friedman) advice columnist: Dear Abby
1920
Leona Helmsley hotel mogul
1924
Eva Marie Saint Academy Award-winning actress
Dennis Weaver Joplin Mo, actor (Chester-Gunsmoke)
1927
Neil (Marvin) Simon Tony Award-winning playwright
1932
John Barrymore Jr Beverly Hills Calif, actor
1936
Bruce Dern Winnetka Ill, actor
1937
Freddie Fender Mexico, country singer
1938
Bill Withers Grammy Award-winning songwriter, singer: Ain’t No Sunshine [1971], Lean on Me
1942
Floyd Little College Football Hall of Famer: Syracuse: 3-time All-American running back; Denver Broncos
1943
Geraldo Rivera investigative reporter
1944
Michelle Phillips singer/actress (Mamas & Papas)
1945
Gordon Waller Scotland, singer (Peter & Gordon-World Without Love)
1952
Parker Stevenson Phila Pa, actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
780 –BC
1st total solar eclipse reliably recorded by Chinese
1070
Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France
1776
The American Continental Congress votes to approve the Declaration of Independence
1784
Mme Thible becomes 1st woman to fly (in a balloon)
1812
Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"
1832
It was on this day that America was sung in public for the first time -- at the Park Street Church in Boston, MA.
1845
Writer Henry David Thoreau moves to a small hut by Walden Pond, near Concord, Mass
1855
The first edition of Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, was published
1888
The first rodeo in America was held at Prescott, Arizona.
1929
George Eastman demonstrates 1st Technicolor movie
1946
The Philippines became a self-governing nation after 48 years of U.S. sovereignty
1956
Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public
1959
A 49th star is added to the American flag to represent the new state of Alaska
1960
A 50th star is added to the American flag to represent the new state of Hawaii
1976
A midnight Israeli commando raid at Entebbe airport in Uganda, planned by future prime minister Ehud Barak, frees more than 100 hostages from an airliner hijacked by pro-Palestinian guerrillas.
1984
Bruce Springsteen releases "Born in the USA"
1990
Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy
1997
The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft, launched by NASA from the Earth in December 1996, entered the atmosphere of Mars. A heat shield, parachutes, and airbags helped it land safely. The Sojourner rover searched the surface of Mars for rocks while millions of earthlings watch it on TV and the Internet.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
What familiar nine letter word, if dialed on a telephone would be represented by 6-8-7-6-8-7-6-8-7?
EX: 2-2-3
Answers: Bad and others
*Bonus: ?? any ideas?
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I sure hope our non-elected governor was following the news today. She can learn a good lesson from the Alaska governor. Make an accolade speech of all the accomplishments of your brief administration, promise to continue to help your home staters, and turn over the running of the government to someone else. Of course, this leaves everyone wondering what is really behind the resignation. I find it hard to believe that quitting your first statewide elected office in your first term can help you with future political office aspirations. I’m not a politician, just a voter.
Summer always brings some great new programming on TV. “Americas Got Talent” has already had some great surprises. I’ll have to see if they can top Susan Boyle. “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” is a little slow moving but can be a lot of fun. “The Closer”, “Leverage”, “Raising the Bar”, “Saving Grace”, “True Blood”, and others all bring good evening entertainment. Now that I have a DVR, I can record the shows, and watch them at my leisure. It does keep me up late on these cool summer nights. Once of each show is enough, so I don’t keep them, as many do, to watch over and over. Another advantage is that I can skip the commercials.
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The most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 4
Freedom Week
July 4—185 days so far this year…180 days remain in 2009
International Day of Cooperatives
US: Independence Day
*Rwanda: Liberation Day—since 1994—end of genocide
*Philippines: Filipino-American Friendship Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1738
George III English king during American Revolution
1826
Stephen Foster song writer of about 200 songs including: Oh! Susannah, Camptown Races, Old Folks at Home [Swanee River], Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair, Beautiful Dreamer
1872
Calvin Coolidge 30th U.S. President
1883
Rube (Reuben Lucius) Goldberg inventor of elaborate, involved contraptions that accomplish simple tasks 1927 - Gina Lollobrigida actress 1908
Rosalind Russell actress
1911
Mitch Miller record company executive, producer, arranger
1917
Charles Collingwood Mich, CBS news commentator
Robert Anderson author (Tea & Sympathy)
1918
Ann Landers (Esther Pauline Friedman) advice columnist Ann Landers
Abigail Van Buren (Pauline Esther Friedman) advice columnist: Dear Abby
1920
Leona Helmsley hotel mogul
1924
Eva Marie Saint Academy Award-winning actress
Dennis Weaver Joplin Mo, actor (Chester-Gunsmoke)
1927
Neil (Marvin) Simon Tony Award-winning playwright
1932
John Barrymore Jr Beverly Hills Calif, actor
1936
Bruce Dern Winnetka Ill, actor
1937
Freddie Fender Mexico, country singer
1938
Bill Withers Grammy Award-winning songwriter, singer: Ain’t No Sunshine [1971], Lean on Me
1942
Floyd Little College Football Hall of Famer: Syracuse: 3-time All-American running back; Denver Broncos
1943
Geraldo Rivera investigative reporter
1944
Michelle Phillips singer/actress (Mamas & Papas)
1945
Gordon Waller Scotland, singer (Peter & Gordon-World Without Love)
1952
Parker Stevenson Phila Pa, actor
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
780 –BC
1st total solar eclipse reliably recorded by Chinese
1070
Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France
1776
The American Continental Congress votes to approve the Declaration of Independence
1784
Mme Thible becomes 1st woman to fly (in a balloon)
1812
Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"
1832
It was on this day that America was sung in public for the first time -- at the Park Street Church in Boston, MA.
1845
Writer Henry David Thoreau moves to a small hut by Walden Pond, near Concord, Mass
1855
The first edition of Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, was published
1888
The first rodeo in America was held at Prescott, Arizona.
1929
George Eastman demonstrates 1st Technicolor movie
1946
The Philippines became a self-governing nation after 48 years of U.S. sovereignty
1956
Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public
1959
A 49th star is added to the American flag to represent the new state of Alaska
1960
A 50th star is added to the American flag to represent the new state of Hawaii
1976
A midnight Israeli commando raid at Entebbe airport in Uganda, planned by future prime minister Ehud Barak, frees more than 100 hostages from an airliner hijacked by pro-Palestinian guerrillas.
1984
Bruce Springsteen releases "Born in the USA"
1990
Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy
1997
The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft, launched by NASA from the Earth in December 1996, entered the atmosphere of Mars. A heat shield, parachutes, and airbags helped it land safely. The Sojourner rover searched the surface of Mars for rocks while millions of earthlings watch it on TV and the Internet.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
What familiar nine letter word, if dialed on a telephone would be represented by 6-8-7-6-8-7-6-8-7?
EX: 2-2-3
Answers: Bad and others
*Bonus: ?? any ideas?
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Another cloudy day. Not exactly overcast. We had some rain during the night, but the day brought us just a few drops. The weather people keep saying the monsoons are ready to hit…so we just wait. We only made it to 76° today but humidity hit 58%. I guess that is a good sign.
The lack of a Michael Jackson funeral is becoming very weird. He was raised as a JW, and they don’t believe in big funerals. He had studied Islam, and they believe the body should be buried as soon as possible. The family has set several different dates for the memorial service. The latest is thirteen days after his passing. It appears that the family is not following any religion regarding his final rights. Everyone involved seems to be simply hoping for more interviews, more public accolades, and a fear that once he is put in the ground, all of this will stop. I’m sure the tributes will continue for a long time. It is all very sad. It has all become very macabre.
I guess I should be relieved that our non-elected governor is not as bad as the elected Alaskan governor or the elected South Carolina governor. They have sure been in the news. Jan said today that she believes that the 90 elected officials of the legislature will be able to work out a plan she will sign. She just doesn’t get it. It is her own party that is balking at her dreams. They have the majority in both houses. Maybe this will cause a meltdown. Maybe she will realize she wasn’t elected, and probably won’t be elected. Maybe it will rain tomorrow. Maybe someone will donate some $3 billion to fix our state mess. Maybe the recession will be over very soon. One can only dream.
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Random Fact
Before 1941, fingerprints were not accepted as evidence in court.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 1
Nat’l Unassisted Homebirth Week
July 3—184 days so far this year…181 days remain in 2009
Compliment Your Mirror Day
Stay Out of the Sun Day
Dog Days Begin—according to the Farmer’s Almanac
*Belarus: Independence Day
* US Virgin Islands: Emancipation Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1567
Samuel de Champlain explorer (Lake Champlain)
1738
John Singleton Copley Mass, finest colonial American artist
1860
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, feminist and writer
1878
George M. (Michael) Cohan actor, singer, composer: Over There, The Yankee Doodle Boy, Give My Regards to Broadway, You’re a Grand Old Flag, Harrigan;
1883
Franz Kafka Austrian (Czech) Jewish novelist and short-story writer
1906
George Sanders Russia, actor (All About Eve-Academy Award 1950)
1909
Earl L Butz US Secretary of Agriculture
1925
Tony Curtis [Bernard Schwartz] Bronx NY, actor
1943
Geraldo Rivera aka Gerry Rivers, nosey newsman
1962
Tom Cruise Syracuse, actor
1930 - Pete Fountain
clarinetist: New Orleans jazz great
1956
Montel Williams TV talk show host
1957
Laura Branigan singer
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1608
French explorer Samuel de Champlain establishes the first permanent European settlement in Canada, a trading post along the St. Lawrence River that becomes the city of Québec.
1754
George Washington surrenders to French, Ft Necessity (7 Years' War)
1761
According to some sources, the Northwest Confederacy is created at a council near Detroit. Its members include The Delaware, Miami, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Shawnee and the Wyandot.
1775
Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass
1806
Michael Keens exhibits 1st cultivated strawberry
1819
1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors
1839
1st state normal school in US opens, Lexington, Mass, with 3 students
1863
Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North
1871
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive
1890
Idaho admitted as 43rd US state
1922
Readers were introduced to Fruit Garden and Home magazine. In two years, the publication would be renamed Better Homes and Gardens.
1930
Veterans Administration created
1934
FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria IL
1939
Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech
1950
1st time US & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War
1962
After a long and brutal colonial war and a vote by Algerians for independence, French president Charles de Gaulle proclaims the independence of Algeria from France.
1966
Race riots in Omaha Nebraska
1978
Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words"
1988
The U.S. Navy cruiser Vincennes shoots down an Iranian passenger jet that it mistakes for a hostile Iranian fighter aircraft in the Persian Gulf.
1998
After many months of negotiations and high court battles Rolls Royce is sold to Volkswagen
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Each of the sentences below has two blanks. The word that goes in the first blank begins with the letters QU—pronounced ‘kw’. Drop the /w/ sound leaving just the /k/ sound at the start and phonemically you’ll get the word that goes in the second blank to complete the sentence.
EX: The sudden California _____ shook the birthday _____ right off the table
Answers: quake / cake
1. A porcupine _____ won’t _____ you, but it sure will hurt.
2. To propagate the royal line, every _____ is _____ to have an heir.
3. Because of the high winds in March, that is _____ a good time to fly a _____.
4. When father caught junior goofing off, he gave him a _____ _____ in the pants.
5. A tricky legal case regarding stolen _____ watches had several _____ tied up.
6. Mother said—and I _____--“Don’t forget your winter _____.”
7. I have no _____ about the prisoner holding the crying baby if he successfully _____ the baby down.
8. Teasing Mr. Spock about his purely logical approach to all matters was a popular _____ of Captain _____.
9. We’d never seen anyone _____ like that _____ who was afraid of bats.
10. Several wrong stitches by the _____ threw the whole comforter out of _____.
*Bonus: ?? any ideas?
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2. Queen / keen
3. Quite / kite
4. Quick / kick
5. Quartz / courts
6. Quote / coat
7. Qualms / calms
8. Quirk / Kirk
9. Quaver / caver
10. Quilter / kilter
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The lack of a Michael Jackson funeral is becoming very weird. He was raised as a JW, and they don’t believe in big funerals. He had studied Islam, and they believe the body should be buried as soon as possible. The family has set several different dates for the memorial service. The latest is thirteen days after his passing. It appears that the family is not following any religion regarding his final rights. Everyone involved seems to be simply hoping for more interviews, more public accolades, and a fear that once he is put in the ground, all of this will stop. I’m sure the tributes will continue for a long time. It is all very sad. It has all become very macabre.
I guess I should be relieved that our non-elected governor is not as bad as the elected Alaskan governor or the elected South Carolina governor. They have sure been in the news. Jan said today that she believes that the 90 elected officials of the legislature will be able to work out a plan she will sign. She just doesn’t get it. It is her own party that is balking at her dreams. They have the majority in both houses. Maybe this will cause a meltdown. Maybe she will realize she wasn’t elected, and probably won’t be elected. Maybe it will rain tomorrow. Maybe someone will donate some $3 billion to fix our state mess. Maybe the recession will be over very soon. One can only dream.
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Random Fact
Before 1941, fingerprints were not accepted as evidence in court.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 1
Nat’l Unassisted Homebirth Week
July 3—184 days so far this year…181 days remain in 2009
Compliment Your Mirror Day
Stay Out of the Sun Day
Dog Days Begin—according to the Farmer’s Almanac
*Belarus: Independence Day
* US Virgin Islands: Emancipation Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1567
Samuel de Champlain explorer (Lake Champlain)
1738
John Singleton Copley Mass, finest colonial American artist
1860
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, feminist and writer
1878
George M. (Michael) Cohan actor, singer, composer: Over There, The Yankee Doodle Boy, Give My Regards to Broadway, You’re a Grand Old Flag, Harrigan;
1883
Franz Kafka Austrian (Czech) Jewish novelist and short-story writer
1906
George Sanders Russia, actor (All About Eve-Academy Award 1950)
1909
Earl L Butz US Secretary of Agriculture
1925
Tony Curtis [Bernard Schwartz] Bronx NY, actor
1943
Geraldo Rivera aka Gerry Rivers, nosey newsman
1962
Tom Cruise Syracuse, actor
1930 - Pete Fountain
clarinetist: New Orleans jazz great
1956
Montel Williams TV talk show host
1957
Laura Branigan singer
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1608
French explorer Samuel de Champlain establishes the first permanent European settlement in Canada, a trading post along the St. Lawrence River that becomes the city of Québec.
1754
George Washington surrenders to French, Ft Necessity (7 Years' War)
1761
According to some sources, the Northwest Confederacy is created at a council near Detroit. Its members include The Delaware, Miami, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Shawnee and the Wyandot.
1775
Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass
1806
Michael Keens exhibits 1st cultivated strawberry
1819
1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors
1839
1st state normal school in US opens, Lexington, Mass, with 3 students
1863
Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North
1871
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive
1890
Idaho admitted as 43rd US state
1922
Readers were introduced to Fruit Garden and Home magazine. In two years, the publication would be renamed Better Homes and Gardens.
1930
Veterans Administration created
1934
FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria IL
1939
Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech
1950
1st time US & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War
1962
After a long and brutal colonial war and a vote by Algerians for independence, French president Charles de Gaulle proclaims the independence of Algeria from France.
1966
Race riots in Omaha Nebraska
1978
Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words"
1988
The U.S. Navy cruiser Vincennes shoots down an Iranian passenger jet that it mistakes for a hostile Iranian fighter aircraft in the Persian Gulf.
1998
After many months of negotiations and high court battles Rolls Royce is sold to Volkswagen
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Each of the sentences below has two blanks. The word that goes in the first blank begins with the letters QU—pronounced ‘kw’. Drop the /w/ sound leaving just the /k/ sound at the start and phonemically you’ll get the word that goes in the second blank to complete the sentence.
EX: The sudden California _____ shook the birthday _____ right off the table
Answers: quake / cake
1. A porcupine _____ won’t _____ you, but it sure will hurt.
2. To propagate the royal line, every _____ is _____ to have an heir.
3. Because of the high winds in March, that is _____ a good time to fly a _____.
4. When father caught junior goofing off, he gave him a _____ _____ in the pants.
5. A tricky legal case regarding stolen _____ watches had several _____ tied up.
6. Mother said—and I _____--“Don’t forget your winter _____.”
7. I have no _____ about the prisoner holding the crying baby if he successfully _____ the baby down.
8. Teasing Mr. Spock about his purely logical approach to all matters was a popular _____ of Captain _____.
9. We’d never seen anyone _____ like that _____ who was afraid of bats.
10. Several wrong stitches by the _____ threw the whole comforter out of _____.
*Bonus: ?? any ideas?
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2. Queen / keen
3. Quite / kite
4. Quick / kick
5. Quartz / courts
6. Quote / coat
7. Qualms / calms
8. Quirk / Kirk
9. Quaver / caver
10. Quilter / kilter
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No budget for AZ
Strange weather day in Flagstaff. Thunder, some lightning, dark grey clouds and no moisture. While it did make it to 82° and the 40% humidity made it less than comfortable. Finally about 3pm there was a slight breeze to drop the temp into the low 70’s, but the humidity stayed. I’m ready…bring on the monsoon.
Living in a western state is great. At least until it comes to politics. The Governor has said she won’t play chicken. The House worked till midnight; the senate until 3am to get a budget. Then they held off sending it to the governor. Guess they figured she was sleeping. So now our non-elected governor has said she will use her line item veto on things she doesn’t want. Then she will call for a special session to get a better budget. This means more money to pay all those legislators. We are broke. We are in deep debt. The economy in AZ is down the tubes. So it makes sense to pay the legislators who got us in this mess even more. NOT. Several friends I have, know people who work in state government. They all say that ol’ Jan—our non-elected governor—is in way over her head. I deep hoping they are wrong. But the more I see, the more I understand that she doesn’t even get along with her own party. As the budget crisis continues, it seems some schools may be closing on July 15. These are mostly charter schools. Yet our governor claims to work for kids and education. Banks in AZ did not honor Welfare checks today, but DES says they will soon. What a mess.
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Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 1
Nat’l Unassisted Homebirth Week
July 2—183 days so far this year…182 days remain in 2009
I Forgot Day
*Curacao: Flag Day [Caribbean Island]
*Bahia: Independence Day [part of Brazil]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1489
Thomas Cranmer England, archbishop/reformer/martyr
1865
Lili Braun Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen)
1877
Hermann Hesse Switzerland, novelist/poet (Steppenwolf, Nobel 1946)
1894
Walter Brennan Swampscott Mass, actor
1908
Thurgood Marshall Md, 1st black Supreme Court justice
1916
Ken Curtis Lamar Colo, actor (Ripcord, Festus-Gunsmoke)
1925
Patrice Lumumba Zaire, revolutionary
1937
Polly Holliday Jasper Ala, actress (Flo-Alice, Flo-Flo)
1939
John Sununu US Secretary of State
1937
Richard Petty auto race driver
1932
Dave Thomas fast-food founder: Wendy’s
1964
Jose (Capas) Canseco baseball
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1777
Vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery
1843
An alligator falls from the sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm
1850
The gas mask was patented on this day. It was an invention of B.J. Lane of Cambridge, MA.
1862
Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges
1863
Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day)
1881
Pres Garfield shot by Charles J Guiteau a disappointed office-seeker
1926
US Army Air Corps created; Distinguish Flying Cross authorized
1927
1st American to win Wimbeldon in 20 years (Helen Wills Moody) then in 1938 she wins her 8th & final Wimbeldon singles
1937 Pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick J. Noonan disappear without a trace in the South Pacific while attempting to fly around the world.
1955
"Lawrence Welk Show" premiers on ABC
1961
Writer Ernest Hemingway commits suicide in Ketchum, Idaho, at the age of 61.
1964
Pres Johnson signs Civil Rights Act
1976
Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual
2002
Steve Fossett became the first person to fly a balloon solo around the world
2005
Live 8 concerts happen in members of the G8 cities around the world
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Here are clues for two words. The answer to the first clue has eight letters. Remove the first and last letters and you’ll get a new, six-letter word that answers the second clue.
EX: Make a mess when hitting the floor/ River in Nebraska
Answers: splatter / Platte
1. Complimenting / Dried grapes
2. Kind of conclusion / Beaver state
3. Earthenware / Chair for a grandmother
4. Like a steak that’s black / Actress Gwen of “Damn Yankees”
5. Wearing Hindu headwear / Cosmopolitan
6. Without anything to eat / A great many
7. Least hilly / Starbucks orders
8. Forest plant [2 words] / Illegal cigarette
9. Scrap / Dealers in cloth scraps
10. To cross / People who talk insanely
*Bonus: Tough Problem / To amuse
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2. Foregone / Oregon
3. Crockery / rocker
4. Overdone / Verdon
5. Turbaned / urbane
6. Foodless / oodies
7. Flattest / lattes
8. Tree fern / reefer
9. Fragment / ragmen
10. traverse / ravers
*Bonus: stickler / tickle
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Living in a western state is great. At least until it comes to politics. The Governor has said she won’t play chicken. The House worked till midnight; the senate until 3am to get a budget. Then they held off sending it to the governor. Guess they figured she was sleeping. So now our non-elected governor has said she will use her line item veto on things she doesn’t want. Then she will call for a special session to get a better budget. This means more money to pay all those legislators. We are broke. We are in deep debt. The economy in AZ is down the tubes. So it makes sense to pay the legislators who got us in this mess even more. NOT. Several friends I have, know people who work in state government. They all say that ol’ Jan—our non-elected governor—is in way over her head. I deep hoping they are wrong. But the more I see, the more I understand that she doesn’t even get along with her own party. As the budget crisis continues, it seems some schools may be closing on July 15. These are mostly charter schools. Yet our governor claims to work for kids and education. Banks in AZ did not honor Welfare checks today, but DES says they will soon. What a mess.
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Random Fact
Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 1
Nat’l Unassisted Homebirth Week
July 2—183 days so far this year…182 days remain in 2009
I Forgot Day
*Curacao: Flag Day [Caribbean Island]
*Bahia: Independence Day [part of Brazil]
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1489
Thomas Cranmer England, archbishop/reformer/martyr
1865
Lili Braun Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen)
1877
Hermann Hesse Switzerland, novelist/poet (Steppenwolf, Nobel 1946)
1894
Walter Brennan Swampscott Mass, actor
1908
Thurgood Marshall Md, 1st black Supreme Court justice
1916
Ken Curtis Lamar Colo, actor (Ripcord, Festus-Gunsmoke)
1925
Patrice Lumumba Zaire, revolutionary
1937
Polly Holliday Jasper Ala, actress (Flo-Alice, Flo-Flo)
1939
John Sununu US Secretary of State
1937
Richard Petty auto race driver
1932
Dave Thomas fast-food founder: Wendy’s
1964
Jose (Capas) Canseco baseball
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1777
Vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery
1843
An alligator falls from the sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm
1850
The gas mask was patented on this day. It was an invention of B.J. Lane of Cambridge, MA.
1862
Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges
1863
Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day)
1881
Pres Garfield shot by Charles J Guiteau a disappointed office-seeker
1926
US Army Air Corps created; Distinguish Flying Cross authorized
1927
1st American to win Wimbeldon in 20 years (Helen Wills Moody) then in 1938 she wins her 8th & final Wimbeldon singles
1937 Pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick J. Noonan disappear without a trace in the South Pacific while attempting to fly around the world.
1955
"Lawrence Welk Show" premiers on ABC
1961
Writer Ernest Hemingway commits suicide in Ketchum, Idaho, at the age of 61.
1964
Pres Johnson signs Civil Rights Act
1976
Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual
2002
Steve Fossett became the first person to fly a balloon solo around the world
2005
Live 8 concerts happen in members of the G8 cities around the world
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Here are clues for two words. The answer to the first clue has eight letters. Remove the first and last letters and you’ll get a new, six-letter word that answers the second clue.
EX: Make a mess when hitting the floor/ River in Nebraska
Answers: splatter / Platte
1. Complimenting / Dried grapes
2. Kind of conclusion / Beaver state
3. Earthenware / Chair for a grandmother
4. Like a steak that’s black / Actress Gwen of “Damn Yankees”
5. Wearing Hindu headwear / Cosmopolitan
6. Without anything to eat / A great many
7. Least hilly / Starbucks orders
8. Forest plant [2 words] / Illegal cigarette
9. Scrap / Dealers in cloth scraps
10. To cross / People who talk insanely
*Bonus: Tough Problem / To amuse
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Answers:
1. Praising / raisin
2. Foregone / Oregon
3. Crockery / rocker
4. Overdone / Verdon
5. Turbaned / urbane
6. Foodless / oodies
7. Flattest / lattes
8. Tree fern / reefer
9. Fragment / ragmen
10. traverse / ravers
*Bonus: stickler / tickle
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Summer
Summer is fine. Fresh fruits are at great prices. Strawberries, peaches, plums, mangos, and the list goes on and on. A great time, indeed. It was really hard not to go overboard with all the fresh stuff available.
We are slowly moving toward the 90° mark. I’m much happier with the low 80’s, but after all, it is almost July, so I can’t complain. Mornings and evenings are still real nice, and I have little reason to be outside during the heat of the day. I do feel sorry for those who have to be. It is interesting to watch the kids around here. They aren’t coming outside until about 6pm each day. A week ago they were outside from about 10am on. They are staying outside until about 10 each night. Good for them. They seem to be having a great time.
Flagstaff is gearing up for the Independence Day weekend. The parade is starting at 9am. This seems a little earlier than in the past. It is still a small town parade, but should be worth a view. The fireworks display is going to be a ground display at the mall. It is good the Forest Service hasn’t yet raised the fire danger for the long weekend. Our big aerial display was permanently cancelled last fall. That was a good thing. Lots of people spent lots of money for displays that were usually cancelled about now, due to the dry weather. The forest is always in danger at this time of year, and there is no reason to have a celebration add to that danger. I’ll be going to a BBQ on the Fourth and will probably skip the mall fireworks. Time and heat index will help me decide.
Music is always interesting. I just heard the latest Jon Bon Jovi release. It is “Stand By Me” in Farsi. What a statement. I hope it plays well in Iran.
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Random Fact
Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow down his films for you to see his moves.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 1
Nat’l Unassisted Homebirth Week
July 1—182 days so far this year…183 days remain in 2009
US Postage Stamp Day
Zip Code Day [Zip-Zone Improvement Plan]
2nd half of the year Day
*Australia & New Zealand: Tartan Day
*Burundi : Independence Day
*Canada: Canada [Dominion] Day
*Rwanda: Independence Day
*Somalia: Republic Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1646
G.W. Leibniz German mathematician/philosopher; postulated monads
1788
Jean-Victor Poncelet mathematician, founded projective geometry
1804
George Sand [pseudonym of Ms Amandine Aurore Lucile] France, novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro)
1807
Thomas Green Clemson mining engineer, endowed Clemson University
1892
James M Cain Minneapolis Mn, novelist (Postman Always Rings Twice)
1908
Estee Lauder CEO (Estee Lauder's cosmetics)
1916
Olivia de Havilland Tokyo Japan, actress
1934
Jamie Farr Toledo Oh, actor (Klinger)
1934
Sydney Pollack director
1945
Deborah “Blondie” Harry rocker
1952
Dan Aykroyd Ottawa Canada, comedian/actor
1961
--Carl Lewis US, Olympic track & field star
--Lady Diane Spencer (Princess Di) consort of England
1967
Pamela Anderson Ladysmith BC, actress
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1520
According to many sources, Hernán Cortés and his followers will attempt to escape from Tenochtitlán (modern Mexico City) by way of one of the causeways. They have to fight their way through large numbers of Aztec warriors. Thousands of people are killed on both sides. Many of the Spanish soldiers carried so much looted gold that when they fell in the lake, they drowned. This event is often called "Noche Triste" (Night of Tears or Sorrows).
1535
Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason
1690
Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (Now celebrated on July 12 as "The Battle of the Orange" )
1776
1st vote on the Declaration of Independence
1847
The first adhesive US postage stamps go on sale, NYC
1862
Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time)
1863
Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 US cities
1874
The first zoo in the United States opened in Philadelphia, PA
1898
Teddy Roosevelt & his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill
1899
Gideon Society established to place bibles in hotels
1916
Eisenhower marries Mary `Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo
1931
Ice vending machines introduced in LA
1941
Bulova Watch Co. pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial
1942
After suffering earlier defeats at the hands of Rommel's Afrika Korps British troops went on the offensive against Rommel, stopping his advance and becoming a turning point in the war in North Africa.
1943
1st withholding tax from paychecks
1966
Medicare goes into effect
1979
Susan B. Anthony, an activist for the cause of women’s suffrage commemorated on a U.S. coin
1994
The PLO leader Yasser Arafat, has returned to Palestine after 27 years in exile.
1999
The new Scottish Parliament is opened by the queen, this is the first time Scotland has had its own parliament for nearly 300 years.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Every anwer is a word in which the only consonants are R and D, repeated as often as necessary along with any number of vowels. Length of the anwers are provided.
EX: Passion or feverency-5- Answer: ardor
1. Library user-6-
2. Blade at the back of a boat-6-
3. Polite term for your backside-8-
4. Poisonous snake-5-
5. Stock up on more goods-7-
6. Oakland football player-6-
7. German Renaissance artist famous for woodcuts and engravings-5-
8. Air traffic control system-5-
9. Sent a message by wireless-7-
10. Scoffed or jeered at-7-
*Bonus: antlered animal with a ruddy coat-3,4-
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Answers:
1. Reader
2. Rudder
3. Derriere
4. Adder
5. Reorder
6. Raider
7. Durer
8. Radar
9. Radioed
10. Derided
*Bonus: red deer
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We are slowly moving toward the 90° mark. I’m much happier with the low 80’s, but after all, it is almost July, so I can’t complain. Mornings and evenings are still real nice, and I have little reason to be outside during the heat of the day. I do feel sorry for those who have to be. It is interesting to watch the kids around here. They aren’t coming outside until about 6pm each day. A week ago they were outside from about 10am on. They are staying outside until about 10 each night. Good for them. They seem to be having a great time.
Flagstaff is gearing up for the Independence Day weekend. The parade is starting at 9am. This seems a little earlier than in the past. It is still a small town parade, but should be worth a view. The fireworks display is going to be a ground display at the mall. It is good the Forest Service hasn’t yet raised the fire danger for the long weekend. Our big aerial display was permanently cancelled last fall. That was a good thing. Lots of people spent lots of money for displays that were usually cancelled about now, due to the dry weather. The forest is always in danger at this time of year, and there is no reason to have a celebration add to that danger. I’ll be going to a BBQ on the Fourth and will probably skip the mall fireworks. Time and heat index will help me decide.
Music is always interesting. I just heard the latest Jon Bon Jovi release. It is “Stand By Me” in Farsi. What a statement. I hope it plays well in Iran.
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Random Fact
Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow down his films for you to see his moves.
July is…
…Air Conditioning Appreciation Month…Blueberries Month…Cell Phone Courtesy Month…Family Reunion Month…Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month…Nat’l Doghouse Repair Month…Nat’l Grilling, Nat’l Hot Dog, Nat’l Horseradish, and Nat’l Ice Cream Month…Smart Irrigation Month…Social Wellness Month…Tour de France Month…Women’s Motorcycle Month…
Week of July 1
Nat’l Unassisted Homebirth Week
July 1—182 days so far this year…183 days remain in 2009
US Postage Stamp Day
Zip Code Day [Zip-Zone Improvement Plan]
2nd half of the year Day
*Australia & New Zealand: Tartan Day
*Burundi : Independence Day
*Canada: Canada [Dominion] Day
*Rwanda: Independence Day
*Somalia: Republic Day
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
1646
G.W. Leibniz German mathematician/philosopher; postulated monads
1788
Jean-Victor Poncelet mathematician, founded projective geometry
1804
George Sand [pseudonym of Ms Amandine Aurore Lucile] France, novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro)
1807
Thomas Green Clemson mining engineer, endowed Clemson University
1892
James M Cain Minneapolis Mn, novelist (Postman Always Rings Twice)
1908
Estee Lauder CEO (Estee Lauder's cosmetics)
1916
Olivia de Havilland Tokyo Japan, actress
1934
Jamie Farr Toledo Oh, actor (Klinger)
1934
Sydney Pollack director
1945
Deborah “Blondie” Harry rocker
1952
Dan Aykroyd Ottawa Canada, comedian/actor
1961
--Carl Lewis US, Olympic track & field star
--Lady Diane Spencer (Princess Di) consort of England
1967
Pamela Anderson Ladysmith BC, actress
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY…
1520
According to many sources, Hernán Cortés and his followers will attempt to escape from Tenochtitlán (modern Mexico City) by way of one of the causeways. They have to fight their way through large numbers of Aztec warriors. Thousands of people are killed on both sides. Many of the Spanish soldiers carried so much looted gold that when they fell in the lake, they drowned. This event is often called "Noche Triste" (Night of Tears or Sorrows).
1535
Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason
1690
Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (Now celebrated on July 12 as "The Battle of the Orange" )
1776
1st vote on the Declaration of Independence
1847
The first adhesive US postage stamps go on sale, NYC
1862
Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time)
1863
Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 US cities
1874
The first zoo in the United States opened in Philadelphia, PA
1898
Teddy Roosevelt & his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill
1899
Gideon Society established to place bibles in hotels
1916
Eisenhower marries Mary `Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo
1931
Ice vending machines introduced in LA
1941
Bulova Watch Co. pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial
1942
After suffering earlier defeats at the hands of Rommel's Afrika Korps British troops went on the offensive against Rommel, stopping his advance and becoming a turning point in the war in North Africa.
1943
1st withholding tax from paychecks
1966
Medicare goes into effect
1979
Susan B. Anthony, an activist for the cause of women’s suffrage commemorated on a U.S. coin
1994
The PLO leader Yasser Arafat, has returned to Palestine after 27 years in exile.
1999
The new Scottish Parliament is opened by the queen, this is the first time Scotland has had its own parliament for nearly 300 years.
Word Puzzle from NPR Sunday Puzzler…1987
Every anwer is a word in which the only consonants are R and D, repeated as often as necessary along with any number of vowels. Length of the anwers are provided.
EX: Passion or feverency-5- Answer: ardor
1. Library user-6-
2. Blade at the back of a boat-6-
3. Polite term for your backside-8-
4. Poisonous snake-5-
5. Stock up on more goods-7-
6. Oakland football player-6-
7. German Renaissance artist famous for woodcuts and engravings-5-
8. Air traffic control system-5-
9. Sent a message by wireless-7-
10. Scoffed or jeered at-7-
*Bonus: antlered animal with a ruddy coat-3,4-
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Answers:
1. Reader
2. Rudder
3. Derriere
4. Adder
5. Reorder
6. Raider
7. Durer
8. Radar
9. Radioed
10. Derided
*Bonus: red deer
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- I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.