5-6-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1937 - Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, NJ (36 die)

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
What a good day. We got to Williams and had lunch at a cute little sandwich shop. Great food, and lots for the price. They also accommodate bus tours with boxed lunches. The company calls the order in as they leave Vegas and pick it up in Williams, then head to the Grand Canyon. I’m sure it’s the only way they could stay open and have such huge lunches. Then it was off to Bearizona. I wasn’t expecting a lot, but was nicely surprised. The drive through is a lot of fun. You see sheep—big horn in one area and Dall sheep along with bison, white bison, arctic and grey wolves, and of course black bear. You basically drive thru their cages and each animal group is kept separate. It was a very warm day, and most of the animals were asleep under trees, but were easily seen. Then there is the walk through with young cubs and teenage cubs in enclosures that are big and are easily seen. Then you can see two bobcats, and finally a petting zoo. We easily spent a couple of hours and had a great time. Then it was back to Cheryl’s for a great angel food cake with whipped cream and pineapple—a Cain family recipe that was a-m-a-a-a-a-z-ing. A good day for all.

Looking over the accomplishments of the Obama Administration…he is not a bragger but he has certainly accomplished a lot…so nice to see a list of accomplishments from Rachael Maddow show. Obama just does the job without playing to the press. What a nice change.

I had my teeth cleaned this morning. I have a nice, fairy young hygienist. She was asking me about my travels. Not easy to carry on a conversation, but this one was classic. She asked my ‘favorite’ place after stating that she had no travel bug. I told her that near the top was standing in Nelson Mandela’s cell. “He’s the guy who was put in prison for something, right?.” She hadn’t seen the movie. Then she asked me for another place. I told her standing in Robert Burn’s Library. “I never heard of him, where is his library?” Hmmm, dental hygienists don’t have to learn a lot, except how to clean gunk off of people’s teeth. It is sad that the younger generation is so specialized.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
What was the short word for "Infantile Paralysis" on 1950s March of Dimes posters?
What book did Christians often place on their foreheads to cure insomnia in medieval times?
What are you shopping for it you're sized up by a Brannock Device?
What's the most common automotive essential that is measured in terms of its viscosity?
What did 18th-century chemist Antoine Lavoisier prove was a compound of hydrogen and oxygen?
What objects are studied in what enthusiasts call "ufology"?
Who's known in the shrink biz as "Weird Beard"?
What's the unit of capacity for fuel wood?
How many of every ten coffee beans in USDA approved coffee can be moldy, insect-infested or insect-damaged?
What's the English title of Freud's book Traumdeutung?
What celestial objects were once referred to as "hairy stars"?
What piece of lumber's actual size is one-and-a-half by three-and-a-half inches when "surfaced"?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Median income of US men who are single, childless, in their twenties and live in a city: $26,000
> Median income of US women who are single, childless, in their twenties and live in a city: $28,000

FIRST TIME…
>Thomas Jefferson 1801 --- 1st US president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
>Mary Kies 1809 --- 1st woman to be issued a US patent. She was granted a patent for the rights to a technique for weaving straw with silk and thread to make bonnets.
>Sam Patch 1829 --- 1st first known person to survive the jump off of Niagara Falls.
>Edward Smith 1831 --- 1st indicted bank robber in the US. He was sentenced to five years hard labor on the rock pile at Sing Sing Prison

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Cats have a special scent organ located in the roof of their mouth, called the Jacobson's organ. It analyzes smells - and is the reason why a cat might sometimes "sneer" (called the flehmen response or flehming) when they encounter a strong odor.
>A cat has a total of 24 whiskers, four rows of whiskers on each side. The upper two rows can move independently of the bottom two rows. A cat uses its whiskers for measuring distances.
>Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
NORWICH, Conn. — Officials in Connecticut are spinning their wheels trying to figure out who dumped as many as 2,500 tires on city property behind a restaurant.
Blight Control Officer Edward Martin says the mountain of tires in Norwich was first noticed by restaurant workers on Tuesday morning. The shift that left the night before didn't remember seeing them.
Some were used, marked "no good" with X's marking holes, while others appeared to be new, with the labels still attached. There were multiple brands.
Police went to local tire dealers, but they all said they pay a contractor to haul away their old tires.
Police are hoping video surveillance from nearby businesses yields some clues.
Mayor Peter Nystrom says he's disgusted and vowed to prosecute the dumper

A LITTLE LAUGH:
Within two weeks of moving into a new house, the homeowner had to call an electrician, a roofer and a carpenter. One afternoon he returned early from work and saw a plumber's truck in the driveway.
"Lord," he pleaded, looking skyward, "please let her be having an affair."

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♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
1987 Inductee: Bo Diddley broke new ground in rock and roll’s formative years with his unique guitar work, indelible African rhythms, inventive songwriting, and larger-than-life persona. He will forever be known for popularizing one of the foundational rhythms of rock and roll: the Bo Diddley beat  MORE INFO

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«THIS WEEK
1-7
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week * Be Kind To Animals Week * National Correctional Officer's Week * Children's Mental Health Week * Drinking Water Week * Flexible Work Arrangement Week * Goodwill Industries Week * Kids Win Week * National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week * National Family Week * National Hug Holiday Week * National Pet Week * North American Occupational Safety & Health Week *Update Your References Week
2-8
Astronomy Week * Children's Book Week * Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week * National Wildflower Week * Spring Astronomy Week * Teacher Appreciation Week * Work At Home Moms Week
6-12 National Nurses Day and Week

«TODAY IS
Beverage Day
Joseph Brackett Day: the Shaker religious leader, In 1848 he composed the popular Shaker song “Simple Gifts” (also known as “’Tis the Gift to Be Simple”) while at the Shaker community in Alfred, ME.
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
No Diet Day
No Homework Day
No Pants Day
Nurses Day or National RN Recognition Day

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1940 - Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck (Grapes of Wrath)
… ATHLETICS
1733 - 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni
1833 - John Deere makes 1st steel plow
1954 - Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)
1957 - Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage)
1979 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament
1987 - Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1835 - 1st edition of NY Herald (price 1 cent)
1851 - Linus Yale patents Yale-lock
2010 - The second largest intraday point swing in Dow Jones Industrial Average history occurs
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1626 - The Purchase of Manhattan takes place. The Shinnecock or Canarsee Indians, according to which source you believe, sell it to Peter Minuit.
1822 - All nonprofit government trading houses are closed on or near Indian lands. All future trading posts are commercial enterprises.
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1914 - British House of Lords rejects women suffrage
1942 - Corregidor & Philippines surrender to Japanese Armies
1994 - Nelson Mandela & his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1536 - King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church
1890 - Mormon Church renounces polygamy [1006-Truth Restored (Morman pub)]
1987 - PTL's Jim Bakker & Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God
2001 - During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque
… US POLITICS
1861 - American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union
1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act: US Congress ceases Chinese immigration

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
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…ATHLETES
Willie Mays, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 80
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1806 - Chapin Aaron Harris, US, found America Society of Dental Surgeons
1898 - Daniel Gerber, Freemont Mi, beloved by babies at mealtime
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Tom Bergeron, TV host ("Dancing with the Stars"), turns 56
George Clooney, Actor, turns 50
Roma Downey, Actress ("Touched by an Angel"), turns 51
Bob Seger, Rock musician, turns 66
1895 - Rudolph Valentino, Castellaneta Italy, sheik/actor
1915 - Orson Welles American movie actor, director, producer and writer
…POLITICIANS
1926 - Gilles Grégoire, Quebec politician, co-founder of the Parti Québécois
1758 - Maximilien Robespierre French Jacobin leader and a principal figure in the French Revolution
Tony Blair, Former British prime minister, turns 58
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1829 - Phoebe Ann Coffin, 1st female ordained minister in New England
1856 - Sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology

Today’s Obits:
1919 - Frank Lyman Baum, author (Wizard of Oz), dies of stroke at 62
1992 - Marlene Dietrich, [Maria Losch], actress (Angel), dies in Paris at 90
1952 - Maria Montessori, Italian physician/educationist, dies at 81
1862 - Henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies of TB at 44

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
What was the short word for "Infantile Paralysis" on 1950s March of Dimes posters?
Polio
What book did Christians often place on their foreheads to cure insomnia in medieval times?
The Bible
What are you shopping for it you're sized up by a Brannock Device?
Shoes
What's the most common automotive essential that is measured in terms of its viscosity?
Oil
What did 18th-century chemist Antoine Lavoisier prove was a compound of hydrogen and oxygen?
Water
What objects are studied in what enthusiasts call "ufology"?
Unidentified flying objects
Who's known in the shrink biz as "Weird Beard"?
Sigmund Freud
What's the unit of capacity for fuel wood?
A cord
How many of every ten coffee beans in USDA approved coffee can be moldy, insect-infested or insect-damaged?
One
What's the English title of Freud's book Traumdeutung?
The Interpretation of Dreams
What celestial objects were once referred to as "hairy stars"?
Comets
What piece of lumber's actual size is one-and-a-half by three-and-a-half inches when "surfaced"?
A two-by-four

Close Up Picture

…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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5-5-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1925 - Afrikaans is established as an official language in South Africa

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS

Another great day in Flag…this is why I live here. It was warm, it was calm, the doors and windows could be open. NICE!!!

I ran some errands this morning and found just what I was looking for…amazing. I got some new stuff for my deck, a slip cover for my too comfortable recliner and some groceries.

I was able to take a nice walk, enjoy the beauty of Flagstaff and its forest. It is dry, very dry. We could use some rain. I would even settle for some wind, if it would bring in some rain. It doesn’t have to be a thunderstorm. Just a nice gentle rain for several hours to soak the ground. It probably won’t happen, but sure would be nice.

I saw a report on the use of robots in the two wars we are in. It included a report of the ‘stealth’ helicopter used in the recent attack. Living in the flight pattern for the rescue helicopters here in Flag, I know how loud they can be. Hardly a week goes by that at least one helicopter doesn’t leave the hospital helipad and head up 89.They are loud. They can be heard long before they are seen and long after they are out of site. I did wonder how the helicopters made it into and out of Pakistan without warnings. Well, the military has ordered and had delivered a helicopter that sounds like it is leaving and no one on the ground thinks it is close. That is why it was so important to blow up the one of three that broke down. No one else has this technology. Then there are the predator drones that now have as many as 30 real time cameras with amazing zoom capacity that can show the ‘pilot’, sitting inside the US somewhere, the faces of people on the ground while flying quietly above and out of sight and out of hearing.

While I am not for the killing, I am amazed at the growth of technology during these wars that will filter back into our daily lives. If the military were business savvy, they would find a way to let all of America know how their contracts for military devices make their way back into our everyday lives. Somebody tried with Tang, the drink of astronauts back in the 60’s. It’s time to do that again. Most of us would be very surprised as much of this technology can be used in peaceful endeavors.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…] Now with 12 Questions
What body part is low-density lipoprotein most likely to clog?
What's wire rope most often called?
What delta-winged supersonic transport is the fastest passenger plane?
What comet was first sighted by the Chinese in 240 B.C.?
What does "SPF" mean on sunscreen containers?
What M-word is defined as "a device that changes sound into electric current"?
What brand became the first sugar-free sugar substitute, in 1957?
What colorless gas is essential in the production of fertilizers and light bulbs?
What weapon did German gunsmith August Kotter unload on the world in 1520?
What explosive jelly is combined with gasoline to make incendiary bombs?
What did Dr. Heinrich Dreser hype as a non addictive substitute for morphine in 1898?
What did the Nimbus-7 satellite monitor changes in the depth of?
What body part is low-density lipoprotein most likely to clog?
What's wire rope most often called?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Percentage of developing nations whose economies have grown faster that the US since 2001: 89
>Percentage that did so between 1991 and 2000: 48

FIRST TIME…
>André-Jacques Garnerin 1797 --- 1st parachute jump. Dropped from a balloon, about 6,500 ft. over Monceau Park in Paris in a 23-ft.-diameter parachute made of white canvas with a basket attached (Oct. 22).
>Benjamin Stoddert 1798 --- 1st Secretary of the US Navy
>Count de Grisley 1799 --- 1st magician to perform the trick of sawing a woman in half .

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Before reaching for the insect bite cream if you get a mosquito bite, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
>Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
>The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
CLAY, N.Y. — An ill-timed, inadvertent 911 call led police to three larceny suspects overheard planning break-ins in upstate New York.
Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh says police already looking for a suspicious person got the unlikely assist when one of the men "pocket dialed" his cell phone's emergency number while driving near the scene of an earlier heist.
As a dispatcher relayed the conversation to deputies, the men discussed their plans, described their surroundings and even commented, "there go the cops now."
Walsh says that was enough for a deputy to turn around and stop the Kia Sportage full of tools stolen from a business in the Syracuse suburb of Clay. The dispatcher then heard the driver being asked for his license and registration.
The men arrested April 26 face grand larceny and stolen property charges.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
I was flying between Maui and Oahu. It's only a 30 minute flight and so, to save money, I flew with a small airline in a little, twin-engine plane. About eight minutes into the flight the pilot announced that we were going to have to turn back due to some engine trouble.
The nervous passenger I was seated next to turned to me and said, "Oh my God! If we loose an engine, how far do you think the other one will take us?"
I told him, "One engine? Oh, I'm sure it'll take us all the way to the scene of the crash. Heck, we'll probably make good time too. I bet we beat the paramedics there by at least 20 minutes!"

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1987 Inductee: From 1956 to 1961, the Coasters released a string of classic singles that reflected the life of the American teenager with keen wit and hot, rocking harmonies. Invariably those songs were written, produced and arranged by the duo of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The union of a black vocal group with two Jewish songwriters was one of the most propitious in rock history. MORE INFO

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«THIS WEEK
1-7
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week * Be Kind To Animals Week * National Correctional Officer's Week * Children's Mental Health Week * Drinking Water Week *Flexible Work Arrangement Week * Goodwill Industries Week * Kids Win Week * National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week * National Family Week * National Hug Holiday Week * National Pet Week * North American Occupational Safety & Health Week *Update Your References Week
2-8
Astronomy Week * Children's Book Week * Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week *National Wildflower Week * Spring Astronomy Week * Teacher Appreciation Week * Work At Home Moms Week

«TODAY IS
Cartoonists Day
Childhood Stroke Awareness Day
Cinco de Mayo: 1862 - French army intervenes in Puebla, Mexico
International Midwives' Day
Martin Z. Mollusk Day; Moorlyn Terrace Beach, Ocean City, NJ. If Martin Z. Mollusk, a hermit crab, sees his shadow at 11 AM, EST, summer comes a week early in Ocean City—if he doesn’t, summer begins on time.
National Day of Prayer
National Day of Reason
National Hoagie Day
Occupational Safety & Health Professional's Day
Totally Chipotle Day

Ethiopia Patriots Victory Day
Japan Children's Day
Netherlands Liberation Day
South Korea Children's Day

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1891 - Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in NY, Tchaikovsky as guest conductor
1926 - Sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith"
1947 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Penn Warren (All the King's Men)
1952 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Herman Wouk (Caine Mutiny)
1958 - Pulitzer prize awarded to James Agee for (Death in the Family)
… ATHLETICS
1904 - Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Phila A's (3-0)
1935 - Jessie Owens of US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8½"
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1809 - Mary Kies is 1st woman issued a US patent (weaving straw)
1865 - 1st US train robbery (North Bend Ohio)
1893 - Panic of 1893: Great crash on NY Stock Exchange
1941 - Chanel No. 5 was released
1962 - West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album
1997 - "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1763 - Near Fort Detroit, Ottawa Chief Pontiac addresses a group of Huron, Ottawa, and Potawatomi warriors. He asks them to join him in his fight against the British.
1877 - Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1260 - Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire
1646 - King Charles I surrenders at Scotland
1809 - Citizenship is denied to Jews of Canton of Aargau Switzerland
1941 - Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa
1944 - Gandhi freed from prison
1955 - West Germany granted full sovereignty by 3 occupying powers
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1816 - American Bible Society organized (NY)
1847 - American Medical Association organized (Philadelphia)
2000 - Conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn & Moon
… US POLITICS
1942 - US begins rationing sugar during WW II

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1865 - Nellie Bly, American journalist and writer
1903 - James Beard, US, culinary expert/author (Delights & Prejudices)
1813 - Soren Kierkegaard Danish religious philosopher
1818 - Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital)
1846 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905)
1863 - Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs)
…ATHLETES
1883 - Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1830 - John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacture
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Pat Carroll, Actress, turns 84
1899 - Freeman Gosden, Richmond Va, radio actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy)
1908 - Rex Harrison, [Reginald Carey], Engld, actor (My Fair Lady, Cleopatra)
Michael Palin, Actor, comedian (Monty Python), turns 68
1913 - Tyrone Power, Cleve, actor (Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band)
…POLITICIANS
1905 - Arnold Meijer, Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National/Black Front
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1892 -Dorothy Garrod English archaeologist
1887 - Lord Geoffrey Fisher of Lambeth, archbishop of Canterbury

Today’s Obits:
1886 - Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61
1821 - Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena at 51 of ?stomach cancer, ?arsenic poison
1921 - Alfred H Fried, Austrian/German pacifist (Nobel 1911), dies of lung infection at 57
1981 - Bobby Sands [Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh], IRA activist/terrorist dies in the 66th day of his hunger strike at 27

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
What delta-winged supersonic transport is the fastest passenger plane?
The Concorde
What comet was first sighted by the Chinese in 240 B.C.?
Halley's Comet
What does "SPF" mean on sunscreen containers?
Sun Protection factor
What M-word is defined as "a device that changes sound into electric current"?
Microphone
What brand became the first sugar-free sugar substitute, in 1957?
Sweet' n Low
What colorless gas is essential in the production of fertilizers and light bulbs?
Nitrogen
What weapon did German gunsmith August Kotter unload on the world in 1520?
The rifle
What explosive jelly is combined with gasoline to make incendiary bombs?
Napalm
What did Dr. Heinrich Dreser hype as a non addictive substitute for morphine in 1898?
Heroin
What did the Nimbus-7 satellite monitor changes in the depth of?
The ozone layer
What body part is low-density lipoprotein most likely to clog?
Arteries
What's wire rope most often called?
Cable

Close Up Picture

…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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5-4-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1972 - The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation"

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
A nice warm day with windows open, fresh air rushing in, and very little wind. Very nice. It is amazing that if my house were 67°, I would think of it as cool. But when it is outside, it is really nice. I was even able to take a nice walk after dinner.
I am bothered about the code name given to the kill Osama mission…the Seals called him Geronimo. So little awareness of Native culture and Native leaders. I’m sure it was ignorance and not racially motivated, still it was inappropriate.
I am also getting tired of all the second guessing of what happened, how it happened, what it was like inside the compound…it’s over, the terrorist is dead. Move on. Let’s get our soldiers home.
I heard an interesting take on the cost of Osama to the US. We know it has led to two wars and we know that dollar number is in the trillions. There is another cost that isn’t being talked about…what the US would have done with those trillions if we weren’t looking for Osama…Could those trillions been used to make jobs for Americans? Or maybe for educating our youth? Or maybe for putting Wall Street thieves into the court room? Or cutting everyone’s taxes instead of just the very rich? Or building our infrastructure in better roads, better bridges, etc? Or help for the masses with medical care costs? Of course we will never know…the money is gone. Just like convenient and hassle free air travel.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…] New Source!
Which brothers made the first powered plane flight?
Which state is called the Panhandle State?
What was Michael Jackson's album follow-up to Thriller?
What is the capital of the state of Virginia?
In Forrest Gump, his mom says, "Life is like a box of " what?
Why was Mick Dundee nicknamed Crocodile?
Who became the first US President to resign in office?
Where was the second Atom bomb dropped?
Who lost part of his ear to the teeth of Mike Tyson in 1997?
Where was a wall built to divide a city?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Number of the six Chinese Nobel Laureates who were in prison or living abroad when their award was conferred: 5
>Global rank of China’s economy in 2010, measured by GDP: 2
>Rank if GDP is calculated on a per-capita basis: 94

FIRST TIME…
>William Blount 1797 --- 1st person in the US to be impeached by the House of Representatives, the first time it even exercised this power, and was simultaneously expelled from the US Senate on July 8. He was found guilty ‘of a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator,’ because he had been active in a plan to incite the Creek and Cherokee Indians to aid the British in conquering the Spanish territory of West Florida.
>Henry Laurens - Charleston, South Carolina statesman 1792 --- 1st formal cremation in US. He left instructions in his will.
>Samuel Hopkins 1790 --- holder of US Patent #1. Thousands of patents were issued before his, but his was the first when the numbering started. He patented a process for making potash and pearl ashes.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout.
>According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
>One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
Police say an armed man robbed a Lauderhill, Fla., CVS but was caught after he inadvertently left a trail of stolen cash behind him on his way to a laundromat.
The robbery happened at the CVS in the 5500 block of Oakland Park Blvd. around 9:30 p.m. Police say the man fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
But apparently the careless thief didn't have a tight hold on the loot and left a trail of money behind as he ran down the street.
Officers followed the trail of cash to the laundromat, where the unidentified suspect was arrested. Police found the gun that was believed to have been used in the robbery in a dryer.
Startled customers said the man seemed suspicious as he made his way through the laundromat.
"He went in there, ran around the side, saw me, turned around and ran back toward the bathroom, stripped his shirt off and walked out like he was a customer in the laundromat," said witness Michael Gove.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
Since he runs a pawnshop, I decided to ask a friend of mine to appraise my grandfather's violin. "Old fiddles aren't worth much, I'm afraid," he explained.
"What makes it a fiddle and not a violin?" I asked. "If you're buying it from me, it's a violin. If I'm buying it from you, it's a fiddle."

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♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
1986 Inductee: Elvis Presley is the undisputed King of Rock and Roll. He rose from humble circumstances to launch the rock and roll revolution with his commanding voice and charismatic stage presence. In the words of the historical marker that stands outside the house where he was born: “Presley’s career as a singer and entertainer redefined popular music.”

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«THIS WEEK
1-7
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week * Be Kind To Animals Week * National Correctional Officer's Week * Children's Mental Health Week * Drinking Water Week * Flexible Work Arrangement Week * Goodwill Industries Week * Kids Win Week * National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week * National Family Week * National Hug Holiday Week * National Pet Week * North American Occupational Safety & Health Week *Update Your References Week
2-8
Astronomy Week * Children's Book Week * Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week * National Wildflower Week * Spring Astronomy Week * Teacher Appreciation Week * Work At Home Moms Week

«TODAY IS
Great American Grump Out
Intergalactic Star Wars Day:(May the Fourth Be With You!)
International Respect for Chickens Day
National Candied Orange Peel Day
Star Wars Day

China: Youth Day
Curacao: Memorial Day
Japan: Greenery Day
US: Rhode Island: Independence Day

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1953 - Pulitzer prize awarded to E Hemingway (Old Man & The Sea)
… ATHLETICS
1871 - 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players)
1919 - 1st legal Sunday baseball game in NYC (Phillies beat Giants 4-3)
1924 - 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France
1929 - Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive HRs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1715 - French manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris)
1780 - American Academy of Arts & Science founded
1896 - Grease fire ignites half ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado
1957 - Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1493 - The Pope divides the "new world" between the Spanish and the Portuguese
1806 - Lewis and Clark meet Nez Perce Chief, Weahkoonut (Bighorn).
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1818 - Netherlands & England sign treaty against illegal slave handling
1910 - Tel Aviv founded
1925 - League of Nations conference on arms control & poison gas usage
2007 - The Scottish National Party wins the Scottish general election and becomes the largest party in the Scottish Parliament for the first time ever
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1904 - Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal
… US POLITICS
1846 - US state Michigan ends death penalty
1932 - Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary
1961 - 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South
1970 - National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio
1998 - A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
--
…ATHLETES
Hurley Haywood, American race car driver, and three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans turns 63
John Watson, Northern Irish racecar driver turn 65
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1796 - Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)
1852 - Alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland
George F. Will, Columnist, turns 70
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Nick Ashford, Singer, songwriter (Ashford and Simpson), turns 69
Lance Bass, Singer ('N Sync), turns 32
1929 - Audrey Hepburn, Brussels Belg, (Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady)
Roberta Peters, Opera singer, turns 81
Randy Travis, country singer (Diggin' Up Bones) turns 52
…POLITICIANS
Hosni Mubarak, Former president of Egypt, turns 83
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1889 - Francis J Spellman, US Cardinal

Today’s Obits:
1987 - Paul Butterfield, singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44
1984 - Bob Clampett, American cartoonist (‘Looney Tunes and Benny and Cecil) dies of heart attack at 71
2009 - Dom Deluise, American comedian, actor dies at 76
1975 - Moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77
1980 - Josip Broz Tito, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), dies at 87

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
Which brothers made the first powered plane flight?
Wright
Which state is called the Panhandle State?
West Virginia Yeah I thought it was OK too. OK is the Sooner State or the Boomer’s State. WV is also the Mountain State or the Switzerland of America
What was Michael Jackson's album follow-up to Thriller?
Bad
What is the capital of the state of Virginia?
Richmond
In Forrest Gump, his mom says, "Life is like a box of " what?
Chocolates
Why was Mick Dundee nicknamed Crocodile?
He survived a crocodile attack
Who became the first US President to resign in office?
Richard Nixon
Where was the second Atom bomb dropped?
Nagasaki
Who lost part of his ear to the teeth of Mike Tyson in 1997?
Evander Holyfield
Where was a wall built to divide a city?
Berlin

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…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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5-3-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1956 - A new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13,000')
1978 - The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
So much to process today. My brother and his wife were about a mile from ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001. He was able to get a cell phone call to my mom before the lines became too jammed to make calls. They were OK. I didn’t get to talk to him until three days later. They both lost friends, close friends, in the attack. Now almost a decade later the person who planned the attacks is dead. President Obama promised in his campaign speeches that under his administration, bin Laden would be killed if found. I sure didn’t expect that promise to be kept. So the head is gone, but will that change terrorism? Only time will tell. Obama has such a cool head. He put up with all that crap about his birth certificate from the crazies, and then put out his long form. All the while knowing what was just around the corner. He poked fun at Trump, knowing what was just around the corner. When he told America, he was in a real leadership mode. So nice to hear. The compound in Pakistan was very high tech, yet the army didn’t know anything about it…a mansion with no electricity, no internet, no tv, and no one knowing who built it or lived there. Yeah, right. Obama has to be careful how to handle Pakistan as they do have ‘the bomb’, but after this operation, I know he can do it. I’m starting to understand why we still have Guantanamo as that’s where the information came from as recently as last August. I’m not sure how this will change our military involvement around the world, how it will change TSA, or how our daily lives will change. I will try real hard to be patient and let the President do his job. He seems to carry out his promises.

I now patiently wait for spring to come to Flagstaff. So tired of very chilly early mornings and chilly evenings. I want to be outside enjoying the sunshine, but the wind and cool temps really put a damper on it. It’s supposed to drop to 20° tonight, so I did bring in one of my potted plants…the one with bulbs of some kind. They have broken through but won’t deal well with these temps.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…] New Source!
What was the world's biggest passenger ship when it was launched in 1912?
What is the capital of the state of Alaska?
In football, where do the Redskins come from?
What does the B stand for in SCUBA diving?
What color is an Oscar?
Which state is called the Bear State?
Who was the 41st President of the USA?
Which Texan Governor was traveling with the Kennedys when JFK was shot?
Who was the first American to walk in space?
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Number of drug and alcohol addicts who have been sterilized since 1998 in exchange for a payment from a US Charity: 1325 [Charity: Project Prevention aka Children Requiring a Caring Kommunity or CRACK and targets low income areas with posters stating: "DON'T Let a Pregnancy get in the way of your crack habit".]
>Amount the charity pays per sterilization: $300

FIRST TIME…
John Jay 1789 --- 1st US Supreme Court chief justice.
Frederick Muhlenberg 1789 --- 1st Speaker Of the US House Of Representatives.
Edmund Randolph 1789 --- 1st US attorney general.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Because of their egg-like shape, jelly beans became associated with the Easter Bunny and became a part of Easter tradition. Sixteen billion jelly beans are made specifically for Easter which is enough to fill a plastic egg the size of a 9-story building.
>In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one PEEPS marshmallow chick. Today, thanks to advances in technology, it takes six minutes.
>The symbol of the egg, which was already being used in Easter festivities at this time, had been a pagan symbol representing fertility and re-birth in pagan times. It had been adopted as part of the Christian Easter festival and it came to represent the resurrection’ or re-birth of Christ after the crucifixion and some believe it is a symbol of the the stone blocking the Sepulcher being ‘rolled’ away.
>The exchange and consumptions of treats for Easter goes back hundreds of years, mainly believed to have begun with the tradition of Hot Cross Buns. Hot Cross Buns became the traditional breakfast of Good Friday and became a Christian tradition as well.
>In the old days pretzels were associated with Easter because the twists of the pretzel were thought to resemble arms crossing in prayer.
>The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today. The first chocolate eggs were solid, soon followed by hollow eggs.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
Be advised that if you’re planning on running a marathon in Cincinnati in the nude, you’re going to be Tasered and arrested. That’s just how life works.
Thirty-five-year-old Brett Henderson of St. Paris in western Ohio faces charges of public indecency and obstructing official business. Police tell media outlets he refused to stop running during Sunday morning’s Flying Pig Marathon, so they halted him with a stun gun.
Henderson’s mother Lee said Monday that he had borrowed a pair of running shorts from his father, but they kept slipping down as he ran. She says he kept running without shorts because he was determined to complete the race he had trained for.
Well, of course. Who wouldn’t?
Henderson defended his actions to the Urbana Daily Citizen:
“In fact, running naked was encouraged in a marathon I ran in San Francisco, so I don’t know why this was such a big deal.
Henderson said he tried to tie his tank top around his waist, but that didn’t work out.
“It was too short to be a belt … all the other runners were supportive and kept encouraging me to continue, so I was running naked,” he said. “It was cold and rainy, so I wasn’t exactly proud of what I was showing.”
And, the money graph: Henderson, a Graham High School graduate and former state wrestling champion, was pictured in the Daily Citizen on April 15 representing Solar Power and Light of Miamisburg in a new energy venture with the village of St. Paris and its South High Street well field.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
The district attorney was cross-examining the murderess on the witness stand.
"And so after you had poisoned the coffee and your husband sat at the breakfast table partaking of the fatal dosage, didn't you feel any qualms? Didn't you feel the slightest pity for him knowing that he was about to die and was wholly unconscious of it?"
"Yes," she answered. "Come to think of it...there was just a moment when I sort of felt sorry for him."
"And, when was that?"
"When he asked for the second cup."

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:

♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
1986 Inductee: Jerry Lee Lewis is the wild man of rock and roll, embodying its most reckless and high-spirited impulses. On such piano-pounding rockers from the late Fifties as “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire,” Lewis combined a ferocious, boogie-style instrumental style with rowdy, uninhibited vocals. MORE INFO

Click on Song Title to see and hear it.

DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
1-7
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week * Be Kind To Animals Week * National Correctional Officer's Week * Children's Mental Health Week * Drinking Water Week *Flexible Work Arrangement Week * Goodwill Industries Week * Kids Win Week * National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week * National Family Week * National Hug Holiday Week * National Pet Week * North American Occupational Safety & Health Week *Update Your References Week
2-8
Astronomy Week * Children's Book Week * Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week * National Wildflower Week * Spring Astronomy Week * Teacher Appreciation Week * Work At Home Moms Week

«TODAY IS
Childhood Depression Awareness Day
Lumpy Rug Day
Garden Meditation Day
National Special-abled Pets Day
National Disabled Pets Day
National Teacher Day
National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
Paranormal Day
Public Radio Day
World Press Freedom Day
Japan Constitution Memorial Day
Mexico Day of the Holy Cross
Poland Constitution Day

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1943 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair (Dragon's Teeth)
1954 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A Lindbergh (autobio) & John Patrick (Teahouse of the August Moon)
1976 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift)
… ATHLETICS
1997 - Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue
2000 - The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1765 - 1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia
1837 - The University of Athens is founded
1851 - Most of SF destroyed by fire; 30 die
1971 - National Public Radio begins programming
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1863 - After the Minnesota uprising of the Santee Sioux, and their subsequent defeat, their lands are forfeited. The surviving Indians, including those who opposed the uprising and helped the whites, are ordered to be shipped to a reservation in Dakota Territory. 770 Santee Sioux board a steamboat in St. Paul for the journey west. Eventually 1,300 Santee Sioux are transported to an area which can hardly support life. During the first year, 300 Santee die.
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1494 - Jamaica discovered by Columbus; he names it "St Iago"
1621 - Francis Bacon accused of bribery
1947 - New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect
1979 - 1st woman prime minister of Great Britain (Margaret Thatcher)
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1715 - Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads"
1952 - 1st landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole
2003 - New Hampshire's famous Old Man of the Mountain collapses
… US POLITICS
1921 - West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax
1971 - Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days
1982 - Pres Reagan begins 5 minute weekly radio broadcasts

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1903 - Bing Crosby American singer, actor and songwriter
1926 - Allen Ginsberg, beat generation poet (1969 Arts & Letters Award)
1469 - Niccolo Machiavelli Italian writer, statesman and political theorist
Pete Seeger, Folk singer, turns 92
…ATHLETES
1921 - Sugar Ray Robinson American boxer; world champion six times between 1946 and 1960
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1861 - Emmett Dalton, American outlaw
1662 - Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1906 - Mary Astor, Quincy IL, actress (Maltese Falcon, Dinky)
Bobby Cannavale, Actor, turns 41
Christopher Cross, Singer, turns 60
Ann B. Davis, Actress ("The Brady Bunch"), turns 85
Greg Gumbel, Sports announcer, turns 65
Dule' Hill, Actor ("Psych," "The West Wing"), turns 36
Frankie Valli, Singer (The Four Seasons), turns 77
…POLITICIANS
1898 - Golda Meir Russian-born, American raised Zionist; fourth prime minister of Israel
490 - Palenque Maya Lord Kan - Xul I is born according to the museum at Palenque
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1768 - Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist

Today’s Obits:
2007 - Wally Schirra, American astronaut dies at 84
1910 - Artie Shaw, bandleader dies at 94
1779 - John Winthrop, American astronomer dies at 65
2006 - Earl Woods, Athlete and father of Tiger Woods dies of heart attack at 74

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
What was the world's biggest passenger ship when it was launched in 1912?
Titanic
What is the capital of the state of Alaska?
Juneau
In football, where do the Redskins come from?
Washington
What does the B stand for in SCUBA diving?
Breathing [self contained underwater breathing apparatus]
What color is an Oscar?
Gold
Which state is called the Bear State?
Arkansas
Who was the 41st President of the USA?
George H. Bush
Which Texan Governor was traveling with the Kennedys when JFK was shot?
Connolly
Who was the first American to walk in space?
Edward White
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
Neil Armstrong

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…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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5-2-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1970 - KOAI (now KNAZ stopped transmitting in 2008) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
A quiet Sunday…with the constant wind…and the very cool temps….and the hungry birds…and a few clouds. I caught up on some TV…and some laundry.

I wanted to spend some time outside, but it was too chilly to enjoy much time outside. I did sweep the deck and feed the birds. This IS May, after all.

It is the first of the month, so our little area is changing…new neighbors are moving in, others are moving out. It should be a good summer…if it ever gets here.

News just broke that Osama bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan. Whoa…guess it wasn’t a lazy day everywhere. The story is that it was done with those very quiet predator drones and that the US has possession of the body. I hate to be a cynic, but this could easily have Al Qaeda retaliate somewhere in the US. This 54 year old terrorist has way too many followers.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
Which state lies due east of Alabama?
What is the largest of the Southern states?
Which river starts at Lake Itasca Minnesota and flows into the Gulf of Mexico?
What type of creature was the star of the film Jaws?
What was the name of the mansion where Elvis Presley died?
In which country was a 2000 year old, life size terracotta army discovered?
Which was the 50th state to become part of the United States of America?
Which state is called the Great Lake State?
What was the first name of the first man in space?
Where in America was the world's biggest rock festival staged?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Estimated number of Californians who hold a medical order to purchase marijuana: 355,000
>Tons of marijuana the Mexican government burned last fall following a major seizure: 148
>Number of joints that could have been rolled with this much of the drug: 268,000,000

FIRST TIME…
>James Cook 1773 --- 1st person to cross Antarctic Circle
>Benjamin Franklin 1775 --- appointed 1st Postmaster General in America (July 26, 1775)
>Margaret Corbin 1779 --- 1st woman to be awarded a disability pension by US Congress. She fought in the Revolutionary War
>Marquis d'Arlandes and Pilatre de Rozier 1783 --- 1st humans to fly. They were airborne in a hot-air balloon for 20 minutes, in Paris, on Nov. 21

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest marathon, as it has been run since 1897. >Women were not allowed to officially enter the marathon until 1972. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run with a number, as she registered using her initials K.V. rather than her first name and posed as a male.
>The Boston Marathon is held on Patriot’s Day. Until 1969 this was every April 19th. Beginning in 1969, the holiday was observed on the 3rd Monday of the month, and Marathon Monday was born.
>The nickname Heartbreak Hill originated in 1936 from a story written by Boston Globe reporter Jerry Nason. Located between miles 20 and 21 of the marathon course, Heartbreak Hill is the last of the four Newton hills. While running through the hills, John Kelley caught race leader Ellison “Tarzan” Brown, patting him on the shoulder and passing him. Brown rallied and regained the lead on the 4th of the Newton Hills, “breaking Kelley’s heart," reporter Nason wrote. Brown maintained the lead, and won the race.
>During the first few years of the Boston Marathon, the course was only 24.8 miles long. It was run from Metcalf’s Mill in Ashland to the Irvington Oval in Boston. In 1924, the start was moved from Ashland to Hopkinton extending the race to 26.2 miles.
>The Boston Marathon receives the second largest amount of media coverage in the world for a one day sporting event, second only to the Superbowl. More than 1,000 members of the media from 200 outlets across the world will cover the race.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
CHENEY, Wash. - A Washington state man who said he forgot to pay for a 99-cent hot dog was cleared of theft by a jury. John Richardson, 30, said he spent $28 at Mitchell's IGA in Cheney in December but forgot to pay for the 99-cent hot dog he ate while shopping, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., reported Wednesday. Richardson and other witnesses said he offered to pay for the sausage when the manager confronted him outside of the store, but the payment was refused and police were called. A jury took less than five minutes to clear Richardson of the theft charge.
"From all the testimony, you'd have to be an idiot to not realize that the guy simply forgot," juror Patrick Reeves said. "It took the jury about five minutes to come to a verdict."

A LITTLE LAUGH:
I was sound asleep when the telephone jarred me awake.
"Hi!" It was my peppy mother-in-law. She proceeded to rattle on about the busy day she had ahead and all the things that awaited her the rest of the week.
"Mom," I interrupted. "It's five in the morning."
"Really? What are you doing up so early?"

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:

♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
1986 Inductee: Jimmie Rodgers was the first figure inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and is fondly referred to as the “Father of Country Music.” Yet his combination of blues and hillbilly styles made him a true forebear of rock and roll, and he was also part of the first group of musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. MORE INFO

NOTE: This is Not the Jimmie Rodgers of Pop fame with Honeycomb and Kisses Sweeter than Wine .

Click on Song Title to see and hear it.

DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
1-7
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week * Be Kind To Animals Week * National Correctional Officer's Week * Children's Mental Health Week * Drinking Water Week * Flexible Work Arrangement Week * Goodwill Industries Week * Kids Win Week * National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week * National Family Week * National Hug Holiday Week * National Pet Week * North American Occupational Safety & Health Week *Update Your References Week

2-8
Astronomy Week
Children's Book Week
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week
National Wildflower Week
Spring Astronomy Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
Work At Home Moms Week

«TODAY IS
Fire Day
Melanoma Monday
National Play Your
Roberts Rule of Order Day
Ukulele Day

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1927 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early Autumn)
1932 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (Good Earth)
1938 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town)
1949 - Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman"
1955 - Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof)
1955 - WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1988 - Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000
… ATHLETICS
1970 - 1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump)
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1878 - US stops minting 20 cent coin
1885 - "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published
1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1670 - King Charles of England gives all trade rights to "all the Landes Countreyes and Territoryes upon the Coastes and Confynes of the Seas" lying within the Hudson Strait to the Hudson’s Bay Company. This monopoly remains in effect until 1859.
1871 - Indians raid settlements near Fort Seldon, in southern New Mexico. According to army records cavalry troops chase them for 280 miles, but they do not catch them.
… INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1497 - John Cabot departs to North-America
1670 - King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company
1776 - France & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels
1950 - Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China PR
1990 - South Africa & African National Congress open talks to end apartheid
1998 - The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1780 - William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris
1887 - Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
2008 - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
… US POLITICS
1863 - Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men
1865 - Pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
1890 - Territory of Oklahoma created
1974 - Former VP Spiro Agnew disbarred
2000 - President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1779 - John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)
1895 - Lorenz Hart, American lyricist
1903 - Benjamin Spock, CT, pediatrician (Common Sense Book of Baby Care)
…ATHLETES
David Beckham, Soccer player, turns 36
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1885 - Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Larry Gatlin, Country singer, turns 63
Lesley Gore, Singer, turns 65
Lou Gramm, Rock singer (Foreigner), turns 61
Engelbert Humperdinck, Singer, turns 75
Bianca Jagger, Actress, turns 66
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Actor, wrestler, turns 39
1907 - Pinky Lee, children's show host (Pinky Lee Show)
…POLITICIANS
1729 - Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96)
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
--

Today’s Obits:
1984 - Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies of heart attack at 66
1519 - Leonardo Da Vinci, artist/scientist, dies at 67
1993 - Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82
1957 - Joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies of acute hepatitus at 47
2010 - Lynn Redgrave, British actress dies of breast cancer at 67

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
Which state lies due east of Alabama?
Georgia
What is the largest of the Southern states?
Florida
Which river starts at Lake Itasca Minnesota and flows into the Gulf of Mexico?
Mississippi
What type of creature was the star of the film Jaws?
Shark
What was the name of the mansion where Elvis Presley died?
Graceland
In which country was a 2000 year old, life size terracotta army discovered?
China
Which was the 50th state to become part of the United States of America?
Hawaii
Which state is called the Great Lake State?
Michigan
What was the first name of the first man in space?
Yuri [Gagarin] of Klushino near Gzhatsk (now in Smolensk Oblast, Russia)
Where in America was the world's biggest rock festival staged?
Woodstock

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…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
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