Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you. – Hafiz of Persia
FOR TODAY – SEPTEMBER 6th – TUESDAY
249thday of 2011 with 116 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*Fight Procrastination Day
*Read a Book Day
*National Coffee Ice Cream Day
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TODAY IN BIRTHDAYS:
- 1732 Johan Wilcke, Wismar, northern Germany, Swedish physicist, became the first “Thamian lecturer” of experimental physics
- 1766 John Dalton, Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England, chemist and physicist (Atomic Theory, Law of Multiple Proportions, Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures, Daltonism)
- 1811 James Melville Gilliss, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., founded Naval Observatory in Washington.
- 1860 Jane Addams, Cedarville, Illinois, U.S., social worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the most prominent woman of the Progressive Era and helped turn the nation to issues of concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, public health and world peace
- 1876 John James Richard Macleod, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, physician and physiologist, Co-discover of insulin.
- 1888 Joseph P Kennedy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., financier / diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy.
- 1892 Sir Edward Appleton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, physicist (Ionospheric Physics, Appleton layer)
- 1893 Claire Chennault, Commerce, Texas, pilot (aviation trainer and adviser in China, and commanded the “Flying Tigers” during World War II)
- 1906 Luis Federico Leloir, Paris, France, French-born chemist, known for Galactosemia, Lactose intolerance, Carbohydrate metabolism
- 1909 Michael Gordon, Baltimore, Maryland, actor and director (For Love or Money , Texas Across the River)
- 1925 Jimmy Reed, Dunleith, Mississippi, American blues singer
- 1926 Maurice Prather, Miami, Florida, motion picture and still photographer
- 1937 Jo Ann Worley, Lowell, Indiana, actress(Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Match Game, The Wuzzles, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Shaggy D.A., Wardrobe / Beauty and the Beast)
- 1939 Susumu Tonegawa, Nagoya, Japan, Japanese molecular biologist, known for antibody diversity
- 1939 Dan Cragg, Rochester, New York, soldier, essayist, and science-fiction author (Starfist Saga series, The StarFirst: Force Recon Saga)
- 1943 Richard J. Roberts, Derby, England, UK, English biochemist and molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, known for introns
- 1953 Anne Lockhart, New York City, New York, actress (A Dog’s Tale, Lieutenant Sheba / Battlestar Galactica)
- 1958 Jeff Foxworthy, Hapeville, Georgia, comedian, he is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour
- 1969 Ben Finegold, Detroit, Michigan, chess Grandmaster (currently tied for 5th in USCF rating list)
- 1974 Justin Whalin, San Francisco, California, actor (Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman, Charles in Charge).
- 1976 Naomie Melanie Harris, London, England, actress (The Tomorrow People, 28 Days Later, Pirates of the Caribbean)
- 1987 Ramiele Malubay, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Filipino-American singer, ninth place finalist on the seventh season of the television series American Idol.
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What would our world be like if we ceased to worry about “right” and “wrong,” or “good” and “evil,” and simply acted so as to maximize well-being, our own and that of others? Would we lose anything important? – Sam Harris
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HAPPENED THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
- 1522 The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.
- 1620 The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
- 1628 Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 1861 American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, which gives the Union control of the mouth of the Tennessee River.
- 1870 Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States1807. to cast a vote legally after 1807.
- 1901 Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
- 1983 The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Flight KAL-007, stating that the pilots did not know it was a civilian aircraft when it violated Soviet airspace.
- 1985 Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105, a Douglas DC-9 crashes just after takeoff from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing 31.
- 1986 In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal’s organization kill 22 and wound six inside the Neve Shalom synagogue during Shabbat services.
- 1991 The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia’s second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924.
- 1992 Hunters discover the emaciated body of Christopher Johnson McCandless at his camp 20 miles west of the town of Healy, Alaska.
- 1995 Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years.
- 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales is laid to rest in front of a television audience of more than 2.5 billion.
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Entering a restaurant, a man sits down at a table, looks over the menu, and when the waitress asks for his order, says “I want a quickie.”
The waitress slaps his face. “Now, please give me your order,” she tries again.
“I want a quickie,” he replies.
The waitress gives him another good slap. “I’ll give you one last chance, mister. What do you want?”
A man at the next table leans over and takes a look at the first man’s menu, then says to him quietly, “I think it’s pronounced ‘quiche’.”
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A pretty young woman visiting her new doctor for the first time found herself alone in a small waiting room. She began undressing nervously, preparing herself for the upcoming examination. Just as she draped the last of her garments over the back of a chair, a light rap sounded on the door and a young doctor strode in.
Coming to an abrupt halt, the doctor looked his nude patient up and down carefully and with considerable appreciation.
“Miss Jones,” he said finally, “it seems quite obvious to me that until today you have never undergone an eye examination.”
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ONE-LINERS :
~’I am.’ is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that ‘I Do.’ is the longest sentence?
~If the singular of GEESE is GOOSE, shouldn’t a Portuguese person be called a Portugoose?
~Why is a procrastinator’s work never done?
~If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked and dry cleaners depressed?
~Do Roman paramedics refer to IV’s as ’4′s’?
~Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them, but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?
~Are people more violently opposed to fur rather than leather because it’s much easier to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs?
~If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?
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Dr. Smith: My son passed calculus but he wasn’t at all happy about it.
Dr. Jones: Why not?
Dr. Smith: It was the size of a pea!
Dr. Jones: Hahaha-ha.
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pic of the day: Church Sign
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Two lions escaped from a zoo near Washington, D.C., and took off in separate directions. Weeks later they ran into each other in the middle of the night.
“I’m having a terrible time getting food,” the first lion said. “How have you been getting along?”
“Just fine,” the second lion said. “I found a good hiding place in the Pentagon. I eat one general a week. It’ll be years before they notice that anyone is missing.”
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Dear Dad,
$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard.
With all my $tuff, I $imply can’t think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.
Love, Your $on.
Reply from dad…
Dear Son,
I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh.
Love, Da
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
Q) Did you hear that 2 antennae got married?
A) The ceremony wasn’t much, but the RECEPTION was great.
Q) How did the telephones get married?
A) In a double ring ceremony!
Q) What do you call a man with a seagull on his head?
A) Cliff!
Q) Where do Eskimos keep their money?
A) Snow banks!
Q) What gets wetter as it dries?
A) A towel!
Q) What lies on the ground one hundred feet in the air?
A) A sunbathing centipede.
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There was a postman who used to deliver mail to a house were a little girl every day shouted out “Hi Bill!” and waved to him. Though his name wasn’t Bill he always waved anyway.
A couple of weeks later he ran into the girl’s mother and he asked her why every time her little girl saw him she shouted out “Hi Bill!”
Her mother started blushing and said ” Because whenever I see you coming I say here comes the bills!”
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A clergyman walking down a country lane and sees a young farmer struggling to load hay back onto a cart after it had fallen off.
‘You look hot, my son,’ said the cleric. ‘why don’t you rest a moment, and I’ll give you a hand.’
‘No thanks,’ said the young man. ‘My father wouldn’t like it.’
‘Don’t be silly,’ the minister said. ‘Everyone is entitled to a break. Come and have a drink of water.’
Again the young man protested that his father would be upset. Losing his patience, the clergyman said, ‘Your father must be a real slave driver. Tell me where I can find him and I’ll give him a piece of my mind!’
‘Well,’ replied the young farmer, ‘he’s under the load of hay.’
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: Have a BREAK, have a cup of Coffee?
~Did you know that it takes five years for a coffee tree to come into full bearing?
~Water in a hot coffee should be over 195º Fahrenheit for optimum brewing.
~Coffee is great for your diet! It has no calories! Not only that, coffee contains B-complex vitamins and no fat. Good for ladies who are figure conscious!
~Coffee gently stimulates the nervous system – getting us up for another great day!
~Coffee is one of the world’s most important primary commodities, as it is a popular beverage world wide. Even in ICE CREAM, coffee flaor is already available.
~Studies have suggested that the consumption of coffee lowers the risk of certain diseases, but it may have negative effects as well, especially when it is excessive.
~Psalm 23 for COFFEE DRINKERS – Caffeine is my shepherd; I shall not doze. It maketh me to wake in green pastures: It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses. It restoreth my buzz: It leadeth me in the paths of consciousness for its name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of addiction, I will fear no Equal™: For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me. Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of The Starbucks®: Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over. Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the House of Juan Valdez forever. Amen ( Just for Humor purposes)
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LIFE LESSON: It doesn’t matter how long we may have been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room and turn on the light, it doesn’t matter if the room has been dark for a day, a week, or ten thousand years — we turn on the light and it is illuminated. Once we control our capacity for love and happiness, the light has been turned on. – Sharon Salzberg
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QUIP OF THE DAY: You must lose a fly to catch a trout. – George Herbert
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: You have to learn that if you start making sure you feel good, everything will be okay. – Ruben Studdard
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