Evil is obvious only in retrospect. – Gloria Steinem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, 1983
FOR TODAY – SEPTEMBER 14th – WEDNESDAY
257th day of 2011 with 108 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*National Cream-Filled Donut Day
*Eat a Hoagie Day
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TODAY IN BIRTHDAYS:
- 1713 Johann Kies, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, German mathematician, one of the first to propagate Newton’s discoveries in Germany
- 1769 Alexander von Humboldt, Berlin, Germany, naturalist and explorer, Known for biogeography
- 1804 John Gould, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, ornithologist, His identification of the birds now nicknamed “Darwin’s finches” played a role in the inception of Darwin’s theory of evolution
- 1849 Ivan Pavlov, Russia, physiologist/pioneer in psychology, Nobel (classical conditioning (Pavlov’s dogs))
- 1867 Charles Dana Gibson, Roxbury, Maine, illustrator, drew “Gibson Girl”
- 1899 Hal B. Wallis, Chicago, Illinois, film producer (Casablanca)
- 1914 Robert McCloskey, Hamilton, Ohio, author (One Morning in Maine and Burt Dow, Deep Water-man)
- 1914 Clayton Moore, Chicago, Illinois, actor (Lone Ranger)
- 1933 Harve Presnell, Modesto, California, actor (The Unsinkable Molly Brown)
- 1936 Ferid Murad, Whiting, Indiana, physician and pharmacologist, known for Discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system
- 1936 Walter Koenig, Chicago, Illinois, actor, writer (Chekov-Star Trek; Alfred Bester-Babylon 5)
- 1947 Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park/Dr. Alan Grant, Merlin’s Apprentice, The Tudors)
- 1949 Ed King, Glendale, California, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- 1955 Geraldine Brooks, Australian-American author (Nine Parts Desire, Foreign Correspondence, Year of Wonders, People of the Book)
- 1970 Ben Garant, Cookeville, Tennessee, actor (Reno 911!)
- 1971 Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Rye, New York, actress / director (According to Jim, Father of the Bride, Safe House, Lucky 7)
- 1981 Ashley Roberts, Phoenix, Arizona, singer, dancer & actress (Pussycat Dolls)
- 1989 Logan Henderson, North Richland Hills, Texas, actor and musician, best known for his starring role on the Nickelodeon series, Big Time Rush
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Some people make headlines while others make history. – Philip Elmer-DeWitt
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HAPPENED THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
- 1682 Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, is founded.
- 1814 The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner.
- 1847 Mexican-American War: Winfield Scott captures Mexico City.
- 1862 American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.
- 1901 President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
- 1948 Groundbreaking for the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
- 1958 The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
- 1959 The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
- 1972 “Waltons” TV program premiers.
- 1975 The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.
- 1994 The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
- 1998 Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
- 2001 Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation’s capital.
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During a friendly argument, my husband said, “So why did you marry me in the first place?”
“I was just stupid.”
“Well, I’m really happy to hear that.”
“How’s that?”
“People get divorced all the time because they fall out of love, but I’ve never heard of anybody falling out of stupid.”
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The student was appearing for a personal interview before the college admissions officer. The interviewer decided to try to corner the boy.
“Tell me your choice,” he said, “I’ll either ask you ten easy questions or ONE very difficult one. Think carefully before you make up your mind.”
Immediately, the boy replied, “My choice is one difficult question.”
“Well, good luck to you, you’ve made your own choice. Tell me: What comes first, day or night?”
The student responded, “It’s the day, sir.”
“Why do you say that?” The interviewer was smiling an “At last, I got you!” smile.
“Sir, I agreed to answer ONE difficult question.”
The boy was admitted.
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ONE-LINERS : WHY WOMEN LIKE CATS
- Cats don’t criticize your mother.
- Cats never question how much you’re eating.
- Cats understand the importance of beauty sleep.
- Cats are happy to let you drive.
- Cats always look good first thing in the morning.
- Cats don’t complain when you get a short haircut.
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The man in the blue suit had fallen between the rails in a subway station. People were crowding around vainly trying to get him out before the train ran him over. everyone was shouting, “Give me your hand!” But the man would not reach up.
Suddenly, Baba Ben Wah, the wise guru, elbowed his way through the crowd and leaned over the man.
“Friend,” he asked with compassion, “What is your profession?”
“I am an income tax collector,” gasped the man in the blue suit.
“Please sir, take my hand”, said Baba Ben Wah.
The man immediately grasped the guru’s hand and was quickly pulled to safety.
Baba Ben Wah then turned to the amazed bystanders and said, “Never ask a tax man to GIVE you anything.”
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pic of the day: Church Sign
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My husband is wonderful with our baby daughter, but often he turns to me for advice. Recently he asked me, “What should I feed Lily for lunch?”
“That’s up to you,” I replied. “There’s all kinds of food. Why don’t you pretend I’m not at home?”
Seconds later, my cell phone rang. I answered it to hear my husband ask, “Hi, Honey. Uh … what should I feed Lily for lunch?”
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Driving down the highway, I saw this slogan on the back of a well-known trucking company’s vehicle: “We Always Go the Extra Mile.”
In the grime beneath it, someone had scrawled, “That’s Because We Missed the exit.”
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
A show business museum in Hollywood is presenting an exhibit on the career of the late and great actor John Wayne. One of the featured items is a pair of brownish colored gravestones bearing his name, date of birth, and the titles of his most memorable movies. The museum has decided to call the exhibit, … ‘The Amber Graves of Wayne.’
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Part of my work at the bank is to process mortgage applications when a home buyer wanted to assume the seller’s mortgage. One day the bank’s automated call-routing system delivered an agitated client who wanted to know if she had made a payment.
I couldn’t answer questions about the status of mortgage payments, but I listened to her story and then said I’d have to transfer her call. “This is the mortgage assumptions department, isn’t it?” she asked, sounding irritated.
“Yes, it is,” I replied. “Do you have an assumption question?”
“Of course! I assumed I made last month’s payment.”
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My six-year-old grandson called his mother from his friend Charlie’s house and confessed he had broken a lamp when he threw a football in their living room.
“But, Mom,” he said, brightening, “you don’t have to worry about buying another one. Charlie’s mom said it was irreplaceable!”
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The teenager was having a rough day and had stretched herself out on the couch to do a bit of well-deserved complaining and self-pitying. She moaned to her Mom and brother, “Nobody loves me. The whole world hates me!”
Her brother hardly looked up at her as he said, “That’s not true. Lots of people don’t even know you.”
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: DONUTS
~On one of his expeditions, Admiral Richard Byrd, a noted donut-lover, took along 100 barrels of donut flour, enough for two years’ worth of donuts.
~Some economists claim that you can judge the health of the economy by looking at the size of the hole in a donut. This is explained as : When times are good, more dough is used – hence, the hole is smaller.
~Jelly doughnut weighing 1.7 tons (3739 lbs), which was 4.9 m (16 ft) in diameter and 40.6 (16in) high in the center was the largest American style donuts. It was made in Utica, New York, USA on January 21, 1993
~Ernest Hemingway included donuts in a story called “The Mercenaries.”
~And Gertrude Stein used “the hole in the donut” to symbolically describe the inner beings of people.
~Legend has it that dunking donuts first became a trend when actress Mae Murray accidentally dropped a donut into her coffee
~ John Haight, who consumed 52 ounces of donuts (about 26 average donuts – or 20 Tom and Son’s donuts) in just over six minutes in 1981 – Guinness Book of World Records
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LIFE LESSON: Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. – Lucille Ball
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QUIP OF THE DAY: Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: Help others get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulders. – Bob Moawad
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