FOR TODAY – JANUARY 21st – FRIDAY
21st day of 2010 with 344 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*National Hugging Day
*Squirrel Appreciation Day
*New England Clam Chowder Day
*Granola Bar Day
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TODAY IN BIRTHDAYS:
- 1824 Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, Clarksburg (VA, now WV), Confederate army general
- 1905 Christian Dior, Normandy, France, fashion designer
- 1912 Konrad Emil Bloch, Neisse, German-born biochemist, Nobel for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism
- 1923 Judith Merril, Boston, Massachusetts, sci-fi writer, editor (That Only a Mother, Gunner Cade)
- 1926 Steve Reeves, Glasgow, Montana, actor (Hercules, Hercules Unchained)
- 1940 Jack Nicklaus, Columbus OH, golfer (Player of Year 1967,72,73,75,76)
- 1941 Placido Domingo, Madrid Spain, opera tenor (Pinkerton-Madame Butterfly)
- 1941 Richie Havens, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, musician (Nobody Left To Crown )
- 1947 Jill Eikenberry, New Haven, Conneticut, actress (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project)
- 1956 Virginia Elizabeth “Geena” Davis, actress, producer, writer, former fashion model, women’s Olympics archery team semi-finalist (The Fly, The Accidental Tourist, Thelma & Louise, A League of Their Own, Stuart Little, Commander In Chief)
- 1956 Robby Benson, Dallas, Texas, actor (Jory, Jeremy , Ode to Billy Joe)
- 1976 Emma Bunton, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, singer (Spice Girls)
- 1977 Jerry Trainor, San Diego, California, comedic actor (iCarly)
- 1990 Jacob Smith, Monrovia, California, actor (Cheaper by the Dozen )
- 1994 BooBoo Stewart, Beverly Hills, California, actor and singer (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn )
- 2001 Jackson Brundage, Los Angeles, California, actor (One Tree Hill )
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The best of us must sometimes eat our words. – J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
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HAPPENED THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
- 1789 The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1861 American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
- 1908 New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
- 1911 The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
- 1915 Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1919 Meeting of the First Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Féin adopts Ireland’s first constitution. The first engagement of Irish War of Independence, Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary.
- 1935 The Wilderness Society founded.
- 1954 The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
- 1976 Commercial service of Concorde begins with London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
- 1977 President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.
- 1985 The inauguration of President Ronald Reagan to a second term, already postponed a day because Jan. 20 fell on a Sunday, becomes the second inauguration in history moved indoors because of freezing temperatures and high winds. The parade is cancelled altogether.
- 2004 NASA’s MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
- 2007 Awashima Marine Park in Japan catches a video tape of the rare frilled shark.
- 2008 Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.
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A teacher asks a boy in her class, “Can people predict the future with cards?”
“My mother can.”
“Really?”
“Yup! She takes one look at my report card and tells me what will happen when my father gets home.”
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After the Americans went to the Moon, Leonid Brezhnev announced that the Soviets would be sending a man to the Sun.
The engineers objected. “If you send a man to the Sun, he will burn up!”
“What do you think I am, stupid?” he replied. “We’ll send him at night!”
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ONE-LINERS : 19 things that took me 50 years to learn
by Dave Barry
1. Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings.”
3. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. And when God, who created the entire universe with all of its glories, decides to deliver a message to humanity, He WILL NOT use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.
6. You should not confuse your career with your life.
7. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
8. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
9. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.
10. Never lick a steak knife.
11. Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.
12. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
13. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
14. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
15. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.
16. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
17. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.
18. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
19. Your friends love you anyway.
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SIGNS YOUR 2011 ISN’T OFF TO A GOOD START
You’ve already gained 40 pounds.
Your midnight New Year’s Eve smooch was through the bars of your local jail.
Your car is stuck under two feet of snow … and three feet of garbage.
It’s year eleven of living in that Y2K bunker.
2011 is both the year and your cholesterol level.
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pic of the day: Peacock Feather on Snow
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An Englishman, a Frenchman and a Pole are in town for the Olympics, but they don’t have tickets. The Englishman suggests a plan: “See that pile of construction material over there? We can take something from there and pretend to be an athlete, and they’ll let us in.”
The Englishman takes a long pole and carries it to the stadium gate. He tells the ticket taker, “Robertson, England, Pole Vaulting,” and he is allowed in.
The Frenchman picks up a hammer and goes to the gate, saying “Danton, France, Hammer Toss.” He too is let in.
The Pole grabs a roll of chain-link fence. At the gate, he says, “Koslowski, Poland, Fencing.”
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A man is driving down the road somewhat erratically. A cop notices this and pulls him over he walks up to the window and says:
“Sir, I believe you’re drunk. I’m going to administer a breathalyzer test”
Man, sheepishly: “Oh, I’m sorry officer, I’m a severe asthmatic, and I don’t have my inhaler with me…if I blow into that thing I could have an attack and die”
Cop, a little distrustful: “Uh, yeah…well, this is more invasive, but if you won’t submit to a breathalyzer, I’m going to have to take you down to the station and take blood”
Man: “Yeah, well, see, the thing is, I’m a terrible hemophiliac, and so I can’t give blood…I might die”
Cop, clearly frustrated: “Alright buddy, well, this is imprecise, but I’m going to have to have you get out of your vehicle and walk this line heel-toe”
Man: “Oh, I’m sorry officer, I can’t do that, I’m drunk.”
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
A guy goes to a psychiatrist. “Doc, I keep having these alternating, recurring dreams. First I’m a teepee; then I’m a wigwam; then ‘m a teepee; then I’m a wigwam. It’s driving me crazy. What’s wrong with me?”
The doctor replies: “It’s very simple. You’re two tents.”
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You Might Be a Yankee If…Part II
~ You don’t think Howard Stern has an accent.
~ You have never planned your summer vacation around a gun*and*knife show.
~ You think more money should go to important scientific research at your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach.
~ You don’t have at least one can of WD*40 somewhere around the house.
~ The last time you smiled was when you prevented someone from getting on an on*ramp on the highway.
~ You don’t have any hats in your closet that advertise feed stores.
~ The farthest south you’ve ever been is the perfume counter at Neiman Marcus.
~ You call binoculars opera glasses.
~ You can’t spit out the car window without pulling over to the side of the road and stopping.
~ You would never wear pink or an appliqued sweatshirt.
~ You don’t know what appliqued is.
~ Most of your formative high school experiences took place within the context of a football game.
~ You don’t know anyone with two first names (i.e. Joe Bob, Billy Bob, Bubba Kay Bob, Bob Bob)
~ You don’t have doilies, and you certainly don’t know how to make one.
~ You’ve never been to a craft show.
~ You get freaked out when people on the subway talk to you.
~ You can’t do your laundry without quarters.
~ None of your fur coats are homemade.
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: England Clam Chowder
~Clam chowder is contains clams and broth. Along with the clams, diced potato and onions are also seen in this kind of food.
~Clam chowder is often served in restaurants on Fridays. This is done in order to give opportunity to those who wanted to eat seafood after abstaining from meat, which used to be a requirement for Catholics before liturgical changes in Vatican II, and on Fridays during Lent.
~It is common in the US particularly in Manhattan. Its clam chowder has clear broth, plus tomato for red color and flavor.
~During the 1890s, this chowder was called “New York clam chowder” and “Fulton Fish Market clam chowder.”
~The cream-based New England version clam chowder has been around since the mid-18th century. Often they are served alongside clam cakes.
~There are two kinds of clam chowder popular now. Chowder with cream is the famous New England chowder, while chowder with tomatoes is for Manhattan chowder.
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LIFE LESSON: A love of tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril; but the new view must come, the world must roll forward. – Sir Winston Churchill
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QUIP OF THE DAY: “Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.” – Elbert Hubbard
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. – William Penn
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