My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. – Hank Aaron
FOR TODAY – FEBRUARY 23rd – TUESDAY
54th day of 2010 with 311 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
* Guyana Republic Day
* National Banana Bread Day
* International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
* Tennis Day
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TODAY IN BIRTHDAYS:
1633 Samuel Pepys, England, navy expert/composer/diarist (Diary, Memoirs)
1685 George Frideric Händel, GermanBritish, organist/baroque composer (Messiah)
1850 César Ritz, Swiss hotelier (Ritz in Paris & London)
1868 William E B Du Bois, Great Barrington MA, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)
1929 Elston Howard, St. Louis MO, Yankee catcher (1st black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP)
1931 Tom Wesselmann, Cincinnati OH, pop artist (founded collages)
1932 Majel Barrett, Columbus OH, actress (Christine Chapel-Star Trek; Lwaxana Troi, Ship’s Computer)
1940 Peter Fonda, NYC, actor (Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, 3:10 to Yuma, Wild Hogs)
1951 Patricia Richardson, Bethesda MD, actress (Home Improvement, Double Trouble)
1955 Tom Bodett, Sturgis MI, voice actor, radio personality, writer (Motel 6: “We’ll leave the light on”)
1965 David E. Clemmer, Bloomington IN, ion mobility-mass spectrometrist, 2006 recipient of Biemann Medal
1965 Michael Dell, Houston TX, computer manufacturer, Founder & CEO of Dell
1994 Dakota Fanning, Conyers GA, actress (War of the Worlds, Charlotte’s Web, The Secret Life of Bees)
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You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. – Henry Ford
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HAPPENED THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
1455 Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed from movable type.
1836 Alamo besieged by Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed.
1883 Alabama becomes 1st US state to enact an antitrust law.
1893 Rudolf Diesel receives a patent for the diesel engine.
1904 Control of Panamá Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million.
1905 Chicago, IL attorney Paul Harris and 3 other businessmen form the Rotary Club, the world’s first service club.
1927 The Federal Radio Commission (later renamed the Federal Communications Commission) begins to regulate the use of radio frequencies.
1941 Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
1945 During Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of US Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi and raise the American flag, photographed by Joe Rosenthal. This photo later wins a Pulitzer Prize, and becomes one the most well known photos in the US.
1954 The first mass vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1970 Guyana becomes a republic (National Day).
1997 NBC TV shows “Schindler’s List”, completely uncensored, 65 million watch.
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Sign seen in repair shop (directed at customers):
Hourly rate: $10.50
Hourly rate if you sit and watch: $12.50
Hourly rate if you sit, watch, and comment: $15.50
Hourly rate if you sit, watch, comment, and “help”: $20.00
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Delivering a speech at a banquet on the night of his arrival in a large city, a visiting minister told several anecdotes he expected to repeat at meetings the next day.
Because he wanted to use the jokes again, he requested the reporters to omit them from any accounts they might turn in to their newspapers.
A cub reporter, in commenting on the speech, ended his piece with the following: “The minister told a number of stories that cannot be published.”
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ONE-LINERS :
~ Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
~ I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
~ The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.
~ We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police.
~ Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
~ If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.
~ Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
~ We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
~ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
~ Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
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A little three-year-old boy is sitting on the toilet. His mother thinks he has been in there too long, so she goes in to see what’s up.
The little boy is sitting on the toilet reading a book. But about every 10 seconds or so he puts the book down, grips onto the toilet seat with his left hand and hits himself on top of the head with his right hand.
His mother says, “Billy, are you all right? You’ve been in there for a while.”
Billy says, “I’m fine, Mommy. I just haven’t gone doody yet.”
Mother says, “Okay, you can stay in there a few more minutes, but Billy, why are you hitting yourself on the head?”
Billy says, “Works for ketchup!”
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pic of the day: Florida Landscape
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I didn’t know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was.
She would tell me and was always correct.
It was fun for me, so I continued.
At last she headed for the door, saying sagely, “Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these yourself!”
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One day a fella was driving home when he suddenly realized that it was his daughter’s birthday and — shock — he hadn’t bought her anything. Out of the corner of his eye he notices a shopping mall. Knowing that it was ‘now or never’, he pulls his car through three lanes of traffic, finds a parking bay and runs into the mall.
After a frantic search he finds a toy store, goes inside and attracts the attention of the shop assistant. When asked what he’d like, he simply says: “a Barbie Doll”.
The shop assistant looks at him in a condescending manner and asks, “So Sir, which Barbie would that be?”
The man looks surprised so the assistant continues, “We have Barbie Goes To the Ball at $19.99, Barbie goes Shopping at $19.99, Barbie goes Clubbing at $19.99, Barbie Goes To The Gym at $19.99, Cyber Barbie at $19.99 and Divorced Barbie at $249.99.”
The man can’t help himself and asks, “why is Divorced Barbie $249.99 when all those other Barbies are selling for $19.99???”
“Well Sir, that’s quite obvious!” says the assistant,
“Divorced Barbie comes with Ken’s house, Ken’s car, Ken’s furniture ….
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
My children have never been thrilled about taking naps, but one day they were putting up more of a fuss than usual.
In the middle of all the tantrums, a friend called.
“What’s all the commotion over there?” she asked.
“Oh, nothing,” I replied. “Just the siesta resistance.”
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A PRESS RELEASE
Emboldened by their success in declaring that Pluto was not a planet, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) determined this week by a close vote that February is too short to be considered a true month. It has, however, been granted the newly-created status of “dwarf month.”
It shares this dubious distinction with several other calendar time spans, including Labor Day Weekend, Christmas Vacation, and The Time Between When You Were Supposed to Get Your Oil Changed and When You Actually Did.
“It only seems fair,” said IAU President Ron Eckers. “February reaches a peak size of 29 days, averaging only 28 days for 75% of the time. Recent research has shown that other periods, such as The Time Between When You Were Supposed to Get Your Oil Changed and When You Actually Did, often exceed this meager time frame.
“In fact, this erratic behavior only strengthens our case that February does not belong in the same classification as the eleven ‘true’ months.”
Eckers also warned that the crop of 30-day “so-called” months should be careful to maintain their number of days. “They’re already cutting it close in my book,” said Eckers. [written by Michael Haber]
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: Who invented tennis?
Originally, games of racket and ball (including real tennis in Great Britain, royal tennis in Australia, and court tennis in the United States, all of which are the same game and played indoors) came from a 12th century French game called jeu de paume (game of the palm). The ball was struck with the hand and was a court game. Then rackets were used, and paume evolved into jeu de paume. This game spread to Europe.
In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for “playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
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LIFE LESSON: Please write again soon. Though my own life is filled with activity, letters encourage momentary escape into others lives and I come back to my own with greater contentment. – Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
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Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils … – Louis Hector Berlioz
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: When people think the world of you, be careful with them. – Margaret Cho
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