When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run. – Abraham Lincoln
FOR TODAY -APRIL 22nd – FRIDAY
112th day of 2011 with 253 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*Good Friday
*Girl Scout Leader Day
*National Jelly Bean Day
*Earth Day
* Oklahoma Day
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TODAY IN BIRTHDAYS:
- 1832 Julius Sterling Morton, Adams, New York, Arbor Day founder
- 1873 Ellen Glasgow, Richmond, Virginia, author, portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South
- 1876 Robert Bárány, Vienna, Austria-Hungary, physician, Nobel for work on physiology and pathology of the vestibular (balancing) apparatus of the inner ear
- 1904 Robert Oppenheimer, New York City, New York, physicist, best known for his role as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, the World War II project that developed the first nuclear weapons, for which he is often referred to as the “father of the atomic bomb”
- 1906 Eddie Albert, Rock Island, Illinois, actor (Green Acres, Switch, Escape to Witch Mt.)
- 1916 Yehudi Menuhin, New York City, New York, violinist (one of twentieth century’s greatest violin virtuosi)
- 1919 Donald J. Cram, Chester, Vermont, chemist, known for Cram’s rule, Nobel for work on creation of molecules that mimic the chemical behaviour of molecules found in living systems
- 1936 Glen Campbell, Delight, Arkansas, musician (“Gentle on My Mind”, By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, “Rhinestone Cowboy” , “Southern Nights”. )
- 1937 Jack Nicholson, New York City, New York, actor (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , As Good as It Gets , How Do You Know)
- 1939 Mel Carter, Cincinnati, Ohio, singer (“Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” )
- 1946 Steven L. Bennett, Palestine TX, USAF Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War)
- 1959 Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress (Days Of Our Lives, Maggie / The Last Starfighter, Night of the Comet)
- 1966 Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Seattle, Washington, actor (Grey’s Anatomy, The Comedian , superhero film Watchmen )
- 1967 Sheryl Lee, Augsburg, Germany, American actress (Vampires , Winter’s Bone , LA Doctors, Kingpin, One Tree Hill, Dirty Sexy Money )
- 1985 Matt Ballinger, Westchester, New York singer (Dream Street)
- 1986 Amber Heard, Austin, Texas, actress (Hidden Palms, Never Back Down, Pineapple Express, The Stepfather, Zombieland, The Joneses )
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Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed. – Josh Billings
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HAPPENED THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
- 1864 Congress passes the Coinage Act which mandates that the inscription “In God We Trust” be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
- 1979 The Albert Einstein Memorial is unveiled at The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.
- 1889 Thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- 1915 The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
- 1969 British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
- 1970 First Earth Day celebrated.
- 1993 Web browser Mosaic version 1.0 is released.
- 1998 Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
- 2000 In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives’ home in Miami, Florida.
- 2000 Second Battle of Elephant Pass, Tamil Tigers capture a strategic Sri Lankan Army base and hold it for 8 years.
- 2004 Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
- 2005 Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologized about Japan’s war records.
- 2006 243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
- 2008 The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
- 2010 Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig owned by BP and Transocean, sinks to the bottom of the Gulf Of Mexico after having a blowout two days earlier. The well then created the largest oil spill in U.S. history by constantly gushing oil through the damaged wellhead. People along the Gulf Coast are working to clean oil from the Gulf and stop the rig from leaking with support from BP.
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A police officer stopped a motorist for failing to come to a full stop at a stop sign and proceeded to give him a ticket.
The motorist protested, “Don’t I get a warning?”
The officer replied, “Sure. If you don’t come to a complete stop next time, you’ll get another ticket.”
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Every morning during our coffee break, we listened to the culinary challenges (and disasters) from one of our newlywed colleagues. We usually tried to share helpful hints and tips from our own recipes.
One day she actually broke down crying, explaining that sweet potatoes were her husband’s favorite dish and she just couldn’t get them right. “I’ve finally been able to make them sweet,” she sobbed, “but how do you make them orange?”
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ONE-LINERS : Some Rolling Stones songs have had to be revised for a more age-appropriate theme:
“Under My Gums”
“Dye It Black”
“Let’s Take a Nap Together”
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Without A Prescription”
“I Can’t Get No . . . Health Insurance”
“Pain in My Heart – Where’s My Nitro?”
“Hey! You! Get Off Of My Lawn!”
“Sister Motrin”
“Sleep Fighting Man”
“Help Me Up”
“It’s All Over Now, Just Pull The Plug”
“Time Is On My Side (Well, Maybe Not)”
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“Waiter, there’s a footprint in my breakfast!”
“Yes sir. Your exact words when you ordered were, “Bring me an omelet and step on it.”
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pic of the day: Ewe and twin lambs..
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A blonde woman buys a bathtub. The next day she returns it to the shop. “This bathtub is broken and leaking water.”
“What seems to be the problem?”
“Every time I fill it up it just empties.”
“You put the plug in it.”
“That’s ridiculous! Bathtubs aren’t electrical!”
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At the airline check in at London Heathrow, Guy has three bags. He puts them down and says to the young lady, “I’d like you to send this one to Los Angeles, that one to Hong Kong and the last one to Durban.”
Her face shows signs of confusion before her training takes over and she says, “I’m afraid we can’t do that, sir.”
“Why not?” demands Guy, “you did the last time I flew with you.”
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
A plastic surgeon’s office the only place where no one gets offended when you pick your nose.
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The pet store is giving away canaries that fly all the time, never landing. The sign says, “No perches necessary.”
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It was the little boy’s first visit to the country, and feeding the chickens was his favorite chore. Early one morning, he caught his first glimpse of a peacock strutting around in the yard.
Rushing indoors excitedly, he announced to his grandmother, “Oh, Granny! One of the chickens is in bloom!”
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Boudreaux gets a job with BP helping with the oil spill cleanup. He reports for work and his supervisor tells him, “Go to the animal shelter and clean the pelicans.”
Two hours later, Boudreaux comes up to the supervisor and says, “Okay, dey all cleaned. You want me to cook some rice?”
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: Today is EARTH day!
~Earth can be seen as a living, breathing organism: it regulates temperature, burns energy, continually renews its skin, and experiences changes to its face as it ages with time.
~In some of the research it is found that Earth’s current conditions are temporary and that Earth’s stable climate is an anomaly that will end in the next billion years.
~Under the oceans, there are the earth’s largest mountain ranges that circle the planet like the stitching on a baseball.
~ 80% of the Earth’s surface is volcanic.
~Holes drilled as deep as 5 miles into the Earth’s reveal that the rock temperature increases about 37 degrees Fahrenheit per 320 feet.
~ There is a belief of some Native Americans that the earth is supported by a giant tortoise, which made the earth shake each time it took a step
~The Earth’s plates move just a few inches a year—about as fast as a person’s fingernails grow.
~The amount of carbon dioxide in water and atmosphere and the amount of solar energy the planet receives are two factors that control the destiny of life on Earth and the planet itself.
~ Planetai for “wanderer” is the Greek word for the word ‘planet’.
~The name “Earth” comes from Old English and Old High Germanic words (eorthe and erda, respectively) for “ground” or “soil,” and it is the only name for a planet of the solar system that does not come from Greco-Roman mythology.
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LIFE LESSON: The power to bring me out of solitude – or to push me back into it – had never belonged to another person. It was mine and only mine. – Martha Beck
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QUIP OF THE DAY: We are the culmination of every experience we’ve ever had – The good, the bad, the happy, and the sad.
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. – Steve Jobs
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