Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming. – Jim Rohn
FOR TODAY -AUGUST 27th – FRIDAY
239th day of 2010 with 126 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*National Pots de Crème Day
*Banana Lover’s Day
*Global Forgiveness Day
*Just Because Day
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TODAY IN BIRTHDAYS:
- 1858 Giuseppe Peano, Spinetta, Piedmont, Italy, mathematician (Formulario mathematico, Latino Sine Flexione)
- 1865 James Henry Breasted, Rockford, Illinois , Egyptologist (Fertile Crescent)
- 1865 Charles G. Dawes, Marietta, Ohio, 30th Vice President (1925-29, Nobel 1925 [Dawes Plan for WWI reparations])
- 1899 C.S. Forester, England, historical novelist (Horatio Hornblower series, The African Queen)
- 1908 Lyndon B. Johnson, Stonewall, Texas, (D) 36th President of the United States (1963-1969)
1909 Lester Young, Woodville, Mississippi, musician (Count Basie The Complete Decca Recordings, The Kansas City Sessions Commodore Records) - 1915 Norman F. Ramsey, Washington, DC, physicist (Separated oscillatory field method)
- 1921 Leo Penn, Lawrence, Massachusetts, film director (television director for shows such as Star Trek, I Spy, Starsky and Hutch,Custer, St. Elsewhere, Kojak, Cagney & Lacey, Columbo, Trapper John, M.D. and Father Murphy)
- 1942 Daryl Dragon, Los Angeles, California, keyboardist (Captain & Tennille)
- 1961 Tom Ford, Austin, Texas, fashion designer, gained international fame for his turnaround of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label.
- 1962 Vic Mignogna, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, voice actor (Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Broly in Dragon Ball Z films)
- 1970 Tony Kanal, London, England, musician (No Doubt)
- 1972 Jimmy Pop, Trappe, Pennsylvania, musician (The Bloodhound Gang)
- 1986 Mario, Baltimore, Maryland, R&B singer (Just a Friend, Let Me Love You)
- 1988 Alexa Vega, Miami, Florida, actress (Spy Kids , Repo! the Genetic Opera)
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There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. – Henry Ford
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HAPPENED THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
- 1859 First successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, PA.
- 1896 Zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM)
- 1916 Romania declares war against Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations.
- 1921 The British install the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali (leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 against the Ottoman Empire) as King Faisal I of Iraq.
- 1928 The Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by the first fifteen nations to do so. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
- 1939 First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft.
- 1962 The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
- 1971 An attempted coup fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
- 1991 The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
- 1991 Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
- 1993 The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo’s Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.
- 2000 540-metre (1,772 ft)-tall Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire, three people are killed.
- 2003 Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.
- 2006 Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
- 2007 Bluegrass Army Depot Sarin(GB) leak in Lexington, Kentucky. Officials reported the Sarin levels 85 times above the safe limit.
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A motorist was on trial for hitting a pedestrian.
The motorist’s lawyer made this point: “Your honor, my client has been driving for over thirty years.”
To which the lawyer for the plaintiff retorted: “Your honor, if we are going to judge this case by experience, may I remind you that my client has been walking for over fifty years.”
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Eight and a half months very pregnant with twins, I was used to getting nervous glances from strangers. But I never realized how imposing I was until my husband and I went out to dinner at a new restaurant.
The hostess sat us at our table, took one long look at my stomach and asked, “Would you like me to get you a high chair just in case?”
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ONE-LINERS : What this Retired Man has to Say about Life…
~ I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped on. I can’t afford one. So, I’m wearing my garage door opener.
~ You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized that people didn’t like me anyway.
~ I was thinking about old age and decided that it is ‘when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too tired to bounce it’
~ I thought about making a fitness movie, for folks my age, and call it “Pumping Rust.”
~ I have gotten that dreaded furniture disease. That’s when your chest is falling into your drawers!
~ I know, when people see a cat’s litter box, they always say, “Oh, have you got a cat?” Just once I want to say, “No, it’s for company!”
~ Employment application blanks always ask ‘who is to be notified in case of an emergency?’ I think you should write, “A Good Doctor!”
~ Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do — write to these men? Why don’t they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen could look for them while they deliver the mail? Or better yet, arrest them while they are taking their pictures!
~ I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older. Then, it dawned on me, they were cramming for their finals. As for me, I’m just hoping God grades on the curve.
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After being away on business, Tim thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift. “How about some perfume?” he asked the cosmetics clerk. She showed him a bottle costing $50.00.
“That’s a bit much,” said Tim, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00. “That’s still quite a bit,” Tim complained.
Growing annoyed, the clerk brought out a tiny $15.00 bottle. “What I mean,” said Tim, “is I’d like to see something really cheap.”
The playful clerk handed him a mirror.
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pic of the day: Cat in front of bed of Lambs Ear plants
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While in Atlanta on vacation, Little Johnny’s Daddy took one afternoon to see historic sites downtown.
Two young families were also in line to the see the sites. Little Johnny struck up a conversation with one of the boys in line.
“My name is Tommy. What’s yours?” asked the first boy.
“Johnny”.
“My Daddy’s an accountant. What does your Pop do for a living?” asked Tommy.
Little Johnny replied, “My Daddy’s a lawyer.”
“Honest?” asked Tommy.
Johnny replied, “No, just the regular kind.”
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A “Life and Career” coach met with a prospective client one morning and asked the client what he wanted to get out of their sessions.
“Clarity,” the client said very firmly.
“And on what issues are you looking for clarity?” the coach asked.
“Well,” he said in a less confident tone, “I’m not sure.”
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
It was a hot summer’s day, and Luke was in the marina, having a few beers aboard his boat, patriotically named the “Fourth of July.” He was waiting for his friend, Opie, to arrive so they could go for a cruise.
Opie was late, unfortunately, because he had to pick up his wife from her appointment with the obstetrician. Her examinations were cheap because the doctor, a fellow named Juan, was Opie’s cousin.
Anyway, the appointment went over time, and Opie was late getting to the marina. Luke had been drinking all this time, and was feeling no pain. When he saw Opie finally walking down the pier, he jumped up, staggered to the side of the boat to wave to his friend, and nearly fell in!
Opie got there just in time to grab Luke. Thus, it was that O.B. Juan’s kin, Opie, saved Luke from falling to the dock side of the Fourth.
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I came home from work last night exhausted. I said to my wife, “I need my glasses checked. I’m so nearsighted I nearly worked myself to death.”
Perplexed, the wife asked, “What’s being nearsighted got to do with working yourself to death?”
“I couldn’t tell whether the boss was watching me or not, so I had to work the whole time!”
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Two rednecks go on a fishing trip. They rent all the equipment – the reels, the rods, the wading suits, the rowboat, the car, and even a cabin in the woods. I mean they spend a fortune!
The first day they go fishing, but they don’t catch anything. The same thing happens on the second day, and on the third day. It goes on like this until finally, on the last day of their vacation, one of the men catches a fish.
As they’re driving home they’re really depressed. One guy turns to the other and says, “Do you realize that this one lousy fish we caught cost us fifteen hundred bucks?”
The other guy says, “Wow! Then it’s a good thing we didn’t catch any more!”
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: Lovers of cat, AILUROPHILE!
Cats are mostly the second loved pet, with the dog being the first. There are different breeds of cats yet they have the same characteristics. They are all small domesticated carnivorous mammals that are valued by humans for companionship and the ability to hunt vermin and household pests.
Cats have been connected with humans for at least 9,500 years, and are one of the most popular pets in the world. Owing to their close association with humans, cats are now found almost everywhere on Earth. Yes, these are everywhere on earth but the cat is the only domesticated animal NOT mentioned in the bible.
Cat owners that are really in the know can tell you that more cats are left handed than right handed. Out of every 100 cats approximately 40 are left-pawed, 20 are right-pawed, and 40 are ambidextrous.
But do you know what to call the cat owners? The person who takes care of a cat is called ailurophile. An ailurophile is a person who loves cats. The word ailuro is from the ancient Greek word for “cat”. Do you have plenty of cats? Well then, you belong to the ailurophile category.
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LIFE LESSON: There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don’t care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause. – George Matthew Adams
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Quip of the Day: Love is the silent saying and saying of a single name. – Mignon McLaughlin
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: While there’s life, there’s hope. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
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