You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. – Abraham Lincoln
FOR TODAY – SEPTEMBER 23rd – THURSDAY
266th day of 2010 with 99 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*Checkers Day
*Dog in Politics Day
*National White Chocolate Day
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
- 1800 William H McGuffey, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, professor / educator (McGuffey Readers, one of first and most widely used textbooks in U.S.)
- 1819 Hippolyte Fizeau, Paris, France, physicist, known for Doppler Effect, Fizeau-Foucault apparatus, Capacitor
- 1838 Victoria Woodhull, Homer, Licking County, Ohio, suffragist
- 1852 William Stewart Halsted, New York City, surgeon, emphasized hygiene, early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, introduced several new surgical procedures (patient’s chart, wearing surgical gloves, etc.)
- 1861 Robert Bosch, Albeck, Germany, inventor and industrialist (founder of Robert Bosch GmbH, stable sparkplug)
- 1863 Mary Eliza Church Terrell, Memphis, Tennessee, writer, activist who led several important associations and helped to work for civil rights and suffrage
- 1900 Louise Nevelson, Kiev, Czarist Russia, American sculptor, known for her abstract expressionist “crates” grouped together to form a new creation
- 1910 Elliott Roosevelt, New York City, son of FDR/Air Force officer, author (Murder in the Oval Office)
- 1915 Clifford Shull, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, physicist, known for Neutron scattering
- 1930 Ray Charles, Albany, Georgia, singer/pianist (Georgia)
- 1943 Julio Iglesias, Spain, singer (Of All the Girls I Loved Before)
- 1944 Loren J Shriver, Jefferson, Iowa, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-C, STS 31, STS 46)
- 1947 Neal Smith, Akron, Ohio, musician (Alice Cooper)
- 1949 Bruce Springsteen, [Boss], Asbury, New Jersey, rock musician (Born in the USA)
- 1959 Jason Alexander, [Greenspan], Newark, New Jersey, actor (George-Seinfeld, Bye Bye Birdie, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle/ Boris)
- 1978 Keri Lynn Pratt, Concord, New Hampshire, actress (Drive Me Crazy)
- 1984 Anneliese van der Pol, Naaldwijk, Netherlands, American actress (That’s So Raven)
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
It’s not the hours you put in your work that counts, it’s the work you put in the hours. – Sam Ewing
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
- 1641 The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure worth over a billion USD, is lost at sea off Land’s End.
- 1642 First commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
- 1779 American Revolution: a squadron commanded by John Paul Jones on board the USS Bonhomme Richard wins the Battle of Flamborough Head, off the coast of England, against two British warships.
- 1780 American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold’s change of sides.
- 1806 Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
- 1845 The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York.
- 1846 Neptune is discovered by French astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams; the discovery is verified by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
- 1879 Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone.
- 1905 Norway and Sweden sign the “Karlstad treaty”, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
- 1922 In Washington D. C., Charles Evans Hughes signs the Hughes-Peynado agreement, that ends the occupation of Dominican Republic by the United States.
- 1942 Auschwitz begins experimental gassing executions
- 1969 The Chicago Eight trial opens in Chicago.
- 1986 Jim Deshaies of the Houston Astros sets the major-league record by striking out the first eight batters of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 1986 U.S. Congress selects the rose as US national flower.
- 2002 The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox (“Phoenix 0.1″) is released.
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
My daughter was preparing for her road test and I was quizzing her on the material in her drivers manual.”How many feet does it take to stop the car if you are driving 60 miles an hour and have to slam on the brakes real hard?”
“One.”
“One?!?”
“Yes, just one. You always told me never to use my left foot on the brakes, only my right.”
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
We were issued basic combat training equipment at Fort Ord, California, we were warned that gas masks were frequently lost, and that we would be charged $65 for a replacement. Determined not to lose mine, I developed the habit of hitting its case with my elbow as we marched, to ensure that the mask was safely inside.
Near the end of training, we made a final check of our masks before ascending to the test chamber. I elbowed my gas-mask case and panicked when I realized it was empty. “Drill Sergeant!” I yelled, jumping out of formation. “I lost my gas mask!”
“Get back in line!” he bellowed. “It’s on your head!” – Contributed to “Humor In Uniform” by Jared T. Garfield
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
ONE-LINERS : Top 10 FORBIDDEN Library Titles For Children
1) Gerbil merry-go round, and other great microwave games.
2) Fifty new places to poke a pencil.
3) The little girl who died from eating all her vegetables
4) Why washing clothes causes childhood allergies.
5) Children’s guide to hitch-hiking.
6) Flying lessons for kittens.
7) Toys that your neighbors are getting.
Where mothers hide treats.
9) Advanced screaming, crying and whining.
10) How to avoid washing daddy’s car.
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
Man to insurance salesman: “Suppose I take this life insurance for my wife today and tomorrow she dies? What will I get?”
“Life without parole. At the very minimum, 20 years.”
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
pic of the day: Ready for a harvest moon tonight?
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
The English teacher had worked late, and as the hours passed her handwriting deteriorated. One day a student came to her after class with an essay that had been returned. “I can’t make out this comment you wrote on my paper.”
The teacher studied the paper and sheepishly replied, “It says that you should write more legibly.”
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
“You’re back early. I thought you went to the racetrack.”
“I did.”
“But you told me you were broke.”
“I am. I just made mental bets.”
“How did you do?”
“By the fifth race, I lost my mind.”
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
A couple goes to their local Chinese restaurant. After perusing the menu they agree to share the chef’s special, Chicken Surprise.
The meal is served in a cast iron pot with a heavy lid. Just as the wife is about to start in on the meal, the lid rises by a tiny amount and she briefly sees two beady little eyes looking around before the lid slams back down.
“Good grief! Did you see that?”
“No, what?”
“Look in the pot.”
The husband reaches for the lit and again as the lid rises he sees two beady little eyes looking around before it firmly slams back down.
Understandably perturbed, the couple calls the waiter over. “There’s a pair of beady little eyes looking out at us every time we lift the lid!”
“What you order?”
“The Chicken Surprise.”
“Ah! So sorry. This my fault. By mistake I bring you Peeking duck.”
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
A pirate walks off his ship. He has a wooden leg, a hook for a hand, and a patch over his right eye. He sits down on a bench and begins throwing peanuts to the squirrels.
Two curious young children shyly sit down next to him and ask the pirate, “How come you have a wooden leg?”
“Well now, I was standin’ on the deck of me ship one day and a HUGE wave washed me overboard. Then a hungry shark attacked me and bit me leg off.”
“Wow! And what happened to your hand?”
“I was fightin’ the Navy and one of them boys cut me hand off. Me doc couldn’t find a hand, so he gave me this hook.”
“So how did you lose your eye?”
“Aarr! I was standing watch up in the crow’s nest and just as I looked up, a lousy seagull flew over and did his business right in me eye.”
“How can THAT make you lose an eye?”
“Aaarr! It was me first day with me new hook.”
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
There were three men at a bar. One man got drunk and started a fight with the other two men. The police came and took the drunk guy to jail. The next day the man went before the judge.
“Where do you work?”
“Here and there.”
“What do you do for a living?”
“This and that.”
“Bailiff, take him away.”
“Wait, Judge! when will I get out?”
“Sooner or later …”
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
TODAY IN TRIVIA: What Is a Bitter Melon?
This is widely sold vegetables in groceries for this is used as a remedy primarily for regulating blood sugar in cases of diabetes. The plant is a slender, climbing annual vine. The bitter melon fruit itself is oblong and warty in appearance, and somewhat resembles a small cucumber.
Among its many uses, bitter melon has been used as a folk remedy for diabetes, colitis and dysentery, intestinal worms, jaundice, and fevers. One method of use is to make it a juice.
This is the wonderful example of a plant which is widely utilized by some people, and completely outside of the taste range of many others. The bitter flavor of bitter melon is the reason why Asian people love it. The bitter taste makes it desirable to people of some cultures, and undesirable to people from others!
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
LIFE LESSON: You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy. – Lydia M. Child
~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*
Insult of the Day: Why are you so stupid today? Anyway, I think that’s very typical of you.
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough. – Frank Crane
Related Posts :
Related posts: