We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win. – Edward Gibbon
FOR TODAY – SEPTEMBER 8th – WEDNESDAY
251st day of 2010 with 114 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*National Date Nut Bread Day
*Pardon Day
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TODAY IN BIRTHDAYS:
- 1157 Richard I [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99)
- 1828 Clarence Cook, Dorchester, Massachusetts, writer and art critic, known for his expertise in archeology and antiquities and was instrumental in the criticism of the collection of General di Cesnola.
- 1889 Robert A Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio, (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act)
- 1897 Jimmie Rodgers, Meridian, Mississippi, singer and composer, known as “The Singing Brakeman”, “The Blue Yodeler”, and “The Father of Country Music”
- 1915 Frank Cady, Susanville, California, actor (Sam Drucker in Green Acres)
- 1918 Derek Harold Richard Barton, Gravesend, England, chemist (Barton reaction, Barton-McCombie deoxygenation)
- 1924 Grace Metalious, Manchester, New Hampshire, novelist, best known for her controversial novel Peyton Place
- 1925 Peter Sellers, Portsmouth England, actor (Dr. Strangelove, Kato, Bobo, Pink Panther)
- 1930 Robert W. Firestone, Brooklyn, New York, American clinical psychologist, author of a number of books about psychological defenses, and visual artist.
- 1932 Patsy Cline, Winchester, Virginia, country singer (Walkin’ After Midnight
- 1945 Ron Pigpen McKernan, San Bruno, California, musician (Grateful Dead)
- 1957 Heather Thomas, Greenwich, Connecticut, actress (The Fall Guy)
- 1972 Tomokazu Seki, Tokyo, Japan, [voice actor: Bart Garsus (Vandread); Toji Suzuhara (Neon Genesis Evangelion);Hiromu Shimbo (Chobits);Tomache Massarik (Mobile Suit Victory Gundam); Domon Kasshu (G Gundam); Van Fanel (Vision of Escaflowne); Junpei (Those Who Hunt Elves); Tsukuro Shiratori and Jiro Yamada (Martian Successor Nadesico); Chichiri, Kouji (Fushigi Y gi)]
- 1997 Kimberlea Berg, London, United Kingdom, English actress, known as the voice of Darby in the UK-version of My Friends Tigger & Pooh, airing on Playhouse Disney Channel.
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There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. – Robert Louis Stevenson
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HAPPENED THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
- 1504 Michelangelo’s David is unveiled in Florence.
- 1565 1st permanent settlement in US forms (St Augustine, Florida.)
- 1810 The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor’s newly created Pacific Fur Company on board. After a six-month journey around the tip of South America, the ship arrives at the mouth of the Columbia River and Astor’s men establish the fur-trading town of Astoria, Oregon.
- 1863 American Civil War: Second Battle of Sabine Pass – on the Texas-Louisiana border at the mouth of the Sabine River, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
- 1892 First appearance of “The Pledge of Allegiance” (Youth’s Companion)
- 1900 Galveston Hurricane of 1900: a powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
- 1921 16-year-old Margaret Gorman wins the Atlantic City Pageant’s Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
- 1923 Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.
- 1930 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
- 1935 US Senator from Louisiana, Huey Long, nicknamed “Kingfish”, is fatally shot in the Louisiana capitol building.
- 1943 World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the Allied armistice with Italy.
- 1951 Japan signs treaty of peace with 48 countries in San Francisco, marking the end of the Pacific War.
- 1954 SE Asia Treaty Org (SEATO) formed to stop communist spread in SE Asia.
- 1960 In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).
- 1966 “Star Trek” premiers on NBC-TV (first episode, “The Man Trap”)
- 1968 The Beatles perform their last live TV performance on the David Frost show. They perform their new hit “Hey Jude”.
- 1970 Hijacking (and subsequent destruction) of three airliners to Jordan by Palestinians; the events to follow would later become known as Black September
- 1971 In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass.
- 1986 The first Oprah Winfrey Show airs.
- 1999 United States Attorney General Janet Reno names former Senator John Danforth to head an independent investigation of the 1993 fire at the Branch Davidian church near Waco, Texas in response to revelations in the film Waco: The Rules of Engagement that contradicted the official government stories.
- 2004 NASA’s unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.
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So it happened that a patient was making his first visit to the doctor.
“And whom,” began the physician with a haughty air, “did you consult about your illness before you came to me?”
“Only my local pharmacist,” replied the patient.
The physician was not impressed and could not conceal his contempt for the medical opinions of amateurs. He said, “And what sort of ridiculous advice did that fool give you?”
“He told me,” replied the patient innocently, “to come and see you.”
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A Scotsman was visiting a friend in the mountains of Canada. The first morning in the cabin, he awoke and stood by the window admiring the scenery. Suddenly, he noticed a huge animal walk by.
“Och, whut’s thaaat?” he said.
His Canadian friend looked out the window and said, “Oh, that’s a moose.”
“Och! If thaaat’s a moose, hoo big are your cats aroond here?
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ONE-LINERS : Unexpected Knowledge Gained From the Movies
1) During all police investigations, it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once.
2) All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread.
3) The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.
4) Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.
5) When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your bedroom still be clearly visible, just slightly bluish.
All beds have special L-shaped cover sheets that reach up to the armpit level on a woman but only to waist level on the man lying beside her.
6) Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don’t worry which wire to cut. You will always choose the right one.
7) It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts-your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.
A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
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A retiring farmer needed to rid his farm of animals in preparation for selling his land. So he went to every house in his town.
To the houses where the man is the boss, he gave a horse. To the houses where the woman is the boss, a chicken was given.
He got toward the end of the street and saw a couple outside gardening. “Who’s the boss around here?” he asked.
“I am.” said the man.
“I have a black horse and a brown horse,” the farmer said, “which one would you like?”
The man thought for a minute and said, “The black one.”
“No, no, no, get the brown one.” the man’s wife said.
“Here’s your chicken.” said the farmer.
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pic of the day: Bumblebee gathering pollen
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A priest is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. However, the boy is very small and the doorbell is too high for him to reach.
After watching the boy’s efforts for some time, the priest moves closer to the boy’s position. He steps smartly across the street, walks up behind the little fellow and, placing his hand kindly on the child’s shoulder, leans over and gives the doorbell a solid ring.
Crouching down to the child’s level, the priest smiles benevolently and asks, “And now what, my little man?”
To which the boy turns and hollers, “Now we run!”
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Morris had been playing golf for years. He always used the very finest equipment, but his technique never improved a bit.
His friend Sam watched as he teed up at the first hole and promptly drove a brand new ball into the woods. On the second hole, Morris drove another new ball into a lake. On the third, he lost a new ball in another part of the woods.
“Why don’t you use an old ball?” Sam asked.
“I’ve never had an old ball,” Morris said.
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
Lost in the mist of history is fact that Wonder Woman once married tycoon Howard Hughes. But, alas, he was turned off by her alpha woman assertiveness, and she was horrified by his drug use.
Seeking a new mate, the super heroine decided she wanted a more cerebral and settled husband. So she married Richard Nixon’s Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, whom she had met while fighting international criminals.
She then informed all her super friends, “I’m Wonder Hughes Kissinger now.”
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the Marine Corps Engineer School at Camp Lejeune, N.C., I was teaching a map-reading class. “What are the different types of azimuths?” I asked my students, referring to a measurement of distance from the poles, used in navigation and surveying. “Grid azimuths” was one answer. “Magnetic azimuths” was another. Then, from somewhere in the back, came: “Bronchial azimuths.” - by Gunnery Sgt. Jamey G. Byers
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As a crowded airliner is about to take off, the peace is shattered by a 5-year-old boy who picks that moment to throw a wild temper tantrum. No matter what his frustrated, embarrassed mother does to try to calm him down, the boy continues to scream furiously and kick the seats around him.
Suddenly, from the rear of the plane, an elderly man in the uniform of an Air Force General is seen slowly walking forward up the aisle. Stopping the flustered mother with an upraised hand, the white-haired, courtly, soft-spoken General leans down and, motioning toward his chest, whispers something into the boy’s ear.
Instantly, the boy calms down, gently takes his mother’s hand, and quietly fastens his seat belt. All the other passengers burst into spontaneous applause.
As the General slowly makes his way back to his seat, one of the cabin attendants touches his sleeve. “Excuse me, General,” she asks quietly, “but could I ask you what magic words you used on that little boy?”
The old man smiles serenely and gently confides, “I showed him my pilot’s wings, service stars, and battle ribbons, and explained that they entitle me to throw one passenger out the plane door on any flight I choose.”
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: Tulip bulbs as onions?
A tulip is a kind of flower that could be found indigenous to rocky areas with temperate climates. They are grown in climates with long cool springs and early summers, but are often grown as spring blooming annual plantings in warmer areas of the world. Its bulbs are typically planted in late summer and fall, normally from 10 to 20 cm deep. This depends on the type planted, in well-drained soils. Those parts of the world that do not have long cool springs and early summers, the bulbs are often planted up to 12 inches deep; this provides protection from the heat of summer and tends to force the plants to redevelop one large bulb each year instead of many smaller non-blooming ones. A number of species and many hybrid cultivars are grown in gardens, used as pot plants or as fresh cut flowers.
Bulbs that are planted well will produce a very blooming flower. But before planting it, do you know that bulbs could be used in cooking? Definitely yes! Tulip bulbs can be used in place of onions for cooking. Who knew!
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LIFE LESSON: You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. – George Burns
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Quip of the Day: It’s easy to identify people who can’t count to ten. They are in front of you in the express lane at the supermarket.” — June Henderson
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. – Steve Jobs
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