Health is not valued till sickness comes.- Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
FOR TODAY – OCTOBER 12th – TUESDAY
285th day of 2010 with 80 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*Cookbook Launch Day
*Old Farmer’s Day
*Moment of Frustration Day
*National Gumbo Day
* Freethought Day
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- 1710 Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conneticut, politician and statesman (served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state.)
- 1792 Christian Gmelin, Tübingen, Germany, chemist, he was one of the first to devise a process for the artificial manufacture of ultramarine
- 1860 Elmer Sperry, Cincinnatus, New York, inventor, most famous as co-inventor (with Herman Anschütz-Kaempfe) of the gyrocompass
- 1865 Arthur Harden,Manchester, England, English chemist, known for the chemistry of the yeast cell
- 1904 Lester Dent, La Plata, Missouri, writer, best known as the main author of the series of stories about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage
- 1921 Art Clokey, Detroit, Michigan, American animator (Gumby)
- 1929 Robert Coles, Boston, Massachusetts , psychologist and author (A Study in Courage and Fear, Volume 1 of Children of Crisis )
- 1935 Sam Moore, Miami, Florida, R&B singer (Sam & Dave)
- 1932 Ned Jarrett, Newton, North Carolina, race car driver (1961 & 65 National Grand Champion, one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers)
- 1942 Melvin Franklin, Montgomery, Alabama, singer (bass/The Temptations
- 1962 Carlos Bernard, Evanston, Illinois,actor (24)
- 1962 Chris Botti, Portland, Oregon, jazz musician ( album: Italia 2007)
- 1970 Kirk Cameron, Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, actor (Fireproof, Growing Pains, Left Behind)
- 1979 Jordan Pundik, Englewood, New Jersey, singer (New Found Glory)
- 1981 Tom Guiry, Trenton, New Jersey, actor (Joint Body)
- 1992 Josh Hutcherson, Union, Kentucky, actor (Bridge to Terabithia, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant)
- 2001 Raymond Ochoa, San Diego, California, child actor (10 Items or Less, Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh)
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Drive thy business or it will drive thee. – Benjamin Franklin
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HAPPENED THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
- 1492 Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. He believes he has reached South Asia.
- 1692 The Salem Witch Trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor William Phips.
- 1773 America’s first insane asylum opens for ‘Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds’ in Virginia.
- 1792 First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA in New York.
- 1793 The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina.
- 1892 The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage.
- 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the “Executive Mansion” to the White House.
- 1928 An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children’s Hospital in Boston.
- 1933 The United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island, is acquired by the United States Department of Justice.
- 1962 Infamous Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.
- 1979 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams is published.
- 1994 NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus (the spacecraft presumably burned up in the atmosphere either October 13 or October 14).
- 1999 The Day of Six Billion: The proclaimed 6 billionth living human in the world is born.
- 2000 The USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39
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At one of our monthly battalion meetings, our battalion commander was telling us how we needed to have a 30 second commercial about what we do in the Army. Soldiers were to stand next to him to receive merit awards. After the commander shook their hands, he instructed them to attempt their personal info-mercial in front of the unit. My fellow medic was up there and out of nervousness she blurted out, “My name is PFC ____, and I like to give rectal exams and I.V.’s.” Even the sergeant major couldn’t help but smile.
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The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
“Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, ‘There’s Jennifer, she’s a lawyer,’ or ‘That’s Michael, He’s a doctor.’
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, “And there’s the teacher, She’s dead.”
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ONE-LINERS : SIGNS YOUR TEEN HAS TOO MANY PIERCINGS
He gets satellite radio for free by tilting his head and looking south.
Her morning makeup routine doesn’t require much in the way of foundation, but calls for a lot of silver polish and a burnishing cloth.
While swimming in the local lake, he caught four bass and a water snake.
The school was putting on “The Wizard of Oz” and your son was given the part of The Tin Woodsman. He didn’t need the costume.
When the wind is blowing just right, she can whistle show tunes through her navel.
None of his friends will come over during a thunderstorm.
She trips over her earlobe.
You realize the best way to keep her in the house is by installing a giant magnet.
His friends have to yell to be heard over the noise when they walk next to him.
When she laughs, milk squirts out her nose … and her eyebrow … and her lips.
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I was eavesdropping on two women sitting behind me on the bus when they started talking about a trip to Switzerland. The first passenger asked the second whether she had enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
“Not really,” came the reply. “I couldn’t see much because of all the mountains in the way.”
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pic of the day: Shetland Ewe Sheep
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A man writing at the post office desk was approached by an older fellow with a post card in his hand. The old man said, “Sir, I’m sorry to bother you but could you address this post card for me? My arthritis is acting up and I can’t even hold a pen.”
“Certainly, sir,” said the younger man. He wrote out the address and also agreed to write a short message and sign the card for the man. Finally, the younger man asked, “Now, is there anything else I can do for you?”
The old fellow glanced at the card a moment and said, “Yes, at the end could you just add, ‘PS: Please excuse the sloppy hand-writing?’”
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After shopping for most of the day, a couple returns to the parking lot only to find that their car has been stolen. They return to the mall office to report the theft. When the police arrive, they head back to the parking lot to show the officer where they were parked … only to find, much to their amazement, that their car has been returned!
There was an envelope on the windshield with a note and two tickets to a concert that evening featuring a popular singer. The note read, “I apologize for taking your car, but my wife was having a baby and we don’t have one. So I hot-wired your ignition and rushed her to the hospital. Please forgive this terrible inconvenience. Here are two tickets for that big concert tonight. I hope this will, in some way, make it up to you.”
Their faith in humanity restored, the couple attend the concert and return home late. There, they discover that their house has been robbed. Every valuable in the home has been taken, from basement to attic.
On the back door they find another note. This one reads, “Hey, new babies are expensive! At least you still have your car!”
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
Q – How many Vietnam veterans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A – YOU DON’T KNOW! YOU WEREN’T THERE, MAN!! YOU’LL NEVER KNOW!!!
Q – How many Chinamen does it take to change a light bulb?
A – Thousands, because Confucious say many hands make light work.
Q – How many Mafia hitmen does it take to change a light bulb?
A – Three. One to screw it in, one to watch, and one to shoot the witness.
Q – How many aerospace engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
A – None. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist, you know.
Q – How many grocery store cashiers does it take to change a light bulb?
A – Are you kidding? They won’t even change a five dollar bill.
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A vampire bat came flapping in from the night covered in fresh blood and parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep. Pretty soon all the other bats smelt the blood and began hassling him about where he got it. He told them to go away and let him get some sleep. However, the bats persisted until finally he gave in.
“OK, follow me,” he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him. Down through a valley they went, across a river and into a forest full of trees. Finally he slowed down and all the other bats excitedly milled around him.
“Now, do you see that tree over there?” he asked.
“Yes, yes, yes!” the bats all screamed in a hungry frenzy.
“Good,” said the first bat tiredly, “Because I didn’t!”
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A guy comes into a coffee shop and places his order: “I want 3 flat tires and a pair of headlights”
The waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, goes to the kitchen and asks the cook, “This guy out there just ordered 3 flat tires and a pair of headlights. What does he think, this is an auto parts store?!”
“No,” the cook says, “3 flat tires means 3 pancakes and a pair of headlights is 2 eggs sunny side up.”
“Oh,” says the waitress.
The waitress thinks about this and then she spoons up a bowl of beans and gives it to the customer.
The guy asks, “What are the beans for?”
The waitress replies, “I thought while you were waiting for the flat tires and headlights, that you might want to gas up.”
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: COOKBOOKS
~ a book that contains information on cooking, a collection proven recipes
~ The earliest basic cookbook on paper that is especially made for housewives, rather than the trained chef with a staff of helpers, was probably Eliza Acton’s “Modern Cookery for Private Families”, published in London in 1845
~ The very first cookbook published in America, ‘The Compleat Housewife, or Accomplish’d Gentlewoman’s Companion’, Williamsburg, 1742.
~In another source, it is said that the first American cookbook was titled ‘American Cookery, or the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry and Vegetables, and the Best Modes of Making Pâtés, Puffs, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Custards and Preserves and All Kinds of Cakes, from the Imperial Plumb to Plain Cake, Adapted to This Country and All Grades of Life’ which was written by Amelia Simmons: An American Orphan.
~Nostradamus wrote a cook book ‘Excellent er Moult Utile Opuscule à tous nécessaire qui désirent avoir connaissance de plusieurs exquises recettes’ (An Excellent and Most Useful Little Work, essential to all who wish to become acquainted with some exquisite recipes). It was in print in the same year, 1555, together with his prophecies.
~in English, the oldest existing cookbook is ‘The Forme of Cury’, c.1390
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LIFE LESSON: He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying. – Michel de Montaigne
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INSULT OF THE DAY: He has a mind like a steel trap – always closed!
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
THE LAST WORD: If I have learned anything, it is that life forms no logical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return? – Margot Fonteyn
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