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May 16, 2017 Week: 20 \ Day: 136
86004 Today: H 68° \
L 37° Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind ave: 25mph\Gusts: -mph Visibility: 10 mi
May Averages: 68°\34°
May Records: H: 89° (2002)
L: 7 (1915)
Record High: 80°[1970] Record Low: 16°[1955]
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‡‡Quote
of the Day‡‡
Your words are my food, your breath my
wine. You are everything to me.
Sarah Bernhardt
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‡‡Observances
Today‡‡
Biographer's Day
Honor Our LGBT Elders' Day Link
Mimosa Day (Drink)
National Piercing Day
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‡‡Observances
This Week‡‡
10-16
Universal Family
Week
14-20
Food Allergy
Awareness Week Link
National Eosinophil
Awareness Week Link
National Medical
Transcription Week Link
National Nursing
Home Week
National Police
Week
National Return To
Work Week
National
Transportation Week
National Women's
Health Week Link
Reading is Fun
Week Link
Root Canal
Awareness Week Link
Salute to Moms 35+ Week
Work At Home Moms
Week
15-21
American Craft Beer
Week Link
National Bike to Work Week Link
International Coaching Week Link
National Foul Ball Week
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‡‡Today’s
Significant US Historical Events‡‡
« Today’s Significant
International Historical Events
░░░<§>1800’s<§>░░░
1817 Mississippi
River steamboat service begins
1866 US
Congress authorizes the nickel 5 cent piece (replaces silver half-dime)
1868 US
Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
░░░<§>1900’s<§>░░░
« 1920 Joan of Arc (Jeanne
D'arc) canonized a saint
1929 1st
Academy Awards: "Wings", Emil Jannings & Janet
Gaynor win
1939 Food
stamps are 1st issued
« 1944 1st of 180,000+ Hungarian
Jews reach Auschwitz
1963 Gordon
Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Proj Mercury
1965 The
Campbell Soup Company introduces SpaghettiOs under its Franco-American brand.
« 1966 "May 16
Notification" released, Mao's offical justification for the Cultural
Revolution
1981 "Bette
Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks
« 1991 Queen Elizabeth II becomes
1st British monarch to address US congress
1994 Jacqueline
Onassis admitted to hospital for cancer treatment
░░░<§>2000’s<§>░░░
2013 Bill
Gates becomes the world's richest man with $72.7 billion again after
losing the position in 2008
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‡‡My
Rambling Thoughts‡‡
Another
windy day…good day to do some laundry.
Got
up about 5:30a this morning. Wide awake and ready for the day.
Turned
on FB this morning about 9:30 and found a live broadcast of the TCBS 8th
grade promotion. Nice to see my old school is keeping up with technology.
Tomorrow they are live again with the Kindergarten Commencement. After waiting
decades for a ‘real’ gym with bleachers, they have it now and are using it for
everything. NICE!
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‡‡Today’s
Trivia Hive‡‡
(answers
at the end of post)
What
body part do crickets use to make their distinctive sounds?
Wings Legs
Antennae Thorax
13.7% taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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‡‡Harper’s
Index‡‡
-22→Percentage change since 2000 in the
purchasing power of US Social Security checks
$4→Average increase last year in monthly CC
checks due to cost-of-living adjustments
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‡‡ Joke
For The Day‡‡
Two
factory workers are talking. The woman says, "I can make the boss give me
the day off."
The man replies, "And how would you do that?"
The woman says, "Just wait and see." She then hangs upside down from
the ceiling.
The boss comes in and says, "What are you doing?"
The woman replies, "I'm a light bulb."
The boss then says, "You've been working so much that you've gone crazy. I
think you need to take the day off."
The man starts to follow her and the boss says, "Where are you
going?"
The man says, "I'm going home, too. I can't work in the dark."
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‡‡Yep,
It Really Happened‡‡
*---
Who the Hell Eats Mexican Potato Chips? ---*
The Texas Department of Public Safety seized $19 million worth of cocaine found
hidden in a shipment of Mexican potato chips. DPS Special Agents investigated
"several indicators of criminal activity" at a Hidalgo County
warehouse to discover boxes containing 133 packages of cocaine, weighing 323
pounds. "DPS arrested Jesus Salvador Gonzalez-Mendoza, 25, Hernan Halil
Mena-Real, 26, both of Jalisco, Mexico, on federal drug charges. Both suspects
were transported and booked into the San Juan Police Department jail," the
department said. Investigators questioned a truck driver seen leaving the
warehouse. "She refused to transport the load because she believed that
the target warehouse was not a legitimate company and had the pallets removed
from the truck tractor/trailer," agents said in the criminal report.
Investigators then returned to the warehouse and broke down every pallet and
box on the property until they discovered the drugs.
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‡‡Somewhat
Useless Information‡‡
The
first ice pop dates back to 1923, when lemonade salesman Frank Epperson left a
glass of lemonade with a spoon in it on a windowsill one very cold night; the
next morning the ice pop was born.
***
The first member of the British royal family ever to leave home for a haircut
was Queen Elizabeth II. It was in Malta back in the days when she was a
princess, and she is said to have enjoyed the experience.
***
Gustav Mahler composed his first piece of music at the age of four, Sergei
Prokofiev composed his first piece of music aged five, and Wolfgang Mozart was
just eight when he composed his first symphony.
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‡‡Birthdays
Today‡‡
@ indicates age at death
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@89- Elizabeth
Palmer Peabody,
educator/founder
(US kindergarten)
(d.
1894)
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@77- Henry
Fonda,
American
actor (Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond), born in Grand Island,
Nebraska
(d.
1982)
76- Aldrich
Ames,
CIA
officer and spy for the Soviet Union, born in River Falls, Wisconsin
@74- Woody
Herman,
jazz
clarinetist/bandleader/composer (Thundering Herds)
(d.
1987)
73- Danny
Trejo,
American
actor
@71- William
H. Seward,
United
States Secretary of State, bought Alaska at 2 ¢/acre
(d.
1872)
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@67- Liberace [Wladziu
Valentino],
American
pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), born in West
Allis,
Wisconsin
(d.
1987)
@63- Jack
Dodson,
actor
(Howard Sprage- "The Andy Griffith Show"), born in Pittsburgh,
(d.
1994)
64- Pierce
Brosnan,
Irish
actor (Remington Steele, Golden Eye), born in Drogheda, Ireland
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
51- Janet
Jackson,
singer,
Michael's sister (Control), born in Gary, Indiana
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
48-
David Boreanaz,
TV
actor (Bones)
48- Tracey
Gold,
American
actress (Carol-Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday), born in NYC
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
31- Megan
Fox,
American
actress (Transformers) and model, born in Oak Ridge, TN
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‡‡Historical
Obits Today‡‡
░░░<§>90’s<§>░░░
@96-1920 Levi
P. Morton,
US
Vice President under Benjamin Harrison
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@82-1985 Margaret
Hamilton,
actress
(Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz)
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@76-1956 H.
B. Reese,
American
founder of Reese's, heart attack
@75-1703 Charles
Perrault,
French
author/fairy tale writer
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@64-1990 Sammy
Davis Jr,
singer/actor
(Golden Boy), throat cancer
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
@54-1957 Eliot
Ness,
American
federal agent "The Untouchables" (put away Al Capone), heart
attack
@53-1990 Jim
Henson,
puppeteer
(Sesame Street, Muppet Show), lung abscesses
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
@43-2015 Dean
Potter,
American
free climber and BASE jumper, BASE jumping accident at
Yosemite
National Park
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
@35-1984 Andy
Kaufman,
comedian
(Latka-Taxi), cancer
░░░<§>10’s<§>░░░
@12-2000 Bodacious
the Bull,
Famous
rodeo bull, infection
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‡‡Trivia
Hive Answers‡‡
Wings
Nothing
signals the onset of summer like the sound of crickets chirping into the night.
But how do these insects strum their iconic song? Many believe the music is all
in the legs. (Some have even quipped that crickets are talented violinists.) In
actuality, the tune comes from their wings. The organic mechanism works similar
to running your finger over a comb, and the sound varies from one cricket type
to another. So some are a little bit country, while others are a little bit
rock 'n' roll. Source: Mental Floss
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Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with
at least one other source, but I have learned that every site contains mistakes
and sadly once the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is
therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian
calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
☼☼☼☼…And
That Is All for Now…☼☼☼☼
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