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| Monday ~ February 15, 2010 |
| The story you are about to read is true. The name(s) may have been changed to protect the stupid... The Bozo Criminal for this morning comes from Syracuse, New York. This Bozo had the potential to be a good businessman if only he hadn't been so stupid. Jacob Martin was apprehended when the police saw him driving by neighborhood businesses and smashing glass windows and doors with a slingshot. His excuse--his glass repair company wasn't doing so well and this was his way of drumming up business. |
| " propinquity " PRONUNCIATION: ( pro-PING-kwi-tee ) MEANING: noun: Nearness in space, time or relationship. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin propinquitas (nearness), from prope (near). USAGE: "I believe that ... propinquity of descent, -- the only known cause of the similarity of organic beings, -- is the bond, hidden as it is by various degrees of modification, which is partially revealed to us by our classifications." Charles Darwin; On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; 1859. |
Having departed St. Louis more than two years earlier, Wilson Hunt and his party stumble into the fur-trading post of
Astoria, Oregon.
1898 ~ The Maine explodes
A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor, killing 260 of the
fewer than 400 American crew members aboard. One of the first American battleships, the Maine weighed more than
6,000 tons and was built at a cost of more than $2 million. Ostensibly on a friendly visit, the Maine had been sent to
Cuba to protect the interests of Americans there after a rebellion against Spanish rule broke out in Havana in January.
1902 ~ Olds runs ads
Oldsmobile ran its first national automobile advertisement in the Saturday Evening Post. Ransom Olds was no stranger
to innovations in the field of publicity. A year earlier, Olds had sent one of his assistants, Roy Chapin, on a voyage
from Detroit to New York in a 1901 Olds Runabout.
1903 ~ First “Teddy” bear goes on sale
On this day in 1903, toy store owner and inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window,
advertising them as “Teddy” bears. Michtom had earlier petitioned President Theodore Roosevelt for permission to
use his nickname, “Teddy.” The president agreed and, before long, other toy manufacturers began turning out copies
of Michtom’s stuffed bears, which soon became a national childhood institution.
1933 ~ The death penalty--then and now
Giuseppe Zangara shoots Anton Cermak, the mayor of Chicago, in Miami, Florida. Zangara's shots missed President-
elect Franklin Roosevelt, who was with Cermak at the time. Cermak was seriously wounded and died on March 6
1942 ~ Singapore falls to Japan
Singapore, the "Gibraltar of the East" and a strategic British stronghold, falls to Japanese forces.
1942 ~ Japan celebrates major victory in the Pacific
In one of the greatest defeats in British military history, Britain's supposedly impregnable Singapore fortress
surrenders to Japanese forces after a weeklong siege. More than 60,000 British, Australian, and Indian soldiers were
taken prisoner, joining 70,000 other Allied soldiers captured during Britain's disastrous defense of the Malay Peninsula.
1950 ~ USSR and PRC sign mutual defense treaty
The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, the two largest communist nations in the world, announce the
signing of a mutual defense and assistance treaty.
1966 ~ DeGaulle offers to help end Vietnam War
In response to a letter from Ho Chi Minh asking that French President Charles De Gaulle use his influence to "prevent
perfidious new maneuvers" by the United States in Southeast Asia, De Gaulle states that France is willing to do all that
it could to end the war.
1965 ~ Canada adopts maple leaf flag
In accordance with a formal proclamation by Queen Elizabeth II of England, a new Canadian national flag is raised
above Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
1996 ~ Oil tanker runs aground near Wales
On this day in 1996, a supertanker, the Sea Empress, runs aground near Wales, spilling 70,000 tons of crude oil. The
oil spill did not take any human lives, but severely damaged several bird sanctuaries.
Astoria, Oregon.
1898 ~ The Maine explodes
A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor, killing 260 of the
fewer than 400 American crew members aboard. One of the first American battleships, the Maine weighed more than
6,000 tons and was built at a cost of more than $2 million. Ostensibly on a friendly visit, the Maine had been sent to
Cuba to protect the interests of Americans there after a rebellion against Spanish rule broke out in Havana in January.
1902 ~ Olds runs ads
Oldsmobile ran its first national automobile advertisement in the Saturday Evening Post. Ransom Olds was no stranger
to innovations in the field of publicity. A year earlier, Olds had sent one of his assistants, Roy Chapin, on a voyage
from Detroit to New York in a 1901 Olds Runabout.
1903 ~ First “Teddy” bear goes on sale
On this day in 1903, toy store owner and inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window,
advertising them as “Teddy” bears. Michtom had earlier petitioned President Theodore Roosevelt for permission to
use his nickname, “Teddy.” The president agreed and, before long, other toy manufacturers began turning out copies
of Michtom’s stuffed bears, which soon became a national childhood institution.
1933 ~ The death penalty--then and now
Giuseppe Zangara shoots Anton Cermak, the mayor of Chicago, in Miami, Florida. Zangara's shots missed President-
elect Franklin Roosevelt, who was with Cermak at the time. Cermak was seriously wounded and died on March 6
1942 ~ Singapore falls to Japan
Singapore, the "Gibraltar of the East" and a strategic British stronghold, falls to Japanese forces.
1942 ~ Japan celebrates major victory in the Pacific
In one of the greatest defeats in British military history, Britain's supposedly impregnable Singapore fortress
surrenders to Japanese forces after a weeklong siege. More than 60,000 British, Australian, and Indian soldiers were
taken prisoner, joining 70,000 other Allied soldiers captured during Britain's disastrous defense of the Malay Peninsula.
1950 ~ USSR and PRC sign mutual defense treaty
The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, the two largest communist nations in the world, announce the
signing of a mutual defense and assistance treaty.
1966 ~ DeGaulle offers to help end Vietnam War
In response to a letter from Ho Chi Minh asking that French President Charles De Gaulle use his influence to "prevent
perfidious new maneuvers" by the United States in Southeast Asia, De Gaulle states that France is willing to do all that
it could to end the war.
1965 ~ Canada adopts maple leaf flag
In accordance with a formal proclamation by Queen Elizabeth II of England, a new Canadian national flag is raised
above Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
1996 ~ Oil tanker runs aground near Wales
On this day in 1996, a supertanker, the Sea Empress, runs aground near Wales, spilling 70,000 tons of crude oil. The
oil spill did not take any human lives, but severely damaged several bird sanctuaries.
Wouldn't this old world be better, If the folks we meet would say, 'I know something good about you', And then treat us just that way. Wouldn't it be fine and dandy, If each handclasp warm and true, Carried with it this assurance, 'I know something good about you'. Wouldn't things here be more pleasant, If the good that's in all, Were the only things about us, That folks bothered to recall. Wouldn't life be lots more happy, If we'd praise the good we see, For there's such a lot of goodness, In the worst of you and me. Wouldn't it be nice to practice, This fine way of thinking too-- 'You know something good about me, I know something good about you!' ~Author unknown~ |
| Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility; one is wind-power, and the other water-power. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894) |
| Many times our thoughts and feelings stand in our way of accomplishing. How can we take any action... do anything... when we just don't feel like it? The answer of course is to set our feelings aside... and simply do what needs to be done. Exactly how can we take steps to move toward our dreams... when out thoughts take over and we don't think we can do it? We must set our thinking aside... and follow our heart. Our thoughts and feelings are very powerful and are extremely useful... but they do not have to control us... we must remember always... "You control you". Of course it is important to pay attention to our feelings... and to always listen carefully to our thoughts... but then we should act according to what we know... that knowledge that resides in the part of us... that is beyond thought... beyond feeling. Our thoughts and feelings are important parts of life... but they are not the whole essence of life. We must keep ourselves connected to that ineffable presence... that presence that is life itself. It is important to be guided by what we think and what we feel... And all the while... being true to who we are. |
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