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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Thoughts for the Day
Today in History (July 23rd) 1829: William Burt of Mount Vernon, Mich., patented the typographer, believed to be the first typewriter. 1888: Birthdays: Detective novelist Raymond Chandler. 1892: Birthdays: Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. 1912: Birthdays: British actor Michael Wilding. 1915: … Continue reading
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Baby Boomers
We tip our hats to the “Baby Boomers” First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. … Continue reading
A Great Job
A guy came home to his wife and said, “Guess what? I’ve found a great job. A 10 a.m. start, 2 p.m. finish, no overtime, no weekends and it pays $600 a week!” “That’s great,” his wife said. Counseling does … Continue reading
Thoughts for the Day
Today in History (July 22nd) 1376: According to German legend, a piper — having not been paid for ridding the town of Hamelin of its rats — led the town’s children away, never to be seen again. 1587: The Colony … Continue reading
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Roue
PRONUNCIATION: (roo-AY, ROO-ay) http://wordsmith.org/words/roue.mp3 MEANING: (noun) A man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake. A debauched man, especially an elderly man from a wealthy or aristocratic family. ETYMOLOGY: From French roué (literally, broken on a … Continue reading
Thoughts for the Day
Today in History (July 21st) 1858: Birthdays: Composer Chauncey Olcott (When Irish Eyes Are Smiling). 1861: The first major military engagement of the Civil War occurred at Bull Run Creek, Va. 1873: Jesse James held up the Rock Island express … Continue reading
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Annoying Parrot
There was a magician on a ship. He went through his tricks all day. Then the captain’s parrot always told the audience what really made the tricks happen. “He’s using a different hat” “There’s a hole in the table” the … Continue reading
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Today in History (July 20th) 356 B.C.: Birthdays: Macedonian leader Alexander the Great. 1822: Birthdays: Austrian monk and pioneering botanist Gregor Johann Mendel. 1859: American baseball fans were charged an admission fee for the first time. About 1,500 spectators each … Continue reading
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Use Your Lifeline
A contestant on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? had reached the final plateau. If she answered the next question correctly, she would win the million dollars. If she answered incorrectly, she would pocket only the $32,000 milestone money. And … Continue reading
Samsung’s new 1.6TB SSD
Samsung debuts monster 1.6TB SSD with new, high-speed PCIe NVMe protocol Samsung unveiled its new XS175 line of SSDs today, with capacities of up to 1.6TB and a brand-new storage For example, if stimulants are combined with cold medications, it … Continue reading