A STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE

For a few of you, the above is going to bring back a lot of memories. The rest of you are going WTF? Thanks, Joel^

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Thanks, James^

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"Let's all be careful out there!"

AUGUST 6TH

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Today is Wednesday, August 6, the 219th day of 2008.
There are 147 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

• On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.

On this date:

• In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated.
• In 1825, Upper Peru became the autonomous republic of Bolivia.
• In 1890, convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed in the electric chair as he was put to death at Auburn State Prison in New York.
• In 1926, Gertrude Ederle of New York became the first woman to swim the English Channel, arriving in Kingsdown, England, from France in 14 1/2 hours.
• In 1926, Warner Brothers premiered its Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system in New York with a showing of "Don Juan" featuring music and sound effects.
• In 1962, Jamaica became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth.
• In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
• In 1978, Pope Paul VI died at Castel Gandolfo at age 80.
• In 1986, William J. Schroeder died after living 620 days with the Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
• In 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 crashed into a hillside a short distance from Guam International Airport, killing 228 of the 254 aboard the Boeing 747.

Ten years ago:

• Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky spent 8 1/2 hours testifying before a grand jury about her relationship with President Clinton.
• The House Government Reform and Oversight Committee voted to cite Attorney General Janet Reno for contempt of Congress for her refusal to turn over reports recommending that she seek an independent counsel to investigate campaign fund-raising.

Five years ago:

• Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger used an appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to announce his successful bid to replace California Gov. Gray Davis. The same day, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante said he was entering the recall race as well.
• Israel freed 334 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to jump-start peace efforts -- but the gesture fell flat among Palestinians.
• Record-breaking heat, already blamed for three dozen deaths, continued to torment Europe.

One year ago:

• The Crandall Canyon Mine in central Utah collapsed, trapping six coal miners. (All six miners died, along with three would-be rescuers.)
• President Bush wrapped up two days of talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at Camp David.
• Baron Elie Robert de Rothschild, who helped France's Rothschild winemaking and banking dynasty recover from the ravages of World War II, died near Scharnitz, Austria, at age 90.

Today's Birthdays:

• Actress-singer Abbey Lincoln is 78.
• Jazz musician Charlie Haden is 71.
• Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 70.
• Actor Michael Anderson Junior is 65.
• Actor Dorian Harewood is 58.
• Actress Catherine Hicks is 57.
• Rock singer Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3) is 56.
• Country musician Mark DuFresne (Confederate Railroad) is 55.
• Actress Stepfanie Kramer is 52.
• Actress Faith Prince is 51.
• Rhythm-and-blues singer Randy DeBarge is 50.
• Actor Leland Orser is 48.
• Country singers Peggy and Patsy Lynn are 44.
• Actor Jeremy Ratchford is 43.
• Country singer Lisa Stewart is 40.
• Movie writer-director M. Night Shyamalan is 38.
• Actress Merrin Dungey is 37.
• Singer Geri Halliwell is 36.
• Singer-actor David Campbell is 35.
• Actress Vera Farmiga is 35.
• Actress Ever Carradine is 34.
• Actress Soleil Moon Frye is 32.
• Rock singer Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes) is 27.
• Rock musician Eric Roberts (Gym Class Heroes) is 24.

Thought for Today:

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't."
Anatole France, French author (1844-1924).

"Let's all be careful out there!"

DAILY CHUCKLE 8-219

"Let's all be careful out there!"

"THAT WRINKLY WHITE-HAIRED GUY"

PARIS HILTON RESPONDS TO McCAIN


Funny, but sorry Paris. You have to be at least 35 years old to be President. And, with the aid of the worlds best plastic surgeons, you won't reach that age for another 40 or 50 years. I am amazed though that she sounded even more eloquent that either candidate. And her idea makes sense. Now if she could just do something about her bladder control problem while in cabs. Of course it could be worse. At least she doesn't shit on people like Dubya does. And when she gets on her knees to apologize for America's sins against the world, you know there's going to be a line around the block waiting to accept the gesture. And if we video and sell it on the web, we could balance the budget.

This is McCain's latest TV spot promo:

Strange, back in January he was telling us how much better off America was then than 8 years ago. Now he telling us that we are worse off now than 4 years ago and America is broken. I guess his witch doctors changed his meds. Poor wrinkly, white-haired guy.

Ted Stevens, the Republican Senator from Alaska who wanted to build a "bridge-to-nowhere" and in now under indictment for accepting (non-reported) gifts from oil companies, is up for reelection this year. That explains why he joins 5 other Senators in skipping this cycle's GOP convention. Oh, rumors are that "dead-eye" Dick Cheney won't be attending either. Ever get the feeling that his undisclosed secured retreat is the VIP lounge at Gitmo, where he gets his rocks off watching the interrogations "live"?

The water that was discovered on Mars last week might be like a watering hole in Death Valley. You know, the ones with the cattle skulls littered ominiously around the rim. Turns out that it was chuck full of "percolate". A salt mineral that most species would find poisonous here on Earth. But we already know from terrestrial observations that life here seems to adapt to that type of glitch. At least on the microbial level.



Back on August 28, 1859, a solar superstorm occurred that disrupted telegraphs and allowed the auras to be seen as far south as the tip of Florida. If that happened today, we would all revert back to that age's level of technology in a matter of seconds. It would probably fry your car's electronics. Wipeout satellites, disrupt electrical service globally. Only those few military installations and equipment with emp protection would continue to function. And have no one to communicate with other than each other. We have really bad solar storms every 50 years or so and "super solar storms" every 500 years. We are entering that time cycle again.

You might not be a drug user but there is a good chance those bills in your wallet might have been handled in the drug trade.

TSA will now allow you to leave your laptop in its carrycase, if said case is one approved by that agency. Probably did this so its easier for them to handle the laptops they confiscate.

At the end of this story they list the criminal charges pending against the lanlord. What he probably doesn't realize is that these folks have a really great civil case at their finger tips also. Like good enough that they'll own most of what the landlord has. But considering this idiots anger management issues, he'll probably just have them killed.


"Let's all be careful out there!"