Paradise Driver

Sunday, September 28, 2008

SEPTEMBER 28TH

Today is Sunday, Sept. 28, the 272nd day of 2008.
There are 94 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Sept. 28, 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne.

On this date:

In 1542, Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego.
In 1781, American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their successful siege of Yorktown, Va.
In 1787, Congress voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval.
In 1850, flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy.
In 1924, two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, Wash., having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
In 1939, during World War II, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed on a plan to partition Poland.
In 1958, voters in the African country of Guinea overwhelmingly favored independence from France.
In 1967, Walter E. Washington was sworn in as the first mayor-commissioner of the District of Columbia (he'd been appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson).
In 1974, first lady Betty Ford underwent a mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland, following discovery of a cancerous lump in her breast.
In 1987, U.S. Representative Patricia Schroeder (D-Colo.) announced in Denver that she would not run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Ten years ago:

Hurricane Georges plowed into the Gulf Coast, weakening to a tropical storm but pouring rain at an inch-an-hour pace; President Clinton declared an emergency late in the day.

Five years ago:

A massive blackout struck almost all of Italy, leaving millions of people without power.
Pope John Paul II appointed 31 cardinals.
A bomb exploded outside an upscale nightclub in southwestern Colombia, killing at least 13 people.
Movie director Elia Kazan died in New York at age 94.
Tennis champion Althea Gibson died in East Orange, N.J., at age 76.

One year ago:

Traveler Carol Anne Gotbaum of New York died in a holding cell at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix; authorities say Gotbaum accidentally asphyxiated herself after being chained to a bench.
The United States announced it would spend up to 25 million dollars to pay for 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil for North Korea as part of an agreement to dismantle the North's nuclear program.
The International Monetary Fund chose France's Dominique Strauss-Kahn as its new leader.

Today's Birthdays:

Actor William Windom is 85.
Actor Arnold Stang is 83.
Blues singer Koko Taylor is 80.
Actress Brigitte Bardot is 74.
Singer Ben E. King is 70.
Actor Joel Higgins is 65.
Singer Helen Shapiro is 62.
Actor Jeffrey Jones is 62.
Movie writer-director-actor John Sayles is 58.
Actress Sylvia Kristel is 56.
Rock musician George Lynch is 54.
Zydeco singer-musician C.J. Chenier is 51.
Actress-comedian Janeane Garofalo is 44.
Country singer Matt King is 42.
Actress Mira Sorvino is 41.
TV personality Moon Zappa is 41.
Actress-model Carre Otis is 40.
Actress Naomi Watts is 40.
Country musician Chuck Crawford is 35.
Country singer Mandy Barnett is 33.
Rapper Young Jeezy is 31.
Actress Hilary Duff is 21.
Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak is 16.

Thought for Today:

"Sometimes I think we Americans are the loneliest people in the world. To be sure, we hunger for the power of affection, the self-acceptance that gives life. It is the oldest and strongest hunger in the world. But hungering is not enough." -
Sherwood Anderson, American author and poet (1876-1941).

"Let's all be careful out there!"

DAILY CHUCKLE 8-272

"Let's all be careful out there!"

Saturday, September 27, 2008

PAUL NEWMAN

JANUARY 26, 1925 - SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

"Let's all be careful out there!"

10 Phrases You Should Never Say in Business

1. "The bottom line."
2. "Walk the talk."
3. "Basically."
4. "My bad."
5. "Back in the day."
6. "Cool."
7. "The C-suite."
8. "Cut to the chase."
9. "None of us is as smart as all of us."
10."Thinking outside the box."

The reasoning behind this can be found here.

And two others that I would like to add are:

"Bingo"

and

"Chump Change"

"Let's all be careful out there!"

SEPTEMBER 27TH

Today is Saturday, Sept. 27, the 271st day of 2008.
There are 95 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Sept. 27, 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which found that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy.

On this date:

In 1779, John Adams was named to negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain.
In 1825, the first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated by George Stephenson in England.
In 1854, the first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean liner occurred when the steamship Arctic sank with 300 people aboard.
In 1928, the United States said it was recognizing the Nationalist Chinese government.
In 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.
In 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, N.J., prior to Miller's entry into the Army.
In 1954, "Tonight!" hosted by Steve Allen, made its network debut on NBC-TV.
In 1979, Congress gave final approval to forming the Department of Education, the 13th Cabinet agency in U.S. history.
In 1988, three days after placing first in the men's 100-meter dash at the Seoul Summer Olympics, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson left for home in disgrace, stripped of his gold medal by officials who said Johnson had used anabolic steroids.
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced in a nationally broadcast address that he was eliminating all U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons, and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture.

Ten years ago:

Gerhard Schroeder and his Social Democrats won national elections in Germany, following 16 years of conservative rule under Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire's record-breaking season ended with his 69th and 70th homers.

Five years ago:

President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Iran and North Korea to abandon suspected nuclear-weapons programs, but disagreed over how to deal with both countries; Putin also declined at the end of a two-day summit at Camp David to pledge any postwar help for Iraq.
Entertainer Donald O'Connor died in Calabasas, Calif., at age 78.

One year ago:

Soldiers fired into crowds of anti-government demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, killing at least nine people.
President Bush promised to take steps to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that were leaving travelers grounded.

Today's Birthdays: