When Oscar Wore Pants
Big News
The post office is planning a "forever" stamp for letters, good no matter how many times postal rates increase. Forever is also how long it'll take for the letter to arrive.
- What a riot. Investors will buy up all the forever stamps, and be scalping 'em out behind the post office.
April 4
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences was formed on April 4 in 1927. Censorship was much more strict in those days. Even the first Oscars wore pants.
Opera star Roberta Peters was born on April 4 in 1930. People whose voices can shatter glass become opera singers. People whose voices can shatter nerves become heavy metal singers.
The first hour-long TV soap opera, "Another World," debuted on April 4 in 1964. It was great. With twice as much time, they could have twice as many affairs and get amnesia twice as often.
- Do you sometimes get the feeling that soap opera characters probably marry their cousins?
On April 4 in 1626 Peter Minuit landed on Manhattan and bought the whole island for $24 worth of beads. At today's prices, his payments would have been 70-billion beads a month.
Love & Learn
Health Officials Battle Mumps Outbreak - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health alert for an outbreak of the mumps in the Midwest. The latest reports from Iowa's mumps battle hint at a possible slowing of the epidemic, but state health leaders caution against premature celebration.
WellNews - A different take on medical news: fun quickies that are actually interesting. A weekly roundup of the latest.
Opinion: The Return of Sen. Smog - The quality of the air we breathe can't be taken for granted, especially in places where sunshine and engine emissions combine to create unhealthy smog. It's government's role to protect the health of the many, not to tailor legislation to protect the profits of the few. (From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.)
Thoughts While Watching the NBA Playoffs
I wonder if anybody ever thought of putting The Club on Charles Barkley's mouth?
I can dribble the ball between my legs, behind my back, left-handed or right-handed. I've been thrown out of every bowling alley in town.
The post office is planning a "forever" stamp for letters, good no matter how many times postal rates increase. Forever is also how long it'll take for the letter to arrive.
- What a riot. Investors will buy up all the forever stamps, and be scalping 'em out behind the post office.
April 4
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences was formed on April 4 in 1927. Censorship was much more strict in those days. Even the first Oscars wore pants.
Opera star Roberta Peters was born on April 4 in 1930. People whose voices can shatter glass become opera singers. People whose voices can shatter nerves become heavy metal singers.
The first hour-long TV soap opera, "Another World," debuted on April 4 in 1964. It was great. With twice as much time, they could have twice as many affairs and get amnesia twice as often.
- Do you sometimes get the feeling that soap opera characters probably marry their cousins?
On April 4 in 1626 Peter Minuit landed on Manhattan and bought the whole island for $24 worth of beads. At today's prices, his payments would have been 70-billion beads a month.
Love & Learn
Health Officials Battle Mumps Outbreak - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health alert for an outbreak of the mumps in the Midwest. The latest reports from Iowa's mumps battle hint at a possible slowing of the epidemic, but state health leaders caution against premature celebration.
WellNews - A different take on medical news: fun quickies that are actually interesting. A weekly roundup of the latest.
Opinion: The Return of Sen. Smog - The quality of the air we breathe can't be taken for granted, especially in places where sunshine and engine emissions combine to create unhealthy smog. It's government's role to protect the health of the many, not to tailor legislation to protect the profits of the few. (From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.)
Thoughts While Watching the NBA Playoffs
I wonder if anybody ever thought of putting The Club on Charles Barkley's mouth?
I can dribble the ball between my legs, behind my back, left-handed or right-handed. I've been thrown out of every bowling alley in town.
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