To Betsy Ross's Underwear
Big News
President Bush assured Iraqis in a surprise visit to Baghdad on Tuesday that the United States stands with them and their new government. He did not appear under a "Mission Accomplished" banner, but hinted if the Iraqis can help get oil prices down before the elections, it will be.
June 14th
June 14th is Flag Day in the U.S., marking adoption of the nation's banner on this day in 1777. It was Betsy Ross who designed the first U.S. flag, which she pieced together using discontinued red, white, and blue underwear that didn’t sell at her boutique — Betsy’s Secret.
- Betsy always wore red, white, and blue underwear. Her close friends called her Wonder Woman.
Now today's exciting Flag Day trivia question:
- Why did Betsy Ross make the first U.S. flag?
- Historians tell us that Betsy Ross's husband John's brother George's best friend was General George Washington, who needed something for his troops to rally around so they would stop rallying around Martha.
- So George asked George to ask John to ask Betsy to make a flag. And she did. Betsy had always been good with her hands.
- Then she made some really cute little lace purses for the soldiers to carry their powder in, but those didn't go over as well.
On June 14th in 1805, Captain William Bligh safely reached an island after the infamous mutiny on the Bounty. Which brings up today’s "swashbuckler trivia:" The most expensive part of being a pirate is the dry-cleaning bills because of the parrot on your shoulder.
Goat Awareness Week begins Wednesday. It's a time for everyone to learn more about goats. So sometime this week try to rent a goat and study it real close. But not too close or it'll eat your hair.
- Actually, you don't need much goat awareness to tell if a goat is nearby -- just a little odor awareness.
Love & Learn
To Be Equal - The international community must act to protect Darfur.
WellNews - A different take on fitness and health news: fun quickies that are actually interesting. A weekly roundup of the latest.
Editorial: The Incident at Haditha - Perhaps only two things can be said with utter certainty about what occurred in the small Euphrates River city of Haditha on the morning of Nov. 19, 2006: What happened was an unspeakable tragedy. And it's getting much worse, says the St.Louis Post-Dispatch.
Shallow Thought
I suppose it had to happen. In the U.S. it is now as easy to buy a gun as it is to buy a politician.
Dear Old Dad
And don't forget to call your father on Father's Day. Just be careful what you call him -- your birthday is coming up.
President Bush assured Iraqis in a surprise visit to Baghdad on Tuesday that the United States stands with them and their new government. He did not appear under a "Mission Accomplished" banner, but hinted if the Iraqis can help get oil prices down before the elections, it will be.
June 14th
June 14th is Flag Day in the U.S., marking adoption of the nation's banner on this day in 1777. It was Betsy Ross who designed the first U.S. flag, which she pieced together using discontinued red, white, and blue underwear that didn’t sell at her boutique — Betsy’s Secret.
- Betsy always wore red, white, and blue underwear. Her close friends called her Wonder Woman.
Now today's exciting Flag Day trivia question:
- Why did Betsy Ross make the first U.S. flag?
- Historians tell us that Betsy Ross's husband John's brother George's best friend was General George Washington, who needed something for his troops to rally around so they would stop rallying around Martha.
- So George asked George to ask John to ask Betsy to make a flag. And she did. Betsy had always been good with her hands.
- Then she made some really cute little lace purses for the soldiers to carry their powder in, but those didn't go over as well.
On June 14th in 1805, Captain William Bligh safely reached an island after the infamous mutiny on the Bounty. Which brings up today’s "swashbuckler trivia:" The most expensive part of being a pirate is the dry-cleaning bills because of the parrot on your shoulder.
Goat Awareness Week begins Wednesday. It's a time for everyone to learn more about goats. So sometime this week try to rent a goat and study it real close. But not too close or it'll eat your hair.
- Actually, you don't need much goat awareness to tell if a goat is nearby -- just a little odor awareness.
Love & Learn
To Be Equal - The international community must act to protect Darfur.
WellNews - A different take on fitness and health news: fun quickies that are actually interesting. A weekly roundup of the latest.
Editorial: The Incident at Haditha - Perhaps only two things can be said with utter certainty about what occurred in the small Euphrates River city of Haditha on the morning of Nov. 19, 2006: What happened was an unspeakable tragedy. And it's getting much worse, says the St.Louis Post-Dispatch.
Shallow Thought
I suppose it had to happen. In the U.S. it is now as easy to buy a gun as it is to buy a politician.
Dear Old Dad
And don't forget to call your father on Father's Day. Just be careful what you call him -- your birthday is coming up.
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