All Babies Must Cry in English
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I was a little disappointed in the President's speech remembering 9-11. I thought surely he would read "My Pet Goat."
September 12th Now & Then
The inventor of the machine gun, Richard Gatling, was born on this date in 1816. He got the idea one day when he was making dinner and accidentally spilled gun powder in his pasta maker.
The Albigenses (Al-buh-gen'seez) were defeated at Muret on this date in 1213. The Albigenses were vegetarians in southern France who also were against sex and cheese. No wonder they were defeated -- they had nothing to fight for.
On this day in 1922 the Episcopal Church deleted the word "obey" from the marriage vows. Church officials reasoned that it simply was not morally proper to force a bride to lie at her wedding.
Actor William Boyd died on this date in 1972. Boyd played Hopalong Cassidy in 66 feature movies and scores of TV shows. He's was Hollywood's most successful non-singing cowboy. Which, actually, the cows preferred because he didn't keep them awake at night with all that campfire foolishness.
- Roy Rogers' cows were always yawning.
- Gene Autry's cows were always chewing their Doublemint.
Love & Learn
Dorm Room Diet - The temptation of all-you-can-eat in college dining halls can translate to extra pounds for students.
Arts & Leisure - In 'Ella,' Broadway's Tina Fabrique brings immortal Ella Fitzgerald to life.
Bush Got the Basic Counterterrorism Strategy Right - Compile every reasoned criticism of the Bush administration's conduct of the war against terrorism and one undisputable fact remains: In the five years since the catastrophe of 9/11, the United States has not been attacked again.
TV: A true reflection, or just a funhouse mirror? - The soiled saga of John Mark Karr and JonBenet Ramsey imploded into little more than the typical "shark-bite" fare that enthralls the media in summer; particularly the cable news networks. But cable news insults its own viewers by assuming they won't stand for stories of complexity and depth.
Now, today's higher education tip:
Remember, college is not for everyone -- because everyone can't kick a football 50 yards in the air.
Shallow Thoughts
It's still awfully hot to play football. By halftime, the cheerleaders' mascara is running down their legs.
Have you noticed? No matter what part of the world they're from, all babies cry in English.
I was a little disappointed in the President's speech remembering 9-11. I thought surely he would read "My Pet Goat."
September 12th Now & Then
The inventor of the machine gun, Richard Gatling, was born on this date in 1816. He got the idea one day when he was making dinner and accidentally spilled gun powder in his pasta maker.
The Albigenses (Al-buh-gen'seez) were defeated at Muret on this date in 1213. The Albigenses were vegetarians in southern France who also were against sex and cheese. No wonder they were defeated -- they had nothing to fight for.
On this day in 1922 the Episcopal Church deleted the word "obey" from the marriage vows. Church officials reasoned that it simply was not morally proper to force a bride to lie at her wedding.
Actor William Boyd died on this date in 1972. Boyd played Hopalong Cassidy in 66 feature movies and scores of TV shows. He's was Hollywood's most successful non-singing cowboy. Which, actually, the cows preferred because he didn't keep them awake at night with all that campfire foolishness.
- Roy Rogers' cows were always yawning.
- Gene Autry's cows were always chewing their Doublemint.
Love & Learn
Dorm Room Diet - The temptation of all-you-can-eat in college dining halls can translate to extra pounds for students.
Arts & Leisure - In 'Ella,' Broadway's Tina Fabrique brings immortal Ella Fitzgerald to life.
Bush Got the Basic Counterterrorism Strategy Right - Compile every reasoned criticism of the Bush administration's conduct of the war against terrorism and one undisputable fact remains: In the five years since the catastrophe of 9/11, the United States has not been attacked again.
TV: A true reflection, or just a funhouse mirror? - The soiled saga of John Mark Karr and JonBenet Ramsey imploded into little more than the typical "shark-bite" fare that enthralls the media in summer; particularly the cable news networks. But cable news insults its own viewers by assuming they won't stand for stories of complexity and depth.
Now, today's higher education tip:
Remember, college is not for everyone -- because everyone can't kick a football 50 yards in the air.
Shallow Thoughts
It's still awfully hot to play football. By halftime, the cheerleaders' mascara is running down their legs.
Have you noticed? No matter what part of the world they're from, all babies cry in English.
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