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The Daily F Bomb, Wednesday 3/27/13

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Happy Hump Day, H-Bombers.

Have at it!

Interrogatories:

What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between? Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)? What, if any, religion were you raised in? Are you still? What do you hope to be up to when you are 80? What food is your greatest downfall?

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On This Day

In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida. Had Rick Scott been around in those days, he would have turned tail and run.

In 1794, President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy.

In 1851, an expedition (military) of white folks beheld Yosemite for the first time:

The grandeur of the scene was but softened by the haze that hung over the valley — light as gossamer — and by the clouds which partially dimmed the higher cliffs and mountains. This obscurity of vision but increased the awe with which I beheld it, and as I looked, a peculiar exalted sensation seemed to fill my whole being, and I found my eyes in tears with emotion.

In 1915, Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, was put in quarantine, where she remained for the rest of her life.

In 1939, Oregon won the first NCAA basketball tournament with a 46-33 victory over Ohio State.

In 1964, a massive earthquake struck Anchorage, Alaska. Lasting nearly 4 minutes (if you’ve ever been in a quake you know how long a mere 30 seconds feels) and having a magnitude of 9.2, it remains the largest quake ever to strike the US. Most of the estimated 128 deaths were from resulting tsunamis in Alaska, Oregon, and California.

In 1998, The FDA approved the drug Viagra. Apparently (according to Dear Abby correspondence), many women who had had less than perfect sexual relations with their husbands were not happy about this development.

Born on This Day

1712 – Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (d. 1779)

1767 – Charles Didelot, French-Ukrainian dancer and choreographer (d. 1837)

1785 – King Louis XVII of France (d. 1795)

1813 – Nathaniel Currier, American illustrator (d. 1888)

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1818 – Erminia Frezzolini, Italian operatic soprano ⟨d. 1884⟩

1832 – William Quiller Orchardson, Scottish painter (d. 1910)

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1845 – Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)

1847 – Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)

1875 – Albert Marquet, French painter (d. 1947)

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1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (d. 1969)

1892 – Dorrit Weixler, German actress (d. 1916)

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1893 – Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist (d. 1947)

1895 – Betty Schade, German-born American actress (d. 1982)

1898 – Alma Tell, American actress (d. 1937)

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1899 – Gloria Swanson, American actress (d. 1983)

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1902 – Mary Nicol Neill Armour, Scottish landscape and still life painter (d. 2000)

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1906 – Pee Wee Russell, American jazz musician (d. 1969)

1914 – Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998)

1914 – Budd Schulberg, American screenwriter and novelist (d. 2009)

1917 – Cyrus Vance, American politician and 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002)

1920 – Robin Jacques, British illustrator (d. 1995)

Wow, that was easy!

1924 – Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990)

1937 – Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, American blues guitarist/singer (d. 1997)

1942 – Michael York, English actor

1946 – Andy Bown, English bass player and songwriter (Status Quo (band) and Judas Jump)

1950 – Tony Banks, English musician (Genesis)

1957 – Billy Mackenzie, Scottish musician (Associates) (d. 1997)

1963 – Quentin Tarantino, American director, writer, and producer

1967 – Talisa Soto, American actress

1970 – Brendan Hill, British drummer (Blues Traveler and Stolen Ogre)

1971 – Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor

1975 – Fergie, American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas and Wild Orchid)

Died onThis Day

1378 – Pope Gregory XI (b. 1336)

1572 – Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. c. 1523)

1625 – King James I of England and Ireland, James VI of Scotland (b. 1566)

1679 – Abraham Minjon, Dutch painter (b. 1640)

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1770 – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian artist (b. 1696)

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1809 – Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter (b. 1716)

The exterminator was just here last week, and they're already back!

1882 – Thomas Jones Barker, English painter (b. 1815)

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1899 – Myles Birket Foster, English painter (b. 1825)

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1923 – Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist (b. 1842)

1972 – Sharkey Bonano, American jazz musician (b. 1904)

1972 – M. C. Escher, Dutch artist (b. 1898)

1977 – Eve Meyer, American model (b. 1928)

1989 – May Allison, American actress (b. 1890)

2000 – Ian Dury, English musician (The Blockheads) (b. 1942)

2002 – Milton Berle, American actor and comedian (b. 1908)

2002 – Dudley Moore, British actor (b. 1935)

2002 – Billy Wilder, American director (b. 1906)

2011 – Farley Granger, American actor (b. 1925)

Today is

National Spanish Paella Day

National “Joe” Day

World Theatre Day

Education and Sharing Day

Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day


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93 comments

  1. JanF

    Let’s do this:

       In honor of Obamacare’s Bday I’m calling Medicare ‘LBJ-Care,’ Soc. Sec. ‘FDR-Care‘

    People need a reminder about which party really does care.

    I mostly ignore the “We must repeal Obamacare to save our country” stories. Ronald Reagan made the same comments about Medicare in the 1980s. :::yawn:::

    Back after I get another pot of coffee started.

  2. michelewln

    I knew Michael York was born on my birthday but not Nathan Fillion. Happy geek dance. 😉

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between? Not bad I was in theater then so that was fun.

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)? A little bit. More like I join places like National Wildlife that fights for conservation.

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Catholic

    Are you still? No. Believe in God but not formal religion any more.

    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80? An award winning artist

    What food is your greatest downfall? Chocolate.

  3. anotherdemocrat

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between? Horrifyingly awful. Memories I was actively working on erasing as they were happening. Did you see the movie Mean Girls? I was that girl, every year (so I never got to the part where she adjusts & gets friends). I was the fat, glasses-wearing new girl every year in 5th – 11th grades.

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)? I belong to 1 Dem club & 2 workout groups

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Are you still? About half the places we lived either didn’t have church at all, or had nondenominational services. Before we started moving around out of the country, and the years we lived in Texas, we went to Methodist churches so I’m actually a cradle Methodist. Still am Methodist. Trying to drag my church into the 21st century.

    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80? still doing triathlons

    What food is your greatest downfall? cheese – I know it is bad for me, that I can’t eat it in moderation (I will keep eating it even when my stomach is full) & that ethically it is no better than meat. I still eat it.

  4. Gee

    (Excuse me!)

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between? Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)? What, if any, religion were you raised in? Are you still? What do you hope to be up to when you are 80? What food is your greatest downfall?

    High school was not bad.  It was Junior High that was hellish.

    Not a joiner at all.  Besides my yearly school picture, there are no other pictures of me in my high school yearbook because I wasn’t in any clubs, or on any teams, or in any cliques.

    Presbyterian.  Nope.

    I hope to be up and walking around when I’m 80, and able to get myself up and down from chairs.  If I get my druthers, I’ll still be reading and listening to music.

    Chocolate.

  5. Gee

    1770 – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian artist (b. 1696)

    “Well, we also have the harp tuning!”

    Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day

    “He’s Got A Way With Women, and He Just Got Away With Mine.”

  7. Its the Supreme Court Stupid

    What, pray tell, would a non-Spanish Paella be?  Would an American Paella be one that is fried and served on a stick?

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between? Suckee

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)? Not really

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Agnosticism

    Are you still? I’m not sure.

    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80? Alive

    What food is your greatest downfall? Pizza

  9. cassandracarolina

    High school? Pretty depressing. I had a few quirky friends, but no luck in romance. Took extra science courses, organized first-ever Earth Day festivities, graduated and went to college. Don’t miss a single thing about those years.

    Joiner? Heck no. I’d never belong to any organization that had someone like me as a member.

    Religion as a kid? Raised by atheist/agnostic parents and never set foot in a place of worship other than for weddings.

    Religion now? I consider myself a “secular altruist”. I attended Catholic church for years with Mr. Carolina, but I’m destined to be a perpetual outsider to any organized faith.

    Hope when 80? Still enjoying life with Mr. Carolina and  our family at our Carolina home and not succumbing to Alzheimers.

    Food downfall? Bread. Wonderful, delicious arisan bread dipped in olive oil and herbs or slathered in cold hard butter. Not the best strategy for my low-carb regimen, but it’s my favorite splurge, better than dessert.  

  10. Melanie in IA

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between?

    Mostly miserable. If I’d had a clue what “depression” meant, I probably would have been depressed. Instead I was simply not happy.  

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)?

    I join but not much. Afraid of organizational commitment, because I tend to get over-involved. Right now I am in my local quilt guild, and a small quilt group. Also I’m about to start volunteering at my nearest food pantry, as of next week. But that’s it, I think.

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Are you still?

    I am a heathen by upbringing and still am.

    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80?

    Married to Jim and still having fun. He’ll only be 94 then, so that’s likely to be true.

    What food is your greatest downfall?

    I’m pretty moderate in my food. But the worst thing for me that I have trouble with is salty-crunchy stuff, like potato chips. So I don’t buy them. It works fine that way.  

  11. raina

    I had a sucky week last week, one sucky thing after another, and ended up getting sick by the weekend. Not sure whether it was the flu or just a stomach bug- fever, chills, body aches, and stomach upset. Anyhoo…

    This was just posted on FB and describes me to a T.

  12. Pam from Calif

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between? I hated high school

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)? I belong to my local quilt quild

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Greek Orthodox Christian

    Are you still? Yes

    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80? healthy & happy

    What food is your greatest downfall? chocolate

  14. raina

    I enjoyed the social aspect of high school a lot. It was nothing like portrayed in a lot of teen movies- the cliques, the popularity contests, etc. Snorkeling Club, Student Council, Jr. NAD (nat’l assoc. of the deaf), can’t remember what else.

    Raised a Southern Baptist. I still hold on to my beliefs, but I don’t go to church anymore. I didn’t like them dictating who I should vote for. They even published an article in the religious section of the newspaper saying voting Democrat may be a sin. Turned me off. I should have dared them to say that to Jimmy Carter. heh.

    Oh lordy, with all the aches and pains I’m getting at the tender age of 54, I hope I’m still able to move, and I still have my mind.

    Not a food, but Coke. I just can’t quit. It’s my morning beverage. The carbon dioxide is bad for acid reflux and the caffeine is bad for my heart condition. (why is spellcheck flagging reflux? My spellchecker sucks)

  16. princesspat

    high school….small (about 30 of us), rural and not fun

    joiner….not often

    religion….Mormon, and I wish my memories were more like silks

    still….NO!

    80’s….having fun

    food….spare me from this bland diet!

  17. bubbanomics

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between?

    * Oscillatory between lots of fun and blinding misery.

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)?

    * No.

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Are you still?

    * Episcopalian.  No.

    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80?

    * I dunno… 400#? seems almost doable.

    What food is your greatest downfall?

    * cheese and bread/crackers.

    a bubbapod sampling for the bombardiers (a Sharon Isben performance can be found in the check in diary):

  18. slksfca

    But I didn’t mind sleeping in for once.

    Answers:

    High school was about two-thirds miserable for me, one-third fun. I wouldn’t want to do it over again, that’s for sure.

    I was raised in an OLD Mormon family but left the faith on the cusp of my young adulthood. Partly having to do with my coming out. 🙂 However, I still respect much of what I learned from it.

    I don’t expect to be alive at 80, but then I didn’t expect to be alive at 50, so who knows?

    Not much of a joiner, though I have belonged to things a few times in my life. It’s never come naturally to me, though.

    I think at this point my greatest downfall among the foods is ice cream. I now manage to pass by the corner donut shop without stopping in (most days, at least), but the ice cream freezer at my neighborhood store is right next to the register and I often give in to the impulse.

    Have a great day, pee-oh-pulls!

  19. DeniseVelez

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between? I am biased. I think I went to the best HS in the U.S. The H.S. of Music and Art in NYC.  The teachers were progressives, the students were talented, the academics were superb…we used to sing Bach chorales outside of school segued with do-wops.  Leonard Bernstein used to come in to conduct our orchestra, Donald Byrd did our jazz workshop, and students who attended ran the gamut from Dianne Carol to Jessie Norman to Laura Nyro and later Janis Ian.

    I hated graduating. College was no where near as much fun.

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)? Depends – yes if it’s a club that does interesting stuff.

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Are you still? a slew of them…my family was religion eclectic, except for my dad who was a communist. My mom sent me out to “sample” churches, I went to Hebrew school, my grandmother was a Baha’i….I got confirmed Lutheran and promptly switched to Afro-Cuban religion and drumming.  



    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80?     alive, and able to walk

    What food is your greatest downfall? Chocolate and popcorn  

  21. plf515

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between?

    God-awful.

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)?

    No

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Are you still?

    Jewish. No. Now, I am an aweist http://voices.yahoo.com/aweism…

    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80?

    Breathing! :-).  I hope I still have whatever marbles I have now.

    What food is your greatest downfall?

    Put me in front of a plate of salamis, cheeses and olives and they will disappear.  

  22. Avilyn

    What was your high school life like, fun or miserable or in-between?

    Mostly miserable.  I did have a couple of close friends, but for the most part I was an outcast.  My brother was the popular kid; I was his weird little sister.

    Are you a joiner (clubs, etc.)?  Not really, introvert here.

    What, if any, religion were you raised in? Are you still?  Raised Lutheran; attended Catholic School K-12.  These days?  I don’t hold to any religion.  All I know is that I don’t know.  

    What do you hope to be up to when you are 80?  I hope I’m still of sound mind and body.  Beyond that?  Who can say?

    What food is your greatest downfall?  Sugar.  I’m a candy/sugar freak.  Don’t even get me started on real buttercream icing.  Yum.

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