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As the nights warm up (well, for some of us), and windows are cracked open, all the outside sounds of night and morning come in (doing battle with the indoor sounds). What night and early morning sounds, natural or otherwise, keep you awake and cause annoyance? What sounds please you and help you to relax and fall asleep? If you could take your family on a time travel vacation, where and when  would you go (remember, it should be fun for the whole family)?  What kind of empanada would you like to have for National Empanada day?

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On This Day

In 1820, the famed statue known as Venus de Milo was discovered on the Aegean island of Melos.

In 1913, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, which requires direct election of Senators, became law. Why some wingnuts want this repealed is beyond me.

In 1935, the Works Progress Administration was created when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 went into effect.

In 1952, President Harry Truman called for the government seizure of all domestic steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike.

In 1970, President Richard Nixon’s Supreme Court nomination of G. Harrold Carswell was rejected by the Senate.

In 1977, the Clash’s debut album was released in Great Britain.

In 1992, tennis player Arthur Ashe announced that he had AIDS, caused by transfusions he received during open heart surgery.

In 2002, Suzan-Lori Parks became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama for her play “Topdog/Underdog.”

In 2005, more than 4 million people attended Pope John Paul II’s funeral.

Born on This Day

1541 – Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)

1605 – Lodewijk de Vadder, Flemish painter (d. 1655)

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1631 – Cornelis de Heem, Dutch still life painter (d. 1695)

1641 – Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704)

1816 – Frederick William Burton, Irish painter (d. 1900)

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1818 – Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)

1861 – Irving Ramsey Wiles, American painter (d. 1948)

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1866 – Fritz Mackensen, German painter (d. 1953)

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1867 – Arthur Streeton, Australian painter (d. 1943)

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1871 – Clarence Hudson White American photographer (d. 1925)

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1892 – Richard Neutra, American architect (d. 1970)

1892 – Mary Pickford, Canadian actress (d. 1979)

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1912 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and actress (d. 1969)

1914 – María Félix, Mexican actress (d. 2002)

1918 – Betty Ford, American First Lady and founder of the Betty Ford Center (d. 2011)

1920 – Carmen McRae, American singer, composer, pianist, and actress (d. 1994)

1926 – Shecky Greene, American comedian

1929 – Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1978)

1937 – Seymour Hersh, American journalist

1938 – Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat, 7th United Nations Secretary General

1941 – Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer and businesswoman

1942 – Roger Chapman, British singer (Family and Streetwalkers)

1946 – Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999)

1947 – Tom DeLay, American exterminator, lousy dancer, and felon

1947 – Steve Howe, English guitarist (Yes, Asia, and GTR)

1949 – Brenda Russell, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist

1952 – Peter Perrett, Engish singer/songwriter (The Only Ones)

1955 – Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist

1956 – Justin Sullivan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (New Model Army)

1962 – Izzy Stradlin, American musician (Guns N’ Roses and Hollywood Rose)

1963 – Julian Lennon, English singer songwriter, actor, and photographer

1963 – Donita Sparks, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (L7)

1964 – Biz Markie, American rapper and actor (Juice Crew)

1966 – Robin Wright, American actress

1968 – Tracy Grammer, American singer (Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer)

1973 – Emma Caulfield, American actress

1984 – Ezra Koenig, American singer (Vampire Weekend and Dirty Projectors)

Died on This Day

1587 – John Foxe, English writer (b. 1516)

1703 – Domenico Piola, Italian painter (b. 1627)

1848 – Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)

1928 – Madeleine Lemaire, French painter (b. 1845)

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1950 – Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish ballet dancer (b. 1890)

1965 – Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (b. 1886)

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1973 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist and sculptor (b. 1881)

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1990 – Ryan White, American AIDS activist (b. 1971)

1997 – Laura Nyro, American singer, pianist, and composer (b. 1947)

2000 – Claire Trevor, American actress (b. 1910)

2010 – Malcolm McLaren, British music manager (b. 1946)

Today is

National Empanada Day

All is Ours Day (sounds Republican to me)

Zoo Lovers Day

Draw a Picture of a Bird Day

Trading Cards for Grownups Day

International Day of the Roma


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  1. Floja Roja

    Bad sounds for me are my neighbor’s “water feature” (which fortunately is not left on all night) which sounds like someone left a faucet on instead of the soothing sound it should have. Dripping taps, loud conversations, cat fights…

    Good sounds are fog horns, train whistles, rain, purring cats.

  2. michelewln

    What night and early morning sounds, natural or otherwise, keep you awake and cause annoyance? Very loud birds

    What sounds please you and help you to relax and fall asleep? The ocean

    If you could take your family on a time travel vacation, where and when  would you go (remember, it should be fun for the whole family)? The opening of the first Disneyland

    What kind of empanada would you like to have for National Empanada day? Not really picky. I would just check my fridge and make one out of what I have on hand.

  3. Gee

    I did, in fact, crack a window open last night, and this morning I was able to go out in short sleeves, with no jacket of any kind!  Yaaaaaay!

    As the nights warm up (well, for some of us), and windows are cracked open, all the outside sounds of night and morning come in (doing battle with the indoor sounds). What night and early morning sounds, natural or otherwise, keep you awake and cause annoyance? What sounds please you and help you to relax and fall asleep? If you could take your family on a time travel vacation, where and when  would you go (remember, it should be fun for the whole family)?  What kind of empanada would you like to have for National Empanada day?

    I used to live near a street corner with a street light, and there was a mockingbird that loved to sit there and sing in the middle of the night.  Oh, and I used to have neighbors who would let their dogs out to relieve themselves very early in the morning.  Yap yap yap yap!

    I find wind and rain relaxing.  I guess they’re kind of like white noise.

    Man, you ask the greatest questions on a brain-dead Monday morning!  🙂  I’ve got to think about the time travel vacation.  Kitty Hawk, 1903, maybe.

    Mmmm, empanadas.  One of each, please.

  4. Gee

    1816 – Frederick William Burton, Irish painter (d. 1900)

    At first, I thought this woman had been pierced by an arrow.  Then I thought she was roasting a marshmallow.  I’m still not sure what she’s sleeping through.

  5. Gee

    1947 – Tom DeLay, American exterminator, lousy dancer, and felon

    He’s still very high on my list of Worst People, even though he’s more or less out of power.

  7. plf515

    What night and early morning sounds, natural or otherwise, keep you awake and cause annoyance?

    Car alarms. Sirens.

    What sounds please you and help you to relax and fall asleep?

    None. I like quiet. However, I know one woman who moved from NYC to rural Massachusetts and used a tape of street noise to help her fall asleep.



    If you could take your family on a time travel vacation, where and when  would you go (remember, it should be fun for the whole family)?

    The present day, not sure where. Life in the past was worse in most ways (depending how far back you go).



    What kind of empanada would you like to have for National Empanada day?

    What are the choices? I wikipediaed it and there are lots! Maybe mondongo!

  8. slksfca

    …by a mourning dove who’d made a nest on my back porch. There are certainly worse alarm clocks.

  9. Its the Supreme Court Stupid

    What night and early morning sounds, natural or otherwise, keep you awake and cause annoyance? Damned screeching of those f#@king owls!

    What sounds please you and help you to relax and fall asleep? Strangely (for many), crickets.

    If you could take your family on a time travel vacation, where and when  would you go (remember, it should be fun for the whole family)? The opening of Disneyland in the 50s

    What kind of empanada would you like to have for National Empanada day?  Spicey Pork

  10. anotherdemocrat

    What night and early morning sounds, natural or otherwise, keep you awake and cause annoyance? parking lot noise – see below (also, the cd I use to make the noise has to only have what it says — no music or other stuff, just ocean waves or rain)

    What sounds please you and help you to relax and fall asleep? I sleep with an ocean waves CD on constant repeat. Reason one, because when there’s no noise, my mind will make stuff up & wake me up, reason 2 is to cover parking lot noise. If you are ever designing a condo complex, do not but one unit’s bedroom window right by a different unit’s parking space.

    If you could take your family on a time travel vacation, where and when  would you go (remember, it should be fun for the whole family)?  Well, all the family I have left is my brother. Probably Europe in the Dark Ages, or before. Or Cambodia during the time they built & used Ankor Wat. I’d vote for pre-history Ireland. He’d go where I wanted (I’m the little sister, have trained him well)

    What kind of empanada would you like to have for National Empanada day? don’t like empanadas

  11. Avilyn

    What night and early morning sounds, natural or otherwise, keep you awake and cause annoyance?

    Night sounds – the loud drunks at the bar across the street.

    Morning – my husband’s radio alarm

    What sounds please you and help you to relax and fall asleep?

    The sound of the dryer running.  

    If you could take your family on a time travel vacation, where and when would you go (remember, it should be fun for the whole family)?

    Well, the whole family is me & my husband, so just needs to be fun for us.  Dunno, something relating to early computers probably.

    What kind of empanada would you like to have for National Empanada day?  Err, what’s an empanada? (serious question)

  12. princesspat

    This Gillian Welch tune was performed solo by Sarah Jarosz as the opening number at her Senior Recital for Bachelor of Music Degree in Contemporary Improvisation, Sat. night March 30, 2013.

    I love her music…..it’s going to be fun to watch her career develop.

  13. LeftOverFlowerChild

    The Tea Party: God’s judgment on us for teaching our parents how to use the Internet.

    Pleasant sounds to wake up to–My kitty’s purring or rain on the roof…Not so pleasant, my youngest son’s love affair with AC/DC or Metallica first thing in the morning..Oy!

    Sounds to relax to…ocean sounds or rain on the roof.

    Time travel…After watching Victoria House on PBS and seeing people who loved the idea of life in the Victorian period endure a near melt down when they had to live it up close and personal..I think I’d skip that notion. I’d probably chose to take my family back to my childhood strong hold, my grandparent’s farm in Lenoir NC.

    Empandas…I’ve had the Philippines version and I loved them. I make a kind of Cornish Pastie similar to an empanda for my football watching guys.

  14. JG in MD

    Bad sound: I have a loud mockingbird outside my window in the morning sometimes. If you ever see anyone frown and say “There’s this bird…” just say “It’s a mockingbird.”

    Good sound: One or another group of black guys sometimes talk on the steps or in the parking lot in the evening, not far from all the bedroom windows. I like hearing them joking around. If they get too loud I look out the window and say something like ‘Scuse me, people are trying to sleep. A little quieter please? They say “Sorry” and move farther from the windows.

    Other good sounds: Train whistles, kittehs purring, little kids laughing.

    Other bad sounds: The ice cream man’s bells-arrggh! Kids arguing, dogs barking, anybody yelling. I hear thise from the other side of the (narrow) valley. But there’s not much of it.

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