March 31, 2012 · 8:21 PM

Today’s Notable Birthdays

If yours is today also, “Happy Birthday!”

Actor William Daniels (St. Elsewhere, The Graduate, Reds) is 85.

 

Golf champion Miller Barber (holds record for most wins in the Senior PGA Tour [24] from 1981 to 1992) is 81.

 

Author John Jakes (California Gold, In the Big Country) is 80.

Actor Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds, Centennial, Shogun) is 78.

 

Actress – singer Shirley Jones (Carousel, The Music Man, Oklahoma!, The Partridge Family) is 78.

 

Jazz musician Herb Alpert (Tijuana Brass) 77.

 

Actor Christopher Walken (The Deerhunter, Batman Returns, Pulp Fiction) is 69.

 

Guitarist Mick Ralphs (All the Young Dudes, Bad Company) is 68.

 

Actor – comedian Gabe Kaplan (Welcome Back Kotter, Nobody’s Perfekt) is 67.

 

Guitarist – keyboardist Al Nichol (The Turtles) is 66.

 

Lawyer – author Dwight David Eisenhower II, grandson of 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is 64.

Al Gore (U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1985 – 1993; 45th U.S. Vice President, 1993 – 2000]) is 64.

Actress Rhea Perlman (Cheers, Pearl, Carwash) is 64.

 

Ed Marinaro (former Minnesota Vikings running back [Super Bowl VIII, IX] – actor [Hill Street Blues, Sisters, Dancing with Danger]) is 62.

 

Singer – keyboardist Sean Hopper (Clover; Huey Lewis and The News) is 59.

 

Guitarist Angus Young (AC/DC) is 57.

 

Actor Marc McClure (Freaky Friday, Back to the Future series, Superman series) is 55.

Actor Ewan McGregor (The Pillow Book, Trainspotting) is 41.

 

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March 31, 2012 · 6:59 PM

On March 31…

1492 – In Spain, a royal edict declared that all Jews who refused to convert to Christianity would be expelled.

 

1596 – René Descartes, often called the “Father of Modern Philosophy,” was born in La Haye, France.

 

1809 – Playwright and novelist Nikolai Gogol was born in Sorochintsi, Ukraine.

 

1880 – The first electric street lights installed by a municipality were turned on in Wabash, IN.

 

1889 – Designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris for the Paris Exhibition of 1889.

 

1918 – Daylight saving time went into effect throughout the United States for the first time.

1959 – The Dalai Lama, fleeing Chinese suppression in his native Tibet, fled to India where he was granted asylum.

 

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March 31, 2012 · 12:23 AM

Cartoon of the Day

 

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March 31, 2012 · 12:21 AM

Picture of the Day

Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Tennessee and North Carolina

Literally within a day’s drive of half the U.S. population, the Great Smoky Mountains is the most visited national park in the country.  Along with over 800 square miles of terrain and hiking trails spread across some of the oldest mountains on Earth, the 62nd annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, April 25-28, features 134 walks and programs led by rangers, botanists, entomologists and naturalists.  Photograph courtesy William Manning.

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March 31, 2012 · 12:08 AM

Quote of the Day

“We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet.  We are more committed to those goals today than ever before.  Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers.  Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.” 

– Current TV network founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt in a statement terminating Keith Olbermann as host of “Countdown,” just one year into his 5-year, $50 million contract. 

In a seemingly unrelated event, Olbermann said he plans to sue.  Poor Keith.  All pissed off and nowhere to go with it.

 

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March 30, 2012 · 10:23 PM

March 30, 2012 – 265 days Until Baktun 12

Survivalist Tip:  Vitamin C is one of the best vitamins for normal physical growth and development.  That, of course, leads to normal spiritual growth and development, which explains why a lot of Jews, Christians and Muslims are Vitamin C-deficient.  Therefore, make certain you have a good supply of Vitamin C in your survival stockpile.  The human body neither produces nor stores Vitamin C, so you’ll have to consume it through natural food sources, such as fruits and vegetables, or capsules.  Vitamin C helps to heal from wounds and form scar tissue.  It contains free radicals which can assist you in combating such things as tobacco smoke, radiation and stupidity.  Radiation may be present when the axes shift, which will throw power plants off-line and upend garbage dumps.  Stupidity, of course, is a perennial problem, so you have to be on guard for that regardless of what happens.  But, with plentiful sources of Vitamin C in your arsenal, you can handle any dilemma.

 

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March 30, 2012 · 8:43 PM

Senate Republicans Defeat White House Proposal to Strip Subsidies from Oil Companies

Yesterday Senate Republicans foiled President Obama’s plan to strip $24 billion in tax subsidies from the country’s largest oil companies, potentially fueling an election-year issue among voters disgruntled by escalating gas prices.  The 51-47 vote was mostly along party lines.  Gosh, I didn’t know the oil companies were having such a tough time these days!

 

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March 30, 2012 · 8:07 PM

Today’s Notable Birthdays

If yours is today also, “Happy Birthday!”

Actor Richard Dysart (L.A. Law, Wall Street, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman) is 83.

 

Actor John Astin (The Addams Family, The Pruitts of Southampton, Operation Petticoat) is 82.

 

TV host Peter Marshall (Hollywood Squares) is 82.

 

Actor Warren Beatty (Splendor in the Grass, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, Bonnie and Clyde) is 75.

 

Drummer Graeme Edge (The Moody Blues) is 71.

 

Country singer Bobby Wright is 69.

 

Guitarist – singer – songwriter Eric Clapton (Yardbirds; solo) is 67.

 

Actor – comedian Paul Reiser (Diner, Mad About You, Aliens) is 55.

 

 

Pop singer – songwriter Tracy Chapman is 48.

 

Actor Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills 90210, The Fighter) is 48.

 

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March 30, 2012 · 7:30 PM

On March 30…

1842 – Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first operation on a patient using ether.

 

1853 – Vincent Van Gogh was born in Groot-Zundert, Holland.

 

1858 – Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia, PA patented the pencil.

 

1867 – Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of “Russian America” – better known as Alaska – for 2 cents an acre.

 

1870 – The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting African-American men the right to vote, was ratified.

1909 – The Queensboro Bridge, the first double-decker bridge, opened in New York City.

 

1948 – Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin ordered all road and rail access to Berlin, Germany blocked, in what later became known as the “Berlin Blockade.”

 

1965 – A bomb exploded in a car parked in front of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, killing 22 people, injuring 183 others and virtually destroying the building.

1981 – President Ronald Reagan was shot by John W. Hinckley, Jr., as the President walked to his limousine in Washington, D.C.  Press Secretary James Brady and two police officers were also wounded in the attack.

1987 – Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers brought $39.85 million, more than triple the record for an auctioned painting.

 

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March 30, 2012 · 2:20 PM

Board Game for Home-Schoolers

Conquer the world for Christ – again!  This board game not only challenges home-schooled (brain-washed) kids’ geographic and navigational skills, it also commands them to conquer the world once more in the name of religion.  Yes, there’s nothing like enslaving Negroes and killing Indians to make a Christian feel whole and complete.  Source: Christian Nightmares.

 

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