All Saints Day
Ugg Boot
Today is a holiday. Did you know that?
Catholicism - Holy Day of Obligation All Saints Day. Holiday in Spain, Italy and Croatia.
Lá Samhna the traditional first day of Winter in modern Ireland, see also Samhain
Mexico and United States - The Day of the Dead
Lá Samhna the traditional first day of Winter in modern Ireland, see also Samhain
Mexico and United States - The Day of the Dead
Did you remember to set your clocks back? What's up with Daylight Saving Time anyway? Why do we change clocks back? Now it will take 3 months to change the clock in my car and on my vcr. Oh, wait, I don't have a vcr thanks to dvd's. Did you know that there is a group petitioning to eliminate daylight saving time. But anyway, who came up with the daylight saving time idea? Well, that's what I'm here for. My whole purpose in life is to be a wealth of useless knowledge sitting in wait ready to release upon the world. Man that sounded perverse.
Although "daylight saving time" was mentioned by Benjamin Franklin in a humorous essay in 1784, the real credit for it has to be given to a little-remembered London builder, William Willett (1865-1915). As he was taking an early morning a ride through Petts Wood, near Croydon, Willett was struck by the fact that the blinds of nearby houses were closed, even though the Sun was fully risen.
His campaign led to the introduction of British Summer Time in an Act of Parliament in 1916. Clocks were put one hour ahead of GMT during the Summer months. The energy saving benefits of this were recognised during World War II, when clocks were put two hours ahead of GMT during the Summer. This became known as Double Summer Time. During the war, clocks remained one hour ahead of GMT throughout the winter.
It was during the Big War (World War I) that daylight saving time was adopted by several countries. The reason was that the clocks were moved forward by an hour, thus saving fuel that would be necessary to produce light in the late hours of the day. It was during another war, World War II, that United States kept time one hour ahead of the default standard time (from February 9th, 1942 to September 30th, 1945). During that period no changes to the time were done during the summer months.
German police detained a naked 25-year-old woman and her 23-year-old partner who were engaged in sexual intercourse on the pavement in the middle of a busy shopping district. They were "letting it all hang out". hahahaha
A Polish taxpayer died from a heart attack after a demand for immediate payment in full of 80,000 zlotys ($23,560) following a mistake by the tax office.
A South African schoolboy appealed to education authorities after refusing to answer an exam question on Harry Potter because he believes the best-selling children's books promote witchcraft. That's true. It does promote witchcraft. As soon as I saw the movie, I bought a magical flying broom and a wand. So far I've turned my little sister into a frog, llama, emu, camel, and a rabbit. Thank you Harry Potter. Oh yeah, my sister says "Ribbit".
A pack of wild boar wandered onto a German motorway, causing a five-car pileup and leaving one motorist injured and eight of the animals dead. I don't think this was an accident. Animals are starting to rebell against humans. Pretty soon the mass rebellion will begin and so-called "wild animals" will get their revenge. What a sad day for humanity.
A man has been jailed for 75 days for leaving his six-week-old baby locked inside his car while he went out drinking. Do you see a problem here? Really, we should change drinking laws so parents can take their kids with them. It's the best of both worlds. Parents and kids spending evenings together and get a sip or two at the same time. Sounds like a plan. Who's with me?
Votes From the Dead May Still Be Counted. And I ain't making this up people.
Egyptian father angry at having no sons stabs his seven daughters, killing 4. He's been reading about King George I think. You know the story?
Osama bin Laden warned in his October Surprise video that he will be closely monitoring the state-by-state election returns in tomorrow's presidential race — and will spare any state that votes against President Bush from being attacked, according to a new analysis of his statement. Was this "new analysis" done by John Kerrys goones? Bring it on Osama Bin Hiding cause he's a little chicken. We're gonna find you, we're gonna catch you, we're gonna rape you with hot pokers, we're gonna shock you, we're gonna pull your teeth, we're gonna break your toes, then your legs, then your knees, and work our way up, we're gonna make you drink hot oil, and that's all before dinner on the first day. And there's always tomorrow. We're gonna get creative on your ass, loser. Sorry, I get carried away sometimes.
Have ya'll heard of James S. Henry the horrible? The citizens of America can breath a sigh of releif.
James S. Henry, a freelance journalist taking pictures of voters waiting outside the Palm Beach County elections headquarters was arrested after ignoring a deputy's orders to stop. I still don't see the problem with taking pictures of voters waiting in line.
PEOPLE with inherited forms of cancer have won the right to select embryos free from genes that might trigger the disease in future generations, The Times has learnt. Learnt? What the... Oh yeah, I got this from a British newspaper.
Barbara Bush, mom of President George W., is planning her nervous breakdown. I mean, you can't just jump into something like this. It takes planning.
A 44-year-old man is accused of breaking into a student housing area at Idaho State University to steal underwear from the laundry room. I hope they were clean.
A man was accused of placing hazardous chemicals in his company's coffeepot, according to authorities. Kemarat Vathananand was angry at a vice president of Schiller Park-based Castle Metal Finishing Corp. who told him he could not drink coffee in the shop area. So he poisons the company coffepot? Hey idiot, the vice president has his own coffee pot. DOH!!!!!!!
TODAY IN HISTORY:
1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
1604 - At Whitehall Palace in London, the William Shakespeare tragedy Othello is presented for the first time.
1611 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time.
1683 - The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
1755 - 1755 Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty and ninety thousand people. 60 to 90,000. That's like the world trade center disaster 23 times.
1765 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
1800 - US President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
1861 - American Civil War: US President Abraham Lincoln appoints George McClellan as commander of the Union Army, replacing the aged General Winfield Scott.
1870 - In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
1894 - Russian Tsar Alexander III dies and is succeeded by his son Nicholas II. We all know how that ended don't we?
1918 - Malbone Street Wreck: the worst rapid transit accident in world history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, with at least 93 dead.
1950 - Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman.
1952 - Operation Ivy - The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["m" for megaton], at Eniwetok island in the Bikini atoll located in the Pacific Ocean. The world would never be the same.
1955 - A United Airlines DC-6B exploded in mid-air and crashed near Longmont, Colorado killing 44 people
1960 - While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
1969 - After seven years off the top of the charts, Elvis Presley's song "Suspicious Minds," hits No. 1 on the Billboard Music charts.
1994 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy).
Birthdays:
1801 - Vincenzo Bellini, composer (d. [1835])
1952 - Larry Flynt, magazine publisher
1957 - Lyle Lovett, singer
1963 - Rick Allen , Def Leppard drummer
1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins, musician
Deaths:
1985 - Phil Silvers, actor, comedian
Although "daylight saving time" was mentioned by Benjamin Franklin in a humorous essay in 1784, the real credit for it has to be given to a little-remembered London builder, William Willett (1865-1915). As he was taking an early morning a ride through Petts Wood, near Croydon, Willett was struck by the fact that the blinds of nearby houses were closed, even though the Sun was fully risen.
His campaign led to the introduction of British Summer Time in an Act of Parliament in 1916. Clocks were put one hour ahead of GMT during the Summer months. The energy saving benefits of this were recognised during World War II, when clocks were put two hours ahead of GMT during the Summer. This became known as Double Summer Time. During the war, clocks remained one hour ahead of GMT throughout the winter.
It was during the Big War (World War I) that daylight saving time was adopted by several countries. The reason was that the clocks were moved forward by an hour, thus saving fuel that would be necessary to produce light in the late hours of the day. It was during another war, World War II, that United States kept time one hour ahead of the default standard time (from February 9th, 1942 to September 30th, 1945). During that period no changes to the time were done during the summer months.
German police detained a naked 25-year-old woman and her 23-year-old partner who were engaged in sexual intercourse on the pavement in the middle of a busy shopping district. They were "letting it all hang out". hahahaha
A Polish taxpayer died from a heart attack after a demand for immediate payment in full of 80,000 zlotys ($23,560) following a mistake by the tax office.
A South African schoolboy appealed to education authorities after refusing to answer an exam question on Harry Potter because he believes the best-selling children's books promote witchcraft. That's true. It does promote witchcraft. As soon as I saw the movie, I bought a magical flying broom and a wand. So far I've turned my little sister into a frog, llama, emu, camel, and a rabbit. Thank you Harry Potter. Oh yeah, my sister says "Ribbit".
A pack of wild boar wandered onto a German motorway, causing a five-car pileup and leaving one motorist injured and eight of the animals dead. I don't think this was an accident. Animals are starting to rebell against humans. Pretty soon the mass rebellion will begin and so-called "wild animals" will get their revenge. What a sad day for humanity.
A man has been jailed for 75 days for leaving his six-week-old baby locked inside his car while he went out drinking. Do you see a problem here? Really, we should change drinking laws so parents can take their kids with them. It's the best of both worlds. Parents and kids spending evenings together and get a sip or two at the same time. Sounds like a plan. Who's with me?
Votes From the Dead May Still Be Counted. And I ain't making this up people.
Egyptian father angry at having no sons stabs his seven daughters, killing 4. He's been reading about King George I think. You know the story?
Osama bin Laden warned in his October Surprise video that he will be closely monitoring the state-by-state election returns in tomorrow's presidential race — and will spare any state that votes against President Bush from being attacked, according to a new analysis of his statement. Was this "new analysis" done by John Kerrys goones? Bring it on Osama Bin Hiding cause he's a little chicken. We're gonna find you, we're gonna catch you, we're gonna rape you with hot pokers, we're gonna shock you, we're gonna pull your teeth, we're gonna break your toes, then your legs, then your knees, and work our way up, we're gonna make you drink hot oil, and that's all before dinner on the first day. And there's always tomorrow. We're gonna get creative on your ass, loser. Sorry, I get carried away sometimes.
Have ya'll heard of James S. Henry the horrible? The citizens of America can breath a sigh of releif.
James S. Henry, a freelance journalist taking pictures of voters waiting outside the Palm Beach County elections headquarters was arrested after ignoring a deputy's orders to stop. I still don't see the problem with taking pictures of voters waiting in line.
PEOPLE with inherited forms of cancer have won the right to select embryos free from genes that might trigger the disease in future generations, The Times has learnt. Learnt? What the... Oh yeah, I got this from a British newspaper.
Barbara Bush, mom of President George W., is planning her nervous breakdown. I mean, you can't just jump into something like this. It takes planning.
A 44-year-old man is accused of breaking into a student housing area at Idaho State University to steal underwear from the laundry room. I hope they were clean.
A man was accused of placing hazardous chemicals in his company's coffeepot, according to authorities. Kemarat Vathananand was angry at a vice president of Schiller Park-based Castle Metal Finishing Corp. who told him he could not drink coffee in the shop area. So he poisons the company coffepot? Hey idiot, the vice president has his own coffee pot. DOH!!!!!!!
TODAY IN HISTORY:
1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
1604 - At Whitehall Palace in London, the William Shakespeare tragedy Othello is presented for the first time.
1611 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time.
1683 - The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
1755 - 1755 Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty and ninety thousand people. 60 to 90,000. That's like the world trade center disaster 23 times.
1765 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
1800 - US President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
1861 - American Civil War: US President Abraham Lincoln appoints George McClellan as commander of the Union Army, replacing the aged General Winfield Scott.
1870 - In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
1894 - Russian Tsar Alexander III dies and is succeeded by his son Nicholas II. We all know how that ended don't we?
1918 - Malbone Street Wreck: the worst rapid transit accident in world history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, with at least 93 dead.
1950 - Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman.
1952 - Operation Ivy - The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["m" for megaton], at Eniwetok island in the Bikini atoll located in the Pacific Ocean. The world would never be the same.
1955 - A United Airlines DC-6B exploded in mid-air and crashed near Longmont, Colorado killing 44 people
1960 - While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
1969 - After seven years off the top of the charts, Elvis Presley's song "Suspicious Minds," hits No. 1 on the Billboard Music charts.
1994 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy).
Birthdays:
1801 - Vincenzo Bellini, composer (d. [1835])
1952 - Larry Flynt, magazine publisher
1957 - Lyle Lovett, singer
1963 - Rick Allen , Def Leppard drummer
1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins, musician
Deaths:
1985 - Phil Silvers, actor, comedian
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