Boomer's Buzz: Friday, May 9, 2008

Posted May 9, 2008, 4:40 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Friday, May 9, 2008. There are 236 days left in the year and 178 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Clinton Presses on, Urges Supporters to Ignore Calls to Quit (AP)
Edwards Campaign Manager Endorses Obama (Boston Globe)
Clinton Advisors Talk Exit Strategy (Seattle Times)

Developing News
Country Music Legend Eddy Arnold Dead at 89 (BostonGlobe)
Earth Had Three Moons: NASA Says It's Possible (Huffington Post)

Latest Health/Longevity News:
114-Year-Old Man Takes Longevity Keys to the Grave (LiveScience)
More Than Half of U.S. Diabetics Have Arthritis (AP)
Heart Attack Risk Can Be Heard (Bloomberg)
Want to Build Muscle? Eat Spinach. Popeye Does. (genxxl)

By the Numbers:
The 4 Most Spectacular Waterfalls in the World (ZME Science)
5 Snacks That Will Smash That Afternoon Groogy Feeling (DumbLittleMan)

Pic of the Day: Shipping Out



Video of The Day:
Baby Panda Sneezes. Mom is Startled. This clip has been viewed 14,000,000 times on YouTube.





Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member bonnieblue! Click her name to send her a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Broadcast journalist Mike Wallace ("60 Minutes") is 90. Actor Geraldine McEwan is 76. Actor Alan Bennett is 74. Actor Albert Finney is 72. Actress Glenda Jackson is 72. Rocker Sonny Curtis is 71. Director James Brooks is 68. Singer Tommy Roe is 66. Rocker Richie Furay is 64. Actress Candice Bergen is 62. Singer and songwriter Billy Joel is 59. Basketball coach Mike D'Antoni is 57. Actress Alley Mills ("The Wonder Years") is 57.

On This Date:
In 1874: Howard Carter, the British archaeologist who discovered the Egyptian tomb of King Tutankhamen, is born.

In 1926: Americans Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett become the first men to make an airplane flight over the North Pole.

In 1974: Bruce Springsteen performs a concert in Cambridge, Mass., that prompts rock critic Jon Landau to write, "I saw rock and roll future and it's name is Bruce Springsteen."

In 1994: South Africa's newly elected parliament chooses Nelson Mandela to be the country's first black president.

Today's Thought:
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
-- Antoine de Saint




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