Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, March 13, 2008

Posted March 13, 2008, 3:58 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Thursday, March 13, 2008. There are 293 days left in the year and 235 days left until Election Day.

Race For the White House:
Ferraro Steps Down From Clinton Camp Over Obama Remarks (Reuters)
Dems in Fight to Define Winner (NY Times)
McCain Ruminates About Running Mate (LA Times)

Developing News:
Spitzer Resigns in Disgrace Over Scandal (Boston Globe)
Call Girl at Center of Spitzer's Downfall Identified (NY Times)
800 Small Dogs Seized From Arizona Home (Yahoo News)
Final "Harry Potter" Book Will Spawn Two Movies (LA Times)
Shuttle Docks With Space Station (AP)

Latest Health News:
Woman Sits on Boyfriend's Toilet for Two Years Straight (msnbc)
Brain Fitness Seen as Hot Industry of the Future (Reuters)
Scientist Find 'Master' Breast Cancer Gene (AFP)

By the Numbers:
Top 10 Dead Filmmakers and Favorite Film of Theirs (Filmadic)

Pic of the Day:
World's Most Incredible Hotel Swimming Pools (DivineCaroline)

Video of the Day: Cool Dude. Dan Beach designs Web sites and hangs with rock stars. Oh yeah, He's in his 70s.



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Wendy Proctor and Lynna! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Jazz drummer Roy Haynes is 83. Country singer Jan Howard is 78. Songwriter Mike Stoller is 75. Singer-songwriter and GB Radio guest Neil Sedaka is 69. To listen to his interview, click here. Actor William H. Macy is 58. Actress Deborah Raffin is 55. Actress Dana Delany ("China Beach") is 52. U2 band member Adam Clayton is 48.

On This Date:
In 1868: The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson begins in the U.S. Senate.

In 1906: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony dies at age 86.

In 1930: The news of the discovery of Pluto is telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory.

In 1933: Banks begin to re-open after a holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in lieu of the Great Depression.

In 1965: The Beatles top the Billboard Hot 100 for the seventh time with "Eight Days A Week."

In 1986: Microsoft has its Initial public offering.

Today's Thought:
"Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem a turned it into an opportunity."
-- Joseph Sugarman



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