Boomer's Buzz: Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Posted March 19, 2008, 4:15 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Wednesday, March 19, 2008. There are 287 days left in the year and 229 days left until Election Day.
Race For the White House:
Obama Confronts America's Racial Divide (SF Chronicle)
Michigan Revote Unlikely (LA Times)
Clinton Tries to Keep Plan for Revotes Alive (MSNBC)

Developing News:
Stocks Soar After Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate (Houston Chronicle)
Fed Rate Cuts and Your Wallet (CNN)
Judge Portrays McCartney's Ex As "Out of Control" (Washington Post)
Spitzer Call Girl Loses $1Million Offer; She's Already Been on "Girls Gone Wild" (AP)

Passing:
Sci-fi Guru Arthur C Clark Dies at 90 (BBC)
Oscar-Winning Director Anthony Minghella, 54, Dies (LA Times)

Latest Health News:
10 Million Baby Boomers Face Alzheimer's (Washington Post)
Cocaine Use May Cause Heart Attack Symptoms (AP)
Growth Hormone: All Hype, No Performance? (Reuters)

By the Numbers:
10 Ways to Get Kicked Off the Plane (Times)

Pic of the Day:
16 of the Most Extreme & Modern Beds You'll Ever See (Freshome)
The Great Angel Oak (South Carolina)

Video of The Day: Gator Bruce



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members bthebest, Dennis Brodsky, John Liman and BK! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft is 83. Actor and director Patrick McGoohan is 80. Actress Phyllis Newman is 75. Author Philip Roth is 75. Actress Renee Taylor is 75. R&B singer Clarence "Frogman" Henry is 71. Singer Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) is 62. Actress Glenn Close is 61. Actor Bruce Willis is 53.

On This Date:
In 1918: The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.

In 1931: The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra plays its first concert in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In 1953: The Academy Awards ceremony is televised for the first time, with comedian Bob Hope serving as host.

In 1958: The duo of Tom and Jerry release their first single, "Our Song," which fails to get much attention. But the two realize that using their real names, Simon and Garfunkel, gets them more success!

In 1980: Elvis Presley's autopsy is subpoenaed in the "Dr. Nick" drug case. Dr. Nick is Dr. George Nichopoulous, Presley's personal physician who will soon be found guilty of over prescribing drugs to Presley and other clients, including Jerry Lee Lewis.

In 1987: Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.

In 1995: After giving up an attempt to become a major league baseball player, Michael Jodan returns to pro basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls, showing that he never gave up on his true passion.

Today's Thought:
"Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory."
-- Ghandi



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