Monday's Buzz: February 18, 2008

Posted February 18, 2008, 4:31 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Monday, February 18, 2008. There are 317 days left in the year and 260 days left until Election Day.

A-Block
USDA Issues Largest Beef Recall in History (Reuters)
Clinton, Obama Prepare for Tomorrrow's Battle in Wisconsin (Reuters)
Obama Quietly Meets With Ex-Rival John Edwards (LA Times)
For McCain, A Choice on a Role for Bush (NY Times)
Pakistanis Vote in Tense Election (BBC)

B-Block
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Presidents Day (Wikipedia)
Newman Wins Thrilling 50th Daytona 500 (CNN)
Nancy Reagan Hospitalized After Fall (Reuters)

C-Block (By The Numbers)
How to Say "I Love You" in More Than 100 Languages (nemam-devojku)
10 Tips to Retire Rich (Men's Health)
25 Questions to Consider Before Your Next Job Interview (The Simple Dollar)

D-Block (Pic of the Day)
The Crab Nebula From Hubble (NASA)

Today's Video: This is a good laugh. The Old Lady and the Mercedes.

Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy Birthday to GB members Candlelights&Secrets, DocSam and Dr. Ronda Beaman! Click on their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor George Kennedy is 83. Artist/singer Yoko Ono is 75. Director John Hughes and actress Cybill Shepherd are 58. Singer Randy Crawford is 56. Actor John Travolta ("Grease") is 54. Game show presenter Vanna White ("Wheel Of Fortune") is 51. Actress Julie Strain is 46. Actor Matt Dillon is 44.

On This Date:
In 1885: Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is published.

In 1977: The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle goes on its maiden "flight" while sitting on top of a Boeing 747 airplane.

In 1978: The first Iron Man Triathlon, where racers swim, bike and run, is held in Kona, Hawaii.

In 1979: Snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first and only recorded time in history.

In 2001: Dale Earnhardt is killed in a crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500, which is won by Michael Waltrip, driving in a car that Earnhardt owned. His son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finishes second.

Today's Thought:

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first."
-- Mark Twain


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