Today's Buzz: Thursday, Jan. 24
Posted January 24, 2008, 5:34 am by Growing Bolder
GBNEWS
A-Block
Clinton-Obama Campaign Feud Heats Up (CNN)
Romney's Wallet Keeps Him in the Race (Wall Street Journal)
A Fight With Your Spouse Could be Good for Your Health (AFP)
Details Emerge About Actor's Death (CNN)
B-Block
10 of the Most Amazing Sand Sculptures from Around The World (TravelBurner)
Amazing Green Roof Art School in Singapore (Inhabitat)
The Scariest Settings Ever Created in Sci-Fi Movies (iO9)
Sweden to Study Belching Cows' Impact on Global Warming (AP)
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Singer Neil Diamond is 67. American author David Mills is 49 ("Atheist Universe"). American writer Vince Russo is 47. Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton is 40.
Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member and weather king Danny Treanor. Click on his name to send him a birthday greeting!
On This Day:
In 1848: The first gold nugget is found at Sutter's Mill in California by James W. Marshall. The discovery will eventually draw gold seekers from California, but by the next year, the gold rush of '49 will attract people from around the world.
In 1908: Boys around the nation can thank Robert Baden-Powell for founding the first Boy Scout troop.
In 1917: The United States buys the Virgin Islands from Denmark for a whopping $25 million.
In 1927: Known as the "Master of Suspense," director Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film, "The Pleasure Garden," in England.
In 1950: Jackie Robinson signs the highest contract in Dodger history for $35,000. In 1961, he became the first black to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In 1961: Edward Albee's "American Dream" premieres in New York City.
In 1965: United Kingdom's Prime Minister Winston Churchill dies in London at age 90.
In 1982: The San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 in Super Bowl XVI. Niners quarterback Joe Montana takes home the MVP award.
In 1983: Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for the World Wrestling Federation title.
In 1985: Discovery launches, NASA's 15th space shuttle mission.
In 1995: The prosecution gives its opening statement in the famous O.J. Simpson murder trial. He will eventually be found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.
Today's Thought:
"Great artists say that the most beautiful thing in the world is a little baby. Well, the next most beautiful thing is an old lady, for every wrinkle is a picture."
--Will Rogers
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Bobbe Lyon
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Posted 9:27 pm January 24th, 2008It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, today, Thurs. 1/24, I shared lots of laughs with a class on humor. Then met with the wife of our own, late, great, Rollins Alum Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) for a laugh filled dinner. I learned that a sculpture of Mr. R. will soon be unveiled in Pittsburgh showing Mr. R. putting on his sneakers (as he always did on his show while he talked to the kids) The sculpture will be large enough for kids to climb up into his lap. Now that's cool.
Bobbe Lyon, a.k.a. The Laughing Lyon