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Good morning and welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 1, 2015.
If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Aquarius. Some famous people who share your birthday are film directors John Ford and George Pal; actors Clark Gable, Garrett Morris, Brandon Lee, Sherilynn Fenn, Billy Mumy and Sherman Hemsley; poet Langston Hughes; gospel singer George Beverly Shea; Russian president Boris Yeltsin, singers Don Everly and Harry Styles; Monty Python comedian Terry Jones; tennis star Elena Makarova, celebrity offspring Lisa Marie Presley and artist Takashi Murakami.
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat. What sign were you born under? If you don’t already know, here’s a way to find out: http://www.astrology.com/chinese-astrology
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else?
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema?
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)?
Today in History:
1327 – Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the nation is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
1587 – Queen Elizabeth I signs death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots.
1861 – Texas secedes from the Union.
1862 – Julia Ward Howe publishes “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
1884 – First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published.
1887 – Harvey Wilcox, a real estate tycoon from Kansas, sells lots in a 120-acre tract of land that he subdivides. His wife names it “Hollywood.”
1896 – Puccini’s opera La Boheme premieres in Turin, Italy.
1898 – First automobile policy written by Travelers Insurance Co.
1902 – Chinese Empress Tzu-Hsi forbids the binding of women’s feet.
1920 – Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) formed as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police.
1923 – Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Benito Mussolini.
1933 – German Parliament dissolves.
1934 – Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his own.
1940 – Russia begins new offensive against Finland.
1940 – NBC performs the first inter-city television broadcast (New York City to Schenectady, N.Y.)
1946 – Republic of Hungary proclaimed, with Zoltán Tildy as president.
1949 – RCA releases its first-ever 45 rpm singles, which are color-coded by genre (black for popular, red for classical, green for country, yellow for children’s, light blue for international, cerise for rhythm and blues, and midnight blue for popular classical).
1950 – U.S.S.R. demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes.
1951 – First X-ray moving picture process demonstrated.
1953 – Flooding in Netherlands kills 1,835.
1958 – First U.S. satellite, Explorer I, launched.
1959 – Swiss men vote against voting rights for women.
1959 – Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (integrated circuit).
1960 – Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender.
1964 – Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand” becomes their first #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks.
1968 – Richard Nixon announces plans to run for U.S. presidency.
1972 – Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by royal charter granted by the King of Malaysia.
1978 – Harriet Tubman is first black woman honored on a U.S. postage stamp.
1978 – Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 – Kidnapped heiress Patricia Hearst released from prison after serving two years of a seven-year sentence for bank robbery.
1982 – Late Night With David Letterman debuts on NBC TV.
1984 – China and Netherlands resume diplomatic relations.
1987 – 163 day strike against farm equipment maker Deere & Co. ends; workers accept wage freeze.
1991 – Afghanistan/Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die.
1994 – Large meteorite falls into the Pacific Ocean near Kosrae Island in Micronesia.
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2004 – Singer Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed during the Super Bowl half-time show, resulting in U.S. broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
2005 – Canada becomes the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage.
Word of the Day:
penultimate\pi-ˈnəl-tə-mət\adjective
1. occurring immediately before the last one: next to the last.
2. of or relating to the next to the last syllable in a word. <a penultimate accent>
”Belle was the penultimate person to die, just hours before a slave, fifty-three-year-old Alba, wandered in delirium away from his cabin and sat down to death in front of Carlyle's airing-out cottage.” —Edward P. Jones, The Known World, 2003
· Quote of the Day:
“I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison
Today is
National Freedom Day (U.S.A.)
Car Insurance Day
Change Your Password Day
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Good morning and welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 1, 2015.
If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Aquarius. Some famous people who share your birthday are film directors John Ford and George Pal; actors Clark Gable, Garrett Morris, Brandon Lee, Sherilynn Fenn, Billy Mumy and Sherman Hemsley; poet Langston Hughes; gospel singer George Beverly Shea; Russian president Boris Yeltsin, singers Don Everly and Harry Styles; Monty Python comedian Terry Jones; tennis star Elena Makarova, celebrity offspring Lisa Marie Presley and artist Takashi Murakami.
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat. What sign were you born under? If you don’t already know, here’s a way to find out: Chinese Zodiac - Chinese Astrology Signs - Astrology.com
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else?
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema? About a mile.
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)?
Today in History:
1327 – Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the nation is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
1587 – Queen Elizabeth I signs death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots.
1861 – Texas secedes from the Union.
1862 – Julia Ward Howe publishes “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
1884 – First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published.
1887 – Harvey Wilcox, a real estate tycoon from Kansas, sells lots in a 120-acre tract of land that he subdivides. His wife names it “Hollywood.”
1896 – Puccini’s opera La Boheme premieres in Turin, Italy.
1898 – First automobile policy written by Travelers Insurance Co.
1902 – Chinese Empress Tzu-Hsi forbids the binding of women’s feet.
1920 – Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) formed as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police.
1923 – Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Benito Mussolini.
1933 – German Parliament dissolves.
1934 – Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his own.
1940 – Russia begins new offensive against Finland.
1940 – NBC performs the first inter-city television broadcast (New York City to Schenectady, N.Y.)
1946 – Republic of Hungary proclaimed, with Zoltán Tildy as president.
1949 – RCA releases its first-ever 45 rpm singles, which are color-coded by genre (black for popular, red for classical, green for country, yellow for children’s, light blue for international, cerise for rhythm and blues, and midnight blue for popular classical).
1950 – U.S.S.R. demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes.
1951 – First X-ray moving picture process demonstrated.
1953 – Flooding in Netherlands kills 1,835.
1958 – First U.S. satellite, Explorer I, launched.
1959 – Swiss men vote against voting rights for women.
1959 – Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (integrated circuit).
1960 – Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender.
1964 – Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand” becomes their first #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks.
1968 – Richard Nixon announces plans to run for U.S. presidency.
1972 – Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by royal charter granted by the King of Malaysia.
1978 – Harriet Tubman is first black woman honored on a U.S. postage stamp.
1978 – Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 – Kidnapped heiress Patricia Hearst released from prison after serving two years of a seven-year sentence for bank robbery.
1982 – Late Night With David Letterman debuts on NBC TV.
1984 – China and Netherlands resume diplomatic relations.
1987 – 163 day strike against farm equipment maker Deere & Co. ends; workers accept wage freeze.
1991 – Afghanistan/Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die.
1994 – Large meteorite falls into the Pacific Ocean near Kosrae Island in Micronesia.
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2004 – Singer Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed during the Super Bowl half-time show, resulting in U.S. broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
2005 – Canada becomes the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage.
Word of the Day:
penultimate\pi-ˈnəl-tə-mət\adjective
1. occurring immediately before the last one: next to the last.
2. of or relating to the next to the last syllable in a word. <a penultimate accent>
”Belle was the penultimate person to die, just hours before a slave, fifty-three-year-old Alba, wandered in delirium away from his cabin and sat down to death in front of Carlyle's airing-out cottage.” —Edward P. Jones, The Known World, 2003
·
Quote of the Day:
“I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison
Today is
National Freedom Day (U.S.A.)
Car Insurance Day
Change Your Password Day
National Girls and Women in Sports Day Thanks BA4!
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat. What sign were you born under? If you don’t already know, here’s a way to find out: Chinese Zodiac - Chinese Astrology Signs - Astrology.com
I was born in the year of stinky cheese
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else? I leave sticky notes everywhere. If it is something happening soon I will leave notes on my bed or maybe the door knob. Sometimes I leave notes on the dash of the Jeep.
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc. I like playing cards and board games. Sometimes I will work on a jigsaw puzzle.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema? A couple miles
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)? The invasion of the stinky cheese snatchers. It was in 3-D. Well maybe 2-D.
Last edited by Alaskan Mutt; 01-31-2015 at 10:46 PM..
Reason: Sometimes
Good morning and welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 1, 2015.
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat.
What sign were you born under? If you don’t already know, here’s a way to find out: Chinese Zodiac - Chinese Astrology Signs - Astrology.com Ox. Though I don't take such classifications seriously.
How do you keep track of dates?
Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else? Wall calendar for month, dry-erase board for the week, and an engagement calendar (paper).
People say "oh, you're so organized"-maybe, but it's not effortless, I pay close attention to dates & times and re-check them often.
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc. Double Solitaire, Uno, Grass (card games)
Crossword puzzles, haven't done one in ages but I used to-cryptic crosswords, too
I could solve some of my mazes again
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema? Right downtown, so 20 mins. on foot, 5-10 mins. by car
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)? I don't go the cinema and what tv I watch is online.
Last film I watched was the family drama documentary "Dad's in Heaven with Nixon", was pretty good. Dad's in Heaven with Nixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thanks for the Qs, BA4.
Hoping everyone has a mellow and non-contentious Sunday
(I'm aware there are sports happening, which get some folks a bit overheated).
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat. What sign were you born under? If you don’t already know, here’s a way to find out: Chinese Zodiac - Chinese Astrology Signs - Astrology.com
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else? Wall calendars and a file on my computer. Sometimes even pen and paper!
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc. Scrabble, swimming, and walking.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema? Not far.
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)? Probably something online. Or bits and pieces of something on TV.
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat. What sign were you born under? OX. If you don’t already know, here’s a way to find out: Chinese Zodiac - Chinese Astrology Signs - Astrology.com
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else?
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc. Poker, solitaire and crosswords. Occasionally Tiddly-Winks.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema? 5 miles.
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)? Last movie in a theatre was Forrest Gump, last movie seen was on DVD it was Fargo.
Good morning and welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 1, 2015.
If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Aquarius. Some famous people who share your birthday are film directors John Ford and George Pal; actors Clark Gable, Garrett Morris, Brandon Lee, Sherilynn Fenn, Billy Mumy and Sherman Hemsley; poet Langston Hughes; gospel singer George Beverly Shea; Russian president Boris Yeltsin, singers Don Everly and Harry Styles; Monty Python comedian Terry Jones; tennis star Elena Makarova, celebrity offspring Lisa Marie Presley and artist Takashi Murakami.
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat. What sign were you born under? If you don’t already know, here’s a way to find out: Chinese Zodiac - Chinese Astrology Signs - Astrology.com
Yes, I know in what year I was born
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else?
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema?
I am not sure. Maybe 3 miles. I was in a movie theater last time many years ago
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)?
I just saw "How I ended this summer" and I liked it a lot. (Netflix)
Today in History:
1327 – Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the nation is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
1587 – Queen Elizabeth I signs death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots.
1861 – Texas secedes from the Union.
1862 – Julia Ward Howe publishes “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
1884 – First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published.
1887 – Harvey Wilcox, a real estate tycoon from Kansas, sells lots in a 120-acre tract of land that he subdivides. His wife names it “Hollywood.”
1896 – Puccini’s opera La Boheme premieres in Turin, Italy.
1898 – First automobile policy written by Travelers Insurance Co.
1902 – Chinese Empress Tzu-Hsi forbids the binding of women’s feet.
1920 – Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) formed as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police.
1923 – Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Benito Mussolini.
1933 – German Parliament dissolves.
1934 – Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his own.
1940 – Russia begins new offensive against Finland.
1940 – NBC performs the first inter-city television broadcast (New York City to Schenectady, N.Y.)
1946 – Republic of Hungary proclaimed, with Zoltán Tildy as president.
1949 – RCA releases its first-ever 45 rpm singles, which are color-coded by genre (black for popular, red for classical, green for country, yellow for children’s, light blue for international, cerise for rhythm and blues, and midnight blue for popular classical).
1950 – U.S.S.R. demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes.
1951 – First X-ray moving picture process demonstrated.
1953 – Flooding in Netherlands kills 1,835.
1958 – First U.S. satellite, Explorer I, launched.
1959 – Swiss men vote against voting rights for women.
1959 – Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (integrated circuit).
1960 – Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender.
1964 – Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand” becomes their first #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks.
1968 – Richard Nixon announces plans to run for U.S. presidency.
1972 – Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by royal charter granted by the King of Malaysia.
1978 – Harriet Tubman is first black woman honored on a U.S. postage stamp.
1978 – Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 – Kidnapped heiress Patricia Hearst released from prison after serving two years of a seven-year sentence for bank robbery.
1982 – Late Night With David Letterman debuts on NBC TV.
1984 – China and Netherlands resume diplomatic relations.
1987 – 163 day strike against farm equipment maker Deere & Co. ends; workers accept wage freeze.
1991 – Afghanistan/Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die.
1994 – Large meteorite falls into the Pacific Ocean near Kosrae Island in Micronesia.
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2004 – Singer Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed during the Super Bowl half-time show, resulting in U.S. broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
2005 – Canada becomes the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage.
Word of the Day:
penultimate\pi-ˈnəl-tə-mət\adjective
1. occurring immediately before the last one: next to the last.
2. of or relating to the next to the last syllable in a word. <a penultimate accent>
”Belle was the penultimate person to die, just hours before a slave, fifty-three-year-old Alba, wandered in delirium away from his cabin and sat down to death in front of Carlyle's airing-out cottage.” —Edward P. Jones, The Known World, 2003
·
Quote of the Day:
“I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison <<< hahahahaha!
Today is
National Freedom Day (U.S.A.)
Car Insurance Day
Change Your Password Day
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Thank you, Bayarea!!!
Have an awesome Sunday, peeps!
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat. What sign were you born under? The Dragon.
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else? Mostly in the pocket planner I keep in my purse.
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema? 6 miles.
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)? Django. It's been a long time.
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Today’s Question:
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else?
A monthly planner
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema? About 10 min away depending upon traffic ... Just down the street from me.
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)? Hmm.... I haven't seen too many good movies recently so I can't recall ...
Today’s Question:
Chinese New Year begins later this month. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese Astrology, the year you were born tells a lot more than your age. I was born in the Year of the Rat. What sign were you born under? If you don’t already know, here’s a way to find out: Chinese Zodiac - Chinese Astrology Signs - Astrology.com
Same as you.
How do you keep track of dates? Do you have a wall calendar, a desk calendar, a calendar program on your computer or on your phone, a combination of these or something else? Desk calendar, program on the computer and actually writing myself notes to remind me. What a concept!
Bonus Question:
What are some low-tech sports or games you enjoy that don’t require electricity or computers? Some examples would be card games, croquet, darts, board games, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, horseshoes, Frisbee, volleyball, etc. Board games, puzzles and puzzle books like crosswords or word searches.
Just For Fun:
How far is it to your nearest movie theater/cinema? About a mile.
What was the last movie you saw that you liked (either on TV or in a theater)? "Skyfall," which I saw at a theater a couple years ago.
Have a fun and relaxing Superbowl Sunday.
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