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Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, June 19, 2016, and Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, fathers-to-be, foster fathers and those who have been like a father to someone. You are loved and appreciated for all you do.
If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Gemini. Some famous people who share your birthday are mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal; Moe Howard of the Three Stooges; rocker Ann Wilson of Heart; bandleader Guy Lombardo; baseball legend Lou Gehrig; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas; actresses Gena Rowlands, Phylicia Rashad, Kathleen Turner and Zoe Saldana; actors Pat Buttram and Louis Jourdan; musicians Lester Flatt and Mark DeBarge; author Salman Rushdie; singer, dancer and reality show judge Paula Abdul and film critic Pauline Kael.
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how?
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Have you ever been boycotted?
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953?
Today in History: 0240 BC - Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the Earth using two sticks. 1586 - English colonists sail away from Roanoke Island, NC after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in America. 1778 - U.S. General George Washington's troops leave Valley Forge after a winter of training. 1821 - The Ottomans defeat the Greeks at the Battle of Dragasani. 1846 – First organized baseball game: The New York Knickerbocker Club plays the New York Club at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. 1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlines his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlaws slavery in U.S. territories. 1864 - The USS Kearsarge sinks the CSS Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France. 1865 - The emancipation of slaves is proclaimed in Texas. 1867 - In New York, the Belmont Stakes is run for the first time. 1873 - Eadweard Muybridge successfully photographs a horse named "Sallie Gardner" in fast motion using a series of 24 stereoscopic cameras. This is considered the first step toward motion pictures. 1903 – A young Italian schoolteacher, Benito Mussolini, is placed under investigation by police in Bern, Switzerland. 1910 - The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington. 1911 - In Pennsylvania, the first motion-picture censorship board is established. 1912 - The U.S. government establishes the 8-hour work day. 1917 - During World War I, King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames. 1933 - France grants political asylum to Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky. 1934 - The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration is established. 1934 - The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission will later regulate radio and TV broadcasting . 1937 - The town of Bilbao, Spain, falls to the Nationalist forces. 1939 - In Atlanta, GA, legislation is enacted banning pinball machines in the city. 1942 - Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe), age 16, and her 21-year-old neighbor Jimmy Dougherty are married. They divorce in June of 1946. 1942 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, DC, to discuss the invasion of North Africa with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1943 – Future Nixon secretary of state Henry Kissinger becomes a naturalized United States citizen. 1943 - The National Football League approves the merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. 1944 - The U.S. wins the battle of the Philippine Sea against the Imperial Japanese fleet. 1951 - U.S. President Harry S Truman signs the Universal Military Training and Service Act, which extends Selective Service until July 1, 1955 and lowers the draft age to 18. 1952 – Long-running TV game show "I've Got a Secret" debuts on CBS. 1958 - In Washington, DC, nine entertainers refuse to answer a congressional committee's questions on communism. 1961 - Kuwait regains complete independence from Britain. 1961 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a provision in Maryland's constitution that requires state officeholders to profess a belief in God. 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate. 1965 - Air Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky becomes South Vietnam's youngest premier at age 34. 1968 - 50,000 people march on Washington, D.C. to support the Poor People's Campaign. 1973 - The Case-Church Amendment prevents further U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. 1973 – Baseball star Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 2,000th career hit. 1973 - The stage production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens in London. 1973 - Gordie Howe leaves the NHL to join his sons Mark and Marty in the WHA (World Hockey League). 1978 – The comic strip “Garfield” debuts in newspapers around the U.S.. 1981 - "Superman II" sets the all-time, one-day record for theater box-office receipts when it takes in $5.5 million. 1981 - The European Space Agency sends two satellites into orbit from Kourou, French Guiana. 1983 - Lixian-nian is chosen to be China's first president since 1969. 1987 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Louisiana law that requires schools to teach creationism. 1989 - The movie "Batman" premieres. 1997 - William Hague becomes the youngest leader of Britain's Conservative party in nearly 200 years. 1998 - Gateway is fined more than $400,000 for illegally shipping personal computers to 16 countries subject to U.S. export controls. 1998 - A study is released which says that cigarette smoking more than doubles the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's. 1998 - Switzerland's three largest banks offer $600 million to settle claims they'd stolen the assets of Holocaust victims during World War II. Jewish leaders call the offer insultingly low. 1999 – Author Stephen King is struck from behind and seriously injured by a mini-van while walking along a road in Maine. 1999 - The Dallas Stars win their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the third overtime of game six. 2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a group prayer led by students at public-school football games violates the 1st Amendment's principle that calls for the separation of church and state.
Word of the Day: palimpsest /’palǝm(p)・sest/ noun
1. A manuscript or piece of writing, especially an ancient one, which has been wiped clean and written over, but traces of the original remain.
2. Something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its original form. Example: “Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the taste of successive owners.”
Quote of the Day: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”
- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Today Is:
Father’s Day (U.S.)
National Kissing Day
World Sauntering Day
Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, June 19, 2016, and Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, fathers-to-be, foster fathers and those who have been like a father to someone. You are loved and appreciated for all you do.
If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Gemini. Some famous people who share your birthday are mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal; Moe Howard of the Three Stooges, rocker Ann Wilson of Heart; bandleader Guy Lombardo; baseball legend Lou Gehrig; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas,; actresses Gena Rowlands, Phylicia Rashad, Kathleen Turner and Zoe Saldana; actors Pat Buttram and Louis Jourdan; musicians Lester Flatt and Mark DeBarge; author Salman Rushdie; singer, dancer and reality show judge Paula Abdul and film critic Pauline Kael.
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how?....NOT AT ALL
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Have you ever been boycotted?....NO
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953? ...I Am NOT GOOD with it but eventually I adjust
Today in History: 0240 BC - Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the Earth using two sticks. 1586 - English colonists sail away from Roanoke Island, NC after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in America. 1778 - U.S. General George Washington's troops leave Valley Forge after a winter of training. 1821 - The Ottomans defeat the Greeks at the Battle of Dragasani. 1846 – First organized baseball game: The New York Knickerbocker Club plays the New York Club at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. 1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlines his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlaws slavery in U.S. territories. 1864 - The USS Kearsarge sinks the CSS Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France. 1865 - The emancipation of slaves is proclaimed in Texas. 1867 - In New York, the Belmont Stakes is run for the first time. 1873 - Eadweard Muybridge successfully photographs a horse named "Sallie Gardner" in fast motion using a series of 24 stereoscopic cameras. This is considered the first step toward motion pictures. 1903 – A young Italian schoolteacher, Benito Mussolini, is placed under investigation by police in Bern, Switzerland. 1910 - The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington. 1911 - In Pennsylvania, the first motion-picture censorship board is established. 1912 - The U.S. government establishes the 8-hour work day. 1917 - During World War I, King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames. 1933 - France grants political asylum to Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky. 1934 - The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration is established. 1934 - The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission will later regulate radio and TV broadcasting . 1937 - The town of Bilbao, Spain, falls to the Nationalist forces. 1939 - In Atlanta, GA, legislation is enacted banning pinball machines in the city. 1942 - Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe), age 16, and her 21-year-old neighbor Jimmy Dougherty are married. They divorce in June of 1946. 1942 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, DC, to discuss the invasion of North Africa with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1943 – Future Nixon secretary of state Henry Kissinger becomes a naturalized United States citizen. 1943 - The National Football League approves the merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. 1944 - The U.S. wins the battle of the Philippine Sea against the Imperial Japanese fleet. 1951 - U.S. President Harry S Truman signs the Universal Military Training and Service Act, which extends Selective Service until July 1, 1955 and lowers the draft age to 18. 1952 – Long-running TV game show "I've Got a Secret" debuts on CBS. 1958 - In Washington, DC, nine entertainers refuse to answer a congressional committee's questions on communism. 1961 - Kuwait regains complete independence from Britain. 1961 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a provision in Maryland's constitution that requires state officeholders to profess a belief in God. 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate. 1965 - Air Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky becomes South Vietnam's youngest premier at age 34. 1968 - 50,000 people march on Washington, D.C. to support the Poor People's Campaign. 1973 - The Case-Church Amendment prevents further U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. 1973 – Baseball star Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 2,000th career hit. 1973 - The stage production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens in London. 1973 - Gordie Howe leaves the NHL to join his sons Mark and Marty in the WHA (World Hockey League). 1978 – The comic strip “Garfield” debuts in newspapers around the U.S.. 1981 - "Superman II" sets the all-time, one-day record for theater box-office receipts when it takes in $5.5 million. 1981 - The European Space Agency sends two satellites into orbit from Kourou, French Guiana. 1983 - Lixian-nian is chosen to be China's first president since 1969. 1987 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Louisiana law that requires schools to teach creationism. 1989 - The movie "Batman" premieres. 1997 - William Hague becomes the youngest leader of Britain's Conservative party in nearly 200 years. 1998 - Gateway is fined more than $400,000 for illegally shipping personal computers to 16 countries subject to U.S. export controls. 1998 - A study is released which says that cigarette smoking more than doubles the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's. 1998 - Switzerland's three largest banks offer $600 million to settle claims they'd stolen the assets of Holocaust victims during World War II. Jewish leaders call the offer insultingly low. 1999 – Author Stephen King is struck from behind and seriously injured by a mini-van while walking along a road in Maine. 1999 - The Dallas Stars win their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the third overtime of game six. 2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a group prayer led by students at public-school football games violates the 1st Amendment's principle that calls for the separation of church and state.
Word of the Day: palimpsest /’palǝm(p)・sest/ noun
1. A manuscript or piece of writing, especially an ancient one, which has been wiped clean and written over, but traces of the original remain.
2. Something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its original form. Example: “Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the taste of successive owners.”
Quote of the Day: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”
- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Today Is:
Father’s Day (U.S.)
National Kissing Day
World Sauntering Day
Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, June 19, 2016, and Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, fathers-to-be, foster fathers and those who have been like a father to someone. You are loved and appreciated for all you do.
If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Gemini. Some famous people who share your birthday are mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal; Moe Howard of the Three Stooges; rocker Ann Wilson of Heart; bandleader Guy Lombardo; baseball legend Lou Gehrig; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas; actresses Gena Rowlands, Phylicia Rashad, Kathleen Turner and Zoe Saldana; actors Pat Buttram and Louis Jourdan; musicians Lester Flatt and Mark DeBarge; author Salman Rushdie; singer, dancer and reality show judge Paula Abdul and film critic Pauline Kael.
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how?
Here at OZ... nothing changes.. procrastination rains on high.. eating to excess and napping does not mater were the sun the moon or the stars are... it's the age of Aquarius that worries me...
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Have you ever been boycotted? If I got into it I would be Banned and Boycotted
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953? 1953 ! ... I prefer 1853 in Britain
I do have a potty mouth along with dirty sailor talk when things frustrate me.. along with a size 13 foot stomping metal shoes... and then dig a hole some were in the back 40 and burry it.. problem solved
Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, June 19, 2016, and Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, fathers-to-be, foster fathers and those who have been like a father to someone. You are loved and appreciated for all you do.
If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Gemini. Some famous people who share your birthday are mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal; Moe Howard of the Three Stooges; rocker Ann Wilson of Heart; bandleader Guy Lombardo; baseball legend Lou Gehrig; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas; actresses Gena Rowlands, Phylicia Rashad, Kathleen Turner and Zoe Saldana; actors Pat Buttram and Louis Jourdan; musicians Lester Flatt and Mark DeBarge; author Salman Rushdie; singer, dancer and reality show judge Paula Abdul and film critic Pauline Kael.
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how?
I have more energy when there is more daylight. When I lived in Alaska I suffered from the lack of daylight during the winter
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Have you ever been boycotted?
I don't know if boycott is the correct word but I refused to join National Honor Society when I was in high school. Just because I got good grades did not make me better than anyone else.
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953? Will have to get back to you on this question. I am busy trying to get the clock on the VCR to quit flashing "12:00"
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how? I really never pay attention to it, I just go with the flow.
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Have you ever been boycotted? Not that I recall.
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953? That's almost a daily thing with this damn computer system.
Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, June 19, 2016, and Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, fathers-to-be, foster fathers and those who have been like a father to someone. You are loved and appreciated for all you do.
If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Gemini. Some famous people who share your birthday are mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal; Moe Howard of the Three Stooges; rocker Ann Wilson of Heart; bandleader Guy Lombardo; baseball legend Lou Gehrig; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas; actresses Gena Rowlands, Phylicia Rashad, Kathleen Turner and Zoe Saldana; actors Pat Buttram and Louis Jourdan; musicians Lester Flatt and Mark DeBarge; author Salman Rushdie; singer, dancer and reality show judge Paula Abdul and film critic Pauline Kael.
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how?
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Have you ever been boycotted?
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953?
Today in History: 0240 BC - Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the Earth using two sticks. 1586 - English colonists sail away from Roanoke Island, NC after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in America. 1778 - U.S. General George Washington's troops leave Valley Forge after a winter of training. 1821 - The Ottomans defeat the Greeks at the Battle of Dragasani. 1846 – First organized baseball game: The New York Knickerbocker Club plays the New York Club at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. 1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlines his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlaws slavery in U.S. territories. 1864 - The USS Kearsarge sinks the CSS Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France. 1865 - The emancipation of slaves is proclaimed in Texas. 1867 - In New York, the Belmont Stakes is run for the first time. 1873 - Eadweard Muybridge successfully photographs a horse named "Sallie Gardner" in fast motion using a series of 24 stereoscopic cameras. This is considered the first step toward motion pictures. 1903 – A young Italian schoolteacher, Benito Mussolini, is placed under investigation by police in Bern, Switzerland. 1910 - The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington. 1911 - In Pennsylvania, the first motion-picture censorship board is established. 1912 - The U.S. government establishes the 8-hour work day. 1917 - During World War I, King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames. 1933 - France grants political asylum to Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky. 1934 - The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration is established. 1934 - The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission will later regulate radio and TV broadcasting . 1937 - The town of Bilbao, Spain, falls to the Nationalist forces. 1939 - In Atlanta, GA, legislation is enacted banning pinball machines in the city. 1942 - Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe), age 16, and her 21-year-old neighbor Jimmy Dougherty are married. They divorce in June of 1946. 1942 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, DC, to discuss the invasion of North Africa with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1943 – Future Nixon secretary of state Henry Kissinger becomes a naturalized United States citizen. 1943 - The National Football League approves the merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. 1944 - The U.S. wins the battle of the Philippine Sea against the Imperial Japanese fleet. 1951 - U.S. President Harry S Truman signs the Universal Military Training and Service Act, which extends Selective Service until July 1, 1955 and lowers the draft age to 18. 1952 – Long-running TV game show "I've Got a Secret" debuts on CBS. 1958 - In Washington, DC, nine entertainers refuse to answer a congressional committee's questions on communism. 1961 - Kuwait regains complete independence from Britain. 1961 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a provision in Maryland's constitution that requires state officeholders to profess a belief in God. 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate. 1965 - Air Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky becomes South Vietnam's youngest premier at age 34. 1968 - 50,000 people march on Washington, D.C. to support the Poor People's Campaign. 1973 - The Case-Church Amendment prevents further U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. 1973 – Baseball star Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 2,000th career hit. 1973 - The stage production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens in London. 1973 - Gordie Howe leaves the NHL to join his sons Mark and Marty in the WHA (World Hockey League). 1978 – The comic strip “Garfield” debuts in newspapers around the U.S.. 1981 - "Superman II" sets the all-time, one-day record for theater box-office receipts when it takes in $5.5 million. 1981 - The European Space Agency sends two satellites into orbit from Kourou, French Guiana. 1983 - Lixian-nian is chosen to be China's first president since 1969. 1987 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Louisiana law that requires schools to teach creationism. 1989 - The movie "Batman" premieres. 1997 - William Hague becomes the youngest leader of Britain's Conservative party in nearly 200 years. 1998 - Gateway is fined more than $400,000 for illegally shipping personal computers to 16 countries subject to U.S. export controls. 1998 - A study is released which says that cigarette smoking more than doubles the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's. 1998 - Switzerland's three largest banks offer $600 million to settle claims they'd stolen the assets of Holocaust victims during World War II. Jewish leaders call the offer insultingly low. 1999 – Author Stephen King is struck from behind and seriously injured by a mini-van while walking along a road in Maine. 1999 - The Dallas Stars win their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the third overtime of game six. 2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a group prayer led by students at public-school football games violates the 1st Amendment's principle that calls for the separation of church and state.
Word of the Day: palimpsest /’palǝm(p)・sest/ noun
1. A manuscript or piece of writing, especially an ancient one, which has been wiped clean and written over, but traces of the original remain.
2. Something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its original form. Example: “Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the taste of successive owners.”
Quote of the Day: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”
- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Today Is:
Father’s Day (U.S.)
National Kissing Day
World Sauntering Day
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how?
No they don't affect me. I kind of like the changes.
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Yes, It was found out that they donated money to a cause I am against.
Have you ever been boycotted?
No Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953?
We have a system at work that we need to use sometimes, some things can be very difficult to navigate through to get what we want.
Wishing you a sunshine Sunday!
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how? No, I'm not affected by it.
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? If I disclose that information here, I might get banned. Have you ever been boycotted? No.
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953? I'm still trying to figure out all the "bells and whistles" of my smartphone I got several months ago. At least now I know how to connect to a wireless network and get online with it.
Have a fun and relaxing Sunday. If you're in my area, stay cool!
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how? I tend to sleep less on the longer days, I also go out more as the weather is generally good.
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Have you ever been boycotted? No I've never boycotted anything, I'm a fairly easy going person, things tend not to annoy me that much.
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953? I've never been confused by technology, the only time it annoys me is when it doesn't work
Thanks for the question BayArea, hope everyone is having a good weekend
Today’s Question:
In a few days we will reach the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year. Do the longer days and shorter nights (or vice-versa in the Southern Hemisphere) affect you in any way, and if so, how? There's more daylight to be outside in. So more likely to be outside doing something later in the day, as opposed to getting inside from the dark and the cold 6 months from now. Until then the heat makes me spend more time inside with the air conditioning during the hottest parts of the day.
Bonus Question:
Today is the birthday of 19th century English land agent Charles Boycott, whose ostracism by Irish nationalists gave rise to the term “to boycott.” Have you ever boycotted anyone or anything, and why? Thought I was going to have to answer this with a but then remembered. A few months ago it came out that a sandwich shop chain's owner is an admitted big game hunter. Also they have ridiculous policies for employees. And in my opinion their crap is not all that great, and it's heavily overpriced. I've decided to give them the heave-ho, permanently.
Have you ever been boycotted? Not sure how that would be possible. Gonna have to give ya a
Just For Fun:
Technology is getting more challenging all the time. When was the last time a mechanical object or electronic gizmo confused or frustrated you so much that you wanted to beat your head against the wall, say naughty words and/or time travel back to 1953? I have never been a head banger. I have said naughty words, not necessarily because of technology. My time machine is in the shop. Am more likely to get annoyed with a mechanical object than with electronics. Last time? Can't remember anything specific right now so another
Word of the Day: palimpsest /’palǝm(p)・sest/ noun Believe it or don't, i used this as word of the day once. Didn't expect anyone else ever would.
Quote of the Day: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”
- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Today Is:
Father’s Day (U.S.)
National Kissing Day *smooch*
World Sauntering Day Good exercise. Think I'll saunter over to the fridge right now. J/k!
Thx, BA4
Last edited by bjh; 06-19-2016 at 02:20 AM..
Reason: eye fixed it :p
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Bay
Have you ever been boycotted? No.
Until then the heat makes me spend more time inside with the air conditioning during the hottest parts of the day. 
I have said naughty words, 
not necessarily because of technology. My time machine is in the shop. 
Didn't expect anyone else ever would. 
