Harry Reid
...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting.
It is a day of Cornish Haar once again and there could be a bit of rain about. I´ll check the forecast in due course. I am overjoyed right now as I have just received official confirmation that my eldest son, Richard, has accepted me as a friend on Facebook. This i9s the equivalent to getting a letter from Tom Champagne telling you that you have won the Reader´s Digest Prize Draw. My goodness how I relished those missives. With money in mi9nd, BBC North were looking this morning at the billions of pounds their major football clubs owe. The chairman of Wigan was explaining that it´s due to the mismanagement of foreign investors. Who´s to say it´s not part of a wider plot to undermine the UK economy via football. Stranger things have happened. I think the time has come to ban foreign takeovers of national institutions like the football clubs. The debt could also be managed better by not paying lottery winnings every week to men doing what others would do for a fraction of the cost. Incidentally, Rio erdinand as replacement England captain? Wasn´t this the guy who missed his drugs test? Who is Capello kidding? This is just compounding the problem!
Please be aware that, chuffed as I might be to see England beat Wales in the Six Nations, I am not gloating. I felt their game was littered with schoolboy errors and left lots of room for improvement. However, Sheenagh has sprung to the defence of her beloved homeland with this fond memory...
This is one that all Welsh folk appreciate. We do have our own language, difficult to pronounce as it is- but it is SO rare for English tourists to show any interest in
any language other than their own, hence the response; LOVE IT.
On a beautiful summer's day, two English tourists were driving through Wales ..
at the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogoch, which has about 500 letters in its name, they stopped for lunch and one of the tourists asked the waitress,
“Before we order, I wonder if you could settle an argument for us, would you pronounce where we are, very, very, very slowly?”
The girl looked at the women very confused, leaned over and said, “Burrr.... Gurrr.... King...”
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This EFT thing is getting weirder by the minute. I have seriously not given EFT a second thought until by chance on Saturday and now I am reading about a world event. This is spooky! Talk about all roads leading to Rome....I might as well be standing in the middle of the Colosseum!
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The New York nanny-staters are at it again -- and this time, your taste buds are coming under assault.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared war on sodium...but he may as well declare war on skyscrapers, money and the New York Yankees, because none of those things are as essential to his citizens as plain old salt.
And yet he wants the government to dictate how much of it you should eat.
Luckily, Mayor Nanny Warbucks is already getting some resistance -- especially from his city's chefs (the ones who really cook, not the minimum-wage workers who flip frozen slime patties).
Their message is clear: Keep your hands out of my spice rack. But salt isn't just a tasty addition to your meal -- it's a scientific fact that a low-sodium diet can actually RAISE blood pressure in some people.
The so-called experts can't even tell you WHY blood pressure rises in the first place...so you shouldn't trust them to tell you how to lower it, either.
If you're generally healthy and stick to a low-carb, high- protein diet, you have no reason to lose the saltshaker. Shake it 'til your wrist gets sore and you'll be just fine.
Just stick with pure sea salt -- untreated and unadulterated, it's actually gray. I don't care what fancy- schmancy name is on the label -- if it's snowy white, it's been treated. Toss it out and get the right stuff.
And if you eat a steady diet of processed foods and other crapola, you've got much bigger problems than sodium...and nothing the nanny state does will save you.
By the way, I hear Mayor Bloomberg is known for always keeping his own saltshaker nearby -- he's been seen adding salt to just about everything he eats, including pizza. He even adds salt to his saltine crackers.
Typical nanny-stater: Do as I say...
Always worth my salt,
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
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Leapy Lee sent me the following......
Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern California , was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that Congressman Harry Reid's great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid share this common ancestor. The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows in Montana territory:
On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription: 'Remus Reid, horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
So Judy recently e-mailed Congressman Harry Reid for information about their great-great uncle. Believe it or not, Harry Reid's staff sent back the following biographical sketch for her genealogy research:
"Remus Reid was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory . His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."
NOW THAT's how it's done, Folks! That's real POLITICAL SPIN
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Shhhh!
On a visit to the library I happened to notice a man and a woman, both deaf, signing with intense gestures, apparently in a heated debate. The man said something; and the woman seemed upset. She started signing her reply very fast, to the point where the man couldn't understand a word; she also signed in big, wide gestures, which is the equivalent of volume.
Finally, looking strained, her companion took her hands, "silencing" her. Then he signed, very small and slowly: "You don't have to shout, I'm not blind."
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New Policeman
A salesman, tired of his job, gave it up to become a policeman. Several months later, a friend asked him how he liked his new role. "Well," he replied, "the pay is good and the hours aren't bad, but what I like best is that the customer is always wrong."
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Word of the Day
el juicio hwee'-syoh (noun)
judgement, discernment; sense, opinion; trial, lawsuit
EXAMPLES
A mi juicio, nuestra decisión fue equivocada. - In my opinion, our decision was wrong.
El acusado no dijo nada para defenderse durante el juicio. - The defendant didn't say anything in his defense at the trial.
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for el juicio.
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February 8th: On this Day
1958, The Quarry Men appeared at the Wilson Hall in Garston. After the show Paul McCartney introduced George Harrison to John Lennon1964, On their first full day in New York, The Beatles (minus George who had a sore throat), went for a photo-opportunity walk around Central Park.1964, John Leyton, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Jet Harris, Don Spencer, The Leroys and The Rolling Stones appeared at the Regal, Edmonton, on the first night of a UK tour.1965 - The Supremes' "Stop in the Name Of Love" was released.
1967 - Peter & Gordon split up. 1973, Max Yasgur died of a heart attack aged 53. He was the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held
1969 - George Harrison's tonsils were removed at London's University College Hospital. The tonsils were destroyed so they could not be sold.
1975, Engelbert Humperdinck started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with his 'Greatest Hits Collection.'
1975 - Queen's single "Killer Queen" was released. It was their first hit single.1975 - Queen's single "Killer Queen" was released. It was their first hit single. 1975, The Ohio Players went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Fire'.
1980, the divorce became final between David and Angie Bowie.
1983, winners at the second annual Brit Awards held in London included Paul McCartney who won Best British Male Solo Artist, Kim Wilde won Best British Female Solo Artist, Dire Straits won British Group, British Breakthrough Act went to Yazoo, International Act was Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Best Selling Single Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen" and the Life Achievement Award went to Pete Townshend.
1986, Billy Ocean started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going'
1990, Suffering from depression American singer songwriter Del Shannon died of self inflicted gunshot wounds.
1992, UK act Right Said Fred at US No.1 with 'I'm Too Sexy', a No.2 hit in the UK.
1994, Oasis were forced to cancel their first foreign tour after they were deported from Holland. The band were involved in a drunken brawl on a cross-channel ferry
1998, winners at this years Brit Awards included British Breakthrough Act was Stereophonics, Best Selling British Album Act was The Spice Girls, International Male, Jon Bon Jovi, International Female, Bjork, International Group, U2 and Outstanding Contribution went to Fleetwood Mac.
2002, Bob Wooler died aged 76. He was the resident DJ and booker at The Cavern Club in Liverpool during the early 1960's. He was also a personal friend.
2005, Keith Knudson drummer with The Doobie Brothers died of pneumonia aged 56.
2005, Pete Doherty was released from jail on bail after four nights when his manager paid the remaining £100,000 bail to Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, London. The ex-Libertines star had been charged with robbery and blackmail after a fracas at a London hotel.
2005, Kylie Minogue was voted the world’s sexiest woman in her 30’s by UK magazine Good Housekeeping. Sade was No.4 in the over 40’s, Madonna No.7 and Jerry Hall No.8.
February 8th: Birthdays
Lana Turner 1921
Jack Lemmon 1925
James Dean 1931
Brian Bennett (The Shadows) 1940
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It is a day of Cornish Haar once again and there could be a bit of rain about. I´ll check the forecast in due course. I am overjoyed right now as I have just received official confirmation that my eldest son, Richard, has accepted me as a friend on Facebook. This i9s the equivalent to getting a letter from Tom Champagne telling you that you have won the Reader´s Digest Prize Draw. My goodness how I relished those missives. With money in mi9nd, BBC North were looking this morning at the billions of pounds their major football clubs owe. The chairman of Wigan was explaining that it´s due to the mismanagement of foreign investors. Who´s to say it´s not part of a wider plot to undermine the UK economy via football. Stranger things have happened. I think the time has come to ban foreign takeovers of national institutions like the football clubs. The debt could also be managed better by not paying lottery winnings every week to men doing what others would do for a fraction of the cost. Incidentally, Rio erdinand as replacement England captain? Wasn´t this the guy who missed his drugs test? Who is Capello kidding? This is just compounding the problem!
Please be aware that, chuffed as I might be to see England beat Wales in the Six Nations, I am not gloating. I felt their game was littered with schoolboy errors and left lots of room for improvement. However, Sheenagh has sprung to the defence of her beloved homeland with this fond memory...
This is one that all Welsh folk appreciate. We do have our own language, difficult to pronounce as it is- but it is SO rare for English tourists to show any interest in
any language other than their own, hence the response; LOVE IT.
On a beautiful summer's day, two English tourists were driving through Wales ..
at the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogoch, which has about 500 letters in its name, they stopped for lunch and one of the tourists asked the waitress,
“Before we order, I wonder if you could settle an argument for us, would you pronounce where we are, very, very, very slowly?”
The girl looked at the women very confused, leaned over and said, “Burrr.... Gurrr.... King...”
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The New York nanny-staters are at it again -- and this time, your taste buds are coming under assault.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared war on sodium...but he may as well declare war on skyscrapers, money and the New York Yankees, because none of those things are as essential to his citizens as plain old salt.
And yet he wants the government to dictate how much of it you should eat.
Luckily, Mayor Nanny Warbucks is already getting some resistance -- especially from his city's chefs (the ones who really cook, not the minimum-wage workers who flip frozen slime patties).
Their message is clear: Keep your hands out of my spice rack. But salt isn't just a tasty addition to your meal -- it's a scientific fact that a low-sodium diet can actually RAISE blood pressure in some people.
The so-called experts can't even tell you WHY blood pressure rises in the first place...so you shouldn't trust them to tell you how to lower it, either.
If you're generally healthy and stick to a low-carb, high- protein diet, you have no reason to lose the saltshaker. Shake it 'til your wrist gets sore and you'll be just fine.
Just stick with pure sea salt -- untreated and unadulterated, it's actually gray. I don't care what fancy- schmancy name is on the label -- if it's snowy white, it's been treated. Toss it out and get the right stuff.
And if you eat a steady diet of processed foods and other crapola, you've got much bigger problems than sodium...and nothing the nanny state does will save you.
By the way, I hear Mayor Bloomberg is known for always keeping his own saltshaker nearby -- he's been seen adding salt to just about everything he eats, including pizza. He even adds salt to his saltine crackers.
Typical nanny-stater: Do as I say...
Always worth my salt,
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
------------------------------------
Leapy Lee sent me the following......
Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern California , was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that Congressman Harry Reid's great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid share this common ancestor. The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows in Montana territory:
On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription: 'Remus Reid, horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
So Judy recently e-mailed Congressman Harry Reid for information about their great-great uncle. Believe it or not, Harry Reid's staff sent back the following biographical sketch for her genealogy research:
"Remus Reid was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory . His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."
NOW THAT's how it's done, Folks! That's real POLITICAL SPIN
-------------------------------------------
Shhhh!
On a visit to the library I happened to notice a man and a woman, both deaf, signing with intense gestures, apparently in a heated debate. The man said something; and the woman seemed upset. She started signing her reply very fast, to the point where the man couldn't understand a word; she also signed in big, wide gestures, which is the equivalent of volume.
Finally, looking strained, her companion took her hands, "silencing" her. Then he signed, very small and slowly: "You don't have to shout, I'm not blind."
----------------------------------
New Policeman
A salesman, tired of his job, gave it up to become a policeman. Several months later, a friend asked him how he liked his new role. "Well," he replied, "the pay is good and the hours aren't bad, but what I like best is that the customer is always wrong."
-------------------------------------------
Word of the Day
el juicio hwee'-syoh (noun)
judgement, discernment; sense, opinion; trial, lawsuit
EXAMPLES
A mi juicio, nuestra decisión fue equivocada. - In my opinion, our decision was wrong.
El acusado no dijo nada para defenderse durante el juicio. - The defendant didn't say anything in his defense at the trial.
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for el juicio.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
February 8th: On this Day
1958, The Quarry Men appeared at the Wilson Hall in Garston. After the show Paul McCartney introduced George Harrison to John Lennon1964, On their first full day in New York, The Beatles (minus George who had a sore throat), went for a photo-opportunity walk around Central Park.1964, John Leyton, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Jet Harris, Don Spencer, The Leroys and The Rolling Stones appeared at the Regal, Edmonton, on the first night of a UK tour.1965 - The Supremes' "Stop in the Name Of Love" was released.
1967 - Peter & Gordon split up. 1973, Max Yasgur died of a heart attack aged 53. He was the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held
1969 - George Harrison's tonsils were removed at London's University College Hospital. The tonsils were destroyed so they could not be sold.
1975, Engelbert Humperdinck started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with his 'Greatest Hits Collection.'
1975 - Queen's single "Killer Queen" was released. It was their first hit single.1975 - Queen's single "Killer Queen" was released. It was their first hit single. 1975, The Ohio Players went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Fire'.
1980, the divorce became final between David and Angie Bowie.
1983, winners at the second annual Brit Awards held in London included Paul McCartney who won Best British Male Solo Artist, Kim Wilde won Best British Female Solo Artist, Dire Straits won British Group, British Breakthrough Act went to Yazoo, International Act was Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Best Selling Single Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen" and the Life Achievement Award went to Pete Townshend.
1986, Billy Ocean started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going'
1990, Suffering from depression American singer songwriter Del Shannon died of self inflicted gunshot wounds.
1992, UK act Right Said Fred at US No.1 with 'I'm Too Sexy', a No.2 hit in the UK.
1994, Oasis were forced to cancel their first foreign tour after they were deported from Holland. The band were involved in a drunken brawl on a cross-channel ferry
1998, winners at this years Brit Awards included British Breakthrough Act was Stereophonics, Best Selling British Album Act was The Spice Girls, International Male, Jon Bon Jovi, International Female, Bjork, International Group, U2 and Outstanding Contribution went to Fleetwood Mac.
2002, Bob Wooler died aged 76. He was the resident DJ and booker at The Cavern Club in Liverpool during the early 1960's. He was also a personal friend.
2005, Keith Knudson drummer with The Doobie Brothers died of pneumonia aged 56.
2005, Pete Doherty was released from jail on bail after four nights when his manager paid the remaining £100,000 bail to Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, London. The ex-Libertines star had been charged with robbery and blackmail after a fracas at a London hotel.
2005, Kylie Minogue was voted the world’s sexiest woman in her 30’s by UK magazine Good Housekeeping. Sade was No.4 in the over 40’s, Madonna No.7 and Jerry Hall No.8.
February 8th: Birthdays
Lana Turner 1921
Jack Lemmon 1925
James Dean 1931
Brian Bennett (The Shadows) 1940
Latest Podcast
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