A Big Ole ::On This Day:: and a Bit of Senseless Rambling - February 19th

Happy Saturday Folks! As always, I apologize for the writing hiatus - I have entirely too many hooks in the water right now ... and I don't even fish ... so 99% of my waking hours are spent right now scrambling around in complete and total chaos ... 


Anyhoo - I did want to take a little break from the chaos to share with you an ::On This Day:: as today is my brother Brian's 41st birthday.  He seems to be rather convinced that I can provide no information regarding his birthday that will entertain him in the slightest ... 
so I've searched around to see what I could dig up ... 

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Feb 19, 1473:

Copernicus born
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Feb 19, 1847:

Rescuers reach Donner Party
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1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
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1881 - Kansas the first US state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.
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1884 - More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States,

one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.

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1906 - Will Keith Kellogg found Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co.

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1908 - New York City - Frederick Albert Cook 1865-1940 

sets out for North Pole in steamer `John R. Bradley'; US explorer

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1913 - 1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box

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1934 - Bob and Dolores Hope marry

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1942 - New York Yankees announce 5,000 uniformed soldiers 

admitted free at each of their upcoming home games

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1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima – 

about 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.

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1968 - 1st U.S. Teachers strike in Florida

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Feb 19, 1970:

-Chicago Seven sentenced

-U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 52 and Molniya 1-13 communications satellite

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1972 – The Asama-Sansō hostage standoff begins in Japan.

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1977 
Fleetwood Mac's 
"Rumours" album released

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1981 - George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 
for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine
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1985 
- Mickey Mouse welcomed in China
-Canned and bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola
-Artificial heart recipient William J. Schroeder becomes the first such patient to leave hospital
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1986 - USSR launches Mir space station into Earth orbit.
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1987 
- Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland
-Anti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner
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1996 -  Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in 
York, Pennsylvania on WQXA 105.7 FM
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Today's Birthdays

1924 – Lee Marvin, American actor (d. 1987)
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1940 – Smokey Robinson, American singer

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1957 – Falco, Austrian singer (d. 1998)
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1963 – Seal, English singer
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1966 – Justine Bateman, American actress
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Leaving the world on this day in history...
1970 – Christoforos Nezer, Greek actor (b. 1887)
1980 – Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (b. 1946)
1998 – Grandpa Jones, American entertainer (b. 1913)
2003 – Johnny Paycheck, American singer (b. 1938)
2009 – Kelly Groucutt, Bass guitarist and singer for the band Electric Light Orchestra (b. 1945)
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There you have it, kids ... An ::On This Day:: for today, February 19th ... and a promise for an upcoming Ocho-rific  covering the Fleetwood Mac Rumors album ... as I had forgotten how absolutely delightful of an album it is until I listened to a bit of it online while finishing this up.  


Until Next Time ... 
Have a Grand and Groovy Day!!

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http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Feb&day=19
http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/february_19.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chicago-seven-sentenced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/angry-san-francisco-vigilantes-take-the-law-into-their-own-hands

Cheater, Cheater Pants On Fire!

I sat sipping java and chain-smoking with a long-lost friend this weekend ... as our visit began to wrap up, my phone rang.  I answered it quickly - 


"Hey lovie, can I call you back in just a few minutes?"


"Uh..yeah."


"Okay, call you back."


My guest (as many of you who know me in real life might imagine) was highly surprised that I'd answered the phone ... I told him that it was one of my gal pals and she's on the top of my mind right now because her marriage is ending.  


"Ooooh ... gotcha." He winced in mental agony ... he's been there ... most of us have ... "Yeah, you'd better ring her back.." 


As we started for the door, my text beeped, "George* is f*cking Jane Doe*.  That's all I was gonna tell you...."


I quickly shuffled my friend out the door, "Oh no man, she just found out her husband's been having an affair with a woman she works with... I've gotta cut ya' way short, travel safely and I'll talk with you later..." 


I dialed the phone ... she answered in tears ... I listened as she told me that she'd come back to what was now becoming her "former house" to pack some things up ... and had found jewelry on the bathroom counter that didn't belong to her.  Worse, she recognized the jewelry as that of someone she works with.... 


My heart was absolutely crumbling for her ... I listened until she stopped with a sigh and said, "I'm okay..."


I then proceeded to tell HER that she is going to be okay.  I proceeded to tell her that this will be the time when she finds out who she really is and what makes her truly happy.  I explained to her that as her heart begins to heal she will find a side of her that she never knew existed.  It will be a lengthy, interesting, exhausting, inspiring, exciting journey...and if you do it correctly, it never really ends.


When my own former-hubby left, I had no idea who I was.  I say that very bravely now.  I never thought that'd be so easy to put "on paper"... he left though, I didn't want a divorce - but he didn't want to keep his business in his pants when he was away from home, so we'd come to an impasse.


It's hard to go through that heartache.  It's hard to realize someone you trusted completely deceived you.  It's hard to think about, but one must focus on what's liberating about it.


A fresh start in life is ALWAYS good for you, my dahling
- and karma takes care of the rest... 

(*George* and *Jane Doe* are fictional names used to protect the identity of those involved.)

Have a Grand and Groovy Day!!

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