Archive for May, 2008
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
On This Day
Saints, feasts and other days St. Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes (RC) Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar (Anglican) In History 1533 - Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declares marriage of King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn valid 1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs bill which adds words “under God” […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Feast of Germanus, Bishop of Paris, 576
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
For My Son, Mike, Who Often Wears A Kilt
Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company in Woven. Operator: ‘Woven? Are you sure?’ Caller: ‘Yes. That’s what it says on the label;Woven in Scotland
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
How many whiskers does the average cat have?
24, with 12 on each side of its face.
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Too True
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHKAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!????????
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
One of my Airplanes!
B52 Museum May 27, 2008 at 6:32 PM One of the most surprising things in Darwin [Australia] is a B52 museum. Someone must have done some fancy footwork to score this huge aircraft especially considering the USAF still have them in service albeit in newer versions. I think this was a H version. It still […]
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Post-traumatic stress soars in U.S. troops
By David Morgan 50 minutes ago Newly diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops sent to Iraq and Afghanistan surged 46.4 percent in 2007, bringing the five-year total to nearly 40,000, according to U.S. military data released on Tuesday. The statistics, released by the Army, showed the number of new PTSD cases formally […]
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Veterans Affairs secretary visits soldiers in remote Alaska stops
Associated Press - May 26, 2008 8:54 PM ET ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake says he was greatly encouraged by a meeting with National Guard members when he toured a remote Alaska village with US Senator Ted Stevens. Peake says he and the Alaska Republican met with eight Guardsmen in Quinhagak […]