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by Kathy WolfeAugust has been action-packed over the years. This week, Tidbits brings you some history-making events from the crazy days of summers past and present.• When the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty was laid in August

of 1884, it was placed on Bedloe’s Island, which previously had been known as Love Island. The land didn’t officially become Liberty Island until 1956. When the Statue of Liberty arrived from France, it was in 350 individual pieces that were put to-gether and officially dedicated in October of 1886.

• The first edition of Sports Illustrated hit the newsstands in August of 1954, featuring Milwaukee Braves player Eddie Mathews on the cover. Inside, readers found a tri-fold of 27 baseball trading cards, including such greats as Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Gil Hodges and Duke Snider. Although a hit, the magazine showed no profit for the next 12 years. Michael Jordan has set the re-cord for the number of cover appearances at 56, with the New York Yankees the most featured team. Four U.S. Presidents have made the cover — Kennedy, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. Every year, Sports Illustrated gives its “Sportsman of the Year” award. Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four min-utes, was given that honor during the magazine’s inaugural year.

• In August of 1914, the 48-mile (77-km) Panama Canal opened to ship traffic, with its first cargo liner, the SS Ancon. It had been under construction since 1904, and opening day was two years ahead of schedule. Nearly 27,500 people lost their lives during the construction. By passing through the canal, a ship sailing from New York to San Francisco saves about 8,000 miles (12,875 km) over a trip around the tip of South America’s Cape Horn. During the canal’s early days, about 1,000 ships passed through each year. That figure today is close to 15,000 ships making the nine-hour pass between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

• August is a month for stray baseballs! In 1979, Seattle Mari-ner Ruppert Jones hit a foul ball in the Kingdome that stuck in the stadium’s loudspeaker above the first base line. The follow-ing August, Yankee Bob Watson had a hit off the Kingdome’s center-field speaker. The very next day, Watson did exactly the same thing! Shortly after that feat, the speakers were raised from 102 feet (31 m) above the field to 132 feet (40.2 m). In August of 1983, Yankee pitcher Dave Winfield threw a warm-up ball and accidentally struck and killed a seagull at the Toronto Blue Jays’ stadium. But pitcher Nolan Ryan was in complete control during August of 1989 when he became the first Major League pitcher to achieve 5,000 strikeouts. By the time he retired four years

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• | It’s been 34 years this month since the death of Elvis Presley at age 42 at his Graceland home. The official cause of death was listed as coronary arrhythmia. The King’s funeral was held at his home, with a processional to Forest Hill Cemetery following the service. More than 80,000 people lined the route.

• Henry Leland founded the Cadillac Automobile Company in August of 1902, naming it after his ancestor, French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded the city of Detroit in 1701.

• When William Gray’s wife became very ill in 1888, he was in desperate need of a telephone to call a doctor. There were very few phones in Hartford, Connecticut, and Gray ran to a neigh-boring factory, begging to use theirs, but was told it was not for public use. When the owners finally gave in to his pleading, the doctor was reached, and Mrs. Gray recovered. This incident spurred Gray, a machinist, to invent a coin-operated telephone. He received his patent in August of 1889, and the first payphone was installed at a local bank. By 1902, the United States was home to 81,000 payphones.

• The first and last atomic bombings in history took place in Au-gust of 1945. The United States dropped the first nuclear weap-on, known as “Little Boy,” on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6 and the second, called “Fat Man,” on Nagasaki three days later. Fatality estimates for Hiroshima were 90,000 to 160,000 people and 60,000 to 80,000 for Nagasaki.

• On an August morning in 1907, Seattle residents shopped at the Pike Place Market for the first time. This famous street market came into being because citizens were tired of being overcharged for their produce. Avoiding the middleman, farm-ers brought their wares to the corner of First Avenue and Pike Street, and were met by more than 10,000 shoppers. Today the Market’s nine acres house more than 200 full-time businesses and 190 craftspeople, as well as 100 farmers who rent space by the day. The Market is also home to 300 apartments. It’s now one of Washington state’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing 10 million visitors annually.

• Visit Twinsburg, Ohio, during the first weekend of August, and you can get in on the Twins Day Festival. When it began in 1976, the community hosted 37 sets of twins. Attendance reached a peak of 2,680 sets in 1994 and settled in at 1,700 last year. The Festival doesn’t limit itself just to twins —They hap-pily welcome all multiples to a weekend with featuring s parade, talent shows and musical entertainment.

• We’ve all heard of the Cy Young Award, but how much do we really know about Cy Young? Denton T. (Cy) Young pitched his first major league baseball game in August of 1890 for the Cleveland Spiders. He was the first to pitch a perfect game and was responsible for many other records, some of which still stand. Young has the most career wins (511) and the most in-nings pitched (7,355) during his 22-year pro ball career. The Cy Young Award, which honors the season’s best pitcher, was estab-lished in 1956, the year after his death.

• The United States’ first official census commenced on the first Monday in August of 1790.

• During the first week of August every year, the community of Sturgis, South Dakota, population 6,400, hosts the Black Hills Classic Motorcycle Rally. Begun in 1938 with nine bikers in a half-mile race, the event now draws hundreds of thousands of participants. Record-setting attendance was at the rally’s 60th anniversary in 2000, when more than 600,000 bikers cruised into Sturgis. In 1976, the average amount spent per person was $50. Today that figure tops $1,000. The community’s businesses earn 95 percent of their annual revenue during this one week, and the state’s coffers are filled with about $1 million in sales tax alone.

1. How was Usher discovered? How old was he?2. Name the oldest artist to ever have a No. 1 hit on the charts. What was the song?3. What do the following songs have

in common? “Grazing in the Grass,” “Telstar” and “A Fifth of Beethoven.”4. Name the first artist to release “A Million to One.”5. The Beatles’ “Come Together” was released as a double A-side single. What was on the back of the 1969 record?6. The Thompson Twins had two No. 1 hits in 1982. What were the songs?

Answers1. Usher competed on “Star Search” in 1993, when he was 13 years old. He was immediately put under contract and within a year had an album out.2. Louis Armstrong, in 1964, when he was 62. The song was “Hello, Dolly!” from the musical of the same name. The song won a Grammy, as did Armstrong.3. All are instrumentals that hit the top of the charts.4. Jimmy Charles, in 1960. The song was written by Phil Medley, who also penned “Twist & Shout.”5. “Something.”6. “In the Name of Love” and “Lies.” They scored an-other No. 1 hit the next year with “Hold Me Now.”

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ALL MY CHILDRENKendall was shocked by Zach’s loyalty to David. JR asked Di-xie to help him get rid of his al-cohol stash. Cara told Tad that she was going to work with Da-vid on the Orpheus Project. Da-

vid hinted to Erica that he had more surprises in store. Kendall sensed that there was something different about Zach. Brot asked Natalia to marry him. Erica reminisced about her former flame Mike Roy. Wait to See: “AMC” creator, Agnes Nixon, makes a special appearance.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFULHope fled during Liam’s public marriage proposal. Stef-fy and Oliver found that they shared something in com-mon -- heartbreak. Amber asked Dayzee to step aside so that she and Marcus could raise their baby together. Hope blamed Brooke for her problems with sex. Steffy offered to satisfy all of Liam’s needs. Taylor was wor-ried that Steffy was falling in love with Liam. Wait to See: Liam is frustrated by Hope’s travel plans. DAYS OF OUR LIVESTaylor got a job at the police station. Maggie woke up from her coma and asked Victor to end his feud with Stefano. Sami was shaken up by the news that she might have cancer. Quinn threatened to expose Taylor’s past if she didn’t keep the police off his trail. Brady and Nicole found their way back to one another. Chloe confronted Kate about setting her up. Wait to See: Sami has some complications during her surgery.

GENERAL HOSPITALCarly accused Sonny of being a murderer. Maxie brought Spinelli to her sister’s gravesite, hoping that it would jog his memory. Abby found she had a lot in common with Johnny. Robin had a theory as to why Ja-son kept having seizures. Diane and Max ended their relationship. Mac comforted Alexis as she mourned Jax’s loss. Steve questioned Elizabeth about the missing drugs. Lucky was puzzled by Siobhan’s note. Patrick and Matt argued over who would perform Jason’s sur-gery. Wait to See: Skye receives a surprise visitor.

ONE LIFE TO LIVERex was shocked to see Kim using Gigi’s name while working as a stripper. Later, Kim was seen visiting a mysterious patient in the hospital. Jessica and Ford de-cided it was best not to see one another anymore. Kelly and Joey said goodbye to Llanview and moved to Lon-don for a fresh start. Kim asked David to not interfere with her plans to win back Clint. Kelly urged John not to give up on Natalie. Wait to See: Cristian and Jessica consider dating again. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESSVictoria vouched for Victor’s whereabouts during Di-ane’s murder. Both Nick and Ashley admitted to being at the park when Diane was killed. Nick found out that Deacon was blackmailing Phyllis. A judge ruled that Katherine - not Tucker - had the rights to Jabot. Avery warned Adam that he would face some tough ques-

tions at Sharon’s new trial. Jack made a move on Genevieve as they toasted her upcoming di-vorce. Wait to See: Paul finds Tucker’s son. Cane considers moving back to Australia.

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1. MONEY: What country’s currency is the baht?2. LITERATURE: What famous adventure novelist was born with the name John Chaney?3. BIBLE: Which Old Testament figure’s name means “laughter” in Hebrew?4. HISTORY: What city was the capital of Russia from 1712 to 1918?5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When was Al Capone imprisoned for tax evasion?6. MYTHOLOGY: Where was King Arthur buried, according to the myth?7. GEOGRAPHY: Where does the Horn of Africa lie?8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of poisonous arachnid also is referred to as a “violin” or “brown fiddler” spider?9. LANGUAGE: What is another way to describe someone who is “perfidious”?10. MOVIES: What is the last name of “Dirty Harry,” the character played by Clint Eastwood?

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Q: Do you know what the status is on a new “Bridget Jones” movie? Ev-ery so often I hear rumors that one is in the works, but then

nothing ever happens. Would Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth even be interested in returning to the fran-chise? -- Pauline F., Akron, OhioA: Since 2009, Working Title Films (which produced the first two movies) has been thinking about a sequel, and hints of that have been reaching our ears. Renee Zellweger had always said there couldn’t be another movie without another book. Well, the series’ author, Helen Fielding, announced earlier this year that she is hard at work on the third “Bridget Jones” book. Helen has confirmed: “I will be working on both the book and the film, but I don’t know if they are the same thing yet. It’s not been decided.” And Academy Award-winner Colin Firth, who plays Mark Darcy in the series, told the BBC this summer, “I think the idea of Mark and Daniel (played by Hugh

Grant) and Bridget in advanced stages of deterioration could be quite fun. We’re making a comedy, after all.” The wheels are indeed in motion for a third “Bridget” movie.

Q: Mike Myers is one of my favorite comedic actors. What’s next for him? -- Faith D., via e-mailA: Aside from having a baby on the way, the biggest pro-fessional news to come from the Mike Myers camp is that Mike is set to break out his Austin Powers character for a fourth film. There’s no word about what the plot will center on, but you can bet he’ll have a sexy and smart new side-kick to follow in the wake of Elizabeth Hurley, Heather Graham and Beyonce. I’d like to see Emma Stone give Austin a run for his money. Yeah, baby!

Q: I have a question about a show that featured a married couple with eight children, but they split up. Did the mom get her own show? -- Ken J., The Villages, Fla.A: The mom in question, Kate Gosselin, did get her own show: What was “Jon & Kate Plus 8” became “Kate Plus 8.” However, TLC announced the final show will air on Sept. 12, with this statement: “TLC has decided not to re-new another season of ‘Kate Plus 8.’ By the end of this

season, ‘Kate Plus 8’ will have hit the 150-episode mark (including ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’), an exceptional mile-stone. TLC hopes to check in with Kate and the family periodically with specials in the future.”

Q: I heard that the actor John Dye, who played Andrew on “Touched By An Angel,” passed away. Is that true? He was so young! - Ruth S., Chillicothe, OhioA: John Dye passed away on Jan. 10, just shy of his 48th birthday, of a heart attack. He was survived by two broth-ers, both of his parents, and a grandparent.

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HOLLYWOOD -- Jerry Lewis, who created the Muscular Dystrophy Tele-thon 60 years ago and has raised $2.5 billion for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, announced he’d retire as goodwill ambassador for MDA next year. MDA, however, made a point to

cut him loose BEFORE this year’s fundraiser. While Lew-is can be difficult and was being paid a bundle to represent MDA, there’s no denying he got the job done. Who can forget when Frank Sinatra got Lewis and Dean Martin back together on the telethon after they hadn’t spoken for decades, or Liza Minnelli doing “New York, New York” with Sinatra, a song they both made a solo hit.MDA is gambling on a new demographic with hosts Nancy O’Dell, Jann Carl, Alison Sweeney and “American Idol” pro-ducer Nigel Lythgoe. Now called the MDA Labor Day Tele-thon, the six-hour fundraiser (cut down from 21 hours) airs Sunday, Sept. 4, starting at 6 p.m. Darius Rucker, Martina McBride and Lady Antebellum also are set to appear. Hope MDA didn’t spit into the wind and that Jerry’s Kids don’t suf-fer because of someone’s poor judgment!***Where are the teen stars of the 1960s now? Fabian (Forte), now 70, had “Tiger,” “Turn Me Loose” and “Hound Dog Man” mega hits, made the ‘60s films “High Time” with Bing Crosby and Richard Beymer and “North to Alaska” with John Wayne, as well as “Ride the Wild Surf” with Tab Hunter and “The Longest Day,” to name just a few of his 30 films. Fabian and Frankie Avalon inspired the 1980 film “The Idolmaker.” His last film was “Up Close and Personal” (1996), with Rob-ert Redford and Michele Pfeiffer. Fabian now lives in Penn-sylvania with his wife, Andrea Patrick, and has toured clubs and Vegas since 1985 with Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell. “The Monkey Wrench Gang,” which he co-wrote, is due out in 2013.Frankie Avalon, now 70, had the hit single “Venus,” did the “Beach Party” movies with Annette Funicello and played Teen Angel in “Grease” (1978). He sang on “American Idol” in 2009. He’s still married to Kathryn Diebel, and they have eight children and 10 grandkids. Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, now 68, starred in “Babes in Toyland” (1961) and the “Beach Party” movies, among others. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in ‘92, but still managed to play herself in the final scene of “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story”(1995). She and current husband Glen Holt made head-lines last March when their Encino, Calif., home caught fire.Next week we’ll catch up with Tab Hunter, Chad Everett, Connie Stevens, Ann-Margret, Bobby Rydell, Shelley Fa-beres and Richard Beymer. Think Justin Bieber can last as long as they did?

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PHOTO CUTLINE: Martin Truex’s 4th-place finish at Watkins Glen on August 15 was his best of the season. However, with his last win in 2007, Truex has been caught up in a streak of bad luck. (Photo: John Clark/NASCAR This Week)

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¥ On Sept. 7, 1813, the United States gets its nickname when a New York newspaper refers to “Uncle Sam.” The name is linked to meat packer Samuel Wilson, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson stamped the barrels with “U.S.” for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as “Uncle Sam’s.”¥ On Sept. 6, 1847, writer Henry David Thoreau moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson in Concord, Mass., after living for two years in a shack he built himself on Walden Pond. In 1854, his collection of essays, “Walden, or Life in the Woods,” is published.¥ On Sept. 10, 1919, almost a year after the end of the First World War, New York City holds a parade to welcome home Gen. John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force, and some 25,000 soldiers who had served on the Western Front. ¥ On Sept. 11, 1930, Katherine Anne Porter’s first collection of short stories, “Flowering Judas,” is published. During her lifetime, she published 25 stories and one novel, “Ship of Fools,” which took her more than two decades to complete.¥ On Sept. 5, 1958, Boris Pasternak’s romantic novel “Dr. Zhivago” is published in the United States. The book infuri-ated Soviet officials, but admirers of Pasternak’s work began to smuggle the manuscript out of Russia piece by piece. The book won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958. ¥ On Sept. 9, 1965, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Ko-ufax hurls the eighth perfect game in major-league history, leading the Dodgers to a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. Koufax retired after the 1966 season at just 30 years old because of arthritis in his elbow.¥ On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardons his dis-graced predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. The Wa-tergate scandal erupted after it was revealed that Nixon and his aides had engaged in illegal activities. With impeachment proceedings under way, Nixon became the first American president to resign.

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WOODSTOCKIt was 41 years ago this month that Woodstock made the headlines as the biggest rock festival of its time. Tidbits invites you to learn more about this musical gathering as we revisit the event. • Its official title was “The Woodstock Music and Art Fair

— an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music.” Dairy farmer Max Yasgur agreed to allow the festival to be held on his 600-acre farm near Bethel, New York, a community 43 miles southwest of Woodstock, New York.

• The citizens of Bethel immediately protested the upcom-ing gathering, and promoters continually told town offi-cials that there would be no more than 50,000 attendees. About 186,000 advance tickets were sold prior to the concert at a price of $18, about $105 in today’s money. Promoters were expecting 200,000 fans.

• Three days before the festival was to begin, the organizers realized that the fences around the area would present a problem with the anticipated crowds and removed them. This resulted in the concert becoming free for thousands that streamed into the area. By the time the music was set to begin, there were 500,000 concert-goers.

• The first band to sign a contract for the festival was Creedence Clearwater Revival for the sum of $10,000.

• Rains in the days prior to the event produced muddy roads and fields. Massive traffic jams clogged roads unequipped for the volume of people. There were inad-equate sanitation facilities and first-aid for the number of people and shortages of food and water. But nothing seemed to dampen the spirits of the fans as they listened to a total of 32 performances at the three-day event, in-cluding Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, the Grateful Dead and Joan Baez. Artists that may have forever re-gretted declining the offer to perform included the Bea-tles, Bob Dylan, The Doors and Led Zeppelin.

• Three recorded deaths occurred during the Woodstock Festival, including a heroin overdose. Another concert-goer sleeping in a neighboring hayfield was killed when a tractor ran over him. A baby was born in a car stuck in the traffic jam, while another mother-to-be was airlifted by helicopter from the scene to a nearby hospital where she gave birth.

• It was the organizers’ wish that the Festival be closed out with singing cowboy Roy Rogers crooning “Happy Trails,” but when approached by the executive producer, Rogers turned him down. Fans had to settle for Jimi Hen-drix shutting it down on Monday morning.

• When Max Yasgur was approached about a 1970 encore festival, the answer was no, in Yasgur’s words, “I’m go-ing back to running a dairy farm.” He was sued by neigh-bors for property damage and incurred severe damage to his own farm. He was awarded a $50,000 settlement. The community of Bethel further prevented a second concert by passing “mass gathering” laws. Yasgur sold his farm in 1971 and died two years later at age 53. Rolling Stone magazine featured a full-page obituary, something that very few non-musicians have ever received.

• The year after Woodstock, a documentary film chroni-cling the event was released, an effort that received the Academy Award for Best Documentary. The proceeds fi-nanced the settlements of the 80 lawsuits that were filed against the organizers, as well as their $1.4 million debt.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have sleep apnea. Before being treat-ed by a sleep specialist, I was very sleepy during the day and had no energy. My specialist prescribed a mask that pumps

air into my nose. It helps somewhat. Later a friend told me about Provigil. It makes me feel much better, but I am not 100 percent. What else could help me? -- J.K.

ANSWER: “Apnea” is Greek for “no breathing.” Sleep apnea is periods during sleep when a person stops breathing for 10 or more seconds. There can be five to 30 or more such spells every hour. Quite often, an apneic period is preceded by snor-ing that gets progressively louder and louder. At the end of the no-breathing episode, the person grunts and half-wakens and then starts breathing again. This fragments sleep and leaves the person sleepy and without energy the next day.The problem lies in a narrowed passageway for air as it travels through the throat en route to the lungs. Redundant throat tissue blocks the natural airflow.Weight loss is one way to get rid of excess throat tissue, if one is overweight. Don’t drink any alcohol from the evening meal on, because it relaxes throat tissue.The mask you wear is called CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure). It delivers air under pressure so it can pass through the obstruction in the throat. Don’t abandon it.

You can ask your dentist about fashioning a device that keeps the jaw forward during sleep. That opens the throat too. Stick with your Provigil, since it’s working for you.There are a number of surgical procedures that can pare excess tissue from the back of the throat. And there is a new remedy called the Pillar Palatal Implant System. It consists of three small, plastic rods inserted into the back part of the upper pal-ate to keep it propped up. For some, a droopy palate obstructs airflow.Since you’re doing pretty well with the way things are going now, you might not want to upset things with any more treat-ment.

***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 68-year-old male in excellent health who exercises regularly, but I have trouble sleeping for more than five or six hours a night. To get the desired seven to eight hours of sleep, I’ve been taking a sleep aid (diphenhydr-amine), and have not noticed any unpleasant side effects.Are there any long-term problems with taking this sleep aid on a frequent basis? -- S.P.

ANSWER: Diphenhydramine is one of the first antihistamines to be marketed. One brand name is Benadryl. Sleepiness is a side effect of most of the early antihistamines. In other words, you take the medicine for its side effect of drowsiness.Millions of people have taken this drug since it was first mar-keted. You can take it on a regular basis.Why are you convinced that six hours of sleep is insufficient for you? Do you feel tired during the day with only six hours? If you feel fine or if you take a nap during the day, that might be all the sleep you actually need.

Memory LaneLet’s take a walk down memory lane, shall we? We seniors have seen a lot of chang-es in the world since we were born.In 1941, gas was 19 cents a gallon, which equates to $2.95 in today’s money. Bread was 8 cents ($1.24 today) and milk was 34 cents ($5.29 today). The very next year the production of autos was halted.

A car cost around $800 ($12,000 today) but after we were attacked at Pearl Harbor, rationing went into effect and car owners were limited to five tires. Other things were quickly added to the rationing list: bicycles, stoves, gas, coffee, butter and sugar. Most homes had “Victory” gardens in the yard.In 1946, rationing finally ended, and the use of the car increased. The first drive-in bank teller opened. We had punchboards instead of lottery tickets, and Slinkys and Tinkertoys, as well as Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. If we had a phone, it was probably on a party line, and we had a number like SYcamore 4-0160 or 0551-J1.The first computer (ENIAC) was built. It weighed 30 tons and took up 1,800 square feet. The first Roosevelt dime was issued (worth $1.20 today), and only 6,000 families owned television sets.By 1952, nearly 17 million families owned televisions and we were introduced to TV dinners. We watched the debuts of “Dragnet” and “The Today Show,” and “The African Queen” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the movies. The Roosevelt dime’s buying power went down to 83 cents.Have you considered creating a memory book for the future generations of your family?

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¥ It was way back in the 17th century when noted Scot-tish scholar Patrick Young made the following sage ob-servation: “The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.”¥ About once a week, a frog will shed its skin. Then eat it.¥ If you’ve watched many old Westerns, you’ve doubt-less seen Native Americans scalping their enemies. You probably don’t realize, though, that the brutal practice didn’t originate with the Indians. When the Dutch and English settlers were trying to clear out the natives, they were paid a bounty for each scalp they brought back. The Native Americans adopted the practice only after the Eu-ropeans’ arrival on the continent.¥ The country’s first pizzeria opened in 1895 in, unsur-prisingly, New York City.¥ Those who study such things say that 70 percent of Americans have visited either Disneyland, in California, or Disney World, in Florida. ¥ If you want to have an especially memorable -- and chilly -- vacation, consider heading to Finnish Lapland. There, more than 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle,

you can stay at the Kakslauttanen Hotel. The quarters aren’t luxurious, but the sights are amazing. All the ac-commodations are geodesic glass igloos, offering amaz-ing views of the aurora borealis.¥ Are you a snollygoster? If so, you’re shrewd, which isn’t a bad thing, but you’re also rather lacking in prin-ciples.¥ When Andrew Jackson was running for president in 1828, his opponents called him a stubborn jackass. Jack-son was proud that he was known for obstinately sticking to his guns, so he started using the image of a donkey on his campaign materials. The Democrats have been using that symbol ever since.

***Thought for the Day: “Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts.” -- Leo Rosten