Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Posted May 3, 2008, 5:20 am by Growing Bolder
Boomer's Daily Buzz
Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil or a better break or a string of pearls or a pair of pants or a wig with curls or another chance. Everyone is just waiting. ~Dr. Seuss
Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil or a better break or a string of pearls or a pair of pants or a wig with curls or another chance. Everyone is just waiting. ~Dr. Seuss
Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
Clinton Seeks Gas Tax Vote; Obama Calls It 'Shell' Game (AP)
Republicans Crossing Over to Vote in Democratic Contests (NY Times)
The Empire Strikes Barack
Developing News:
Ecomomy Shows Resilience; Jobless Rate Falls as Dollar Rises (AP)
Volvo Promises Injury-Proof Car by 2020 (Wired)
7 Killed as Storms and Tornadoes Sweep Across Arkansas (NY Times)
Latest Health News:
Computer Keyboards Can Be Dirtier Than a Toilet: Study (Reuters)
Medical Marijuana Patient Denied Liver Transplant Dies (EFlux)
By the Numbers:
5 Cats That Look Like Wilford Brimley (Gato Island)
10 Things Your Airline Won't Tell You (SmartMoney)
Pic of the Day: Arizona
Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member leigh! Click her name to send her a birthday greeting!
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Folk singer Pete Seeger is 89. Actress Ann B. Davis ("The Brady Bunch") is 82. Singer Frankie Valli is 74. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 62. Singer Mary Hopkin is 58. Rock musician David ball is 49.
On This Date:
In1936: Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio makes his major league debut with the New York Yankees.
In 1937: Margaret Mitchell wins a Pulitzer Prize for her novel "Gone with the Wind."
In 1960: The musical "The Fantasticks" opens off-Broadway, beginning a record run of nearly 42 years and 17,162 performances.
In 1976: Paul McCartney makes his first concert appearance in America in almost ten years as Wings commence their "Wings over America" tour in Fort Worth, Texas.
In 1979: Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labor government in parliamentary elections.
Today's Thought:
"One's best success comes after his greatest disappointments."
-- Henry Ward Beecher
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