Boomer's Buzz: Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Posted March 4, 2008, 3:48 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Tuesday, March 4, 2008. There are 302 days left in the year and 244 days left until Election Day.
B-Block
New Study: Blogging is Good for Your Social Life (TechCrunch)
Americans Are Working Harder on Less Sleep (Reuters)
Rice Seeks Mideast Peace Talks, End to Gaza Conflict (Bloomberg)
Diet Secrets of the Supercentenarians (CalorieLab)
Pop Culture Collectibles: Buy the Gun That Killed Lee Harvey Oswald (boingboing)
By The Numbers:
5 Steps to Becoming More Productive This Afternoon (howtosplitanatom)
Pic of the Day:
5 Incredible Works of Insane Architectural Genius (WebUrbanist)

Video of The Day: Close Call: A30 caught in seious crosswinds on approach to Hamburg Airport in Germany



Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Director Adrian Lyne is 67. R&B singer Bobby Womack is 64. Rock musician Chris Squire is 60. Singer Chris Rea is 57. Actor Ronn Moss ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 56. Musician Emilio Estefan (Miami Sound Machine) is 55. Actress Catherine O'Hara is 54. Actress Patricia Heaton ("Everybody Loves Raymond") is 50.

On This Date:
In 1917: Republican Jeanette Rankin of Montana takes her seat as the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

In 1933: Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president and he pledges to lead the country out of the Great Depression. Following his election, Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to serve in the Cabinet when she takes over as secretary of labor.

In 1952: Actor and former U.S. president Ronald Reagan and actress Nancy Davis are married in North Hollywood, Calif.

In 1969: Sonny and Cher Bono welcome a daughter, Chastity Bono, to their life. Click here to see how Cher is embracing life in a bold way in 2008.

In 1978: The Bee Gees aren't greedy with their success. They help their younger brother Andy to the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 by writing his song "(Love is) Thicker Than Water."

In 1989: Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. announce plans to merge into the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate.

In 1999: Cher has her first Bilboard No. 1 single in 25 years with "Believe." It's the first time she's topped the chart since 1974's "Dark Lady."

In 2005: Martha Stewart, who had been imprisoned for five months for her role in a stock scandal, leaves federal prison to start five months of home confinement.

Today's Thought:
"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world."
-- Joel Barker



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