Boomer's Buzz: Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Posted March 5, 2008, 3:42 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Wednesday, March 5, 2008. There are 301 days left in the year and 243 days left until Election Day.

B-Block
Study: Cancer Risks Linger After Hormone Therapy Ends (San Jose Mercury)
FCC Looks Into Mysterious "60 Minutes Blackout" (Reuters)
"Idol" Backs Finalist's Strip Club Past (Boston Herald)
Favre Packs it in: 3-Time NFL MVP Retires at 38 (Boston Globe)
Bogus Memoir Sparks Criticism of Publishing Industry (LA Times)

Passing
Greg Gygax, Game Pioneer, Dies at 69 (NY Times)
By The Numbers:
14 Other Ways to Use RSS Feeds (makeuseof) Pic of the Day:
Canine Failure. So Sad. So Funny. (faildogs)

Video of The Day: Star Wars According to a 3-year-old


Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Gil & Judi, doug and Jack Flattery! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor James Noble is 86. Actor Dean Stockwell is 72. Actor Fred Williamson is 70. Singer and actor Eddie Hodges is 61. Comedian Marsha Warfield is 54. Magician and comedian Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller is 53. Actress Adriana Barraza ("Babel") is 52. Rock singers Craig and Charlie Reid of The Proclaimers are 46.

On This Date:
In 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.

In 1960: Sergeant Elvis Presley is officially discharged from the U.S. Army and receives his final paycheck of $109.54.

In 1963: A plane crash near Camden, Tennessee claims the life of country music singer Patsy Cline. The 30-year-old singer is most famous for her hits "Crazy" and "I Fall to Pieces." Her greatest hits album sells over eight million copies, making it the largest selling female country album – until Shania Twain comes along.

In 1982: Comedian John Belushi is found dead of a drug overdose at age 33. He is most famous for his role as a Blues Brother.

In 1983: Michael Jackson's hit "Billie Jean" tops the Billboard singles chart for the first of seven weeks. Michael's vocals on the track were completed in just one take.

Today's Thought:
"The door to a balanced success opens widest on the hinges of hope and encouragement."
-- Zig Ziglar



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