St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine, Florida
May 24, 2013

Luee

Luee
We adopted Luee from the Humane Society in 1996. He was 2 years old, but still a pup. He has slowed down a bit; his age is catching up to him. He is the best dog anyone could ever have. Luee had to be put to sleep on April 15, 2009. Rest in Peace Pup.

Christmas Eve 2012

Christmas Eve 2012

NINA HULA 7/28/2012

NINA HULA 7/28/2012

Jeff, Sam, Nina and Ian

Jeff, Sam, Nina and Ian
Ian's Graduation from Kindergarten

Luck Be A Lady

Luck Be A Lady

Little GQ 12/12

Little GQ 12/12

Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012

Joey and Elizabeth

Joey and Elizabeth

Nina June 2013

Nina June 2013

Thursday, September 15, 2011

GREY MATTER MATERIAL




Happy Thursday Guys and Dolls:

With school in full progress allow Joey Z to fill your grey matter with a little knowledge of birthdays, ups and downs and events in history today. You will impress the little ones.

Happy “B” Day:



1789 – James Fenimore Cooper – 1st American novelist.
1907 – Fay Wray – King Kong’s original girlfriend.
1913 – John Mitchell – Tricky Dick’s attorney general who paid the price in jail.
1921 – Jackie Cooper – Actor and director.
1927 – Norm Crosby – That double talking comedian.
1941 – Miroslaw Hermaszewski – 1st Polish space traveler.
1946 – Oliver Stone – Director “Good Morning Vietnam.”
1946 – Tommy Lee Jones – Actor.
1984 – Prince Hank – William’s redheaded brother.

Went Up or Down Today:



1979 – Tommy Leonetti – Singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC).
1983 – Willie Bobo – Jazz drummer.

Stuff:



1620 – Mayflower departs from Plymouth, England with 102 Pilgrims.
1830 – Bad Luck William Huskisson – 1st to be run over by a train.
1904 – Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight.
1935 – Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship and make the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
1940 – The RAF puts a hurting on the German Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, the tide turns to a British victory.
1949 – The Lone Ranger premiers on ABC-TV.
1958 – Commuter train crash in Newark, NJ claims 48 lives.
1965 – Lost in Space premiers on TV. “DANGER, DANGER WILL ROBINSON.”
1969 – Phil’s Steve Carlton strikes out 19 NY Mets.
1990 – Florida Lottery goes over $100 million, I was still in Jersey.

And remember those words spoken by Winston Churchill after the Battle of Britain. “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” That’s all the history for today Speakies, have a great day.

2 comments:

Mack said...

Hi Joe:)
Ahh Merry Olde England, the land that gave Trenton QUOITS :)))

JoeZ said...

Mack: A game played at every picnic when I was a kind, that or horse shoes.