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October 11, 2013

★~ Today’s Quote:  “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

★~ National Coming Out Day:

Twenty-five years ago today, half a million people participated in a historic march on Washington, D.C., for gay rights.Fired up from the march, organizers found a way to keep the march alive. The first National Coming Out Day was celebrated on Oct. 11, 1988.

National Coming Out Day promotes civil awareness about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues and lifestyles.

★~World Egg Day:

Click for some eggcelent  recipes, and for those of you who need to know more about World Egg Day, click (you guessed it) World Egg Day.

What day do eggs hate most? Fry-day!

★~ Sausage Pizza Day:

For some, cheese is never enough, vegetables are better served as a side dish and meat is king. If you fit this description, then sausage pizza was made for you.

From sausage crumbles to chorizo, you can get mighty creative with the kind of meat you like to eat on a sausage pizza. But for some, it’s all in how you pair the cheese and the sausage.
If you want to go with spicy, set-your-mouth-on-fire sausage, a buffalo mozzarella might be just the ticket to calm things down. Or if you like your pizza with Tabasco instead of marinara, pepperjack is a great complement to chorizo as well.

Sweet pairings with fruit, like figs and goat cheese, or bold, spicy deep dish concoctions are great for those looking beyond the traditional meat-lover’s special. Try some of these ideas from Epicurious.

Sausage pizza is the second most popular type of pizza in the United States -Anyone want to guess what tops this list? Click For More Fascinating Pizza Facts.

★~ Today in History:

♥~ 1878 – Outlaw Wild Bill Longley, who killed at least a dozen men, was hanged. But it took two tries. On the first try, the rope slipped and Wild Bill’s knees dragged on the ground.

♥~ Teddy Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in a plane.  The flight at St. Louis happened more than a year after Roosevelt left the White House.  He was the passenger of pilot Archibald Hoxsey.

♥~ 1881 – Roll film for cameras was patented. Was it George Eastman or Mr. Fuji who patented the stuff? No. That honor belongs to D.H. Houstonof Cambria, Wisconsin.

♥~ 1975 – “Live from New York! It’s Saturday Night!” The late-night comedy show, Saturday Night Live, made its debut — with George Carlin as the first guest host. Also in the cast: the ensemble of Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin and the voice of Don Pardo. SNL would continue — with many changes — to become the highest rated late-night show ever.

♥~ 1988 – Mathematicians used a network of computers in the United States, Europe, and Australia to factor a 100-digit number for the first time.

★~Born Today:

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♥~ 1844 – H.J. (Henry John) Heinz catsup & pickle mogul: Heinz 57 Varieties; died May 14, 1919

♥~ 1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt First Lady: wife of 32nd U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; U.S. Delegate to the United Nations; died Nov 7, 1962

♥~ 1906 – Charles Revson cosmetic mogul: founder of the Revlon Co.; died Aug 24, 1975

♥~ 1918 – Jerome Robbins (Rabinowitz) Academy Award-winning director: West Side Story [1961]; Tony Award-winning choreographer: Fiddler on the Roof [1965], West Side Story[1958], High Button Shoes [1948]; Tony Award-winning director: Fiddler on the Roof [1965], Jerome Robbins’ Broadway [1989]; died July 29, 1998

♥~ 1932 – Dottie West (Dorothy Marie Marsh) Grammy Award-winning singer: Here Comes My Baby, Country Sunshine, Is this Me?, Would You Hold It Against Me, Paper Mansions; [w/Don Gibson]: Rings of Gold, There’s a Story Goin’ Round; [w/Kenny Rogers]

♥~ 1937 – Ron Leibman Emmy Award-winning actor: Kaz [1978-79]; Tony Award-winner: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches [1993]; We Bombed in New Haven, Pacific Station, The Hot Rock, Norma Rae

♥~ 1950 – Andrew Woolfolk musician: reeds: group: Earth, Wind and Fire: Shining Star, Sing a Song, Got to Get You into My Life, After the Love Has Gone, Let’s Groove,Boogie Wonderland.

♥~ 1962 – Joan Cusack actress: Saturday Night Live, Addams Family Values, Broadcast News, Married to the Mob, My Bodyguard, Sixteen Candles, Working Girl, Toys.

★~ Good to Know:

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This Harvard video about income distribution in the USA is extraordinary. First, because it’s so well produced, well researched and calm. Second, because it does a beautiful job of making statistics come to life. There’s a story behind the numbers, and the producers bring the story to life.