Thursday, February 03, 2011

Fighting Back, Homeland Insecurity, -and- Who Ya Gonna Call?


In the News Today
Fighting Back - 91-year-old man, 82-year-old wife fend off armed robber
Homeland Insecurity - rodents trained to sniff out terrorists at airports
Who Ya Gonna Call? - Manson caught with second cell phone


On this Day in History: February 3, 1959 - The Day the Music Died: A small plane carrying The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), Buddy Holly, and Richie Valens crashes near Mason City, Iowa, while en route to a show in Fargo, North Dakota.






Born on this Day in History: February 3, 1956 - Nathan Lane February 3 ,1956 - New Jersey actor Nathan Lane made his Broadway debut in 1982's Present Laughter. After a string of stage hits, Lane earned attention for his voice work in Disney's The Lion King, then became a big-screen star with his award-winning performance in The Birdcage (1996). He was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2009.





Scripture of the Day




Video of the Day - submitted bt Danica




Imagine my surprise when I encountered this scene at Walmart while journeying to my office this morning! Click to enlarge.





Technology in the News Today
Hands-on: Google Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" packs a punch
Secret Angry Birds access code to air during Super Bowl
Flickr permanently deletes user's account, 4,000 photos by accident