Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Downtown, You Go Girl, -and- What Me Worry?

In the News Today
  • Downtown - Wyoming town has population 1
  • You Go Girl! - 10-year-old girl is CEO of $500,000 family business
  • What Me Worry? - man brings open beer to DWI hearing


    On this Day in History: March 22, 1947 - U.S. President Harry Truman signs Executive Order 9835, beginning the Great Loyalty Crusade. 2,000,000 government employees were required to take oaths and submit to loyalty investigations; of those a mere 139 were terminated in the span of three years.





    Born on this Day in History: March 22, 1976 - Reese Witherspoon (1976 - ) Born in Nashville, Tennessee, actress Reese Witherspoon answered a call for extras on a whim and, at age 14, wound up as the lead in her first film, The Man in the Moon (1990). She went on to star in box-office hit Legally Blonde (2001) and earned praise as June Carter Cash in 2005's Walk the Line. She also runs the production house, Type A Films.




    Scripture of the Day



    Video of the Day -




    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
  • Amazon Android Appswtore open for business
  • Adobe fixes Player, Reader, Acrobat bugs
  • Popcornflix.com: a (Free) Hulu for big stars, obscure movies