Friday, October 14, 2011

Life in the Fast Lane, Wait!, -and- Stupid Criminals

In the News Today
  • Life in the Fast Lane - woman who aged from 23 to 73 in a few days
  • Wait! - San Francisco considering mandatory 25% restaurant tip
  • Stupid Criminals - arrest made from assault video posted on Internet by suspects

    Technology in the News Today
  • Skype Now Officially Part of Microsoft
  • Android Ice Cream Sandwich Event Re-Scheduled for October 19
  • Software Pioneer Dennis Ritchie Dies at 70


    Born on this Day in History:October 14, 1927 - Roger Moore appeared on Broadway in A Pin to See the Peepshow and in the Hollywood film The Last Time I Saw Paris. On television he won stardom as the action-man hero Simon Templer in "The Saint" (1962–9). Moore played the role of James Bond in seven films between Live and Let Die and A View to a Kill. He was knighted in 2003. His memoir is titled My Word is My Bond.






    On this Day in History: October 14, 1977 - During an anti-gay rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Anita Bryant gets hit in the face mid-prayer with a banana cream pie. Bryant finishes with custard dripping from her face: "Father, I want to ask that you forgive him and that we love him, and that we're praying for him to be delivered from his deviant lifestyle."





    Scripture of the Day




    Charles Stanley Quote of the Day

    As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front of you and beside you.



    Video of the Day -




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