Founded : December 2000 Created By : Esther Aquino and Joseph Garcia
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ESPERANZA AQUINO
Founded : December 2000 Created By : Esther Aquino and Joseph Garcia
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ESPERANZA AQUINO
August 11th, 2005
In Today's Edition
Alex Haley, born this day in 1921, was an African American writer whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted the struggles of American blacks. He is best known for The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) and Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976)."In all of us there is a hunger marrow deep to know our heritage—to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainment in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness." ~Alex Haley
I want to thank all of you who contributed to the Tribune this week. Lisha, I especially want to thank you for your inspiring and thought provoking post. It is a week like this that makes doing this website all worthwhile.
Remember, Jeff's at the Ontario Improv for the rest of this week. Call the Improv for times (909) 484-5411.
I wish you all a very safe, pleasant weekend and remember who loves you.
Born on August 11th
Hollywood Hulk Hogan (1953)
Steve Wozniak (1950)
Reverend Jerry Falwell (1933)
Arlene Dahl (1928)
Mike Douglas (1925)
Alex Haley (1921)
Speeding Babes
Two girlfriends were speeding down the highway at well over 90 mph.
"Hey," asked the brunette at the wheel "Any cops following us?"
The blonde turned around and had a long look at the road behind them. "Yeah, looks like it"
"Are his flashers on?"
The blonde turned around again...... "Yup....nope....yup....nope....yup....nope....yup....."
This image was made entirely with Photoshop except, of course, for the picture of the two young ladies inside the globe.
Today's useless fact - Do mosquitoes prefer certain blood types?
Several links in the Insect Repellent category helped us ansewer your question. If you mean different "human" blood types, no, mosquitoes don't seem to care. But the little buggers do prefer the blood of some animals to others. In fact, each species of mosquito seems to have a definite animal preference. Surprisingly, humans aren't the preferred blood bank for many mosquitoes.
It may be small consolation, but mosquitoes do have their reasons for sucking blood -- blood proteins help the females lay eggs. The insects have sensors that help them find food and blood and detect carbon dioxide, which they are naturally drawn to. Mammals and birds exhale carbon dioxide, and mosquitoes can sense it from up to 100 feet away. The bugs see movement and detect visual contrast, and can also sense heat, which helps them find warm- blooded creatures like us.
Combined with carbon dioxide, certain odors like sweat and perfume can be a strong lure for mosquitoes. Curiously enough, scientists have found that drinking beer or eating Limburger cheese will make a person more attractive to mosquitoes (although probably less attractive to fellow humans).
The Buzzword for August 11th
puppy \PUP-ee\ noun
What does it mean?
: a young domestic dog; especially : one less than a year old
How do you use it?
"'And yet what a dear little puppy it was!' said Alice, as she
leant against a buttercup to rest herself, and fanned herself
with one of the leaves: 'I should have liked teaching it
tricks very much, if--if I'd only been the right size to do
it!'" (Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
Are you a word wiz?
Which of those listed below do you think was the first writer
to have used "puppy" to mean "a young dog"?
A. Louisa May Alcott
B. Geoffrey Chaucer
C. William Shakespeare
D. Mildred D. Taylor
Answer:
The earliest recorded use of "puppy" to mean "a young dog"
appears in Shakespeare's 1567 play _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
Shakespeare also gets credit for being the first to use "puppy
dog"; it appears (as "puppy-dog") in _King John_ and _Henry
V_. But "puppy" had another meaning that predates
Shakespeare. Before people started using "puppy" to refer to
young dogs, they used it to refer to small dogs. The "small
dog" meaning is no longer used, but it was first recorded in
the late 15th century, about 100 years before _Two Gentlemen
of Verona_ was first performed. "Puppy" ultimately traces to
the Latin "pupa" meaning "girl, doll."
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Milk Shake
That's all for today. Have a great weekend.
The following is what appeared in Wednesday's edition.
In Today's Edition
Jeff Garcia is gettin' down at the Improv in the Ontario Mills this weekend starting tonight.
Wednesday through Sunday
Wednesday - 8:30
Thursday - 8:30
Friday - 8:30 and 10:30
Saturday - 7:00 9:00 and 11:00
Sunday - 7:00
Ontario Improv (909)484-5411
Born on August 10th
Antonio Banderas (1960)
Rosanna Arquette (1959)
Ian Anderson (1947)
Rocky Colavito (1933)
Jimmy Dean (1928)
Eddie Fisher (1928)
Rhonda Fleming (1923)
Herbert Hoover (1874)
Steve Roman
Moving Day
Near the end of a particularly trying round of golf, during which the golfer had hit numerous fat shots, he said in frustration to his caddy, "I'd move heaven and earth to break a hundred on this course."
"Try heaven," said the caddy. "You've already moved most of the earth."
Today's useless fact - How late is "fashionably late"?
According to the links in the Etiquette category, that depends on the function. For weddings, church services, theater performances, and business functions, it's best to arrive on time. For holiday and cocktail parties, several etiquette guides agree on a half-hour window. For a late-night wingding, all bets are off.
Columnist Elizabeth Wellington claims that being fashionably late is out of date -- "promptness is the latest trend at social gatherings these days."
But while it's impolite to show up late, it can be downright fatal to show up early. For business functions, the manly resource Ask Men advises to "never be early," but also notes that "thirty minutes late should represent a barrier you don't want to cross."
For more casual gatherings or parties that start "around 10-ish," arrival time comes down to personal preference. As an article from the USC college paper points out, you can show up late and look cool, or show up on time while there's still alcohol.
The Buzzword for August 10th
elbow grease \EL-boh-GREESS\ noun
What does it mean?
: forceful effort in doing physical labor
How do you use it?
"You will be polishing the silver in the trophy room with Mr.
Filch," said Professor McGonagall. "And no magic, Weasley --
elbow grease." (J. K. Rowling, _Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets_)
Are you a word wiz?
How old do you think the term "elbow grease" is?
A. Very old; medieval laborers erecting castles probably used it.
B. Old; Pilgrims who built the settlement at Plymouth might have
heard it.
C. Fairly new; it was first used during the construction of the
Panama Canal.
D. Very new; NASA engineers coined it while working on the Space
Shuttle.
Answer:
The Pilgrims certainly labored hard to build their settlement
at Plymouth, and they may have used the term "elbow grease"
to describe their labor. "Elbow grease" first made its
appearance on the English scene back in the late 1600s, where
it was immediately used as a humorous euphemism for the sweat
produced by hard work. It later came to mean "effort in doing
labor," the meaning we give it today. "Elbow grease" tends to
appear in more casual writing. For more formal writing, you'd
probably be better of with a word like "effort," "exertion,"
or "pains."
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That's all for today. Tune in tomorrow for more stuff.
The following is what appeared in Tuesday's edition.
In Today's Edition
All last night I was thinking of what to write in this section today. It was agonizing. I knew what I wanted to say but like I've said so many times before, I just can't find the right words to put down in print. Then I took a look at the message board.
Alicia Aquino Rooney posted a "Happy Birthday Granny" message and it compelled me to stop and think about life and the lives of our family and the trials and tribulations of all the families in the world. With your permission Lisha, I'd like to post your message here on the front page. Thanks Leesh.
"Happy Birthday to my Granny"
I feel compelled to start this out by saying I just read an article which used the word “boondocks”. In all my years, I thought the word was “boondogs”. Phew, thank goodness I got the word straight now.
Perhaps because my granny’s birthday was approaching or perhaps because of the recent bombings or passings of Peter Jennings and Ibrahim Ferrer, I have been contemplating life and death to a greater extent than I usually do. As the death toll climbed following the bombings and individual photos were published, I could not help but to think that every single one of these people had a life. One woman was to be married in September, one man was remembered for his infectious loud laugh, another woman’s family gave a tribute and said that all of the family are better people for having had her in their lives, and the mother of a man who was missing and eventually declared a victim said, “How many mothers' hearts shall be maimed?”
When I woke up yesterday to read of Peter Jennings passing away, I couldn’t help but be sad. In a way, he was like a family member. I would watch and listen to him every night before watching Jeopardy. I can see his face and hear his voice today without any effort. I remember how he started to cry in his newscast after 9/11 and apologized for being overcome with emotion. And then after reading about Ibrahim Ferrer, I recalled how Ana and I went to see the Buena Vista Social Club movie together and how we both walked out of the theatre feeling a little bit better about life. On one of my first dates with Keith, I took him to see Buena Vista Social Club in concert. This may have been the first time he told me that he had Spanish blood in him somehow (still to be confirmed; I think it’s wishful thinking). He stood up in the middle of the concert and started dancing in the aisle. I have fallen in love with Keith several times, but this was one of the first.
Usually, when someone passes, I’ll say a prayer and among the many things I pray for, I ask that the friends and families of the person do not hurt. And so I have done with the aforementioned people who recently passed away. But today, on my granny’s birthday, I pray for more than that for her family. I pray that we all realize how very precious life is and how important it is for all of us to not take each other for granted.
I have said countless prayers thanking God for this life and this family. And I have said countless prayers thanking God for my granny. Where would I be were it not for Johnny and Chris keeping me out of the Wedgeworth Drive football games, for Timi introducing me to Boy George and taking me to the mall with her, Bryon letting me make a haunted house at my Westwood apartment, Kia picking blackberries and raspberries with me in Oakland, Neen taking me to see Rocky II and crying throughout the whole movie and her candid conversations, Michelle sharing her Pepsi with me and carving “Chad” in the wall, Gina allowing me to eat an entire bag of banana chips (which explains why, to this day, I can’t eat the darn things) and introducing me to uncle Steve and his hair, Benny having such a great sense of humor and making his macaroni salad, for the opportunity to just be near OJ, for TC writing back to me when he lived in New Mexico and for wearing his Cooper jersey when watching the Lakers, Devyn saying “Now that is disgusting” when my toenail fell off, Petra always giving me the cards with the coins in them when I was a child (where are those cards these days?) and for giving me some of my granny’s recipes when I got married, Barbara allowing me to chop onions when she was selling food out of the trailer at the flea market in Hayward and for the way she can hit a pinata, Ana teaching me to make a pop noise with the bougainvilleas in my granny’s front yard and for her always being there for me, Larry’s great hugs and sense of decency, Serena allowing me to kiss her hundreds of times when she was a baby and for interning in DC, Rose allowing us to call KIIS FM a hundred times to get them to play John Waite’s “Missing You” (Oh, man, did Ana ever tell you about that?), Patrick for allowing us to call him “Pal” and for his attachment to his “woobie”, and for Nikko, Danielle, Alannah, Errol, Roni, Christine, Destini, Ron, Kim, Lisa, Jay, Ronnie, Angel, Javier, Dylan, Erika, Renee, Ralph, Al, Stephanie, Teena, Christian, Nicole, Joe, Malik, Imani, Joey, Lizzy, Jeff…does our family ever stop?
I still think about my granny every day. I ask her to watch over me, to help me make the right decisions, to be kind and compassionate, to never take anything for granted, to be empathetic, to be grateful for experiences, to remind people how much I love them, to observe, to learn, to live life. While walking home after the London bombings, I prayed to my granny and asked her to please watch over Keith and me and keep us safe. She was with me that entire day, just as she is here with me right now as I write this. I can still hear her saying, “Hay, hay, hay, Alicia, cállate la boca,” or Hay, hay, hay, Alicia, Siéntete aquí!” or “Hay, hay, hay, Alicia, no mas hula hoop.”
Born on August 9th
Christopher Cuomo (1970)
Arion Salazar (1970)
Gillian Anderson (1968)
Deion Sanders (1967)
Whitney Houston (1963)
Melanie Griffith (1957)
Sam Elliott (1944)
Robert Shaw (1927)
Jean Piaget (1896)
Esperanza Aquino (1921-1983)
Silvia and Orlando Villalba's Anniversary
Which Tooth?
The Millers were shown into the dentist's office, where Mr. Miller made it clear he was in a big hurry.
"No expensive extras, Doctor," he ordered. "No gas or needles or any of that fancy stuff. Just pull the tooth and get it over with."
"I wish more of my patients were as stoic as you," said the dentist admiringly. "Now, which tooth is it?"
Mr. Miller turned to his wife... "Show him your tooth, Honey."
Today's useless fact - Is using a turn signal while changing lanes the law or just common courtesy?
While you certainly wouldn't know it from watching the majority of drivers out there, using a turn signal to indicate a lane change is generally the law, according to the links in the Driving category
For example, Massachusetts traffic code states: "Every person operating a motor vehicle, before stopping said vehicle or making any turning movement which would affect the operation of any other vehicle, shall give a plainly visible signal by activating the brake lights or directional lights or signal as provided on said vehicle..."
So if you have 'em, the law says use 'em! If your particular vehicle isn't equipped with "directional lights" (commonly known as turn signals or blinkers), then you are required to use the appropriate arm signal. Failure to do so can cost you a fine, not to mention the eternal hatred of your fellow drivers.
Of course, driving laws and codes vary from state to state, but virtually every state and commonwealth includes a similar law. In fact, the Uniform Vehicle Code, a set of guidelines developed to help states draft vehicle legislation, requires that all vehicles signal their intention to "move right or left upon a roadway" with either electric turn signals or arm signals. It also specifies that the signal be given "continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning."
The Buzzword for August 9th
donate \DOH-nayt\ verb
What does it mean?
: to make a gift of : contribute
How do you use it?
In the summer, Gabrielle donates a few hours of her time each
week to helping an elderly neighbor with yard work.
Are you a word wiz?
Give us your best shot at this question: which of the
following words do you think is a synonym of "donate"?
A. digress
B. malign
C. fidget
D. bestow
Answer:
Both "donate" and "bestow" have to do with giving something to
someone else. "Donate" usually implies giving a gift in a
somewhat public way, like when someone gives to a charity.
Like "donate," "bestow" also has to do with giving something
as a gift, but it can imply that the giver thinks she or he
is superior to the person receiving the gift. "Confer" is
another synonym of "donate." It's often used when someone is
giving a favor or honor.
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That's all for today. Tune in tomorrow for more stuff.
The following is what appeared in Monday's edition.
In Today's Edition
What a great day!
To the woman who could've been one of the best renown players in the Pro Women's Basketball Association except for one little measly mistake.
I love you Pete.
Happy Birthday!
Born on August 8th
Bradley McIntosh (1981)
J.C. Chasez (1976)
Drew Lachey (1976)
Donny Most (1953)
Robin Quivers (1952)
Keith Carradine (1949)
Connie Stevens (1938)
Dustin Hoffman (1937)
Mel Tillis (1932)
Esther Williams (1923)
Rory Calhoun (1922)
Rudi Gernreich (1922)
Matthew Henson (1866)
Petra J. Tuttle
Sarah Finkel
A woman called a local hospital.
"Hello. Could you connect me to the person who gives information about patients. I'd like to find out if a patient is getting better, doing as expected, or getting worse."
The voice on the other end said, "What is the patient's name and room number?"
"Sarah Finkel, room 302."
I'll connect you with the nursing station."
"3rd floor Nursing Station. How can I help You?"
"I'd like to know the condition of Sarah Finkel in room 302."
"Just a moment. Let me look at her records....... Mrs. Finkel is doing very well. In fact, she's had two full meals, her blood pressure is fine, to be taken off the heart monitor in a couple of hours and, if she continues this improvement, Dr. Cohen is going to send her home Tuesday at noon."
The woman said, "What a relief! Oh, that's fantastic... that's wonderful
news!"The nurse said, "From your enthusiasm, I take it you are a close
family member or a very close friend!""Neither! I'm Sarah Finkel in 302! Nobody here tells me anything."
Today's useless fact - Are you more likely to go bald if you often wear a hat?
According to the links in the Baldness category, the answer is no. It's important, however, to let your scalp "breathe" for at least seven hours each day.
The category goes on to shoot down several other balding myths. Hair products, trauma, playing with your hair, and sunbathing won't cause hair loss. In the case of trauma, there have been reported incidents of hair growing back white, but not falling out.
Contrary to popular belief, hair loss in men is often a result of an overproduction of male hormones. Of course, a healthy diet is important, and extreme stress is never good. The late Roger Maris, who lost his famous crewcut while pursuing Babe Ruth's home run record, is a prime example of stress-related balding.
We also found some interesting facts about hair growth: Head hair grows at an average rate of half an inch per month. Hairs grow for an average of two to six years, then "rest" before falling out.
The Buzzword for August 8th
exempt \ig-ZEMPT\ adjective
What does it mean?
: free or released from some condition or requirement that
others must meet or deal with
How do you use it?
Students who are exempt from AP testing can leave after the
main tests are finished.
Are you a word wiz?
"Exempt" ultimately comes from the Latin word "eximere." What
do you think "eximere" means?
A. to take out
B. to search over
C. to make an example out of
D. to throw away
Answer:
Your English is excellent if you chose A! "Exempt" came into
English from the Latin word "eximere," which means "to take
out." You can see a hint of this in the meaning of the modern
English word, since someone who is exempt from something is
"taken out," so to speak, of the group of people to whom the
condition or requirement applies. "Exempt" is a cousin of the
word "example," which also comes from "eximere." "Eximere"
itself comes from the Latin prefix "ex-," meaning "out," and
the Latin verb "emere," meaning "to take."
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That's all for today. Tune in tomorrow for more stuff.
