Friday, July 23, 2010

fulgurate \FUHL-gyuh-reyt\, verb:

1. To flash or dart like lightning.
2. Medicine. To destroy (esp. an abnormal growth) by electricity.

The Latin fulgurāre, "to flash or lighten," is the ancestor of fulgurate.

Congreenient

• The practice of recycling, or being green, only when convenient. A person who only recycles when it is convenient to do so.

I would have recycled my Fiji water bottle, but my plastic bin was full. I guess I'm just congreenient.

Trivia

On the popular TV sitcom Seinfeld, what was comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s ATM PIN code? Clue: He was a Superman fan.

• Jor-El, the name of Superman’s biological father.

History

• typographer: William Burt received a patent for his forerunner of the typewriter (1829)
• Gamal Abdel Nasser: led the Egyptian army in an overthrow of King Farouk I (1952)
• 12th Street riot: police raid at a blind pig sparked five days of race riots in Detroit; 43 people died and 2,000 buildings burned down (1967)
• Tiger Woods: at 24, became the youngest golfer to win a career Grand Slam (2000)

Birthdays

• 
  Raymond Chandler (1888-1959): novelist who created Philip Marlowe; also, author Elio Vittorini (1908-1966)
• Stephanie Seymour (42) former super-model / actress, hottie, MILF
• Haile Selassie (1892-1975): emperor who modernized Ethiopia and claimed to be descended from King Solomon; Indian nationalist leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920) shared this birth date
• Don Imus (70): dull morning DJ
• Alison Krauss (39): country singer/fiddler; other musicians born on this date include David Essex (63), Blair Thornton (60), Martin Gore (49), Slash (45), Sam Watters (40) and Michelle Williams (30)
• Omar Epps (37): actor, House, MD; also, actors Ronny Cox (72), Woody Harrelson (49), Eriq La Salle (48), Philip Seymour Hoffman (43), Charisma Carpenter (40) and Marlon Wayans (38)