Friday, August 22, 2014

TGIF! Friday, August 22, 2014

grok \ grok \ , verb; 
  1. to understand thoroughly and intuitively. 
  2. to communicate sympathetically. 
Origin: Grok was coined by Robert A. Heinlein in his 1961 science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land.
 
gitgo

  • from the very start, or from the beginning
I never believed that boy's BS story from the gitgo.
History 
  • English wars: War of the Roses ended (1485), Civil War began (1642)
  • America's Cup: international yachting competition was first won, by the America, thus providing the trophy with its name (1851)
  • Michael Collins: Irish national leader was shot dead in an ambush (1922)
  • Texas Rangers: set an MLB record by wiping out the Baltimore Orioles 30-3 (2007)
Birthdays
  • Samuel Langley 1834
  • Archibald Willard 1836
  • Melville Stone 1848
  • Claude Debussy 1862
  • Gene Herriman 1880
  • Dorothy Parker 1893
  • Leni Riefenstahl 1902
  • Deng Xiaoping 1904
  • John Lee Hooker 1917
  • Ray Bradbury 1920
  • Dr. Denton Cooley 1920
  • Bob Flanigan 1926 - Musician (The Four Freshmen)
  • Honor Blackman 1929
  • Diana Sands 1934
  • Sylvia Koscina 1934
  • Norman Schwarzkopf 1934
  • Morton Dean 1935
  • Carl Yastrzemski 1939
  • Valerie Harper 1940
  • Bill Parcells 1941
  • Joe Chambers 1942 - Musician (The Chambers)
  • Tom Mitchell 1944
  • Cindy Williams 1947
  • Sam Neely 1950
  • Paul Molitor 1956
  • Holly Dunn 1957
  • Vernon Reid 1958 - Musician (Living Colour)
  • Collin Raye 1960
  • Debbie Peterson 1960 - Musician (The Bangles)
  • Roland Orzabal 1961 - Musician (Tears For Fears)
  • Jay Aston 1961 - Musician (Gene Loves Jezabel)
  • Michael Aston 1961 - Musician (Gene Loves Jezabel)
  • Gary Lee Connor 1962 - Musician (Screaming Trees)
  • Tori Amos 1963
  • Mila Mason 1963
  • James DeBarge 1963
  • Mats Wilander 1964
  • Layne Staley 1967 - Musician (Alice in Chains) 
  • Kristen Wiig 1973
  • Howie Dorough 1973 - Musician (Backstreet Boys)


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