Monday, June 15, 2015

effulgence \i-FUL-juhn(t)s\, noun:

• The state of being bright and radiant; splendor; brilliance.

From Latin ex, "out of, from" + fulgere, "to shine." The adjective form of the word is effulgent.

parking karma 

• The uncanny ability to find an open parking space in a desirable location of a busy parking lot.

I always have to park out in the boonies, but when I ride with Paul we're always in the front row. He's got some great parking karma.

History

• King John: signed and sealed the Magna Carta at Runnymede (1215)
• Charles Goodyear: received a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber (1844)
• John Lennon: first met Paul McCartney when Lennon's rock group, The Quarrymen, performed at a church dinner; Lennon was 15, McCartney was 13 (1956)
• Dan Quayle: famous "potatoe" misspelling incident occurred (1992)
• 2002 MN: asteroid had a near miss as it flew by Earth (2002)

Birthdays

• Edward the Black 1330
• Erik H. Erickson 1902
• David Rose 1910
• Erroll Garner 1921
• Mario Cuomo 1932
• Waylon Jennings 1937
• Harry Nilson 1941
• Janet Lennon 1946 - Singer (The Lennon Sisters)
• Jim Varney 1949
• Simon Callow 1949
• Russell Hitchcock 1949 - Musician (Air Supply)
• Steve Walsh 1951 - Musician (Kansas)
• Terri Gibbs 1954
• Jim Belushi 1954
• Julie Hagerty 1955
• Brett Butler 1957 - Baseball player
• Wade Boggs 1958
• Helen Hunt 1963
• Scott Rockenfield 1963 - Musician (Queensryche)
• Courteney Cox 1964 - Actress ("Friends")
• Michael Britt 1966 - Musician (Lonestar)
• Jimmy McD 1968
• Ice Cube 1969 - Rapper
• Leah Remini 1970
• T-Bone Willy 1972 - Musician (Save Farris)
• Neil Patrick Harris 1973
• Elizabeth Reasor 1975 - Actress ("The Family Stone", "Twilight")
• Billy Martin 1981 - Musician (Good Charlotte)