Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Tuesday, June 14, 2014

quintessential \kwin-te-SEN-shel\, adjective:
  • Being the most typical manifestation of a quality or a thing.
Quintessential translates from Latin as the "fifth element", quint "fifth" and essentia "essence." The idea of the fifth element stems from Greek and medieval alchemical beliefs in the purest essence of a substance.
store d'oeuvres
  • Snacks and food samples that a grocery store will serve at various locations in order to tempt the patrons into buying something they weren't planning on (pizza, chips and dip, sausage, etc.). Usually happens on the weekend.
I went to Costco the other day and filled up on store d'oeuvres.





Holiday
  • Flag Day (US)
History
  • Munich: Benedictine monks founded the Bavarian city on the banks of the Isar River (1158)
  • US Army: was founded to fight the British (1775)
  • Bear Flag Revolt: the California Republic was declared by Sonoma settlers while California was still ruled by Mexico (1846)
  • UNIVAC I: the first commercial computer was dedicated at the US Census Bureau (1951)
  • Pledge of Allegiance: President Eisenhower signed the order inserting the words "under God" (1954)
  • Falkland Islands: military dispute ended as Argentine forces surrendered to the British (1982)
Birthdays
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811
  • Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax 1848
  • Burl Ives 1909
  • Dorothy McGuire 1916
  • Sam Wanamaker 1919
  • Gene Barry 1921
  • Pierre Salinger 1925
  • Don Newcombe 1926 - Baseball player
  • Cy Coleman 1928
  • Che Guevarra 1928 - racist socialist
  • Marla Gibbs 1931 - Actress, producer
  • Jerzy Kosinski 1933
  • Jack Bannon 1940
  • Muff Winwood 1943 - Musician (Spencer Davis Group)
  • Rod Argent 1945 - Musician (The Zombies, Argent)
  • Donald Trump 1946 - Real estate developer, television personality
  • Barry Melton 1947 - Musician (Country Joe and the Fish)
  • Alan White 1949 - Musician (Yes)
  • Eddie Mekka 1952 - Actor ("Laverne and Shirley")
  • Will Patton 1954 - Actor
  • Eric Heiden 1958 - Olympic gold-medal speed skater
  • Boy George (George O'Dowd) 1961 - Singer (Culture Club)
  • Chris DeGarmo 1963 - Musician (Queensryche)
  • Yasmine Bleeth 1968 - Actress ("Baywatch")
  • Steffi Graf 1969 - Tennis player
  • Traylor Howard 1971 - Actress ("Monk," "Two Guys and a Girl")
  • Diablo Cody 1978 - Screenwriter ("Juno")
  • Kevin McHale 1988 - Actor ("Glee") 


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