Monday, September 26, 2016

aeon \EE-uhn\, noun:

1. (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.

2. eon

Aeon comes from the same root as eon, the Greek aion, meaning "age, eternity." Its first recorded use dates from the 1640s.

 

mistext

1. A text message containing information (usually unflattering or damaging) about a third party which is sent to the individual it concerns rather than the person for whom the communication is intended.
2. Text written for secret lover is inadvertently sent to partner, making it a mistext.

"On my way home, [partner name] suspicious, don't call."

History

• Sir Francis Drake: arrived in Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind, completing his circumnavigation of the globe (1580)
• Thomas Jefferson: was named America's first secretary of state; John Jay was the first chief justice (1789)
• Federal Trade Commission: agency whose aim is to protect consumers and guard against harmful business practices was founded (1914)
• Abbey Road: the last Beatles album to be recorded was released in the UK (1969); Let It Be was the last of the Fab Four's albums to be released (1970)
• Biosphere 2: eight people, four men and four women, entered a sealed complex in Oracle, Arizona, for an experiment in self-sustained living; they exited two hungry years later on the same date (1991)

Birthdays

• John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) 1774
• T.S. Eliot 1888
• George Raft 1895
• George Gershwin 1898
• Ted Weems 1901

• Jack LaLanne 1914
• Barbara Britton 1919
• Bobby Shantz 1925
• Marty Robbins 1925
• Julie London 1926
• Patrick O'Neal 1927
• Philip Bosco 1930
• Joyce Jameson 1932
• Winnie Mandela 1934
• Donna Douglas 1939
• George Chambers (The Chambers Brothers) 1931
• David Frizzell 1941
• Joe Bauer (The Youngbloods) 1941
• Kent McCord 1942
• Anne Robinson 1944
• Bryan Ferry 1945
• Christine Todd Whitman 1946
• Lynn Anderson 1947
• Mary Beth Hurt 1948
• Olivia Newton-John 1948
• James Keane 1952
• Gary Howatt 1952
• Cesar Rosas (Los Lobos) 1954
• Craig Chaquico (Jefferson Starship) 1954
• Carlene Carter 1955
• Linda Hamilton 1956
• Doug Supernaw 1960
• Tracy Thorn 1962
• Patrick Bristow 1962
• Melissa Sue Anderson 1962
• Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl) 1962
• Cindy Herron (En Vogue) 1965
• David Schelzel (Ocean Blue) 1967
• Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon) 1967
• Jim Caviezel 1968
• Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men) 1972
• Nicholas Payton 1973
• Mark Famiglietti 1979
• Serena Williams 1981
• Shamu 1985