Monday, March 11, 2019

Monday, March 11, 2019

leeward \LEE-werd; Naut. LOO-erd\, adjective:
1. pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows (opposed to windward).
noun:
1. the lee side; the point or quarter toward which the wind blows.
adverb:
1. toward the lee.
While the ultimate origin of leeward, first appearing in English in the 1500s, is not known for certain, it contains the Old English hleo meaning "strong." This in turn came from the Old Norse hly meaning "shelter" and "warmth."
 
domestic blindness
  • Trying to look for something, an item (anywhere, usually in the house) ..but you can't find it, so you ask your spouse for help. Upon asking your spouse for help, the spouse points to the item that you were looking for, which is usually standing right in front of your face.
After your spouse points to the item you were looking for, and it happens to end up being right in front of your face, you exclaim something like,
"Oh! I must've had a case of Domestic Blindness!!"
If you are well paired with your partner, your spouse will usually LMFAO, together with you.
 
Trivia
What is the only Clint Eastwood film in which the movie star’s tough guy character is shot dead?
  • Gran Torino (2008).
History
  • Lend-Lease Act: was signed into law by FDR, providing aid in the form of equipment, food and weapons to the Allies during WWII (1941)
  • Mikhail Gorbachev: was appointed the leader of the Soviet Union, despite being the youngest member of the politburo at the time (1985)
  • Paul McCartney: was knighted by Queen Elizabeth (1997)
  • Madrid bombings: 10 bombs exploded on the train system during rush hour, killing 191 (2004)
Birthdays
  • Torquato Tasso 1544
  • Thomas Hastings 1860
  • Malcolm Campbell 1885
  • Lawrence Welk 1903
  • Harold Wilson 1916
  • Mercer Ellington 1919
  • A. Louise Brough 1923
  • Terence Alexander 1923
  • Ralph David Abernathy 1926
  • Troy Ruttman 1930 Valerie French 1931
  • Rupert Murdoch 1931 - Media mogul
  • Leroy Jenkins 1932
  • Sam Donaldson 1934 - Broadcast journalist
  • Nancy Kovack 1935
  • Antonin Scalia 1936 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  • Flaco Jimenez 1939 - Musician (The Texas Tornadoes)
  • Rick Rothwell (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders) 1944
  • Tricia O'Neil 1945 - Actress
  • Mark Metcalf 1946 - Actor ("Animal House")
  • Mark Stein 1947 - Musician (Vanilla Fudge)
  • George Kooymans 1948 - Musician (Golden Earring)
  • Bobby McFerrin 1950 - Singer
  • Jerry Zucker 1950 - Director
  • Dominique Sanda 1951
  • Douglas Adams 1952
  • Susan Richardson 1952 - Actress ("Eight is Enough")
  • Catharina "Nina" Hagen 1955 - Singer / Actress
  • Jimmy Fortune 1955 - Country singer (The Statler Brothers)
  • Cheryl Lynn 1957 - Singer
  • Anissa Jones 1958
  • Bruce Watson 1961 - Musician (Big Country)
  • Jeffrey Nordling 1962 - Actor
  • Alex Kingston 1963 - Actress ("ER")
  • Vincent Abbott 1964 - Drummer (Pantera)
  • Wallace Langham 1965 - Actor ("CSI")
  • Lisa Loeb 1968 - Singer
  • John Barrowman 1968
  • Peter Droge 1969 - Singer (The Thorns)
  • Rami Jaffee 1969 - Musican (Wallflowers)
  • Terrence Howard 1969 - Actor
  • Johnny Knoxville 1971 - Actor ("Dukes of Hazzard", "Jack Ass")
  •  Eric "The Actor" Lynch 1975 - Radio personality / Stern Show
    Joel Madden 1979 - Musician (Good Charlotte)
  • Benji Madden 1979 - Musician (Good Charlotte)
  • Dan Uggla 1980 - Baseball player
  • David Anders 1981 - Actor ("Alias")
  • LeToya Nicole Luckett 1981 - Singer (Destiny's Child)
  • Thora Birch 1982 - Actress
  • Anton Yelchin 1989 - Actor


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