Monday, April 22, 2019

lilt \lilt\, noun:

1. rhythmic swing or cadence.

2. a lilting song or tune.

verb:

1. to sing or play in a light, tripping, or rhythmic manner.

The origin of lilt is unknown, though it may be related to the Norwegian lilla meaning "to sing" or to the Low German lul meaning "pipe." The verb form entered English more than 300 years before the noun form, in the late 1300s.

 

Peace easy

• A lovely combination of "peace out" and "take it easy" for all those too lazy or too busy to say both. Double the meaning, half the time.

A: Errights, man. I gotta bounce to class ultra quick-style.

B: Eh, no prob. Peace easy.

 

Holidays

• Earth Day (International)

• Easter Monday: the day after Easter Sunday

History 

• Pedro Alvares Cabral: landed on the coast of Brazil, claiming the land for Portugal (1500)
• Henry VIII: much-married king of England ascended to the throne (1509)
• "In God We Trust": US Congress mandated that all minted coins bear this inscription (1864)
• Oklahoma Land Rush: began officially at noon with thousands of homesteaders staking their claims (1889)
• Earth Day: first observed (1970)

Birthdays

• Queen Isabella I (Spain) 1451
• Henry Fielding 1707 - Author ("The History of Tom Jones")
• Immanuel Kant 1724 - Philosopher
• Nikolai Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) 1870 - Russian premier (1917-1924)
• Nicola Sacco 1891 - Convicted of robbery and executed along with Bartolomeo Vanzetti after a controversial trial in Massachusetts.
• Vladimir Nabokov 1899 - Russian novelist
• J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 - Physicist, designed and built the first atomic bomb

  
• Eddie Albert (Edward Albert Heimberger) 1908 - Actor ("Green Acres")
• Yehudi Menuhin 1916 - Violinist, played with New York Symphony Orchestra at age ten
• Robert Wadlow Alton 1918 - At the time of his death on July 15, 1940 he was the tallest man in the world according to Guinness World Records. He was 8 ft 11.1 in.
• Mickey (James Barton) Vernon 1918 - Baseball
• Hal March (Mendelson) 1920 - Television emcee ("The $64,000 Question"), actor ("The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show")
• Candid Camero 1921 - Musician
• Charles Mingus 1922 - Musician
• Richard Diebenkorn 1922 - Musician, singer, bandleader, composer
• Aaron Spelling 1923 - Exectuive producer ("Fantasy Island", "Beverly Hills 90210")
• Bettie Page 1923 - invented sexy

  
• George Cole 1925 - Actor ("Minder", "Flash Harry")
• Charlotte Rae 1926 - Actress ("Facts of Life")
• Estelle Harris 1932 - Actess ("Seinfeld")
• Mark Damon (Alan Harris) 1933 - Actor ("The Fall of the House of Usher")
• Glen Campbell 1936 - Singer, actor
• Jack Nitzsche 1937 - Arranger, producer, songwriter
• Jack Nicholson (John Joseph) 1937 - Actor ("The Shining", "Batman", "The Witches of Eastwicke", "A Few Good Men")
• Deane Beman 1938 - Golfer
• Jason Miller 1939 - Actor ("Toy Soldiers", "The Exorcist" series)
• Mel Carter 1943 - Singer, actor
• Cleve Francis 1945 - Country singer
• John Waters 1946 - Director
• Larry Groce 1948 - Singer, songwriter
• Spencer Haywood 1949 - Basketball player
• Peter Frampton 1950 - Musician (Humble Pie)
• Paul Carrack 1951 - Musician (Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics)
• Tom Lysiak 1953 - Hockey player
• Joseph Bottoms 1954 - Actor ("Surfacing", "Inner Sanctum")
• Ryan Stiles 1959 - Actor ("Whose Line is It Anyway")
• Byron Allen 1961 - Comedian, television host, actor ("Real People")
• Chris Makepiece 1964 - Actor ("My Bodyguard", "Captive Hearts")
• Jeffrey Dan Morgan 1966 - Actor (TWD, Watchmen)
• Sheryl Lee 1967 - Actress ("Twin Peaks")
• Sherri Shepherd 1967 - Talk show host, actress
• Heath Wright 1967 - Musician (Ricochet)
• Ingo Rademacher 1971 - Actor ("General Hospital")
• Eric Mabius 1971 - Actor ("Ugly Betty")
• Anna Falchi 1972 - actress, hottie (below)
• Daniel Johns 1979 - Musician (Silverchair)
• Amber Heard 1986 - Actress (right)
   
   
  
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