Monday, April 10, 2023

simpatico \sim-PAH-ti-koh\, adjective:

• Congenial or like-minded.

Simpatico derives from the same word in Italian, which means "sympathetic."

 

Killing two pigs with one bird

• A modern version of the popular saying "killing two birds with one stone." derived from the popular video game "angry birds."

I was killing two pigs with one bird by eating lunch and playing angry birds at the same time.

History

• ASPCA: was founded in New York by Henry Bergh to prevent cruelty to animals (1866)
• Titanic: luxury liner set out from Southampton, England, heading for New York on its ill-fated maiden voyage (1912)
• Emiliano Zapata: Mexican revolutionary leader known for his battle cry of "land and liberty" was killed by soldiers (1919)
• The Great Gatsby: F. Scott Fitzgerald's most popular novel was published (1925)
• The Beatles: Paul McCartney announced the group's disbandment (1970)
• euthanasia: the Netherlands legalized mercy killings and physician-assisted suicide for patients enduring unmanageable pain or terminal illness (2001)
• Amber Alert: US House passed a bill establishing a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children (2003)

Birthdays

• James V (Scotland) 1512
• Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann 1755 - German physician that pioneered homeopathic medicine
• William Hazlitt 1778 - English writer, essayist, philosopher and critic
• Commodore Matthew Perry 1794
• Lew Wallace 1827 - U.S. novelist ("Ben Hur")
  

  
• William Booth 1829 - Founder of Salvation Army, author ("In Darkets England")
• Joseph Pulitzer 1847 - Publisher, his will left $2 million for a fund which established annual prizes for literature, drama, music and journalism
• George Arliss 1868 - Actor
• Frances Perkins (Mrs. Paul Caldwell Wilson) 1882 - first woman U.S. presidential cabinet member: Secretary of Labor
• Bernard Gimbel 1885 - Merchant (Gimbels Department Stores)
• Martin Denny 1911 - Composer, arranger, pianist
• Harry Morgan 1915 - Actor ("M*A*S*H")
• Robert Woodard 1917 - Scientist
• Sheb Wooley 1921 - Singer, songwriter, comedian
  

  
• Chuck (Kevin Joseph) Connors 1921 - Actor ("The Rifleman")
• Liz Sheridan 1929 - Actress ("Seinfeld")
• Max Von Sydow 1929 - Actor ("Dune", "Flash Gordon")
• Omar Sharif (Michael Shalhoub) 1932 - Actor ("Dr. Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia")
• David Halverstam 1934 - Author
• John Madden 1936 - Football player, coach, sports personality-analyst
• Bobbie Smith 1936 - Musician (The Spinners)
• Don Meredith 1938 - Football player
• Paul Edward Theroux 1941 - Author
• Bob "Bull" Watson 1946 - Baseball player
• Bunny Livingston Wailer 1947 - Musician, singer, songwriter (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
• Mel Blount 1962 - Football player
  

  
• Ken Griffey Sr. 1950 - Baseball player
• Dave Peveret 1950 - Musician (Foghat)
• Steven Seagal 1951 - Actor ("Out for Justice")
• Terry Roche 1953 - Musician (The Roches)
• Peter MacNicol 1954 - Actor ("Ghostbusters 2", "Chicago Hope", "24", "Ally McBeal")
• Steven Gustafson 1957 - Musician (10,000 Maniacs)
• Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds 1958 - Singer, producer
• Steve Garey 1959 - Pianist
• Brian Setzer 1959 - Musician (Stray Cats)
• Afrika Bambaataa 1960 - Rapper
• Katrina Leskanich 1960 - Singer (Katrina and the Waves)
• Jeb Adams 1961 - Actor
• Cathy Turner 1962
  

  
• Reni 1964 - Musician (Stone Roses)
• Tim "Herb" Alexander 1965 - Musician (Primus)
• Orlando Jones 1968 - Actor, comedian
• Kenny Lattimore 1970 - Singer
• Shemekia Copeland 1979 - Singer
• Laura Bell Bundy 1981 - Actress, singer
• Chyler Leigh 1982 - Actress ("Grey's Anatomy")
• Ryan Merriman 1983 - Actor
• Mandy Moore 1984 - Singer, actress ("A Walk to Remember")
• Haley Joel Osment 1988 - Actor ("The Sixth Sense")

• Daisy Ridley 1992 Actress (Star Wars)
• Leon Kowalski 2017 (Replicant)

 

 

 

 

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