Sunday, July 9, 2023

sublimate \SUHB-luh-meyt\, verb:

1. In psychology, to direct the energy of a primitive impulse into activities that are considered to be socially more acceptable.
2. In chemistry, to refine or purify a substance.
3. To make nobler or purer.

Sublimate is based on the Latin sublimatus, "to exalt."

when i have time 

• I'm never gonna do it 

Person: can you do the dishes? 
Person2: when I have time 

 

History

• Wimbledon: the precursor to the tennis tournament first began; only Gentlemen's Singles was played (1877)
• cross of gold: William Jennings Bryan delivered a speech to the Democratic National Convention supporting bimetallism, advocating a silver standard in addition to the gold standard (1896)
• Johnny Weissmuller: swam 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds, thus breaking the minute barrier (1922)
• Grateful Dead: psychedelic rock-country-jazz band played its last concert, a month before the death of lead singer Jerry Garcia (1995)
• Midsummer Classic: MLB All-Star game ended in a tie after 11 innings; both sides had run out of pitchers (2002)

Birthdays

• Ann Radcliffe 1764
• Elias Howe 1819

  
• Ottorino Respighi 1879
• Clara Bow 1907 - Actress (Down to the Sea in Ships, The Plastic Age)
• Harold C. Fox 1910
• Leonard Pennario 1924
• Red Kelly 1927
• Ed Ames 1927 - Actor, musician (The Ames Brothers)
• Lee Hazlewood 1929
• Jesse McReynolds 1929
• June Jordan 1936
• James Hampton 1936
• Brian Dennehy 1938 - Actor
• Richard Roundtree 1942 - Actor
• Dean Koontz 1945 - Author
• Bon Scott (AC/DC) 1946
• O.J. Simpson 1947 - Football player, actor, murderer
• Chris Cooper 1951 - Actor
• John Tesh 1952 - Musician, television personality
• David Ball 1953
• Debbie Sledge 1954 - Musician (Sister Sledge)
  Fred Leo Nukis (Eric Fred Norris) 1955 Stern Show
• Tom Hanks 1956 - Actor
• Kelly McGillis 1957 - Actress
• Jimmy Smits 1958 - Actor
• Jim Kerr 1959 - Musician (Simple Minds)
• Marc Almond 1959 - Musician (Soft Cell)
• Courtney Love 1964 - Musician (Hole)
• Frank Bello 1965 - Musician (Anthrax)
• Scott Grimes 1971 - Actor
• Enrique Murciano 1973 - Actor ("Without a Trace")
• Jack White 1975 - Musician (White Stripes)
• Fred Savage 1976 - Actor ("The Wonder Years")
  Linda Park 1978 - Actress ("Star Trek: Enterprise")