Wednesday, December 20, 2023

lucent \LOO-suhnt\, adjective:

1. Shining.

2. Translucent; clear.

Lucent comes from the Latin word lucentum meaning “to shine.” 
 

nowhere story

• A tale or recount of an event or events that doesn't ever reach a particular point or meaning.

Duder 1: "So the other day I went into Foot Locker and saw a girl working there so I thought it was Lady Foot Locker, but it turns out it wasn't."

Duder 2: "Wow dude, thanks for that nowhere story."

 

History

• Louisiana Purchase: the United States officially took possession of the territory from France (1803)
• South Carolina: became the first state to secede from the Union (1860)
• It's a Wonderful Life: Frank Capra's drama was screened for the first time, in NYC's Globe Theatre (1946)
• Berlin Wall: was opened for the first time since it was erected in 1961 (1963)
• Operation Just Cause: the US invaded Panama to overthrow and capture military leader Manuel Noriega, who stood accused of corruption and drug trafficking (1989)

Birthdays 

• Samuel Mudd 1833

  
• Harvey Firestone 1868
• Walter Adams 1876
• Branch Rickey (MLB) 1881
• Susanne Langer 1895
• Gabby (Charles) Harnett (MLB) 1900
• Irene Dunn 1901
• Max Lerner 1902
• Sidney Hook 1902
• Vagn Holmboe 1909
• Hortense Calisher 1911
• Eugene W. Smith 1918
• Audrey Totter 1918
• Ann Richards (actress) 1918
• George Roy Hill 1922
• James Leasor 1923
• David Levine 1926
• John Christiansen (NFL) 1928
• John Hillerman 1932
• Mattie Alou 1938 (MLB)
• Kim Weston 1939

  
• Bob Hayes (NFL) 1942
• Angel Tompkins 1943
• Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears) 1944
• Peter Criss (KISS) 1945
• Uri Geller 1946
• John Spencer 1946
• Dick Gibbs 1948 (NBA)
• Little Stevie Wright (The Easybeats) 1948
• Oscar Gamble (MLB) 1949
• Cecil Cooper (MLB) 1949
• Bill Clement (NHL) 1950

  Joey Silvera (t3h pr0n) 1951
• Jenny Agutter 1952
• Michael Badalucco 1954
• Blanche Baker 1956
• Billy Bragg 1958
• Mark Keyloun 1960
• Kris Tyler 1964
• Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes) 1966
  Brian O'Holloran (Clerks) 1969

  Nicole De Boer (Star Trek) 1970
  
• Jonah Hill 1983 

  Jillian Grace (playmate) 1986
• JoJo Noëlle Blagden Levesque 1990