Saturday, January 14, 2017

klatsch \KLAHCH\, noun:

• A casual gathering of people, esp. for refreshments and informal conversation.

Klatsch comes from the German word for "gossip."

 

Smartphone Shuffle

• The act of walking slowly or "shuffling" because you're too preoccupied with tasks being done on your smartphone such as browsing the internet, texting, etc. The Smartphone Shuffle can sometimes be dangerous for oneself, such as crossing a roads, not paying attention to surroundings. It can also be a nuisance for other people as distracted Smartphone Shufflers block hallways, stairs or sidewalks and impede flow of pedestrian.

Stop doing the Smartphone Shuffle! You're blocking the sidewalk.

History

• Marilyn Monroe: blonde bombshell wed legendary Yankee Joe DiMaggio; the marriage lasted less than a year, but DiMaggio remained devoted long after that (1954)
• Human Be-In: counterculture event took place in San Francisco, preceding the Summer of Love (1967)
• Margrethe II: ascended the throne of Denmark as its first reigning queen since the early 1400s, thanks to a constitutional amendment that allowed female succession (1972)
• Miami Dolphins: beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, becoming the first, and so far only, NFL team to have an undefeated season (1973)

Birthdays

• Benedict Arnold 1741
• Henri Fantin-Latour 1836
• Albert Schweitzer 1875
• Cecil Beaton 1904
• William Bendix 1906
• Russ Columbo 1908
• Mark Goodson 1915
• Billy Butterfield (World’s Greatest Jazz Band) 1917
• Andy Rooney 1919
• Tom Tryon 1926
• Billy Walker 1929
• Caterina Valente 1931
• Clarence Carter 1936
• Sonny Siebert 1937
• Billy Jo Spears 1937
  
• Jack Jones 1938
• Allen Toussaint 1938
• Julian Bond 1940
• Faye Dunaway 1941
• Gibby Gilbert 1941
• Holland Taylor 1943
• Shannon Lucid
• Graham Marsh 1944
• Gene Washington
• Carl Weathers 1948
• T-Bone Burnett 1948
• Lawrence Kasdan 1948
• Geoff Tate (Queensryche) 1959
• Steven Soderbergh 1963

• Mark Addy 1964
• Slick Rick 1965
• Dan Scheider 1966
• Tom Rhodes 1967
• Emily Watson 1967
• L.L. Cool J (James Todd Smith) 1968
• Jason Bateman 1969
• Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) 1969
• Jordan Ladd 1975