Friday, March 30, 2018

fugitive \FYOO-ji-tiv\, adjective:

1. Fleeting, transitory, elusive.

2. Having taken flight, or run away.

3. Changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.

4. Dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral.

5. Wandering, roving, or vagabond.

First used by Shakespeare in Antony & Cleopatra, fugitive stems from the Latin word fugere meaning "to flee."

Rosetta Stoned

One who gets so high that he or she begins to speak in a foreign language.

Beth got so Rosetta Stoned last night she could effectively communicate with the cab driver!

Holiday

• Good Friday is the sixth day of Holy Week for Christians and falls two days prior to Easter Sunday each year. The day commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

History

• anesthesia: was first used in an operation; a tumor was removed from a man's neck while he was under the effects of ether (1842)
• pencil: patent was awarded to Hymen Lipman for attaching an eraser to the end (1858); it was declared invalid by the US Supreme Court 17 years later because his invention was simply "an aggregation of separate elements"
• Seward's Folly: the US bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2m. — about 2 cents an acre (1867)
• 15th amendment: was declared in effect, giving black men the right to vote (1870)
• Jeopardy!: game show debuted on television (1964)
• Ronald Reagan: was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.; the US president was hit in the chest and seriously wounded, but recovered fully (1981)

Birthdays

• Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes 1746
• Anna Sewell 1820
• Vincent Van Gogh 1853
• Jo Davidson 1883
• Ted Heath 1900
• Frankie Laine 1913 - Singer
• Richard Dysart 1929 - Actor
• John Astin 1930 - Actor ("Addams Family")
• Rolf Harris 1930 - Singer
• Peter Marshall 1930 - Game show host ("Hollywood Squares")
• Warren Beatty 1937 - Actor
• Jerry Lucas 1940 - Basketball player
• Astrud Gilberto 1940
• Graeme Edge 1941 - Musician (Moody Blues)
• Bobby Wright 1942
• Ronnie Rice 1944 (New Colony 6)
• Eric Clapton 1945 - Musician
• Jim Dandy Mangrum 1948 - Musician (Black Oak Arkansas)
• Robbie Coltrane 1950 - Actor
• Dave Ball 1950 - Musician (Procol Harum)
• Re Styles 1950 - Musician (The Tubes)
• Lene Lovich 1954 - Singer
  

  
• Randy VanWarmer 1955 - Singer, songwriter
• Paul Reiser 1957 - Actor (Mad About You, ALIENS), comedian
• M.C. Hammer 1962 - Rapper
• Ian Ziering 1964 - Actor
• Tracy Chapman 1964 - Singer
• Donna D'Errico 1968 - actress, model. See more HERE
• Celine Dion 1968 - Singer
• Mark Consuelos 1970 - Actor
• Norah Jones 1979 - Musician
• Scott Moffatt 1983 - Singer, musician (The Moffats)
• Jevgenija Diordiychuk 1983 - model, Russian PMOY AKA: Yevgenia / Eugenia / Evgenia Diordiychuk, Jenya D, Shawnee, Katie Fey, Shawnee, Vanesa Gojgi. See more HERE
  Misty Romano 1989