Tried to sit down, watch 'The Final Countdown', hand knit a sweater, & relax ... but ended up going on a med call instead. I did manage to watch a very interrupted movie & after that figured I'd see what that show '24' is all about. I watched most of the 1st episode & then Pete came home. Mitt Romney will be in Dallas on Tuesday.
Are busy schedules causing you to turn to takeout? Fire up the slow cooker instead. Start a roast on low in the morning, & be rewarded when you get home. Slice the roast for sandwiches on hearty wholegrain buns & toss a green salad for a quick, nutritious meal.
As the summer weather heats up your house, make sure your ceiling fans are spinning in the counter-clockwise direction to push the cool air down.
Deep Throat is revealed (2005):
W. Mark Felt’s family ends 30 years of speculation, identifying Felt, the former FBI assistant director, as “Deep Throat,” the secret source who helped unravel the Watergate scandal. The Felt family’s admission, made in an article in Vanity Fair magazine, took legendary reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who had promised to keep their source’s identity a secret until his death, by surprise. Tapes show that Nixon himself had speculated that Felt was the secret informant as early as 1973.
The question “Who was Deep Throat?” had been investigated relentlessly in the ensuing years since Watergate in movies, books, televisions shows, and on the Internet. America was obsessed with the shadowy figure who went to great lengths to conceal his involvement with the Washington Post reporters. Although his name was often mentioned as a possibility, Felt consistently denied being Deep Throat, even writing in his 1979 memoir, “I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or to anyone else!” Even as recently as six years before the admission, he was quoted as saying, “It would be contrary to my responsibility as a loyal employee of the FBI to leak information.”
After the death of J. Edgar Hoover, then director of the FBI, Felt, who was serving as the bureau’s assistant director, wanted the job and was angry over Nixon’s failure to appoint him. He was also upset over Nixon’s attempts to stall the bureau’s investigation into the Watergate break-ins. So, when Bob Woodward called the veteran FBI employee to request information about the bureau’s Watergate investigation, Felt agreed to talk. But his cooperation came with strict restrictions. Felt refused to be quoted, even anonymously, and agreed only to confirm information already obtained, refusing to provide new information. And, of course, the reporters had to promise to keep his identity a secret. Felt was only contacted on matters of great importance.
Although the two initially talked by phone, Felt soon began to worry that his phones could be tapped. So, he and Woodward devised a set of signals and began to meet in the middle of the night in a parking garage. Over the ensuing months, Felt corroborated stories linking Nixon’s reelection committee to the Watergate break-ins and illegal investigations of the Democratic Party. He also alerted Woodward to the far-reaching nature of the scandal, indicating that it could be traced back to government higher-ups, including President Nixon himself.
In the aftermath of Felt’s admission, both Woodward and Bernstein expressed worries that, due to the intense interest in the Deep Throat mystery over the years, Felt’s role in unraveling the complicated web of lies and deceit that was Watergate may be overstated. They reminded Americans that other sources, Nixon’s secret White House tape recordings, the Senate’s Watergate hearings, and the historic action of the U.S. Supreme Court all played an important role in bringing the truth to light.
In 1973, the Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize in public service for its coverage of the Watergate scandal.
W. Mark Felt died on December 18, 2008, at the age of 95.
It's a disorder to look in the mirror & think you're fat when you look fine.
Lilies of the valley in your outside garden would look just lovely indoors. Can you dig them up & bring them inside, to bloom indoors in the winter?
Yes, indeed. Dig & lift the lily of the valley rhizome & cut pieces about as large as a thick finger, making sure that each piece contains a distinct bud, or eye. Those pieces are called pips. To grow & bloom, pips need to go through a cooling period of 8 weeks at soil temperatures no warmer than 45°. The pops should be wrapped in barely moist peat moss, put in a plastic bag, & placed in the coldest part of your refrigerator - low & in the back. Some bulbs & rhizomes can have their flowering inhibited by ethylene gas, so you may want to 1st eat all your apples, pears, & cantaloupes, which produce ethylene.
Once they've been through the cooling period, the pips can be potted up just below the surface in a rich, well-drained medium. They'll do well in the low light of an east or west window & should bloom in about 3 weeks.
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend:
Jesse Young (Alyssa Milano) is a girl who has everything and maybe too much of it when she finds herself falling for two seemingly perfect guys: sexy but struggling writer Ethan (Christopher Gorham) and button-down advertising exec Troy (Michael Landes). Can she find true love with two men at the same time, or is somebody going to get a broken heart? Director Daryn Tufts's romantic comedy is a sweet-natured examination of modern sexual mores.
MyRadar:
MyRadar Pro is the fastest, easiest-to-use, weather application that displays animated weather radar around your current location, allowing you to quickly see what weather is coming your way. Just start the app, and your location pops up with animated weather, allowing you to easily see if rain is headed your way.
The map has the standard pinch/zoom capability which allows you to smoothly zoom and pan around the United States and see what the weather is like anywhere.
Additional options include weather warnings and alerts, complete with push notifications, to warn you of severe weather in your area. Great for the start of thunderstorm and tornado season!
MyRadar Pro is just like the free version, but without any ads.
MyRadar Pro currently only shows weather in the United States, and only in the 48 contiguous states - not Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico.
Buy MyRadar Pro today and try it out!
Over the years, I've learned that you can't make people listen to you. Even with what I do for a living, I don't throw my opinion around unless someone asks.
Redaction:
an act or instance of putting something in writing or adapting it for publication (as by obscuring or removing sensitive information).
The editor defended the redaction of the victims' names from the news article by explaining that their families had not yet been notified.
Here's a quiz for all you etymology buffs. Which of the following words come from the same Latin root? a. redaction b. prodigal c. agent d. essay e. navigate f. ambiguous
If you guessed all of them, you're right. Now, for bonus points, name the Latin root they all have in common. If you said the verb agere, meaning to "to drive, lead, act, or do," you get an A+. "Redaction" is from the Latin verb redigere ("to bring back" or "to reduce"), which was formed by adding the prefix red- ("back") to agere. Some other agere offspring include "act," "agenda." "cogent," "litigate," & "transact."
Self-cleaning ovens:
The name says it all.
Too often we think of formality as something stiff & constrained & self-conscious & artificial ... but properly applied it contributes to ease & dignity & beauty not only out in public amongst strangers but in out most intimate life at home.
W. Mark Felt’s family ends 30 years of speculation, identifying Felt, the former FBI assistant director, as “Deep Throat,” the secret source who helped unravel the Watergate scandal. The Felt family’s admission, made in an article in Vanity Fair magazine, took legendary reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who had promised to keep their source’s identity a secret until his death, by surprise. Tapes show that Nixon himself had speculated that Felt was the secret informant as early as 1973.
The question “Who was Deep Throat?” had been investigated relentlessly in the ensuing years since Watergate in movies, books, televisions shows, and on the Internet. America was obsessed with the shadowy figure who went to great lengths to conceal his involvement with the Washington Post reporters. Although his name was often mentioned as a possibility, Felt consistently denied being Deep Throat, even writing in his 1979 memoir, “I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or to anyone else!” Even as recently as six years before the admission, he was quoted as saying, “It would be contrary to my responsibility as a loyal employee of the FBI to leak information.”
After the death of J. Edgar Hoover, then director of the FBI, Felt, who was serving as the bureau’s assistant director, wanted the job and was angry over Nixon’s failure to appoint him. He was also upset over Nixon’s attempts to stall the bureau’s investigation into the Watergate break-ins. So, when Bob Woodward called the veteran FBI employee to request information about the bureau’s Watergate investigation, Felt agreed to talk. But his cooperation came with strict restrictions. Felt refused to be quoted, even anonymously, and agreed only to confirm information already obtained, refusing to provide new information. And, of course, the reporters had to promise to keep his identity a secret. Felt was only contacted on matters of great importance.
Although the two initially talked by phone, Felt soon began to worry that his phones could be tapped. So, he and Woodward devised a set of signals and began to meet in the middle of the night in a parking garage. Over the ensuing months, Felt corroborated stories linking Nixon’s reelection committee to the Watergate break-ins and illegal investigations of the Democratic Party. He also alerted Woodward to the far-reaching nature of the scandal, indicating that it could be traced back to government higher-ups, including President Nixon himself.
In the aftermath of Felt’s admission, both Woodward and Bernstein expressed worries that, due to the intense interest in the Deep Throat mystery over the years, Felt’s role in unraveling the complicated web of lies and deceit that was Watergate may be overstated. They reminded Americans that other sources, Nixon’s secret White House tape recordings, the Senate’s Watergate hearings, and the historic action of the U.S. Supreme Court all played an important role in bringing the truth to light.
In 1973, the Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize in public service for its coverage of the Watergate scandal.
W. Mark Felt died on December 18, 2008, at the age of 95.
It's a disorder to look in the mirror & think you're fat when you look fine.
Lilies of the valley in your outside garden would look just lovely indoors. Can you dig them up & bring them inside, to bloom indoors in the winter?
Yes, indeed. Dig & lift the lily of the valley rhizome & cut pieces about as large as a thick finger, making sure that each piece contains a distinct bud, or eye. Those pieces are called pips. To grow & bloom, pips need to go through a cooling period of 8 weeks at soil temperatures no warmer than 45°. The pops should be wrapped in barely moist peat moss, put in a plastic bag, & placed in the coldest part of your refrigerator - low & in the back. Some bulbs & rhizomes can have their flowering inhibited by ethylene gas, so you may want to 1st eat all your apples, pears, & cantaloupes, which produce ethylene.
Once they've been through the cooling period, the pips can be potted up just below the surface in a rich, well-drained medium. They'll do well in the low light of an east or west window & should bloom in about 3 weeks.
Jesse Young (Alyssa Milano) is a girl who has everything and maybe too much of it when she finds herself falling for two seemingly perfect guys: sexy but struggling writer Ethan (Christopher Gorham) and button-down advertising exec Troy (Michael Landes). Can she find true love with two men at the same time, or is somebody going to get a broken heart? Director Daryn Tufts's romantic comedy is a sweet-natured examination of modern sexual mores.
MyRadar Pro is the fastest, easiest-to-use, weather application that displays animated weather radar around your current location, allowing you to quickly see what weather is coming your way. Just start the app, and your location pops up with animated weather, allowing you to easily see if rain is headed your way.
The map has the standard pinch/zoom capability which allows you to smoothly zoom and pan around the United States and see what the weather is like anywhere.
Additional options include weather warnings and alerts, complete with push notifications, to warn you of severe weather in your area. Great for the start of thunderstorm and tornado season!
MyRadar Pro is just like the free version, but without any ads.
MyRadar Pro currently only shows weather in the United States, and only in the 48 contiguous states - not Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico.
Buy MyRadar Pro today and try it out!
Over the years, I've learned that you can't make people listen to you. Even with what I do for a living, I don't throw my opinion around unless someone asks.
Redaction:
an act or instance of putting something in writing or adapting it for publication (as by obscuring or removing sensitive information).
The editor defended the redaction of the victims' names from the news article by explaining that their families had not yet been notified.
Here's a quiz for all you etymology buffs. Which of the following words come from the same Latin root? a. redaction b. prodigal c. agent d. essay e. navigate f. ambiguous
If you guessed all of them, you're right. Now, for bonus points, name the Latin root they all have in common. If you said the verb agere, meaning to "to drive, lead, act, or do," you get an A+. "Redaction" is from the Latin verb redigere ("to bring back" or "to reduce"), which was formed by adding the prefix red- ("back") to agere. Some other agere offspring include "act," "agenda." "cogent," "litigate," & "transact."
Self-cleaning ovens:
The name says it all.
Too often we think of formality as something stiff & constrained & self-conscious & artificial ... but properly applied it contributes to ease & dignity & beauty not only out in public amongst strangers but in out most intimate life at home.
What do the initials CVS stand for in the name of the national drugstore chain?
What significance does the presence of oranges have in the three Godfather films?
They forecast a violent death or close call.
Which letter is used the most, 2nd most, & 3rd most?
A. E
B. R
C. A
ACB. Even I can remember that. What was the question again?
Which of these werinvented or patented by Thomas Edison?
Bifocals, lightning rod, light bulb, storage battery, telephone, peephole movie box.
Light bulb, storage battery, & peephole movie box.
Which planet is closest, 2nd closest, & 3rd closest to the sun?
A. Earth
B. Mercury
C. Venus
