Whose Birthday Is It? August 16, 2019
Christian Mortensen (1882) When Mortensen died at the age of 115 years and 252 days, he was the oldest man who had ever lived whose age is undisputed. Mortensen was born in Denmark in 1882 and immigrated to the US in 1903. He worked in various trades until he retired in 1950. Twenty-eight years later, at the age of 96, he reportedly rode his bicycle to a retirement home in San Rafael,California, where he lived for the rest of his life. What advice for living a long life did Mortensen give on his 115th birthday? More…
Quote of the Day: August 16, 2019
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Word of the Day: August 16, 2019
actuate Definition: (verb) To motivate or incite into action. Synonyms: incite, motivate, prompt, propel, move Usage: She hoped he would not be actuated by any such degrading curiosity. Discuss.
Quest Continues For Bronx Fighter Tomorrow Night
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Ismael Villarreal, a promising prospect at 154 from the Bronx remembers like it was yesterday. The pro debut, Hulu Theater, at Madison Square Garden almost two years ago was a successful four-round unanimous decision that […]
Bronx DA: Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Chokehold Attack That Led To Death Of Fellow Inmate
RIKERS ISLAND INMATE SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHOKEHOLD ATTACK THAT LED TO DEATH OF FELLOW INMATE Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Strangulation Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Rikers Island inmate has been sentenced […]
Whose Birthday Is It? August 15, 2019
Julia Child (1912) Child was an American chef, author, and TV personality who introduced French cooking to the American public. She began studying French cuisine while her husband was stationed in France on a diplomatic assignment and attended Paris’s famous LeCordon Bleu cooking school. In 1961, she cowrote the bestseller Mastering the Art of French Cooking and soon began hosting a series of educational TV programs, including what show that transformed her into an Emmy-winning public-broadcasting star? More…
Quote of the Day: August 15, 2019
One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering,nothing but suffering. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Word of the Day: August 15, 2019
tweedy Definition: (adjective) Of textiles; having a rough surface. Synonyms: homespun, nubby, slubbed Usage: Instead of offering something soft and comfortable,the saleswoman handed me a sweater knitted of tweedy yarns. Discuss.
Vernuccio’s View: Human Trafficking: 21st Century Slavery
Slavery is not relegated to the past, relegated to historical accounts of 18th Century sailing ships, or tales of the Roman Empire. The U.S. State Department has released its 2019 Report on Human Trafficking, the modern slave trade. The numbers […]
Spiritual Inspirations: Never Ever Lose Your Faith!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the […]
Andom Ghebreghiorgis For Congress
Because of his long last name the gimmick for this candidate is to go by his first name Andom for Congress. He is running in the 16th Congressional district against current Congressman Eliot Engel. Andom says that the Congressman is […]
Whose Birthday Is It? August 14, 2019
John Henry “Doc” Holliday (1851) Holliday was an American dentist, gambler,and gunfighter. After graduating from dental school in 1872, he moved to the drier climate of the West to help treat his tuberculosis. He briefly practiced dentistry in Texas, then took up gambling and began drifting. Settling in Tombstone, Arizona, he joined Wyatt Earp and his brothers in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Having earned a reputation as a gunman, he resumed drifting and died of tuberculosis at the age of 36. What were his last words? More…
Quote of the Day: August 14, 2019
He is wise who loveth well. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
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