| Good Morning, Do! Today is Sunday, March 19, 2023 ___________________________________________________ History: on this day, March 19, in 1984, A Mobile oil tanker spilled 200,000 gallons into the Columbia River. ____________________________________________________ Bonehead Award: California man arrested for child porn after wife found hidden camera, turned him in __________________________________________________ Q I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it. --- Mary Chase (1887 - 1973) ________________________________________________ Consider the respected church leader who arrives in a large city to deliver a series of speeches. At a banquet the first evening, he notices some reporters in the audience. Because he wants to use some of the stories he tells that night in his talks the next day, the minister asks the reporters to omit them from their articles. Unfortunately, one newspaper had sent a cub reporter. In his story, he outlines the minister's talk. His final paragraph: "The minister also told a number of stories that cannot be printed." ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________ With more people traveling, the airlines seem to have more problems keeping passengers happy. At the end of one flight, however, one smiling, very satisfied fellow pauses to congratulate the flight attendant. "I want to compliment you and the crew and especially the captain for getting here right on time," he says. "It's not often anymore that an airline gets to where it's going exactly when they claim it will. I'm going to call your home office and let them know how pleased I am." "Why, thank you, sir," the flight attendant answers, "but I think you should know -- this is yesterday's flight." ____________________________________________ >From Jim Three older gentlemen were eating dinner together and having a nice discussion about their wives. All three wives had passed away in recent months. "Hey David, why did you get married?" David replied, "I got married for love. She was the greatest and really loved me. True love." "And John, why did you get married?" John said, "I'll be honest, I married for money. Her parents were super rich and she was the only child. I am really rich now. " "Ok Jim, why did you get married?" His response was "I married for honor." "Sure enough I got on her." _________________________________________________ Santisouk Photography My first Northern Saw Whet Owl of the year. he is such a cutie patootie ?? Coincidentally, my last sighting was the same day last year. ________________________________________________ The airplane took off with a full load of passengers. Ten minutes into the flight the loud speaker announced: Good afternoon ladies and gentleman. You are privileged to be riding on the very first pilotless flight. Do not panic. This flight is backed by the finest technology in the world today. It has been planned by the United States Army and is sanctioned by the United States Government. Absolutely nothing can go wrong..go wrong..go wrong..go wrong... ________________________________________________ One day there were two drunks on a boat drinking beer. All of a sudden, a big storm approached. It tossed the boat from here to there, up and down, left and right. When it passed, the drunks were stranded in a life boat for a few days. Just when they thought it was all over, one of the men spotted a bottle floating next to the life boat. He retrieved it from the ocean and, after giving it a quick rub, a genie popped out. "I am a genie, and I will grant you one wish," said the genie. The man who found the bottle replied, "I wish I had something to drink!" "Granted." The genie disappeared and the ocean became all beer. The other man said, "My God! Do you realize what you have done?" The first man replied solemnly, "Yeah, now we have to pee into the boat." ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ A pair of Irish ditch diggers were repairing some road side damage directly across the street from a house of ill repute when they witness a Protestant Reverend lurking about and then ducking into the house. "Would ya look at that Darby!" said Pat. "What a shameful disgrace, those Protestant Reverends sinning in a house the likes of that place! "They both shook their heads in disgust and continued their work. A short time later they watched as a Jewish Rabbi looked around himself cautiously and then darted into the house when he was satisfied no one had spied him. "Did ya see that Darby?" Pat asked the other in shock and disbelief. "Is nothing holy to those Jewish people? I just can't understand what the world is coming to these days. A man of the cloth indulging himself in sins of the flesh. Tis a shame, I tell ya!" Not long had passed when they saw a third man, a Catholic Priest, lurking about the house looking around to see if any one was watching and then quietly sneaking in the door."Oh no, Darby look!" said Pat removing his cap.One of the poor girls musta died." ___________________________________________________ Ole and Lena went to the hospital so Lena could deliver their first baby. As Ole waited in the lobby, the doctor came out to talk to him. The doctor said, "I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that you have a normal baby boy. The bad news is that it is a cesarean." Ole started crying, and said, "Vel, I'm glad it is a healthy baby, but I vas kinda hoping it vould be Norvegian." ___________________________________________________ A golfer who was known for his bad temper walked into the pro shop one day and plunked down big bucks for a new set of Woods. The staff all watched to see what would happen after he used them for the first time - more than half expecting he'd come in and demand his money back. But the next time he came in, he was all smiles. "They're the best clubs I've ever had," he said. "In fact, I've discovered I can throw them at least 40 yards farther than I could my last ones." __________________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by Ryan Rovito, 34, Redding, California, USA California man arrested for child porn after wife found hidden camera, turned him in A California man was arrested for allegedly possessing more than 900 child pornography images after his wife found a hidden camera in their home and contacted authorities. Ryan Rovito, 34, was confronted by his wife on March 8 after she discovered the camera in their home's guest bathroom, according to the Redding Police Department. He admitted to knowing about the camera and said he would throw it away, but his wife had seized it and the hard drive it was connected to. His wife contacted police over concerns that he had recorded their young children using the bathroom. Police obtained a search warrant for the devices and detectives performed a preliminary forensic analysis in which more than 900 images of child pornography and multiple videos from the bathroom camera were found. The videos showed children and adults using the bathroom who appeared to be unaware that they were being recorded, police said. An arrest warrant was obtained on March 9 and police arrested Rovito during a traffic stop. Ravito was charged in connection with the possession of child pornography and the surreptitious recording of an identifiable person who was undressed. He was booked into the Shasta County Jail. _________________________________________________ DearWebby's Tech Support Pits From: Frank Re: Keyboard shortcuts Dear Webby You had some nifty keyboard tricks at one time. Can you run them again, please? Thanks! Frank Dear Frank Dear Frank Try (W) Windows key and Pause for your machine inventory and Control Panel (W) E Explore your hard drive (W) C Control Panel (W) D bare Desktop. Don't worry, just hit it again and all the open stuff returns. (W) D is called the BOSS key, you hit that to hide the games you were playing when you hear the boss approaching. ALT Tab move between windows ALT and SpaceBar Launchy If you haven't got Launchy, it is at https://www.launchy.net/download.php Launchyis $3 and very well worth it. It launches programs without having to hunt and search for their icon. ALT Spacebar cr it shows you Chrome, hit Enter and it launches it. If you prefer fast keyboard action over slow mousing around, you will love it! You can also use it as an adding machine, that shows a ribbon of your input. For a lot of simple stuff, there is no need to start a spreadsheet. https://www.launchy.net/download.php ______________________________________________________ Today, March 19 in 1571, Spanish troops occupied Manila. 1628, The Massachusetts colony was founded by Englishmen. 1644, 200 members of the Peking imperial family/court committed suicide. 1687, French explorer La Salle was murdered by his own men while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, in the Gulf of Mexico. 1702, Upon the death of William III of Orange, Anne Stuart, the sister of Mary, succeeds to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. 1748, The English Naturalization Act passed granting Jews right to colonize in the U.S. 1775, Poland & Prussia signed a trade agreement. 1822, The city of Boston, MA, was incorporated. 1831, The first bank robbery in America was reported. The City Bank of New York City lost $245,000 in the robbery. 1865, The Battle of Bentonville took place. The Confederates retreated from Greenville, NC. 1866, The immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sank in Liverpool killing 738. 1879, Jim Currie opened fire on the actors Maurice Barrymore and Ben Porter near Marshall, TX. The shots wounded Barrymore and killed Porter. 1895, The Los Angeles Railway was established to provide streetcar service. 1900, U.S. President McKinley asserted that there was a need for free trade with Puerto Rico. 1900, Archeologist Arthur John Evans began the excavation of Knossos Palace in Greece. 1903, The U.S. Senate ratified the Cuban treaty, gaining naval bases in Guantanamo and Bahia Honda. 1905, French explorer S. de Segonzac was taken prisoner by Moroccans. 1906, Reports from Berlin estimated the cost of the German war in S.W. Africa at $150 million. 1908, The state of Maryland barred Christian Scientists from practicing without medical diplomas. 1915, Pluto was photographed for the first time. However, it was not known at the time. 1917, The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Adamson Act that made the eight-hour workday for railroads constitutional. 1918, The U.S. Congress approved Daylight-Saving Time. 1918, A German seaplane was shot down for the first time by an American pilot. 1920, The U.S. Senate rejected the Versailles Treaty for the second time maintaining an isolation policy. 1924, U.S. troops were rushed to Tegucigalpa as rebel forces took the Honduran capital. 1931, The state of Nevada legalized gambling. 1940, The French government of Daladier fell. 1944, Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premiered in London. 1945, About 800 people were killed as Japanese kamikaze planes attacked the U.S. carrier Franklin off Japan. 1945, Adolf Hitler issued his "Nero Decree" which ordered the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands as German forces were retreating. 1947, Chiang Kai-Shek's government forces took control of Yenan, the former headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party. 1948, Lee Savold knocked out Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds of the first round of their prize fight at Madison Square Gardens. 1949, The Soviet People's Council signed the constitution of the German Democratic Republic, and declared that the North Atlantic Treaty was merely a war weapon. 1953, The Academy Awards aired on television for the first time. 1953, Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real" premiered in New York City. 1954, Viewers saw the first televised prize fight shown in color when Joey Giardello knocked out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 1954, The first rocket-driven sled that ran on rails was tested in Alamogordo, NM. 1963, In Costa Rica, U.S. President John F. Kennedy and six Latin American presidents pledged to fight Communism. 1964, Sean Connery began shooting his role in "Goldfinger." 1965, Indonesia nationalized all foreign oil companies. 1965, Rembrandt's "Titus" sold for $7,770,000. 1968, Students at Howard University seized an administration building. 1969, British invaded Anguilla. 1972, India and Bangladesh signed a friendship treaty. 1976, Buckingham Palace announced the separation of Princess Margaret and her husband, the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years of marriage. 1977, Congo President Marien Ngouabi was killed by a suicide commando. 1977, France performed a nuclear test at Muruora Island. 1979, The U.S. House of Representatives began broadcasting its daily business on TV. 1981, During a test of the space shuttle Columbia two workers were injured and one was killed. 1981, The Buffalo Sabres set an NHL record when they scored 9 goals in one period against Toronto. 1984, A Mobile oil tanker spilled 200,000 gallons into the Columbia River. 1985, IBM announced that it was planning to stop making the PCjr consumer-oriented computer. 1985, The U.S. Senate voted to authorize production of the MX missile. 1987, Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned from the PTL due to a scandal involving Jessica Hahn. 1988, Two British soldiers were killed by mourners at a funeral in Belfast, North Ireland. The soldiers were shot to death after being dragged from a car and beaten. 1990, Latvia's political opposition claimed victory in the republic's first free elections in 50 years. 1990, The first world ice hockey tournament for women was held in Ottawa. 1991, Brett Hull, of the St. Louis Blues, became the third National Hockey League (NHL) player to score 80 goals in a season. 1994, The largest omelet in history was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan. 1998, The World Health Organization warned of tuberculosis epidemic that could kill 70 million people in next two decades. 1999, 53 people were killed and dozens were injured when a bomb exploded in a market place in southern Russia. 2000, Vector Data Systems conducted a simulation of the 1993 Branch Davidian siege in Waco, TX. The simulation showed that the government had not fired first. 2001, California officials declared a power alert and ordered the first of two days of rolling blackouts. 2002, Operation Anaconda, the largest U.S.-led ground offensive since the Gulf War, ended in eastern Afghanistan. During the operation, which began on March 2, it was reported that at least 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters were killed. Eleven allied troops were killed during the same operation. 2002, Actor Ben Kingsley was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. 2003, U.S. President George W. Bush announced that U.S. forces had launched a strike against "targets of military opportunity" in Iraq. The attack, using cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs, were aimed at Iraqi leaders thought to be near Baghdad. 2015, Apple replaced AT&T in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 2023, Do smiled.
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