26Jul11

After placing an order for a Swiss cheese sandwich, the customer changed his mind. Would it be possible to change his order to an American cheese sandwich he asked.
“Naturalize that Swiss,” called the counterman to the cook.

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In 1922, Highest temperature ever measured on Earth is recorded at el-Azizia Libya: 136 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celcius) –in the shade.

1928, Stanley Kubrick is born.

1941, Roosevelt freezes Japanese assets in United States and suspends relations.

1943, Mussolini arrested and Fascist government falls; Marshall Pietro Badoglio takes over and negotiates with Allies.

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Hotter than blazes yesterday when I drove to my doctor appointment at the VA. As we sat around waiting to see our doctor a lot of the conversations everyone was talking about was the drought and the ranchers having to sell off stock because they couldn’t afford the hay~~Of course the debt ceiling was another running conversation there.
Tonight President Obama made a plea to the American public to have everyone call their senator about the debt ceiling~~what a mess they have in Washington.

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Here is another story about Abraham Lincoln past President of the United States

To a delegation who begged the commissionship of the Sandwich
Islands for a certain man, urging that besides being a qualified
man he was in bad health, President Lincoln said:
"Gentlemen, I am sorry to say that there are eight other
applicants for the place and they are all sicker than your man."