How Many Are Too Many?

    

 

 

Tucson Weather Today

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The leech's kiss, the squid's embrace,
The prurient ape's defiling touch:
And do you like the human race?
No, not much.”
--Aldous Huxley
Ape and Essence

Do you know how many people there are in the world today?

The World Population Clock can answer that question accurately. But in approximate figures, the world's population at this time is more than seven billion. That's a helluva lot of people.

 

 

Somewhat Reminiscent Of . . .

 

Words just don't do it.

 

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Did You Know . . .?

A Tennessee church kicked out a woman who had been a member for 60 years for refusing to condemn her lesbian daughter.

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HISTORICAL EVENT

On this day in 1994 Rwandan armed forces killed 10 Belgian peacekeeping officers in a successful effort to discourage international intervention in their genocide that had begun only hours earlier. In less than three months, Hutu extremists who controlled Rwanda murdered an estimated 800,000 innocent civilian Tutsis in the worst episode of genocide since World War II. The Tutsis, a minority group that made up about 10 percent of Rwanda's population, received no assistance from the international community.

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WORD FOR TODAY

misanthrope
noun
A person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general.

A misanthrope dislikes the human race and avoids human society as far as possible. He -- most people called misanthropes are male -- isn’t an easy person to get along with, and he would greatly prefer you didn’t try. Philanthropy is the opposite of misanthropy, literally a love of mankind that expresses itself in active efforts to help other people.

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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

 

Russell Ira Crowe
(born April 7, 1964)

Russell Crowe is a New Zealand actor and film producer based in Australia and the United States. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards.

Crowe's other films include L.A. Confidential (1997), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), Body of Lies (2008) and Robin Hood (2010).

Heather Burns
(born April 7, 1975)

Heather Burns is an American actress. She has appeared in a number of films with Sandra Bullock, including Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002) and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). More recently she starred in the film What's Your Number? (2011) and held a recurring role opposite Zach Galifinakis in the HBO series Bored to Death.

Jackie Chan
(born April 7, 1954)

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, director, and martial artist. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts. He is one of the few actors to have performed all of his film stunts. Chan has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films.

Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
(born April 7, 1971)

Jennifer Schwalbach is an American actress, former reporter for USA Today, digital broadcaster, and the wife of actor/writer/film director Kevin Smith. Schwalbach appeared as Esther Cooper in Kevin Smith's horror film, Red State and voiced Blunt-Girl in Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie.

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"I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around."
--Charles Bukowski

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Tucson Weather Today

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Outside Magazine has a factual article that is written with more than enough suspense to rival any fictional thriller of a short story. But being nonfiction, it is easier to analyze the techniques used to create and maintain the sense of: "Oh my goodness, what comes next?"

The title is:

As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow—First Chill—Then Stupor—Then the Letting Go

Below is a link:

The cold hard facts of freezing to death


I know I should write some more, but . . .

Just don't know what to tell ya'.

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WORD FOR TODAY

misanthrope
noun
a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general

Wikipedia states: A misanthrope is a person who exhibits a general hatred, mistrust or disdain of the human species or human nature.

misanthropy

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY


Matt Lauer

Born De.c 30, 1957
Age:   54 years old

Matthew Todd "Matt" Lauer is an American television journalist best known as the host of NBC's The Today Show since 1996. He was previously a news anchor in New York City and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence and Richmond. He was also host of PM Magazine (or "Evening Magazine" 1980-1986) and worked for ESPN in the 1980s as a sideline reporter.

Tiger Woods

Born Dec 30, 1975
Age:   36 years old

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No. 1, he was the highest-paid athlete in the world according to Forbes for several years.

Davy Jones

Born Dec 30, 1945
Died Feb 29, 2012

David Thomas "Davy" Jones was an English recording artist, actor and businessman, best known as a member of the musical group the Monkees and star of the TV series of the same name. His acting credits include a Tony-nominated role as the Artful Dodger in Oliver! as well as roles in The Brady Bunch film and television show; Love, American Style; and My Two Dads. Jones is considered to be one of the greatest teen idols of all time.

Michael Nesmith

Born Dec 30, 1942
Age:   69 years old

Robert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and co-star of The Monkees TV series (1966-1968). Nesmith is notable as a songwriter, including "Different Drum" (sung by Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys), and as executive producer of the cult film Repo Man (1984). He also is credited with creating the genre of the music video. In 1981, Nesmith won the first Grammy Award given for Video of the Year for his hour-long television show, Elephant Parts.

Bo Diddley

Born Dec. 30, 1928
Died:  June 2, 2008

Ellas Otha Bates, known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and rock and roll pioneer. He was also known as The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and George Michael, among others.

He introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard-edged electric guitar sound on a wide-ranging catalog of songs, along with African rhythms and a signature beat (a simple, five-accent rhythm) that remains a cornerstone of rock and pop. Accordingly, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and a Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He was known in particular for his technical innovations, including his trademark rectangular guitar.

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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
--Abraham Lincoln