#705 turning blue....

#706

Patience is a virute.

#707~Today in history:


1990 Jim Henson dies

Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, dies of pneumonia less than 24 hours after being rushed to the hospital.

#708~Also, today in history:


1975 A nurse steals another woman's unborn baby

Norma Jean Armistead checks herself into Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles, California, with a newborn that she claims to have given birth to at home. Some staff members were already aware that Armistead, a nurse at the hospital, had a pregnancy listed on her medical charts the previous year, but dismissed it as a mistake because they didn't believe the 44-year-old woman was still capable of getting pregnant.

Examining doctors were even more confused when it appeared that Armistead hadn't actually given birth. The mystery was soon solved when a 28-year-old woman turned up dead in her Van Nuys apartment. The baby she was carrying, and expected to give birth to shortly, had been cut from her body. Doctors quickly pieced the evidence together and Armistead was arrested for murder.

Armistead had planned the strange and horrific crime almost nine months earlier. In October, she managed to sneak into her medical records to create a false report of her pregnancy. Then, in May, she used the hospital's files to find a woman who was due to give birth. Armistead went to the woman's apartment and stabbed her to death before ripping the baby from her womb to pass off as her own.

Armistead, unsuccessfully pleading insanity, was convicted of murder and sent to prison for life.

708

Woohoo, just had an interview with an important source. This article is BACK ON!

#709~Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokesmodel.

#711~Anyone need a quick snap? Soda pop? Think I'll just head to the convenience store... ;)

#712~Escalator is one of many words that were originally trademarks but have become ordinary words found in dictionaries. Some other words which were originally trademarks and have now passed into common use are aspirin, autoharp, band-aids, breathalyzer, cellophane, Coke (in some areas, at least), corn flakes, cube steak, ditto, dry ice, dumpster, formica, Frisbee, granola, gunk, jeep, kerosene, Kleenex, mace, nylon, ping-pong (also an onomatopoeia), popsicle, Q-tip, rollerblade, rolodex, Scotch tape, sheetrock, spandex, styrofoam, tabloid, thermos, trampoline, yo-yo, xerox, and zipper.

#713~Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

#714~The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing their hands in jelly.

#715~What fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is most ironic? - He was allergic to carrots.

716

Jim Henson has been gone for 13 years! :(

717

Even though I'm not finished this article that's due today, I've just e-mailed another story idea to a paper. Let the freelancing begin!

718 - Good luck Steph.

IAG, when we start playing Trivial Pursuit, I want you and SugarSprinkles on my team.... :D

#719~Cheyanne~I don't get to play that often in RL! You're close enough...let's set up a TP date. :)