Thursday, November 26, 2009

Almanacs “November 25: Celebrity Birthdays - Today's THV” plus 3 more

Almanacs “November 25: Celebrity Birthdays - Today's THV” plus 3 more

November 25: Celebrity Birthdays - Today's THV

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:28 AM PST

Today's Birthdays:

Actress Noel Neill is 89.

Playwright Murray Schisgal is 83.

Actress Kathryn Crosby is 76.

Singer Percy Sledge is 69.

Singer Bob Lind is 65.

Actor-game show host Ben Stein is 65.

Actor John Larroquette is 62.

Actor Tracey Walter is 62.

Movie director Jonathan Kaplan is 62.

Singer Amy Grant is 49.

Singer Mark Lanegan of Queens of the Stone Age and Screaming Trees is 45.

Singer Tim Armstrong of Rancid is 44.

Singer Stacy Lattisaw is 43.

Guitarist Rodney Sheppard of Sugar Ray is 43.

Rapper-producer Erick Sermon is 41.

Actress Jill Hennessy from "Crossing Jordan" is 40.

Actress Christina Applegate is 38.

Actor Eddie Steeples from "My Name Is Earl" is 36.

Actress Katie Cassidy from the new "Melrose Place" is 23.

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Today in History - Texarkana Gazette

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 05:34 AM PST

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Today is Wednesday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2009. There are 36 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 25, 1783, the British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States during the Revolutionary War ...

Black Friday Is A Day For The Bulls - The Business Insider

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 04:50 AM PST

clueless shoppingAs an interesting factoid, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have risen, historically, on 61.9% and 71.4% of Black Friday trading days according to the Stock Trader's Almanac.

The Dow has gone up only 47.6% of the time, but who looks at the flawed Dow index these days.

Looking to December, the S&P500, Nasdaq, and Dow historically rose 1.7%, 1.9%, and 1.7% respectively on average during this final month.

Yet in a post election-year they've barely broken even on average, rising just 0.3%, 0.2%, and 0.8%.

Regardless, for many the trading year has probably already ended. No need to push one's luck after the stock market rally we've seen to date.

Happy Thanksgiving.

(Dow & S&P since 1950, Nasdaq since 1971, via Stock Traders Almanac 2009)

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Steelers don't have most titles in NFL history - CBS Sports

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 03:24 AM PST


How can anyone tell you're kidding there?

Because I said this just get a rise out of you.

"Not to me.  It just matters to those teams that haven't won a Super Bowl."

I mean, come on.  Football is entertainment.  It's not so serious.

If you'd rather just be another mindless lemming following your fellows off a cliff, go ahead.

Off a cliff?  Little dramatic?  And I am thinking for myself.  I don't agree with you.  Therefore, I must be ignorant right?

Obviously there are things more important than football.

That's my point.  If I'm supposed to give a crap about stuff that happened before my father was even born, it's not gonna be football.  I appreciate NFL history, but bringing up the 30s and 40s is pushing it.  This is 2009.

I'm sure those titles mean something to fans of those teams.  Green Bay, the Giants, Browns, etc. can be proud of their heritage, but I am not a fan of those teams.  They do not mean as much to me.  Subjective.

Every week somebody discredit the 70s Steelers' Super Bowls and throws in "steroids" just for spite, but somehow I'm supposed to recognize titles from 60 and 70 years ago?

Fine.  I'm sure those titles are legit and are printed in the sports almanacs.  But I still don't care about them.

This is a "what have you done lately" league.

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