ONE FOOT IN MY MOUTH 27-28/9/14 No 27 Editorial:- International gathering in the laundry this afternoon. One South African, one Scot, one Northern Irish and myself. Deep discussion about possible breakout, but decided it was getting too late to get far, and taking into account the poor Sunday bus service it would be better to leave it for now, and have further discussions with the escape committee. We also took into account the fact that one of us uses a walking frame which could make negotiating the barb wire difficult, and it squeaks. Around The World:- You know Nick Clegg may have the mournful look of a man forced to sit between Julian Assange and Russell Brand on a long-haul flight, but coalition has not turned out to be a total disaster for him.By allowing himself to be moaned at by the public LBC once a week, the Lib Dem leader has become a star on radio. The Radio Festival in Saalford in October will feature a seminar called The Story Behind Call Clegg. What next: a film deal? A documentary? Will this make up for being at 8 per cent in the polls. History:- 27/9/14 1883; Charles Darwin rides a horse to Santa Fe. On 20/9/1883 he rode his horse into Buenos Aires, as I recorded, poor horse must have be Knackered. 1864; Jesse James gang suprise attack on a train: 150 were killed. 1908; The first model T Ford leaves the factory. 1936; Franco troops conquer Toledo. 28/9/14 1785; Napoleon Bonaparte (16), graduates from the military academy in Paris,(42nd in a class of 51). 1922; Benito Mussolini marches on Rome. 1928; Prussia forbids speech from Adolf Hitler. What a bunch of losers. 1978; P W Botha, succeeds John Vorster as Premier of South Africa. Birthdays:- 27/9/14 1947; Meat Loaf, [Marvin Lee Day], Dallas, rocker, 67. 1972; Gwyneth Palrow, Los Angeles, actress, 42. 28/9/14 551 BC; Confucius, Chinese philosopher(d479 BC), 72. 1977; Se Ri Pak, Korean golfer, 37. It`s also Jane of South Africa`s birthday, don`t worry Jane I know you are doing what we all do at some stage in our lives, counting backwards, anyway today is the 42 anniversary of your 21st birthday. Have a lovely day. Deaths:- 27/9/14 1617; Johan Earnest, count of Nassau-Siegen. 1993; James Doolittle, US Air Force General,(Tokyo 1942),(b1887), 96. 28/9/14 1895; Louis Pasteur, French bacteriologist (Pasteurization), (b1881), 72. 1953; Edwin Hubble, American astronomer, first to announce the existence of other galaxies. 2000; Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada,(b1919), 81. Sport:- At the time of writing the final outcome of the Ryder Cup is undecided but Europe are looking good. In fact the US would have to make a comeback like Europe did 2 years ago, or even more so. Wiggins won the World time trial title, brilliant. Norwich stays top in the Championship after a comeback, and Liverpool can only draw against Everton, mind you local derby`s [derbies sic] are always difficult. Finally I see the men`s marathon world record has been broken, just over 2h 2mins. Word Of The Day:- KIWI: n, a flightless New Zealand bird, also a New Zealander. And while I`m on the subject, a happy birthday to my lovely daughter Debs, in Auckland.xx
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