Good Morning, Do! Today is Thursday, April 20 ___________________________________________________ History: Today, April 20 in 1981, A spokesman for the U.S. Navy announced that the U.S. was accepting full responsibility for the sinking of the Nissho Maru on April 9. ____________________________________________________ Bonehead Award: woman was fatally shot by a N.Y. homeowner after she accidentally went up the wrong driveway _____________________________________________________ Q It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them! --- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) t has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. --- Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) ______________________________________________________ A couple just started their Lamaze class and they were given an activity requiring the husband to wear a bag of sand - to give him an idea of what it feels like to be pregnant. The husband stood up and shrugged saying, "This doesn't feel so bad." The instructor then dropped a pen and asked the husband to pick it up. "You want me to pick up the pen as if I were pregnant, the way my wife would do it?" the husband asked. "Exactly," replied the instructor. To the delight of the other husbands, he turned to his wife and said, "Honey, pick up that pen for me. I am pregnant, ya know." ___________________________________________________  Photo by Trudy Marie ____________________________________________________ Cindy is walking down the street with her blouse open and her right breast hanging out. A policeman approaches her and says, "Ma'am, are you aware that I could cite you for indecent exposure?" She says, "Why, officer?" "Because your breast is hanging out." She looks down and says, "OH MY GOD, I left my baby on the bus again!" ____________________________________________________  Fox, Southern Alberta Brenda Van Soest Foster _______________________________________________ Two kids are talking to each other. One says, "I'm really worried. My dad works twelve hours a day to give me a nice home and good food. My mom spends the whole day cleaning and cooking for me. I'm worried sick!" The other kid says, "What have you got to worry about? Sounds to me like you've got it made!" The first kid says, "What if they try to escape?" _______________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD reported by Rock, has been earned by  Kevin Monahan, 65, Hebron, New York, USA woman was fatally shot by a N.Y. homeowner after she accidentally went up the wrong driveway A 20-year-old woman was shot and killed by a homeowner in upstate New York on Saturday after the car she was in accidentally went to the wrong address, local authorities said on Monday. Kaylin Gillis and three of her friends were trying to find another friend's house in rural Hebron, N.Y., when they mistakenly pulled up to the house owned by Kevin Monahan, according to Sheriff Jeffrey J. Murphy. They quickly realized their mistake and were turning the car around when Monahan stepped onto his porch and fired two shots, one of which struck Gillis. After days of outrage over the shooting of a Black teen, officials charge the gunman After days of outrage over the shooting of a Black teen, officials charge the gunman Short on cellphone signal, her friends drove 5 miles to the town of Salem to call 911. Emergency responders performed CPR on Gillis but she was pronounced dead on the scene. Monahan has been charged with murder in the second degree and remains in custody at Warren County Jail, the sheriff said. It's unclear whether he's retained an attorney. He was initially uncooperative with investigators, refusing for several hours to exit his residence or answer questions, the sheriff said. Murphy summed the case as a "very sad" incident involving an "innocent young woman." "There was clearly no threat from anyone in the vehicle. There was no reason for Monahan to feel threatened," he said. 'Stand Your Ground' Linked To Increase In Homicides HIDDEN BRAIN 'Stand Your Ground' Linked To Increase In Homicides He added that he wasn't aware of any interaction between the passengers and Monahan. No one exited the vehicle, which was only in the driveway "for a very short time," he said. It's also not uncommon for drivers to turn onto the wrong property in the area. Hebron, a hilly farming region tucked in the shadow of the Adirondack Mountains, registered a population of 1,786 in the 2020 census. "It's a very rural area. There's dirt roads. There's not a lot of cell service or any type of internet," the sheriff said. However, Monahan's lawyer, Kurt Mausert, said the sheriff's account of what happened in the driveway and his characterization of his client as uncooperative are incorrect. His client had been afraid when he pulled the trigger, Mausert told WAMC/Northeast Public Radio. "There were errors, there were misunderstandings that culminated in a tragedy. But the fact that we have a victim in a tragedy does not mean there's a villain. Villain, to me, requires bad intent and my client, I don't believe the facts will show that he had bad intent," he said. Kaylin Gillis had lived in a nearby town Gillis was from Schuylerville, N.Y., roughly 18 miles away from where she died. She had planned to attend college in Florida, with hopes of becoming a marine biologist, according to a statement from Gillis' family shared with WAMC. The mayor of Schuylerville, Dan Carpenter, told WAMC the incident made him think of his teen daughter, a newly minted driver. "I mean, you just make a wrong turn, you turn around someone's driveway, and you get shot. I mean, who could imagine that?" he said. The shooting came just a few days after a 16-year-old was shot through a glass door by an 84-year-old man in Kansas City. The teenager, Ralph Yarl, had been trying to pick up his brothers when he mistakenly approached the wrong house. _______________________________________________ DeaWebby's Tech Support Pits From: Francine Re: Increase Picture size Dear Webby I have a bunch of old family pictures, that were pretty good at the time, but 200 x 150 is just not good enough now. How do I increase their size without making them look coarse and fuzzy? Thanks Francine Dear Francine First increase the color depth from 256 to 16 Million, increase the size to 600 x 450 and save it in PNG format. If the picture looks not too coarse, try to go to 800 x 600. Sometimes you can use the same tricks as painters use: Add a frame. It gives the FEEL of a larger picture. Have FUN! DearWebby _____________________________________________________ Today, April 20 in 1139, The Second Lateran Council opened in Rome. 1534, Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, set sail from St. Malo to explore the North American coastline. 1653, In England, Oliver Cromwell expelled the Long Parliament for trying to pass the Perpetuation Bill that would have kept Parliament in the hands of only a few members. 1657, English Admiral Robert Blake fought his last battle when he destroyed the Spanish fleet in Santa Cruz Bay. 1689, The siege of Londonderry began. Supporters of James II attacked the city. 1769, Ottawa Chief Pontiac was murdered by an Illinois Indian in Cahokia. 1775, American troops began the siege of British-held Boston. 1792, France declared war on Austria, Prussia, and Sardinia. It was the start of the French Revolutionary wars. 1809, Napoleon defeated Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria. 1832, Hot Springs National Park was intially created by an act of the U.S. Congress. It was the first time a piece of land was set aside by the U.S. government to preserve the area for recreation. The area was made a national park on March 4, 1921. 1836, The U.S. territory of Wisconsin was created by the U.S. Congress. 1837, Erastus B. Bigelow was granted a patent for his power loom. 1841, In Philadelphia, PA, Edgar Allen Poe's first detective story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," was published in Graham's Magazine. 1861, Robert E. Lee resigned from U.S. Army. 1865, Safety matches were first advertised. 1879, First mobile home (horse drawn) was used in a journey from London to Cyprus. 1902, Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium. 1916, Sir Roger Casement landed in Ireland to incite rebellion against the British. Casement, a British diplomat, was captured within hours and was hanged for high treason on August 3. 1919, The Polish Army captured Vilno, Lithuania from the Soviets. 1940, The First electron microscope was demonstrated by RCA. 1942, Pierre Laval, the premier of Vichy France, in a radio broadcast, establishes a policy of "true reconciliation with Germany." 1945, Soviet troops began their attack on Berlin. 1945, During World War II, Allied forces took control of the German cities of Nuremberg and Stuttgart. 1953, Operation Little Switch began in Korea. It was the exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war. Thirty Americans were freed. 1953, The Boston marathon was won by Keizo Yamada with a record time of 2:18:51. 1959, "Desilu Playhouse" on CBS-TV presented a two-part show titled "The Untouchables." 1961, FM stereo broadcasting was approved by the FCC. 1962, The New Orleans Citizens' Council offered a free one-way ride for black people to move to northern states. 1967, U.S. planes bombed Haiphong for first time during the Vietnam War. 1971, The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools. 1972, The manned lunar module from Apollo 16 landed on the moon. 1977, Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premiered. 1981, A spokesman for the U.S. Navy announced that the U.S. was accepting full responsibility for the sinking of the Nissho Maru on April 9. 1982, The Activision game Pitfall! was released for the Atari 2600 game system. 1984, Britain announced that its administration of Hong Kong would cease in 1997. 1985, In Madrid, Santiago Carillo was purged from the Communist Party. Carillo was a founder of Eurocommunism. 1987, In Argentina, President Raul Alfonsin quelled a military revolt. 1988, The U.S. Air Forces' Stealth (B-2 bomber) was officially unveiled. 1989, Scientist announced the successful testing of high-definition TV. 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev became the first Soviet head of state to visit South Korea. 1992, The worlds largest fair, Expo '92, opened in Seville, Spain. 1998, Kenyan runner Moses Tanui, 32, won the Boston Marathon for the second time. He also registered the third fastest time with 2 hours 7 minutes and 34 seconds. 2016, The U.S. Treasury Department announced a plan for Harriet Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson as the portrait on the $20 bill. 2023, Do smiled.
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