Good Morning, Do! Today is Sunday, March 1 ___________________________________________________ Today, March 1 in  1966 The Soviet probe, Venera 3 crashed on the planet Venus. It was the first spacecraft to land on the surface of another planet.  ______________________________________________________ There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking. --- Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931) ______________________________________________________ 
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Today's Bonehead Award: Orange County deputies return fire, shoot man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend while out on bond  __________________________________________ The lawyer of a man who was on trial for murder bribed a member of the jury to hold out for manslaughter. The jury was out for several days before they returned with the manslaughter verdict. When Murphy paid the corrupt juror, he asked him if he had a very difficult time persuading the other jurors to see things his way. "Sure did," the juror replied, "the other eleven wanted to acquit." __________________________________________ Thanks to Jean for sending this picture:   __________________________________________ There were hunters dragging their dead deer by the tail back to their truck. Another hunter approached pulling his along by the antlers. "Hey, I don't want to tell you how to do something," the fellow said, "but I can tell you that it's much easier if you drag the deer in the other direction. Then the antlers won't dig into the ground." The two decided to try it. A little while later one hunter said to the other, "You know, that guy was right. This is a lot easier." "Yeah," the other added, "but we're getting farther away from the truck." ___________________________________________________   An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD AND a DARWIN AWARD has been earned by 
 Orange County deputies return fire, shoot man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend while out on bond 
 Bryce Weir, 19, Orange County, Florida Deputies were not injured in a shootout with a 19-year-old man accused of holding his girlfriend at gunpoint Friday morning in east Orange County, Sheriff John Mina said. The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. on North Econlockhatchee Trail near Colonial Drive and State Road 417. According to Mina, Bryce Weir forced his girlfriend at gunpoint to drive to a 7-Eleven. Mina said the woman was able to get out of the car and call 911. Weir then ran away. This is Bryce Weir, the suspect who shot at our deputies this morning after he was holding his girlfriend at gunpoint. Deputies returned fire & later took him into custody. The victim is safe. Below is a tweet from when he was arrested last month after shooting two females. @OrangeCoSheriff ARRESTED: Bryce Weir, 19, for two counts for Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, resisting an officer without violence and two counts of criminal mischief after he shot two female victims. Great work by our Sector 2 deputies and detectives! Mina said deputies knew where Weir lived and they located him a short time later. When deputies arrived, Weir pulled out a Glock handgun with a high-capacity magazine and fired at deputies, Mina said. Deputies returned fire, hitting Weir at least once in his leg, Mina said. After a short search, deputies found Weir in a backyard and took him into custody, according to Mina, who added that Weir was expected to be OK. Orange County deputies return fire, shoot man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend Deputies ID suspect as Bryce Weir, 19 ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Deputies were uninjured in a shootout with a 19-year-old man accused of holding his girlfriend at gunpoint Friday morning in east Orange County, Sheriff John Mina said. The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. on North Econlockhatchee Trail near Colonial Drive and State Road 417. According to Mina, Bryce Weir forced his girlfriend at gunpoint to drive to a 7-Eleven. Mina said the woman was able to get out of the car and call 911 and Weir then ran away. @OrangeCoSheriff This is Bryce Weir, the suspect who shot at our deputies this morning after he was holding his girlfriend at gunpoint. Deputies returned fire & later took him into custody. The victim is safe. Below is a tweet from when he was arrested last month after shooting two females. @OrangeCoSheriff ARRESTED: Bryce Weir, 19, for two counts for Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, resisting an officer without violence and two counts of criminal mischief after he shot two female victims. Great work by our Sector 2 deputies and detectives! Mina said deputies knew where Weir lived and they located him a short time later. When deputies arrived, Weir pulled out a Glock handgun with a high-capacity magazine and fired at deputies, Mina said. Deputies returned fire, hitting Weir at least once in his leg, Mina said. After a short search, deputies found Weir in a backyard and took him into custody, according to Mina, who added that Weir was expected to be OK. By Friday afternoon, Weir was booked into the Orange County Jail. Weir faces several charges, including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and armed kidnapping. Deputies said Weir was arrested in January for shooting at his girlfriend and was out on bond. The family of the woman allegedly targeted in that incident reached out to News 6, in hopes that others will realize the importance of speaking up and getting help if you find yourself or someone you know trapped in a violent relationship.  DearWebby's Tech Support Pits  From: Kathy Re: Weather Bug  Dear Webby, eons ago,I had the outside temperature listed in my task bar.I want to say that it looked like a Lady Bug.If the outside temp.was going really high,it would start blinking.I want to say that it was called Weather ?????.Have you any info on this? Thanks for all of your years of helping us! I hope your eyes are doing better! Thanks, Kathy  Yes, I do remember the WeatherBug. https://www.weatherbug.com/appdownload/ For instructions try https://www.askdavetaylor.com/add-weather-temperature-to-windows-10-taskbar/ Have FUN! DearWebby 

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 You have to make sure your words aren't ambiguous when you're dealing with youngsters. A fourth-grade teacher finds this out when she gives her pupils a lesson in logic. "Here is the situation," she says. "A man is standing up in a boat in the middle of a river, fishing. He loses his balance, falls in and begins splashing and yelling for help. His wife hears the commotion, knows he can't swim and runs down to the bank. Why do you think she ran to the bank?" Little Mary raises her hand. "To draw out all his savings?" _____________________________________________ A man sentenced to prison was put in a cell with an older convict who had been there for many years. One day, they were talking about their pasts, and the old man said, "Look at me. I'm old and worn out. You'd never believe that I used to live the life of Riley. I wintered on the Riviera, had a boat, four fine cars, the most beautiful women, and I ate in all the best restaurants of France." "What happened?" his new cellmate asked. "One day Riley reported his credit cards missing." ____________________________________________ An older gent had an appointment to see a urologist who shared an office with several other doctors. The waiting room was filled with patients. He approached the receptionist, a large, imposing woman who was built like a wrestler. The man gave her his name, and in a bellowing voice the receptionist said, "Yes, I see your name here. You want to see the doctor about impotence, right?" The heads of all the patients in the waiting room snapped around to look at the very embarrassed man. He recovered quickly, though, and in an equally loud voice replied, "No, I've come to inquire about a sex change operation--and I'd like the same doctor that did yours." ____________________________________________ 
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 Today March 1 in 1498 Vasco de Gama landed at what is now Mozambique on his way to India. 1562 In Vassy, France, Catholics massacred over 1,000 Huguenots. The event started the First War of Religion. 1692 In Salem Village, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Salem witch trials began. Four women were the first to be charged. 1781 In America, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation. 1784 In Great Britain, E. Kidner opened the first cooking school. 1790 The U.S. Congress authorized the first U.S. census. 1810 Sweden became the first country to appoint an Ombudsman, Lars August Mannerheim. 1811 Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali massacred the leaders of the Mameluke dynasty. 1815 Napoleon returned to France from the island of Elba. He had been forced to abdicate in April of 1814. 1862 Prussia formally recognized the Kingdom of Italy. 1872 The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of Yellowstone National Park. It was the world's first national park. 1873 E. Remington and Sons of Ilion, NY, began manufacturing the first practical typewriter. 1896 The Battle of Adowa began in Ethiopia between the forces of Emperor Menelik II and Italian troops. The Italians were defeated. 1900 In South Africa, Ladysmith was relieved by British troops after being under siege by the Boers for more than four months. 1907 In Odessa, Russia, there were only about 15,000 Jews left due to evacuations. 1907 In Spain, a royal decree abolished civil marriages. 1907 In New York, the Salvation Army opened an anti-suicide bureau. 1911 Industrialist Henry Frick acquired Velasquez's "Portrait of King Philip IV." 1911 Jose Ordonez was elected President of Uraguay. 1912 Captain Albert Berry made the first parachute jump from a moving airplane. 1927 The Bank of Italy became a National Bank. 1932 The 22-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped. The child was found dead in May. 1937 U.S. Steel raised workers wages to $5 a day. 1937 In Connecticut, the first permanent automobile license plates were issued. 1941 FM Radio began in Nashville, TN, when station W47NV began operations. 1941 Bulgaria joined the Axis powers by signing the Tripartite Pact. 1947 The International Monetary Fund began operations. 1947 Chinese Premier T.V. Soong resigned. 1949 Joe Louis announced that he was retiring from boxing as world heavyweight boxing champion. 1950 Klaus Fuchs was convicted of giving U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. 1954 The United States announced that it had conducted a hydrogen bomb test on the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It was the first U.S. test of a dry fuel hydrogen bomb under Operation Castle. 1954 Five U.S. congressmen were wounded when four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1959 Archbishop Makarios returned to Cyprus from exile. 1961 The Peace Corps was established by U.S. President Kennedy. 1962 Pakistan announced that it had a new constitution that set up a presidential system of government. 1966 The Soviet probe, Venera 3 crashed on the planet Venus. It was the first spacecraft to land on the surface of another planet. 1966 Ghana ordered all Soviet, East German and Chinese technicians to leave the country. 1971 A bomb exploded in a restroom in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol. There were no injuries. A U.S. group protesting the Vietnam War claimed responsibility. 1974 Seven people were indicted in connection with the Watergate break-in. The charge was conspiring to obstruct justice. 1983 The New Jersey Transit strike began. It ended on April 2. 1987 S&H Green Stamps became S&H Green Seals. The stamps were introduced 90 years earlier. 1988 Soviet troops were sent into Azerbaijan after ethnic riots between Armenians and Azerbaijanis. 1989 In Washington, DC, Mayor Barry and the City council imposed a curfew on minors. 1990 In Cairo, 16 people were killed in a fire at the Sheraton Hotel. 1992 Bosnian Serb snipers fired upon civilians after a majority of the Moslem and Croatian communities voted in favor of Bosnia's independence. 1992 King Fahd of Saudi Arabia announced major political reforms that ceded some powers after 10 years of disciplined rule. 1992 Bosnian Muslims and Croats voted to secede from Yugoslavia. 1993 The U.S. government announced that the number of food stamp recipients had reached a record number of 26.6 million. 1994 Israel released about 500 Arab prisoners in an effort to placate Palestinians over the Hebron massacre. 1995 The European Parliament rejected legislation that would have allowed biotechnology companies to patent new life forms. 1995 Yahoo! was incorporated. 1996 In Kuala, Lumpur, construction was completed for the Petronas Towers. 1999 The Angolan Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, exploded. Four other bombs went off in the capital. 1999 In Uganda, eight tourists were brutally murdered by Hutu rebels. 1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones began their attempt to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon non-stop. They succeeded on March 20, 1999. 2002 Operation Anaconda began in eastern Afghanistan. Allied forces were fighting against Taliban and Al Quaida fighters. 2003 In New York, a $250,000 Salvador Dali sketch was stolen from a display case in the lobby at Rikers Island jail. On June 17, 2003, it was announced that four corrections officers had surrendered and pled innocent in connection to the theft. The mixed-media composition was a sketch of the crucifixion. 2003 In the U.S., approximately 180,000 personnel from 22 different organizations around the government became part of the Department of Homeland Security. This completed the largest government reorganization since the beginning of the Cold War. 2003 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was captured by CIA and Pakistani agents near Islamabad. He was the suspected mastermind behind the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. 2020 Do smiled. 
 

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