Saturday, October 30, 2004
A history lesson. No wait, this is fun!
Look what happens when a President gets elected in a Year with an "0"
at the end
1840: William Henry Harrison (died in office)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassinated)
1880: James A. Garfield (assassinated)
1900: William McKinley (assassinated)
1920: Warren G. Harding (died in office)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (died in office)
1960: John F. Kennedy (assassinated)
1980: Ronald Reagan (survived assassination attempt)
2000: George W. Bush ????????????
And to think that we had two guys fighting it out
in the courts to be the one elected in 2000.
You might also be interested in this.
Have a history teacher explain this if they can.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost a child while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Now it gets really weird.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Now hang on to your seat..
Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford."
Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford."
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
And here's the "kicker":
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe
AND.....................:
Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse...
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater...
Creepy, huh? Send this to as many people as you can, because
Hey, this is one history lesson people don't mind reading!
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Flavors of home
I’ve read an article lately mentioning Sasso chicken, a particular breed of free-range chicken that’s a lot tastier than its fastfood counterpart. Sasso chicken reminds me of home and the proof that, sometimes, my parents really love me. I wish to recall here the meals especially cooked for us here in Manila, as though to say, take a bite of the things you’ve been missing. My father’s Sasso chicken tinola was just so delicious. He breeds this kind of chicken at home in Pangasinan. There are also times when he’d bring us turkey caldereta (a special recipe), a surprising twist to a fowl meat that otherwise tastes like cardboard.
Other unforgettable flavors of home: A sweet and crunchy Indian mango variety I love, burong dalag, bagoong from Lingayen, glutinous puto from Calasiao, tupig from Carmen, and saluyot leaves. (Did you know that Egyptians chop this herb finely and make it into a hot and slimy soup? I forgot what they call it.)
Lately, our mother sent us a jar of powdered chili from Korea which a neighbor back home gave her.
Speaking of tasty, have you tried duck caldereta? My brother K., for his part, has this special chicken curry recipe with lots of young corn. He also regularly brings us other fresh vegetables direct from the mountains of Quezon.