February 11th - Today is the 42nd day of the year, with only 323 days remaining in 2006.

February Flowers - Violet, Primrose
February Birthstone - Amethyst (Sincerity)

U.S. Hospital Day
In 1751, the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in America, opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


"Universal Time" (UT) which is sometimes referred to, now colloquially, as "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT)
FIRST QUARTER - Feb 5   6:28 a.m.
FULL MOON - Feb 13   4:44 a.m.
LAST QUARTER - Feb 21   7:17 a.m.
NEW MOON - Feb 28   0:32 a.m.


From the Home Office in Wahoo, Nebraska, it's the Top Ten List for March 15, 1995
TOP TEN SIGNS YOU'RE IN A BAD HOSPITAL
10. You go in for routine surgery, you come out with a tail.
9. You recognize your doctor as kid who was mopping the lobby when you checked in.
8. Instead of sponge bath, they send St. Bernard to lick you.
7. As you're going under, your surgeon says, "man, am I baked."
6. In operating room, they have one of these guys. (man in suit waving you in)
5. Every couple of minutes you hear a bugle playing taps.
4. All the diplomas on the wall are signed by Sally Struthers.
3. You and your roommate have to take turns on the I.V.
2. Through fog of anesthesia, you hear surgeon shouting, "bring the damn scotch tape!"
1. Instead of "patient" they use the term "plaintiff."
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ACTING -
1921 Eva Gabor, Budapest Hungary, actress (Lisa-Green Acres, Gigi) [D: 07/04/95]
1926 Leslie Nielsen, Regina Saskatchewan, actor (Airplane!, Naked Gun)
1934 Tina Louise, NYC, actress (Ginger-Gilligan's Island, Julie-Dallas)
1936 Burt Reynolds, Lansing MI, actor (Evening Shade, Cannonball Run, Deliverance)
1969 Jennifer Joanne Aniston, Sherman Oaks CA, actress (Rachel-Friends)
1979 Brandy Norwood, McComb MS, actress/singer (Moesha)
1980 Matthew Lawrence, Abington PA, actor (Jack Hunter-Boy Meets Worlds)

ARTISTIC -
1917 Sidney Sheldon, Chicago IL, novelist (1947 Academy Award, 1959 Tony, Bloodline)

HISTORIC -
1812 Alexander Stephens, Taliaferro County GA, Vice Pres (Confederacy) [D: 03/04/1883]
1938 General Manuel Noriega, Panama, general/dictator (1983-1990)
1953 John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, Midland TX, Governor of FL

MUSIC -
1940 Bobby "Boris" Pickett, Somerville MA, rocker (Monster Mash)
1941 Sergio Mendes, Niterói, Brazil, jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88)
1962 Sheryl Crow, Kennett MO, singer/songwriter (All I Wanna Do, If It Makes You Happy)
1981 Kelly Rowland, Atlanta GA, singer/actress (Destiny's Child-Say My Name)

SCIENCE -
1821 Auguste Édouard Mariette, France, Egyptologist, (dug out Sphinx 12/16/42) [D: 01/19/1881]
1847 Thomas Alva Edison, Milan OH, inventor/businessman (held 1200 patents) [D: 10/18/31]
1925 Dr Virginia E Johnson, Springfield MO, sexologist (Masters & Johnson)
1953 Stephen D Thorne, Frankfurt-on-Main German, LCDR USN/astronaut [D: 05/24/86]

SPORTS -
1909 Max Baer, Omaha NE, heavyweight boxing champion (1934-35)/actor (Prizefighter and the Lady) [D: 11/21/59]
1931 Larry Merchant, NY NY, author/boxing commentator (Showtime) World Boxing HoF 2002


1573 First European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panamá).
1794 First session of US Senate open to the public.
1809 Robert Fulton patents the steamboat.
1858 The Blessed Virgin Mary reputedly appears to Saint Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes.
1861 United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
1929 Vatican City (world's smallest country) made an enclave of Rome.
1941 First Gold record presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
1943 General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe.
1966 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year.
1973 First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
1983 President Ronald Reagan declares Thomas Edison's birthday National Inventor's Day
1993 Janet Reno selected by Clinton as US Attorney General.
MORE EVENTS

SOURCE: Earth Calendar
Armed Forces Day - Liberia
Kenkokukinen no Hi / National Foundation Day - Japan
Youth Day - Cameroon
Anniversary of Lateranensi Pacts - Vatican City


ALL EMPLOYEES
SUBJECT: SICK LEAVE POLICY

SICKNESS:
No excuse ... We will no longer accept your doctor's statement as proof. We believe that if you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

AN OPERATION:
We are no longer allowing this practice. We wish to discourage any thoughts that you may need an operation. We believe that as long as you are an employee here, you will need all of whatever you have and should not consider having anything removed. We hired you as you are, and to have anything removed would certainly make you less than we bargained for.

DEATH:
*Other than your own: This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for them, and we are sure that someone else can attend to the arrangements. However, if the funeral can be held in the late afternoon, we will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently let you leave 1 hour early, provided your share of the work is ahead enough to keep the job going in your absence.

Your own: This will be accepted as an excuse. However, we require at least two weeks notice as we feel it is your duty to train your replacement.

ALSO...
Entirely too much time is being spent in the restroom. In the future, we will follow the practice of going in alphabetical order. For instance, those whose names begin with "A" will go from 8:00-8:15, and so on. If you're unable to go at your time, it will be necessary to wait until the next day when your time comes again.

We appreciate your cooperation.

Hospital Administration


After two days in hospital I took a turn for the nurse. - W.C. Fields


SURGERY: Stitchcraft. (WordFoolery)

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