daily chronicle #12 vol 8

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 12 VOL 8

MARCH 12^TH 2008

WEATHER; REAL NICE, LOW HUMIDITY, 43/77 DEGREES

GAS; $3.11- $3.22

ANSWER TO POP QUIZ; “THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE”.

POP QUIZ; WHAT WAS HUMPHRY BOGARTS FIRST NAME IN “CASABLANCA?”

BOY, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY! I STAYED IN AND WATCHED THE PROCEEDING ABOUT THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORKS RESIGNATION!

WHAT A DUMB ASS, HE GOT TRIPPED UP BY THE SAME SOFTWARE HE DEVELOPED TO CATCH THOSE PROMOTING PROSTITUTION!

THEY WERE SAYING ON CNN TODAY HE LACKED THE ONE THING THAT EISENHOWER, ROOSEVELT, KENNEDY AND OTHERS HAD, STREET SMARTS! THIS IS THE ONE THING THAT BARACK OBAMA LACKS AND HILLERY CLINTON IS WELL VERSED IN AND THAT’S   STREET SMARTS! SO MUCH FOR POLITICS THAT I SAID I WASN’T GOING TO COVER IN THIS CHRONICLE!

THE BUCK STOPS HERE

TAKE OUT A ONE-DOLLAR BILL AND LOOK AT IT. THE ONE-DOLLAR BILL YOU’RE LOOKING AT CAME OFF THE PRESSES IN 1957 IN ITS PRESENT DESIGN.

THIS SO CALLED PAPER MONEY IS IN FACT A COTTON AND LINEN BLEND, WITH RED AND BLUE SILK FIBERS RUNNING THROUGH IT. IT IS ACTUALLY MATERIAL.

WE’VE ALL WASHED IT WITHOUT IT FALLING APART. A SPECIAL BLEND OF INK IS USED, THE CONTENTS WE WILL NEVER KNOW. IT IS OVERPRINTED WITH SYMBOLS AND THEN IT IS STARCHED TO MAKE IT WATER RESISTANT AND PRESSED TO GIVE IT THAT NICE CRISP LOOK.

IF YOU LOOK ON THE FRONT OF THE BILL, YOU SEE THE UNITED STATES TREASURY SEAL. ON THE TOP YOU WILL SEE THE SCALES FOR THE BALANCE OF A BUDGET. IN THE CENTER YOU HAVE A CARPENTER’S T-SQUARE, A TOOL USED FOR AN EVEN, CUT. UNDERNEATH IS THE KEY TO THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. THAT’S ALL PRETTY EASY TO FIGURE OUT, BUT WHAT IS ON THE BACK OF THAT DOLLAR BILL IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL KNOW.

IF YOU TURN THE BILL OVER YOU WILL SEE TWO CIRCLES. BOTH CIRCLES TOGETHER COMPRISE THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES. THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS REQUESTED THAT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND A GROUP OF MEN COME UP WITH A SEAL. IT TOOK THEM FOUR YEARS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK AND ANOTHER TWO YEARS TO GET IT APPROVED. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT HAND CIRCLE, YOU WILL SEE A PYRAMID. NOTICE THE FACE IS LIGHTED AND THE WESTERN SIDE IS DARK. THIS COUNTRY WAS JUST BEGINNING. WE HAD NOT BEGUN TO EXPLORE THE WEST OR DECIDED WHAT WE COULD DO FOR WESTERN CIVILIZATION.

I’LL CONTINUE THIS TOMORROW, IT GETS MORE INTERESTING AS WE GO ALONG! IT WILL SURPRISE YOU JUST WHAT YOU “DON’T KNOW ABOUT OUR GREAT COUNTRY!” AND IT’S ALL ON A ONE-DOLLAR BILL!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE

HOWARD