June 20, 2000 Summer solstice, 8:48 p.m. CST, 14 hours 55 minutes of daylight.
June 10, 2000 Elephant birth at the Zurich Zoo  - Live broadcast
June 6, 2000   Happy Birthday Byron.
June 4, 2000   Happy Birthday John.
June 1, 2000   Happy Birthday Mary Jane.

May 23, 2000  Happy Birthday Jeff Bettes.
May 18, 2000  Full moon.
                         Happy 80th birthday Pope John Paul II.
May 17, 2000  100th birthday of 'The Wonderful World of Oz' book.
May 5, 2000    The Great Shift.

April 30, 2000  May eve, time to plant flowers and herbs.
April 23, 2000  Happy Easter.
April 22, 2000  Happy Birthday Tony.
                         30th Earth Day... celebrate the planet.
April 18, 2000  Full moon.
April 14, 2000  Happy Birthday Linda.
April 5, 2000    Happy Birthday John.

March 20, 2000  Full moon.
                            Vernal Equinox, 2:35 a.m. CST, the actual equinox point when the
                            Sun crosses the Equator and enters the astrological sign of Aries.
March 16, 2000  Biggest gain ever on the Dow:  + 499.19 points.  (Nasdaq:  +134.77 points.)
March 6, 2000    World’s first birth of an artificially-conceived African elephant occurred
                            at the Indianapolis Zoo.  Dale, a 20-year-old bull from the Kansas City
                            Zoo  is the father.

February 23, 2000  Way to go Santana - 8 Grammys.
February 19, 2000  Full moon.
February 8, 2000    Derrick Vincent Thomas, No. 58  (1/1/67-2/8/00)
                                (Father of 7 children by 5 mothers.)
February 5, 2000    Happy Birthday MaryJane.

January 29, 2000  Happy Birthday Jeff.
January 23, 2000  Happy next life, Jimmy.
January 20, 2000  Full moon and total lunar eclipse.
January 11, 2000  Thirty years ago today the Chiefs beat the Vikings 23-7 in Superbowl IV.
                               (Hank Stram was coach, Len Dawson was quarterback.)
January 8, 2000    Happy Birthday Craig and Elvis.
January 5, 2000    Happy 2nd Birthday Nicholas.
January 1, 2000    Happy Birthday Ed.

1999
December 31, 1999  Last day of the millennium with Nicholas.
December 25, 1999  A Merry Christmas at MaryJane and John's.
.  .  .  .  .  .  .               Coldest Christmas day on record in Kansas City, 1983, -16 degrees.
December 22, 1999  First full moon to occur on the winter solstice in 133 years.
December 8, 1999    Happy Birthday Bryan Busby.
December 6, 1999    Happy next life, Charlie.
December 5, 1999    First snow, 1-2 inches.

November 23, 1999  Full moon.
November 22. 1999  Happy Birthday Jon.
November 19, 1999  Today all the numbers are odd:  11-19-1999, the next time this will
                                   happen is 1-1-3111 which is a Sunday.
November 16, 1999  Spectacular Leonids meteor shower after midnight tonight and
                                   tomorrow night.  Leonids! Live from the Stratosphere.

October 29, 1999  30th Anniversary of the Internet.  See RealPlayer Video.
October 24, 1999  Happy Birthday John.
                               Happy 3rd Birthday Jeff.
                               Full moon.
October 16, 1999  Happy Birthday Stede.
October 12, 1999  An 8 lb. baby boy born in Sarajevo just after midnight was designated
                               the 6 billionth person on the planet.

September 25, 1999  Full moon and a dozen pale pink roses.
September 24, 1999  Happy Birthday Mary.
September 23, 1999  6:31am CDT.   Autumnal equinox.
September 12, 1999  National Grandparents Day.
September 4, 1999    The Kansas City Renaissance Festival (weekends 9/4 - 10/17)
                                   (09/18/99, my perfect day at renfest.)

August 27, 1999  Bryan Busby plays with the Moody Blues at Sandstone tonight.
August 26, 1999  Full moon at 4:48pm is the full moon of Virgo/Pisces square to Pluto.
                             (Viewed through my new telescope.)
August 21, 1999  New arrival!  See the exclusive Panda Baby Watch at the San Diego Zoo.
August 20, 1999  Peregrine falcon taken off the endangered species list today.  (pictures)
                             (05/27/99, peregrine falcons again hatch triplets on a downtown Kansas City tower.)
August 13, 1999  Last 'Friday the 13th' of the century.
August 11, 1999  Total eclipse of the Sun (umbral) in Leo.   New moon.
                             (Next partial eclipse of the sun that can be seen in the U.S. is December 25, 2000.
                             Next total eclipse of the sun in the year 2017.)
August 8, 1999    Happy Birthday Shane.

July 26, 1999   Nicholas' first hair cut.
July 20, 1999   Thirty years ago today we watched men walk on the moon for the first time.
July 16, 1999   John F. Kennedy Jr.   WHY?
July 10, 1999   Happy Anniversary MaryJane and John.
.  .  .  .  .  .  .      What a commercial!!  Nissan Maxima and The Who's 'Won't Be Fooled Again'.
July 3, 1999     Happy 6th Anniversary Tony and Joann.
July 2, 1999     Happy Birthday Lauren.

.  .  .  .  .  .  .      Why would a mother who kills 8 of her children be studied and not prosecuted???
June 21, 1999  2:49pm CDT.   Summer solstice.
June 20, 1999  Happy Birthday Brian Wilson.
                         Happy Father's Day to all fathers.
June 12, 1999  Nicholas' Grandpa's birthday.
June 6, 1999    Happy Birthday Byron.
June 5, 1999    Mel Torme, one of the greatest voices ever, died today in Los Angeles at the
                         age of  73.   He wrote The Christmas Song in 1945 when he was only 19 years old.
                         (September 13, 1925 - June 5, 1999 )