WHAT WE HAVE FOUND TODAY >>>

Huey Lewis is 59 today.

>>> SOUTH SOUND SPECIFIC

Steilacoom was the site of many firsts: The first incorporated community in Washington Territory; the first brick building north of the Columbia River (which was also the first jail in Pierce County); the first Protestant church building; the first school in Pierce County; the first official U.S. presence in Washington Territory (Fort Steilacoom, now located within the boundaries of Lakewood); the first public lending library in Washington Territory

>>> TODAY'S WORD

gambol \'gam-bel\ verb intransitive (1508)

To skip about in play: frisk, frolic

Usage example: "I tell ya, it's like the Microsoft engineers and executives are just gambolling around, racing golf carts on their Redmond campus, searching for jobs on Google. And I can't reach anyone there on my Kin, too."

>>> STORY PICK OF THE DAY

Science Daily reports: "Researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, have discovered that a potent new drug restores hearing after noise-induced hearing loss in rats. The landmark discovery found that injection of an agent called ‘ADAC', activates adenosine receptors in cochlear tissues, resulting in recovery of hearing function."

This glorious news will be shouted by parents – standing at the top of their basement stairs – AT their grown sons, who will briefly stop creating their iPod party mix of ‘80s hair band anthems, and annoyingly reply, "WHAT?!"

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