Jan 13


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Jan 13, 2019 Week: 02  \ Day: 13
86004 Today: H 34° \ L 14° \ Average Sky Cover: 30% 
Wind:   11mph\Gusts:  18mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 59°[2000]   Record Low: -7°[2013]
Jan Averages: 43°\11°

Today’s Quote

The rose and the thorn,
and sorrow and gladness
are linked together.
 Saadi


Random Tidbits

Ancient Egyptians believed mushrooms were the plant of immortality. Pharaohs decreed them a royal food and forbade commoners to even touch them.
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Most edible mushrooms have poisonous look-alikes in the wild. For example, the dangerous "yellow stainer" closely resembles the popular white agaricus mushroom.


Observances This Week

9-13
National Soccer Coaches of America Week

11-17
Cuckoo Dancing Week

13-19
National Mocktail Week

National Gluten-Free Day
National Peach Melba Day


Observances for Today

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)-- Korean American Day 
Make Your Dream Come True Day
National Gluten-Free Day
National Peach Melba Day
National Sticker Day 
National Sunday Supper Day  
Public Radio Broadcasting Day


My Rambling Thoughts
The weatherman says to expect 1”-4” of the white stuff tonight. I’ll wait and see. Not expecting that much.

I tried out my new indoor smokeless grill last night. I grilled an excellent seasoned chicken breast and the air-fryer French Fries were delicious. Clean up was very easy. Yeah. Next time it’s steak & shrimp to try out.  

I have talked about how BIA schools remain open during the shutdown. However, even that is not the whole story. The other parts of the BIA are closed due to the shutdown. That means the 2000 miles of paved rez roads and the 6000 miles of non-paved rez roads are not being maintained.  Hello! It’s winter and there is SNOW, that melts and turns dirt roads into mud bogs. At Tonalea, even without the shutdown, when it snowed our drivers started out at 5a picking up students because the roads were frozen. I remember days that we had to dismiss at noon, because as the snow melted, the roads became impassible by our normal 3:15 dismissal. Since, during this shutdown, schools are closing early because there is no road maintenance. Therefore they are not getting a full day of education.

So sad to see the destruction taking place at various National Parks and Monuments by visitors who are showing no respect to their land. And no Federal employees there to stop it. The shutdown is a disgrace.


Today’s Significant Historical Events

1400’s

1404 The Act of Multipliers is passed by the English Parliament forbidding alchemists to use their knowledge to create precious metals (it was feared that if any alchemist should succeed it would bring ruin upon the state)

1700’s
1794 Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes


1800’s
1849 Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Company

1900’s
1920 NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly

1938 The Church of England accepts the theory of evolution

1942 Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies

1966 1st black selected for presidential cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver-HUD)

1981 Barbara Sonntag, Colo, crochets record 147 stitches/min for 1/2 hour

1988 Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays & other expressive activities

2000’s
2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position

2007 Two thirds of the Venus's southern hemisphere suddenly brightened as something triggered aerosols to form at a furious rate.

2016 Record Powerball lottery held in America - $1.6 billion, (3 winning tickets)

2018 Chelsea Manning, former soldier responsible for Wikileaks announces her bid to run for US Senate


Birthdays Today

1884 Sophie Tucker, [Kalish]
"last of red hot mammas", Russian-born
 American singer, born in Tulchyn, Russian
 Empire (d. 1966)@80

1919 Robert Stack,
American actor (The Untouchables, Unsolved
Mysteries, Written on the Wind), born in Los
Angeles, (d. 2003)@84

1931 Charles Nelson Reilly,
American actor, comedian and gameshow
panelist (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir), born
in NYC, (d. 2007)@76-pneunomia
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84 Rip Taylor,
American actor and comedian (Gong Show,
 $1.98 Beauty Show), born in Washington, D.C.

76- Richard Moll,
American actor (Night Court, House,
Dungeonmaster, Survivor), born in Pasadena,
California

58- Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
American comedienne and actress (Elaine
Benes-Seinfeld, SNL, Veep), born in NYC

53- Patrick Dempsey,
American actor (Grey's Anatomy),born in
Lewiston Maine

42- Orlando Bloom,
English actor (Pirates of the Caribbean, The
Lord of the Rings), born in Canterbury, England

38- Ginger Zee,
TV show host

29- Liam Hemsworth,
Australian actor (Hunger Games films), born in
Melbourne


Historical Obits Today

@86-2017 Anthony Armstrong-Jones
[Lord Snowdon],
British photographer and ex-husband of
Princess Margaret

@85-2017 Dick Gautier,
American stage and screen actor (Get Smart,
Bye Bye Birdie)

@80-1929 Wyatt Earp,
US marshal(OK Corral)

@66-1691 George Fox,
founder of Quakers

@59-2010 Teddy Pendergrass,
American R&B singer dies of respiratory failure

@58-1941 James Joyce,
novelist (Ulysses), dies perforated ulcer

@42-1985 Carol Wayne,
Johnny Carson's teatime movie hostess, dies in
‘accidental’ drowning

@37-1864 Stephen Foster,
American composer (My Old Kentucky Home),
dies from fall



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