Mar 9


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Mar. 9, 2020 Week: 11 Day: 69
86004: H 55° \ L 26° \ Average Sky Cover: 60%
Nearest lightning: 3071mi.; Nearest active fire: 416mi.
Wind: 3mph\Gusts: 10mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 79°[1989] Record Low:[1964]
Mar. Averages: 53°\19° (6 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

May the Good Lord take a liking to you,
... but not too soon!

Observations This Week

Women of Aviation Worldwide Week: 1-8
Orthodox Lent: 2-4/10
Campfire USA Birthday Week: 8-14
Girl Scout Week: 8-14
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No More Week: 8-14 Link
Teen Tech Week: 8-14
Termite Awareness Week: 8-14

Observations for Today

Barbie Day
Fill Our Staplers Day
Get Over It Day 
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Joe Franklin Day

Napping Day
National Meatball Day
National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day
National Urban Educator Day

Panic Day

My Rambling Thoughts

Quiet Sunday. Nice day for a short walk.

Sunday morning news shows gave good info on the virus. All about precautions. Southwest airlines sent me an email. They are taking precautions also. I fly them to Denver and back in a few weeks. I'm ready to fly, just have to wait for the right days.

I failed at trying to do my newspaper hold for my trip this morning. At the newspaper, the long voice menu said they were open 8a-12N on Sunday, but when I tried, they said 'please call back during our business hours'. The paper website will not let do vacation hold that is longer than 2 weeks. So I'll try again tomorrow. I succeeded in doing the mail hold, but have to drop off the form at the PO as instructed by the local supervisor. They can't read the hold from the USPS website. Strange.

The Best Meme for International Women's Day:
FEMALE
FE=Iron
MALE=Man
Therefore She is an IronMan.

Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page

Crime Scene: A large wooden box was built with one door. The door was locked from the inside, and then nailed shut from the inside. The police break into the room. In the middle of the room there is a dead man hanging from the ceiling, with his shoes 3 feet off the ground. The only other thing in the room is a hammer lying in a puddle of water. Can you explain what happened?

Historical Events

1611 - Johannes Fabricius, a Dutch astronomer, discovered sunspots.

1822 - Charles M. Graham of NY was issued the first US Patent (#X03472) for artificial teeth.

1841 - The US Supreme Court ruled that the African slaves who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery, and thus were free under American law.

1858 - The first US Patent (#19,578) for a street postal mailbox was patented by Albert Potts, of Philadelphia.

1945 - 300 B29 bombers dropped nearly 500,000 cylinders of napalm and petroleum jelly on Tokyo creating a 40-sq-km firestorm that killed over 100,000 and maimed another million. It was the most destructive single bombing in history, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.

1957 (Earthquake) Andreanof Islands, Alaska

1959 - #1 Hit: Frankie Avalon - Venus

1959 - Barbie debuted. Barbie's appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, which was based on a racy German comic strip character.
1985 - #1 Hit: REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling

1985 - The Tyler Civitan Club was the first to partake in the Adopt-a-Highway Sign Program, erected on Texas's Highway 69.

1989 - A Geomagnetic Storm affected Quebec's electrical transmission system.

2002 - #1 Hit: Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule - Ain't It Funny
2007 The US Justice Department releases an internal audit that found that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had acted illegally in its use of the USA Patriot Act to secretly obtain personal information about US citizens
2015 US President Barack Obama signs an executive order declaring Venezuela a national security threat to the US
2016 EU Migrant Crisis: Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia close their borders to migrants trying to reach Northern Europe

Puzzle Answer:

He committed suicide by hanging himself when the ice melted.



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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.