Jan 3

 

2021…at last

Jan 3, 2021  Week: 1  Day: 3 

Local:  H 39°\ L 16°\Ave. Sky Cover: 5%

Wind:   10mph\Gusts:  16mph                       

Nearest lightning:  1478mi.; Active fire:  59mi

Low Risk of Fire          

Visibility:  10mi

Record: 62°[1918]   Record: -19°[1937]              

Jan Averages: 44°/\16° (4 days with moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

We do not see nature with our eyes,

but with our understandings and our hearts.

William Hazlitt

 

Random Tidbits

Mexico — home to white sand beaches, delicious food, ancient ruins and... empty suitcases? Tradition says that walking your empty suitcase around the block will guarantee a year filled with travel and new experiences. This tradition is popular in other Latin American countries and is perfect for all of you “wanderlusters”. Locals will also toss a glass of water out of their window to signify fewer tears in the future. A year of good travels and no tears — it sounds like Mexico has the right idea. So, if you find yourself on a beach in Playa del Carmen on New Year’s Eve, make sure to grab a drink and empty your suitcase to celebrate the local way.

 

South Africa-Looking to redecorate? You might want to take some pointers from the South African locals and throw your unwanted furniture and appliances out of your windows and onto the street. Locals say that this brings them a fresh start to the new year. The tradition is a bit dangerous, as even refrigerators were thrown out of windows, so the tradition has calmed down a bit. Small towns and large cities alike have celebrations all through the night on this holiday. Whether you want to visit a beautiful wine region, go on a safari or throw a table onto the streets — this African country has what you need to have an unforgettable New Year’s Eve.

 

A little humor

Q: How do mermaids give birth? Via Sea-Section.

 

If cats could text you back- they wouldn't..

 

Cleaning the dishes I realized that Tupperware lids are like snowflakes, no 2 are alike...

 

True Things

Man burns himself while praying at Applebee's

A New Jersey appeals court rejected a lawsuit from a man who alleged he suffered burns from his Applebee's fajita when he bowed his head to pray. Hiram Jimenez's lawsuit alleged he visited the Westampton restaurant with his brother, Rafael, and they decided to pray over their food. Jimenez said he bowed his face over his steak fajita, which was served on a skillet, and he soon heard a loud sizzling noise followed by a grease pop that led to a burning sensation on the left side of his face, including his eye. Jimenez, who alleged the waitress did not warn him the food was hot, said he knocked the plate over in a panic, causing the food to spill on his lap and incite further burns. Jimenez filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court, accusing the restaurant of negligently giving him hot food that led to serious injury. The Superior Court ruled against Jimenez, saying the danger caused by the sizzling fajita skillet was "open and obvious" when Jimenez chose to put his face near it. The two-judge appeals panel sided with the lower court. "Here, the danger posed by a plate of sizzling hot food was self-evident," the ruling stated.

 

Observations This Month

Nat’l Be On-Purpose Month
Nat’l Braille Literacy Month 
Link
Nat’l Cheesy Sock Month
Nat’l Clean Up Your Computer Month
Nat’l Codependency Awareness Month 
Link
Nat’l Conscience Month
Nat’l Glaucoma Awareness Month
Nat’l Hot Tea Month
Nat’l Mail Order Gardening Month
Nat’l Mentoring Month  
Link
Nat’l Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month

Nat’l Personal Trainer Awareness Month Link
Nat’l Polka Music Month 
Link  Link
Nat’l Poverty in America Awareness Month
Nat’l Radon Action Month
Nat’l Skating Month
Nat’l Soup Month
 Link
Nat’l Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Link
Nat’l Stalking Awareness Month 
Link
Nat’l Sunday Supper Month  
Link
Nat’l Volunteer Blood Donor Month 
Link

 

Observations This Week

Christmas Bird Count Week Link

Thru 1/5 

Diet Resolution Week

1-7 

Silent Record Week

1-7

New Year's Resolutions Week

1-8  Link

Someday We'll Laugh About This Week

2-8

National Personal Trainer Awareness Week [cancelled]

2-9 

Home Office Safety and Security Week Link
National Folic Acid Awareness Week 
Link
Dating & Life Coaches Recognition Week
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week

3-9 

 

 

Observations for Today

Drinking Straw Day
Festival of Sleep Day Link
Feast of the Epiphany - Three Kings

Fruitcake Toss Day

Humiliation Day

J.R.R. Tolkien Day
Memento Mori "Remember You Die" Day

National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day Link
No Pants Subway Ride Day Cancelled

 

My Sometimes-Long-winded Thoughts

Since I returned from my Christmas, I can’t remember what day of the week it is. I am guessing I’ll be OK when Monday finally arrives.

Getting the vaccine into arms is getting harder by the day. In Florida, seniors were told to make an appointment. Then a few days later, they announced no appointment was needed and that it would be first come. Hundreds of elders showed up on the day the vaccine was available, only to be told that they needed an appointment. Here is an idea: a nationwide plan, like getting either of the polio vaccines when I was a child. I showed up, got a shot or sugar cube, and went on with my day as did all the kids lined up in front of or behind me.

Jan 6 will be a real test of our democracy. Four days before the elector college votes are approved by Congress, almost a dozen Senators and 140 Representatives say they will vote against the count! What has happened to our country?

 

Daily Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Four cars come to a four-way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can’t decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?

 

Historical Events

1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.

1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch.

1938 – The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1993 – George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)

2009 – The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.

2018 - Lawyers of US President Donald Trump try to stop the publication of book on Trump's administration "Fire and Fury" by Michael Wolff

2019 - 116th US Congress convenes in Washington, D.C., electing Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time

 

Birthdays Today

@91 Victor Borge [Børge Rosenbaum], Danish-American pianist, conductor (d. 2000)
@81J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist (d. 1973)
@77Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (d. 2014; esophageal cancer)
76 –
Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter
75 –
John Paul Jones, English bass player [Led Zeppelin]
71 –
Victoria Principal, American actress
65 –
Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, screenwriter
@60Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, screenwriter (d. 1989; heart attack)
40 –
Eli Manning, American football player
18 –
Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist

 

Puzzle Answer

They all made right-hand turns. 

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