Dec 10

 

Week: 50 Day: 344
Ave. Sky Cover:  98%Visibility: 8miles
Local Temp:   41°\ 25° Wind: 7mph\ Gusts: 17mph
Very Low risk of fire Active fire: 416mi. \ Lightning: 1556mi.
Dec Averages: 43°\17° (5 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 


Weekly Observations

3-10

Clerc-Gallaudet Week

5-24 

Andisop (Meterological Fiddling)  Link

5-11 

National Hand Washing Awareness Week Link  
Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week

6-10

Older Driver Safety Awareness Week Link 

6-12  

Computer Science Education Week: Link

10-17

Human Rights Week

 

Daily Observations

Favorite Memes





 




 

 

Have a laugh

What has a tongue & cannot walk?

A shoe.

 

Trivia

It took Leonardo da Vinci about five years to paint the Mona Lisa. X-rays of the famous painting show that there are three different versions underneath.

We all know the story about how 6-year-old George Washington chopped down his father's cherry tree, and when his dad confronted him about it, George supposedly confessed claiming, "I cannot tell a lie." Except it's not true.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 Overcast, raining, windy…now expecting 4” of snow tonight and/or tomorrow. The rain is great for our forest. I’m not complaining. Plan on spending the day at home if it snows tomorrow.

Our retirement group met for a nice lunch. We all are doing well, had good conversation, and good Mexican food.

I did not know this:

·        Christianity has 2.38 billion members

·        Islam has 1.90 billion members

·        Hinduism has 1.25 billion members

·        Secular/non-religious is at 1.19 billion

A newscaster stated that Christianity is the largest religion and I had to check it out.

 

 

Historical Events

1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica was published.

1884 – Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published.

1901 – The first Nobel Prizes were awarded. President Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt became the first person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

Birthdays Today

@55 – Emily Dickinson, American poet (d. 1886; Bright’s Disease)

@62 – Chet Huntley, American journalist (d. 1974; lung cancer)

61 – Kenneth Branagh, Northern Ireland-English actor-director, producer, screenwriter

60 – Nia Peeples, American singer

57 – Bobby Flay, American chef

36 – Raven-Symoné, actress

 

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