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Feb
10, 2021 Week: 6
Day: 41 |
Local: H 52°\ L 25°\Ave. Sky Cover: 40% |
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Wind: 7mph\Gusts: 14mph |
Moderate Risk of Fire: Active
fire: 222mi |
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Nearest
lightning: 1536mi. |
Record: 65°[1951] Record: -17°[1933] |
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Visibility: 10mi |
Feb. Averages: 47°/19° (5 days with moisture) |
Today’s
Quote
Love is always bestowed
as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation.
We don't love to be
loved; we love to love.
~Leo Buscaglia
Random Tidbits
We use some abbreviations
all the time without realizing what they mean. For example; why does the
abbreviation for "number" have an 'O' in it? But in most cases, there
is a linguistic explanation, usually having to do with an earlier spelling or meaning
of the word.
For instance, in the case
of "Mrs." that abbreviation used to be short for the word
"mistress," as in the feminine equivalent of "master," or
the primary woman in a household. Over time, the connotations of "mistress"
changed, but the spelling of Mrs. never did.
A Little Humor
Q Why did the left shoe marry the right? Because they were sole-mates
True Things
OK, what's with the
monoliths?
A metallic structure that
appeared via unknown circumstances outside a Florida bar is drawing comparisons
to the mysterious monoliths that popped up around the globe. The Pierced Cider
bar in Fort Pierce posted photos to Facebook of the 10-foot-tall metal monolith
that was first spotted outside the business Wednesday morning. The business
said security camera footage failed to record the structure's installation. The
object bears a resemblance to the monoliths that have been spotted in various
locations around the globe after the first was discovered in November in the
Utah desert. The Fort Pierce Police Department said investigators have no
information about the object.
Presidential Trivia
Andrew Jackson hated paper money.
We're used to seeing
his face on the $20 bill, but ironically, Jackson hated paper
currency. He only trusted
silver and gold, and he even partially shut down the Second Bank of the United
States because of its ability to manipulate paper money.
Martin Van Buren was the first American-born
president.
Van Buren was
the first president to be
born in the United States, to parents who immigrated from the Netherlands to Kinderhook,
New York. He was born in 1782, six years after the colonists declared their independence
from Britain.
William Henry Harrison had the shortest
presidency in history.
Harrison had the
shortest presidency in U.S. history, lasting only a month. He famously did not wear a coat to his
inauguration, where he gave a lengthy 90-minute speech. This likely caused him
to fall ill with pneumonia, though it was later theorized that he may have also
been suffering from deadly septic shock
Weekly Observations
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Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend |
7-12 |
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Burn Awareness Week Link |
7-13 |
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Congenital Heart Defect
Awareness Week Link |
7-14 |
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American Association For The
Advancement of Science Week Link |
8-11 |
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Freelance
Writer Appreciation Week |
8-13 |
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Love Makes the World Go Round;
but, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week |
8-14 |
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Kitchen
and Bath Show Week Link |
9-12 |
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Westminster Dog Show |
10-11 (Moved to June 12 & 13) |
Today’s Observations
All the News That's Fit To Print
Day
National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
National Flannel Day
National Home Warranty Day Link
Samuel Plimsoll Day: made sailing safer
Teddy Bear Day
World Pulses Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Today is cloudy, but still warm. Nice.
So, the Super Bowl happened. A blowout with a boring half-time show.
The highlight for me was Amanda Gorman’s poem. She is such a gift in this time.
Happy to see video of the 70-year-old grandfather who did a solo row
across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua in a record 56
days. WOW!
We are all concerned about hacking. After a Texas town had its water
supply computers hacked, we should be genuinely concerned. The hacker increased
the amount of lye in the water system. A computer operator stopped it in time.
As the impeachment trial begins, SAG/AFTRA voted to permanently ban
Trump from the organization. He still will receive his $90,000 annual pension.
HMMM!
Yesterday’s eye appointment went well. No changes. All good. Then I
went in for my ultra-sound phlebotomy at the hospital. I got there at 11:50 as
the hospital said noon was their slow time. I had the order in hand. I was
taken back to the lab in about 5 minutes. The lady said it would be ‘a good half-hour’
for the ultra-sound as it was the lunch hour. About 40 minutes later I went in for
the draw. The tech said she needed a quick draw to check my red cell count. I
told her NO as two doctors had drawn blood on Wednesday, and I have the
ultra-sound because I am a hard draw. She left and came back. She said the draw
was more than 72-hours and they had to do it. I said no again. She left and
came back and said they had called my doctor for the latest blood. About 15
minutes later, with the Ultra-sound guy waiting with me, she came in and said
the ‘director’ had approved the procedure. At that point I said I need to see
the ‘director’. The tech showed the guy how to start the procedure and left. He
found a vein in seconds and the draw started. About 30 minutes later it was
complete. It takes two techs to finish the procedure and of course the one tech
never came back. The guy did it alone. This allowed some of my blood to leak
out and leave a nice dark puddle on the floor. The ultrasound guy went into the
hall and ‘there is a clean up in room 2’. The tech returned and I reminded her
I was waiting to see the ‘director’. She threw a towel on the blood and taped
the bag to my chair. After 15 minutes I went to the window to see the ‘director’.
I was told the ‘director’ is not in the office today. I left there and told the
registration lady my problem. She brought out her supervisor. He promised to
get to the bottom of it. I left at 2:45p.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
What kind of running means walking?
Historical Events
1355 – In Oxford, England, a dispute between 2 Oxford students and a
Tavern Keeper over the quality of his drinks escalated into the St Scholastica
Day riot between Oxford students and local citizens where 63 students and 30
locals were killed.
1763 – The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War and France
ceded Canada to England.
1840 – Queen Victoria and her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe
Coburg-Gotha, married. They had 9 children – Victoria, Bertie, Alice, Alfred,
Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold, and Beatrice.
1863 – General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married in NYC.
1870 – The YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) was formally
founded in New York City.
1923 – Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College
in Lubbock, Texas
1933 – In Round 13 of an infamous boxing match at Madison Square
Garden; Primo Carnera knocked out Ernie Shaaf, killing him.
1933 – The singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegraph
Company of New York City.
1940 – Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry made their debut with Puss
Gets the Boot.
1942 – The first gold record was presented to Glenn Miller for
Chattanooga Choo Choo for selling 1.2 million copies. There was no official
rule set at the time to qualify.
1953 – Romper Room premiered, in syndication.
1956 – My Friend Flicka debuted on CBS
1962 – Roy Lichtenstein’s first solo art exhibition opened at the
Castelli Gallery in NYC.
1962 – The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U2 pilot Francis
Gary Powers for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abe with the US.
1966 – Ralph Nader, the author of Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In
Dangers of the American Automobile, testified before Congress for the first
time about unsafe practices in the auto industry.
1976 – Sesame Street episode #847 featured Margaret Hamilton reprising
her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
It scared children so badly that the episode has never been re-aired.
1993- Oprah Winfrey interviewed Michael Jackson at his home The Neverland
Ranch. It was Jackson’s first televised interview since 1979.
1996 – World chess champion Gary Kasparov lost the first game of a
six-game match against Deep Blue. He won three and tied twice in the matchup.
1997 Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU)
2005 His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales announces engagement
to Camilla Parker Bowles
2019 Sexual abuse investigation into US Southern Baptist churches
reveals 400 church members implicated with over 700 victims, according to The
Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News
2020 More than 30 bushfires put out by heaviest rainfall for 30 years
in New South Wales, Australia, helping end one of the worst bushfire seasons
ever, 46 million acres burnt, over 1 billion animals killed, 34 people dead
Birthdays Today
91 – Robert Wagner, American actor
@86 – Jimmy Durante, actor, singer, and pianist (d. 1980)
84 – Roberta Flack, American singer-songwriter
@74 – Samuel Plimsoll, English politician, ‘The Sailor’s Friend’ (d.
1898)
71 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer
@70 – Boris Pasternak, Russian writer (d. 1960; lung cancer)
47 – Elizabeth Banks, American actress
30 – Emma Roberts, American actress
Puzzle Answer
Running out of gas
