Week: 46
Day: 314
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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25-11/11 |
World
Origami Days |
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7-13 |
International Games Week (Libraries) Link Drowsy Driving Prevention Week Link National Radiologic Technology Week Link World Kindness Week Link |
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7-14 |
Dear Santa Letter Week Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link Polar Bear Week |
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8-12 |
National Young Readers Week Link |
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8-14 |
Childrens' Book Week:
Link |
Daily Observations
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Favorite Memes
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Trivia
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Sugar is
one of the world's oldest ingredients. The people of New Guinea were most
likely the first to domesticate sugar cane around 8000 B.C. Sugar is
everywhere. It is the building blocks of carbohydrates, the most abundant
type of organic molecules in living things. Researchers note that sugar is
not necessarily a health problem, but the amount of sugar we consume is. |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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I awoke to
a magnificent pink/red/orange sunrise. It was mostly cloudy--a cold front is
moving through. Possibly a little precipitation later. I headed out to do
some shopping. A very long train blocked intersections as it traveled through
at a very slow speed. Not sure why the train was so slow. I had to go out of
my way to get to the only bridge over the tracks. I realized
last night that while I don’t deal with DST, most of the cable channels are
from the Pacific time zone and that means my shows are an hour later than I
am used to. The Phx stations (ABC, NBC, CBS) are fine. Crazy. Yesterday
was not a day to fly into or out of Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Workers
were upgrading something and accidently shut down all electricity to Terminal
4. Over 200 flights were delayed, 90
cancelled, and 15 inbound flights were rerouted. I’m sure those rerouted
passengers were surprised when they landed at an air force base and had to wait
for busses to get them back to Sky Harbor. |
Historical Events
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1775 – The United States Marine Corps
was founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, PA by Samuel Nicholas. 1871 Henry Morton Stanley encounters
David Livingstone at Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, with the
immortal words 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?' 1951 – Area Codes were introduced in
the United States. 1954 "Marine Corps War
Memorial" unveiled in Arlington County, Virginia, dedicated to US Marine
Corps who died in defense of US since 1775 (inspired by 1945 Iwo Jima photo
of servicemen raising US flag) 1958 –The Hope Diamond was donated to
the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. 1969 – Sesame Street was first
broadcast. 1975 – The 729-foot-long freighter SS
Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew
on board. 1983 – Bill Gates introduced Windows
1.0. 1997 – WorldCom and MCI Communications
announced a $37 billion merger, the largest merger in US history up to that
time. 2020 Word of the year is
"Lockdown" according to Collins English Dictionary |
Birthdays Today
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@94 – Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general, engineer (designed the
AK-47, died in 2013) @59 – Richard Burton, Welsh actor, singer (d. 1984’ stroke) 74 – Dave Loggins, American
Singer/Songwriter, guitarist 65 – Sinbad (David Adkins), American comedian,
actor, producer @62 – Martin Luther, German monk, leader of the Protestant
Reformation, (d. 1546) 53 – Tracy Morgan, American comedian,
actor, producer 52 – Ellen Pompeo, American actress, producer 51 – Warren G [Warren Griffin III], American rapper
producer 43 – Eve, American rapper and producer 38 – Miranda Lambert, American
Singer/Songwriter, guitarist |
