Dec 8

 

Week: 50 Day: 342
Ave. Sky Cover: 90 %Visibility: 10miles
Local Temp:   49°\ 24° Wind: 2mph\ Gusts: 3mph
Low risk of fire Active fire: qmi. \ Lightning: 1460mi.
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

Daily Observations

 

Favorite Memes

 


 






 

 



 

Have a laugh

What is wrapped up neatly & not a gift?

A mummy.

 

Trivia

A pieta is any representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Christ, not just the famous one by Michelangelo.

Rembrandt was his first name; his last name was van Rijn.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 Overcast and chilly…still awaiting the arrival of the snow.

Andy and Faith got back to Flag last night. I dropped off their mail this morning and we had a good catch-up. They had a great trip and are happy to be back.

The CEO of ‘Better.com” fired 15%, 900 employees, on a Zoom call. At the end of the call he told them “if you are on this call, you are terminated effective now.” I doubt that the former mortgage company employees feel ‘better.’

KY Derby winner Medina Spirit died after a training session of a heart attack. This is the horse involved in allegations of illegal drug use. We will learn later if the heart attack was drug induced.

Biden and Putin had a 2-hour video call. At least neither hung up. Sounds like Biden laid out what would happen if Putin invaded Ukraine. Now we all await Putin’s response.

 

 

Historical Events

1952 – On the CBS show I Love Lucy, a pregnancy was acknowledged in a TV show for the first time, with the announcement that ‘Me and my husband are about to have a blessed event.’

1886 – The American Federation of Labor was founded

2013 – Metallica performed a show in Antarctica, making them the first band to perform on all seven continents.

1980 – John Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman outside of his home in NYC.

1991 – The Soviet Union dissolved.

2010 With the second launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first privately held company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.

 

Birthdays Today

@59 – Eli Whitney, American engineer, inventor- Cotton Gin (d. 1825; cancer)

@70 – Diego Rivera, Mexican painter, and educator (d. 1957)

@64 – Sammy Davis, Jr., American actor, singer, and dancer (died in 1990)

@27 – Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter, #27club (d. 1971;; OD)

@69 – Gregg Allman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2017; liver cancer)

68 – Kim Basinger, American actress

60 – Ann Coulter, American author

57 – Teri Hatcher, American actress

55 – Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer-songwriter

40 – Nicki Minaj [Onika Tanya Maraj-Pett], Trinidadian-American rapper, actress

 

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