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Feb. 11, 2020 Week: 7 Day: 42
86004: H 51° \ L 23° \ Average Sky Cover: 80%
Nearest
lightning: 707mi.; Nearest active
fire: 1116mi.
Wind: 7mph\Gusts:
8mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 62°[1971] Record
Low: -12°[1908]
Feb. Averages: 47°\19° (5
days with moisture)
Today’s
LOVE Quote
There's an
evolutionary imperative why we give a crap about our family and friends. And
there's an evolutionary imperative why we don't give a crap about anybody else.
If we loved all people indiscriminately, we couldn't function.
David Foster
Random
Tidbits
Anacondas aren't like the typical snake for
plenty of reasons, including the fact that they can grow up to 30 feet in
length and can weigh up to 550 pounds.
Another noteworthy difference? Unlike most
other kinds of snakes, anacondas don't lay eggs but instead deliver live
babies. They birth up to 40 snakes at a time, each around two feet long.
Observations
This Week
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: 7-14 Link
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week: 7-14 Link
National Marriage Week: 7-14 Link Link
Risk Awareness Week: 7-14
Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend: 7-12
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week: 8-14
Children of Alcoholics Week: 9-15 Link
International Flirting Week: 9-15
Jell-O Week: 9-15
Love a Mensch Week: 9-15
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week: 9-15
Freelance Writer Appreciation Week: 10-15
Westminster Dog Show: 10-11
American Camp Week: 11-14 Link
World AG Expo: 11-13
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week: 7-14 Link
National Marriage Week: 7-14 Link Link
Risk Awareness Week: 7-14
Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend: 7-12
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week: 8-14
Children of Alcoholics Week: 9-15 Link
International Flirting Week: 9-15
Jell-O Week: 9-15
Love a Mensch Week: 9-15
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week: 9-15
Freelance Writer Appreciation Week: 10-15
Westminster Dog Show: 10-11
American Camp Week: 11-14 Link
World AG Expo: 11-13
Observations
for Today
Extraterrestrial Culture Day
Extraterrestrial Visitor Day
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Get Out Your Guitar Day
Make a Friend Day
Extraterrestrial Visitor Day
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Get Out Your Guitar Day
Make a Friend Day
Pro Sports Wives Day
National Inventors Day Link
National Inventors Day
National Inventors Day Link
National Inventors Day
National Shut-in Visitation Day
Safer Internet Day Link
Satisfied Staying Single Day
White Shirt Day or White T-shirt Day Link
World Day of The Sick Link
Safer Internet Day Link
Satisfied Staying Single Day
White Shirt Day or White T-shirt Day Link
World Day of The Sick Link
My
Rambling Thoughts
My
ophthalmologist really likes his toys. Check up was all good. He has a new
machine, which of course I got to try out, and a new software program he and
his staff are still learning so it took a little longer than expected. He has
been my eye doc for some 25 years and is still working to stay on top of the
latest gadgets. He was my first doc to send out text messages to remind me of
my appointment. With his new software he as a new system of reminders that
still needs to be set up.
Thankfully
the ship in Hong Kong Harbor that was quarantined has been released after 5
days as no one tested positive for Conornavirus. They thought they would be
there 14 days. However:
The
Princess cruise anchored off shore near Japan continues to be quarantined.
Latest from Princess is that passengers will get a full refund for a free trip
in the future, 90 min shifts out of your room, regular temperature checks, free
WIFI and phones, expanded TV and free movies, games, puzzles, and other
distractions. This cruise was to end on Feb. 4, but quarantined passengers just
started another 14 day one.
Today’s
Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
What
has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see?
What is it?
Historical
Events
660
BC - Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
1752
- The first hospital in the United States, Pennsylvania Hospital, opened.
1808
- As an experiment, anthracite coal was burned as a fuel by Judge Jesse Fell in
Pennsylvania.
1812 - Massachusetts
governor Elbridge Gerry gerrymandered for the first time.
1858
- Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, a 14-year-old French peasant girl, first claimed to
see a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes, France. In 1933, she was
canonized as St. Bernadette by the Roman Catholic Church.
1928
- The La-Z-Boy reclining chair was invented by Ed Shoemaker.
1929
- The Vatican was officially independent from Italy with the Lateran Treaty.
1963
- The French Chef, starring Julia Child debuted on WGBH in Boston, MA.
1989
- Rev. Barbara Harris became the first woman to be consecrated as a bishop in
the Episcopal Church.
1989
- # 1 Hit: Paula Abdul -
Straight Up
1990 - Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African
apartheid, was released from prison after 27 years
1994
- # 1 Hit: Celine Dion - The Power Of Love
1994
- The 'rBGH' genetically engineered growth hormone for cows goes on sale to
dairy farmers under the name Posilac, made by Monsanto. It was the first time
altered genes were allowed into live animals.
2006
- Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot his friend Harry Whittington
while the two were hunting together.
2011
- # 1 Hit: Wiz Khalifa -
Black and Yellow
2012
- Singer Whitney Houston died in a hotel bathtub, the result of accidental
drowning. Heart disease and cocaine, which was found in her system, were
determined to be contributing factors.
2013
Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation from February 28, the first pope to
resign since 1415
2018
MOMA opens a major solo exhibition for Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral in
New York
Birthdays
Today
86-Tina
Louise, actor (Gilligan’s Island)
Leslie
Nielson, actor (d. 2010@84)
Thomas
Edison, inventor (d. 1931@84)
Burt
Reynolds, actor (d. 2018@82)
78-Sergio
Mendes, Brazilian musician
Eva
Gabor (d. 1995@76; pneumonia)
66-Jeb
Bush, Florida Gov; Presidential candidate
51-Jennifer
Aniston, actor
57-Sheryl
Crow, singer
40-Brandy.
R&B singer
28-Taylor
Lautner, movie actor
Puzzle
Answer:
A die (dice)
