Week: 50 Day: 345
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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5-24 |
Andisop
(Meterological Fiddling) Link |
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5-11 |
National Hand Washing Awareness Week Link Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week |
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6-10 |
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week Link |
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6-12 |
Computer Science Education Week: Link |
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10-17 |
Human Rights Week |
Daily Observations
Favorite Memes
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Have a laugh
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Why did the ghost go to beauty school? It wanted
to open up a boo-tique. |
Trivia
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As it turns out, the story first appeared in an
1806 autobiography of Washington, whose writer admitted that he was just trying to show how our most
beloved president's "unparalleled rise and elevation were due to his
Great Virtues." Columbus'
discovery of America. Let's start with the basics. You can't
"discover" something that's already occupied. But even if you
discount the Native Americans, Columbus was still 500 years too late. Norse
explorer Leif Erikson beat him to the punch, landing on these shores during
the 10th century. What's more, Columbus didn't even set foot on what would become
the United States. He landed on several Caribbean islands. |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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Only a dusting of snow…much less than forecast. Took some time to
remove the ice from my windshield…frozen rain from last night. I needed
some groceries. On the way back I stopped for some weekend cash. My card
expired and I hadn’t put the new one in my wallet. Dumb move, so I had to
wait in the long line of vehicles to get the cash. Covid closed the bank and
it is still closed. Only two people run the drive-thru. The Dole funeral
was well done. It took 9
hrs. for the jury to find Smollett guilty on 5 of 6 counts. I’m sure there
will be appeals. |
Historical Events
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1789
– The University of North
Carolina was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly. 1878 Anglo-Zulu War: British high
commissioner Henry Bartle Frere presents an ultimatum to the Zulu Kingdom to
submit to British rule or face war 1936 Edward VIII announces in a radio
broadcast that he is abdicating the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson 1941 – Germany and Italy declared war
on the United States. 1946 – UNICEF (United Nations
International Children’s Emergency Fund) was founded. 2001 – The People’s Republic of China
joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). 2008 Bernie Madoff arrested and charged
with securities fraud in $50 billion Ponzi scheme 2018 Time Magazine Person of the Year
2018 is "the Guardians" journalists targeted for their work,
including Jamal Khashoggi |
Birthdays Today
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90 – Rita Moreno, Puerto
Rican-American actress, singer, and dancer @89 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (d. 2008) 78 – John Kerry, American politician 77 – Brenda Lee, American
singer-songwriter 63 – Nikki Sixx (Frank Carlton Serafino
Feranna Jr.), American bass player 54 – Mo’Nique (Monique Angela Hicks),
American comedian |
