Week: 51 Day: 352
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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5-24 |
Andisop
(Meterological Fiddling) Link |
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12-18 |
Gluten-free
Baking Week Link |
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14-1/5 |
Christmas Bird Count Week: Link |
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14-28 |
Halcyon Days |
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16-24 |
Posadas |
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17-23 |
Saturnalia |
Daily Observations
Favorite Memes
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Have a laugh
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What do you call a mythical creature who loves
the spotlight? The
Centaur of Attention |
Arizona Trivia
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Covering 18,608 sq. miles, Coconino County is
the second largest county by land area in the 48 contiguous United States. (San Bernardino County in California is the
largest) The
world's largest solar telescope is located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in
Sells, Arizona.. Bisbee,
Arizona is known as the Queen of the Copper Mines because during its mining
heyday it produced nearly 25 percent of the world's copper and was the
largest city in the Southwest between Saint Louis and San Francisco. Billy the Kid
killed his first man, Windy Cahill, in Bonita, Arizona. Arizona
grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for every
person in the United States. |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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A cold night and a chilly day. Looking forward to the warmth of
Yucatan. The
Salvation Army is seeing donations down. Partly due to Covid, partly from
inflation, but mostly from something they put on their website…about racism. Along
with an extensive discussion of systemic and structural racism, the document
included a conversation guide highlighting “the necessity of lament and
repentance in the believer’s journey towards racial equity and racial
reconciliation.” Many felt this was
Critical Race Theory and complained. Hmmm On
Wednesday the CEO of Southwest and other Airline CEO’s testified to a Senate
Committee about masking on airplanes.
The headline from that hearing was that several CEO’s felt that cabins
on airplanes were safe and that masks may not need to be required. On
Thursday the Southwest CEO tested positive for Covid. That is very
embarrassing. Here is my
suggestion: Everyone wears a mask around non-family members until this ends.
Everyone get vaccinated. Stop the minute-by-minute updates on Cable News.
Those of us that have a working brain know what to do, those who don’t want
to mask up will not have their mind changed by anything they hear. Get
vaccinated, wear a mask, and move on with the rest of your life. |
Historical Events
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1958
– Project SCORE, the world’s first communications satellite, was launched. 1912 – Piltdown Man’s skull was found
in a gravel pit in Sussex, England. At first, it was believed to be the
‘missing link’ between man and early primates but was later discovered to be
a hoax 1936 – The first giant panda in the US,
Su-Lin, arrived in San Francisco from China. 2002 Fashion designer Calvin Klein
announces he is selling his company to shirt-maker Phillips-Van Heusen for
$430 million 2019 US House of Representatives votes
to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and
obstruction of Congress (229-198) 2020 International body Covax,
established to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to low and middle income
countries, announces deals with vaccine manufacturers and method for
countries to share excess vaccines |
Birthdays Today
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@96 – Cicely Tyson, America actress
(d. 2021) @87 – Ossie Davis, American actor (d.
2005) @80 – Charles Wesley, English
missionary and composer (d. 1788) 78 – Keith Richards, English
singer-songwriter 75 – Steven Spielberg, American
director, producer, and screenwriter, @74 – Joseph Stalin, Georgian-Russian
politician, 4th Premier of the Soviet Union (died in 1953) 67 – Ray Liotta, American actor @58 – Joseph Grimaldi, English clown,
“The Greatest Clown in History” (d. 1837; alcoholism) 58 – Brad Pitt, American actor 53 – Casper Van Dien, American actor @50 – DMX (Earl Simmons), American
rapper (d.2021) 43 – Katie Holmes, American actress 41 – Christina Aguilera, American
singer-songwriter 20 – Billie Eilish, American pop singer |
