Feb 11

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Feb 11, 2019 Week: 07 \ Day: 42

86004 Today: H 36° \ L 15° \ Average Sky Cover: 5% 

Wind:   12mph\Gusts:  17mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 62°[1971]   Record Low: -12°[1908]

FebAverages: 45°\19°

Today’s Quote

Life lived for tomorrow will always be

just a day away from being realized.

Leo Buscaglia

Random Tidbits

In dreams, animals often represent the part of your psyche that feels connected to nature and survival. Being chased by a predator suggests you're holding back repressed emotions like fear or aggression.

Being chased is one of the most common dream symbols in all cultures. It means you're feeling threatened, so reflect on who's chasing you (they may be symbolic) and why they're a possible threat in real life.

Observances This Week

Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend: 7-12
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: 7-14 Link
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week: 7-14  Link
Risk Awareness Week: 7-14
National Marriage Week: 7-14  Link  Link
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week: 8-14
Children of Alcoholics Week: 10-16 Link 
International Friendship Week: 10-16 Link
Jell-O Week: 10-16 
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week: 10-16
International Flirting Week: 10-16
Freelance Writer Appreciation Week: 11-15
Love a Mensch Week: 11-17
National Green Week: 11-15 Link
Westminster Dog Show: 11-12

Observances for Today

Be Electrific Day
Clean Out Your Computer Day Link 
Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Dayt

 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Get Out Your Guitar Day
Make a Friend Day

Meal Monday  Link
Pro Sports Wives Day
National Inventors Day  Link
National Peppermint Patty Day

National Shut-in Visitation Day
Satisfied Staying Single Day
White Shirt Day or White T-shirt Day  Link
World Day of The Sick Link

My Rambling Thoughts

Yesterday became my first ‘do-nothing’ day in quite a while. I sure enjoyed it.

Back to being busy this morning. I updated the Focus Travel Club site with lots of new information. Hope the travelers check it out.

There have been a few stories on the radar lately regarding ‘Indians’. One:  I worked with the Navajo for decades. And all that time we had to deal with ‘Indian blood’ or ‘quantum blood’ as well as tribal membership. So, Elizabeth Warren grew up believing that she was ‘part-Indian’. She certainly ain’t alone with those kind of family history beliefs. She, to my knowledge, never claimed to be an enrolled member of any tribe. Since the 1970’s, if not longer, my experience has been that if one puts ‘Indian’ or some variation of that on an application, it is the person receiving the application to ask for verification, just like they do for every other answer. When I claim to have a degree from two universities, I must provide proof. So, to me, and many enrolled tribal members, this is a non-issue in her run.  Two: Fake Indian Jewelry has been around a long time. It has been a federal crime to sell non-authentic Native American jewelry as authentic since 1935. Yet, the world’s largest Native American Art dealership is being charged with distributing $12M of fakes. They are charged with distributing Philippines-made look alike jewelry in Gallup and Santa Fe. Three: There has been lots of ‘black-face’ in the news. However; only in the Native community are people asking why ‘black-face’ is bad AND dressing up ‘like an ‘Indian’’ is still OK.

Today’s Significant Historical Events

BC’s

660 BC Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by

            Emperor Jimmu

1700’s

1790 Society of Friends petitions Congress for abolition of

            slavery

1800’s

1812 Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signs a

            redistricting bill - first "gerrymander"

1900’s

1903 US Congress adopts the Expedition Act, which authorizes

             the Attorney General to 'expedite' anti-trust cases

            through the courts, reflecting growing popular support

            for President Theodore Roosevelt's "trust busting"

            campaign

1942 "Archie" comic book debuts

1945 Yalta agreement signed by FDR, Churchill & Stalin

1963 CIA Domestic Operations Division created

1974 Henry Kissinger unveils Nixon Administration's seven-

            point "Project Independence" plan to make the U.S.

            energy independent

1977 20.2-kg (45.2 lbs) lobster caught off Nova Scotia

            (heaviest known crustacean)

1990 Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment

            in South Africa

1993 President Clinton selects Janet Reno to be first female

            US Attorney General

2000’s

2009 Uri Geller purchases Lamb Island, Scotland, previously

            known for its witch trials

2011 Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of

            Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the

            Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests

            (Arab Spring)

2018 MOMA opens a major solo exhibition for Brazilian artist

            Tarsila do Amaral in New York

Birthdays Today

1800 William Henry Fox Talbot,

English photographic pioneer, born in Dorset, England

(d. 1877-@77)

1847 Thomas Edison,

American inventor (lightbulb, phonograph, motion picture

camera), born in Milan, Ohio

(d. 1931-@84)

1917 Sidney Sheldon,

American novelist, playwright, TV (Master of the Game, Bloodline,

I Dream of Jeannie), born in Chicago, Illinois

(d. 2007-@90)

1919 Eva Gabor,

Hungarian-born American actress, comedian, singer and socialite

(Green Acres, Gigi), born in Budapest, Hungary

(d. 1995-@76-pneunomia)

1926 Leslie Nielsen,

Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun),

born in Regina, Saskatchewan

(d. 2010-@84)

1934 Manuel Noriega,

Panamanian general and dictator (1983-89),

born in a Panama City slum, Panama

(d. 2017-@83)

1936 Burt Reynolds,

American actor (Deliverance, Evening Shade, Strip Tease,

Cannonball), born in Lansing, Michigan

(d. 2018-@82)

1938 Bobby "Boris" Pickett,

American singer-songwriter (Monster Mash),

born in Somerville, Massachusetts (

d. 2007-@69-pnuenomia)

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85- Tina Louise,

American actress (Ginger-Gilligan's Island, Julie-Dallas),

born in NYC, New York

78- Sergio Mendes,

 jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88)

66- [John Ellis] Jeb Bush,

American politician (Governor of Florida (R) 1999-2007),

born in Midland, Texas

57- Sheryl Crow,

American singer-songwriter (All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995),

born in Kennett, Missouri

55- Sarah Palin,

politician

50- Jennifer Aniston,

American actress (Rachel-Friends), born in Los Angeles, California

40- Brandy [Brandy Rayana Norwood],

US singer (Les Miserables, Moisha), born in McComb, Mississippi

40- Kate Mulleavy,

US fashion designer (Rodarte), born in Pasadena, California

Historical Obits Today

@91-1961 Kate Carew

[Mary Williams],

American caricaturist

@89-2018 Vic Damone

[Vito Farinola],

American singer (On the Street Where You Live), entertainer,

actor and TV presenter (Vic Damone Show)

@73-1994 William Conrad

[John Cann],

American actor (The Killers, Bullwinkle Show, Cannon),

dies of a heart attack

@65-2006 Peter Benchley,

American author,

dies of pulmonary fibrosis

@64-1976 Lee J Cobb

[Leo Jacoby],

American actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront),

 dies from a heart attack

@53-1650 René Descartes,

French philosopher "I think therefore I am",

stops thinking due to pneumonia

@48-2012 Whitney Houston,

American singer and actress,

dies from an accidental drowning

@34-1961 Patrice Lumumba,

Congolese revolutionary, 1st prime minister of the Democratic

Republic of the Congo,

assassinated by the Belgian government

@30-1963 Sylvia Plath,

American poet/novelist (Ariel),

commits suicide