Dec 5

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Dec. 5, 2019 Week: 49  Day: 339

86004:   H 48° \ L 30° \ Average Sky Cover: 95%

Nearest active fire: 347mi.  

Nearest lightning:  1943mi

Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  7mph  Visibility: 3 mi

Record High: 67°[1989]   Record Low: -1°[1953]

Dec. Averages: 44°\17° (5 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

“Certain things catch your eye,

but pursue only those that capture the heart.”

~ Native American Proverb

I would rather have a good education and no money, than to have a fortune and be ignorant.

- George Armstrong Custer

Random Tidbits

The "hang loose" sign (thumb and little finger extended) means, "stay cool, relax" in Hawaii, "six" in Japan, and "would you like a drink?" in Mexico

Observances This Week

1-7

Cookie Cutter Week Link
National Hand Washing Awareness Week Link  
Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week  Link  

3-10

Clerc-Gallaudet Week Link

3-24

Andisop (Meterological Fiddling  Link

Observances for Today

AFL-CIO Day
Bathtub Party Day
Columbian International Day of The Reef  Link
Day of the Ninja

International Ninja Day Link    Photo Photo
International Volunteer Day for Economic & Social Development
National Comfort Food Day

National Package Protection Day  Link 
Repeal of Prohibition Day

Sachertorte Day Link
World Soil Day Link

My Rambling Thoughts

Cloudy sky, occasional rain, fast melting of my gigantic icicles. Looks like it will rain most of today and tomorrow. Any snow will be melted by the rain as this storm continues. Thus sayeth the weatherman.

During the Thanksgiving storm I am now learning that the heavy snow damaged city snowplows. Some overheated, some lost radiators, some broke the blade, and many had ‘blown’ hydraulics. I knew from the little I snowed it was heavy, so this just confirms my truth.

Today’s hearing is interesting. I’m only watching bits and pieces, but it’s nice to hear constitutional scholars give their opinions, even when they respectfully disagree with their fellow scholars.

I headed out in the rain to do my weekly Sam’s visit. Maybe it was the rain, or maybe the Christmas spirit, but I bought much more than I had planned to. So many goodies at nice prices.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

Larry's father has five sons named Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty... guess what would be the name of the fifth?

Fifty         Forty-five            Larry           Sixty

Historical Events

1766 - In London, auctioneer James Christie held his first sale/auction.

1865 - The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery in the United States.

1948 - Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts premiered, the first major show of its kind.

1955 - The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL–CIO.

1955 - The Montgomery Bus Boycott began, led by E.D. Nixon and Rosa Parks.

  1964 - #1 Hit: Lorne Greene – Ringo

1969 - ARPANET (the first true internet) grew from ARPA (the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency) when it connected to computer network nodes at four universities: the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in Menlo Park, CA, U.C. Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah.

1987 - #1 Hit: Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth

1998 - #1 Hit: R. Kelly & Céline Dion - I'm Your Angel

2008 - O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted for the well-known double murder in Los Angeles, was sentenced for up to thirty-three years in prison for robbing a pair of memorabilia dealers.

2013 - The Sound of Music Live! starring Carrie Underwood aired on NBC.

Birthdays Today

@100 - Strom Thurmond, American politician, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (died in 2003)

87 - Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman), American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor

@85 - Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director,

           producer, and screenwriter

           (died in 1976)

@80 - Otto Preminger, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (died in 1986)

@79 - Martin Van Buren, American politician,

           8th President of the United States

           (died in 1862)

75 - J.J. Cale (John Weldon Cale), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 2013)

72 - Jim Messina, American singer-songwriter

@65 - Walt Disney, American animator, director,

           producer, and screenwriter, co-founder of The

           Walt Disney Company

          (died in 1966; circulatory collapse/lung cancer)

51- Margaret Cho, comedian

@36 - George Armstrong Custer, American general

           (died in 1876; killed at Little Big Horn)

34 - Frankie Muniz, American actor

Puzzle answer:

Larry! He would be the fifth son.