Mar 15

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Mar. 15, 2020 Week: 12 Day: 75

86004: H 52° \ L 29° \ Average Sky Cover: 90%

Nearest lightning: 1052mi.; Nearest active fire: 497mi.

Wind: 4mph\Gusts: 8mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 72°[2007] Record Low: -3°[1962]

Mar. Averages: 53°\19° (6 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

Tis better to buy a small bouquet

And give to your friend this very day,

Than a bushel of roses white and red

To lay on his coffin after he's dead.

Random Tidbits

Historically, the American film industry portrayed the Foreign Legion as having a reputation as a haven for cut-throats and fugitives from justice.

This image is largely out of date since the legion now conducts extensive background checks via Interpol.

Observations This Week

Orthodox Lent: 2-4/10Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign: 11-17
Sherlock Holmes Weekend: 13-15 LINK
World Rattlesnake Roundup: 13-15
American Council on Education: 14-16
American Chocolate Week: 15-21  Link
National Animal Poison Prevention Week: 15-21 Link Link
National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week: 15-21 Link Link
World Folktales & Fables Week: 15-21

Observations for Today

Brutus Day
Buzzards Day  Link
Dumbstruck Day

Everything You Think is Wrong Day

Ides of March

International Day of Action Against Canadian Seal Slaughter Link
National Peanut Lovers’ Day

National Shoe The World Day
True Confessions Day
World Consumer Rights Day  Link

My Rambling Thoughts

About a week before my planned trip I bought a 12 Mega roll pack of TP. Glad I did, as when I went shopping late yesterday, Sam's, Fry's, and WalMart had nothing but empty shelves where toilet paper should be. Something is off. Corona Virus is a lung infection and does not cause diarrhea. How many months are people planning on self-quarantine? When TP becomes available again, I expect to see much higher prices. Guess it will remain a mystery until TP is available again.

Talked to Ellie this morning and was happy to hear that everyone made it back to their homes safely. Also found out that many of us tried to apply by phone for our refund and, like me, never got a call back. Most of us registered on line. Some got a case number, others, like me, didn't get an email reply yet. It's the weekend and they are closed, so I'll check again on Monday. Many of us got phone calls from Oceania Cruises to offer us credit + for our next cruise. I was offered 125%, some from Focus said they were offered 150%. All I can say is thank you so much to all the Tumlare, Focus, and Oceania staffs for their long, hard work of keeping customers happy. It is appreciated more than words can express.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

An Arab sheik is old and must will his fortune to one of his two sons. He makes a proposition. His two sons will ride their camels in a race, and whichever camel crosses the finish line LAST will win the fortune for its owner. During the race, the two brothers wander aimlessly for days, neither willing to cross the finish line. In desperation, they ask a wise man for advice. He tells them something; then the brothers leap onto the camels and charge toward the finish line. What did the wise man say?

Historical Events

44 BC - Gaius Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house, by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. #bewaretheidesofmarch

1545 - First meeting of the Council of Trent, the 'Counter-Reformation'.

1806 - A chondrite meteorite, carrying carbon-based, organic chemicals, was identified for the first time. Found outside Alais, France, the organic chemicals it carried suggested the possibility of life on whatever body was the source, somewhere out in space.

1906 - Rolls-Royce Limited was incorporated.

1956 - My Fair Lady debuted on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.

1922 - Fuad I became King of Egypt.

1952 - #1 Hit : Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune

1956 - Broadway Show - My Fair Lady (Musical) opens

1969 - #1 Hit: Tommy Roe - Dizzy

1975 - #1 Hit: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water

1977 - Eight Is Enough & Three's Company debuted on ABC.

1985 - The first Internet domain name was registered - symbolics.com.
2017 French fashion house Givenchy appoints it first female designer, Englishwoman Clare Waight Keller

2019 Climate change strikes held by school children take place around the world inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg

Birthdays Today

87- Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court

85-Judd Hirsch, actor

@78-Andrew Jackson, 7^th US President

61-Fabio Lanzoni, model (1959)

45-will.i.am(William James Adams), singer (Black Eyed Peas)

57-Brett Michaels, singer

45- Eva Longoria, actor

Puzzle Answer:

The rules of the race were that the owner of the camel that crosses the finish line last wins the fortune. The wise man simply told them to switch camels.