Dec 16

 

‘Tis the Season

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Dec 16, 2020  Week: 51 Day: 351	Local:  H 33°\ L 15°\Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind:   6mph\Gusts:  10mph	Nearest lightning:  1537mi.; Active fire:  59mi
Low Risk of Fire	Visibility:  10mi
Record: 63°[1958]   Record: -18°[1971]	Nov Averages: 44°/\17° (5 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

Nobody cares how much you know,

until they know how much you care.

Theodore Roosevelt

 

Random Tidbits

According to Smithsonian magazine, each strand of brown Sargassum marine algae can grow to be the length of a school bus. When they become matted together in the water, the masses - or "forests" - of algae can be as large as several football fields. The seaweed is not only impressively long and large, but also provides the perfect place for a diverse collection of animals to live - not unlike an actual rainforest!

 

A little humor

Q: What do you call an average ogre? Mediogre.

 

Superman ruins a lot of button down shirts

 

Observations This Week

Human Rights Week:…………………………………..	10-17
Gluten-free Baking Week:……………………………	12-18
Cookie Exchange Week:………………………………	13-17
Christmas Bird Count Week Link…………………	14-1/5
Halcyon Days……………………………………………..	14-28
Posadas……………………………………………………..	16-24

 

 

Observations for Today

Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
Free Shipping Day  Link  
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day

National Chocolate-covered Anything Day  Link
National Re-gifting Day  Link
Wright Brothers Day
Zionism Day

 

My Rambling Thoughts

Still chilly around here. Can’t complain…it is December.

So maybe the Electoral College vote will bring the end to this political turmoil. I’m not holding my breath. A group of fake Electors made a fake facsimile of the vote sheet for AZ and sent it in. Because they did it before the Electoral College met, they claim their vote was first and should count. Because of this, the real Electors had to meet at an undisclosed location to do their voting. Crazy.

The Hunter Biden probe will continue to be in the news, especially on Fox/Newsmax. If he did something wrong, punish him. If not, drop it.

It is interesting…when Pfizer came out with the little blue pill for men, very few asked about where it was from, what were the side effects, and millions of men got it prescribed. Now they have a life saving vaccine and tons of people are asking questions because they are suddenly FDA experts.

Getting into the Christmas spirit is a lot harder this year for everyone. No Christmas gift exchange with friends. No nice meals with friends. But I know this too will pass and hopefully the true spirit of Christmas will last into 2021.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

I come in different shapes and sizes. Parts of me are curved, other parts are straight. You can put me anywhere you like, but there is only one right place for me. What am I?

 

Historical Events

1707 (Eruption) The last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.

1777 – Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.

1811 (Earthquake) An 8.6 magnitude earthquake hit the United States, the largest in our history. The area affected included: Missouri, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Amazingly, no people were killed.

1835 – Great Fire of New York City. Over 600 buildings were destroyed.

1884 – The first US patent (#309,219) was issued for an automatic liquid vending machine to William H. Fruen of Minneapolis, MN. People could get a measured amount of a liquid for coin payment.

1893 – Czech composer Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor From the New World was performed at Carnegie Hall. The music had African roots, and the piece greatly influenced the American musical landscape for the next century.

1912 -The world’s first stamp to depict an airplane was issued in the US, available at Post Offices on January 1, 1912.

1968 -Second Vatican Council: Officially revoked of the 1492 Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.

1971- Vijay Diwas (Victory Day): East Pakistan's independence (as Bangladesh) from Pakistan is recognized internationally after India's army occupies Dacca, and 93,000 West Pakistani troops surrender

1978- Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of People's Republic of China

1997- US President Bill Clinton names his Labrador retriever "Buddy"

2009 -Ben Bernanke, Chair of the US Federal Reserve is named Time's Person of the Year for rescuing the global economy from the Great Recession

 

Birthdays Today

@90 – Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer (d. 2008)

79 – Lesley Stahl, American journalist

@76 – Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and author (d. 1978; cancer)

@73 – Noël Coward, English actor, playwright, composer (d. 1973; heart disease)

57 – Benjamin Bratt, American actor

@56 – Ludwig van Beethoven, composer (d. 1827; liver disease)

@41 – Jane Austen, novelist (d. 1817; long illness)

 

Puzzle Answer

A puzzle piece.

Enjoy the Holiday