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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image is largely out of date since the legion now conducts extensive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
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
National
Shoe The World Day
True Confessions Day
World Consumer Rights Day Link
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
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
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, 7th 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.
