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Dec 16, 2020
Week: 51 Day: 351 |
Local: H 33°\ L 15°\Average Sky Cover: 5% |
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Wind: 6mph\Gusts: 10mph |
Nearest lightning: 1537mi.; Active fire: 59mi |
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Low Risk of Fire |
Visibility:
10mi |
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Record: 63°[1958] Record: -18°[1971]
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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
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Human Rights Week:………………………………….. |
10-17 |
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Gluten-free Baking Week:……………………………
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12-18 |
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Cookie Exchange Week:……………………………… |
13-17 |
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Christmas Bird Count Week Link………………… |
14-1/5 |
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Halcyon Days…………………………………………….. |
14-28 |
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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
