Mar 10

 

 

Mar 10, 2021     Week: 19    Day: 69                         Visibility: 10 miles

Local: H 56°\ L 21°\Ave. Sky Cover: 20%                Wind:  11mph/ Gusts:  25mph

Nearest Lightning: 849mi.                                           High Risk of Fire:  Active fire:  95mi

Record: 70°[1989]  Record: -9°[1958]           Mar. Averages: 53°/23° (6 days with moisture)            

Today’s Quote

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuse.

~Virgil

Random Tidbits

The symbolism of the pyramid on the US seal's reverse is trickier. The pyramid has 13 steps the designers apparently never got tired of the 13 motif and the Roman numeral for 1776 is emblazoned across the bottom. The all-seeing Eye of Providence at the top of the pyramid symbolizes the divine help the early Americans needed in establishing the new country. The pyramid itself symbolizes strength and durability.

A Little Humor

Knock, knock----Who's There?----Wayne----Wayne who?
The Wayne is really coming down, so open the door!

Weekly Observations

Lent [Christian]

Celebrate Your Name Week Girl Scout Week Link  National Dental Assistants Recognition Week Link National Procrastination Week National Schools Social Work Week Link  National Words Matter Week No More Week Link Read an E-Book Week Link Save Your Vision Week Link Termite Awareness Week Women in Construction Week  Link  Words Matter Week

Women of Aviation Worldwide Week

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week

 

Today’s Observations

Blueberry Popover Day

Discover What Your Name Means Day Link 
International Bagpipe Day
International Day of Awesomeness Link

International Find a Pay Phone Booth Day

Land Line Telephone Day
Middle Name Pride Day

Mario Day
National Ranch Dressing Day

National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Registered Dietitian Day
Salvation Army Day
Sterile Packaging Day
US Paper Money Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

The wind is dropping the ‘feels like’ temperature by about 10 degrees. There may be some snow blowing in. Maybe not…hard to tell yet.

Do Americans really care about the Royal Family of Britain? Watching the news coverage, one might think it is our number one priority. For me, it is not. One commentator even suggested that the Harry and Megan interview will tear down the monarchy, something we could not do in 1776.

This virus has really shown that even scientists do not understand everything that happens. Now, even vaccinated travelers are warned not to travel. Hmmm. Something to think about…When Jurassic Park was set to open, the scientists said they were ready, and we all remember how that turned out.

Daily Puzzle

Answer: bottom of the page

A farmer wants to cross a river and take with him a wolf, a goat and a cabbage. He has a boat, but it can only fit himself plus either the wolf, the goat or the cabbage. If the wolf and the goat are alone on one shore, the wolf will eat the goat. If the goat and the cabbage are alone on the shore, the goat will eat the cabbage. How can the farmer bring the wolf, the goat and the cabbage across the river without anything being eaten?

Historical Events

1804 – In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony was conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States, via the Louisiana Purchase.

1906 – An underground fire sparked a massive explosion that virtually destroyed a vast maze of mines in Courrieres, France, that killed over 1,000 workers.

1926 – Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman, was the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection, published by Viking Press.

1955 – A US Patent (#2,704,172) was issued to Aaron S. Lapin for his invention of “Dispensing Valves for Gas Pressure Containers”. That may sound boring until you find out it was for his Reddi-Wip cream topping.

1978 – The Incredible Hulk premiered on CBS.

1980 – Jean Harris shot and killed Scarsdale diet doctor Herman Tarnower.

2007 The US Justice Department releases an internal audit that found that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had acted illegally in its use of the USA Patriot Act to secretly obtain personal information about US citizens

2015 US President Barack Obama signs an executive order declaring Venezuela a national security threat to the US

2020 Italy announces it is locking down the whole country due to a spike in COVID-19 cases with 10,040 cases and 630 deaths 

Birthdays Today

81 – Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist

@70 – James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (d. 1998; kidney failure)

63 – Sharon Stone, American actress

59 – Jasmine Guy, American actress

@54 – Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (d. 2011; assassinated by SEALS)

50 – Jon Hamm, American actor

38 – Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter

Puzzle Answer

First, the farmer takes the goat across. The farmer returns alone and then takes the wolf across and returns with the goat. Then the farmer takes the cabbage across, leaving it with the wolf and returning alone to get the goat.