Mar 19

 

 

Mar 19, 2021   Week: 12    Day: 78           Visibility: 10 miles

Local: H 56°\ L 27°                                           Ave. Sky Cover: 10%                      

Wind:  4mph/ Gusts:  10mph                     Nearest Lightning: 1522mi.                                          

Moderate Risk of Fire:  Active fire:  418mi

Record: 71°[1907]  Record:[1963]   Mar. Averages: 53°/23° (6 daysw/moisture)            

Today’s Quote

A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving.

~Cyrano de Bergerac

Random Tidbits

While European chivalry has its roots in feudalism in France and Spain, some scholars believe it is nothing more than the continuation of al-furusiyya al-arabia, or Arabian chivalry, which was imported to Europe during the early Crusades. The knight-errantry, the riding on horseback to find adventure, the rescue of a maiden in need, the nobility of women, and the connection of honorable conduct with the horse rider are all traceable to Arabia.

The term "chivalry" is from the Latin word caballus, meaning "nag, pack-horse," and is related to the word "cavalier."

A Little Something to Think About

If a weightlifter lifts weights, what does a shoplifter lift?

If a cow is unable to produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?

Weekly Observations

 

Lent [Christian]

Thru 4/3

Campfire USA Birthday Week

Teen Tech Week

14-20

Native American Awareness Week   Link

15-19

Act Happy Week 
International Brain Awareness Week Link
International Teach Music Week
National Fix A Leak Week
Link
Shakespeare Week 
Link

 

15-21

International Listening Association Week

17-20

 

Today’s Observations

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

Chocolate Carmel Day

Client's Day Link
Goddess of Fertility Day
Let's Laugh Day
National Certified Nurses Day  Link
National Chocolate Caramel Day 
Link
National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence  
Link
National Farm Rescuer Day 
Link 
National Poultry Day
 Link
Oatmeal Cookie Day

Operation Iraqi Freedom Day
Poultry Day

Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day
World Sleep Day 
Link 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

My old computer is working today. I got my second Moderna vaccine about 9:30. It almost 1pm and no reaction. I thank FEMA and Coconino County for an extremely easy procedure. It took longer to drive to the fairgrounds than to do the shot. I’m very happy I have internet access as that was the only way to get an appointment. There are lots of people in the county who don’t have internet. The Rez people are getting their vaccine through Indian Health Service [even the Non-Natives], but others in rural areas are having difficulty setting up appointments. The digital divide has been around for decades now and still has not been solved. That should be unacceptable.

The AZ-GOP will not accept the election. The state party filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County (Phx area) over not counting ballots properly. The court threw out the case and is making the party pay $18,500 to the county for court expenses.

It looks like the CDC is ready to cut the distance from 6’ to 3’ to avoid the virus. That is certainly good news as schools are opening. The 6’ rule made it almost impossible to open classrooms. The 3’ rule will be a doable challenge.

I am saddened by the deaths of 8 Asian Americans. I am angry that a couple of US elected Reps and some of the top cops in that county don’t find it as something that needs to be fixed. Everyone I know has a bad day, every so often. That includes me. No one I know has decided to kill 8 people to make the day better. This, like so many other cases, involves mental health. Way back, the answer was the insane asylum. They have been closed on humanitarian grounds. While closing them was a popular idea, the idea that mental health still needed to be addressed was not on the radar. I wonder when the time will come to face mental health as a crisis. I truly believe that no person chooses to be mentally ill. I also believe that the vast majority of those with mental illness did not cause it and did not choose to be mentally ill. The many stigmas need to be removed so the mentally ill will seek help.

When I arrived in Shonto, AZ in 1971 on the Navajo Reservation, iIt was about 5 miles from the junction of US160 and AZ98. Then there was 8 miles of dirt road to get to the school. Today I saw the drawings of a new motel that will be built at the junction of 160 & 98. It will be a La Quinta Inn & Suites. Groundbreaking is set for April. It will be virtual on FB, due to Covid. WOW!

Daily Puzzle

Answer: bottom of the page

What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

This is hard because it gets you thinking about gender and the ways they are different. You must think of one word that holds the others. It’s easy when you think about it!

Historical Events

1649 – The House of Commons of England abolished the House of Lords, declaring it ‘useless and dangerous to the people of England’.

1842 – French writer Honore de Balzac’s play Les Ressources de Quinola opened to an empty house due to a publicity stunt. He had earlier announced that the show had sold out, so nobody actually bought any tickets.

1918 – Congress established time zones and approved daylight saving time.

1931 – The Nevada state legislature voted to legalize gambling

1957 – Graceland was on 13.8-acre estate, and sold for $102,500 to Elvis Presley.

1962 – Bob Dylan released his first album, Bob Dylan.

1979 – C-Span was launched.

1983 – First Lady Nancy Reagan made an appearance on an episode of Diff’rent Strokes, beginning her Just Say No anti-drug campaign.

1987 – Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the host of The PTL Club after involvement in a sex scandal.

1994 Largest omelet (1,383sq ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan

2003 Airstrikes by an American and British-led coalition signal the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, without United Nations support and in defiance of world opinion.

2019 "Superbloom" of poppies in Walker Canyon, southern California visible from space, after high rainfall

Birthdays Today

85 – Ursula Andress, Swiss model and actress

@81 – Moms Mabley [Loretta Mary Aiken], comedian and singer (d. 1975)

@83 – Earl Warren, American jurist, US Chief Justice (d. 1974)

@80 – Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor (d. 2009)

@80 – David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873)

@80 – Wyatt Earp, American police officer (died in 1929)

@65 – William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer, politician (d. 1925; apoplexy)

74 – Glenn Close, American actress

66 – Bruce Willis, German-American actor

Puzzle Answer

Heroine

 

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