2021…at last
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Jan
11, 2021 Week: 2 Day: 11 |
Local: H 35°\ L 15°\Ave. Sky Cover: 10% Feels like
25° |
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Wind: 10mph\Gusts: 15mph |
Today’s Ave.
Temp.: H °\ L ° |
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Nearest
lightning:1470mi.; Active fire:59mi |
Low Risk of Fire Visibility: 10mi |
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Record: 63°[1990] Record: -12°[1913] |
Jan
Averages: 44°/16° (4 days
with moisture) |
Today’s Quote
How beautiful the leaves
grow old; how full of light and color are their last days.
- John Burroughs
Random Tidbits
Chess has a very long and
distinguished history. It is believed to originate out of India during the
Gupta empire, and subsequently made its way to the West in the 9th century.
Today it is estimated 605 million people worldwide play chess.
There are 400 different
possible positions after one move each. There are 72,084 different possible
positions after two moves each. There are over 9 million different possible
positions after three moves each. The number of distinct 40-move games in chess
is far greater than the number of electrons in the observable universe.
A Little Humor
A side effect of quarantine, it is really hard to end phone calls.
Twice today I almost said ‘OK I’ve got to run’ before realizing I had nowhere
to go
True Things
Those cell phone towers
are suspicious. Are they connecting phone calls? Or are they broadcasting
subliminal microwave transmissions designed to brainwash the public into
believing the government isn't really a race of alien lizard people in disguise?
One man wasn't going to wait around to find out. When a crew of utility workers
began working on a tower in his neighborhood he took hold of a Bobcat
skid-steer, and then he took action.
The man is in custody
after allegedly using a skid-steer in a confrontation with utility workers in
Minnesota. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office reports that the 67-year-old used
a skid-steer to threaten workers at a cell tower site, attempting to flip over
equipment the utility workers were using, then threatening to overturn their
work trucks.
Deputies responding to
the report located the man while he was on his way back to his house. The
perpetrator, who was believed to be under the influence of alcohol, was
arrested and booked into the Meeker County Jail on pending charges of
second-degree assault, disorderly conduct and DUI.
According to the
sheriff's office, the man was "upset the workers were out there so he
confronted them."
Interestng facts about AZ
Ø The world's largest
solar telescope is located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Sells,
Arizona..
Ø Bisbee, Arizona is
known as the Queen of the Copper Mines because during its mining heyday it
produced nearly 25 percent of the world's copper and was the largest city in
the Southwest between Saint Louis and San Francisco.
Ø Billy the Kid killed
his first man, Windy Cahill, in Bonita, Arizona.
Weekly Observations
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National Mocktail Week |
10-16 |
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Cuckoo Dancing Week |
11-17 |
Today’s Observations
Cigarettes
Are Hazardous To Your Health Day
Learn Your
Name in Morse Code Day Link
National
Clean Off Your Desk Day
National Hot Toddy Day
National
Human Trafficking Awareness Day Link
National Milk Day
Plough
Monday Link
Step in a
Puddle and Splash Your Friend's Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
A chilly day…wind makes it too cold for a walk.
Attention 2021: I have completed my free 10-day trial of the enhanced
2021 year. To be honest, I am not impressed. Please revert my app for 2021 back
to the standard edition. I read all the tiny print, and the standard version
has only good surprises; whereas the enhanced version simply states ‘surprises’
will be added throughout the year. I had the enhanced version of 2020, and at
least 75% of the surprises were not good ones. Thank you and have a great 2021.
The NFL playoffs are in full swing. To be honest, I have no team in
the playoffs and can’t get into any of the games. I’ve tried, but can’t.
I am hoping for a great week ahead, not that I have accepted the standard
version of 2021.
Daily Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the
page
They fill me up and you empty me, almost every day; if you raise my
arm, I work the opposite way. What am I?
Historical Events
1908 – The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
1922 – Leonard Thompson (1908-35) was the first person to receive an
injection of insulin as a treatment for diabetes.
1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announced
the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet
in Los Angeles, California.
1935 – Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii
to California.
1949 – It snowed in Los Angeles for the first time (that we know of)
1964 – US Surgeon General Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., published
the first governmental report saying that smoking may be hazardous to health.
1973 – Major League Baseball owners voted to approve of the American
League adopting the designated hitter position.
1995 – The WB Television Network was launched.
2005 – The iPod Shuffle (1st generation) was released.
2007 Author J. K. Rowling finishes the 7th and last Harry Potter novel
in room 552 of the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
2018 In China's first significant #MeToo moment Beihang University in
Beijing fires a professor for sexual misconduct
2018 US President Donald Trump causes worldwide controversy when it is
reported he called African countries "shitholes" during immigration
meeting
2020 Diego the giant 100 year old tortoise retires to the Galapagos
islands after his high libido is credited with saving his species
Birthdays Today
@102 – Albert Hofmann,
Swiss chemist, academic, discoverer of LSD (d. 2008)
@85 – James Paget,
English surgeon, pathologist (d.1899)
@82 – David L. Wolper,
American director, producer (d. 2010)
75 – Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter actress
@58 – Darryl Dawkins,
basketball player, coach (d. 2015; heart attack)
50 – Mary J. Blige, American singer-songwriter
@47 – Alexander Hamilton,
1st Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804; lost duel)
37 – Matt Mullenweg, American web developer, co-created WordPress
Puzzle Answer
A mailbox.
