2021…at last
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Jan
17, 2021 Week: 3
Day: |
Local: H 50°\ L 21°\Ave. Sky Cover: 5% |
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Wind: 10mph\Gusts: 24mph |
Today’s Ave.
Temp.: H 42°\ L 17° |
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Nearest
lightning: 1746mi.; Active fire: 59mi |
High Risk of Fire Visibility: 10mi |
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Record: 62°[1971 ] Record: -13°[1987] |
Jan
Averages: 44°/16° (4 days
with moisture) |
Today’s Quote
What the caterpillar
calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.
Richard Bach
Random Tidbits
The United States
invented both the tea bag and iced tea in 1904. Many tea lovers consider the
tea bag as one of the worst inventions of the 20th century. Tea brewed with
loose tea is generally considered to be richer than tea made from bags.
The most expensive tea in
the world is a rare Chinese tea called Tieguanyin, which is around $1,500/lb.
The tea is named after the Buddhist deity Guan Yin (Iron Goddess of Mercy). It
is an oolong tea.
A Little Humor
I never thought ‘I’ll never touch him/her with a 10’ pole would become
a national policy, but here we are.
I can’t be the only person who says ‘wed nes day’ when spelling
Wednesday.
True Things
And you think YOU have
bad neighbors
Video on social media
showed a military tank driving around a Florida neighborhood last week, but a
spokesperson with the Florida National Guard said the tank was not part of its
fleet. The matter was cleared up by Miami-Dade Police, which issued a statement
that read: "Miami-Dade Police Department received reports of a military-style
vehicle observed on the Village roads. They looked into the matter and
confirmed that the vehicle belongs to a private collector of decommissioned,
surplus military items. The vehicle in question is demilitarized and unarmed.
It was purchased as a collector item and was being delivered to the owner at
the time that the video circulating social media was taken." Neighbors
were openly unhappy about the military relic in their close quarters.
"It's a poor choice of timing to have military equipment like that in a
residential neighborhood," resident James Woodard said. "Obviously
they have more money than sense."
Interestng facts about AZ
Ø Many of the founders of
San Francisco in 1776 were Spanish colonists from Tubac, Arizona.
Ø Phoenix originated in
1866 as a hay camp to supply military post Camp McDowell.
Ø Rainfall averages for
Arizona range from less than three inches in the deserts to more than 30 inches
per year in the mountains.
Weekly Observations
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Cuckoo Dancing Week |
11-17 |
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No Tillage Week |
15-21 |
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International
Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week Link |
16-24 |
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National Fresh Squeezed
Juice Week |
17-23 |
Today’s Observations
Bald Eagle Appreciation Days
Benjamin Franklin Day
Cable Car Day
Ditch New Year's Resolution Day
Hot Heads Chili Days: 17-18
International Mentoring DayLink (Muhammad Ali's birthday)
Judgment Day
Kid Inventors' Day
National Bootleggers Day Link
National Hot Buttered Rum Day
National Sanctity of Human Life Day (or Pro-Life Day Link
Popeye Day
World Religion Day Link
World Snow Day Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Weekend is starting with wind, and lots of it. The weather guy says a
storm with snow will be arriving mid-week. I sure hope so.
After several lawsuits, the NRA [National Rifle Assoc] is moving from NY
to Texas. It filed for bankruptcy and said the move to Texas is part of the
restructuring necessary. As a Boy Scout I took several NRA classes on gun
safety. The organization took a far-right turn. I hope this restructuring brings
back the safety part of their organization.
After most elections in our democracy, there are disappointed people…some
are candidates who lost, others are their followers. This election is no
different in that aspect, however some of Trump’s followers are taking it way
too far. I’m still trying to figure out
if this is a cult, a terrorist group, or immaturity. Whatever it is, I hope that
it is figured out and corrected before our country falls.
I got a call from a 2nd cousin<?> this morning. Patty
is my grandfather’s sister’s daughter. She and her family lived in Bozeman
while I was spending summers at the ranch, her mom’s place. She is 92, healthy,
and happy. She now lives in Belgrade, MT now. Her son comes to visit and lunch
at Applebee’s with her once a week, with proper social distancing. He lives in
W. Yellowstone, and says things are cheaper in Belgrade. So happy to hear from
her.
Daily Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the
page
Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Historical Events
1773 – Captain James Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to
sail below the Antarctic Circle.
1871 – Andrew Hallikie was granted a patent (US #110,971) for San
Francisco’s cable car system.
1929 – From the Mount Wilson Observatory, Carnegie Institution of
Washington, Edwin Hubble showed that the universe was expanding.
1946 – The United Nations Security Council held its 1st meeting
1950 – During the Great Brink’s Robbery, eleven thieves stole more
than $2 million from an armored car company’s offices in Boston. They were all
caught later.
1954 – Jacques Cousteau’s 1st network telecast aired on CBS’s Omnibus
1984 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that private use of home VCRs to
tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws, in
a 5-4 decision.
2001 President Bill Clinton posthumously raises Meriwether Lewis' rank
from Lieutenant to Captain
2007 Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight in response to
North Korea's 1st nuclear test
2016 Fourth Democratic presidential candidates debate: Hillary Clinton
and Bernie Sanders clash over healthcare and gun control in Charleston, South
Carolina
2017 US President Barack Obama commutes WikiLeaks discloser Chelsea
Manning's prison sentence from 35 to 7 years
Birthdays Today
99 – Betty White,
American actress, game show panelist, television personality
90 – James Earl
Jones, American actor
@84 – Benjamin Franklin, American publisher,
businessman, inventor and politician (d. 1790)
@84 – Vidal Sassoon,
English-American hairdresser, businessman (d. 2012)
82 – Maury Povich,
American talk show host and producer
@74 – Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.), American
boxer (d. 2016; septic shock)
67 – Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer and radio host
@65 – Shari Lewis [Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz], American
actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, television host (d. 1998; multiple cancers)
64 – Steve Harvey,
American comedian, television personality, game show host
59 – Jim Carrey,
Canadian-American actor
57 – Michelle Obama,
American lawyer, 46th First Lady of the United States
50 – Kid Rock [Robert James Ritchie], American
singer-songwriter
@35 – Andy Kaufman, American
actor and comedian (d. 1984; lung cancer)
Puzzle Answer
Fire.
