Jan 25

 

2021…at last

Jan  25, 2021  Week: 4  Day: 25	Local:  H 45°\ L 21°\Ave. Sky Cover: 40%
Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  8mph	Today’s Historic Ave. Temp.: H 43°\ L 18°
Nearest lightning: 725 mi.; Active fire:  59mi	Very Low Risk of Fire           Visibility:  10mi
Record: 61°[1975]   Record: -17°[1937]	Jan Averages: 44°/16° (4 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.

Jean Ingelow

Random Tidbits

In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. This act outlawed segregation and the Jim Crow laws of the south. It also outlawed discrimination based on race, national background, and gender. Although there were still many issues, this law gave the NAACP and other organizations a strong base on which to fight discrimination in the courts.

"Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler and first recorded by Dion. It is a tribute to the memory of four assassinated Americans, all icons of social change, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. It was written in response to the assassination of King and that of Robert Kennedy in April and June 1968, respectively.

A Little Humor

Q Why did the lion lose at poker? He was playing with a cheetah.

Fifty years ago it was about standing in line all night to see a band, now it’s waiting in line for the vaccine.

Interesting facts about AZ

Ø The two largest man-made lakes in the U.S. are Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both located in Arizona.

Ø The longest remaining intact section of Route 66 can be found in Arizona and runs from Seligman to Topock, a total of 157 unbroken miles.

Ø The 13 stripes on the Arizona flag represent the 13 original colonies of the United States.

Weekly Observations

Clean Out Your Inbox Week Idiom Week  National School Choice Week  Link  Snowcare for Troops Week Ally Week Link National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week	24-30
National Medical Group Practice Week: Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering Cancelled	25-30

 

Today’s Observations

A Room of One's Own Day
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Link
Fluoride Day [1945]

Macintosh Computer Day Link
 (Note: On Jan. 22, 1984 in a Super Bowl ad the Macintosh got introduced. Steve Jobs then presented it to the world on Jan. 24, 1984 and it went on sale to the public the next day on Jan. 25, 1984.  There is a big 30th Anniversary event on Jan. 25, 2014. Apple considers  Jan. 25 the anniversary day for celebration.)
National Irish Coffee Day 
Opposite Day Link
Robert Burns Day Link  Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another couple of inches added last night. Not as much as forecast, but more still on the way. HOA crew arrived about 8a to clear sidewalks. Nice.

Larry King was a icon that will be missed. I was able to see many great interviews during his time on CNN. He had a nice long life.

The Republican Party of AZ has voted to censure the Republican AZ Governor and Cindy McCain, wife of the late John. It is because the party is upset that they helped Biden/Harris. Mrs. McCain put it best when she said, ‘it is a badge of courage.’

Hank Aaron was one of the greatest baseball players. After breaking the record for homeruns, he got a bunch of hate mail and had to hire private security to protect him at and away from the stadium. Now there is talk of changing the name of the Atlanta Braves to the Atlanta Hammers. It is a good tribute and will help repair the damage of a Native American symbol and the Tomahawk Chop used by fans.

Daily Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible?

Historical Events

1533 – Henry VIII of England married his second wife Anne Boleyn.

1554 – São Paulo, Brazil, was founded by Jesuit priests.

1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn was played at the marriage of Queen Victoria’s daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia.

1881 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell formed the Oriental Telephone Company.

1915 – Alexander Graham Bell began the first U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to his assistant, Thomas Watson, in San Francisco.

1937 – The Guiding Light debuted on NBC radio from Chicago.

1939 – Joe Louis KO’d John Henry Lewis in one round for the World Heavyweight boxing title.

1945 – Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first US city to begin fluoridating the drinking water.

1955 – Columbia University scientists developed an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years.

1959 – American Airlines held the first commercial intercontinental flight, from Los Angeles, California to Idlewild, New York.

1961 – 101 Dalmatians premiered in theaters.

2002 Wikipedia switches to the new version of its software ("Phase II") aka Magnus Manske Day.

2004 – Opportunity rover (MER-B) landed on the surface of Mars.

2011 Egyptian Revolution of 2011 begins with a series of street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, labor strikes and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities

2019 Longest-ever US government shutdown ends after 35 days when President Donald Trump agrees to three week of negotiations on border security by a House-Senate conference committee

2019 Roger Stone, political lobbyist for Donald Trump is arrested as part of Mueller investigation for obstruction of justice, witness tampering and making false statements

Birthdays Today

@91 – William Somerset Maugham, English playwright (d. 1965)

@84 – Dean Jones, American actor (d.2015)

@74 – William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (d. 1857)

@73 – Etta James, Blues Singer (d. 2012; )

@59 – Virginia Woolf, novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic (d.1941; suicide)

40 – Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter

@37 – Robert Burns, poet (d. 1796; )

Puzzle Answer

The boxers are women.