Jan 27

 

2021…at last

Jan  27, 2021  Week: 4  Day: 27	Local:  H 40°\ L 13°\Ave. Sky Cover:95%
Wind:  8 mph\Gusts:  14mph	Today’s Historic Ave. Temp.: H 43°\ L 18°
Nearest lightning:  1521mi.; Active fire:  59mi	Very Low Risk of Fire      Visibility:  1.1mi
Record: 61°[2003]   Record: -13°[1979]	Jan Averages: 44°/16° (4 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt

- it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.

~Hal Boyle

Random Tidbits

For years, one of the odder parts of the pomp and circumstance of the inaugural festivities was that the man about to get sworn in always donned a top hat. It's not clear when or why this tradition started, but it dates back to at least James Garfield's inauguration in 1881. Why it endured long after top hats went out of style is up for debate, although some historians speculate that wearing the formal out-of-date headgear gave the inauguration another little touch of ceremony.

A Little Humor

Q Why did the garbage man outgrow his trousers? 

He accumulated too much waste!

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English is difficult to learn. It can be taught through tough thorough thought- though

Interesting facts about AZ

Ø You can carry a loaded firearm on your person, no permit required.

Ø Arizona has one of the lowest crime rates in the U.S.A.

Ø We've reached max capacity so don't move here!

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
International Hoof-Care Week  Link	26-29
National Mentoring Summit Link	27-29

 

Today’s Observations

Auschwitz Liberation Day
e-Day
Holocaust Memorial Day
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Link
Library Shelfie Day Link 
National Chocolate Cake Day

National Geographic Day 1888
Punch the Clock Day

Thomas Crapper Day
Tu B'Shavat (sundown)
Viet Nam Peace Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Still snowing and more on the way. I know the forest and animals need it, but I’m am getting really tired of it. I will go out later this afternoon to dig out my vehicle again so I can get out when this all ends.

My doctor didn’t call back, so I called this morning. When the idiot on the phone said ‘all I can do is send the message’ I asked for her supervisor. A nice lady who listened and understood my issues. She called me back about 20 minutes later with correct information. All good, no more diuretic, labs were good. The extra pills were in case I needed them at a later date. The doctor has not been in her office this week, due to the snow. Yesterday and today, she was the on-call doc at the hospital and according to the supervisor there is a high count at the hospital. I thanked her, told her I understood how busy the Dr. was, but that was no excuse for the poor communication between the hospital and the Drs. Office. She agreed.

I am slowly returning to watching the news. I’m impressed with the professionalism of  this administration’s on-camera people. It is so refreshing to hear complete sentences strung together is clear paragraphs, patience at the podium, and no storming off. C-Span 2 is carrying the senate business on the impeachment, extremely slow process.

Daily Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

How much dirt is in a hole that measures 2 feet by 3 feet by 4 feet?

Historical Events

1606 – The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators began for the Gunpowder Plot, ending with their execution on January 31.

1880 – Thomas Edison received a patent (#223,898) for his incandescent lamp.

1888 – The National Geographic Society was established.

1945 – 60th Army First Ukrainian Front soldiers opened the gates of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, liberating the remaining 7,000 prisoners, mostly ill and dying. In 2005 the United Nations declared 27 January as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

1951 – Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site began with Operation Ranger.

1967 – Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee were killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

1970 – James M. Schlatter received a patent (#3492131) for ‘Peptide Sweetening Agents’ later marketed as NutraSweet.

1977 – Roots mini-series began on ABC.

2010 – Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s latest product, a tablet PC called the iPad, at a press conference in San Francisco.

2017 Donald Trump issues executive order banning travel to the US for 7 mostly Muslim countries and suspending admission for refugees.

Birthdays Today

73 – Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor

66 – John Roberts, American jurist, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

@65 – Troy Donahue [ Merle Johnson Jr.], American actor (d. 2001; heart attack)

@65 – Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), English novelist, poet, and mathematician (d. 1898; influenza)

@64 – Donna Reed [Donna Belle Mullenger], American actress (d. 1986; cancer)

62 – Keith Olbermann, American journalist, and author

@60 – Jerome Kern, American composer, and songwriter (d.1945; stroke)

@36 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist, and composer (d. 1791)

Puzzle Answer

None, a hole is empty.