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Feb
4, 2021 Week: 5
Day: 35 |
Local: H 50°\ L 23°\Ave. Sky Cover:50% |
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Wind: 10mph\Gusts: 19mph |
Very Low Risk of Fire Active fire: 59mi |
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Nearest
lightning: 1081mi. |
Record: 64°[1963]Record:-16°[1955] |
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Visibility: 10mi |
Feb. Averages: 47°/19° (5 days with moisture) |
Today’s
Quote
A good friend can tell
you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend
after telling.
Arthur Brisbane,
"The Book of Today"
Random Tidbits
In the 1906 Olympics,
male competitors fired dueling pistols at plaster dummies from 20m and 30m. In
1908 pistol dueling was demonstrated as part of the concurrent Franco-British
Exhibition, using the Olympic fencing arena and in front of invited guests. The
competition involved two male competitors firing at each other with dueling
pistols loaded with wax bullets and wearing protective equipment for the torso,
face, and hands. Teams were sent by countries including France, the UK and the
USA. The competition was won by the French team of Major Ferrus, J Marais and J
Rouvcanachi.
A Little Humor
Laugh of the Day
Q What do you call a dancing cow? A milkshake.
...
I used to be a banker but I lost
interest
True Things
It's Bigfoot season
An Oklahoma state
representative introduced a bill that would establish a hunting season for one
of the state's most infamous species of alleged native wildlife: Bigfoot. Rep.
Justin Humphrey, R-District 19, introduced a bill to the state legislature that
would call on the Oklahoma Wildlife Commission to designate a Bigfoot hunting
season. The mythical ape has been the subject of numerous sightings in southern
Oklahoma for years, and the region hosts an annual Bigfoot festival for fans of
the cryptid. "The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
promulgate rules establishing a Bigfoot hunting season. The Commission shall
set annual season dates and create any necessary specific hunting licenses and
fees," the bill states. The bill, if passed by the legislature and signed
by the governor, would take effect Nov. 1.
Monthly Observations
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National African American History Month National African American
Read-In National Bird Feeding Month National Black History Month National Canned Food Month Link National Care About Your Indoor
Air Month National Cherry Month National Condom Month National Children's Dental
Health Month National Embroidery Month National Enrolled Agents Month National Goat Yoga Month National
Green Week |
Weekly Observations
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Sundance Film Festival |
28-2/7 |
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Catholic Schools Week |
31-2/6 |
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Meat Week |
31-2/6 |
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National
School Counseling Week Link |
1-5 |
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Cordova Ice Worm Days: Link |
1-6 |
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African Heritage &
Health Week: |
1-7 |
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American
Camp Week
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2-4 |
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Dump
Your Significant Jerk Week National Stationery Week: Cancelled |
2-8 |
Today’s Observations
Create a Vacuum Day
Facebook's Birthday
Liberace Day
Medjoola Date Day
National Hemp Day Link
National Homemade Soup Day
National Stuffed Mushroom Day
National Sweater Day Link
Pork Rind Appreciation Day
Quacker Day
Thank Your Mailman Day
USO Day [founded in 1941]
World Cancer Day Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Snow is melting quickly. Parking lot has very little snow either.
Nice!
This weather hasn’t stopped the smoke from pile burns around the
mountain. It is a good way to clean up the forest, better than raking. It is a
little unnerving to see plumes of smoke on the mountain. It even had the Forest
Service issue an alert that it is not necessary to call them or the fire department
regarding the pile burns. Yesterday I
counted 4 huge plumes of smoke on my side of the mountain.
Months ago, the Census was slowed with Covid, and then with Trump.
Now, the Census Bureau is requesting more time before releasing information.
This has placed many states in a bind. They have a legal deadline to draw new
Congressional Districts based on the 2020 census. Without information they can’t
draw lines. Many states have a deadline, which now will not be reached. State
legislatures have to amend current law. It is made even more difficult because
the Census Bureau hasn’t given itself a date to release the information. This
is all because the previous administration believed that ‘count every person’
meant ‘do not count illegal immigrants’. What a mess.
A friend recently lost his father to Covid. The funeral home places
the body in a special bag in a special sealed casket and will hold the service
in the mortuary parking lot with social distancing. Only 10 people can attend
the burial. My friend’s boss is genuinely concerned about Covid and may decide
to fire my friend if he attends the funeral. The family has said they
understand if he does not attend. What a decision for a family member to have
to make. Sad.
From our Ethiopian guide: "In a caravan, it is the first camel who delays the rest; however, the last one gets all the beatings."-Ethiopian Proverb
Daily Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the
page
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every
month. What am I?
Historical Events
1169 – A strong earthquake struck the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing
over 15,000 deaths, especially in Catania, Lentini and Modica.
1703 – In Edo (Japan), 46 of the 47 Ronin committed seppuku (ritual
suicide) for avenging their master’s death.
1783 – Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its
American colonies, the United States.
1789 – George Washington was elected as the first president of the
United States by the Electoral College.
1801 – John Marshall was sworn in as Chief Justice of the United
States.
1825 – The Ohio Legislature authorized the construction of the Ohio
and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal
1826 – The Last of the Mohicans by James Fennimore Cooper was
published.
1859 – The Codex Sinaiticus was discovered in Egypt.
1922 – Ford Motor Company acquired the failing luxury automaker
Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million.
1932 – The Winter Olympics were held in the United States at Lake
Placid, NY.
1936 – Radium (Ra) became the first radioactive element to be
synthetically made.
1938 – Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs was released by Walt Disney.
1941 – Roy Plunkett received the patent (#2,230,654) for
Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers’ (Teflon)
1941 – The USO (United Services Organization) was founded.
1948 – Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the
British Commonwealth.
1957 – Smith-Corona began selling portable electric typewriters.
1961 – The Misfits, starring Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, and
Montgomery Clift, was released by United Artists
1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army abducted 19-year-old Patty
Hearst.
1983 – Singer Karen Carpenter died of anorexia.
1985 – President Ronald Reagan’s defense budget called for a tripling
of the expenditure on the “Star Wars” research program.
1991 – Pete Rose (aka Charlie Hustle) was banned ‘for life’ from the
Baseball Hall of Fame since he used to illegally gamble on games.
1997 – A civil jury in California found O.J. Simpson liable in the
death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Goldman’s parents
were awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages.
2004 – Facebook launched as “TheFacebook.com”
2014 – The last living WWI veteran was British citizen Florence
Beatrice Green who passed away on February 4th, 2012. She was 110 years old.
She last living WWI veteran was British citizen Florence Beatrice Green who
passed away on February 4th, 2012. She was 110 years old.
2013 Paris, France annuls 213-year-old law banning women from wearing
trousers
2016 Morocco's Mohammed VI switches on world's largest solar plant
near Ouarzazate. Planned to power 1 million homes when fully completed 2018
Birthdays Today
@92 – Rosa Parks, American
civil rights activist (d. 2005)
74 – Dan Quayle, American politician, 44th Vice President of the
United States
73 – Alice Cooper [Vincent Damon
Furnier], American
singer-songwriter
@72 – Charles Lindbergh, American
pilot and explorer (d. 1974; lymphoma)
51 – Hunter Biden, Business Exec.
48 – Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer
Puzzle Answer
A calendar
