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Feb
12, 2021 Week: 6
Day: 43 |
Local: H 51°\ L 31°\Ave. Sky Cover: 5% |
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Wind: 9mph\Gusts: 4mph |
Low Risk of Fire: Active
fire: 168mi |
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Nearest
lightning: 681mi. |
Record: 64°[2018] Record:-16°[1965] |
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Visibility: 10mi |
Feb. Averages: 47°/19° (5 days with moisture) |
Today’s
Quote
Do not trust everything
you read on the internet.
~Abraham Lincoln.
Random Tidbits
MO
If you've ever described someone's mannerisms or habits by saying, "That's
his MO!" without knowing what the M and the O stand for, you're not alone.
It comes from the Latin modus operandi, meaning "method of
operating," and was originally used to describe the behavior of criminals.
SIM
If you have a cell phone, it most likely uses a SIM card that allows you to
connect to the network. But these cards also carry unique information about
each cell user, which is why SIM stands for "Subscriber Identity
Module." Since the SIM card holds specific information about the user, it
provides a way for the network to distinguish individual subscribers.
A Little Humor
They say love is more important than money…Have you tried paying your
bills with a hug? Dave Chappelle
Presidential Trivia
Millard Fillmore was a major bibliophile.
Fillmore and his wife, Abigail, were definitely book lovers. They
established the first permanent White House Library>>>P. In 1851,
Fillmore personally helped fight a fire that destroyed parts of the Library of
Congress. He later signed a bill to fund the replacement of all the books that
had been destroyed.
Franklin Pierce was a heavy drinker.
Though presidents before him had been known to have a drink now and
again, Pierce was one of the heaviest drinkers to ever hold the
office>>>P. As he was leaving office, he allegedly said to a
friend, "There is nothing left to do but get drunk."
James Buchanan was a lifelong bachelor.
Buchanan is the only president to remain a lifelong
bachelor, though he was engaged to a woman at one point. There was
much speculation about his personal life, including a persistent rumor that he
was in a secret relationship with Alabama Senator William Rufus King.
Weekly Observations
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Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend |
7-12 |
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Burn Awareness Week Link |
7-13 |
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Congenital Heart Defect
Awareness Week Link |
7-14 |
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Freelance
Writer Appreciation Week |
8-13 |
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Love Makes the World Go Round;
but, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week |
8-14 |
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Kitchen
and Bath Show Week Link |
9-12 |
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Westminster Dog Show |
10-11 (Moved to June 12 & 13) |
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Date (Fruit) Week |
12-21 |
Today’s Observations
Chinese New Year 2021
Darwin Day
Hug Day
Lincoln's Birthday
Losar-14 Link
Lost Penny Day
NAACP Day
National Biscotti Day
No One Eats Alone
Day Link
Oglethorpe Day
Paul Bunyan Day (Born Feb. 12, 1834 in Bangor, ME) Link Link or Link or Link
Plum Pudding Day
Safety Pup Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
A nice day for a walk. So, that is what I did it.
The Senate Trial is exceedingly difficult to watch. During one part
early today, they walked through the fear of other Congressional workers. They
are food service, janitorial, facility crews that we hear little about. They
feared for their lives too.
I am a big Olympic fan. Have been since my youth. It was just
announced that the Live opening ceremonies will begin on July 23, 2021…my late father’s
birthday. I was excited until I saw that the live coverage begins at 4am in
Flagstaff. Thanks goodness I have a DVR.
The local Flagstaff schools will begin holding in person classes in
Mid-March. I sure hope they will be ready. The parents I know are ready.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
Note:
Yesterday’s puzzle could have also been answered with WATER. Thanks to a loyal
reader for that.
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
1855 – Michigan State University was established.
1870 – Women were given the right to vote, in Utah.
1879 – The first artificial ice rink opened in Madison Square Garden
in NYC.
1898 – The first car crash resulting in a fatality happened to Henry
Lindfield, in England.
1914 – The first stone of Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial is put into
place.
1924 – Rhapsody In Blue, by George Gershwin, performed for the first
time at the Aeolian Hall in New York City. Paul Whitman conducted the
now-classic piece of American music.
1940 – Mutual Radio presented the first broadcast of The Adventures of
Superman.
1963 – Construction began on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
1999 – President Bill Clinton was acquitted on both articles of
impeachment against him: perjury and obstruction of justice.
2004 – The city and county of San Francisco began to issue a marriage
license to same-sex couples.
2004 – Mattel officially announced the split of Barbie and Ken.
2014 Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is found guilty on corruption
charges and sentenced to ten years in prison. Due to Covid, he was put on house
arrest in Apr. 2020 to complete his sentence.
2016 Pope Francis begins his visit to Mexico, arriving at “Benito
Juarez” International Airport in Mexico City
2016 Pope Francis meets Patriarch Kirill in Havana - first meeting
between Catholic and Russian Orthodox church heads for nearly 1,000 years.
2018 Portait paintings of Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley and Michelle
Obama by Amy Sherald are unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Portrait
Gallery
2019 Mexican drug lord JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzmán found
guilty of all 10 federal crimes against him in New York after 200 hours of
testimony.
2019 US national debt tops 22 trillion for the first time according to
US Treasury
Birthdays Today
87 – Bill Russell, basketball star
83 – Judy Blume, American author
@73 – Charles Darwin, English geologist and theorist (died in 1882)
@72 – Lorne Greene, Canadian-American actor (d. 1987; pneumonia)
@65 – Cotton Mather, North American Puritan minister (d. 1728)
65 – Arsenio Hall, American comedic actor and talk show host
@56 – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President (assassinated in 1865)
53 – Josh Brolin, American actor
Puzzle Answer
A mailbox
