Feb 21,
2021 Week: 8 Day: 52 Visibility:
10 miles
Local: H 52°\
L 21°\Ave. Sky Cover: 5 % Wind: 13mph/ Gusts:
32mph
Nearest
Lightning: 2073mi. High Risk of Fire: Active
fire: 265mi
Record: 63°[2016] Record: -9°[1955]
Feb.
Averages: 47°/19° (5 days with moisture)
Today’s
Quote
Love is like an
hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.
~Jules Renard
Random Tidbits
The famous proverb
"the opera ain't over 'til the fat lady sings" in reference to buxom
Brunhilde's 10-minute aria at the end of Wagner's Ring cycle operas is usually
attributed to pro basketball coach Dick Motta, who in turn attributes it to San
Antonio sportswriter/broadcaster Dan Cook, who says he overheard a friend say
it.
A Little Humor
Why did the tomato blush?
Because he saw the salad dressing
True Things
An Ohio man is marking
the Christian tradition of Lent by giving up solid foods for 46 days and
getting the majority of his sustenance from beer.
Del Hall of Cincinnati
said his Lent diet includes only beer, water, black coffee and herbal tea, and
as of his Friday morning weigh-in -- day 3 of his diet -- he was down 5.8
pounds.
"I only have three
to five beers a day," Hall said. "It's not like I'm drinking
constantly. If you eat your standard diet, it gets boring. You don't eat the
same thing every day. So, I am definitely not going to drink the same thing
every day."
Hall said he successfully
completed Lent beer diets in 2019 and 2020, each time noticing health benefits
of the experience. He said he lost 40-50 pounds both years and noticed his
blood pressure and cholesterol improved.
"The human body is
an amazing thing," Hall said. "We're used to going through as
hunter-gatherers, feast and famine. The problem is we don't go through the
famine anymore."
Hall is raising money
through a crowdfunding initiative dubbed "Sgt. Del's Virtual Tip
Jar." He said the money will go toward local bars and restaurants that
have suffered loses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presidential Trivia
Bill Clinton is a Grammy winner.
Did you know that Bill
Clinton is also a Grammy winner>>>P? He won Grammys in 2003 and 2004
for spoken word albums My Life and Wolf Tracks and
Peter and the Wolf (both audiobooks). He's one of three presidents to
win a Grammy, along with Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
George W. Bush's family is especially unique.
Bush's family is unique for a couple of reasons. In
addition to being the son of a former president, Bush is the only president to
have twins. He and Laura Bush are parents to twin girls Jenna and Barbara, who
are now 37 years old.
Barack Obama's first job made him hate ice
cream.
Weekly Observations
|
Date (Fruit) Week |
12-21 |
|
National Condom Week NCCDP Alzheimer's &
Dementia Staff Education Week |
14-21 |
|
Bird Health Awareness Week Link |
21-27 |
|
Lent [Christian] |
17-4/3 |
|
National
FFA Week Link |
20-27 |
Today’s Observations
International Mother Language Day
National Grain Free Day Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
A bit windy today, but still a nice day. I spent the morning doing
laundry. This afternoon I will finish by putting it away.
NASA is giving us some amazing audio and video of the surface of Mars.
So cool.
Colorado Springs was all set to be the headquarters of the Space Force.
Then, in Mid-January then-President Trump said the headquarters would be in
Huntsville, Ala. It seems he was upset that a sitting Republican member of
Congress from Colorado had helped certify Biden’s win. It is being investigated
as a decision made for political gain. The headquarters, wherever they end up
will generate about $450million annually. This seems very petty to this former
Coloradoan.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red.
What am I?
Historical Events
1848 – The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich
Engels, was published in London by a group of German-born revolutionary known
as the Communist League.
1866 – Lucy B. Hobbs became the first woman to graduate from a dental
school.
1878 – The first telephone directory in the US, listing about 50
names, was issued by the New Haven Telephone Company, in New Haven,
Connecticut.
1885 – The Washington Monument was dedicated. It was opened to the
public about three years later. At 555 feet 5 1/8 inches, it was the tallest
structure in the world until the Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889. The
555-foot-high marble obelisk was first proposed in 1783 and had countless
delays, including the American Civil War.
1925 – The New Yorker magazine began publication.
1948 – The National Association for Stock Car Racing – NASCAR – was
founded.
1953 – The structure of the DNA molecule was discovered by Francis
Crick and James D. Watson
1958 – The internationally recognized peace symbol was designed by
Gerald Holtom as the logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
1965 – Malcolm X was assassinated by (reputedly) members of the Nation
of Islam in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City.
1997 – The all-digital Wheel of Fortune board was introduced.
2014 US President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama
2018 Laykyun Sekkya, the world's third tallest statue at 116 meters
(381 ft) depicting Gautama Buddha completed in Khatakan Taung, Myanmar
2019 The Lunar Library, a 30 million page digital library launched on
board Israel’s Beresheet Lunar Lander, aiming to be stored on the Moon
Birthdays Today
@80 – John Lewis, American
activist, politician (d. 2020)
78 – David Geffen, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records
@69 – Alan Rickman, English actor
(d. 2016; pancreatic cancer)
66 – Kelsey Grammer, American actor
62 – Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter
@52 – Christian Dior, French
Fashion designer (d. 1957; heart attack)
@50 – Charles Scribner I, founded
Charles Scribner’s Sons (d. 1871; typhoid)
@47 – Alice Freeman Palmer, American
educator (d. 1902; heart attack)
32 – Corbin Bleu, American actor, model, dancer
Puzzle Answer
A match
