Feb 24,
2021 Week: 8 Day: 55 Visibility:
10 miles
Local: H 55°\
L 24°\Ave. Sky Cover: 5% Wind: 7mph/ Gusts:
11mph
Nearest
Lightning: mi. 1687 Moderate Risk of Fire: Active
fire: 264mi
Record: °[.
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Feb.
Averages: 47°/19° (5 days with moisture)
Today’s
Quote
We need 4 hugs a day for
survival.
We need 8 hugs a day for
maintenance.
We need 12 hugs a day for
growth.
~Virginia Satir
Random Tidbits
If you have ever been in
college, chances are you have pulled an "all-nighter" at some point
in your academic career, but you may not know that cramming all night reduces
your ability to retain information by up to 40 percent. Enter the power of the
nap.
A power nap is magical.
It's the most effective way to wake up and refresh your mind when you're
feeling tired and sluggish.
A Little Humor
What type of fruit do twins prefer? Pears
Weekly Observations
|
Bird Health Awareness Week Link |
21-27 |
|
Lent [Christian] |
17-4/3 |
|
National
FFA Week Link |
20-27 |
|
International Petroleum
Week Link |
23-25 |
Today’s Observations
Forget Me Not Day Link
Inconvenience Yourself Day
National Dance Day
National Tortilla Chip Day
National Trading Card Day
Pink Shirt Day Link
Twin Peaks Day
World Bartender Day Link Cancelled
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Nice weather = Nice Walk.
I updated the Focus Site and now the pricing for the Canadian Rail
Trip is correct.
I somehow missed my computer’s spell check. I know the candidate for
AG is Merrick Garland. The brainless spell check made his name Eric yesterday.
The more audio and video from Perseverance on Mars the more entranced
I am becoming. I must say, much of terrain looks a lot like much of the Navajo
Reservation. Some geek added a picture of a trading post to the shot, so
everyone would see the comparison. Just cute.
Text to 911 implemented in our mountain town. A user can send a text
message to “9-1-1” and it will be routed to the dispatch center. Officials
recommend the service who are hearing and speech impaired, when a person is in
a dangerous situation and calling would make it worse, or you tried to call
9-1-1, but can’t get reception. Very cool.
I was reading an article about cultural differences the other day. One
of the premises was: some cultures believe people are born with rights while
other cultures people are born with obligations. Those obligations include
taking care of others, taking care of earth, and taking care for future
generations. When members of two different cultures meet, it is important to
recognize the differences and find a way to live together. In the history of
civilization, many times the culture that believes in Rights decide to destroy
the cultures that believe in Obligations. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
What has no hands but might knock on your door, and if it does you
better open up?
Historical Events
1582 – The Gregorian Calendar, which most of the world uses today, was
introduced.
1863 – Arizona was organized as a United States territory.
1920 – Nancy Astor became the first woman to speak in the House of
Commons of the United Kingdom.
1938 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) had bought the rights to adapt L.
Frank Baum’s beloved children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as reported
by Variety magazine.
1938 – DuPont began commercial production of the first nylon
toothbrush bristles for the so-called “Miracle Tuft Toothbrush.”
1970 – The National Public Radio was founded in the US.
1981- The engagement of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana
Spencer was announced.
1982 – The U.S. Supreme Court voted 8-0 to overturn the $200,000 settlement
awarded to the Reverend Jerry Falwell for his emotional distress at being
parodied in Hustler, a pornographic magazine. Basically, the Supreme Court
ruled that you can mock public figures.
1989 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa and offers a $3
million bounty for the death of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
1993- Michael Jackson received the Grammy Legend award which was
presented to him by his sister Janet at the 35th annual Grammy Awards.
1999 The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national
involved in an armed robbery, in spite of Germany's legal action to attempt to
save him.
2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba due to ill health
after nearly fifty years
2013 Raúl Castro is elected to a second term as the President of Cuba.
2014 Pope Francis creates a second Secretariat with the power to audit
any Vatican agency at any time.
2014 A 4.4 billion-year-old Crystal is discovered to be the oldest
known fragment from the earth's crust.
2020 US President Donald Trump begins a 2 day trip to India meeting
Indian PM Narendra Modi.
2020 Scientists identify the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to
breathe - a tiny parasite living in salmon tissue, reported in journal PNAS
Birthdays Today
@94 – Abe Vigoda, American
character actor (d. 2016)
@74 – Homer Winslow, American
illustrator (d. 1910)
@73 – Wilhelm Grimm, German
anthropologist, author (d. 1859; infection)
@73 – James Farentino, American
actor (d. 2012; long illness)
71 – George Thorogood, American singer-songwriter
70 – Debra Jo Rupp, American actress [That 70’s Show]
@56 – Steve Jobs, businessman,
co-founded Apple Inc., Pixar (d. 2011; cancer)
65 – Paula Zahn, American journalist
63 – Sammy Kershaw, American singer-songwriter
55 – Billy Zane, American actor
44 – Floyd Mayweather, Jr., American boxer
Puzzle Answer
Opportunity
