Feb27
, 2021 Week: 8 Day: 58 Visibility: 10 miles
Local: H 53°\
L 24°\Ave. Sky Cover: 5% Wind: 5mph/ Gusts:
6mph
Nearest
Lightning: 1951mi. Moderate Risk of Fire: Active
fire: 131mi
Record: 64°[1921] Record: -12°[1962]
Feb.
Averages: 47°/19° (5 days with moisture)
Today’s
Quote
Such is the inconsistency
of real love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable;
always requiring new assurances from the object of its interest.
Ann Radcliffe (1764 -
1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
Random Tidbits
One of the keys to power
napping is to keep them short. Many experts say 20 minutes is the ideal
duration to bolster energy and heighten alertness. Too long a nap can risk
grogginess.
A Little Humor
Why did the archaeologist go bankrupt? Because his career was in
ruins.
…
I wanted to learn how to drive a stick shift, but I couldn’t find a
manual.
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 |
|
American Birkenbreiner Race |
25-27 |
Today’s Observations
Anosmia Awareness
Day Link
Girl Scout Cookie
Weekend: 26-28 Link On-line sales only!!!
International Polar Bear Day
Link
International Sword Swallowers Day
International Tongue Twister Day Link
National Kahlua Day
National Retro Day Link
Open That Bottle Night
US Snowshoe Days: 26-28 Link Cancelled
World NGO Day: 27 Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Cold front moved out. Warm Day, sunny and great day for a walk. It was
a short one as I also did my weekly shopping.
I’m watching Andy and Faith’s place until next Saturday. Her dad
passed in Indiana. She knew it was coming and visited him for a couple of weeks
a few months ago. Still hard to lose a parent.
I talked to Cheryl, a former colleague. She’s doing fine in Williams. She
is taking her dog for grooming in Ashfork next week. “Two” is a dog with very
curly hair and needs professional grooming several times a year. She got her
first Covid shot last week with only a sore arm. Her son in California got his
first shot this week with no problem. Her sisters in Michigan also got their
first shots today.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
The cost of making only the maker knows, Valueless if bought, but
sometimes traded. A poor man may give one as easily as a king. When one is
broken pain and deceit are assured. What is it?
Historical Events
1703 – The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703.
1801 – District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 – Washington, D.C. is
placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. ‘Taxation without
representation.’
1812 – Lord Byron gave his first address as a member of the House of
Lords, in defense of Luddite violence against Industrialism in his home county
of Nottinghamshire.
1879 – Saccharin, the artificial sweetener, was discovered by
Constantin Fahlberg,
1900 – German chemist Felix Hoffmann was issued the patent (#644,077)
for ‘Acetyl Salicylic Acid’. We now call it Aspirin.
1936 – Shirley Temple received a new contract from 20th Century Fox
that paid the seven-year-old star $50,000 per film.
1951 – The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution,
limiting Presidents to two terms, was ratified.
1960 – The US Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviet Union in the
semifinals at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, California. The next day, the
US team beat Czechoslovakia to win its first-ever Olympic gold medal in hockey.
1973 – The American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied Wounded Knee, South
Dakota.
1974 – People magazine was published for the first time.
1980 – There was only one Grammy for Best Disco Recording ever, and it
was awarded to Gloria Gaynor for I Will Survive.
1999 – Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new endurance record after
being in a hot air balloon for 233 hours and 55 minutes [9.7 days].
2012 Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private
intelligence company Stratfor.
2013 Pope Benedict XVI presents his farewell address to Vatican City.
2012 Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private
intelligence company Stratfor
2013 Pope Benedict XVI presents his farewell address to Vatican City
2014 US Republican Governor Jan Brewer vetoes a "religious freedom"
bill that would have allowed businesses to turn away gay customers
2019 Michael Cohen, former lawyer to Donald Trump testifies before the House Oversight Committee saying Trump is "racist", a "con man" and "a cheat"
2019 Second summit begins between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam
2019 Smallest baby boy ever born to be later successfully released, goes home, after original birth weight of 268g (9.45oz) from Tokyo hospital
2020 Dow Jones Index suffers its biggest points fall in history closing down 1,190.95 in New York amid concerns about COVID-19
2014 US Republican Governor Jan Brewer vetoes a "religious
freedom" bill that would have allowed businesses to turn away gay
customers
2018 Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Trump, has his top-secret
security clearance at the White House downgraded
2019 Michael Cohen, former lawyer to Donald Trump testifies before the
House Oversight Committee saying Trump is "racist", a "con
man" and "a cheat"
2019 Second summit begins between US President Donald Trump and North
Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam
2019 Smallest baby boy ever born to be later successfully released,
goes home, after original birth weight of 268g (9.45oz) from Tokyo hospital
2020 Dow Jones Index suffers its biggest points fall in history
closing down 1,190.95 in New York amid concerns about COVID-19
Birthdays Today
87 – Ralph Nader, American lawyer, politician, and activist
@79 – Elizabeth Taylor,
English-American actress (d.2011; heart disease)
@75 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (d. 1882; peritonitis)
@66 – John Steinbeck, American
journalist, author, Nobel Prize laureate (d.1968; heart failure)
@65 – Constantine the Great, Roman
emperor (d. 337)
50 – Sara Blakely, American businesswoman, founded Spanx
41 – Chelsea Clinton, American journalist and personality
40 – Josh Groban, American singer-songwriter
Puzzle Answer
Promise
