Mar 10, 2021 Week: 19 Day: 69 Visibility: 10 miles
Local: H 56°\
L 21°\Ave. Sky Cover: 20% Wind: 11mph/ Gusts:
25mph
Nearest
Lightning: 849mi. High Risk of Fire: Active
fire: 95mi
Record: 70°[1989] Record: -9°[1958] Mar. Averages: 53°/23° (6 days with moisture)
Today’s Quote
Consider what each soil
will bear, and what each refuse.
~Virgil
Random Tidbits
The symbolism of the
pyramid on the US seal's reverse is trickier. The pyramid has 13 steps the
designers apparently never got tired of the 13 motif and the Roman numeral for
1776 is emblazoned across the bottom. The all-seeing Eye of Providence at the
top of the pyramid symbolizes the divine help the early Americans needed in
establishing the new country. The pyramid itself symbolizes strength and
durability.
A Little Humor
Knock, knock----Who's There?----Wayne----Wayne who?
The Wayne is really coming down, so open the door!
Weekly Observations
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Lent [Christian] |
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Celebrate Your Name Week Read an E-Book Week Link Save Your Vision
Week Link Termite Awareness
Week Women in
Construction Week Link |
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Women of Aviation Worldwide Week |
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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week |
Today’s Observations
Blueberry Popover
Day
Discover What Your
Name Means Day Link
International Bagpipe Day
International Day of
Awesomeness
International Find a
Pay Phone Booth Day
Land Line
Telephone Day
Middle Name Pride Day
Mario Day
National Ranch Dressing Day
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Registered Dietitian Day
Salvation Army Day
Sterile Packaging Day
US Paper Money Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
The wind is dropping the ‘feels like’ temperature by about 10 degrees.
There may be some snow blowing in. Maybe not…hard to tell yet.
Do Americans really care about the Royal Family of Britain? Watching
the news coverage, one might think it is our number one priority. For me, it is
not. One commentator even suggested that the Harry and Megan interview will
tear down the monarchy, something we could not do in 1776.
This virus has really shown that even scientists do not understand everything that happens. Now, even vaccinated travelers are warned not to travel. Hmmm. Something to think about…When Jurassic Park was set to open, the scientists said they were ready, and we all remember how that turned out.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
A farmer wants to cross a river and take with him a wolf, a goat and a
cabbage. He has a boat, but it can only fit himself plus either the wolf, the
goat or the cabbage. If the wolf and the goat are alone on one shore, the wolf
will eat the goat. If the goat and the cabbage are alone on the shore, the goat
will eat the cabbage. How can the farmer bring the wolf, the goat and the
cabbage across the river without anything being eaten?
Historical Events
1804 – In St. Louis,
Missouri, a formal ceremony was conducted to transfer ownership of the
Louisiana Territory from France to the United States, via the Louisiana Purchase.
1906 – An underground
fire sparked a massive explosion that virtually destroyed a vast maze of mines
in Courrieres, France, that killed over 1,000 workers.
1926 – Lolly Willowes, or
The Loving Huntsman, was the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection, published
by Viking Press.
1955 – A US Patent
(#2,704,172) was issued to Aaron S. Lapin for his invention of “Dispensing
Valves for Gas Pressure Containers”. That may sound boring until you find out
it was for his Reddi-Wip cream topping.
1978 – The Incredible
Hulk premiered on CBS.
1980 – Jean Harris shot
and killed Scarsdale diet doctor Herman Tarnower.
2007 The US Justice
Department releases an internal audit that found that the Federal Bureau of
Investigation had acted illegally in its use of the USA Patriot Act to secretly
obtain personal information about US citizens
2015 US President Barack
Obama signs an executive order declaring Venezuela a national security threat
to the US
2020 Italy announces it
is locking down the whole country due to a spike in COVID-19 cases with 10,040
cases and 630 deaths
Birthdays Today
81 – Chuck Norris,
American actor, producer, and martial artist
@70 – James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin
Luther King Jr. (d. 1998; kidney failure)
63 – Sharon Stone,
American actress
59 – Jasmine Guy,
American actress
@54 – Osama bin Laden, Saudi
Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (d. 2011; assassinated by SEALS)
50 – Jon Hamm, American
actor
38 – Carrie Underwood,
American singer-songwriter
Puzzle Answer
First, the farmer takes the goat across. The farmer returns alone and
then takes the wolf across and returns with the goat. Then the farmer takes the
cabbage across, leaving it with the wolf and returning alone to get the goat.
