Jan 10

 

Week: 3 Day: 10
Ave. Sky Cover:  5% Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   38°\ 21° Wind: 10mph\ Gusts: 18mph
Low risk of fire Active fire: 408mi. \ Lightning: 983mi.
Jan Averages: 43°\17° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

9-15	Idiom Week National Mocktail Week

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A little chilly but the blue sky and sunshine are great.

Thanks to a reschedule of NFL games I got to watch an entire Broncos game on my TV. It didn’t end well for the Broncos as the Chief’s really wanted the win. Cards play this afternoon.

N. Korea isn’t in the news much. A story yesterday caught my eye. Every year for the past few years, a few hundred N. Koreans have returned to N. Korea after finding it too difficult to maneuver in the S. Korean society. They claim lots of discrimination against them because of their homeland. A sad report for sure.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why shouldn't you yell into a colander?

You'll strain your voice.

Trivia

1.        Which natural disaster is measured with a Richter scale?

2.        What animals are pearls found in?

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Earthquakes

Answer 2: Oysters

Historical Events

v 1776 – “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine was published.

v 1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.

v 1878 – The first (Susan B. Anthony Woman) Woman’s Suffrage Amendment was offerd to congress by Senator Arlen A. Sargent of California.

v 1927 – Fritz Lang’s futuristic film Metropolis was released in Germany.

v 1946 – The United Nations’ General Assembly (51 countries) met for the first time in London.

Birthdays Today

§  @83 – Ray Bolger, American actor (d. 1987)

83 – David Horowitz, American activist and author

§  @79 – Roy E. Disney, American businessman (d. 2009; stomach cancer)

77 – Rod Stewart, English singer-songwriter

74 – Donald Fagen, American singer-songwriter and musician

73 – George Forman, boxer,

§  @73 – Scott McKenzie, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012’ Guillain–Barré syndrome)

§  @72 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and actor (d. 2016; heart attack)

69 – Pat Benatar, American singer-songwriter

§  @66 – Charles Phillip Ingalls, the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902; heart disease)

§  @53 – Linda Lovelace, American actress (d. 2002; auto accident)

41 – Jared Kushner, American businessman and political figure

§  @37 – Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976; stabbed)