Jan 22

 

Week: 4 Day: 22	Ave. Sky Cover:  35% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   42°\ 19° Wind: 5mph\ Gusts: 14mph	Low risk of fire Active fire: 506mi. \ Lightning: 1508mi.
Jan Averages: 43°\17° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

15-23	International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week Link
16-22	Healthy Weight Week Hunt for Happiness Week  National Activity Professionals Week
17-22	Sugar Awareness Week
17-23	National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week
18-22	No Name Calling Week  Link
18-25	Week of Christian Unity
19-23	National Soccer Coaches of America Week
20-30	Sundance Film Festival

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Winter weather continues. Chilly, cloudy with snow expected late tonight.

UK PM Boris Johnson is in trouble over parties during lockdown. Now, to shift attention from that, he has ended all mask mandates. Hmmm

Our discussion group has had to reschedule our meeting because the books from the publisher have not yet arrived. This supply change mess is not enjoyable. I sure hope it gets fixed soon and that it doesn’t lead to more inflation.

Have a great weekend.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

What did the fisherman name his daughter?

Annette.

Trivia

1.        What is the national dish of Spain?

2.        Which European nation was said to invent hot dogs?

3.        Which country is responsible for giving us pizza and pasta?

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Paella

Answer 2: Germany

Answer 3: Italy

Historical Events

·        1889 – Columbia Phonograph (Columbia Records) was formed in Washington, D.C.

·        1946 – Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, now the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).

·        1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, began operation in Hollywood.

·        1973 – The Supreme Court of the United States delivered its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.

Birthdays Today

90 – Piper Laurie, American actress

§  @77 – John Hurt, English actor (d. 2017; pancreatic cancer)

73 – Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter

§  @65 – Sir Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, explorer (d. 1618; beheaded)

§  @65 – Francis Bacon, English philosopher, politician (d. 1626; pneumonia)

63 – Linda Blair, American actress

§  @59 – Bill Bixby, American actor (d. 1993; prostate cancer)

57 – DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ and producer

57 – Diane Lane, American actress

54 – Guy Fieri, American chef, author, television host

§  @34 – Lord Byron, English influential poet and playwright (d. 1824; sepsis)

§  @33 – Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964; shot)

24 – Silento, American rapper