Jan 26

 

Week: 5 Day: 26	Ave. Sky Cover:  5% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   41°\ 18° Wind: 8mph\ Gusts: 11mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 289mi. \ Lightning: 1554mi.
Jan Averages: 43°\17° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

20-30	Sundance Film Festival
23-29	Clean Out Your Inbox Week National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week  National Handwriting Analysis Week  National School Choice Week  Link  Snow care for Troops Week
24-28	Ally Week Link
24-29	National Medical Group Practice Week
24-26	Westminster Dog Show
25-28	International Hoof-Care Week  Link
26-28	National Mentoring Summit Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Blue sky, cool…a nice winter day.

I headed out this morning to pick up our Great Decisions handbook for 2022. Looks like we are ready for another year of very good discussions.

Biden alerts 8500 American troops that Ukraine may be in their view very soon. This is against the 100K Russian troops near the border. Diplomacy must work.

Hong Kong has been through a lot the last few months. Now, many Chinese are trying to leave the area with their pets.  After the culling of thousands of hamsters, many believe next will be furry pets like dogs and cats. Most Chinese airlines do not allow ‘service animals’ on their flights, so renting a personal jet is the only way out for many rich Chinese with their pets. Very sad.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

My dog is obsessed with chasing people on bikes.

I’m honestly just impressed he can ride a bike.

Trivia

Q: What is the nickname of the US state of California?

 

Q: TRUE OR FALSE - The color orange is named after the fruit.

 

Q: TRUE OR FALSE -  On average, at least 1 person is killed by a drunk driver in the United States every hour.

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Golden State

Answer 2: TRUE

Answer 3: TRUE

 

Historical Events

    1905 – The world’s largest diamond, the Cullinan, weighing 3,106.75 carats (1.369842266 pounds), was found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.

    1915 – The Rocky Mountain National Park was established by an act of the U.S. Congress.

    1911 – Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane, off the battleship USS Pennsylvania.

    1983 – Computer program Lotus 1-2-3 debuted

    1992 – Boris Yeltsin announces that the collapsing USSR would stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.

Birthdays Today

88 – Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster, actor

v @82 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987)

v @83 – Paul Newman, actor, race car driver, co-founded Newman’s Own (d. 2008)

64 – Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian and talk show host

61 – Wayne Gretzky, Hockey player

41 – Colin O’Donoghue, Irish actor

v @34 – Bessie Coleman, American pilot (d. 1926; plane crash)