Feb 25

 

Week: 9 Day: 56	Ave. Sky Cover:  5% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   31°\ 5° Wind: 3mph\ Gusts: 4mph	Very Low risk of fire Active fire: 185mi. \ Lightning: 1093mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

19-26	National FFA Week Link
20-26	National Sauna Week Link    Bird Health Awareness Week  Link   Build A Better Trade Show Image Week National Eating Disorders Awareness Week  National Engineers Week National Justice for Animals Week Link  Link Through With The Chew Link
23-26	American Birkenbreiner Race (ski race))

 

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

There was a little over a foot of snow in the last storm. Today the sun is shining, it is still chilly, and there is little wind. I cleaned off my ride…for the second time in 24 hours…and headed to Sam’s for some stuff I needed. Thanks to our HOA for clearing the sidewalks and road, thanks to the city crew for cindering our side streets, and keeping the main roads just wet. It is very impressive. I filled up with gas at Sam’s and it was $3.55/gal. I’m sure the prices will be rising very soon.

Ukraine just became very serious…just like Biden said it would. Watching the people fleeing is heartbreaking. Most of the people interviewed didn’t expect a real invasion…now they know it is real. In case you forgot…or, like me, didn’t realize that Chernobyl is in Ukraine.  The local government just announced that the area is ‘no longer safe’. That is really frightening.  There have been people around in hazmat suits cleaning the area for decades. Do that mean that the plant is no longer being controlled? WOW!

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Just bought a book called 101 Ways to Get Glue Off Your Hands.

It's dreadful, but I can't put it down!

 

Did you hear the story about the peacock?

Yes, it's a beautiful tale!

Trivia

Question: What kind of turtle can’t retract into its shell?

 

Question: What kind of animal is a Komodo dragon?

 

Question: What U.S. state’s constitution is the longest in the world?

 

Question: What was the first patented service uniform in the United States?

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Sea turtle

Answer 2: A Lizard

Answer 3: Alabama

Answer 4: Playboy Bunny

 

Historical Events

W                 791 – The First National Bank of the United States was chartered in Philadelphia.

W                 1836 – Samuel Colt was granted a United States patent (#9430X) for his Colt revolver.

W                 1919 – Oregon became the first US state to levy a gasoline tax by placing 1 cent tax on every gallon of gas.

W                 1964 – Cassius Clay became heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He won the title 3 times and defended it 9 times.

W                 1967 – Gene Kelly starred in Jack and the Beanstalk on NBC (produced by Hanna-Barbara) it was the first TV special to combine live-action and animation.

W                 1991 – The Warsaw Pact officially disbanded.

W                 2006 – The world’s population reached an estimated 6.5 billion people

Birthdays Today

87 – Sally Jessy Raphael, American journalist, talk show host

@78 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frech painter (d. 1919)

@77 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995; cancer)

@76 – Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989; pneumonia)

@58 – George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (d. 2001; cancer)

56 – Téa Leoni, American actress

56 – Carrot Top, comedian

51 – Sean Astin, American actor

@48 – Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor (d. 1921; peritonitis)

46 – Chelsea Handler, American comedian and talk show host

46 – Rashida Jones, American actress