MLK Day

 

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Weekly Observations

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17-23	National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice winter day.

Did some laundry and living room clean up.

MLK day is today. I still remember when he was assassinated. Our family was having dinner and after eating, we turned on the news in the living room. Shock for sure. I was living in AZ when the Super Bowl was moved from AZ because this state didn’t recognize MLK day as a holiday. Race relations have gotten better, but still have a long ways to go.

Good to hear that after an 11+ hour hostage takeover of a synagogue in Texas, all hostages are safe. Sadly, the gunman is dead. I wish that negotiations had gone better as this guy was in real need of mental health help.

I’m glad I’m not in the middle of the storms of rain and snow across much of the country.

A school district in upstate NY had to apologize for a homework assignment. Middle school students in a Spanish class were asked to translate sentences into English. Here are two of the ten: “You (friendly) are Mexican and ugly.”, “You (politely) are pretty and American.” Inexcusable.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why did I throw the butter out of the window?

Because I wanted to see the butterfly.

Trivia

1.        Who was the greatest male ballet dancer of the early 20th century?

2.        What is a plié in ballet?

3.        Who is often credited with creating the world’s first car?

4.        Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo?

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Vaslav Nijinsky

Answer 2: Bending at the knees

Answer 3: Karl Benz

Answer 4: Horse

Historical Events

§  1916 – The Professional Golfer’s Association of America was founded.

§  1929 – Popeye the Sailor first appeared in Thimble Theatre, Cartoon

§  1955 – The first nuclear powered submarine, The Nautilus, launched

§  1966 – The Palomares (Spain) Hydrogen accident took place, involving two US airplanes and four hydrogen bombs took place.

Birthdays Today

·        @99 – Betty White, actress, game show panelist, television personality (d. 2022)

91 – James Earl Jones, American actor

·        @84 – Benjamin Franklin, publisher, businessman, inventor and politician (d. 1790)

83 – Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer

·        @74 – Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.), American boxer (d. 2016)

·        @65 – Shari Lewis, actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, television host (d. 1998; breast cancer)

65 – Steve Harvey, American comedian, television personality and game show host

59 – Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor

58 – Michelle Obama, American lawyer, 46th First Lady of the United States

51 – Kid Rock [Robert James Ritchie], American singer-songwriter

42 – Zooey Deschanel, American actress

37 – Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, producer