Feb 7

 

Week: 7 Day: 38	Ave. Sky Cover:  5% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   39°\ 16° Wind: 2mph\ Gusts: 8mph	High risk of fire Active fire: 789mi. \ Lightning: 1914mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

1-7	African Heritage & Health Week Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week
2-8	Publicity for Profit Week
4-20	Winter Olympics XXIV
6-12	Burn Awareness Week  Link Children's Authors & Illustrators Week Tinnitus Awareness Week Link
6-13	Dump Your Significant Jerk Week Freelance Writer Appreciation Week
7-13	Children's Mental Health Week Link
7-14	Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Link Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week Link National Marriage Week Link  Link
7-11	International Networking Week National School Counseling Week Link Pride in Foodservice Week Link Tax Identity Theft Week Link
7-12	Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend
7-14	Risk Awareness Week

Daily Observations

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice day. Took a neighborhood walk before the wind started up.

I’m enjoying some curling and ski jumping today. Last night there was some very nice figure skating. Watching these young athletes give 110% in their events is inspiring.

I just got my order for KN95 masks. I was hoping that one box of 80 would get me through the pandemic, but I was down to three, so ordered more.  Thanks to Morning Save they are all medically approved. On the downside, this new order has each mask individually wrapped, so a lot of waste for the landfill.

I just don’t get it: The GOP made a statement that ‘Jan. 6^th was legitimate political discourse’. I wonder what they were watching? I’m wondering what their reaction would have been if the Jan 6^th intruders were not white?

I needed some comfort food during this current cold spell. Last night I made Mom’s meatloaf with hamburger, sausage, breadcrumbs, and an egg. Tasted great!

 

 

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

What do you call a pig on a leash?

Pulled pork.

Trivia

Q: What type of dog is 'Handsome Dan', the mascot of Yale University?

 

Q: What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

 

Q: Before the 19th Century, the "Living Room" was originally called the...

 

Q: What year was Queen Elizabeth II born?

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Bulldog

Answer 2: 24 MPH

Answer 3: Parlor

Answer 4: 1926

Historical Events

W              1795 – The 11th Amendment was ratified, reaffirming the sovereignty of the individual United States.

W              1817 – The first public gas streetlight was lit in Baltimore, Maryland, the first in the United States.

W              1914 – The silent film Kid Auto Races at Venice premiered in theaters, featuring Charlie Chaplin in his first screen appearance as The Little Tramp.

W                    1962 – The United States banned all Cuban imports and exports.

W                    1964 – The Beatles first arrived in the United States.

W                    1985 – New York, New York became the official anthem of New York City.

W                    1990 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.

Birthdays Today

@90 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American writer (d. 1958)

@82 – John Deere, American blacksmith, founded Deere & Company (died in 1886)

@75 – Buster Crabbe [Clarence Linden Crabbe II ], Olympic swimmer, actor (d. 1983; heart attack)

@65 – Sinclair Lewis, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951; alcoholism)

62 – James Spader, American actor

60 – Garth Brooks, American singer-songwriter

60 – Eddie Izzard, English comedian

@58 – Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (died in 1870)

@57 – Sir Thomas More, English Scholar (d. 1535)

57 – Chris Rock, comedic actor

44 – Ashton Kutcher, American actor