3 Dec

 

 

Flag Today  49°/18°   Week 48  Day 338 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 2 mph Gusts 4 mph   Active Fire: 1027 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 2202 miles away Dec. Averages: Temps: 45°\18° Moisture:  5 Days

Monthly Observations

Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking (TANYRSS) (12/18 - 2/12) } Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Month  Link

Universal Human Rights Month Link Worldwide Food Service Safety Month Youngsters on The Air Month  Link

Weekly Observations

1-7 Cookie Cutter WeekLink National Hand Washing Awareness Week Link  Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week

2-6 Older Driver Safety Awareness Week Link  3-10 Clerc-Gallaudet Week

Daily Observations

Be A Blessing Day Disability Day E-Discovery Day Giving Tuesday Link (The day after Cyber Monday) International Baboon Day  International Day of Persons With Disabilities

International Spirit of the Game Day Let’s Hug Day Make A Gift Day National Green Bean Casserole Day  World Trick Shot Day

Today’s Quote                                                       

 

Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

A nice cool day. Not a cloud in the sky.

I had an appointment with my PCP this morning to check my A1C.  It was back in the normal range. That means no change in meds. Good news for sure. I have been more careful about my diet and more walking if I have a cheat day.

The AZ Cards lost to the by Vikings by 1 point. Tough loss. Sending good vibes to the Broncos for tonight’s game.

I watched the Disney Holiday Spectacular last night. It sure put me in the Holiday mood.

Presidential Pardons: After years of saying he would not pardon his son, he did it anyway. I get it…it was a strange case and probably would not have been in court had it not been Biden’s son. Now is the time to pardon Leonard Peltier, AIM member in prison. He is 80 and deserves to be with his family. He claims he did not kill the FBI agent at Wounded Knee and many believe he was just the fall guy for a murder when the government couldn’t find the killer.

Trivia Time

 

Christmas Traditions

Ugly Christmas Sweaters

To celebrate this joyous season, many people gleefully don hideous knitwear adorned with ribbons, sequins, bows, and lights. In the past, the trend was embraced solely by grandmas, teachers, and fashion-challenged parents, but in the last decade or so, the ugly sweater has gone mainstream. We may have Canada to blame for that: According to the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book, the ugly sweater party trend can be traced to a 2001 gathering in Vancouver.

 

Leaving Milk and Cookies for Santa

When we plunk a few Oreos or chocolate chip cookies on a plate for St. Nick, accompanied by a cold glass of milk, we’re actually participating in a tradition that some scholars date back to ancient Norse mythology. According to legend, Odin had an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir. Kids would leave treats for Sleipnir, hoping that Odin would favor them with gifts in return. The practice became popular again in the U.S. during the Great Depression, when parents tried to impress upon kids the importance of being grateful for anything they were lucky enough to receive for Christmas.

 

Random Thoughts…

·                  Truman Capote – Real Name: Truman Streckfus Persons Streckfus

·                  Always and Never are two words to always remember never to use.

·                  The Beatles album cover for HELP does not spell out HELP in flag semaphore. It is NUVJ because the photographer thought it looked better.

·                  The eleven points of the maple leaf of the Canadian flag have no special significance: the number and arrangement of the points were chosen after wind tunnel tests and the chosen pattern is the least blurred under high winds.

·                  The term “junkie” comes from the fact that heroin users in the early 1900s would collect (often steal) and sell scrap metal to pay for their heroin.

 

Ancient Roman Life

Ancient Meals and Methods

Ancient Roman cuisine was a mix of cereals, vegetables, fruits, and legumes tailored to societal status. Commoners mainly consumed staples like bread, beans, lentils, peas, and vegetables. Meat, a luxury for the wealthy, included hares, snails, and birds, with beef less favored. Seafood was diverse, reflecting Rome’s expansion and trade. Cooking primarily involved boiling and frying, particularly in olive oil, with sauces and spices enhancing flavors. Garum, a fermented fish sauce, was particularly popular.

Wine was central to Roman dining, often diluted with water. Posca, watered-down wine with spices, was common among soldiers and the lower classes. Fruits like apples, figs, and grapes were integral and often preserved. The diet evolved over time, incorporating new ingredients as Rome expanded​​​​​​.

Historic Events

1818 – Illinois became the 21st US state.

1910 – The neon light was displayed for the first time at the Paris Motor Show at the Grand Palace. The lamp was developed by French inventor Georges Claude. Advertising neon signs started showing up in 1913, notably at the Paris Opera House. The most famous neon sign is probably the Las Vegas sign.

1919 – The Quebec Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy (near Quebec City) and Lévis, Quebec opened.

1922 – The first public Technicolor motion picture film, The Toll of the Sea, was released at the Rialto Theatre, in New York City.

1927 – Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, was released.

1976 – An assassination attempt was made on Bob Marley. Shot twice, he quickly recovered.

1984 – The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster in India killed over 4,000 people, and injured hundreds of thousands.

1992 – The Greek oil tanker the Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tons of crude oil, ran aground in a storm while approaching A Coruna, Spain, spilling most of the oil.

1997 – 121 countries signed the treaty prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel land mines in Ottawa, Canada. Notable exceptions were: The United States, the People’s Republic of China, and Russia.

2012 (Typhoon) At least 475 people were killed after Typhoon Bopha made landfall in the Philippines.

 

Birthdays

Ozzy Osbourne, 76 Metal Singer Jake T. Austin, 30 TV Actor Brendan Fraser, 56 Movie Actor Julianne Moore, 64 Movie Actress Holly Marie Combs, 51 TV Actress Daryl Hannah, 64, American actress

@86 – Bobby Allison, American race car driver (d. 2024) @84 – Andy Williams, American singer (d. 2012) @72 – Gilbert Stuart, American painter, unfinished George Washington (d. 1828) @66 – Joseph Conrad, Polish writer (d.1924)

…The End for today…