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Sunshine Wind 6 mph Gusts 12 mph Gentle Breeze Active Fire: 531 miles away Risk
of fire: Moderate Nearest
Lightning: a miles away Dec. Averages: Temps: 45°\18° Moisture: 5 Days |
Weekly Observations
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1-7 Cookie Cutter WeekLink |
3-10 Clerc-Gallaudet Week Andisop (Meterological
Fiddling) Link |
Daily Observations
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Bike Shop Day |
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day |
Today’s Seasonal Quote
Today’s Meme
Thoughts for the day
I did my weekly grocery shopping this
morning. Even found some things I needed that were on sale. Good trip.
I ordered the books for our discussion
group. I was not happy that the shipping charges have tripled since last year.
I usually order for the group, and they pay for the books I pay for the
shipping cost. I may not be so generous next year.
I’m looking forward to the weekend, I
already got two calls for Rez friends are shopping this weekend and will stop
by. Nice.
Trivia Time
Christmas Traditions
Eggnog
It’s hard to imagine why anyone would be inspired to chug a
raw egg-based drink, but historians agree that ’nog was probably inspired by a
medieval drink called posset, a milky drink made with eggs, milk, and
sometimes figs or sherry. These were all pricey ingredients, so the wealthy
often used it for toasting.
Eggnog became a holiday drink when colonists brought it
over from England, but they found a way to make it on the cheap, nixing the
figs and substituting rum for sherry. And how about that weird nog name?
No one knows for sure, but historians theorize that nog was
short for noggin, which was slang for a wooden cup, or a play on
the Norfolk variety of beer also called nog (which itself may be named after
the cup).
Random Thoughts…
Gyms would be more successful if they
hounded you to come in and work out as they hound you to come back after your
membership expires.
A group of Salamanders is called a Congress.
The best way to get rid of mosquitos would be with
a really big laser aimed at the sky. They could see it for miles, fly to it,
and get obliterated when they touched it.
Ancient Roman Life
Life of a female slave
In ancient Rome, female slaves faced a particularly harrowing
existence marked by exploitation and a lack of autonomy. Beyond the general
hardships endured by all slaves, such as grueling labor and harsh punishments,
women in bondage were often subjected to additional layers of abuse and
degradation. Many were bought specifically for their masters’ physical
gratification, a tragic exploitation that stripped them of their autonomy and
consent. This coital slavery wasn’t just a private affair; it extended to public
brothels, where countless female slaves were forced to service numerous clients
daily.
In addition to physical exploitation, female slaves also
performed various roles in Roman households and society. They worked as maids,
cooks, and nurses, often facing the dual burden of labor and intimate physical
abuse. Their artistic talents, whether in music, dance, or other forms of
entertainment, were exploited for the pleasure of their masters, turning their
skills into instruments of their subjugation.
Historic Events
1732
The Covent Garden Theatre Royal (now the Royal Opera House) was opened on
London.
1787
Delaware became ‘The First State’ to ratify the US Constitution.
1842
The first concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.
1909
Leo Baekeland of Yonkers, New York, received the patent for a thermosetting
artificial plastic which he called ‘Bakelite’ (patent #942,699)
1979
The National Fire Safety Council was founded.
1995
The Galileo spacecraft arrived at the planet Jupiter on its mission to study
the planet and its moons.
Birthdays
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Larry
Bird, 68 Basketball
Player C
Thomas Howell, 58 Movie Actor Jasmine
Villegas, 31 R&B Singer
Emily Browning, 36 Movie Actress
Noam Chomsky, 96, American linguist, philosopher |
@98 – Eli Wallach, American actor (d. 2014) @80 – Clarence Nash, American voice actor, Donald
Duck (d. 1985) @67 – Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter,
trumpet player, and performer (d. 1978; stroke) @62 – Ted Knight (Tadeusz
Wladyslaw Konopka), American actor, comedian (d. 1986; cancer) @50 – Richard Warren Sears, co-founder of Sears (d. 1914;
Bright’s disease) |
…The End for today…
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