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Flag Today 45°/14° Week 50 Day 347 Air Quality: Fair
Mostly Cloudy Wind 11
mph Gusts - mph Gentle
Breeze Active Fire: 347 miles away Risk
of fire: High Nearest
Lightning: 1680 miles away Dec. Averages: Temps: 45°\18° Moisture: 5 Days |
Weekly Observations
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4-24 Andisop (Meteorological
Fiddling) Link Computer Science Education
Week Link ( Always week with 12/9. Birthday of
Admiral Grace Murray Hopper.) Human Rights Week |
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Daily Observations
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Gingerbread House Day |
National Ding-a-Ling Day Link |
Today’s Seasonal Quote
Today’s Meme
Thoughts for the day
It’s been a long time since I’ve worn
cowboy boots. I started looking a few weeks ago but can’t find the style I want
and the prices are ridiculous. I’m sure they will last a long time, but almost
$200 seems steep to me, especially since I’m not finding a style I like. I’ll just
keep looking.
All these clouds should drop some
moisture, but the weather guy sez no moisture from this quick cloud cover.
Trivia Time
Christmas Traditions
Roller skating to church
In Caracas, Venezuela, many energetic Mass-goers celebrate
the Christmas holiday on roller skates. In fact, there are so many Yuletide
skaters that some of the city’s streets are closed to traffic from 8 a.m. on
Christmas day to keep the skaters safe.
Random Thoughts…
What did one snowman say to the other snowman?
“Do you smell carrots?”
The time zone used on the International Space
Station is “Coordinated Universal Time” (UTC), which is equivalent to GMT.
A group of Scorpions is called a Bed
or Nest.
There are more species of
beetles than species of plants, mammals,
reptiles, amphibians, and roundworms combined.
The reason school buses are
required to stop at all railroad crossings is
because of a 1938 accident in South Jordan/Sandy, UT.
Ancient Roman Life
Ancient Roman Beauty Routines for Women
Women in ancient Rome strived for beauty standards that
signified status and class, focusing on a pale, unblemished complexion with a
subtle blush. Achieving this look required an array of natural cosmetics, such
as foundations made from white lead and blush from various organic and
inorganic materials.
Elaborate hairstyles embellished with ropes or golden threads
displayed wealth and artistry. Icons like Poppaea Sabina exemplified these
ideals. These beauty rituals went beyond vanity, embodying the wealth and
societal roles of Roman women, and were integral to their identity in the
public and private spheres.
Historic Events
1531 – The Virgin of Guadalupe first
appeared to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City.
1917 – Father Edward J.
Flanagan founded Boy’s Town in Omaha, Nebraska.
1925 – The Mo-Tel of San Luis Obispo,
California (between Los Angeles to San Francisco) opened as the first motel.
The word Motel is a combination of the words ‘Motorist’ and ‘Hotel.’
1953 – Chuck Yeager established the
speed record (Mach 2.5) record flying a Bell X-1A, a slightly larger, but a
much-modified version of the Bell X-1
1967 – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,
starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine
Houghton, opened in theaters.
1980 – Leonardo da Vinci’s Leicester
Codex was sold to Armand Hammer for $5.12 million. Bill Gates later bought it
from the Hammer Estate for 30.8 million in 1994.
1989 – 69-year-old Leona Helmsley,
the “Queen of Mean,” received a four-year prison sentence, along with750 hours
of community service, and a $7.1 million tax fraud fine in New York.
2003 – Keiko the Orca (or killer
whale), star of the Free Willy movies died in his home of
Taknes fjord, in Norway.
Birthdays
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Cathy Rigby, 72, American gymnast
Connie Francis, 87, singer, and actress |
@99 – Bob Barker, American game show host @88 – Ed Koch, American politician, 105th Mayor of New
York City (d. 2013) @82 – Frank Sinatra, American singer, and actor (d. 1998) @80 – Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter, illustrator (d. 1944) @79 – Edward G. Robinson, American actor (d. 1973; bladder
cancer) @72 – Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founder of Wells
Fargo and American Express (d. 1878) |
…The End for today…
