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Flag Today 47°/23° Week 50 Day 349 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 5 mph Gusts 11 mph Light
Breeze Active Fire: 340 miles away Risk of fire: Moderate
Nearest
Lightning: 1741 miles away Dec. Averages: Temps: 45°\18° Moisture: 5 Days |
Weekly Observations
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14-1/5/25 Christmas Bird Count Week Link Halcyon Days: 14-28 (Always 7 days before and 7 days after
the Winter Solstice) |
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 |
Daily Observations
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Halcyon Days – Traditionally,
the 7 days before and after before and after the Winter Solstice. Gingerbread Decorating Day |
National Bouillabaisse Day Roast Chestnuts Day |
Today’s Seasonal Quote
Today’s Meme
Thoughts for the day
A nice late fall day.
I’ve been using Jackie Lawson e-cards
for years, ever since I got one from my tour director Ellie. Now it has become
more and more difficult to log onto the website. Very frustrating.
Trump has been Time Magazines Person
of the Year. He seems elated after using a fake Time cover for quite a few
years. Even this honor is tainted since many horrific persons have been named
Person of the Year by Time. One gets it for being in the news, not for doing
good things.
Trivia Time
Christmas Traditions
Hanging a pickle on the tree
The old legend says if a pickle is the last ornament
hung on the Christmas tree, the first child to find the pickle gets an extra
present. You can make yourself a family legend with quick
pickles that everybody can share on Christmas.
Random Thoughts…
Did you know that Santa Claus has his own army? He keeps it in his sleevie.
The city of Bangkok’s full name is in fact: ‘Krung Thep
Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat
Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit
Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit’
“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to
somebody else.” – Will Rogers
The Church of Satan won’t give membership to convicted
felons.
Pronoia, the opposite of
paranoia, is the delusion that everyone is
secretly plotting your success.
Ancient Roman Life
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
Birthdays
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Vanessa
Hudgens, 36 Movie Actress Jackson
Rathbone, 40 Movie Actor |
@87 – Morey Amsterdam, American actor (d. 1996)
@62 – Charlie Rich, American singer-songwriter, guitarist
(d. 1995; pulmonary embolism) @62 – Nostradamus, French astrologer, seer, and physician
(d. 1566; edema)
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…The End for today…
