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Flag Today 56°/19° Week 50 Day 350 Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Sunshine Wind 2 mph Gusts 10 mph Light
Breeze Active Fire: 132 miles away Risk
of fire: Moderate Nearest
Lightning: 2447 miles away Dec. Averages: Temps: 45°\18° Moisture: 5 Days |
Weekly Observations
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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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Bill of Rights Day |
National Cupcake Day |
Today’s Seasonal Quote
Today’s Meme
Thoughts for the day
It’s cloudy but no moisture in the
forecast.
The NJ/NY Drone sightings remain a mystery.
Feds say it is nothing, locals are getting spooked. All in all, it is just
weird.
I have FEP Blue Cross and Medicare.
Overall, I’m satisfied with my coverage. I wish it had better dental. Medicare
helps but has lots of hoops everyone must jump through. It is hard to jump when
you are not feeling well.
One thing I learned while working for
the Feds…bureaucracy seems to always grow and never seems to get easier. I
could go for a change that makes the bureaucracy run smoother for its employees
and the citizens of the US.
Trivia Time
Christmas Traditions
In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers
gifts to children on the night of January 5. Befana visits on the eve of the
Feast of the Epiphany to fill good kids’ socks with candy and presents. The
naughty kids are gifted with a lump of coal or black rock candy.
Random Thoughts…
TV Quotes… “The thrill of victory, the
agony of defeat” (Jim McKay) on ABC’s Wide World of Sports.
A group of Insects is called a Horde
or Nest or Swarm or Rabble or Plague.
Phones have an asterisk and pound sign
because when Bell Labs designed the first touch-tone phone, their system had
two tones that were not assigned values. So, they threw in * and #.
Although Mercury is closest to the
sun, it is not the hottest planet in our solar system. Venus is hotter due to
its atmosphere trapping the heat.
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.
Historic Events
Birthdays
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@91 – Alexandre Gustav Eiffel, French engineer, Eiffel
Tower (d. 1923)
@83 – J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman,
founder of Getty Oil (d. 1976)
@30 – Nero, Roman emperor (d. 68; suicide?) |
…The End for today…
