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Flag Today 53°/35° Week 51 Day 353 Air Quality: Fair Light Clouds Sunshine Wind 7 mph Gusts 12 mph Gentle Breeze Active Fire: 67 miles away Risk
of fire: High Nearest
Lightning: 1911 miles away Dec. Averages: Temps: 45°\18° Moisture: 5 Days |
Weekly Observations
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4-24 Andisop (Meteorological
Fiddling) Link Christmas Bird Count Week Link Halcyon Days: 14-28 (Always 7 days before and 7 days after
the Winter Solstice) Gluten-free Baking Week |
16-24 Posadas Cookie Exchange Week 17-23 Saturnalia |
Daily Observations
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Answer the Phone like Buddy the Elf Day Bake Cookies Day |
Give A Wine Club Day Link |
Today’s Seasonal Quote
Today’s Meme
Thoughts for the day
Sunshine with high clouds today.
The stats of the Madison School
shooting have changed: 2 killed and the female shooter shot herself.
Good news: 1st: the WEP on
Social Security may end. My $75/ month check will be closer to $250/month. 2nd:
Trump wants to end National Daylight time. During my career I had to live in
Daylight time all week, and standard time on weekends. After retiring, its has
been nothing but standard time. I really enjoy not having to adjust to the time
changes.
Sad news: My friend and colleague from
Tuba Boarding has been diagnosed with dementia. I met Cheryl when she was a
SpEd teacher, and her new husband also taught SpEd. They have one son, Joey,
and were divorced when Joey was still young. Cheryl left Tuba after the divorce
and worked for an Insurance Company. She returned to Tuba soon after I became
Dept. Head. After we both retired we had weekly lunches with other retired
colleagues. A little over a year ago she
went to visit Joey and his family in California. She had several falling
incidents and no longer felt comfortable driving long distances. She stayed
with her Joey at his house. After almost a year, she moved into a retirement
complex near Joey. I talked to her on her May birthday and once during the
summer. I called her yesterday. She was talking about how Joey retired and
moved his family to Phoenix and that she was driving between her place in
Williams and his place in Phoenix. We had a good conversation, but it seemed a
little off. Later last night I called Joey to see what was going on. He didn’t
retire and didn’t move. Cheryl is still at the retirement place. He said her
dementia has gotten worse and that she has good days and bad days. I’m glad I
called on a good day. He thanked me for checking and asked that I call every so
often. So very sad. I'm glad she is happy in her own little world.
Trivia Time
Christmas Traditions
Trim a banana tree
In India, fir trees are not as prevalent, so celebrants there
make do with what they have: banana and mango trees! These trees are adorned
with lights and ornaments on the street and their leaves decorate inside
people’s homes.
Random Thoughts…
A friend is someone who will help you move. A BEST friend
is someone who will help you move a body.
Due to the mild temperatures in 1949, the
Rockefeller Christmas Tree was spray-painted with hundreds of gallons
of silver paint in efforts to look more winter-like.
Old Quaker Oats advertising
identified the “Quaker man” as William Penn, but
today he is referred to as “Larry”.
Biggest film of 1916: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Action/Adventure)
earned ~ $8,000,000
US President #40 Ronald
Reagan (1981-1989) Reagan was the oldest
president elected to office (aged 69). His favorite all-time job? As a teenage
lifeguard!
The dinner I was cooking for my family was going to be a
surprise, but the fire trucks ruined it.
Ancient Roman Life
Emperors were fed grapes but at what cost
Roman emperors led lives marked by extravagance, luxury, and often
bizarre behaviors. They rose to power through various means, such as conquest,
political expertise, or military support, and once they were in power, they
generally ruled for life. The emperors had no term limits or retirement plans,
and their tenure often ended with their death, frequently through assassination
or forced suicide.
Historic Events
Birthdays
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Christina
Aguilera, 44 Pop Singer Stone
Cold Steve Austin, 60
Wrestler |
@87 – Raiford
Chatman "Ossie" Davis , American actor (d. 2005) @80 – Charles Wesley, English missionary, composer (d.
1788)
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…The End for today…
