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Dec. 6, 2019 Week: 49 Day: 340
86004: H 46° \ L 24° \ Average Sky Cover: 10%
Nearest lightning:
1860mi
Nearest active fire:
468mi.
Wind: 6mph\Gusts: 10mph Visibility:
10 mi
Record High: 62°[1977] Record Low: -6°[1951]
Dec. Averages: 44°\17° (5 days with moisture)
Today’s Quote
“Take only memories,
Leave only footprints”
~ Native American Proverb
Chief Seattle
(1780-1866)
Random Tidbits
Nodding the head means
"yes" in most societies, but means "no" in some parts of
Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
Observances This Week
1-7
Cookie Cutter Week Link
National Hand Washing Awareness Week Link
Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week Link
National Hand Washing Awareness Week Link
Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week Link
3-10
Observances for Today
National Gazpacho Day
National Microwave Oven Day
My Rambling Thoughts
Early morning rain,
most of our snow is melted. Nice day outside. Another storm is brewing.
It is time to remember
our National Motto: E Pluribus Unum [Out of Many, One]. This country has
always had strong opinions and disagreed with others. Everyone wants to be
heard, everyone wants to have others in their camp. Before we have ever united
as One on any topic, it takes lots of arguing, name calling, and hurt feelings.
We are in the middle of one of those times. I have lived through the Cold War,
the ‘Duck & Cover’ era, the Civil Rights Movement, The JFK, RFK, and MLK
assassinations, the Vietnam War and all the protests, the Nixon mess, the
Clinton mess, and in the end, we ended up united. This nation is not perfect,
lots of mistakes have been made, lots has been corrected. It just takes time.
As tired as I am of the current political mess, I know, in my heart, that this
too will end…in time..and our country will emerge stronger than ever.
I went out this
morning for a quick run to the store. My steering wheel was cold and sticky. I have
a leather or leather-like cover that came with the vehicle. My guess is that
the cold weather brought out all the human oil and dirt that had absorbed into
the cover. When I got home, I got out my Simple Green and cleaned off all
the newly discovered gunk. Hopefully I’ll remember to do it more often. Maybe
that’s why people wear driving gloves in expensive vehicles.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of this page
Two fathers and two
sons went into a bar to have a drink together. They spent fifteen pounds
altogether and each man spent the same amount. How much did each one spend?
Historical Events
1273 Thomas Aquinas is
thought to have a mystical experience in Naples, refuses to continue his work
"I cannot, because all that I have written seems like straw to me"
1790 - The US Congress
moved from New York to Philadelphia.
1830 - The U.S. Naval
Observatory, one of the oldest scientific agencies in the US, was established
as the 'Depot of Charts and Instruments' in Washington, D.C.
1849 Harriet Tubman
escapes from slavery in Maryland for the 2nd and final time
1850 - Hermann von
Helmholtz (1821-94) announced the invention the ophthalmoscope, to the Berlin
Physical Society. It enabled doctors to see directly into a patient's eye.
1862 US President
Abraham Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians
1865 - The 13th
Amendment to the US Constitution, officially ending the institution of slavery,
was ratified.
1897 - London became
the world's first city license taxicabs.
1877 - Thomas Edison
demonstrated the first sound recording, his reciting of 'Mary had a Little
Lamb', at his Menlo Park, NJ Laboratory.
1877 - The Washington
Post began publication.
1883 - Ladies' Home
Journal began publication.
1884 - The Washington
Monument was completed.
1906 - The first
aerial photographs of Stonehenge were shown at the Society of Antiquaries. They
were taken from a hydrogen balloon by 2nd Lieutenant Philip Sharpe of the Royal
Engineers' Balloon Section.
1907 - The Monongah
Coal Mine Disaster killed 361 coal miners. It was the worst mining disaster in
American history.
1933 - A federal judge
ruled that James Joyce's book, Ulysses, was not obscene
1947 - Everglades
National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Harry S Truman. His
"S" didn't stand for a name.
1957 - Vanguard rocket
carrying the first US satellite blew up on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral,
Florida. It rose about four feet and collapsed.
1964 - Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer debuted on NBC. The holiday tradition moved to CBS in 1972
1969 - #1 Hit: Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss
Him Goodbye
1973 Gerald Ford
sworn-in as first unelected Vice President, succeeds Spiro Agnew who resigned
over corruption allegations
1986 - #1 Hit: Peter Cetera and Amy Grant -
The Next Time I Fall
2002 - Winona Ryder
was sentenced to 36 months of probation and 480 hours of community service
after stealing more than $5,500 worth of merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue
store in Beverly Hills, California. She also paid restitution and a fine.
2003 - #1 Hit: Ludacris featuring Shawnna -
Stand Up
2005 - Brokeback
Mountain, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal was released in theaters.
2010 Record price for
a printed book when a first edition of "The Birds of America" by John
James Audubon auctioned at Sotheby's, London, England, for £7,321,250
2017 - Donald Trump's
administration officially announced the recognition of Jerusalem as capital of
Israel.
Birthdays Today
@91 - Dave Brubeck,
American pianist and composer (died in 2012)
@86 - Ira Gershwin,
American songwriter
(died in 1983)
@73 - Agnes Moorehead,
American actress
(died in 1974; cancer)
@48 - Wally Cox,
American actor
(died in 1973; heart attack)
@31 - Joyce Kilmer,
American soldier, author, and poet (died in 1918; KIA)
@25 - Baby Face Nelson
[Lester Joseph Gillis],
American gangster
(died in 1934; gunshot by FBI)
72 - JoBeth Williams,
American actress
52 - Judd Apatow,
American director, producer,
and screenwriter
Puzzle answer:
Five pounds. There
were only three men: a grandfather, his son and his grandson, which means they
were still two fathers and two sons.
