Jan 25

 

2021…at last

Jan  25, 2021  Week: 4  Day: 25	Local:  H 45°\ L 21°\Ave. Sky Cover: 40%
Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  8mph	Today’s Historic Ave. Temp.: H 43°\ L 18°
Nearest lightning: 725 mi.; Active fire:  59mi	Very Low Risk of Fire           Visibility:  10mi
Record: 61°[1975]   Record: -17°[1937]	Jan Averages: 44°/16° (4 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.

Jean Ingelow

Random Tidbits

In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. This act outlawed segregation and the Jim Crow laws of the south. It also outlawed discrimination based on race, national background, and gender. Although there were still many issues, this law gave the NAACP and other organizations a strong base on which to fight discrimination in the courts.

"Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler and first recorded by Dion. It is a tribute to the memory of four assassinated Americans, all icons of social change, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. It was written in response to the assassination of King and that of Robert Kennedy in April and June 1968, respectively.

A Little Humor

Q Why did the lion lose at poker? He was playing with a cheetah.

Fifty years ago it was about standing in line all night to see a band, now it’s waiting in line for the vaccine.

Interesting facts about AZ

Ø The two largest man-made lakes in the U.S. are Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both located in Arizona.

Ø The longest remaining intact section of Route 66 can be found in Arizona and runs from Seligman to Topock, a total of 157 unbroken miles.

Ø The 13 stripes on the Arizona flag represent the 13 original colonies of the United States.

Weekly Observations

Clean Out Your Inbox Week Idiom Week  National School Choice Week  Link  Snowcare for Troops Week Ally Week Link National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week	24-30
National Medical Group Practice Week: Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering Cancelled	25-30

 

Today’s Observations

A Room of One's Own Day
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Link
Fluoride Day [1945]

Macintosh Computer Day Link
 (Note: On Jan. 22, 1984 in a Super Bowl ad the Macintosh got introduced. Steve Jobs then presented it to the world on Jan. 24, 1984 and it went on sale to the public the next day on Jan. 25, 1984.  There is a big 30th Anniversary event on Jan. 25, 2014. Apple considers  Jan. 25 the anniversary day for celebration.)
National Irish Coffee Day 
Opposite Day Link
Robert Burns Day Link  Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another couple of inches added last night. Not as much as forecast, but more still on the way. HOA crew arrived about 8a to clear sidewalks. Nice.

Larry King was a icon that will be missed. I was able to see many great interviews during his time on CNN. He had a nice long life.

The Republican Party of AZ has voted to censure the Republican AZ Governor and Cindy McCain, wife of the late John. It is because the party is upset that they helped Biden/Harris. Mrs. McCain put it best when she said, ‘it is a badge of courage.’

Hank Aaron was one of the greatest baseball players. After breaking the record for homeruns, he got a bunch of hate mail and had to hire private security to protect him at and away from the stadium. Now there is talk of changing the name of the Atlanta Braves to the Atlanta Hammers. It is a good tribute and will help repair the damage of a Native American symbol and the Tomahawk Chop used by fans.

Daily Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible?

Historical Events

1533 – Henry VIII of England married his second wife Anne Boleyn.

1554 – São Paulo, Brazil, was founded by Jesuit priests.

1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn was played at the marriage of Queen Victoria’s daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia.

1881 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell formed the Oriental Telephone Company.

1915 – Alexander Graham Bell began the first U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to his assistant, Thomas Watson, in San Francisco.

1937 – The Guiding Light debuted on NBC radio from Chicago.

1939 – Joe Louis KO’d John Henry Lewis in one round for the World Heavyweight boxing title.

1945 – Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first US city to begin fluoridating the drinking water.

1955 – Columbia University scientists developed an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years.

1959 – American Airlines held the first commercial intercontinental flight, from Los Angeles, California to Idlewild, New York.

1961 – 101 Dalmatians premiered in theaters.

2002 Wikipedia switches to the new version of its software ("Phase II") aka Magnus Manske Day.

2004 – Opportunity rover (MER-B) landed on the surface of Mars.

2011 Egyptian Revolution of 2011 begins with a series of street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, labor strikes and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities

2019 Longest-ever US government shutdown ends after 35 days when President Donald Trump agrees to three week of negotiations on border security by a House-Senate conference committee

2019 Roger Stone, political lobbyist for Donald Trump is arrested as part of Mueller investigation for obstruction of justice, witness tampering and making false statements

Birthdays Today

@91 – William Somerset Maugham, English playwright (d. 1965)

@84 – Dean Jones, American actor (d.2015)

@74 – William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (d. 1857)

@73 – Etta James, Blues Singer (d. 2012; )

@59 – Virginia Woolf, novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic (d.1941; suicide)

40 – Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter

@37 – Robert Burns, poet (d. 1796; )

Puzzle Answer

The boxers are women.

 

Jan 24

 

2021…at last

Jan  24, 2021  Week: 4  Day: 24	Local:  H 47°\ L 23°\Ave. Sky Cover: 95%
Wind:   9mph\Gusts: 14 mph	Today’s Historic Ave. Temp.: H 43°\ L 18°
Nearest lightning: 1766mi.; Active fire:  59mi	Very Loe Risk of Fire           Visibility:  10mi
Record: 61°[1982]   Record: -15°[1964]	Jan Averages: 44°/16° (4 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!

~Emily Dickinson

Random Tidbits

The 1950's and early 1960's brought about several major events in the fight for the civil rights of African-Americans. In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. This sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott which lasted for over a year and brought Martin Luther King, Jr. to the forefront of the movement. King led a number of non-violent protests including the Birmingham Campaign and the March on Washington.

A Little Humor

Q: How do trees feel when winter is finally over?  Releaved...

 

~There is a fine line between a numerator & a denominator.

Interesting facts about AZ

Ø On June 6, 1936, the first barrel of tequila produced in the United States rolled off the production line in Nogales, Arizona.

Ø The Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse desert in North America.

Ø Bisbee is the Nation's Southernmost mile-high city.

Weekly Observations

International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week Link	16-24
Clean Out Your Inbox Week Idiom Week  National School Choice Week  Link  Snowcare for Troops Week Ally Week Link National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week	24-30

 

Today’s Observations

Beer Can Appreciation Day Link  Link
Belly Laugh Day
Celebration of Life Day 
Compliment Day

Global Belly Laugh Day

International Day of Education
International Mobile Phone Recycling Day Link 
‘Just Do It’ Day

Lobster Thermidor Day

National Bible Sunday
National Compliment Day
National Peanut Butter Day Link
Talk Like A Grizzled Prospector Day  Link
World Day for African and Afro-descendant Culture

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice winter snowy day. Only a couple of inches, but appreciated and being enjoyed.

The Biden administration continues to issue more executive orders and proposes legislation. I am disappointed that the right-media is mocking his orders. I’m still hoping that Biden-Harris makes America, America again.

Most of my Navajo Rez friends have gotten the first dose of Moderna. If you have a vehicle, and friends who will bring you food, will sit in your car while you use their vehicle so you can use the restroom, the 4+ hour wait is worth it. Oh, and over 65 or working in one of the school systems or at the hospital.

I talked to a friend who is recovering from COVID. He says he is good, but something was off. He didn’t really focus well. I hear that is one of the typical side effects after serious Covid. Haven’t discovered how long this will last. I sure hope it doesn’t last too long.

Daily Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

What coat goes on wet?

Historical Events

41 – Roman Emperor Caligula was assassinated.

1848 – Gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill, Coloma, California by James W. Marshall.

1899 – The US patent (#618128) for a rubber ‘safety heel’ was issued to Humphrey O’Sullivan

1922 – The ‘Eskimo Pie’, an ice cream center covered in chocolate, was patented (#1404539) by Christian K. Nelson of Onawa, Iowa.

1935 – The 1st beer in a can – ‘Krueger Cream Ale’ was sold by the Kruger Brewing Company.

1950 – A microwave oven patent (#2495429) was issued to Percy LeBaron Spencer under the title ‘Method of Treating Foodstuffs’.

2003 – The United States Department of Homeland Security officially began operation.

2013 A Japanese Coast guard ship engages a Taiwanese activist ship in the Senkaku Islands dispute

2017 President Trump withdraws the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)

2019 US government recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's President

 

Birthdays Today

80 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter

Puzzle Answer

A coat of paint.

 

Jan 23

 

2021…at last

Jan  23, 2021  Week: 3  Day: 23	Local:  H 40°\ L 31°\Ave. Sky Cover: 80%
Wind:  7 mph\Gusts:  14mph	Today’s Ave. Temp.: H 45°\ L 20°
Nearest lightning:1636mi.; Active fire:  59mi	Very Low Risk of Fire           Visibility:  10mi
Record: 61°[1970]   Record: -15°[1937]	Jan Averages: 44°/16° (4 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

The earth laughs in flowers.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Random Tidbits

In the early 1900s, black people began to protest the Jim Crow laws that southern states were implementing to enforce segregation. Several African-American leaders such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells joined together to found the NAACP in 1909. Another leader, Booker T. Washington, helped to form schools to educate African-Americans in order to improve their status in society.

The civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1950s when the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was illegal in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. Federal troops were brought in to Little Rock, Arkansas to allow the Little Rock Nine to attend a previously all white high school.

A Little Humor

If You Take A Mime To Court- Is It Still Called A Hearing?

True Things

Swan crashes into woman's bathroom

Animal rescuers in Britain said a swan crashed through a window into a woman's bathroom just moments after she had left for another room. Animal rescue inspector Keith Ellis, who responded to the scene to collect the swan, said it was a highly unusual incident. "I have seen them crash-land on to busy roads thinking they are rivers but nothing like this. It is so bizarre," Ellis said. He said the swan underwent surgery at a local veterinary practice and is now recovering Ellis said the swan will be released back into the wild once it is back to full health. Ellis said it was lucky that the bathroom was unoccupied. "The lady was so lucky when this happened as she had just been in the bathroom," he said. "Had she still been there when this swan crashed through the window, I am sure the glass shattering and the impact of the bird hitting her would have caused serious injury." P.I. Staker was unavailable for comment.

Interesting facts about AZ

Ø The westernmost battle of the Civil War was fought at Picacho Pass on April 15, 1862 near Picacho Peak in Pinal County

Ø There are 11.2 million acres of National Forest in Arizona, and one-fourth of the state forested.

Ø Wyatt Earp was neither the town marshal nor the sheriff in Tombstone at the time of the shoot-out at the O..K. Corral. His brother Virgil was the town marshal.

Weekly Observations

International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week Link	16-24
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week Healthy Weight Week Hunt For Happiness Week National Activity Professionals Week National Handwriting Analysis Week	17-23
Sugar Awareness Week No Name Calling Week Link Week of Christian Unity	18-23

 

Today’s Observations

Belly Laugh Day

Eagle Day
Eskimo Pie Day

‘Just Do It’ Day

Local Quilt Shop Day
Measure Your Feet Day

National Compliment Day

National Handwriting Day  Link
National Lobster Day

National Peanut Butter Day

National Pie Day Link  Link  
National Rhubarb Pie Day

Paul Pitcher Day  Link
Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day

Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Headed out early for a sonogram blood draw. The hospital hadn’t received one of the orders, so that took time and phone calls. Then the machine was busy. Finally got a draw, but the tech said it was one of the hardest she had seen in quite a while. Total time from arriving to leaving the hospital parking lot was 2 hours.

I have to say I am enjoying the many memes of Bernie that are throughout social media. Bernie and his mittens have made quite a hit.

In 2007 AZ passed a law to allow voters to sign up for permanent mail-in voting. While AZ voted for Biden, the state legislature is still very Republican. So, the Republicans have introduced a bill to abolish permanent mail-in voting. And if that bill fails, another bill was introduced to require a notary public stamp would be required on the envelope. Hmmm

A Republican House member tried to enter the House Chambers with a firearm, even though it is against House Rules, made by the House members themselves. He was upset that the House had put in a metal detector just before entering the House Chambers. Other Republicans simply walk around the detector and get the ‘wand’ to check them. Silly.

Daily Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

How can a man who shaves several times a day still sport a long beard?

Historical Events

41 – Roman Emperor Caligula was assassinated.

1848 – Gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill, Coloma, California by James W. Marshall.

1899 – The US patent (#618128) for a rubber ‘safety heel’ was issued to Humphrey O’Sullivan

1922 – The ‘Eskimo Pie’, an ice cream center covered in chocolate, was patented (#1404539) by Christian K. Nelson of Onawa, Iowa.

1935 – The 1st beer in a can – ‘Krueger Cream Ale’ was sold by the Kruger Brewing Company.

1950 – A microwave oven patent (#2495429) was issued to Percy LeBaron Spencer under the title ‘Method of Treating Foodstuffs’.

1984 -- The Apple Macintosh was released.

2003 – The United States Department of Homeland Security officially began operation.

1998 Pope John Paul II condemns US embargo against Cuba.

2001 The Chinese Communist Party stages a self-immolation in Tiananmen Square to frame Falun Gong and escalate the persecution.

2015 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is crowned King of Saudi Arabia, on the death of this half-brother King Abdullah.

2016 Category 5 blizzard delivers record 3ft of snow to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US, killing 55 and incurring estimated $500m - $3bn economic losses.

2016 8 museum workers from Egyptian Museum, Cairo referred for prosecution for reattaching Tutankhamun's beard with inappropriate glue.

2019 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disinvites President Donald Trump from making a State of the Union address in Congress citing government shutdown

2020 Voice of a 3,000 year old Egyptian priest recreated by scientists 3D printing his vocal tract published in "Scientific Reports"

2020 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp marked by an international forum in Jerusalem, Israel.

Birthdays Today

@95 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012)

@91 – Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University, Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009)

82 – Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter

80 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter

@75 – Edith Wharton, American novelist, short-story writer (d. 1937; stroke)

70 – Chesley Sullenberger, pilot

70 – Yakov Smirnoff [Yakov Naumovich Pokhis], Ukrainian-American comedian, actor

@56 – John Hancock, politician

53 – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast

@33 – John Belushi, American comedic actor (d. 1982; OD)

 

Puzzle Answer

The man is a barber.