Feb 2

 

Week: 6 Day: 33	Ave. Sky Cover:  60% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   41°\ 20° Wind: 3mph\ Gusts: 7mph	Low risk of fire Active fire: 515mi. \ Lightning: 1327mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

February in Navajo: ‘Atsa’ Biyaazh, which means Baby Eagle

Fasting February  Link
February is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
Feline Fix By Five Month
Free and Open Source Software Month  Link
From Africa to Virginia Month
Great American Pies Month  Link

Weekly Observations

 

29-2/5	Cordova Ice Worm Days Link
30-2/5	Catholic Schools Week Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link
1-7	African Heritage & Health Week Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week
2-8	Publicity for Profit Week
2-6	US Nationals Snow Sculpting Days

 

Daily Observations

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Weather guy sez the next few days will be very chilly and possibly a couple of inches of the white stuff. It’s OK as we always need moisture.

I headed out early for a haircut. My last one was long ago and either my hair grew slowly, or the last cut was shorter than I thought. Anyway, I clean cut again, so all is well.

I guess Whoopi really stepped in it on the View. She said that holocaust was not about race. She has apologized on several shows, including the View. Hitler defined the Jews as an inferior sub-human race. A lifetime ago her apology would have sufficed, but in today’s world, I expect this to be fodder for a few more weeks.

My CPAP saga continues. The Northern AZ Health never called back, so I called again. A lady finally answered after the 9-point menu played. She checked and checked, ask me more questions, and checked again. She said that ‘they’ had sent a script to the CPAP provider in November. She checked and it was signed by a Phy. Asst. I asked her to send it again. She agreed. Then I called the CPAP people. Now the story is that their Fax machine is broken and may or may not be repaired ‘today’. I said I’d check back in a couple of days.

I should be getting excited about the Beijing Olympics, but with all the hassles and now a Covid outbreak ‘in’ the bubble, I’ll just wait until the Opening Ceremony to get excited. Lunar New Year…the year of the Tiger…is happening, even though Covid has stopped most travel.

So, Tom Brady announced his retirement. Hmmm!

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why didn’t the hamburger buns get along?

They always had beef between them.

Trivia

Q: TRUE OR FALSE - There are 86400 seconds in a day.

 

Q: What is a "dakimakura"?

 

Q: TRUE OR FALSE - An eggplant is a vegetable.

 

Q: What is the unit of currency in Laos?

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: TRUE

Answer 2: A body pillow

Answer 3: FALSE; it is a berry by botanical definition

Answer 4: Kip

Historical Events

W                 1046 – The “Little Ice Age” began in Europe.

W                 1653 – New Amsterdam (now the City of New York) was incorporated.

W                 1876 – National League (now Major League Baseball)  was founded

W                 1887 – The first Groundhog Day was observed in Punxsutawney, PA

W                 1913 – Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.

W                 1925 – Sears & Roebuck opened their first retail store, in Chicago.

W                 1925 – Balto and Togo led a team via Dog Sleg to the town of Nome, Alaska, with antitoxin serum for an outbreak of Diptheria. An estimated 10,000 people may have been saved.

W                 1964 – G.I. Joe action figures (they are not ‘dolls’!) went on sale for the first time, featuring the four branches of the US military.

W                 1989 – Sky Television began broadcasting in the UK.

W                 1990 – President De Klerk of South Africa lifted the 30-year ban on leading anti-apartheid group the African National Congress (ANC).

Birthdays Today

@88 – Solomon R. Guggenheim, businessman, philanthropist, Guggenheim Museum (d. 1949)

@89 – Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (d. 2014)

85 – Tom Smothers, American comedian and actor

80 – Graham Nash, English-American singer-songwriter

@77 – Ayn Rand [Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum], Russian/American novelist, philosopher (d. 1982)

69 – Duane Chapman, ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’

68 – Christie Brinkley, American actress and model

@62 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (d. 2009; cancer)

@58 – James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, poet (d. 1941; perforated ulcer)

45 – Shakira, Colombian singer-songwriter

 

Feb 1

 

Week: 6 Day: 32	Ave. Sky Cover:  35% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   50°\ 16° Wind: 13mph\ Gusts: 18mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 619mi. \ Lightning: 887mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month Link
African-American Cultural Heritage Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
An Affair To Remember Month  Link
Bake for Family Fun Month Link
Barley Month Link
Beat The Heat Month
Cricket World Cup (2/6-3/7)
Declutter For A Cause Month
Dog Training Education Month Link  Link

Weekly Observations

29-2/5	Cordova Ice Worm Days Link
30-2/5	Catholic Schools Week Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link
1-7	African Heritage & Health Week Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Ready for a new month. Tahiti just keeps getting closer.

I remember the breakup of the Beatles. 60 Minutes did a piece on Director Peter Jackson’s look at the history. Jackson reviewed hours and hours of footage of the lead up to the Rooftop Concert that ultimately was their last live performance. His movie certainly blew up many of the myths surrounding the breakup. Most interestingly to me was that it wasn’t Yoko who ended the Beatles and it wasn’t bickering either. I hope to see the entire movie now.

In local news: an empty Flagstaff Public School bus was stolen from the local Aquaplex. It was later found abandoned near Page, AZ…some 90 miles away. A possible thief has been arrested.

While picking up my CPAP supplies, I found that the local sleep clinic never sent an order for a new CPAP machine for me. According to the guy at the CPAP place, when the local hospital took over the private sleep clinic, all the doctors left. For the past few months, they keep getting unsigned orders from them that can’t be filled. They have called and faxed numerous times with no response. The only doctor they have lives out of state and never comes to Flagstaff. I came home and called. After listening to the menu, I left a message. Still awaiting a call back. Frustrated. 

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why did the man fall into the well?

Because he couldn't see that well.

Trivia

Q: What is the world's most expensive spice by weight?

 Q: TRUE OR FALSE - The US emergency hotline is 911 because of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Q: What does the "G" mean in "G-Man"?

Q: TRUE OR FALSE - The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Saffron

Answer 2: FALSE In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met with AT&T to establish such an emergency number. They wanted a number that was short and easy to remember. More importantly, they needed a unique number, and since 911 had never been designated for an office code, area code or service code, that was the number they chose.

Answer 3: Government

Answer 4: TRUE

Historical Events

W                 1790 – The United States Supreme Court held its first session.

W                 1887 – The area known as Hollywood was founded.

W                 1898 – Travelers Insurance issued the first automobile accident insurance.

W                 1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the US, began broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers (later at the communist block).

W                 1960 – The Greensboro ‘Sit-In’ took place in North Carolina, protesting discrimination.

W                 1964 – Hasbro introduced the G.I. Joe action figure (retail price: $2.49)

W                 1982 – Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC.

W                 2004 – The Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show Wardrobe Malfunction controversy occurred.

Birthdays Today

85 – Garrett Morris, American actor, comedian

@85 – Ben Weider, co-founded the Internat’l Federation of Body Building & Fitness (d. 2008)

@84 – Don Everly, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2021)

@76 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007; heart disease)

@74 – Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012; lung disease)

@65 – Langston Hughes, American poet and playwright (d. 1967; prostate cancer)

@59 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960; heart attacks)

@56 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (died in 2004)

54 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress

54 – Pauly Shore, American comedian, actor

51 – Michael C. Hall, American actor

35 – Rhonda Rousey, American fighter athlete

@28 – Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993; on set of The Crow)

28 – Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter

 

Jan 31

 

Week: 6 Day: 31	Ave. Sky Cover:  80% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   44°\ 18° Wind: 2mph\ Gusts: 4mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 490mi. \ Lightning: 1873mi.
Jan Averages: 43°\17° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

29-2/5	Cordova Ice Worm Days Link
30-2/5	Catholic Schools Week Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Cloudy Sunday. Maybe some moisture.

Hard to believe: Donald Trump, Jr. took his 12-year-old son to Texas. While there they went to Jr.’s friend’s gun shop where the younger one built his own AK-15. Then they went to the Trump Rally where Jr. bragged about it.

Sen. Krystin Sinema, (D-AZ), has various approval ratings: For AZ Dems her approval rating in 8%, while AZ Republicans give her a 42% approval. Hmmm.

Saturday it was all over the news and sports channels that Tom Brady had retired. Later in the day his website stated it was premature and to wait for Tom to make a statement. Hard to believe with so many outlets reporting it.

Russia is having some naval war games. A group of Irish fisherman vowed to disrupt the games as it would effect their fishing. Russia moved away from the area and will do the games about 200 miles away from the planned site. Hmmm.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

 Remember that joke I told you about the chiropractor? It was about a weak back.

Historical Events

    1865 – Congress passed the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America.

    1940 – Ida May Fuller received the first Social Security retirement check, in the amount of $22.54. She lived to 100 years old and collected a total of $22,888.

    1958 – The United States launched its first successful orbiting satellite, Explorer-I.

    1961 – The United States launched a 4-year-old male chimpanzee named Ham on a Mercury-Redstone 2 rocket into test suborbital flight. Ham landed safely about 17 minutes later.

    1992 – ABC Sportscaster Howard Cosell retired.

Birthdays Today

@97 – Carol Channing, American entertainer (d. 2019)

@84 – Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (d. 2007)

@78 – Garry Moore, American comedian, game show host (d. 1993; throat cancer)

75 – Nolan Ryan, American baseball player

@70 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008; lung cancer)

@67 – Pearl Zane Grey, American author (d. 1939; heart failure)

66 – Johnny Rotten (John Joseph Lydon), English singer-songwriter

@53 – Jackie Robinson, baseball player (d.1972; heart attack)

52 – Minnie Driver, English actress

49 – Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress

45 – Kerry Washington, American actress

41 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

@31 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist, and composer (d. 1828; typhoid fever)