Feb 19

 

Week: 8 Day: 50	Ave. Sky Cover:  5% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   42°\ 12° Wind: 9mph\ Gusts: 14mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 347mi. \ Lightning: 1631mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

4-20	Winter Olympics XXIV
11-20	Date (Fruit) Week
12-19	National Entrepreneurship Week Link
13-19	Children of Alcoholics Week Link  International Flirting Week    Jell-O Week Love A Mensch Week National Secondhand Wardrobe Week Random Acts of Kindness Week Link
14-21	National Condom Week National Nestbox Week NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
17-20	American Association For The Advancement of Science Week
18-21	Great Backyard Bird Count Link
18-19	Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
19-26	National FFA Week Link

 

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Wintery like day, with a blue sky. Nice.

The coroner finally released the name of the suicide at the jail. Probably wasn’t the jury I was on. This suicide was from Page and was charged with fraud. So, I guess I’ll never know why the trial was cancelled.

The Olympics got a real black eye. First was the doping charge on a 15-year-old, then letting her skate, then her horrible routine, then the lack of compassion or empathy from her coach, and finally having the whole incident replayed in prime time. I worked with 15-year-old athletes/students for years. No good coach or coaching team would have ever allowed her to skate under the circumstances. After her awful performance, the cameras stayed on her as her coach criticized her and showed no empathy for this child. Then the cameras stayed on her as the scores were announced. Everyone involved is this unnecessary spectacle should be ashamed.

The former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed a man by mistaking her gun for a taser only got 2 years in prison. The prosecution had asked for 7 years and 2 months, while her attorneys asked for a lesser sentence because she had no prior criminal history and showed remorse for his death. This is not justice, in my opinion.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

When is the moon the heaviest?

When it's full!

Trivia

Q: The likeness of which president is featured on the rare $2 bill of USA currency?

 

Q: Who is depicted on the US hundred-dollar bill?

 

Q: What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?

 

Q: Area 51 is located in which US state?

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Thomas Jefferson

Answer 2: Benjamin Franklin

Answer 3: Octagon

Answer 4: Nevada

Historical Events

W                 1847 – Of the 89 original members of the Donner Party, only 45 reached California. They had been trapped, with no provisions and little survival skills since late October of 1848, about 13 miles northwest of Lake Tahoe.

W                 1881 – Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.

W                 1963 – The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was published.

W                 1968 – Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, created by Fred Rogers (1928-2003), premiered on NET (later PBS).

W                 1987 – A controversial, anti-smoking public service announcement aired for the first time on television, featuring Yul Brynner shortly before he died of lung cancer.

W                 2006 – The Rolling Stones performed in front of the largest open show for the public in Copacabana Beach in Brazil,1.3 Million people attended

W                 2010 – Golfer Tiger Woods admitted to having several affairs, which were brought to light after an incident in Windermere, Florida, an Orlando suburb, around 2:30 a.m. on November 27, 2009. His car crashed, reportedly, but several eyewitness accounts said it looked like it was attacked by someone with a golf club. Ironically, his wife, Elin Nordegren, was reportedly informed about his infidelities shortly before the ‘crash.’

Birthdays Today

82 – William ‘Smokey’ Robinson, R&B Singer

79 – Lou Christie, American singer-songwriter

@79 – Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician, astronomer (d. 1543; apoplexy)

70 – Amy Tan, American novelist

67 – Jeff Daniels, American actor

@63 – Lee Marvin, American actor (d. 1987; heart attack)

62 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York

59 – Seal (Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel), English singer-songwriter

55 – Benicio del Toro [Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez], Puerto Rican actor, director, producer

37 – Haylie Duff, American actress

 

Feb 17

 

Week: 8 Day: 49	Ave. Sky Cover:  5% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   36°\ 10° Wind: 12mph\ Gusts: 26mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 399mi. \ Lightning: 1113mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

4-20	Winter Olympics XXIV
11-20	Date (Fruit) Week
12-19	National Entrepreneurship Week Link
13-19	Children of Alcoholics Week Link  International Flirting Week    Jell-O Week Love A Mensch Week National Secondhand Wardrobe Week Random Acts of Kindness Week Link
14-21	National Condom Week National Nestbox Week NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
17-20	American Association For The Advancement of Science Week
18-21	Great Backyard Bird Count Link
18-19	Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering

 

Daily Observations

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A couple of inches of snow dropped on our little mountain town last night. Today it is blue sky and sunshine…with a little too much wind.

Catholics in Phoenix are scrambling. One priest has caused thousands to remain not baptized, due to one word he used in the baptisms. He said, ‘We baptize you…’ instead of the liturgy that states, ‘I baptize you…’. The Vatican has said all during his long career must be baptized with the proper wording to be saved. What a mess, I’m sure a loving God would have had a better solution. Somehow, it seems money for the church is behind this.

For those keeping a tally at the Olympics: One Ukrainian and one Iranian skier have been disqualified for using steroids. I didn’t see this when it happened…maybe because neither skier was anywhere near a skier with medal contention. Also, while the ROC skater in trouble was high up during the preliminary runs, she placed 4^th overall, so the medals were not an issue. It is still an issue for the skaters who finished behind her.

I went out to get groceries. I waited until the sun was out and melting most of the snow on the roads. It was very windy and chilly, roads were wet, I got what I needed and came home.

Ellie called and is busy sending Tahiti stuff to me. The blowout group also had to deal with a snowstorm, but a trip to Portugal sounds good for 2023.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why would a thief only rob a bank at noon?

Because then even the clocks would have their hands up

Trivia

Question: What reptile can detach their tails when they are in danger and then regrow it?

 

Question: What do you call a cocktail consisting of coconut milk, rum, and pineapple?

 

Question: What is James Bond’s preferred drink of choice?

 

Q: TRUE OR FALSE - Vietnam's national flag is a red star in front of a yellow background.

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Lizards

Answer 2: Pina Colada

Answer 3: Martini…shaken, not stirred

Answer 4: FALSE…it has a yellow star on a red background.

Historical Events

W                 1856 – The “Know-Nothing Party,” convened in Philadelphia to nominate its first presidential candidate. The Know-Nothing movement began in the 1840s, when an increasing rate of immigration led to the formation of a number of groups to combat “foreign” influences in American society.

W                 1865 – Union forces under Major General William T. Sherman set the South Carolina State House on fire during the burning of Columbia, near the end of the Civil War.

W                 1885 – Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published for the first time.

W                 1908 – The first US postage stamps in coils were available for the first time in vending machines.

W                 1913 – Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes, the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.

W                 1929 – The first Academy Awards were announced in 1929 for 1928’s films.

W                 1930 – Ex-planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.

W                 1977 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle had its maiden “test flight” on top of a Boeing 747.

W                 2010 – WikiLeaks published the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by the American soldier now known as Chelsea Manning.

Birthdays Today

@90 – Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author (died in 2012)

@89 – Toni Morrison, American novelist (d. 2019)

89 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-American singer-songwriter

@87 – Jack Palance, American actor (d. 2006)

@84 – Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (d. 1933)

@77 – Charles M. Schwab, businessman, co-founded Bethlehem Steel (d. 1939; heart disease)

@76 – Johnny Hart, American cartoonist, co-created The Wizard of Id (d. 2007)

72 – Cybill Shepherd, American actress

70 – Juice Newton, American singer-songwriter

68 – John Travolta, American actor

65 – Vanna White, American model and game show host

58 – Matt Dillon, American actor

57 – Dr. Dre (Andre Young), American rapper and producer

54 – Molly Ringwald, American actress

48 – Jillian Michaels, American fitness trainer and author