Feb 23

 

Week: 9 Day: 54	Ave. Sky Cover:  75% Visibility: 3 miles
Local Temp:   30°\ 18° feels like 19° Wind: 8mph\ Gusts: 20mph	Very Low risk of fire Active fire: 488mi. \ Lightning: 1050mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

19-26	National FFA Week Link
20-26	National Sauna Week Link    Bird Health Awareness Week  Link   Build A Better Trade Show Image Week National Eating Disorders Awareness Week  National Engineers Week National Justice for Animals Week Link  Link Through With The Chew Link
22-24	International Petroleum Week Link
23-26	American Birkenbreiner Race

 

Daily Observations

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Winter has returned to our mountain town. Snow, wind, snow, chilly. It was snowing hard when I headed out at 8:30am for my dental cleaning. When I got out, it was just cloudy and chilly. Weatherman says 6-10” tonight…I say maybe.

It only took the jury 3-hours to find the 3 men who killed Arbery were also guilty of the Federal hate crime. Justice moves slowly.

Only in AZ…so far…: The Chandler school district, in metro Phoenix, sent home permission slips for students to study the anatomy of chickens…including chicken breasts. They were afraid of the new AZ law about sex education.  It was also reported that a senior in a high school in the district had the assignment of finding recipes for ‘chicken breast dinner’. The district internet server sent back: ‘inappropriate search’. How much crazier can it get?  I’ll wait.

Ukraine situation…what a mess. I hope this is merely sword rattling. Putin’s actions sure look like those that have led to many hot wars throughout history. I sure hope not.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why did the man break into song?

He couldn't find the right key

Trivia

Q: What is the name of the Duke of Milan who casts a spell on a ship in 'The Tempest'?

 

Q: What animal breathes out of its butt?

 

Q: Chartreuse is a color between yellow and what?

 

Q: Nephelococcygia is the practice of doing what?

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Prospero

Answer 2: Turtles

Answer 3: Green

Answer 4: Finding shapes in clouds

 

Historical Events

W                 1893 – Rudolph Diesel received the German patent for his engine.

W                 1896 – The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield, in New York.

W                 1903 – Cuba leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States “in perpetuity”.

W                 1927 – Federal Radio Commission (FRC, later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission, FCC) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States was established.

W                 1945 – American Marines lifted the flag at Iwo Jima.

W                 1954 – The first mass inoculation of children against polio with Jonas Salk’s vaccine began in Pittsburgh, PA.

W                 1975 – There was an energy crisis in the US in 1975, so daylight savings time started two months early – Feb 23rd instead of April.

W                 1978 -Both Barbra Streisand’s Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) and Debby Boone’s You Light Up My Life were awarded the Best Song Grammy – the first and only tie in that category in Grammy history.

W                 1991 – A ground war began in Iraq (Operation Desert Storm)

W                 1997 – Scientists announced the first successful cloning of an animal, a lamb named Dolly.

Birthdays Today

@95 – W.E.B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (d. 1963)

@79 – Peter Fonda, American actor (d. 2019; lung cancer)

71 – Ed “Too Tall” Jones, American football player

52 – Niecy Nash, American actress and producer

43 – Sarah Elizabeth S.E. Cupp, American journalist, author

40 – Aziz Ansari, actor

39 – Emily Blunt, English actress

28 – Dakota Fanning, American actress

 

Feb 22

 

Week: 9 Day: 53	Ave. Sky Cover:  50% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   39°\ 29° Wind: 10mph\ Gusts: 25mph	High risk of fire Active fire: 789mi. \ Lightning: 217mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

Happy Washington’s Birthday…the holiday may have changed, but not his birthday.

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

19-26	National FFA Week Link
20-26	National Sauna Week Link    Bird Health Awareness Week  Link   Build A Better Trade Show Image Week National Eating Disorders Awareness Week  National Engineers Week National Justice for Animals Week Link  Link Through With The Chew Link
22-24	International Petroleum Week Link

 

Daily Observations

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

This wind is bringing in a storm that may give us more of the white stuff. My Option: Just Do It.

I watched the closing ceremony last night. I recorded it so I could skip the way-top-many commercials. As far as closings go, this one was nice. I enjoyed all the children’s singing.  In four years, it will be in Italy…where they will be in Milano and Cortina.  This is not like Denver and Fort Collins…it is more like Flagstaff and Tucson…a good 4+ hour drive. At present, the bus or train are between 7 and 8 hours. The athletes won’t complain, but the TV and audiences will have to make more concessions.

I learned a lot about Havana Syndrome on 60 Minutes last night.  It is very scary for Federal workers and families around the world. Employees have been hit with it at home, in hotels, and in the area between the White House and the employee parking lot. The head of the CIA says there are many unexplained incidents in the US and around the world. All they say we know is that it is a microwave that is directed. It causes temporary and long-term symptoms. Adults and children have been affected. This is one time I hope they know more than they are telling us.

Tomorrow I get my semi-annual teeth cleaning…can’t wait. Haha.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

What happens when fog lifts in southern California?

UC-LA!

 

My doctor told me to cut down on sodium.

I took his advice with a pinch of salt.

Trivia

Question: In Which Comedy Film Does Aretha Franklin Star as A Proprietress of A Soul Food Joint?

 

Question: In St. Louis, Missouri, it’s illegal for a firefighter to rescue who?

 

Question: What was banned in Indonesia for “stimulating passion?”

 

Q: Generally, which component of a computer draws the most power?

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: The Blues Brothers

Answer 2: Undressed women (even if they are wearing a nightgown)

Answer 3: Hula hoops

Answer 4: Video Card

 

Historical Events

W                 1620 – Popcorn was introduced to the English colonists by an Indian named Quadequina.

W                 1651 – St. Peter’s Flood (I): A storm surge flooded the Frisian (Germany/Netherlands) coast, drowning 15,000 people.

W                 1856 – The Republican Party opened its first national convention in Pittsburgh.

W                 1878 – In Utica NY, Frank Woolworth opened the first five-and-dime Woolworth store.

W                 1893 – The Record of a Sneeze was filmed by Thomas Edison… the first film ‘close up‘.

W                 1956 – Montgomery, Alabama arrested several civil rights protestors and bus boycotters, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and E.D. Nixon.

W                 1956 – Elvis Presley debuted on the music charts with Heartbreak Hotel.

W                 1980 – Winter Olympics: Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3.

W                 2006 – iTunes sold its BILLIONTH music download. 16-year-old Alex Ostrovsky of West Bloomfield bought “Speed of Sound” by Coldplay. He later got a phone call from Steve Jobs and won a lot of iPod and Mac stuff.

Birthdays Today

@89 – Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, producer (d. 1997)

@83 – Robert Baden-Powell, British founder of the boy Scouts (and Girl Guides) (d.1941)

@82 – Rembrandt Peale, American painter (d. 1860)

@77 – Edward Kennedy, American politician (d. 2009; brain cancer)

72 – Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster

@67 – George Washington, American patriot, general and politician, 1st President (d. 1799)

@58 – Edna St. Vincent Millay (aka Nancy Boyd), poet, playwright (d. 1950; heart attack)

47 – Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer and screenwriter

@44 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist, television host (d. 2006; by a stingray)

@22 – Robert Wadlow, American, tallest man ever recorded at 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall and weighed 400+ lbs. (d. 1940; autoimmune problem)