2021…at last
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Jan
8, 2021 Week: 1 Day: 8 |
Local: H 52°\ L 23°\Ave. Sky Cover: 5% Ave Temps
for today 42° 17° |
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Wind: 4mph\Gusts: 7mph |
Nearest
lightning:1283mi.; Active fire:59mi |
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Moderate Risk of Fire |
Visibility: 10mi |
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Record: 62°[2002] Record: -12°[1989] |
Jan
Averages: 44°/\16° (4 days with moisture) |
Today’s Quote
In
seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
William
Blake
Random Tidbits
Some
historical names for January include "Wulfmonath," which came from
the Anglo-Saxons because it was the month hungry wolves would come scavenging.
King Charlemagne would call it "Wintermanoth" meaning 'winter/cold
month.'
One of the most
influential events in U.S. happened in January - on January 1st, 1892, Ellis
Island opened, allowing for the immigration of over 20 million people!
The earliest Latin
calendar was a 10-month one, beginning with March; thus, September was the
seventh month, October, the eighth, etc. July was originally called Quintilis,
meaning fifth; August was originally called Sextilis, meaning sixth.
A Little Humor
Q: What has 3 legs &
3 eyes? Three pirates.
Generally- all
generalizations are false
True Things
Remember the scare film
from 1939; Reefer Madness? It was propaganda designed to show parents that if
they let their kids smoke 'Mary-Jane' they would turn into sex-addicted,
violent sociopaths. Even back then the movie was laughable to all but the most
naive audiences, and now we are able to look back on it as the ignorant paranoia
that it is... except that it totally isn't! A recent incident in South Dakota
makes the mayhem depicted in Reefer Madness look like mischievous hijinks.
The story starts with a
teenager smoking pot with two friends in the basement of his father's house. Mistake
no. 1; don't smoke pot indoors if there is a risk of being detected. That smell
is impossible to hide.
So the father discovered
them and ordered the two friends to leave, but when his son wanted to leave
with his friends his father refused to let him go. That's when a scuffle broke
out.
Dad was able to hold both
of them while he called the police, but no arrests or report was made because
he just wanted his son's friends to leave.
You would think that
narrowly avoiding arrest for possession and consumption of marijuana would be
enough adventure for a couple of teens for one night, but these two, cranked up
on the sticky-icky, immediately went to round up 20 of their watery-eyed
friends and laid in wait for the dad.
When he went outside to
move a car parked in his driveway, the mob surrounded the car and started
beating on it and smashing the windows.
Finding himself in a
scene out of a horror movie, the victim threw that hooptie in gear and took off
across the lawn.
One neighbor said,
"All of a sudden, I saw a car going 30 to 40 mph hit the curb. All you
could see is headlights and kids running all over, then I saw a kid get hit
while he was coming off the curb. That's when they switched to start chasing
each other in their cars."
The neighbor called police
to report the incident. He tried to get the plates of the vehicles the teens
were in but was unsuccessful.
"Then it was just
constant cars flying down these roads. They were hitting and swerving at each
other. You don't even see this stuff on TV."
Eventually, the mob
dispersed. The victim was able to identify a few of the teens but didn't know
most of them.
Interestng facts about AZ
Ø Arizona has the largest
contiguous stand of Ponderosa pines in the world stretching from near Flagstaff
along the Mogollon Rim to the White Mountains region.
Ø Yuma, Arizona is the
country's highest producer of winter vegetables, especially lettuce.
Ø Arizona is the 6th
largest state in the nation, covering 113,909 square miles.
Weekly Observations
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Diet Resolution Week |
1-7 |
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Silent Record Week |
1-7 |
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New Year's Resolutions Week |
1-8 Link |
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Someday We'll Laugh About This Week |
2-8 |
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National Personal Trainer Awareness
Week [cancelled] |
2-9 |
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Home Office Safety and Security
Week Link |
3-9 |
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Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week |
6-10 |
Today’s Observations
Argyle Day
Bubble Bath
Day
Earth's Rotation Day
I Am A
Mentor Day Link
National English Toffee Day Link
Male
Watcher's Day
Midwife's
Day or Women's Day
National Joy Germ Day
National Winter Skin Relief Day Link
Show and Tell Day at Work
War on Poverty Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
Our democracy survived an insurrection yesterday. I am glad for that. However,
this showed the world the division in our country and how our country handles
our issues. Most of the mob were white. Police were not as present as they
should have been. When Blacks of BLM or Native Americans of Stop the Pipeline, the
Federal troops acted much differently. I saw no tear gas yesterday. I saw no
violent arrests yesterday. Now a day later there have been few arrests compared
to other demonstrations. Four died during the chaos…one was shot, 3 had medical
emergencies. Reports say 14 officers were injured. The world is watching and
right now, the US does not look good.
When my 50th HS reunion occurred, I picked up some people
on FB who were in my graduation class. It was nice to see how their lives were
going. More than a few are Trump supporters. A few have posted outlandish conspiracy
theory reposts. I usually read them and scroll on. Today several of them have announced that they
are leaving FB for other social media because FB banned Trump. I just don’t get
it. I guess they just want a site that believes everything they post.
Now that Georgia has been decided, the Senate is now 50-50 for voting
purposes, since the two independents vote Democrat, who will be the majority
and minority leaders in the Senate? I’m sure there is a presidence, but can’t
seem to recall it.
Have you seen thediscoverer.com? It started showing up
in my email box. Anyway, every day or so they offer a list of fascinating,
spectacular places around the world and here in the US. Pictures included are
amazing. If you check it out, you must give an email address. I don’t remember
signing up, but whatever happened, I am a happy camper. If you don’t like it
you can always unsubscribe.
Daily Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
Historical Events
1790 – George Washington gave the first ‘State of the Union’ message,
urging the opening of the US Patent Office.
1815 – Andrew Jackson won the “Battle of New Orleans”
1828 – The Democratic Party of the United States was organized.
1889 – Dr. Herman Hollerith received the 1st U.S. patent for a
tabulating machine, technically this was the first computer patent!
1918 – Mississippi was the 1st state to ratify the 18th amendment
(prohibition)
1963 – Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was exhibited in the United
States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
1964 – US President Lyndon Johnson declared ‘War on Poverty’
1996 – Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso was accidentally rammed by a barge
and sank in Singapore Harbour. It was raised, and is now a museum in France.
2002 – President George W. Bush signed into law the bi-partisan No
Child Left Behind Act.
2004 RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is
christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II
2016 Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announces the recapture of
drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, six months after he escaped prison
2020 Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce they are stepping back as
"senior" royals, will work towards becoming financially independent
Birthdays Today
98 – Larry Storch,
American comedic actor
88 – Charles Osgood,
American journalist
84 – Shirley Bassey,
Welsh singer
@83 – Soupy Sales [Milton Supman], comedian, actor (d. 2009)
@80 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor (d. 1992)
@76 – Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (died in 2018;
ALS)
@69 – David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, actor (d.
2016; liver cancer)
63 – Betsy DeVos,
American businesswoman, and politician
63 – Rey Misterio, Sr.,
Mexican wrestler
@59 – Gypsy Rose Lee [Rose Louise
Hovick], actress, dancer (d. 1970; lung cancer)
@42 – Elvis Presley, American singer, The King
@48 – Graham Chapman, English actor, Monty Python member (d. 1989;
cancer)
37 – Kim Jung un, N.
Korean leader
Puzzle Answer
None, Moses wasn’t on the ark. Noah was.
