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

 

Feb 17

 

Week: 8 Day: 48	Ave. Sky Cover:  60% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   39°\ 17° Wind: 7mph\ Gusts: 13mph	Low risk of fire Active fire: 159mi. \ Lightning: 1387mi.
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

 

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

So far this morning it has been clear, cloudy, snowing, and clear…all before noon.

My jury duty update…at 2:30 yesterday I got an email saying that we didn’t have to meet until 9am. Turns out another email came in at 4:45 yesterday that cancelled the trial all together. I didn’t see that one until I was dressed and ready to head out at 8:00 this morning. An interesting and possibly important news item was also in my email…it seems a man in the jail committed suicide Monday night. I won’t know if it is the same case until they release the suicide guy’s name. I guessing…probably.

It was -26°F during the downhill Olympic events. I was in that temperature when I was in South Dakota. Note…the moisture in your nose freezes when you breathe in.

Remington sold most of its holding after Sandy Hook. Now they have agreed to pay $73million to the families of Sandy Hook. They were in court for ‘glamorizing’ their rifle as a symbol of manhood. While the settlement will not bring back any of the kids and staff that were killed, it does seem better than ‘condolences and prayers’, which is all the families had until this agreement.

There is a lot of talk about a Federal Tax Holiday on the gas excise tax. If it happens it will save us about 18¢ a gallon. It will not effect the state excise tax on gas…AZ is 19¢ a gallon and CO is 22¢ a gallon. 

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

If Apple made a car what would be missing?

Windows

Trivia

Question: What animal is known to be ‘man’s best friend’?

 Question: What animal is covered in quills?

 Question: What’s a newly hatched butterfly called?

 Question: What does a snake shed a few times a year?

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Dog

Answer 2: Porcupine

Answer 3: Caterpillar

Answer 4: Its skin

Historical Events

W                 865 – Columbia, South Carolina surrendered to General Sherman’s Union forces. Fort Sumpter was also returned to Union control.

W                 1897 – The National Parent Teacher Association was formed.

W                 1904 – Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly premiered at the La Scala theatre in Milan, Italy. It was one of the first worldwide pop culture event ‘hits’.

W                 1929 – The League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was founded.

W                 1933 – The magazine Newsweek was published for the first time. Newsweek ceased print publication with the December 31, 2012 issue.

W                 1936 – The Phantom, Comic Strip debuted.

W                 1968 – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opened in Springfield, MA

W                 2009 – 368 US Television stations permanently shut off their analog transmission signals, becoming digital.

Birthdays Today

96 – Hal Holbrook, American actor

86 –  Jim Brown, football star

@84 – Walter ‘Red’ Barber, American sportscaster (d. 1992)

@75 – Buster Crabbe, American Olympian, actor (d. 1983; heart attack)

@77 – Mary Ann Mobley, American model, actress, Miss America 1959 (d. 2014; cancer)

@66 – Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006; heart attack)

60 – Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor

59 – Michael Jordan, American basketball player

59 – Larry the Cable Guy (Daniel Whitney), American comedian

57 – Michael Bay, American director, producer

51 – Denise Richards, American model, actress

50 – Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer-songwriter

48 – Jerry O’Connell, American actor

@47 – Huey P. Newton, activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (d. 1989; murder)

41 – Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor, director, and producer

41 – Paris Hilton, American model, media personality

31 – Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter