14 Jan

 

Week 3  Day 14   Flag Today  41°/10° Sky cover:  5% Wind 5mph Gusts 8mph Active Fire:  271miles away Risk of fire: Very Low  Nearest Lightning:  1978 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jan. Daily Averages: Temps: 44°\16° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 10-14 National Soccer Coaches of America Week Link 11-17 Cuckoo Dancing Week

13-21 International Snowmobile Safety & Awareness Week Link  14-20 Healthy Weight Week Hunt for Happiness Week Idiom Week Sugar Awareness Week

Daily Observations

Caesarean Section Day Dress Up Your Pet Day Link International Kite Day National Dress Up Your Pet Day National Gluten-Free Day

National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day National Sunday Supper Day Link   Organize Your Home Day Link Ratification Day World Logic Day

Today’s Thoughts

Can’t complain about the weather or the temps as many places are having a very harsh winter. So glad I’m in the high desert. In 1974, the 55mph speed limit started. I have to say that brings back memories. I was still in Shonto and Flagstaff was 125 miles away. The new speed limit added another 30 minutes one-way to the drive. The gas crisis later meant fewer trips to Flag, as the times you could buy gas were shortened with no gas sold on Sunday. Then the odd-even license plate for buying gas made it even harder. Even with all that, I survived and thrived.

Weird History…NEW

Woolly Mammoths Were Still Alive When the Pyramids Were Constructed It's hard to believe, but it's true - woolly mammoths were still alive when the Pyramids of Giza were being constructed! Dating back to around 2560 BCE, these ancient monuments are one of the oldest and most iconic structures in history. But at the same time, woolly mammoths were roaming the Earth, having survived for thousands of years after their extinction was predicted. It's amazing to think that such a large creature could have lived alongside humans during this period, and even more incredible that they managed to coexist with us until so recently. Truly an astonishing fact about our shared past!

Most important Inventions

1977: Personal Computer The Apple II, Commodore PET, and Radio Shack’s TRS-80 are introduced in 1977—four years before IBM, soon to become synonymous with the term “PC,” unveils its personal computer.

Untrue myths about Colonial America…States that never made the map

European Settlers Lived Soley In Their Own Colonies Although people like to imagine that the settlers and Native Americans lived completely separate from one another, there were some settlements that were a combination of the two, and it wasn't uncommon. Many settlers found the Native American villages to be an attractive way to live and would leave their own colonies to join them. This belief in separate societies has been influenced by popular culture, which typically portrays the Americans establishing a settlement with a Native American tribe living nearby.

Historic Events

1539 – Spain annexes Cuba. An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica killed more than 1,000 people. 1907 – NBC’s Today Show premiered hosted by Dave Garroway. 1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. 1967 – The Human Be-In began in San Francisco, at California’s Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.

Birthdays with some quotes

@100 – Hal Roach, American director, and producer (d. 1992) Dolphins : Animals that are so intelligent that, within a few weeks of captivity, they can train a man to stand on the edge of their pool and throw them food three times a day. @92 – Andy Rooney, American journalist, critic, and television personality (d. 2011) @90 – Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965) Not one of us knows what effect his life produces, and what he gives to others; that is hidden from us and must remain so, though we are often allowed to see some little fraction of it, so that we may not lose courage. The only way out of today’s misery is for people to become worthy of each other’s trust. 86 – Jack Jones, American singer and actor 83 – Faye Dunaway, American actress @77 – Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud, The Price Is Right (d. 1992; cancer) 76 – Carl Weathers, American football player and actor @75 – Julian Bond, American academic and politician (d. 2015; vascular disease) The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.” 72 – Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author @60 – Benedict Arnold, American-British general (d. 1801; gout) 60 – Shepard Smith, American television journalist 59 – Slick Rick (Richard Martin Lloyd Walters), English-American rapper 56 – LL Cool J (James Todd Smith), American rapper and actor Dreams don’t have deadlines. I’m thinking of doing beggir and better things and having more fun with it. 55 – Jason Bateman, TV actor 55 – Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that’s the most important thing for people to do. It’s not about being perfect, it’s not about sounding absolutely correct, it’s not about what goes on in a computer. It’s about what goes on in here [your heart] and what goes on in here [your head]. I’m not allergic to fashion. I’m just one of those people who when they put on a suit look like they’re going to a funeral or to court. @53 – Mark Antony, Roman general and politician (d. 30 BCE; suicide) Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears. @45 – Yukio Mishima, Japanese Author and poet (d. 1970; ritual suicide) @45 – Richard Felton Outcault, 1st American comic strip creator (The Yellow Kid, Hogan’s Alley) (d. 1928) *word balloons weren’t invented yet. 34 – Grant Gustin, American actor

…The End for today…