17 Jan

 

Week 3  Day 17   Flag Today  47°/76°  Sky cover:  5% Wind 1mph Gusts -mph Active Fire:  586miles away Risk of fire: Moderate  Nearest Lightning:  1697 miles away Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Jan. Daily Averages: Temps: 44°\16° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 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 15-19 No Name Calling Week Link 17-23 National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week

Daily Observations

Customer Service Day Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions Day Hot Buttered Rum Day

Hot Heads Chili Day Kid Inventors’ Day National Bootlegger’s Day

Today’s Thoughts

Warming up nicely. Looking forward to days in the 50°’s. Iowa caucus is over. Keep in mind the caucus is only open to Republicans, and only 5% of Iowa eligible voters participated. I had a blood draw this morning. A trainee did the stab, couldn’t find any blood, then the real teacher tried. Still no blood. A second stab did the job. I really didn’t mind being the guinea pig so the trainee could learn. I finally got the books for our discussion group. We meet on the 27th to set up this year’s calendar.

Weird History…

Dentures Were Once Made from the Teeth of Fallen Soldiers Dentures have been around for centuries, but did you know that they were once made from the teeth of fallen soldiers? This unbelievable fact is true! During the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, dentists would scavenge battlefields to collect human teeth and use them to craft dentures. It was a gruesome practice, but it kept many people from having to go without their missing teeth. Thankfully, today's denture-making practices are much more humane and modernized, so we no longer need to rely on such a macabre source for our dental needs.

Most important inventions

1980: Cobalt-oxide Cathode John Bannister Goodenough invents the cobalt-oxide cathode, a crucial component of lithium-ion batteries—the rechargeable and portable batteries that are now in every smartphone, laptop, and electric vehicle. In 2017, the 94-year-old Goodenough (apparently deciding that his last invention wasn’t good enough) announces that he’s come up with a new glass-based battery with even better storage capability.

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

People Melted Down Mugs And Plates To Make Bullets Although there were bullet molds that allowed soldiers to make bullets on the fly, the bullets were intended to be made of lead. Although possible, it is assumed that almost nobody melted down cups or plates for bullets. This is because they contained pewter, a substance made mostly of tin, and inferior to lead. Although it could have been done and would have been better than nothing, bullets cast from pewter would be unbelievably less effective than lead, and therefore, this method was hardly practiced.

Historic Events

1929 – Popeye the Sailor first appeared in Thimble Theatre, Cartoon 1916 – The Professional Golfer’s Association of America was founded. 1955 – The first nuclear powered submarine, The Nautilus, launched 1966 – The Palomares (Spain) Hydrogen accident took place, involving two US airplanes and four hydrogen bombs took place.

Birthdays with some quotes

@99 – Betty White, American actress, game show panelist and television personality (d. 2021) 93 – James Earl Jones, American actor 85 – Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer @84 – Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, businessman, inventor and politician (d. 1790) Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. As we enjoy great Advantages from the Inventions of Others, we should be glad of an Opportunity to serve others by any Invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously. @84 – Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (d. 2012) The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. @81 – Eartha Kitt, American singer, actor @74 – Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.), American boxer (d. 2016) 81 – Chris Montez, American singer-songwriter 70 – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer and radio host 68 – Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist 67 – Steve Harvey, American comedian, television personality and game show host If you want to be successful you have to jump, there’s no way around it. If you’re safe, you’ll never soar. You are never too old to reinvent yourself. @65 – Shari Lewis, American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, television host (d. 1998; breast cancer) Self esteem comes from doing something and accomplishing something. 63 – Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor 60 – Michelle Obama, American lawyer, 46th First Lady of the United States We have this window of opportunity; we have a chance to make something real happen. Something possible happen, to live beyond our fear – think about that, and help us. Help lift us up, help us fight this fight to change – transform – this country in a fundamental way. This chance won’t come around again. 55 – Tiësto (Tijs Michiel Verwest), Dutch DJ and producer 53 – Kid Rock, American singer-songwriter @48 – Al Capone, American mob boss (d. 1947; syphilis) Vote early and vote often. 44 – Zooey Deschanel, American actress My goal as an actor is always to be as truthful as possible, and to find the truth in the material I am representing. So I think that it’s the same with performing music. But in a way, performing your own music, it’s easier to find the truth in it, because it’s coming from yourself. There’s no translation needed. 40 – Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer @35 – Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (d. 1984; cancer) 35 – Kelly Marie Tran, American actress

…The End for today…