29 Jan

 

Week 5  Day 29   Flag Today  49°/27° Sky cover:  75% Wind 11mph Gusts 20mph Active Fire:  221miles away Risk of fire: Low  Nearest Lightning:  1797 miles away Air Quality: Fair Mostly cloudy Jan. Daily Averages: Temps: 44°\16° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 27-2/3 Cordova Ice Worm Days Link

28-2/3 Catholic Schools Week Data Privacy Week Link  Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link National Cowboy Poetry Week

Daily Observations

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day   Curmudgeons Day Freethinkers Day National Carnation Day

National Corn Chip Day Puzzle Day National Puzzle Day Seeing Eye Dog Day Thomas Paine (Free Thinkers) Day

Today’s Thoughts

High clouds and no precipitation until later in the week. I was listening to Rick Steves on NPR this morning. Today’s topic was traveling in Cuba. I was happily surprised to hear of the changes. Today, Americans can fly to several Cuban cities with little problems. No more VISA checks, State Dept. Approval, or red tape. Simply get on one of many American based airlines and fly. Cuba has also dropped the Turista Peso, so all purchases are with the Cuban Peso. This has caused inflation for the Cuban people. Americans can not stay in Gov’t owned Resorts or hotels, but only in privately owned ones, due to sanctions the US has placed on Cuba. After my two trips to Cuba, this is a good sign for the most part. The Cuban people are very nice and I wouldn’t mind another trip there. Our discussion group had a very productive meeting. In addition to making the calendar, it was suggested that since we were meeting at 3pm, maybe we could plan to go to a restaurant after the meeting for a nice dinner. Sounds good to me.

Weird History…

President Zachary Taylor Died From A Cherry Overdose It's hard to believe, but it's true: President Zachary Taylor died from a cherry overdose. On July 4th, 1850, the 12th President of the United States attended a public ceremony in Washington D.C., where he consumed an excessive amount of cherries and iced milk. The combination of these two foods caused severe digestive issues for him, leading to his death five days later. This is one of those historical facts that sounds too strange to be real, but unfortunately it is. It's a reminder that even though our presidents are some of the most powerful people on earth, they're still human and can succumb to the same ailments as any other person.

Civil War Facts

The First Battle of Bull Run After several engagements at different points of Missouri and Virginia, the war's first major battle occurred on July 21, 1861, in Manassas Junction, Virginia, also called Bull Run. Union Gen. Irvin McDowell successfully advanced on Confederate troops, but the addition of Southern reinforcements marked the first victory for the Confederacy. Federal troops were forced to retreat to Washington.

Interesting Trivia…New made the map

What does “www” stand for in a website browser? How long is an Olympic swimming pool (in meters)? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Answer 1: World Wide Web Answer 2: 50 meters

Historic Events

1980 – The Rubik’s Cube made its international debut at the Ideal Toy Corp. in Earl’s Court, London. 2002 – In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush described “regimes that sponsor terror” as an Axis of evil- he included Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. 2015 – Malaysia officially declared the disappearance of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 (disappeared on March 8, 2014) an accident, and its passengers and crew were presumed dead.

Birthdays with some quotes

@92 – John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010) @88 – John Raitt, American actor, and singer (d. 2005) @86 – John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1960) @86 – Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) 86 – Germaine Greer, Australian journalist, and author Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves; when that right is pre-empted it is called brain-washing. 84 – Katharine Ross, American actress 79 – Tom Selleck, American actor 74 – Ann Jillian, American actress @72 – Thomas Paine, One of the Founding Fathers of the United States (d. 1809) Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good. 70 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer @66 – W.C. Fields (William Claude Dukenfield), American comedic actor (d. 1946; gastric hemorrhage) I personally stay away from natural foods. At my age I need all the preservatives I can get. I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to. @65 – Tommy Ramone (Thomas Erdelyi), drummer, The Ramones(d. 2014; cancer) @62 – Edward Abbey, American writer (d. 1989; cirrhosis) Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. 62 – Nicholas Turturro, American actor @58 – William McKinley, American politician, 25th President (d. 1901; assassinated) 56 – Edward Burns, American actor Newlyweds shooting budget: 5k for actors, 2k insurance, 2k food, and drink. 9k in the can. We only shot 12 days. That’s how to make an independent film. 54 – Heather Graham, American actress 49 – Sara Gilbert, American actress @44 – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (d. 1904; TB) Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws, and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs. 31 – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer

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