14 Feb

Week 6  Day 45   Flag Today  51°/12° Sky cover:  5%

Wind 7mph Gusts 11mph

Active Fire:  250miles away Risk of fire: Low 

Nearest Lightning:   2380 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

Feb. Daily Averages: Temps: 47°\19° Moisture:  5 Days

 

 

 

Weekly Observations

7-14 
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Link
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week Link
National Marriage Week Link
Risk Awareness Week
8-14
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy
10-17  
National Entrepreneurship Week Link
10-18
Take A Friend Snowmobiling Week   Link
11-17 
Children of Alcoholics Week Link 
International Flirting Week
Jell-O Week
Love A Mench Week
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
Random Acts of Kindness Week
International Flirting Week
Jell-O Week
Love A Mench Week
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
Random Acts of Kindness Week Link 
13-15
World AG Expo
14-21
National Condom Week
National Nestbox Week
NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
Daily Observations
Ash Wednesday
Cream-filled Chocolate day Ferris Wheel Day
Frederick Douglass Day   Link
International Kissing Day   Link 
League of Women Voters Day
Library Lovers Day
National Organ Donor Day
National Have A Heart Day
National Women's Heart Day  
League of Women Voters Day
Library Lovers Day
National Organ Donor Day
National Have A Heart Day
National Women's Heart Day  Link
Pet Theft Awareness Day   Link
Quirky Alone Day  Link
Race Relations Day
Read To Your Child Day Valentines Day
Saint Valentine’s Day
(World) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day  Link
World Sound Healing Day  Link

Today’s Quote                                                

 

Today's Observances

Ash Wednesday
Cream-filled Chocolate day Ferris Wheel Day
Frederick Douglass Day   Link
International Kissing Day   Link 
League of Women Voters Day
Library Lovers Day
National Organ Donor Day
National Have A Heart Day
National Women's Heart Day  
League of Women Voters Day
Library Lovers Day
National Organ Donor Day
National Have A Heart Day
National Women's Heart Day  Link
Pet Theft Awareness Day   Link
Quirky Alone Day  Link
Race Relations Day
Read To Your Child Day Valentines Day
Saint Valentine’s Day
(World) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day  Link
World Sound Healing Day  Link

Today’s Thoughts

It has warmed up enough to start melting all the snow. The HOA Road grader was here about 9am to clear our parking spaces. I moved my vehicle out of the way and now have a clear road and parking area.

I was reminded yesterday that Andy Reed, Chiefs head coach, was also the offensive line coach at our local University (NAU) back in the 1980’s. Coach Reed was interviewed and had nice things to say about NAU, Flagstaff and Arizona. Cool.

Decoding Common Phrases…

Piece of Cake

The saying “piece of cake” is a popular idiom used to describe a task or activity that is very easy to accomplish. Originating from the 1930s, it equates the simplicity and pleasure of eating a piece of cake to effortlessly completing a certain job or challenge.

This expression is often employed to convey confidence in one’s ability to achieve a goal without much effort or to reassure others of the ease of a task.

It highlights the human tendency to compare complex activities to simpler, more enjoyable experiences to make them seem less daunting.

In everyday language, “piece of cake” serves as a lighthearted and optimistic way of looking at potentially challenging situations.

Civil War Facts

The assassination of President Lincoln

While attending a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, a pro-Confederacy actor seeking revenge for the South's defeat. Initially, Booth escaped but was cornered and shot dead by a Union soldier 11 days later in Virginia. Nine other people involved in the president's murder were prosecuted—one was acquitted, four hanged, and four incarcerated. Lincoln died at the Petersen boardinghouse shortly after being shot.

Historical Facts about Native Americans…

Historical Facts About Native Americans That Aren't Taught In School

They Didn't Just Live In Teepees

While teepees are usually considered a symbol of Native American life, they may not be the most accurate. Some did live in teepees, but there were many other types of housing.

For example, the Native Americans of the Iroquois nation lived in longhouses, those in Mesa Verde lived in cliffs, and the Taos tribes lived in pueblos.

Historic Events

1849 – The first photograph of a US President, James Polk, was taken in Washington, DC.

1920 – The League of Women Voters formed in Chicago, IL.

1929 – Four men came in, dressed as police at Bugsy Moran’s headquarters on North Clark Street in Chicago, killing seven of Bugs’s men in what is called the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Moran was a rival of Al Capone.

1930 – The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett was published.

1946 – The ENIAC Computer was introduced.

Birthdays with some quotes

83 – Donna Shalala, American politician
82 – Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician
@80 – Jack Benny, American comedic actor (d. 1974)
“Everything good that happened to me happened by accident.”
80 – Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author
@77 – Fredrick Douglass, orator (d. 1895)
@76 – Margaret E. Knight, American inventor; brown grocery bag (d. 1914)
76 – Pat O’Brien, American journalist
73 – Terry Gross, American radio host
“I learned that I never really know the true story of my guests’ lives, that I have to content myself with knowing that when I’m interviewing somebody, I’m getting a combination of fact and truth and self-mythology and self-delusion and selective memory and faulty memory.”
64 – Meg Tilly, American actress
@61 – Winfield Scott Hancock, American general and politician (d. 1886)
@60 – John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942; cirrhosis)
“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”
@57 – Gregory Hines, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003; liver cancer)
56 – Jules Asner, American model and television host
54 – Simon Pegg, English actor, director and producer
“I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack.”
@53 – Vic Morrow, American actor (d. 1982; died filming Twilight Zone: The Movie)
48 – Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian
@37 – George Ferris, created the Ferris Wheel (d. 1896; typhoid fever)
36 – Katie Boland, Canadian actress
32 – Freddie Highmore, English actor

…The End for today…