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Week 6 Day 46
Flag Today A°/A° Sky cover: 30% Wind 7mph Gusts 17mph Active Fire: 195 miles away Risk of fire: Very Low Nearest Lightning: 1844 miles away Air Quality: Fair Partly
cloudy Feb. Daily Averages: Temps:
47°\19° Moisture: 5
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Today’s Thoughts
A nice winter day
here. Snow and icicles melting nicely.
Another horrific
mass shooting. This time at the end of the Super Bowl Chief’s parade in Kansas
City. It appears to be a personal dispute. It left 1 dead and 22+ injured. Two juveniles
and one adult are being held. I don’t think that the 2nd amendment
allows innocent individuals to be shot or murdered in a personal dispute.
CNN is broadcasting
the Fani Willis case. Watching the
judicial process play out can be heart-wrenching.
Decoding Common
Phrases…
Spill the Beans
“Spill the beans” is an idiomatic expression used to describe
the act of revealing secret or confidential information, often unintentionally.
The origin of this phrase is somewhat unclear, but it is
thought to date back to ancient Greece, where beans were used in voting and
spilling them could inadvertently reveal a vote or secret decision. In modern
usage, it typically implies the disclosure of information that was meant to be
kept under wraps, whether in a personal or professional context.
The saying often conveys a sense of accidental revelation,
where someone might divulge a secret without realizing the implications or
being fully aware of doing so. “Spill the beans” has become a common phrase in
everyday language, capturing the human tendency to reveal more than intended in
moments of carelessness or under pressure.
America’s Top
Attractions…NEW
1900s: Coney Island, New York
City, New York
The site of several amusement
parks since the late 19th century, Coney Island has long been a hot spot for pleasure-seeking
New Yorkers. Luna Park was one of many that sprung up here, opening in 1903,
and cementing its status as the country’s premier amusement resort. Dreamland
opened a year later and in 1916, Nathan Handwerker started selling hot dogs
from a stand which went on to become Nathan's Famous hot dog chain. The iconic
boardwalk was built in the 1920s.
Historical Facts
about Native Americans…
Some Native Americans Worked With Buffalo Bill Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody was a soldier, hunter, and showman who
created his own Wild West show. His shows would have themes of cowboys, the
frontier, and Native Americans.
He partnered with several Native Americans and had them
perform in his shows wearing feathered headdresses and riding painted horses.
Acts in the show included sideshows, staged races, and feats of skill.
Historic Events
1923 – In Thebes,
Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter entered the sealed burial chamber of
the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. He had been looking for King Tut’s
tomb since his first trip to Egypt in 1891. The outer chambers were discovered
in November 1922.
1959 – Fidel Castro
became the Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown (on
January 1).
2005 – The Kyoto
Protocol came into force.
Birthdays with some
quotes
@80 –
Henry Brooks Adams, American historian (d. 1918)
@89 –
Henry M. Leland, founded Cadillac and Lincoln (d. 1932)
@84 –
Wayne King, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1985)
@75 –
Edgar Bergen, American actor and ventriloquist (d. 1978; kidney disease)
“Hard work never
killed anybody, but why take a chance?”
@72 – Hugh
Beaumont, American actor (d. 1982; heart attack)
@97 – Anna
Mae Hays, American general (d. 2018)
73 – William Katt,
American actor
@70 – Kim
Jung Il, N. Korea Leader (d. 1998)
@67 –
Robert Joseph Flaherty, American ‘Father of the Documentary Film’ (d. 1951)
“There’s a saying
among prospectors: ‘Go out looking for one thing, and that’s all you’ll ever
find.”
66 – LeVar Burton,
German-born American actor, director, and producer
“It’s not about
division. It’s not about politics. My concern is how do we come together?”66 – Ice-T (Tracy
Lauren Marrow), American rapper and actor
@62 –
Sonny Bono, American actor, singer, and politician (d. 1998; ski accident)
@42 –
Margaux Hemingway, American model and actress (d. 1996; cancer)
34 – The Weekend (Abel
Makkonen Tesfaye), R&B singer
…The End for today…
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