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Today 62°/27° Sky cover: 55% Wind 12mph Gusts 26mph Active Fire: 152 miles away Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning: 2578 miles away Air Quality: Fair Mostly
Cloudy Mar. Daily Averages: Temps:
53°\23° Moisture: 6
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Today’s Thoughts
I was hoping for
lots of sunshine today. Ended up with lots of high clouds.
Congressional
hearing on Biden was on the air for almost 5 hours. Looks to me like both Biden
and Trump screwed up with documents. Biden complied, Trump still hasn’t. Next conspiracy,
please.
I went out to pick
up a script and got my vehicle washed…in preparation for the storm that is due
tomorrow. Weatherman says only flurries with this storm. I hope that is right. The snow from the last
snow is finally melted.
Terms with origins in rural America
If the creek don't rise
"If the creek don't
rise" means if things go as planned. It has origins in the South, where a
rising creek could mean dangerous currents or flooding.
Influential Women
Marguerite
Higgins (1920-1966). Higgins was a reporter
and war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune during WWII, the Korean
War, and the Vietnam War. She advanced the cause of equal opportunity for
female war correspondents and was the first woman awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Foreign
Correspondence in 1951. (Recommended biography here.)
America’s Top Attractions
1970s: Walt Disney World
Resort, Orlando, Florida
In a moment that
revolutionized Florida’s tourism industry, the gates to Walt Disney World
Resort were finally opened on October 1, 1971, several years after Walt Disney
had initially purchased land in the vast swamplands of Orlando and Kissimmee.
It welcomed 10,000 eager fans. Initially, it had six individually-themed lands:
Main Street USA, Adventureland, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Liberty Square and
Tomorrowland. Sadly its creator, Walt Disney, didn’t live to see his creation.
Pike Place Market, Seattle,
Washington
Opening in 1907, Seattle’s
marketplace is the oldest continuously operating farmers' market in the country
and one of the city's most popular sights. After prospering in the 1920s
(pictured) and 1930s, it fell on hard times and was slated for demolition in
the 1960s. However, a successful campaign saw it saved and a 17-acre historic
district was created in 1971, the same year the very first Starbucks opened at
Pike Place. The market was renovated in 1974 and today it usually welcomes
around 10 million visitors.
Influential Native Americans…
Wilma Mankiller
One of Time magazine's 100
Women of the Year in 2020, Wilma Mankiller was the first woman to be appointed
Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation. Mankiller faced discrimination and racism
growing up, which fueled her commitment to feminism and self-governance for
Indigenous people. The Cherokee community thrived under her two terms as
Principal Chief. She passed away in 2010, leaving a legacy of prosperity,
pride, and hope.
Historic Events
1871 – The Planet
Uranus was discovered by William Herschel.
1943 – “Operation
Flash”, an attempt to assassinate Adolph Hitler failed.
1969 – Apollo 9
returned safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
The 1993 Storm of
the Century affected the Eastern US, dropping feet of snow
2020 -Breonna Taylor
was killed when police officers forcibly entered her home in Louisville,
Kentucky, sparking extensive protests against police brutality.
Birthdays with some quotes
@102 – Al Jaffee, American
cartoonist (d. 2023)
“I guess if people
all followed the basic principles of their own religions, they would love
everybody instead of hating half the world.”
@94 – Walter Annenberg,
American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat (d. 2002)
“Don’t worry about
it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.”
85 – Neil Sedaka,
American singer-songwriter
“I knew I had to
have a hit. I would get no more chances. Analyzing what they had in common I
discovered they had many similar elements: harmonic rhythm, placement of the
chord changes, choice of harmonic progressions, similar instrumentation, vocal
phrases, drum fills, content, even the timbre of the lead solo voice. I decided
to write a song that incorporated all these elements in one record.”
83 or 73 – Charo (María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza), guitarist, actress
@77 – Sammy Kaye, American
saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1987)
@74 – L. Ron Hubbard,
American author, founder of Scientology (d. 1986; stroke)
74 – William H.
Macy, American actor
68 – Dana Delany,
American actress
64 – Adam Clayton,
English-Irish musician, U2
52 – Common (Lonnie Rashid Lynn), American rapper
“I just want people
to feel like they can achieve something great in their lives. We all go through
rough times, but love is the antidote. You’ve got to dream and just believe in
yourself. And if you believe, you will achieve it.”
48 – Danny Masterson, American actor
39 – Emile Hirsch,
American actor
…The End for today…
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