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Week
8 Day 48 Flag Today
48°/27°
Wind
16 mph Gusts - mph
Active
Fire: 63 miles away Risk of fire: Very Low
Nearest
Lightning: 1594 miles away
Air
Quality: Fair
Mostly Cloudy Windy
Feb.
Averages: Temps: 46°\22°
Moisture: 4.7Days
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Weekly Observations
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2/12-3/1 Date (Fruit) Weeks National Condom Week |
15-21 Build A Better Trade Show Image Week |
Daily Observations
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Analog to Digital TV Day |
Paczki Day (Poland) |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
It sure looks like another storm is headed this way. Windy and cloudy
day.
I’ve been wearing a dental guard to stop grinding teeth while I sleep for
years. Brushing it with toothpaste, as my previous dentist recommended, doesn’t
really cut it. I saw an ad for a sonic
cleaner, did some research, and bought a different one. I’ve had it for a
couple of days. Due to the gunk buildup, I run it twice every morning. It has
done a fantastic job. I’ll get back to the recommended once very soon. I am
very happy with this purchase.
While I’m not a fan of RFK, Jr., I am glad that he is questioning all the
‘ultra-processed’ food we consume daily. The first directive should be to
define ‘ultra-processed’, then identify those foods. We will probably never get
rid of them, but the consumer should know which foods are nutritional and which
are not. It is obvious that company sales are based on profit and not on our nutritional
needs.
Since our founding, America has been proud of naming things after
discoverers, heroes, leaders in their field, and many more. Many Americans have
built things that they name after themselves. I like those traditions. I am not
happy with anyone naming things after him/herself that they didn’t create or
finance. Let future generations do that or it isn’t meaningful.
Historic Trivia
Ancient Romans used urine as a cleaning agent for laundry
They didn't have soap back then, so they had to improvise.
And, it turns out, stagnant urine was full of ammonia, which we still use to
clean today.
The Aztec capital Tenochtitlan (where Mexico City now stands) was larger and more sophisticated than many European cities when the Spanish arrived in 1519.
With an estimated population of 200,000–300,000
inhabitants, Tenochtitlan was significantly larger than London (which only
had 50,000–70,000 people), and Paris (about 200,000).
Tenochtitlan's infrastructure was better, too, with advanced
aqueducts, causeways, floating agricultural fields, and even efficient waste
management systems.
The Spaniards' siege and the aftermath all but destroyed the great city that was.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956; @82) American businessman (Chairman
and CEO of IBM, 1914-56), born in Campbell, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Red Barber, American baseball
broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds 1934–38, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939–53, NY Yankees
1954–66), born in Columbus, Mississippi (d. 1992; @84) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Wallace Coulter, American inventor
and entrepreneur (Coulter Principle - made complete blood counts possible),
born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1998; @85) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Arthur Kennedy, American Tony
Award-winning stage and screen actor (Death of a Salesman; Fantastic Voyage;
Peyton Place; Some Came Running), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1990;
@75, cancer) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Hal Holbrook, American stage and
screen Tony and Emmy award-winning actor (All the President's Men; “Mark
Twain Tonight!”), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021; @95) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Dame Patricia Routledge, British
stage and screen actress and singer (Keeping Up Appearances; Talking Heads: A
Lady of Letters), born in Higher Tranmere, England (d. 2025; @96) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American
College-Pro Football HOF running back (Syracuse University; Cleveland Browns
- NFL Rookie of the Year 1957; NFL MVP 1957, 58, 65; 8 x First-team All-Pro;
9 x Pro Bowl), actor (The Dirty Dozen; ...tick...tick...tick...), and civil rights
activist, born in St. Simons, Georgia §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress (Miss America 1959,
Diff'rent Strokes), born in Biloxi Mississippi (d. 2014; @77, breast cancer) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Gene Pitney,
American vocalist and songwriter ("Town Without Pity"; "Hello
Mary Lou"; "He's A Rebel"), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d.
2006; @66, heart attack) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Huey P. Newton (1942-1989; @47, shot) African-American
activist, revolutionary and
co-founder of the Black Panther Party, born in Monroe, Louisiana §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
1955 Chinese novelist and nobel
laureate (Red Sorghum Clan, The Republic of Wine), born in Gaomi, Shandong,
China §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Richard Karn [Wilson] (70 years old), American actor (Home Improvement)
and TV game show host (Family Feud), born in Seattle, Washington §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Lou Diamond Phillips (64 years old), Filipino American actor (La Bamba,
Stand & Deliver), born at Subic Bay Naval Station, Philippines §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1963 American
Basketball Hall of Fame forward, owner (5-time NBA MVP,
6-time NBA champion Chicago Bulls), born in Brooklyn, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jim Jordan (62 years old), American politician
(Rep-R-Ohio 2007-), born in Troy, Ohio §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1965 American film director (Armageddon,
Pearl Harbor), born in Los Angeles, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Billie Joe
Armstrong (54 years old) 1972 American singer and musician
(Green Day - "Basket Case"; "American Idiot"), born in
Oakland, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jerry O'Connell (52 years old), American actor (Scream
2, Andrew-My Secret Identity), born in New York City §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1981 American
heiress, television personality (The Simple Life), and actress, born in New
York City §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Joseph
Gordon-Levitt (45 years old),
American actor and filmmaker (3rd Rock From the Sun, Inception), born in Los
Angeles, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1991 English singer-songwriter and
guitarist ("Shape of You"; "Thinking Out Loud";
"Perfect"), born in Halifax, England §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
