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National Deal Week: 25-12/1 |
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Daily Observations
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Electronic Greetings Day |
International Jaguar Day |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
My Thoughts for
the day
I had a nice Thanksgiving….until the garbage disposal stopped spinning
and was leaking water all over inside the cabinet below. Cleaning supplies were in a
plastic bin under the disposal, so the bin caught the water but ruined about ½ of
the cleaning supplies. I called the landlord this morning and then the plumber
called. He will be here Monday. It’s not a problem as I have a bucket under the
disposal and can easily live without a garbage disposal for a few days.
It is impossible to keep up with the news the President generates. It is
horrific that ONE of the Afghan immigrants shot two and killed one National
Guard. It should be noted that the Trump Administration had recently approved
the shooter’s asylum request. Then Trump steps in to STOP all 3rd
world country immigrants. Am I the only one that sees this as an overreaction?
It was great to see the local university band at the Macy’s parade. My social
media has lots of videos and pictures for this event…the first time an AZ band
played in the parade. Way to go NAU marching band.
This morning I got an email on my cable TV. The bill was about $500. I
called them. It seems my Nov bill was paid incorrectly by someone, which was
deleted when it was the wrong account and the autopay never went through. After
almost an hour talking to the first lady who explained it and then to a
supervisor, it got straightened out. The supervisor gave me a $40 credit for my
inconvenience and returned the charges for a year to remain stable, even though
the company had raised the monthly charges. Not bad for an hour on the phone.
I’m a little disappointed that Campbell Soup is probably using lab-grown
chicken in their soups. I don’t eat much soup, but this is disgusting.
I was a big fan of Northern Exposure when it was on TV. One of my
favorites was the Native lady, Elaine Miles, who co-starred. Now she lives on
her reservation in Oregon. She was stopped by ICE while shopping off the rez and
the officer said her Tribal ID was fake. She was held for several hours before
being released with no apology. This is not the America I thought I lived in.
I read that CO state senator Faith Winter, 45, was killed in a car crash.
Sad.
History that is not true…
The Brothers Grimm wrote many
famous fairytales
If you've ever watched a Disney
movie, you've engaged with the work of the Brothers Grimm. Snow White, Sleeping
Beauty, Cinderella, The Princess and the Frog, and Tangled all come
from their literary stable, as do Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel
and Gretel, which have had live-action treatments in recent years.
The only fairytale writers
anyone has ever heard of – perhaps alongside Hans Christian Andersen,
of The Little Mermaid fame – the two brothers got their
own starring roles in the 2005 Terry Gilliam film The Brothers Grimm,
in which they were played by Matt Damon and Heath Ledger.
But the
brothers – Jacob and Wilhelm – weren't writers so much as
folklorists. They didn't compose the tales they told, but collected them –
bringing together German morality tales that often predated them by centuries.
First published
in 1812, Grimms' Fairy Tales (pictured) quickly became a
cultural touchstone for the German people, extolling the virtues of courage,
integrity, and – pointedly – obeying your parents. These versions are
markedly darker than their modern retellings. For instance, in Cinderella, the
ugly sisters chop off parts of their feet in a vain attempt to fit into
the glass slipper, before having their eyes pecked out by pigeons.
Myths people still believe about
Native Americans…
All Native Americans look the same
Natives are highly heterogeneous. Others
include Hollywoodian attitudes towards dark skin and straight black hair, as
well as centuries of intermarriage with Europeans, Africans, and Asians.
Such diversity is the result of old migration
and colonization; yet, tribal citizenship and cultural
ties remain
valid regardless of a person’s appearance.
Random Thoughts…
The
asteroid that ended the dinosaurs was technically the highest ratio of
killing birds to
one stone in Earth’s history.
We pass
the anniversary of our
death every year without knowing it.
Captain
Hook is actually trying to stop Peter Pan from kidnapping children.
We’re
lucky blinking doesn’t make a noise.
Historic Events
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Birthdays
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79--Suzy Chaffee, American alpine skier (world freestyle
champion 1971–73) and model ("Suzy Chapstick" - spokesperson for
ChapStick lip balm), born in Rutland, Vermont 66--Rahm Emanuel, American politician (Mayor of Chicago
2011-19; White House Chief of Staff 2009-10; U.S Representative from
Illinois, 2003-09), born in Chicago, Illinois 61--Don Cheadle, American actor (Boogie Nights, Ocean's
Trilogy), born in Kansas City, Missouri 49--Anna
Faris American actress (Scary
Movie, Mom), born in Baltimore, Maryland
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@71--Morrison Waite, American jurist (Seventh Chief
Justice of the US Supreme Court), born in Lyme, Connecticut (d. 1888;
pneumonia) @55--Louisa May Alcott(d.1888; stroke) American author (Little Women), born in Germantown (now
part of Philadelphia), Pennsylvania @95--John Ambrose Fleming, English electrical engineer,
physicist and inventor (vaccum diode- 1st electronic rectifier of radio
waves), born in Lancaster, England (d. 1945) @64--C.
S. Lewis(d.1963; kidney failure) British author (The
Chronicles of Narnia), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland @63--Adam Clayton
Powell Jr.(d.1972; prostititus) American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in New Haven,
Connecticut @88--Madeleine L'Engle, American writer of young adult
fiction, novelist, and poet (Wrinkle in Time and sequels; Ilsa; Lines
Scribbled on an Envelope), born in New York City (d. 2007) @59--Frank Reynolds, American news anchor (ABC Evening
News, 1968-70; World New Tonight, 1977-83), born in East Chicago, Indiana (d.
1983; myeloma) @86--Jacques Chirac(d. 2019) President of France (1995-2007) and Prime Minister of France (1974-76, 1986-88), born in Paris, France
@89--Diane Ladd [Ladner], American actress (Chinatown;
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Wild at Heart), born in Meridian,
Mississippi (d. 2025) @84 Chuck Mangione, American Grammy Award-winning
jazz flugelhorn and trumpet player ("Feels So Good"), born in
Rochester, New York (d. 2025) [1] @66 Garry
Shandling, American comedian (It's Garry Shandling's Show, Larry Sanders
Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016; blood clot) @43--Chadwick Boseman(d. 2020; colon cancer)American actor (Black
Panther), born in Anderson, South Carolina |
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