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Week 5 Day 29 Flag
Today 51°/23° Wind 8 mph
Gusts 14 mph Active Fire: 170 miles away Risk of
fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning: 2324 miles
away Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Breezy
Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture:
10 Days |
Weekly Observations
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Sundance
Film Festival: 22-2/1 |
Data
Privacy Week: 26-30 Link |
Daily Observations
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Curmudgeons
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Seeing Eye
Dog Day |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
A nice breezy day
here.
I stubbed my foot
(the three smallest toes) last night. A little painful to walk, but don’t think
I did any real damage.
I got my haircut
this morning and the stylist did a very good job. After the hassle of getting
the appointment, it was worth it.
The State Dept.
issued a travel advisory of Level 4 (the highest) for travel to Russia. I am so
thankful that I traveled there in a much better time.
Today marks the 40th
anniversary of the Columbia disaster. I was at Red Lake, a small school that
was fairly isolated. Most of our students were coming in every day from a
hogan. My boss found a guy who would hook up satellite TV for the school library.
It was hooked up in time for the Columbia flight that had a teacher/astronaut
on board. We set up a couple of TVs and had the 5th-8th
grade students watch the liftoff. After it exploded soon after liftoff, our
students went back to class. Teachers spent time explaining what they had just
seen. All of America was is shock. If I remember correctly, we never used the satellite
again for ‘news’ stories.
Trivia
Rhode Island Has More
People Than Alaska
One might think that the smallest state in the union has
few bragging rights over the largest state. However, Rhode Island has a higher
population than does Alaska. Despite the fact that Alaska is 425 times larger than the smallest state, its people population is estimated to be only about 733,000.
On the other hand, the population of Rhode Island was 1,095,610 as of July 2021. The land mass and population ratio means "Little Rhody" has more than 700 times more people per square mile than Alaska. But more importantly, which one has more moose?
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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English
American writer and
political essayist (Age of Reason, Common Sense), born in Thetford, England +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Moses Cleaveland, American
politician and founder of Cleveland, Ohio, born in Canterbury, Connecticut
(d. 1806; @52) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ William McKinley (1843-1901; @58, assassinated) 25th US President (Republican:
1897-1901), born in Niles, Ohio +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Karol Olszewski,
Polish scientist, mathematician, and first person along with Zygmunt
Wróblewski to liquify oxygen and nitrogen, born in Broniszów, Galicia (d.
1915; @69) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Anton Chekhov (1860-1904; @44, TB) Russian author and playwright (Cherry
Orchard, Uncle Vanya), born in Taganrog, Russia +++++++++++++++++++++++++ John D.
Rockefeller Jr (1874-1960; @86) American financier and philanthropist,
born in Cleveland, Ohio +++++++++++++++++++++++++ W. C. Fields
[William Claude Dukenfield], American actor (Bank Dick), born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1946; @66, hemorrhage) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Marguerite Canal,
French conductor and composer (1st woman in France to conduct an orchestra),
born in Toulouse, France (d. 1978; @88) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++ R. Norris Williams (1891-1968;
@77, emphysema) American tennis player (US
National C'ship 1914, 16; survived sinking of RMS Titanic), born in Geneva,
Switzerland +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Victor Mature,
American actor (I Wake Up Screaming, Samson and Delilah), born in Louisville,
Kentucky (d. 1999; @86) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ John Forsythe (1918-2010;
@92) American actor (Bachelor
Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey +++++++++++++++++++++++++ (Sidney)
"Paddy" Chayefsky, American Academy Award-winning screenwriter
(Marty; The Hospital; Network), novelist, and playwright, born in the Bronx,
New York City (d. 1981; @58, pleurisy) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ron Townson,
American rock vocalist (The 5th Dimension - "Up, Up And Away";
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"), born in St Louis, Missouri (d.
2001; @68, kidney failure) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
Katharine Ross (86
years old), American actress (Graduate, Francesca-Colbys), born in Hollywood,
California +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1945 American golfer (PGA C'ship
1979, 81; US Open 1969, 70; 24 x LPGA Tour wins), born in Detroit, Michigan +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1945 American actor (Lance-Rockford
Files, Magnum PI), born in Detroit, Michigan +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ann Jillian (76
years old), American actress (Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here), born in
Cambridge, Massachusetts +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1954 American
TV talk show host and actress (The Oprah Winfrey Show, Colour Purple), born
in Kosciusko, Mississippi +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1960 American diver (4 x Olympic
gold 10m platform & 3m springboard 1984, 88), born in San Diego,
California +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sara Gilbert (Sara
Rebecca Abeles) (51 years old), American actress (Darlene Conner-Roseanne),
born in Santa Monica, California +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adam Lambert (43
years old), American singer-songwriter (For Your Entertainment, Trespassing),
born in Indianapolis, Indiana +++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
…The End for today…
