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Week
8 Day 51 Flag Today
30°/23°
Wind
* mph Gusts 13 mph
Active
Fire: 265 miles
away Risk of fire: Very Low
Nearest
Lightning: 1209 miles away
Air
Quality: Moderate Sunshine Breezy
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 Build A Better Trade Show Image Week |
18-22 American Birkenbeiner Cross-Country Ski Race Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering |
Daily Observations
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International PechaKucha Day Link |
No One Eats Alone Day Link |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
The sky is blue, a few clouds. The 3.5” of snow is melting slowly.
The HOA here is so difficult to understand. On my front door, behind a
screen door, I hang a small decorative door hanger that welcomes my guests.
During the winter for the past few years, it has been a smiling snowman’s head
with a top hat, and small blue snowflakes around the head. I got a note from
the owner that my cute snowman head does not meet community guidelines. We
guess they decided that it was a Christmas decoration. I did replace it with a ‘Welcome’
hanging…all the while just shaking my head in disbelief.
On Wednesday afternoon, the local school district announced that school
would be closed for a snow day on Thursday as more snow was expected Wednesday
evening. Around 9pm they changed and said the schools would be on a two-hour
delay start. I get that weather changes, but I do have great sympathy for the caregivers
of the children that attend school. It is not easy to find childcare here and
then to find it and have to cancel, it causes hardship for many.
Former Prince Andrew was arrested in the UK this morning for sharing
government business with Epstein. This is the first time since the 1700’s that
a living British Royal has been arrested. Will Andrew’s escapades be the final straw
for the British Royal family?
Historic Trivia
The
Great Wall of China is not a single continuous wall but a series of
interconnected fortifications.
Also,
it was built (and rebuilt) over a long period of time, so the sections are
often different based on the engineering and military practices of each time.
Napoleon
Bonaparte was once attacked by a herd of rabbits during a hunting trip.
The
story came from the memoirs of French general Baron Thiébault, who said that
while on a hunting trip, a herd of rabbits swarmed Napoleon, seemingly
mistaking him for a source of food. He was forced to retreat to his carriage to
escape the "bunny onslaught."
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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American
landscape photographer and
environmentalist (Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980), born in San
Francisco, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Alexei Kosygin (1904-1980’ @76) Soviet statesman
and Premier of the Soviet Union (1964-80), born in Saint Petersburg, Russian
Empire §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ John Charles Daly,
American, newscaster and TV game show host (What's My Line), born in
Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1991; @77, heart attack) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Joseph A. Walker (1921-1966; @45, air crash) American
experimental physicist,
World War II and NASA test pilot (1st
spaceplane flights to edge of outer space), born in
Washington, Pennsylvania §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Gloria Vanderbilt, American heiress,
fashion designer, artist, and socialite, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2019;
@95) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Robert Altman (1925-2006; @81) American
screenwriter, producer and director (The
Player; M*A*S*H; Nashville), born in Kansas City, Missouri §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Sidney Poitier (1927-2022; @94) Bahamian-American actor, first black actor
to win Oscar for Best Actor ("Lillies in the Field"; "To Sir
With Love"; "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"), director (Stir
Crazy), civil rights advocate, and diplomat, born in Miami, Florida §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Amanda Blake
[Beverly Louise Neill], American actress (Kitty Russell-Gunsmoke), born in
Buffalo, New York (d. 1989; @60, AIDS) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American auto racer (Indianapolis
500 1968, 1975, 1981; USAC C'ship 1968, 1974), born in Colorado Springs §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Nancy Wilson,
American Grammy Award-winning R&B and jazz vocalist ("Guess Who I
Saw Today"; "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"), and actress,
born in Chillicothe, Ohio (d. 2018; @81) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ George F. Smoot,
American physicist, Big Bang theorist and Nobel laureate (2006), born in
Yukon, Florida (d. 2025; @80) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ (John) J.
Geils, American rock guitarist (J Geils Band - "Centerfold";
"Freeze Frame"), born in New York City (d. 2017; @71, natural
causes) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Ivana Trump
(née Zelníčková), Czech-American model and ex-wife of Donald Trump (1st Wives
Club), born in Gottwaldov, Moravia, Czechoslovak Republic (d. 2022; @73, fall
down stairs) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Kurt Cobain (1967-1994; @27,
suicide) American
grunge rocker (Nirvana -
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"), born in Aberdeen, Washington §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
Buffy Sainte-Marie
(Beverley Jean Santamaria) (85 years old), American folk singer (Now That the
Buffalo Are Gone), and songwriter ("Up Where We Belong"), born in
Stoneham, Massachusetts §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Mitch McConnell (84
years old) 1942 American
Senator from Kansas (1985-) and Senate Republican Leader (2007-25), born in
Sheffield, Alabama §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Sandy Duncan (80 years old),
American stage and screen actress (Peter Pan; The Hogan Family), born in
Henderson, Texas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jennifer O'Neill(78 years old),
American actress (Summer of '42), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Peter Strauss (79 years old),
American actor (The Jericho Mile; Rich Man Poor Man), born in
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1951 British
Labour Prime Minister (2007–10), born in Giffnock, Scotland §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1954 American
kidnap victim (Symbionese Liberation Army), convicted bank robber (later
pardoned on grounds of coercion by her captors), writer, actress, and
philanthropist, born in San Francisco, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Charles Barkley (63
years old) 1963 American
Basketball HOF forward (NBA MVP
1993 Phoenix Suns; 11 x NBA All Star, Olympic gold 1992, 96; Philadelphia
76ers, Houston Rockets) and analyst (TNT Sports: Inside the NBA), born in
Leeds, Alabama §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ French Stewart (62
years old), American actor (Harry Solomon-3rd Rock From the Sun), born in
Albuquerque, New Mexico §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1966 American
runway and magazine supermodel (Vogue, Versace, Valentino), born in DeKalb,
Illinois §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1984 South
African comedian,
actor and TV
host (The Daily Show, 2015-22), born in Johannesburg, South Africa §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1988 Barbadian
R&B and pop singer-songwriter
("Umbrella"; "Only Girl (In The World)"; "We Found
Love"; "Diamonds"), born in Saint Michael, Barbados §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 2003 American actress and singer-songwriter §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
