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40°/30°
Wind
3mph
Gusts 3 mph
Active
Fire: 63 miles
away Risk of fire:
Nearest
Lightning: 700 miles away
Air
Quality: Moderate Sunshine
Feb.
Averages: Temps: 46°\22°
Moisture: 4.7Days
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Weekly Observations
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7-16 Children's Mental Health Week Link Love A Mench Week Date (Fruit) Weeks Great Backyard Bird Count Link |
14-21 National Condom Week 15-21 Build
A Better Trade Show Image Week |
Daily Observations
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Angelman Syndrome Day Link |
National Hippo Day Link |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
Blue sky has returned. Snow melting quickly. Nice Day!
It was difficult to watch Ilia Malinin fall twice in his final program
and lose his chance for that medal on the ice. Everyone in the stands, the
media crew, and most of the TV observers expected him to get the gold. It just
wasn’t his day.
Changing linens and a couple of loads of laundry are on my agenda today.
I am disappointed that Congress has taken another break for their work for the American people. Sometimes one must give up a break to get necessary business done. When I headed the teacher union, we were having negotiations. We did break for the Christmas holiday, but I still got 2 very long (about an hour each) phone calls while I was in Denver. Oops, that is in the real world, in the world of politics…it will still be there after we have our break.
Historic Trivia
A
common ingredient in medicine until the 20th century was — yuck! — human
remains. The remains were most commonly ground up into a fine powder that could
be made into pills or stirred into drinks. It was believed that ingesting a
certain part of the deceased's body would help to cure illnesses in that part
of the body. For example, crushed skull powder was believed to cure headaches.
Saddam
Hussein was given the key to the city of Detroit in 1980
Backstory:
After Hussein rose to power in the late '70s, Rev. Jacob Yasso of Chaldean
Sacred Heart sent Hussein congratulations, and in return, Hussein donated
$250,000 to the church. (Chaldeans are a Catholic group in the mainly Muslim
Iraq.)
Years
later, the reverend visited Iraq and, with the mayor of Detroit's blessing,
presented him with a key to the city.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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Galileo Galilei (1564-1642; @77,
fever) Italian astronomer, physicist and
engineer who has been called the father of science, born in Pisa, Duchy of
Florence, Italy §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Louis XV, King of
France (1715-74) known as "Louis the Beloved", born in the Palace
of Versailles, France (d. 1774; @64, smallpox) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832; @84) English philosopher, social
reformer and founder of modern utilitarianism, born in London §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Cyrus McCormick (1809-1884; @74,
stroke) American inventor and
businessman (mechanical reaper), born in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Charles Lewis
Tiffany (1812-1902; @90) American jeweler
and founder of Tiffany & Co, born in Killingly, Connecticut §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Susan B.
Anthony (1820-1906; @86) American social
reformer and women's suffrage movement leader, born in Adams, Massachusetts §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Demetrius Vikelas,
Greek businessman and writer (first President International Olympic Committee
1894-1896), born in Ermoupoli, Greece (d. 1908; @73) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American statesman
(Nobel Peace Prize, 1912), born in Clinton, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926; @70) German psychiatrist who
developed a classification system for mental illness, born in Munich, Germany §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Alfred Carlton
Gilbert (1884-1961; @76) American inventor and
businessman who invented the
Erector Set, one of the most popular toys of all time, born in Salem, Oregon §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American composer ("Over
the Rainbow"; "It's Only A Paper Moon"; "Stormy
Weather"), born in Buffalo, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American actor (Batman,
Ocean's 11), born in New York City §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Miep Gies, Dutch
discoverer of Anne Frank's diary and friend of the Frank family, born in
Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2010; @100) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Harvey Korman,
American actor (The Carol Burnett Show; Blazing Saddles; High Anxiety), born
in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2008; @81) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Sara Jane Moore,
American radical who attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford, born
in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 2025; @95) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Chris Farley (1964-1997; @33, OD) American actor and comedian (SNL,
Wayne's World, Coneheads), born in Madison, Wisconsin §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American racehorse
(American Triple Crown 1977), born in White Horse Acres Farm, Texas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
Sherry Jackson (84 years old),
American actress (Make Room for Daddy. 1953-58 - "Terry"; The
Mini-Skirt Mob), born in Wendell, Idaho §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Douglas Hofstadter
(81 years old) 1945 American
academic and writer, born in New York City §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jane Seymour [Joyce Frankenberg], (75
years old) British actress (Live and Let Die; Somewhere in Time; Dr Quinn,
Medicine Woman), born in London, England §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Melissa Manchester (75 years old),
American pop singer ("Don't Cry Out Loud"; "Midnight
Blue"), born in The Bronx, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1954 American cartoonist and
writer (Life in Hell; The Simpsons; Futurama), born in Portland, Oregon §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Megan Thee
Stallion (31 years old) 1995 American rapper, singer, and songwriter ("Savage";
Good News), born in San Antonio, Texas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
