24 Mar

 

Week 13  Day 83 Flag Today  71°/45°                             Wind 23 mph Gusts 23 mph

Active Fire: 132 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme   Nearest Lightning: 1101 miles away

Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Windy

Mar. Averages: Temps: 54°\24° Moisture: 12 days

Weekly Observations

22-28 International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination Consider Christianity Week National Protocol Officer's Week International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week National Cleaning Week Link

3/22-4/4 Passiontide 22-28 Passion Week World Optometry Week Link  Link Link   23-29 Shakespeare Week Link

Daily Observations

American Diabetes Association Alert Day Link  National Agriculture Day Link  International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for Dignity of Victims Link

National Agriculture Day National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day Link National Cocktail Day World Tuberculosis Day

Today’s Quotes                                                                 

Today’s Memes

Today’s Thoughts

It’s a little too breezy as it is drying out the forest.

I’m sure glad I don’t have any airline travel planned. The TSA is not getting paid and now ICE will be at airports. It is still not clear what the ICE agents will be doing. Right now, it just seems they are doing perimeter monitoring. Congress must get everything into fixing the problem they created. I am still very confused as to how our government can stop paying essential workers but expect them to just keep showing up and doing their job. At the same time, why are we paying lawmakers?

LaGuardia crash is difficult to understand. The NTSB will figure it all out, and all we can do is wait for their results. Condolences to those lost. 

Real Hoaxes

The Zinoviev Letter

In 1924, a letter supposedly from Grigory Zinoviev (a top Soviet official) surfaced in Britain, warning of communist plans to influence UK politics. It hit the press right before a general election and helped whip up public alarm at the perfect moment. The letter was later widely regarded as a forgery, but the damage to trust and reputation had already been done.

 

The Kensington Runestone

In 1898, a carved stone turned up in Minnesota and was presented as proof that Norse explorers reached deep into North America in the 1300s. People loved it because it made the past feel closer and more dramatic, and the story spread fast. Most scholars consider it a modern hoax or at least not authentically medieval, even though it still has loyal believers today. 

Try Rebus

R + R

META  META  META  META

Historic Events

 March in History

 

REBUS ANSWERS

Summer (sum R)

metaphor

Birthdays

Carol Kaye(91 years old) 1935 American session bassist (Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, Simon & Garfunkel), born in Everett, Washington φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ David Suzuki(90 years old) 1936 Canadian scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster (The Nature of Things ), born in Vancouver, British Columbia φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Robert "Bob" Mackie (87 years old), American fashion designer (RuPaul, Tina Turner, Judy Garland, Carol Burnett, Barbra Streisand, Cher), born in Monterey Park, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ   Alan Sugar (79 years old) English computer manufacturer (Amstrad; chairman / part-owner Tottenham Hotspur FC 1991-2001) and television celebrity (The Apprentice), born in London, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Pat Bradley (75 years old) 1951 American golfer (6 LPGA major titles; US Open 1981), born in Westford, Massachusetts φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Tommy Hilfiger (75 years old), American fashion designer, born in Elmira, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Star Jones (Starlet Marie Jones Lugo) (64 years old), American attorney and legal analyst (NBC; Inside Edition), TV host (The View, 1997-2006), and author, born in Badin, North Carolina φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Jim Parsons (53 years old) 1973 American actor (The Big Bang Theory), born in Houston, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Peyton Manning (50 years old) 1976 American football quarterback (Super Bowl 2006, 15; 5 x NFL MVP; 14 x Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

John Harrison (1693-1776; @82) English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer to calculate longitude while at sea, born in Foulby, Yorkshire, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Joseph Priestley (1733-1804; @70) English chemist, theologian and author who discovered oxygen and carbonated water, born in Birstall, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ John Wesley Powell, American geologist, explorer (Grand Canyon) and ethnologist, born in Mount Morris, New York (d. 1902; @68) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Andrew Mellon (1855-1937; @82) American banker (Mellon Bank), industrialist and Secretary of the Treasury (1921-32), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Harry Houdini (1874-1926; @52, peritonitis) Famous magician and escape artist, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971; @68, heart attack) Governor of NY and Republican presidential candidate (1944, 1948), born in Owosso, Michigan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Clyde Barrow (1909-1934; @25, shot by police) American bank robber and outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), born in Ellis County, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Richard Conte, American actor (The Godfather, Tony Rome, Hotel), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1975; @65, stroke) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Joseph Barbera (1911-2006; @95) American animator and cartoonist (Hanna-Barbera - Tom and Jerry, Flintstones), born in Manhattan, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Norman Fell, American actor (Three's Company, The End, Graduate), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998; @74, myeloma) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Steve McQueen (1930-1980; @50, after tumor removal, heart attack) American actor called "The King of Cool" during the 1960s (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape), born in Beech Grove, Indiana φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Louie Anderson, American comedian, Emmy Award-winning actor (Baskets; Life With Louie; Coming To America), TV game show Host (Family Feud, 1999-2002), and writer, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2022; @68, cancer) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

 

…The End for today…

               

23 Mar

 

Week 13  Day 82 Flag Today  74°/40°                             Wind 5 mph Gusts 5 mph

Active Fire: 263 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme   Nearest Lightning: 1074 miles away

Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Mostly Cloudy

Mar. Averages: Temps: 54°\24° Moisture: 12 days

Weekly Observations

22-28 International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination Consider Christianity Week National Protocol Officer's Week International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week National Cleaning Week Link

3/22-4/4 Passiontide 22-28 Passion Week World Optometry Week Link  Link Link   23-29 Shakespeare Week Link

Daily Observations

Atheist Day Link National Puppy Day  Link  Link National Chia Day Link National Tamale Day

Near Miss Day OK Day Link World Meteorological Day Link  Link Link  Link Link World Optometry Day    Link  Link  Link Link Link Link

Today’s Quotes                                                                 

Today’s Memes

Today’s Thoughts

I wish all those high clouds were bringing moisture to our parched desert. Sadly, they aren’t. Even with the clouds, it is a nice day for a walk through the neighborhood.

Israel continues to bomb Lebanon border. These strikes are killing many civilians. Over 110 children have been killed in the last week. One thing war has taught us is that killing children will always lead to more hatred. Pete Seager had it right when he wrote ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?’ 

Real Hoaxes

The Tasaday “Stone Age Tribe” Story

In the 1970s, a group in the Philippines was presented to the world as an isolated community living like it were the distant past. Media attention exploded because the story felt like a once-in-a-lifetime discovery. Later, the same group was discovered by journalists wearing modern clothing, revealing that the whole thing was probably a hoax, and then tribesmen were actually farmers persuaded to act as cavemen.  

 

The Kinderhook Plates

In the 1840s, supposed ancient plates appeared that promised dramatic historical revelations. People rushed to interpret them as evidence of lost civilizations and secret histories. They turned out to be a local fabrication. 

Try Rebus

WINEEE

Stand Try 2

Historic Events

 March in History

 

REBUS ANSWERS

Win with ease

Try to understand

Birthdays

Hayes Jenkins (93 years old), American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1956; World C'ship gold 1953-56), born in Akron, Ohio φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Robert Gallo (99 years old), American physician who co-discovered the AIDS virus and pioneered the HIV blood test, born in Waterbury, Connecticut  φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Rex Tillerson(74 years old) American businessman (ExxonMobil) and US Secretary of State (2017-18), born in Wichita Falls, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Chaka Khan (73 years old) American singer and songwriter (Rufus; "I Am Every Woman"), born in Chicago, Illinois φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Jason Kidd (54 years old), American Basketball HOF point guard (Olympic gold 2000, 08; NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 10×NBA All-Star; 5×All-NBA First Team) and coach (Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavs), born in San Francisco, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Randall Park (52 years old), American comedian, writer, and actor (Fresh Off the Boat), born in Los Angeles, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Keri Russell (50 years old) American actress (Felicity, The Americans), born in Fountain Valley, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Perez Hilton (48 years old) 1978 American television personality and blogger, born in Miami, Florida φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

Margaret of Anjou(1430-1482) Queen consort of England by marriage to King Henry VI, major figure during the War of the Roses, born in Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, France φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ James Bradley(1693-1762) English astronomer, 3rd Astronomer Royal, discovered Earth's nutation motion, born in Shelborne, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1733 Josiah Spode, English potter and founder of Spode pottery works, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England (d. 1797) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1823 Schuyler Colfax, American politician (17th US Vice President 1869-73), born in New York City (d. 1885) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1857 Fannie Farmer, American culinary pioneer who revolutionized modern cooking through the introduction of precise measurements (Boston Cooking-School Cook Book), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1915) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1900 Erich Fromm, German psychologist and psychoanalyst (Sane Society), born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1980) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Joan Crawford(1905-1977) American actress (Mildred Pierce), born in San Antonio, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Wernher von Braun(1912-1977) German-American rocket scientist (Germany - V1 and V2, US -Saturn V, NASA), and Disney space consultant, born in Wirsitz, Kingdom of Prussia (now Wyrzysk, Poland) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1922 Marty Allen, American comedian (Allen & Rossi "Hello Dere"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2018) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1924 Bette Nesmith Graham, American inventor (liquid paper), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1980) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Roger Bannister(1929-2018) English athlete (first sub-4-minute mile, 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford 1954), born in Harrow, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Craig Breedlove(1937-2023) American auto racer (5 x world land speed record holder; first to reach 500mph (800km/h) and 600mph (970km/h), born in Los Angeles, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Moses Malone(1955-2015) Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA MVP 1979, 82-83; NBA Finals MVP 1983; 12 x NBA All Star; Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Petersburg, Virginia, φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

 

…The End for today…