6 Feb

 

 

Week 6  Day 37 Flag Today  52°/32° Wind 8 mph Gusts 12 mph Active Fire:  66 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 1672 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Feb. Averages: Temps: 46°\22° Moisture:  4.7Days

Monthly Observations

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Link National Therapeutic Recreation Month Link National Time Management Month National Weddings Month National Women Inventors Month

North American Inclusion Month (NAIM) Link Pet Dental Health Month Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month Pull Your Sofa Off The Wall Month Relationship Wellness Month

Weekly Observations

1-7 African Heritage & Health Week Burn Awareness Week Link   Children's Authors & Illustrators Week Freelance Writer Appreciation Week Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week 2-6 International Networking Week National School Counseling Week Link

2-8 PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week Link Pride in Foodservice WeekLink  Publicity for Profit Week Tinnitus Awareness Week Link  3-6 International Hoof-Care Week Link  4-6 National Mentoring Summit Link

Daily Observations

Bubble Gum Day Link   Fintastic Friday - Giving Sharks A Voice Give Kids A Smile Day Link   International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation Link International Frozen Yogurt Day Link

Lame Duck Day National Toboggan Days Play Monopoly Day  Link  Wear Red Day (First Friday) Winter XXV Olympics 2026 begin Working Naked Day

Today’s Quote                                                        

Today’s Meme

Today’s Thoughts

Another blue-sky day. Nice!

An AZDPS helicopter with 2 on board crashed on the west side of town around 9pm last night. They were involved in an active shooter report. The perp was captured, but the crash killed both on board the helicopter. No word on what led to the crash.

I had a good lunch at Chili’s with Andy and Faith. Faith is going to be selling some of her crafts this Saturday at Flag High. I’ll be checking it out. Chili’s has good food and a nice environment. They just can’t handle their own gift cards. Andy got a gift card from Kayla for his birthday. This is the fourth time one of us has had a gift card. Every single time one of us used a card, the manager had to be called to get their cute little table machine to accept THEIR OWN gift card. It always leads to an extra 10 minutes + to our visit. We are all retired, don’t have any place else to be, but it is frustrating. 

Trivia

All hat, no cattle

"All hat, no cattle" refers to someone who talks big but has no substance. It's an insult with Texas roots.

Bark up the wrong tree

To "bark up the wrong tree" comes from the early 1800s in America, when it was popular to hunt with packs of dogs. Today it means to have the wrong idea or ask the wrong person. 

Historic Events

 Feb in History

Birthdays with some quotes

§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Aaron Burr (1756-1836; @80) 3rd US Vice President (D-R: 1801-05) who killed Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel, born in Newark, New Jersey §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Charles Wheatstone, English scientist (sound transmission), and inventor (English concertina; stereoscope; Playfair cipher), born in Barnwood, England (d. 1875; @73) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ (James) "Haven" Gillespie, American Tin Pan Alley era lyricist and songwriter ("That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"), born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 1975; @87) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ George Herman Babe Ruth (1895-1948; @53, cancer) American Baseball Hall of Fame slugger (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; 7 x World Series champion; 12 × AL home run leader 1918–21, 23-24, 1926–31; Boston RS, NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Ronald Reagan (1911-2004; @93) 40th US President (Republican: 1981-89) and actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), born in Tampico, Illinois §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Eva Braun, German mistress and wife of Adolf Hitler, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1945; @33, suicide) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Mary Leakey (1913-1996; @83) British archaeologist and anthropologist who discovered the earliest human footprints (3.6 million years old), born in London §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016; @99) Hungarian-born American actress (Queen of Outer Space), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Patrick Macnee, British actor (The Avengers, Magnum, P.I., Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2015; @93) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Bob Marley (1945-1981; @36, cancer) Jamaican reggae musician ("Exodus"; "One Love"; "No Woman No Cry"; "Three Little Birds"), born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Natalie Cole (1950-2015; @65. Congestive heart failure) American Grammy Award-winning pop vocalist ('This Will Be"; "Pink Cadillac"; "Miss You Like Crazy"; "Unforgettable"), born in Los Angeles, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§

Mamie Van Doren (Joan Lucille Olander), (95 years old) American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol (Teacher's Pet, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters), born in Rowena, South Dakota §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Tom Brokaw (86 years old) 1940 American TV news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982-2004), journalist and author (The Greatest Generation), born in Webster, South Dakota §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Fabian [Fabiano Anthony Forte], (82 years old) American pop singer ("Turn Me Loose"; "Tiger"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Axl Rose (64 years old) 1962 American rock singer-songwriter (Guns & Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle"), born in Lafayette, Indiana §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Charlie Heaton (32 years old) 1994 English actor (Jonathan Byers in "Stranger Things"; The New Mutants), born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§

 

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5 Feb

 

 

Week 6  Day 36 Flag Today  48°/28° Wind 11 mph Gusts 18 mph Active Fire:  132 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 2081 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Breezy Feb. Averages: Temps: 46°\22° Moisture:  4.7Days

Monthly Observations

National Goat Yoga Month National Green Week Link National Haiku Writing Month Link National Hot Breakfast Month Link  National Mend A Broken Heart Month

National Parent Leadership Month National Pet Dental Health Month National Prevent A Litter Month Link National Self Check Month Link National Snack Food Month

Weekly Observations

1-7 African Heritage & Health Week Burn Awareness Week Link   Children's Authors & Illustrators Week Freelance Writer Appreciation Week Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week 2-6 International Networking Week National School Counseling Week Link

2-8 PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week Link Pride in Foodservice WeekLink  Publicity for Profit Week Tinnitus Awareness Week Link  3-6 International Hoof-Care Week Link  4-6 National Mentoring Summit Link

Daily Observations

Adlai Stevenson Day Link Move Hollywood & Broadway to Lebanon, PA Day Link National Sweater Day (First Thursday) Link Optimist Day (First Thursday)  Link

Shower With A Friend Day Link Weatherman's [Weatherperson's] Day Link  Link Link Link Link Western Monarch Day Link World Nutella Day Link

Today’s Quote                                                        

Today’s Meme

Today’s Thoughts

A nice but breezy day…at least there is no sand.

I just learned that there is a Flagstaff in South Africa. Flagstaff, Eastern Cape, South Africa is 1 sq mi in area and has 4821 people living there.

The US Constitution spells out that the states run all Federal elections.

Irony on display: Trump praises Iranian citizens protesting their government; the sends troops into US cities to stop protests.

The government shutdowns are certainly an inconvenience that our country doesn’t need. Since 1977 there have been more than 20 funding gaps ranging from 1-42 days. It is time to revisit this all to common strategy.

I’m more than ready for the Milan Olympics. The Opening ceremony is Friday afternoon. I’m hoping for a good Olympics and a break from the world’s problems during the games. Then on Sunday, the Super Bowl. I like the Seahawks and am again hoping for a good game, new enjoyable commercials, and another short escape from the news of the world. 

Trivia

About 1 million Earths could fit inside the sun.

From 93 million miles away, it can be easy to forget just how big the sun is. With a diameter of 864,938 miles and a circumference of about 2,715,396 miles, the brilliant ball of hydrogen and helium at the center of our solar system is large enough to fit about 1 million Earths inside of it. It’s also some 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit on the surface and, thanks to nuclear reactions, 27 million degrees in its core, producing the same amount of energy every second as 100 billion tons of dynamite.
Don’t let that give you earthlings an inferiority complex, however — in about 5 billion years, the sun will run out of hydrogen, and eventually collapse into a white dwarf roughly the same size as the Earth. (Earth won’t survive that, but luckily we don’t need to worry about it for quite some time.) In the meantime, the sun will remain almost unfathomably larger than anything orbiting it — about 1,000 Jupiters could fit inside it, for instance, as could 64.3 million of Earth’s moons. 

Historic Events

 Feb in History

Birthdays with some quotes

John Witherspoon (1723-1794 @71) Scottish-American president of the College of New Jersey who signed the Declaration of Independence, born in Gifford, Scotland §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Robert Peel (1788-1850; @62, horse riding accident) British Prime Minister (Tory/Conservative/Peelite: 1834-35; 1841-46), founder of the British Conservative Party and the modern police force (Bobbies), born in Bury, Lancashire, England §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Belle Star [Myra Belle Shirley] American outlaw (American wild west), born in Carthage, Missouri (d. 1889; @40, murdered) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ André Citroën (1878-1935; @57, cancer) French automobile pioneer, born in Paris, France §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Elizabeth Ryan (1891-1979; @87) American tennis player (26 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Anaheim, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Adlai Stevenson II (1900-1965; @65, heart attack) American politician (US Ambassador to UN, 1961-65; Governor of Illinois, 1949-53; Democratic presidential candidate, 1952 & 1956), born in Los Angeles, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ John Carradine, American actor (The Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach, Howling), born in Greenwich Village, New York (d. 1988; @82) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ William S. Burroughs (1914-1997; @83) American writer (Naked Lunch, The Nova Trilogy) and visual artist, born in St. Louis, Missouri §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Red Buttons [Aaron Chwatt], American comedian (The Red Buttons Show), and Academy Award-winning actor (Sayonara; The Poseidon Adventure), born in New York City (d. 2006; @87) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Bernard Kalb, American journalist, moderator, lecturer and author, one of the most respected broadcast journalists of his time (CBS News, New York Times), born in New York City (d. 2023 @100)  §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Hank Aaron (1934-2021; @86) American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (MLB record 755 HRs; NL MVP 1957; 25 × MLB All-Star; Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers), born in Mobile, Alabama §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Stephen J. Cannell, American TV producer (The Rockford Files, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street) and writer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2010; @69, melanoma) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§

Roger Staubach (84 years old), American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1963, Navy; Super Bowl 1971 [MVP], 77; Dallas Cowboys), born in Cincinnati, Ohio §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Craig Morton (83 years old), College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Cal; NFL: Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos), born in Flint, Michigan §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Nolan Bushnell(83 years old) American electrical engineer (founded Atari, created Pong), born in Clearfield, Utah §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Mark  Fuhrman (74 years old), American LAPD detective in the O. J. Simpson murder case, born in Eatonville, Washington §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jane Geddes(66 years old) American golfer (US Open 1986, LPGA 1987), born in Huntington, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Tim Meadows (65 years old), American comedian and actor (Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls), born in Highland Park, Michigan §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Ben Ainslie (49 years old) British sailor, 4-time Olympic champion and CEO and skipper of America's Cup team INEOS Britannia, born in Macclesfield, England §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Cristiano Ronaldo(41 years old) Portuguese soccer striker (5 x Ballon d'Or; Sporting Lisbon; Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus), born in Funchal, Portugal

 

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