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41°/32°
Wind
6 mph Gusts 7 mph
Active
Fire: 367 miles
away Risk of fire: Low
Nearest
Lightning: 1017 miles away
Air
Quality: Fair
Sunshine
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 FFA Week Link |
22-28 National Engineers Week |
Daily Observations
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Curling is Cool Day Link |
Orthodox Green Monday |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
It’s a nice winter day here.
Our discussion group had one of the best meetings in decades. The topic
was Debating America’s Global War—America First vs Liberal Internationalism.
Basically our country has followed Internationalism since the end of WWII.
Our group agreed that we couldn’t understand why the world Liberal was added to
the title. Trump introduced ‘America First’ but has never fully defined
it. This, sadly, has allowed everyone to make the definition fit their beliefs.
His actions have given us a somewhat clearer picture of his idea. He believes
that the countries of the world have cheated the US on many fronts. He wants
the US to control the Western Hemisphere. He will let Russia and China control
Asia and most of Europe. He has shown that he has little respect for many world
leaders, except for dictators. He will be friendly to leaders and countries
that praise him and that give him things he wants. He will demand loyalty to
those he considers friendly. All done to make America first. Our group consensus
was that if he had explained his policy more clearly, he probably would not
have been elected. Now that we know and see his policy in action, we must be
sure that our Constitution and laws are upheld. We know there are people behind
the curtain who are pulling the strings for all of his movements. They have
been hoping for such a leader for several generations. Now they are finally
making it happen and they are happy with it.
After reading and the discussion, I realize that the internationalism I
have lived with my entire life is in peril. The big question is: Do we have the
power and the will to keep internationalism, or will we continue to allow
America First to be our way of life for the decades ahead? The group and I do
not have an answer yet.
The Olympics held their closing ceremony on Sunday afternoon. I enjoyed
watching it.
Historic Trivia
Approximately 750,000 men died in the
Civil War, which was more than 2.5% of America's population at the time.
In Boston on January 15, 1919, a massive storage tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses broke and sent a 15-foot tall flood of the sticky stuff flowing through town, killing 21 people.
In the year 1800, the world population totaled 1 billion. Today — 225 years later — the world's population is more than eight times larger (8.2 billion)
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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English navy
administrator and Member of Parliament famous for his Diary of the English
Restoration period, born in London §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ George
Frideric Handel (1685-1759; @74) German-British
baroque composer and
organist (Messiah; Water Music), born in Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg, Holy
Roman Empire §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Mayer
Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812; @68) German
Jewish banker and
founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, born in Frankfurt §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ John Sutter,
German-Swiss-American colonist who established Sutter's Fort in what is now
Sacramento and where gold was first discovered in California, born in
Kandern, Margraviate of Baden, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1880; @77) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ W.E.B. Du Bois[William
Edward Burghardt Du Bois] (1868-1963; @95) American civil rights
activist, writer (Souls of Black Folk) and co-founder of the NAACP, born
in Great Barrington, Massachusetts §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Victor Fleming (1889-1949; @59, heart attack) American film director (The
Wizard of Oz; Gone With The Wind), born in Pasadena, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Paul Tibbets, US
Air Force Brigadier General and pilot of B-29 "Enola Gay" over
Hiroshima, born in Quincy, Illinois (d. 2007; @92) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Elston Howard (1929-1980; @51, heart disease) American baseball
catcher (12 × MLB All-Star;
6 × World Series; AL MVP 1963; first African-American NY Yankee), born in St.
Louis, Missouri §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Peter Fonda,
American actor (Easy Rider, Ulee's Gold), born in New York City (d. 2019; @79, lung cancer) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Marc Garneau (1949-2025; @76, lymphoma) Canadian astronaut (STS
13, 77) and the first Canadian to enter space, born in Quebec
City, Québec §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
Ed "Too
Tall" Jones (75 years old), American NFL
defensive end (Pro Bowl, All Pro 1981-83; Super Bowl 1977; Dallas Cowboys),
born in Jackson, Tennessee §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1960 126th Emperor of
Japan (2019-present), born in Tokyo, Japan §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American entrepreneur and
computer manufacturer (Dell Technologies), born in Houston, Texas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American composer (Frozen),
youngest ever to become an EGOT (Emmy; Grammy; Oscar; and Tony Awards
winner), born in Manhattan, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Kelly Macdonald (50
years old) Scottish actress (Nanny
McPhee, No
Country for Old Men), born in Glasgow, United Kingdom §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American stage
(Book of Mormon), screen, and voice (Frozen - "Olaf") actor, born in Hollywood,
Florida §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Indian-American comedian and actor (Parks and
Recreation, Master of None), born in Columbia, South Carolina §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1983 English-American actress (The Girl
on the Train, The Quiet Place), born in London §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1994 American actress (War of
the Worlds, Man of Fire, The Equalizer 3), born in Conyers, Georgia §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
