5 Mar

 

Week 10  Day 64 Flag Today  55°/36°                             Wind 7 mph Gusts - mph

Active Fire: 66 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 985 miles away

Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine

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

Monthly Observations

National Hockey Month Link National Multiple Sclerosis Education & Awareness Month National Kidney Month National Kite Month (3/28-5/3) National Ladder Safety Month

National March Into Literacy Month National Noodle Month Link National Nutrition Month National On-Hold Month National Peanut Month

Weekly Observations

1-7 Hearing Awareness Week Link National Cheerleading Week National Write A Letter of Appreciation Week National Ghostwriters Week National Invest in a Veteran Week  Link National Pet Sitters Week Link Return The Borrowed Books Week Termite Awareness Week Universal Human Beings Week Link Will Eisner Week Link World Hearing Awareness Week Telecommuter Appreciation Week National Consumer Protection Week  Link  Celebrate Your Name Week Consumer Protection Week National Dental Assistants Recognition Week Link  National Schools Social Work Week  Link  National Words Matter Week Read an E-Book Week  Link  Save Your Vision Week  Link   Termite Awareness Week  Words Matter Week

2-8 No More Week Link Women of Aviation Worldwide Week 2-6 Women in Construction Week  Link  National School Breakfast Week

Daily Observations

Hockey Volunteer Appreciation Day  Link Mars Day Nametag Day National Absinthe Day Link National Cheetos Day Link National Hospitalist Day Link

National Pasty Day  Link National Poutine Day Saint Piran's Day Slam The Scam Day  Link  World Book Day Link

Today’s Quote                                                                  

Today’s Meme

Today’s Thoughts

Another nice winter day. I’m sure glad it has been a mild winter.

Sam’s Club has had the cheapest gas for quite a while. It has been between $3.03 and $3.08 for weeks on end. Today it was $3.13. I’m expecting more price increases with each fill-up for the foreseeable future. Sad.

With the demise of the penny, I have been wondering how prices will change…will they round up to the nearest nickel or round down? Our state legislature has introduced a bill to answer that question. If the total bill, including taxes, ends in 1. 2,6, or 7 it will be rounded down. If the total bill, including taxes, ends in 3, 4, 8, or 9, it will be rounded up. It is not sure if this bill will pass. 

Common Saying’s Origin

Flew the coop

"Flew the coop" usually refers to escaping, such as from jail or confinement. It dates to early 20th-century America, and it refers to barnyard chickens fleeing their enclosure.

Fly off the handle

To "fly off the handle" means to lose control or lose one's temper. It comes from the dangerous way the head of an axe can come loose from the handle and can be traced to American pioneer days when axes were handmade and ill-fitting heads would come off.

10 miles of dirt road

To look like "10 miles of dirt road" is to look pretty bad. It's a popular phrase in Wyoming, where there's plenty of dirt roads. 

Try Rebus

TRAVEL CCCCCCC

T O W N

Historic Events

 March in History

 

REBUS ANSWERS

Travel the 7 seas

Downtown

Birthdays

Bernard Arnault (77 years old) 1949 French businessman (LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), born in Roubaix, France φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Penn Jillette (71 years old) 1955 American magician (Penn & Teller) and author (God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales), born in Greenfield, Massachusetts φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Eva Mendes (52 years old) 1974 American actress (Training Day, 2 Fast 2 Furious), born in Miami, Florida φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Kevin Connolly (52 years old) 1974 American actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus), born in Patchogue, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

Elisha Harris, American physician (founded American Public Health Association, sanitary reform), born in Westminster, Vermont (d. 1884; @69) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Zhou Enlai (1898-1976; @77, bladder cancer) Premier of the People's Republic of China, born in Huai'an, China φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Rex Harrison (1908-1990; @82) English actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle), born in Huyton, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Momofuku Ando (1910-2007; @96) Taiwanese-Japanese inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles, born in Wu Baifu, Chiayi County, Taiwan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ James B. Sikking, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Lt. Howard Hunter"; Doogie Howser, M.D. - "David Howser"; Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024; @90) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Dean Stockwell, American stage and screen actor (The Werewolf of Washington; Blue Velvet; Quantum Leap), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021; @85) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Andy Gibb (1958-1988; @30, myocarditis) British singer-songwriter, stage performer, and teen idol ("I Just Want to Be Your Everything"), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

 

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4 Mar

 

Week 10  Day 63 Flag Today  55°/32°                             Wind 9 mph Gusts 9 mph

Active Fire: 347 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 856 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

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

Monthly Observations

Nat’l Breast Implant Awareness Month  Link Nat’l Caffeine Awareness Month Nat’l Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month Nat’l Clean Up Your IRS Act Month Nat’l Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Nat’l Craft Month Nat’l Ethics Awareness Month Nat’l Essential Tremor Awareness Month Link Nat’l Eye Donor Month Nat’l Frozen Food Month Link

Weekly Observations

1-7 Hearing Awareness Week Link Nat’l Cheerleading Week Nat’l Write A Letter of Appreciation Week Nat’l Ghostwriters Week Nat’l Invest in a Veteran Week  Link Nat’l Pet Sitters Week Link Return The Borrowed Books Week Termite Awareness Week Universal Human Beings Week Link Will Eisner Week Link World Hearing Awareness Week Telecommuter Appreciation Week Nat’l Consumer Protection Week  Link  Celebrate Your Name Week Consumer Protection Week Nat’l Dental Assistants Recognition Week Link  National Schools Social Work Week  Link  National Words Matter Week Read an E-Book Week  Link  Save Your Vision Week  Link   Termite Awareness Week  Words Matter Week

2-8 No More Week Link Women of Aviation Worldwide Week 2-6 Women in Construction Week  Link  National School Breakfast Week

Daily Observations

Benjamin Harrison Day Brain Injury Awareness Day Link  Courageous Follower Day Discover What Your Name Means Dayl Hockey Is For Everyone Day  Link Holy Experiment Day  Link  Link Hug A G.I. Day  Link International Scrapbooking Industry Day March Forth-Do Something Day

Marching Music Dayl  Link National Backcountry Ski Day National Grammar Day  Link National Sons Day Link Old Inauguration Dayl Toy Soldier Day Link World Engineering Day For Sustainable Development World Obesity Day Link

Today’s Quote                                                                  

Today’s Meme

Today’s Thoughts

No complaints, another nice winter day.

I did a quick blood draw this morning for an appointment on Thursday. It went well.

Stocks dipped today over the War in Iran. They recovered a little. I’m expecting lots of prices to rise because of the bombing of Iran. Travel throughout the Middle East is getting more difficult. Flights are being cancelled, airports have received some damage from both sides’ bombs. Staying safe in the entire region is becoming more difficult with each passing hour.

This conflict is looking more and more like Vietnam in the late 60’s: Then it was the vague ‘stop communism’ and this country really had no plan on how to do it. Vietnam never had a ‘day-after’ plan and it appears that neither does the Iran conflict. When will our leaders learn? 

Common Saying’s Origin

Bootleg

A "bootleg" is an illegal recording of music, movies, concerts, and other productions. The word stems from bootleggers, the makers of illicit alcohol during the U.S Prohibition era. Bootleg, in turn, had its origins in the practice of sneaking a flask of alcohol into the top of a tall boot.

Get a wiggle on

To "get a wiggle on" is a phrase heard in South Dakota. It means to hurry up.

At the drop of a hat

Meaning to do something on the spot or with little forethought, the phrase "at the drop of a hat" can be traced to the American West. The signal to start a duel or fight frequently would be someone gesturing or dropping a hat to the ground.

Pan out

To "pan out" means to succeed, and it comes from gold mining, when miners panned for gold in stream beds. They would put the water and gravel in a shallow pan and swirl it around, making the heavier gold sink to the bottom. 

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flubadence

Chair

Historic Events

 March in History

 

REBUS ANSWERS

Bad influence

High chair

Birthdays

Paula Prentiss [Ragusa] (88 years old), American actress (Parallax View, He & She), born in San Antonio, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Ray Mancini (65 years old) 1961 American boxer (WBA lightweight title 1982-84), born in Youngstown, Ohio φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Steven Weber (65 years old), American actor (Wings - "Brian Hackett"), born in Queens, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Jason Newsted (63 years old) 1963 American heavy-metal bassist (Metallica - "Nothing Else Matters"), born in Battle Creek, Michigan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Chaz Bono [Chastity Sun Bono] (57 years old), American actor (Sonny & Cher Show), and LGBTQ rights activist, born in Los Angeles, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Mike Krieger(40 years old) BrazilianAmerican entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded Instagram, born in São Paulo, Brazil φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Draymond Green(36 years old) 1990 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 2015, 17, 18, 22; 4 × NBA All-Star; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2017; GS Warriors; Olympic gold 2016, 20), born in Saginaw, Michigan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

Henry the Navigator, Portuguese Prince who sponsored Portuguese voyages of discovery, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1460; @66) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741; @63, infection) Baroque violin virtuoso and composer (The Four Seasons), born in Venice, Republic of Venice φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Benjamin Waterhouse, American physician, co-founder of Harvard Medical School, and smallpox vaccine pioneer, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1846; @92) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Muhammad ʿAlī of Egypt, Albanian-born Pasha and viceroy of Egypt (founder of modern Egypt), born in Kaval, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire (d. 1849; @80) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Theodore Judah (1826-1863; @37, yellow fever) American civil engineer (1st transcontinental railroad), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Napier Shaw, English meteorologist who introduced the tephigram and was the first to study smog, born in Birmingham (d. 1945; @91) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Knute Rockne, American College Football HOF coach, (National C'ships 1924, 29, 30 Notre Dame; record 105–12–5), born in Voss, Norway (d. 1931; @43, plane crash) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Paul Mauriat, French easy listening orchestra leader, composer, and arranger ("Love Is Blue"), born in Marseille, France (d. 2006; @81) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Richard DeVos (1926-2018; @92) American businessman who co-founded Amway, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Barbara McNair, American singer ("Till There Was You") and actress (They Call Me MR. Tibbs), born in Racine, Wisconsin (d. 2007; @72, throat cancer) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

 

…The End for today…