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Week 7 Day 45 Flag
Today 38°/25° Wind 1 mph
Gusts 1 mph Active Fire:63 miles away Risk of fire: Very Low Nearest Lightning: 2998 miles
away Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy
Snowy Feb. Averages: Temps: 46°\22° Moisture:
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Weekly Observations
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7-14 Children of Alcoholics Week Link Children's Mental Health Week Link Love A Mench Week |
12-14 American Association For The Advancement of Science
Week Link Date (Fruit) Weeks Great
Backyard Bird Count Link National
Condom Week |
Daily Observations
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Ferris Wheel Day |
National Have A Heart Day |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
The predicted snow has arrived. It is a wet snow and it is not sticking
on the pavement yet. It has been snowing hard, the stops, then snow a little,
then stops and then repeats. The moisture is greatly appreciated.
I’m home, awaiting the FedEx delivery of my meds. I have to sign for the
meds. My townhouse is not that big, but I must put a sign on my door, that the
delivery guy should ring the bell. A few months ago, I was home, but in the
back room and the guy simply touched the screen door. Then he left. He sent me
a photo of my screen door. They did come back the next day.
I’m still enjoying the Olympics. I remember when snowboarding was
introduced was introduced in Tokyo in 1988. Since then, they have added many
more snowboard events as the difficulty increases. I like seeing the skill.
Historic Trivia
Until the 18th century, it was common
practice to put animals on trial. What were their crimes, you ask? Rodents and
other pests were often tried for damaging crops, while pigs were often tried
for the murder of children (with at least one executed by hanging).
The guillotine was used as a method of execution in France until Sept. 10,
1977. The last person executed this way was Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian
immigrant convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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Frederick Douglass
(c. 1817/18-1895; @77-78, heart attack) African-American abolitionist,
lecturer and editor who was also an escaped slave [exact birth year unknown],
born in Talbot County, Maryland §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Christopher
Latham Sholes (1819-1890; @71, TB) American newspaper
man, politician and inventor of
the typewriter, born in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.,
American engineer and inventor (Ferris Wheel), born in Galesburg, Illinois
(d. 1896; @37, typhoid fever) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Sakichi Toyoda (1867-1930; @63) Japanese inventor and industrialist (Toyota
Industries), born in Yamaguchi, Tōtōmi Province (now Kosai, Shizuoka), Japan §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jack Benny (Benjamin
Kubelsky) ( 1894-1974; @80) American comedian (The Jack
Benny Program), born in Chicago, Illinois §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Thelma Ritter,
American character actress (All About Eve; Rear Window; Pillow Talk), born in
Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1969; @66, heart attack) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jimmy Hoffa,
American Union leader (Leader of Teamsters Union with ties to organized
crime, disappeared mysteriously in 1975), born in Brazil, Indiana (d. 1975;
@62, disappeared) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Hugh Downs,
American TV journalist (20/20, Concentration), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2020;
@99) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Vic Morrow
[Morozoff], American film and television actor (Combat!; Cimmaron; Roots;
Twilight Zone: The Movie), born in New York City (d. 1982; @53, on Twilight
Zone movie set) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Florence
Henderson, American actress (The Brady Bunch - "Carol"), and
singer, born in Dale, Indiana (d. 2016; @82) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Gregory Hines,
American actor and dancer (White Nights, Taps), born in New York City (d.
2003; @57, liver cancer) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Richard M. Cohen,
American three-time Emmy award-winning journalist, TV producer, and author
(CBS News and CNN), born in New York City (d. 2024; @76, respiratory failure) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
Donna Shalala (84
years old), American educator and politician, US Secretary of Health under
Bill Clinton (Rep-Florida 2019-21), born in Cleveland, Ohio §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Michael Bloomberg (84
years old) American businessman who
co-founded Bloomberg L.P., Mayor of New
York City (2002-13) and philanthropist,
born in Boston, Massachusetts §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American investigative reporter who
covered Watergate for the Washington Post, born in Washington, D. C. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Pat O'Brien (78
years old), American broadcaster (CBS Sports; Entertainment Tonight; The
Insider), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1948 American magician (Penn
& Teller) and illusionist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Meg Tilly (66 years old),
Canadian–American actress (Big Chill, Impulse), born in Los Angeles,
California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1967 Dutch
politician (Prime Minister, 2010-), born in The Hague, Netherlands §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1970 English comedian and actor (Shaun of the
Dead, Mission: Impossible), born in Brockworth, England §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1978 Zimbabwean-American actress and
playwright (The Walking Dead; Black Panther), born in Grinnell, Iowa §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Freddie Highmore (34
years old) 1992 English actor (Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory; August Rush; The Good Doctor), born in Camden Town,
London §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
