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Week 7 Day 42 Flag
Today 53°/34° Wind 9 mph
Gusts 14 mph Active Fire: 63 miles
away Risk of fire: High
Nearest Lightning: 3309 miles
away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine
Mostly High Clouds Feb. Averages: Temps: 46°\22° Moisture:
4.7Days |
Weekly Observations
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7-12 Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend 7-14 Children of Alcoholics Week Link |
9-13 Ambulatory Care Nurses Week Link National Phlebotomists Recognition Week Link 9-15 Children's Mental Health Week Link Love A Mench Week |
Daily Observations
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Be Electrific Day |
National Inventors Day Link |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
I wasn’t expecting a cloudy day, but here it
is with high clouds covering our blue sky. It’s too bad they won’t drop any
moisture.
The Tucson abduction
of Nancy Guthrie remains at the top of the news. Every day there is new evidence
being found. I keep hoping they find her alive and well. This case has had more
than its share of ‘odd’ or ‘unusual’ findings.
The Olympics
continues to take up a lot of my time. I so enjoy watching the athletes and
hearing the story of how they got to the Olympics.
The more I see on
the internet machine, the more I can appreciate the Bad Bunny performance. He
had so many ‘not so hidden’ messages. Yes, that was a real wedding ceremony. The
couple had invited him to their wedding and he said ‘I think I have a better
idea.’
Trivia
To peter out
To "peter out" means
to dwindle down to nothing. It hearkens to mining in the 1800s, when a vein of
ore would produce little after a promising start. The word peter might be
linked to saltpeter, or potassium nitrate, an ingredient used in gunpowder.
Fast as green grass through a goose
To move as "fast as green grass through a goose" means to go very quickly, and it originated in the rural American South.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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Louis Mandrin (1725-1755; @30 tried
and executed) French smuggler considered
the French Robin Hood, born in Dauphiné, France §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Thomas Edison (1847-1931;
@84) American inventor (lightbulb,
phonograph, motion picture camera), born in Milan, Ohio §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Max Baer (1909-1959; @50,
heart attack) American boxer (Undisputed
world heavyweight champion 1934-35), born in Omaha, Nebraska §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007;
@89) American novelist and
playwright (Master of the Game, Bloodline, The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer),
born in Chicago, Illinois §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American
actress (Green Acres - "Lisa Douglas"; Gigi), comedian, singer, and
socialite, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1995; @76, respiratory
failure) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Lloyd Bentsen, American politician
(Senator-D-Texas, 1971-93, 1989 Democrat VP nominee), born in Mission, Texas
(d. 2006; @85) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy
Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2010;
@84) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Conrad Janis, American actor (Mork
& Mindy - "Frederick"; Quark; Bonino), and traditional jazz
trombonist (Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band), born in New York City (d. 2022;
@94) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Manuel Noriega (1934-2017;
@83) Panamanian general and dictator (1983-89),
born in a Panama City slum, Panama §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ English fashion designer and
1960s fashion icon who popularized the mini skirt and the Mod Look, born in
London §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Burt Reynolds (1936-2018;
@82) American actor (Deliverance,
Evening Shade, Strip Tease, Cannonball), born in Lansing, Michigan §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Bobby
"Boris" Pickett, American novelty singer-songwriter ("Monster
Mash"), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 2007; @69, leukemia) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Sérgio Mendes,
Brazilian Grammy Award-winning jazz, bossa nova, and pop pianist, composer,
and bandleader (Brazil '66 - "The Look of Love", "Never Gonna
Let You Go"), born in Niterói, Brazil (d. 2024; @83) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1953 American
politician (Governor
of Florida (R) 1999-2007), born in Midland, Texas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
Tina Louise (92
years old), American actress (Ginger-Gilligan's Island, Julie-Dallas), born
in New York City §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1953 American
politician (Governor
of Florida (R) 1999-2007), born in Midland, Texas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1962 American
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("All
I Want to Do"; "If It Makes You Happy"), born in Kennett,
Missouri §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Sarah Palin, 61
years old, American politician (Governor of Alaska, 2006-09), and tv
commentator, born in Sandpoint, Idaho §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jennifer Aniston (57
years old) 1969 American actress (Rachel
Green in "Friends"), born in Los Angeles, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1974 American radio host and
conspiracy theorist (InfoWars; PrisonPlanet), born in Dallas, Texas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1979 American R&B singer-songwriter ("The
Boy Is Mine"; "Have You Ever") and stage and film actress
("Moesha"), born in McComb, Mississippi §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Daniil Medvedev (30
years old) 1996 Russian tennis player (US
Open 2021; ATP Finals 2020), born in Moscow, Russia §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1998 American
rock climber (First-ever
female to climb at 9a+), born in Boulder, Colorado §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
