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Week 7 Day 39 Flag
Today 54°/30° Wind 6 mph
Gusts 9 mph Active Fire: 498 miles away Risk of
fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning: 1553 miles
away Air Quality: Fair Moderate Sunshine Partly Mostly
Cloudy Overcast Very
Windy Breezy Snowy Smoky Red Flag Warning Feb. Averages: Temps: 46°\22° Moisture:
4.7Days |
Weekly Observations
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2-8 PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week Link Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend 7-14 |
7-16 Children
of Alcoholics Week Link |
Daily Observations
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Autism Sunday Link |
National Toboggan Days: 6-8 Popcorn Day Link |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
A nice blue sky with
a few clouds. Very enjoyable.
Faith is selling at
a local bazaar here in Flag. I stopped by. Lots of nice homemade crafts and
Native clothes and jewelry. I went soon after it opened and it didn’t have a
lot of people, but I’m sure it will pick up later in the day. Kayla shared a
booth with Faith to sell some of her crafts.
I was disgusted by
Trump’s post showing President Obama and his wife as apes. He did take it down,
after backlash from both sides and about 12 hours. I’m not surprised he refused
to apologize. I guess he lives by “I will always go lower.”
I get that having
your name of buildings and venues stokes the ego. What Trump seems to miss is
that it is usually other people who suggest a name be put on a place. Unless
you build it, others usually name it. Now Trump is suggesting that Dulles Airport
and Penn Station have his name. There is no question that would feed his ego.
My question is what does it say about the American Presidency...what does it
say about this country?
I really enjoyed the
opening ceremony yesterday. The march in of athletes from three venues sure
added to the level of difficulty. Watching the various events, I am enjoying
the team camaraderie as each athlete performs and how each athlete can deliver
the best during their time. Even when they mess up, they continue to recover. Athletics
at the best.
Trivia
Dead ringer
A "dead ringer"
originated in 19th-century American horse racing, when a horse racing under a
fake name was called a ringer, and dead meant exact. Today a dead ringer is an
exact copy or resemblance.
Up the river
To go "up the river" means to go to prison. It originally referred to prisoners sent to Sing-Sing Prison, about 30 miles up the Hudson River from New York City.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ William
Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891; @71, pneumonia) American
Major General in
the Union Army, born in Lancaster, Ohio §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jules Verne (1828-1905; @77,
stroke) French novelist known as
the "Father of Science Fiction" (Around the World in 80 days), born
in Nantes, France §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907; @72, pneumonia) Russian chemist and inventor who
devised the periodic table of the elements, born in Tobolsk, Russia §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Charlie Ruggles, American actor
(Bringing Up Baby, The Patchwork Girl of Oz), born in Los Angeles, California
(d. 1970; @84) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Tunku Abdul Rahman
(1903-1990; @87) Malaysia's
founding father, 1st Prime Minister of Malaya (1957-63) and Malaysia
(1963-70), born in Alor Star, Kedah §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Lana Turner (1921-1995;
@74, cancer) American pin-up
model and actress (Peyton
Place; The Postman Always Rings Twice; Imitation of Life), born in Wallace,
Idaho §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jack Lemmon (1925-2001;
@76, cancer) American actor (Days of Wine
& Roses, Missing), born in Boston, Massachusetts §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jack Larson, American actor (The
Adventures of Superman - "Jimmy Olsen"), screenwriter, and
librettist (Virgil Thomson's "Lord Byron"), born in Los Angeles,
California (d. 2015; @87) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ James Dean (1931-1955;
@24, car crash) American actor and cultural
icon (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause), and 1st actor to be posthumously
nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award, born in Marion, Indiana §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ "England"
Dan [Seals], American pop and country singer (England Dan & John Ford
Coley - "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"), born in McCamey,
Texas (d. 2009; @61, melanoma) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
American composer responsible
for some of the most recognizable film scores (Jaws; Star Wars; Indiana
Jones films; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; Schundler's List; Harry Potter
films), born in New York City §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Ted Koppel (86 years old), German-American Emmy Award-winning
broadcast journalist (ABC's Nightline; NPR; CBS), born in Lancashire, England §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Nick Nolte (85 years old), American actor (The Thin Red Line,
48 Hrs, Angel Has Fallen), born in Omaha, Nebraska §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Robert Klein (84 years old), American comedian and actor
(Hooper, Deadly Rivals), born in The Bronx, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Mary Steenburgen (73 years old), American actress
(Parenthood, Time After Time), born in Newport, Arkansas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American writer (Client,
Firm, Pelican Brief), born in Jonesboro, Arkansas §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Seth Green (52 years old), American actor and
producer (Family Guy; Austin Powers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Bethany Hamilton (36
years old) American pro
surfer (shark attack victim; author Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith,
Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board), born in Lihue, Hawaii §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American basketball guard (NBA C'ship
GS Warriors 2015, 17, 18, Olympic gold 2016; Dallas Mavericks), born in Los
Angeles, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
