2 Mar

 

Week 10  Day 61 Flag Today  59°/40°                             Wind 9 mph Gusts - mph

Active Fire: 783 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 749 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

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

Monthly Observations

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Credit Education Month Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Month Link Deaf History Month (3/13 to 4/15) Developmental Disabillities Awareness Month  Link

Employee Spirit Month Endometriosis Month Link Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science & Engineering Month Link Holy Humor Month (3/31-4/27)  Honor Society Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

1-7 Hearing Awareness Week Link National Cheerleading Week Nat’l 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 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

Academy Awards Dr. Seuss Day Casimir Pulaski Day Link  Fun Facts About Names Day

NEA's Read Across America Day Ta'Anit Esther World Teen Mental Illness Day  Link World Tennis Day

Today’s Quote                                                                  

Today’s Meme

Today’s Thoughts

Another nice winter day. Love the sunshine and warmth.

More pictures from Dubai, so sad.

I wonder if Trump considered what his attack would do to the gas prices in the US. I’m watching them closely and am sure they will rise a lot.

My birthday was very nice as I look to another great year ahead. 

Historic Trivia

Eat Your Vegetables

During WWII, British intelligence spread the rumor that the Royal Air Force pilots enjoyed superior night vision because they ate copious amounts of carrots. The real purpose of the rumor was to keep German intelligence from discovering the Brits’ advanced use of radar. Of course, there's just one little problem.

The fact is, while vitamin A in carrots is good for eye health, it probably won’t help you detect enemy forces in the dark from an airplane.

 

The Perfect Mate

If life is getting you down at all, here's a fact specifically designed to cheer you up: Seahorses are monogamous life mates that travel in pairs while holding each other’s tails. 

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Historic Events

 March in History

 

REBUS ANSWERS

ice cube

Foreign language

Birthdays

Naomi James (77 years old), New Zealand sailor (first woman to sail single-handed around the world via Cape Horn), born in the Hawkes Bay, New Zealand φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Laraine Newman (74 years old), comedienne/actress (Saturday Night Live, 1975-80), born in Los Angeles, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Ken Salazar (71 years old), American politician and diplomat (Ambassador to Mexico, 2021-present; Secretary of the Interior, 2009-13: US Senator from Colorado, 2005-09), born in Alamosa, Colorado φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Jon Bon Jovi  (64 years old) American rock singer-songwriter (Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name"; "Who Says You Can't Go Home"), born in Sayreville, New Jersey φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Daniel Craig (58 years old)  English actor (James Bond films), born in Chester, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Matt Taibbi (56 years old), American author, journalist, and Rolling Stone editor (Insane Clown President), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Chris Martin (49 years old) British rock singer-songwriter, and piano player (Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"), born in Exeter, Devon, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Rebel Wilson (46 years old) 1980 Australian actress and producer (Pitch Perfect; Bridesmaids), born in Sydney, Australia φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Ben Roethlisberger (44 years old) 1982 American football quarterback (Super Bowl 2005, 08; Pro Bowl 2007, 11, 14–17; NFL passing yards leader 2014, 18; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lima, Ohio

Camille Desmoulins, French journalist, pamphleteer and revolutionary leader (his oratory led to storming of the Bastille), born in Guise, France (d. 1794; @34 executed) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Sam Houston (1793-1863; @70, pneumonia) American born 1st President of Republic of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44) who helped bring Texas into the United States as a constituent state, born in Rockbridge County, Virginia φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) (1904-1991; @87) American children's author (The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham), born in Springfield, Massachusetts φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Desi Arnaz (1917-1986; @69, lung cancer) Cuban-American singer ("Babalú"), bandleader, actor (I Love Lucy - "Ricky Riccardo"), and television producer (The Untouchables), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Mikhail Gorbachev(1931-2022; @91) General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-91), born in Stavropol, Russia φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author (The Right Stuff, Bonfire of the Vanities), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2018; @88) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Jerome Ringo, American environmentalist and the first Black chairman of the board of the National Wildlife Federation (2005-07), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana (d. 2025; @70, brain aneurism)  φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

 

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1 Mar

 

Week 9  Day 60 Flag Today  57°/38°                             Wind 4 mph Gusts - mph

Active Fire: 444 miles away Risk of fire High  Nearest Lightning: 887miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

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

Monthly Observations

Action & Skill Toys Month Adopt A Rescued Guinea Pig Month Link Alport Syndrome Awareness Month American Red Cross Month or Red Cross Month  Link Link

APS Month Link Asset Management Awareness Month  Link Brain Injury Awareness Month Link Child Life Month Link Clap 4 Health Month Colic Awareness Month

Weekly Observations

2/12-3/1 Date (Fruit) Weeks 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

Daily Observations

Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day Link Baby Sleep Day Black Women's Day Breast Implant Illness Awareness Days-30  (Not monthly observance) Dadgum That's Good Day (Masterbuilt food products & cookbooks) Endometriosis Day or Wear Yellow Day Finisher's Medal Day Link   Horse Protection Day Link Indie Music Day Meteorlogical Spring (Temperature) Namesake Day

National Peanut Lovers Day Link National Sunkist Citrus Day Link Peace Corps Birthday Pig Day Plan a Solo Vacation Day Refired, Not Retired Day Saint David's Day Link Self-injury Awareness Day  Link U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Day World Compliment Day Link World Seagrass Day Zero Discrimination Day Link

Today’s Quote                                                                  

Today’s Meme

Today’s Thoughts

It’s a nice winter day. Lots of blue sky and sun.

I took my vehicle for a car wash to get rid of the dirt from the last few storms.

I was reading about the lowest recorded temps. 1/7/72 was Harley Lake, AZ @-40° and 2/1/85 Maybell, CO @ -61°. I sure appreciate a mild winter.

I did not expect to wake up on my birthday to learn that the US has attacked Iran. More disturbing is that dear leader did not develop a coalition of countries before the strike and that diplomatic negotiations were occurring at the time of the attack. If my history memory is correct, that is what Japan did while attacking Pearl Harbor and we know how that attack turned out. 

Historic Trivia

Luck of the Draw

In 1911, a Paris orphanage held a raffle where the prize was live human babies. Now that's a dark fact. 

Ferocious Females

When armadillos mate, the female armadillo can postpone her pregnancy until she feels she is in a safe, nurturing environment for her little one. And all this can be done with no harm to the little unborn critter, who stays (presumably) blissfully unaware. It's an adaption known as “delayed implantation". No more babies by accident!

mmm, Random BBQ Smell

If you could breathe in space without dying, it would in fact smell like barbecue, gunpowder, and diesel. These combined scents are created by dying stars. 

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Historic Events

 March in History

 

REBUS ANSWERS

Banana split

Read between the lines

Birthdays

Jerry Fisher (84 years old), American R&B singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in DeKalb, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Roger Daltrey (82 years old) 1944 English singer and founder of the rock band "The Who", born in East Acton, London, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Dirk Benedict (Dirk Niewoehner), (81 years old) American actor (A-Team, Battlestar Galactica), born in Helena, Montana φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Ron Howard (72 years old), American actor and director (American Graffiti, Happy Days), born in Duncan, Oklahoma φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Jimmy Fortune (71 years old), American country singer (Statler Brothers - Class of '57), born in Newport News, Virginia φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Tim Daly (70 years old), American actor (Madam Secretary; Wings; Diner; Made in Heaven), born in Sufferin, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ George Eads (59 years old), American actor (CSI), born in Fort Worth, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Javier Bardem (57 years old) 1969 Spanish actor (No Country for Old Men), born in Las Palmas, Spain φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Jensen Ackles (48 years old) 1978 American actor (Days Of Our Lives, Supernatural, The Boys), born in Dallas, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Kesha (39 years old) 1987 American pop singer (Tik Tok), born in Los Angeles, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Justin Bieber (32 years old) 1994 Canadian pop singer and musician ("Baby"; "Sorry"; "What Do You Mean?"), born in London, Ontario φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi), Florentine Early Renaissance painter (Birth of Venus), born in Florence, Republic of Florence (d. 1510; @65)  φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849; @39) Polish pianist and composer (Concerto in F Minor), born in Żelazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Glenn Miller ( 1904-1944; @40, disappeared over English Channel) American bandleader and jazz composer (Glenn Miller Orchestra - "In The Mood"; "Moonlight Serenade"; "String Of Pearls"), born in Clarinda, Iowa φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ David Niven (1910-1983; @73. ALS) British actor (Casino Royale, The Pink Panther), born in London, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Dinah Shore (1917-1994; @77, ovarian cancer) American singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet), actress and TV personality (Dinah Shore Show; Nabisco DS Championship), born in Winchester, Tennessee φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995; @73, assassinated) Prime Minister of Israel (1974-77 and 1992-95) and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Jerusalem φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Pete Rozelle ( 1926-1996; @70, brain cancer) American football executive (NFL Commissioner 1960-89), born in South Gate, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Robert Clary [Widerman], French-American actor (Hogan's Heroes - "Cpl LeBeau"; Days of Our Lives), singer, author, artist, lecturer, and Holocaust survivor, born in Paris, France (d. 2022; @96) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Harry Belafonte (1927-2023; @96) Jamaican-American Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning calypso singer ("Banana Boat Song"), actor (Buck & the Preacher), and human rights activist, born in Harlem, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Judith Rossner (Judith Louise Perelman), American novelist ("Looking for Mr. Goodbar"; "August"), born in New York City (d. 2005; @70, leukemia) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Robert Conrad [Conrad R. Falk], American actor (Wild Wild West), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020, @84) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Gerry Conlon, Irish human rights campaigner and member of the Guildford Four, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2014; @60, lung cancer)  φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ

 

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