1 Feb

Week 5  Day 32   Flag Today  57°/26° Sky cover:  10% Wind 5mph Gusts 11mph Active Fire:  318miles away Risk of fire: Low  Nearest Lightning:  615 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Feb. Daily Averages: Temps: 47°\19° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month Link African-American Cultural Heritage Month AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month

American Heart Month An Affair To Remember Month  Link Bake for Family Fun Month Link

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 27-2/3 Cordova Ice Worm Days Link 28-2/3 Catholic Schools Week Data Privacy Week Link  Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link National Cowboy Poetry Week

1-7 Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week

Daily Observations

Candy-Making Day Car Insurance Day CBC Day   Link Change Your Password Day  Link Dark Chocolate Day Decorating With Candy Day Freedom Day G.I. Joe Day Hula in The Coola Day International Brownie Camera Day 2024   Link  (Contest goes all month) International Day of Black Women in The Arts (First day of Black History Month.)

International Face & Body Art Day   International Furmint Day   Freedom Day National Candy Making Day National Get Up Day (About Perserverance. Not Getting Out Of Bed.) National Sweater Day  Link Optimist Day   Link Robinson Crusoe Day Serpent Day Spunky Old Broads Day World Hijab Day   Link

Today’s Thoughts

A nice day…awaiting the next storm later in the week. I got my haircut and washed the vehicle. My back-up camera on my car got a foggy spot and the dash screen after the last storm. Car wash fixed it. I worked with a teacher at Red Lake, who later came to Tuba. While at Red Lake I reminded the staff of November 22 and asked them to tell their students what they were doing when it happened. This teacher, a good Mormon lady, came to me and said: I don’t want to ignore your request about President Kennedy, but I can’t do it.  When I asked her why, she said, I wasn’t born yet. It reminded me that a new generation of teachers were coming. She got married, had three kids, and moved to Mesa in various ‘specialty’ teacher positions around Phoenix. We stayed in contact on Facebook. She has been hospitalized several times this last year. Yesterday, at age 60, she announced she is going into Hospice due to her illness. So sad.

Weird History…

Chicago Was Physically Raised Six Feet In The 19th Century It's hard to believe, but it's true! In the late 19th century, Chicago was literally raised up by six feet! This incredible feat of engineering was accomplished by a team of workers who worked tirelessly for two years to raise over 4,000 buildings in the city. The process involved digging out basements and foundations, jacking up entire structures, and then filling in the gaps with dirt from nearby Lake Michigan. It was an ambitious project that transformed the skyline of Chicago forever. Today, visitors can still see evidence of this amazing endeavor as they tour the city’s streets and landmarks.

Civil War Facts

The Peninsula Campaign The Union's Army of the Potomac, under the command of Gen. George McClellan—appointed general-in-chief of all U.S. forces in November 1861—was ordered to attack Richmond in the spring of 1862. The move prompted the Peninsula Campaign, an operation that transpired in the Virginia Peninsula, a strategic entry to the Confederacy's capital. After several Federal attacks by land and water, including the battles of Williamsburg and Drewry's Bluff, the Confederates withdrew progressively to Richmond while Union troops reached the city's outskirts. One of the roughest engagements followed: the Battle of Seven Pines on May 31, which exposed an outnumbered Union army. Confederate Cmdr. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was wounded in Seven Pines and replaced by Gen. Robert E. Lee in June 1862.

Interesting Trivia…

What punctuation mark ends an imperative sentence? Who named the Pacific Ocean? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ******************************************************************************************* Answer: A period or exclamation point Answer: Ferdinand Magellan

Historic Events

1790 – The United States Supreme Court held its first session. 1898 – Travelers Insurance issued the first automobile accident insurance. 1960 – The Greensboro ‘Sit-In’ took place in North Carolina, protesting discrimination. 1964 – Hasbro introduced the G.I. Joe action figure (retail price: $2.49) 1982 – Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC.

Birthdays with some quotes

@88 – Muriel Spark, American writer (d. 2006) @85 – Ben Weider, co-founded the International Federation of Body Building & Fitness (d. 2008) “I’ll retire when the Good Lord calls me.” 85 – Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 87 – Garrett Morris, American actor and comedian @77 – Terry Jones, English actor, Monty Python (d. 2020; colon cancer) “The Romans did not see (the tale of Romulus, Remus, and the she-wolf) as a charming story; they meant to show that they had imbibed wolfish appetites and ferocity with their mother’s milk.” @76 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007; heart failure) “Dissidents should be paid 13 months’ salary for a year, otherwise our mindless unanimity will bring us to an even more hopeless state of stagnation. It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.” @74 – Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012; cancer) @65 – Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011) @59 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960; heart attack) “I’m just a lucky slob from Ohio who happened to be in the right place at the right time.” “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” @56 – Rick James (James Ambrose Johnson Jr.), American singer-songwriter producer (d. 2004; heart attack) “I can’t hang out as loose as I used to, but I can still go down Jefferson Avenue and look in the faces of winos, pimps and junkies, all the things I’m made of.” 56 – Pauly Shore, American comedian and actor @54 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2023; cardiac arrest) 52 – Michael C. Hall, American actor @37 – Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983; drowned) 37 – Rhonda Rousey, American fighter athlete 30 – Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter @28 – Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993; accidently shot on set)

…The End for today…