12 Jan

 

Week 2  Day 12   Flag Today  40°/12° Sky cover:  75% Wind 12mph Gusts 19mph Active Fire:  387miles away Risk of fire: Very low  Nearest Lightning:  162 miles away (Grand Canyon Park) Air Quality: Fair Mostly cloudy Jan. Daily Averages: Temps: 44°\16° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 6-12 National Folic Acid Awareness Week Link 6-13 National Personal Trainer Awareness Week 7-13 Dating & Life Coaches Recognition Week National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week Home Office Safety & Security Week National Mocktail Week

9-12 International Consumer Electronics Show 10-14 National Soccer Coaches of America Week Link 11-17 Cuckoo Dancing Week

Daily Observations

Curried Chicken Day Kiss A Ginger Day Link (Red Heads) National Hot Tea Day

National Kiss a Ginger Day National Marzipan Day National Pharmacist Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

A couple of inches of snow this morning. Sky is slowly opening to blue sky. I’m awaiting the Cable Guy to fix 2 of my 3 boxes. They don’t show the full guide and tried for several days to fix it by the Cable Company machine when I call. Got fed up and called they will be here between 11am and 2pm. The guide thing is a small issue, but frustrating. Considering the price/month for cable service, it needs to be fixed. I didn’t attend the funeral of a young man I worked with in Tuba. He passed unexpectedly last week at around 45.  His funeral was here in Flag, but it was snowing so hard I didn’t go.

Important inventions…

1975: Global warming Not invented, but introduced to the lexicon in its modern sense of man-made climate change. The journal Science publishes a paper by geoscientist Wallace Broecker, “Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming?”—marking the first time that the phrase is used in a scientific paper.

States that never made the map

Sequoyah The Territory of Oklahoma joined the Union in 1907 as the State of Oklahoma. But it could very well have ended up being the State of Sequoyah, a Native American state proposed by members of the five "civilized" tribes. The five tribes, who named their proposed state after a famous Cherokee leader, petitioned Congress in 1905 and almost got what they wanted. Instead, the powers that be opted to create the State of Oklahoma, and the rest is history.

Untrue myths about Colonial America…States that never made the map

George Washington's Teeth Were Made Of Wood Although George Washington did wear dentures, they weren't wooden like in the classic tales. Actually they were made from a combination of metal alloys, ivory, and more than likely teeth from other humans. Back then, it wasn't uncommon for people to sell their teeth or even take them from dead bodies. However, it is believed that Washington's dentures were mostly made up of teeth from his slaves. Yet, the rumor that his teeth were made of wood came about because his ivory teeth would become stained dark brown and would have to be cleaned regularly.

Historic Events

1991 – Congress authorized the use of military force against Iraq. 1932 – Hattie W. Caraway (D Arkansas) was the first female United States Senator. 2004 – The world’s largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, made its maiden voyage.

Birthdays with some quotes

@88 – Kreskin (George Joseph Kresge), American mentalist @87 – Ray Price, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013) @79 – James Farmer, America civil rights activist (d. 1999) @75 – Charles Perrault, French author and academic (d. 1703) 74 – Sheila Jackson Lee, American politician @68 – Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1797) 72 – Ricky Van Shelton, American country singer-songwriter @71 – Kirstie Alley, American actress (d. 2022) Through history, people look for something spiritual. The greatest scientists in the world were men of religion and faith, too. @70 – Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host (d. 2021) @69 – John Singer Sargent, American/Italian artist (d. 1925) @68 – Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (d. 1974; heart attack) They say that Virginia is the mother of Texas. We never knew who the father was, but we kinda suspected Tennessee. @67 – Joe Frazier, American boxer (d. 2011) @64 – Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist and physician (d. 1644) @62 – John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1649) 60 – Jeff Bezos, American businessman, founded Amazon.com 59 – Rob Zombie (Robert Bartleh Cummings), American singer-songwriter 50 – Melanie C (Melanie Jayne Chisholm), English singer-songwriter, Spice Girls @44 – Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, founded Tim Hortons (d. 1974; auto crash) 44 – Amerie, American singer-songwriter @40 – Jack London, American novelist and journalist (d. 1916; dysentery) I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. @39 – Swami Vivekananda, Indian philosopher (d. 1902; stroke) To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean”, says the persevering soul; “at my will mountains will crumble up”. Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal. 39 – Issa Rae, American actress @32 – Ira Hayes, American soldier (d. 1955; exposure) How could I feel like a hero when only five men in my platoon of 45 survived, when only 27 men in my company of 250 managed to escape death or injury? 31 – Zayn Malik, English singer-songwriter, One Direction

…The End for today…