22 Jan

Week 4  Day 21   Flag Today  45°/27° Sky cover:  A% Wind -mph Gusts -mph Active Fire:  614miles away Risk of fire: Very Low  Nearest Lightning:  762 miles away Air Quality: Fair Snow-rain mixture Jan. Daily Averages: Temps: 44°\16° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 17-23 National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week 18-25 Week of Christian Unity 18-28 Sundance Film Festival 21-27 Clean Out Your Inbox Week 21-28 Data Privacy Week

21-27 National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week National Handwriting Analysis Week National School Choice Week Link  Snow care for Troops Week National Activity Professionals Week  Snow care for Troops Week National Activity Professionals Week  Snow care for Troops Week National Activity Professionals Week Link 22-27 National Medical Group Practice Week

Daily Observations

Answer Your Cat's Questions Day  Link Come in From The Cold Day Dance of the Seven Veils Day

National Hot Sauce Day National Polka Dot Day Link Roe vs. Wade Day World Scotch Pie Day  Link

Today’s Thoughts

Winter day…overcast, snow and rain. Another nice day to stay inside, turn on the electric fireplace and enjoy the snow. I have nowhere I need to go. I have nowhere I want to go. I’ll just enjoy the day. If the TV gets boring I’ll work on my computer to find new stories for my daily blog. All good. I hope all of you have a great week ahead in doing things you enjoy.

Weird History…

In The 11th Century Forks Were Considered Sacrilegious In the 11th century, forks were considered sacrilegious and a sign of greed. It was believed that God had provided us with hands to eat with, so using any other utensil was seen as an affront to his will. This belief lasted for centuries until it was finally overturned by the Italian court in 1071. That’s right, the first recorded use of a fork dates back almost 1000 years! Despite the initial shock and disapproval from religious authorities, forks quickly became popular across Europe and remain an essential part of our dining experience today. So next time you sit down to dinner, take a moment to reflect on this ancient custom and how far we have come since then!

Most important inventions

1985: Polymerase Chain Reaction Biochemist Kary Mullis invents a technique that exploits enzymes in order to make millions of copies of a tiny scrap of DNA quickly and cheaply. No matter how small or dried-out a bloodstain is, forensic scientists can now gather enough genetic material to do DNA fingerprinting. With PCR, doctors also can search for trace amounts of HIV genetic code to diagnose infection much sooner than by conventional methods. Women Were Punished For

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

Showing Their Ankles Although there were periods of time when women didn't show their ankles, the colonial era was not one of them. Curator Linda Baumgarten notes that "Skirt length, was a matter of both fashion and occasion. Formal clothing usually has longer skirts. Work clothing was nearly always shorter for practical reasons." When working at times, women would even hike up the hem of their dresses far further than their ankle, and nobody was punished for this act either.

Historic Events

1889 – Columbia Phonograph (Columbia Records) was formed in Washington, D.C. 1946 – Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, now the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). 1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, began operation in Hollywood. 1973 – The Supreme Court of the United States delivered its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.

Birthdays with some quotes

@92 – Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (d. 2001) @91 – Piper Laurie, American actress (d. 2023) @77 – John Hurt, English actor (d. 2017) If you listen, you learn; if you talk, you don’t. 75 – Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter @66 – Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940) @65 – Sir Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier and explorer (d. 1618; executed) @65 – Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician (d. 1626; pneumonia) If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins to them. 65 – Linda Blair, American actress It’s difficult to understand why people don’t realize that pets are gifts to mankind. @64 – Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (d. 2010; mesothelioma) @59 – Bill Bixby, American actor (d. 1993; cardiac arrest) 59 – DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ and producer 57 – Diane Lane, American actress 56 – Guy Fieri, American chef, author, and television host We’re takin’ you on a road rockin’ trip down to Flavortown, where the gravitational force of bacon warps the laws of space and time. 55 – Olivia d’Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress @50 – Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1943; suicide) I can see now that I should have been strong enough to conquer myself 43 – Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter 43 – Beverley Mitchell, American actress @36 – Lord Byron, English influential poet and playwright (d. 1824; fever after bloodletting) @33 – Robert E. Howard, American author, creator of Conan The Barbarian (d. 1936; suicide) Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing. @33 – Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964; shot) 26 – Silento (Richard Lamar Hawk), American rapper You already know what it is!

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