25 Jan

 

Week 4  Day 25   Flag Today  50°/29° Sky cover:  40% Wind 3mph Gusts 6mph Active Fire:  985miles away Risk of fire: Very Low  Nearest Lightning:  713miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly cloudy Jan. Daily Averages: Temps: 44°\16° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 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 Link

22-27 National Medical Group Practice Week 23-26 International Hoof-Care Week Link  24-26 National Mentoring Summit Link 25-28 Angouleme International Comics Festival Link

Daily Observations

A Room of One's Own Day Link Fluoride Day Macintosh Computer Day Link

National Irish Coffee Day National Opposite Day Tu B'Shavat

Today’s Thoughts

Welcoming the warmer temps to melt our latest snowfall. I was surprised to see the damage of flash flooding in San Diego following record rain fall in a short time. Living in the AZ desert, I am familiar with the dangers of flash flooding and the danger they exhibit. After NH primaries it is going to be a long, long time until Nov 4 and election day. Even court convictions will not stop Trump.

Weird History…

In The 19th Century Ketchup Was Considered A Cure For An Upset Stomach Ketchup has come a long way since the 19th century! Back then, it was believed that ketchup could be used to cure an upset stomach. This strange idea originated in England and quickly spread throughout Europe. The recipe for this concoction included anchovies, mushrooms, walnuts, spices, vinegar, and of course tomatoes. It was thought that these ingredients had medicinal properties which would help settle an unsettled stomach. While we may not consider ketchup as a remedy today, there is something special about knowing its history and how far it's come over the years.

Civil War Facts

Four more states join the Confederacy The attack on Fort Sumter incited Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee to join the Confederacy. Richmond, Virginia, was designated the seat of government of the Confederate States of America.

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

All Continental Soldiers Were Ragged and Half-Starved Although there were some instances such as Valley Forge, in which countless Continental soldiers almost froze to death and died of starvation, the conditions of the soldiers varied greatly depending on the region. A young Private Martin, stationed not far from Valley Forge even wrote, "We had very good provisions all year round," and that he lived in a "snug room." Upon encountering one of his former officers, the officer asked, "Where have you been this winter? You're fat as a pig!" In the end, while some died from harsh conditions, others lived rather luxuriously.

Historic Events

1881 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell founded the Oriental Telephone Company. 1890 – American writer Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochran Seaman) completed her round-the-world journey in 72 days. 1921 – The word ‘robot’ was first used, in the play “R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Karel and Josef Capek. 1924 – Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, starting the first Winter Olympic Games. 1961 – From Washington, DC, President John F. Kennedy delivered the first live presidential television news conference.

Birthdays with some quotes

@91 – William Somerset Maugham, English playwright (d. 1965) The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel. @90 – Sally Starr (Alleen Mae Beller), American actress and television host (d. 2013) @84 – Dean Jones, American actor (d. 2015) 75 – Tobe Hooper, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017) @74 – William Colgate, businessman philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (d. 1857) 67 – Jenifer Lewis, American actress and singer @59 – Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (d. 1941; suicide) While fame impedes and constricts, obscurity wraps about a man like a mist; obscurity is dark, ample, and free; obscurity lets the mind take its way unimpeded. Over the obscure man is poured the merciful suffusion of darkness. None knows where he goes or comes. He may seek the truth and speak it; he alone is free; he alone is truthful, he alone is at peace53 – Ana Ortiz, American actress 50 – Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer Dreams on paper are never as good as the real thing. 49 – Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress 45 – VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, world leader 44 – Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter Everything you want to be, you already are. You’re simply on the path to discovering it. @41 – Diana Hyland, American actress (d. 1977; breast cancer) @37 – Robert Burns, poet (d. 1796; bacterial infection) @31 – Florence Mills, American singer, dancer, and actress (d. 1927; appendicitis)

…The End for today…