26 Jan

 

Week 4  Day 26   Flag Today  47°/25° Sky cover:  60% Wind 9mph Gusts 15mph Active Fire:  728miles away Risk of fire: Very Low  Nearest Lightning:  1237miles away Air Quality: Fair Mostly cloudy Overcast Jan. Daily Averages: Temps: 44°\16° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 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

Clashing Clothes Day Dental Drill Appreciation Day Fun at Work Day (Last Friday) International Customs Day Link Lotus 1-2-3 Day National Big Wig Day  Link

National Green Juice Day Link National Peanut Brittle Day  Link National Pre-school Fitness Day Link Spouses’ Day Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement

Today’s Thoughts

So far today: rain, sunshine, snow, rain. Our lunch group members are  all out of town.  Probably a good thing since I am not in the mood to drive around in this snow/rain mess. Jon Stewart is sort of returning to The Daily Show. I enjoyed him during his first round. Looks like a great move. I am so grateful to my government Blue Cross program. My newest 90-day script was $63.01…without insurance it would have been $1,678. Another script is $5 for a 90-day supply, without insurance it would have been $645. Another perk for being a civil service employee as a career.

Weird History…

Mary Shelley Kept Her Dead Husband's Remains In Her Desk Mary Shelley, the renowned author of Frankenstein, was known for her creativity and imagination. But did you know that she kept a piece of her late husband's internal remains in her desk? It's true! After Percy Bysshe Shelley died in 1822, Mary collected his ashes from the funeral pyre and found a portion of his remains among them. She kept it as a memento and even wrote about it in her journal. To this day, the small ivory box containing the remains is on display at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England. This incredible story reminds us that sometimes truth can be stranger than fiction.

Civil War Facts

Blockade of Southern ports In a move still considered bold, overambitious, and risky, Lincoln ordered the blockade of all seaports in the South on April 19, 1861. At the time, it was the first measure of marine warfare and the largest obstruction ever attempted worldwide. The Union's Navy only had three steam vessels available to undertake the task. Nonetheless, the measure was sustained for four years.

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

The Colonists Used Guerilla Warfare Tactics During The Revolutionary War Although there were a few instances in which guerrilla warfare tactics were used, the Continental Army usually fought as the British Army did. This meant facing each other on the battlefield, taking turns firing at each other as they slowly inched forward. However, the few instances in which this form of battle didn't take place tend to be more interesting, and are frequently re-told when discussing the American Revolution. They have also been brought to life in films such as The Patriot.

Historic Events

1905 – The world’s largest diamond, the Cullinan, weighing 3,106.75 carats (1.369842266 pounds), was found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa. 1915 – An act of the U.S. Congress established the Rocky Mountain National Park. 1911 – Glenn Curtiss flew the first successful American seaplane off the battleship USS Pennsylvania. 1983 – Computer program Lotus 1-2-3 debuted 1992 – Boris Yeltsin announces that the collapsing USSR would stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.

Birthdays with some quotes

@94 – Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (d. 2017) @91 – Philip José Farmer, American writer (d. 2009) I do believe that man is a rope between animal and superman. But the superman I’m thinking of isn’t Nietzsche’s. The real superhuman, man or woman, is the person who’s rid himself of all prejudices, neuroses, and psychoses, who realizes his full potential as a human being, who acts naturally on the basis of gentleness, compassion, and love, who thinks for himself and refuses to follow the herd. That’s the genuine dyed-in-the-wool superman. 90 – Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.” @84 – Douglas MacArthur, American general (d. 1964) I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes… But once war is forced upon us, there is no other alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would gladly yield every honor which has been accorded me in war. @83 – Paul Newman, actor, race car driver and businessman, co-founded Newman’s Own (d. 2008) If you don’t have enemies, you don’t have character @82 – Frank Costello, reputed Italian-American mob boss (d. 1973) @82 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987) @71 – Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian dictator, 1st President of Romania (d. 1989; firing squad) 70 – Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter 66 – Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian and talk show host @65 – Eddie Van Halen, guitarist (d. 2020) 63 – Wayne Gretzky, Hockey star 61 – Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter 43 – Colin O’Donoghue, Irish actor @34 – Bessie Coleman, American pilot (d. 1926; her plane crashed) I made my mind up to try. I tried and was successful. Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

…The End for today…