31 Jan

 

Week 5  Day 31   Flag Today  52°/24° Sky cover:  5% Wind 7mph Gusts 11mph Active Fire:  347miles away Risk of fire: Moderate  Nearest Lightning:  987miles away Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Jan. Daily Averages: Temps: 44°\16° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

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 Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link National Cowboy Poetry Week

Daily Observations

Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day Backwards Day Brandy Alexander Day Eat Brussels Sprouts Day

Inspire your Heart with Art Day National Hot Chocolate Day Street Children Day Link  Link

Today’s Thoughts

A really nice Winter day…lots of sunshine and blue sky. I had an appointment for a haircut this morning at 10:00, but at 9:15 I got a call that the stylists car broke down, so I changed the appointment until tomorrow at 10:30. I decided to get a pedicure today. My regular was off today, but I got a very good one from another lady. Feet feel great, and hair is misbehaving after being left out. Yesterday a full-grown mountain lion was captured in a backyard about 5 miles from my place, near the I-17 & I-40 junction. It was not close enough for me to freak out, but close enough to become aware of my surroundings. I was saddened to hear that N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) passed away at 89 years old. His book House Made of Dawn was a Pulitzer Prize Winner, the first for a Native American Writer, and is considered the first book to see to world of the Native American as told by a Native American. He re-opened the world to Native American works. He will be missed. E. Jean Carrol was unknown to me prior to her trial against Trump. Last night Rachel Madow introduced her with an almost 5 minutes bio before interviewing her. At 80 she has had a great influential writing career. Check out her bio on Wikipedia.

Weird History…

In 1386, A Pig Was Executed In France For The Crime Of Murder In 1386, a pig in France was put on trial and found guilty of murder. The story is so unbelievable that it sounds like something from a fairy tale... except it's true! This remarkable event happened in the French village of Savigny-sur-Etang where a sow had killed a child while roaming freely through the streets. After much deliberation, the court declared the pig to be guilty and sentenced her to death by hanging. Despite its absurdity, this historical fact serves as an important reminder that animals can sometimes be held accountable for their actions just like humans.

Civil War Facts

The Battle of Shiloh More than 100,000 troops fought at Shiloh between April 6-7, 1862, and some 23,000 either died or were wounded. Ulysses S. Grant led Union forces to a victory that would lay the ground for an even larger campaign along the Mississippi River Valley, culminating in the Vicksburg Campaign, which raged on until July 1863.

Interesting Trivia…

What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs? What is "cynophobia"? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ************************************************************************************************   Answer: Octagon Answer: Fear of dogs

Historic Events

Tug Of War Was Once An Olympic Sport Tug of War was once an Olympic sport, and it's hard to believe that this game of strength and strategy could have been taken so seriously. But from 1900-1920, teams of eight competed in the Summer Olympics for a chance to take home gold! The rules were simple: two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope until one team is pulled over the center line. It required immense coordination and physical prowess to be successful, as well as a good strategy - after all, you had to outsmart your opponents just as much as overpower them. Although tug of war isn't part of the modern Olympics anymore, it remains a beloved classic backyard game enjoyed by people around the world.

Birthdays with some quotes

@97 – Carol Channing, American entertainer (d. 2019) 87 – Philip Glass, American composer @84 – Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (d. 2007) We live in a time which has created the art of the absurd. It is our art. It contains happenings, Pop art, camp, a theater of the absurd … Do we have the art because the absurd is the patina of waste…? Or are we face to face with a desperate or most rational effort from the deepest resources of the unconscious of us all to rescue civilization from the pit and plague of its bedding? @83 – Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015) @80 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress (d. 2010) @78 – Garry Moore, American comedian and game show host (d. 1993; emphysema) 77 – Jonathan Banks, actor Better Call Saul 77 – Nolan Ryan, American baseball player Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent. 75 – Ken Wilber, American writer Science is clearly one of the most profound methods that humans have yet devised for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning… if some sort of reconciliation between science and religion is not forthcoming, the future of humanity is, at best, precarious. @72 – Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1964; heart attack) @70 – Julian Steward, American anthropologist (d. 1972) @70 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008; lung cancer) 68 – Johnny Rotten (John Joseph Lydon), English singer-songwriter There’s nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it. @67 – Zane Grey, American author (d. 1939; heart failure) To bear up under loss- to fight the bitterness of defeat and the weakness of grief- to be victor over anger- to smile when tears are close- to resist evil men and base instincts- to hate hate and to love love- to go on when it would seem good to die- to seek ever after the glory and the dream- to look up with unquenchable faith in something evermore about to be- that is what any man can do, and so be great. @66 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (d. 1968; pneumonia) 65 – Kelly Lynch, American model, and actress 60 – Martha MacCallum, American journalist 58 – Fat Mike (Michael John Burkett), American singer-songwriter @53 – Jackie Robinson, Baseball player (d. 1972) 54 – Minnie Driver, English actress 51 – Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress 47 – Kerry Washington, American actress 43 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor You’re not meant to do what’s easy, you’re meant to challenge yourself. Listen, I’m not cool. Being cool is about keeping your blood pressure steady. So no. Don’t be cool. Be passionate. Be dedicated. Be tenacious. Be uncompromising. Be pissed. Be happy. Be sad. @38 – Mario Lanza, American tenor, and actor (d. 1959; embolism) 37 – Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter @31 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist, and composer (d. 1828; typhoid fever) @31 – Terry Kath, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Chicago) (d. 1978; suicide)

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