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Week 7 Day 48
Flag Today 49°/22° Sky cover: 5% Wind 1mph Gusts -mph Active Fire: 1286 miles away Risk of fire: Very Low Nearest Lightning: 1049 miles away Air Quality: Moderate
Sunshine Feb. Daily Averages: Temps:
47°\19° Moisture: 5
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Battery
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National
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Today’s Thoughts
Another nice winter
day.
I’m doing sheets and
towels laundry today.
America’s newest
National Park is in Colorado! In 6th grade we learned about all the National
Parks with Mr. Klink’s written stories about each one. Our field trip that year
was to Rocky Mountain National Park. I’ve
been intrigued since then.
This historic site,
located in Colorado, was once known as the Granada Relocation Center during
World War II. It served as one of the 10 incarceration sites where Japanese
Americans were forcibly detained after being removed from the West Coast of the
United States under Executive Order 9066. More than 10,000 people were
incarcerated at Amache from 1942 to 1945, with a peak population of 7,310 incarcerates,
two-thirds of whom were United States citizens. Very cool to teach history
through the National Park system.
Decoding Common
Phrases…
The Ball Is in Your Court
The Ball Is in Your Court” is a popular idiom derived from
tennis, symbolizing that it’s someone’s turn to take action or make a decision.
It places responsibility squarely on the individual, emphasizing that the next
move or response in a situation is theirs to choose.
This expression is often used in contexts where a person is
given the opportunity to take initiative or assert control over how events will
unfold. It highlights the importance of personal agency and the ability to
influence outcomes based on one’s decisions and actions.
In both personal and professional settings, this phrase
serves as a motivational call to action, encouraging proactive engagement and
decision-making.
America’s Top
Attractions
1900s: Santa Cruz Beach
Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California
California’s beloved Santa
Cruz Beach Boardwalk is the oldest theme park in the state. It was built by
local businessman Fred Swanton in 1907 and offered quintessential seaside fun
with turn-of-the-century rides, an indoor saltwater bath house, casino and
ballroom. Today the boardwalk is a registered historic landmark, as are two of
its still-functioning rides – the 1911 Looff carousel and the Giant Dipper
roller coaster which opened in 1924.
Historical Facts
about Native Americans…
Since Native Americans were the first people to inhabit the
United States, it makes sense that they would contribute to several useful
inventions.
Things such as rubber, corn, kayaks, farming, and mouth wash
all have Native American roots. Spinning top toys were observed as far back as
the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Historic Events
1865 – Union forces
under Major General William T. Sherman set the South Carolina State House on
fire during the burning of Columbia, near the end of the Civil War.
1885 – Mark Twain’s
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published for the first time.
1929 – The first
Academy Awards were announced in 1929 for 1928’s films.
1977 – The Space
Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle had its maiden “test flight” on top of a Boeing
747.
Birthdays with some
quotes
@90 – Enzo
Ferrari, race car driver, auto maker (d.
1944)
@91 –
George Kennedy, American actor (d. 2016)
91 – Yoko Ono,
Japanese-American singer-songwriter
A dream you dream
alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
@90 –
Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
Never fail to know
that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.
@88 – Toni
Morrison (Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison), American novelist (d. 2019)
At some point in
life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or
even remember it. It is enough. No record of it needs to be kept and you don’t
need someone to share it with or tell it to. When that happens- that letting go-
you let go because you can.
@87 – Jack
Palance, American actor (d. 2006)
85 – Bobby Hart,
American singer-songwriter
@84 –
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (d. 1933)
God has given us our
talents, not to copy the talents of others, but rather to use our brains and
imagination in order to obtain the revelation of true beauty.
@77 –
Charles M. Schwab, American businessman, co-founded Bethlehem Steel (d. 1939)
The difference
between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an early start.
The fellow who sits still and does just what he is told will never be told to
do big things.
@75 –
Johnny Hart, American cartoonist, co-created The Wizard of Id (d. 2007)
@74 –
George Peabody, American merchant and philanthropist (d. 1869)
74 – Cybill
Shepherd, American actress
72 – Juice Newton,
American singer-songwriter
@70 – Bill
Cullen, American game show panelist and host (d. 1990)
70 – John Travolta,
American actor
67 – Vanna White,
American model and game show host
60 – Matt Dillon,
American actor
@59 – John
Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
59 – Dr. Dre (Andre
Young), American rapper and producer
56 – Molly Ringwald,
American actress
@52 –
Wendell Willkie, American politician (d. 1944; heart attacks)
50 – Jillian
Michaels, American fitness trainer and author
@49 – Qin
Shi Huang, Chinese emperor (d. 210 BC; poisoned<?>)
I have collected all
the writings of the Empire and burnt those which were of no use.
44 – Regina Spektor,
Russian-American singer-songwriter
38 – Robert DeLong,
American singer-songwriter
…The End for today…
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