20 Feb

 

 

Week 8  Day  51  Flag Today  55°/23° Sky cover:  5% Wind 4mph Gusts 3mph Active Fire:  581 miles away Risk of fire: Low  Nearest Lightning:   455 miles away Air Quality: Fair Moderate Sunshine Partly Mostly Cloudy Overcast Windy Snowy Feb. Daily Averages: Temps: 47°\19° Moisture:  5 Days

 

Weekly Observations

14-21 National Condom Week National Nestbox Week NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week 16-19  Great Backyard Bird Count Link 16-25 Date (Fruit) Week 17-24  National FFA Week Link  18-24  Bird Health Awareness Week

Link   18-24  Build A Better Trade Show Image Week National Engineers Week National Justice for Animals Week Link  Link 18-25   National Sauna Week Link    19-23  Through With The Chew Link 19-25  Hockey Week Across America Link

Daily Observations

Clean Out Your Bookcase Day Hockey Is For Everyone Day   Link Internat’l PechaKucha Day   Link Love Your Pet Day  Link Link    National Cherry Pie Day National Comfy Day    National Cherry Pie Day National Comfy Day   Link National Leadership Day  Link

National Muffin Day Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day  Link Travel Africa Day Student Volunteer Day World Day for Social Justice World Pangolin (scaley anteaters) Day

Today’s Quote                                                       Today’s Meme

Today’s Thoughts

Nice weather on this President’s Day.

It’s a Federal Holiday so I’m staying home. A tiny protest of a retired Federal Employee who still believes Federal Holidays should be time off work for retailers and other non-essential employees to honor our country.

Snow is almost gone around town, except for the parking lot piles and the snow in shady areas.

Arizona could have the 1^st National Animal Abuse Registry. It would be much like the sex-offender registry. Great idea!

Decoding Common Phrases…

When Pigs Fly

“When pigs fly” is a popular idiom used to express skepticism or disbelief in the likelihood of a particular event or scenario occurring. The phrase conjures an image of an impossible feat – pigs, naturally unable to fly, taking to the air – to emphasize the improbability of the situation in question.

It’s often employed humorously to respond to outlandish claims or overly optimistic plans, highlighting their unrealistic nature. This saying is a vivid example of hyperbole in language, using absurdity to make a point about the unlikelihood of an event.

Despite its playful tone, “when pigs fly” effectively communicates a serious level of doubt about the feasibility or reality of a given situation.

America’s Top Attractions

1900s: White City, Denver, Colorado

The 1900s was a decade that saw a surge in the popularity of amusement parks. Lakeside, a small town near Denver, has one of the country’s oldest. Originally called White City, the park opened next to Lake Rhoda in 1908 to a crowd of 50,000 people. It had a swimming beach, casino, theater, racetrack, and public pool as well as traditional fairground rides. Lakeside Amusement Park is still in operation today.

Historical Facts about Native Americans…

Indigenous People Didn't Become Citizens Until The 1920s

One of the most historic moments for Indigenous people was the passing of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. This granted citizenship to all of the Indigenous people in the United States.

The main reason it was passed was to recognize the thousands of Native Americans who risked their lives serving in World War I.

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

1491 – An unnamed comet came within 860,000 miles of Earth, the closest we know of.

1920 – Carl Stoltz, American founder of Little League Baseball (died in 1992)

1962 – While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.

1986 – The Soviet Union launched the Mir spacecraft.

Birthdays with some quotes

@95 – Gloria Vanderbilt, American actress, fashion designer, and socialite (d. 2019)
“I’m always in love. If it’s not with a man, it’s something else. I love beauty. I love the sky I see outside the window. There’s so much beauty in the world.”
@94 – Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor (d. 2022)
“I am the me I choose to be.”
@89 – Gale Gordon (Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr), American actor (d. 1995)
@87 – Bobby Unser, American race car driver (d. 2021)
87 – Roger Penske, American race car driver and businessman
83 – Buffy Sainte-Marie (Beverly Jean Santamaria), Canadian singer-songwriter
“What can the government do? They can listen to their own people. But I’ll tell you what citizens can do when we elect one of these people – whether we think it’s a good guy or a bozo – you got to stay on the case. You don’t vote and go home and give them the keys to the car, he’ll drive you right off a cliff. You have to help people to stay honest.”
@82 – Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist (d. 1984)
“There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept.”
@81 – Robert Altman, American director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
@81 – Nancy Wilson, American singer and actress (d. 2018)
78 – Sandy Duncan, American actress, singer and dancer
76 – Jennifer O’Neill, American model and actress
@73 – Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model (d. 2022; fall at home)
@71 – J. Geils, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017; natural causes)
70 – Patty Hearst, American actress and author
@69 – William Prescott, “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.” (d. 1795; dropsy)
61 – Charles Barkley, American basketball player and sportscaster
“The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.”
60 – French Stewart, American actor
58 – Cindy Crawford, American mode
@27 – Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1994)
“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”
40 – Treavor Noah, comedian
37 – Miles Teller, American actor
36 – Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty), Barbadian-American singer-songwriter

…The End for today…