29 Feb

 

 

Week 9  Day 60   Flag Today  48°/19° Sky cover:  5% Wind 6mph Gusts 9mph Active Fire:  Amiles away Risk of fire: Moderate  Nearest Lightning:   210miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Feb. Daily Averages: Temps: 47°\19° Moisture:  5 Days

 Weekly Observations

14-3/30 Lent 25-3/2  Telecommuter Appreciation Week 26-3/3  National Invasive Species Awareness Week Link

27-29  International Energy Week Link 27-29  International Petroleum Week Link

Daily Observations: These only happen every 4 years.

Bachelors Day International Toast Day Link  (Orig. in UK, has spread worldwide)  International Underling Day Leap Day (Leap Year Day) National Chili Day Link

National Surf and Turf Day National Time Refund Day National Underlings Day Rare Disease Day Link  Saint Oswald’s Day Saliolum  Link

Today’s Quote                                                Today’s Meme

Today’s Thoughts

It’s Leap Day so our calendar continues to work.

On the 28^th, I got an early morning call from my brother to wish me a happy birthday. I had a nice lunch with friends. I got many wishes from my friends and former colleagues on Facebook. It was a great day overall.

Dynamic Pricing has been around for decades. The AZ electricity supplier charges more per kw hour during peak periods and less during low periods. Airlines and others have raised fares during peak holiday periods. Since I started coming to Flagstaff, motels charged less during the winter than during the summer. Now some businesses are starting Dynamic Pricing where certain high demand items are more expensive during certain hours and 15-20% less at other times of the day. The complaint from consumers is that during certain business hours prices are raised while the regular price remains at other times of the day. It seems it will simply cause consumers to lose. Here is a scenario: during peak shopping time, say 4:30-6:30p a loaf of bread costs 20%more. The shopper starts shopping at 4:00pm but doesn’t check out until 4:31, the cash register will charge the higher price. This is insane. 

UNESCO sites in America…

Everglades National Park

Located in Florida, this national park encompasses over 1.5 million acres. It's been a site since 1979. The park is home to many endangered species such as the American crocodile, manatee, and the Florida panther.

America’s Top Attractions

1920s: Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles, California

Erected in 1923 as a temporary advertisement for a real estate development, the Hollywood sign is now one of the most famous in the world. It originally read Hollywoodland but the “land” was removed when it was restored in 1949. The landmark, which sits on the southern side of Mount Lee in Griffith Park, officially became a historic monument in the 1970s (pictured here) and the deteriorating structure was restored once again in 1978 on the back of a campaign led by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

Historical Facts about Native Americans…

Native To America Since 12,000 B.C.

Historians found that Native Americans have lived in the United States since 12,000 B.C. after traveling a path from Asia to Alaska.

There is not one single nation, but instead groups of people with different cultures, languages, and more. There is also some evidence that Indigenous people have lived in South America as far back as 30,000 years ago.

Historic Events

46 BC – Julius Caesar declared the first Leap Day.

The odds of being born on February 29th are 1 in 1,461.

365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds is how long it takes for the Earth to go around the Sun.

1288 – The concept of allowing women to propose marriage to men may have begun, in Scotland, with five-year-old Queen Margaret of Scotland.

1796 – The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain was enacted, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between both countries.

Birthdays with some quotes

@83 – Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999)

@79 – William A. Wellman, American actor, director, screenwriter (d. 1975; cancer)

@77 – Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994)

“I’d like people to remember that I really tried everything within my range of reality. And that whatever I did, I did with all my heart.”

@76 –Gioachino Rossini, composer (died on birthday in 1880)

@70 – Augusta Savage, American sculptor (d. 1962)

@68 – Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (died February 29, 1880)

64 – Khaled, Algerian singer-songwriter (not DJ Khaled or Kahlid)

“Those that weather the storm are the great ones.”

64 – Anthony Robbins, American motivational speaker and writer

“You are now at a crossroads. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don’t think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully. Then act upon it.”

@53 – Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1957)

“Bebop has set music back twenty years.”

52 – Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Italian-American model and actor

@48 – Ann Lee, founded the Shakers (d. 1784; soon after attacked by mob)

48 – Ja Rule (Jeffrey Atkins), American rapper and actor

40 – Mark Foster, American singer-songwriter

…The End for today…