5 Feb

 

Week 6  Day 36   Flag Today  34°/19° Sky cover:  90% Wind 5mph Gusts 8mph Active Fire:  1296miles away Risk of fire: Very Low  Nearest Lightning:  751miles away Air Quality: Fair Overcast Feb. Daily Averages: Temps: 47°\19° Moisture:  5 Days

Today’s Quote                                                                                                Today’s Meme

Monthly Observations

National Bird Feeding Month National Black History Month National Care About Your Indoor Air Month

National Cherry Month National Condom Month   National Children's Dental Health Month

Weekly Observations

6-2/13 Carnival 1-7 Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week 2-8 Publicity for Profit Week 3-10 Freelance Writer Appreciation Week 4-10 African Heritage & Health Week Burn Awareness Week  Link   Children's Authors & Illustrators Week Children's Authors & Illustrators Week

5-9 International Networking Week National School Counseling Week Link  Pride in Foodservice Week Pride in Foodservice Week Link  Tax Identity Theft Week Tax Identity Theft Week Link  Tinnitus Awareness Week Tinnitus Awareness Week Link  5-11  Children's Mental Health Week Link

Daily Observations

Adlai Stevenson Day  Link California Western Monarch Day Disaster Day National Chocolate Fondue Day

Nutella Day Shower with A Friend Day Weatherperson’s Day World Read Aloud Day

Today’s Thoughts

I woke up to clear sky but by 8:00am it was overcast again. No moisture in forecast until late Tuesday. Snow is melting. Health Insurance is driving me batty. I called this morning to renew a script I have had for about 3 years. AS of Jan. 1 of this year my script is no longer covered by BC with Medicare. I was paying $40 for 90 days, now I get to deal with Medicare to find what alternatives they suggest. I recall, from the early 1980’s when my dad got a check from Medicare for overpayment of $32.70. As an accountant he kept exceptional records. He called, wrote to, and even visited a Medicare office to show them that the check was wrong and then that it was their money. He never cashed the check and when he passed, it was still sitting there in his Medicare records folder.

Weird History…

President Andrew Jackson Owned A Swearing Parrot That Attended His Funeral   President Andrew Jackson was a man of many talents, and his pet parrot Poll was no exception! A beloved companion to the 7th President of the United States, Polly was known for her colorful language and even attended Jackson's funeral in 1845. As a testament to their close bond, it is said that when Poll died two years later, she was buried alongside her owner at The Hermitage - Jackson’s home in Tennessee. While it may seem like something out of a fairy tale, this incredible story is true, proving that sometimes truth really can be stranger than fiction!

Civil War Facts

The Conscription Act of 1863 establishes a national draft All nondisabled men between the ages of 20 and 45, citizen and immigrant alike, were conscripted to the Union Army by the Conscription Act of 1863. The act was considered unfair to people experiencing poverty, as service could be eluded by paying a fee or finding a volunteer substitute to take one's place. Violent protest riots erupted in New York City in July 1863, leaving at least 120 people dead (some accounts report a death toll of as many as 1,000). A parallel conscription act was approved in the Confederacy, prompting a similar uproar.

Interesting Trivia…

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)? The first dictionary was written by? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ********************************************************************************************** Answer: Marie Curie Answer: Robert Cawdrey

Historic Events

1852 – The New Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opened to the public. 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith founded United Artists. 1924 – The Royal Greenwich Observatory began broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal. 1985 – The Punic War, which began in 149 BC, ended when the mayors of Rome and Carthage signed a treaty in Tunis, Tunisia. 1993 – President Bill Clinton signed The Family Leave Act (effective Aug 5, 1993).

Birthdays with some quotes

90 – Don Cherry, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster @87 – Red Buttons (Aaron Chwatt), American comedic actor (d. 2006) @86 – Hank Aaron, American baseball player (d. 2021) “My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling bad or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.” @84 – William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1997) @82 – John Carradine, American actor (d. 1988) 82 – Roger Staubach, American football player and sportscaster “Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.” Spectacular achievements come from unspectacular preparation. 81 – Nolan Bushnell, American engineer and businessman, founded Atari, Inc. 80 – Al Kooper, American singer-songwriter and producer 77 – Charlotte Rampling, English actress @76 – Hiram Maxim, American engineer, invented the Maxim gun (d. 1916) 76 – Christopher Guest, American actor and director “I am interested in the notion that people can become so obsessed by their world that they lose sense and awareness of how they appear to other people. They’re so earnest about it. But that’s true of so many things.” 76 – Barbara Hershey, American actress @75 – John Jeffries, American weatherperson (d. 1819) @74 – H.R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (d. 2014; fall) “The Dutch customs once thought my pictures were photos. Where on earth did they think I could have photographed my subjects? In Hell, perhaps?” @71 – John Witherspoon, American patriot, invented the word ‘Americanism’ (d. 1794) @69 – Stephen J. Cannell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010; melanoma) “Since I was the stupidest kid in my class, it never occurred to me to try and be perfect, so I’ve always been happy as a writer just to entertain myself. That’s an easier place to start.” @65 – Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier, politician and diplomat (d. 1965; heart attack) “My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.” “What counts now is not just what we are against, but what we are for. Who leads us is less important than what leads us- what convictions, what courage, what faith- win or lose.” 63 – Tim Meadows, American actor @62 – Robert Peel, English politician (d. 1850; thrown from horse) 62 – Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress “You know, you really do choose your existence in a way.” 60 – Laura Linney, American actress 56 – Chris Parnell, American actor and comedian 55 – Bobby Brown, American singer 53 – Sara Evans, American country singer 39 – Cristano Roonaldo , Soccer player 38 – Reed Sorenson, American race car drive

…The End for today…