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Today’s Thoughts
A very nice winter day. No wind. Sunshine.
More coming out about the Republican Response to the State of the Union:
In her horrific drug cartel story she left out that it happened under Bush
administration, in Mexico, and not during the Biden administration.
I live in a non-DST zone but still have hassles when other places move
into the future. While our local Alphabet stations remain at the same time, the
National cable channels are now one hour off. It is the cross I must bear the
cross to remain in the present, rather in the future.
I watched the Oscars yesterday, except for the first 60 Minutes program.
It has been forever since I watched them at all. I found them interesting. I enjoyed the Osage performance for Best
Song. I also enjoyed former winners introducing each actor for any of the ‘Best’
nominations. It put every nominee if the spotlight before the winner was
announced. A nice touch.
Terms with origins in rural America
Ragamuffin
In the South, a
"ragamuffin" is someone who is looking sloppy or ragged. In the late
1800s, children dressed up on Thanksgiving Day and beg for fruit or candy in
what became known as Ragamuffin Day, and some towns held parades for children
in costume.
Influential American Women
Jessie
Benton Fremont (1824-1902). Fremont
was a writer and political activist. She was considered the brains behind her
husband, John C. Fremont, and his famous exploration westward. She turned his
notes into readable books and made connections in Washington, D.C., that
eventually made him famous. (Recommended biography here.)
America’s Top Attractions
1960s: Six Flags over Texas,
Arlington, Texas
Inspired by a visit to
Disneyland, real estate developer Angus G Wynne Jr decided his home state
needed a similar attraction but with a Texan twist. Construction began in 1960
and Six Flags over Texas opened on 5 August 1961 with 8,374 in attendance.
Tickets cost $2.75 for adults and $2.25 for children – the park was a pioneer
of single admission prices. It had themed areas for each of the six nations (or
flags) that had governed Texas.
Route 66
While the year 1926 marked the
birth of Route 66, the "Mother Road" really became synonymous with
the great American road trip in the 1950s and 1960s. Post-war, American
motorists flocked to Route 66 which was by now peppered with motels, auto camps,
diners and gas stations. In 1960, Route 66, an American TV series that followed
the escapades of a pair of young men traveling the route, aired on CBS. As the
route continued to crop up in popular culture, America's fascination with it
grew.
Influential Native Americans…
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
The National Native American
Veterans Memorial opened its doors to the public on Veterans Day in 2020. This
museum honors the contributions of the Indigenous community and would not have been
erected without the support of former Colorado senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
When Campbell was elected in 1992, he was the first Indigenous American to
serve in the Senate in over 60 years and the only Indigenous American in
Congress. Beside being a former congressman and a member of the Northern
Cheyenne tribe, Campbell is a Korean War vet, former Olympian, rancher, and
jewelry designer.
Historic Events
1609 – Bermuda was
colonized by England
1933 – President
Roosevelt gave his first ‘Fireside Speech’
1938 – Austria was
invaded by Germany
1998 – The Church of
England ordained its first female priests.
Birthdays with some quotes
91 – Barbara Feldon,
American actress
@87 – Harry Harrison,
American author and illustrator (d. 2012)
78 – Liza Minnelli,
American actress, singer and dancer
77 – Mitt Romney,
American businessman and politician
“Free enterprise has
done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class,
to help educate our kids, and to make our lives better than all the programs of
government combined.”
@76 – Al Jarreau, American
singer (d. 2017; respiratory failure)
76 – James Taylor,
American singer-songwriter
“You have to choose
whether to love yourself or not.”
67 – Marlon Jackson,
American singer-songwriter, Jackson 5
@64 – Gordon MacRae,
American actor and singer (d. 1986; cancer)
64 – Courtney B.
Vance, American actor
62 – Darryl
Strawberry, American baseball player
@58 – W.H.R. Rivers,
English anthropologist, ethnologist, psychiatrist (d. 1922; hernia)
56 – Aaron Eckhart,
American actor
“The day you stop
caring what other people think of you is the day your life begins.”55 – Jake Tapper,
American journalist
@47 – Jack Kerouac,
American author and poet (d. 1969; cirrohis)
“Because in the end,
you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your
lawn. Climb that g*dd*mn mountain.”
40 – Jaimie
Alexander, American actress
@22 – Christina
Grimmie, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016; murdered)
“Be stupid, be dumb,
be funny, if that’s who you are. Don’t try to be someone that society wants you
to be, that’s stupid. So be yourself.”
…The End for today…
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