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Week 12 Day 77
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Today 52°/28° Sky cover: 60% Wind 6mph Gusts 8mph Active Fire: 446 miles away Risk of fire: Very Low Nearest Lightning: 725 miles away Air Quality: Fair Mostly
Cloudy Mar. Daily Averages: Temps:
53°\23° Moisture: 6
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Today’s Thoughts
It’s another cloudy
day and so far, no moisture, just clouds.
Our discussion group
meets today to discuss the Past, Present, and Future of NATO. I first learned
of NATO in elementary school, in Social Studies. The times and NATO have
changed since those early days. It should be a good discussion.
Thanks to those who
sent me pictures of Colorado’s latest wet snowstorm. I’m glad everyone is OK.
I’m going to have
Corned Beef and Cabbage for dinner. Proud of my Irish heritage. I hope everyone
has a great St. Patrick’s Day.
Terms with origins in rural America
Hit
the hay
In the
1800s, mattresses were often sacks filled with hay. Before going to bed, people
would hit the hay to fluff up the filling and chase any bugs away. Today, to
"hit the hay" means to go to bed.
Influential Women
Barbara
Jordan (1936-1996). Jordan was a lawyer,
educator, politician, and civil rights movement leader. She was the first
southern African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
and the first African-American woman to give a keynote address at the
Democratic National Convention. (Recommended biography here.)
Coretta
Scott King (1927-2006). The wife, and
later widow, of Martin Luther King Jr. played an important role in preserving
the legacy of the civil rights leader. Following his assassination in 1968, she
founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. She
later lobbied for her late husband’s birthday to be recognized as a federal
holiday. (Recommended biography here.)
America’s Top Attractions
1980s:
Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida
MGM-Disney
Studios, which has since been renamed Disney’s Hollywood Studios, was the next
addition to the ever-expanding Walt Disney World Resort, opening in May 1989.
It had six themed areas inspired by real locations in Los Angeles and
Hollywood, including Hollywood Boulevard, Grand Avenue, Echo Lake and Sunset
Boulevard. Its icon was the Earffel Tower, inspired by the real water tower at
the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, complete with Micky Mouse ears.
Dollywood,
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Silver
Dollar City in Pigeon Forge was rebranded as Dollywood in 1986 after Tennessee
native and superstar Dolly Parton joined the Herschend brothers in the theme
park business. It drew 1.3 million visitors on opening – a 75% increase on
Silver Dollar City's last season in 1985 – and included a new area called
Rivertown Junction, with a replica of Dolly’s Locust Ridge childhood home.
Dollywood became Tennessee's most-visited tourist attraction.
Influential Native Americans…
Louise
Erdrich
The
Pulitzer Prize–winning author of "The Night Watchman," Louise Erdrich
has written children's books, novels, poetry, and a memoir. A member of the
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Erdrich lives in Minneapolis where
she owns an independent bookstore. The award-winning author elevates the
history and culture of her people, especially the Indigenous community in North
Dakota, and is deeply connected to their fight for survival.
Historic Events
1910 – The Camp Fire
Girls organization was founded.
1941 – The National
Gallery of Art was officially opened in Washington, DC.
1958 – The United
States launches the first solar-powered satellite, Vanguard I.
Birthdays with some quotes
80 – John Sebastian,
American singer-songwriter
75 – Patrick Duffy,
American actor
73 – Kurt Russell,
American actor
@69 – Bobby Jones, American
golfer (d. 1971; syringomyelia)
69 – Gary Sinise,
American actor
@60 – Shemp Howard, Stooge
#4 (d. 1955; heart attack)
60 – Rob Lowe,
American actor
“Can someone explain
the vitriol whenever Ayn Rand comes up? ‘Atlas’ is the greatest motivator for
the individual that I can imagine.”
57 – Billy Corgan,
American singer-songwriter
“I think a spiritual
journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It’s a journey of recovery. It’s
a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It’s already there.”
@54 – Rudolf Nureyev,
Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993; AIDS)
“When I miss class
for one day, I know it. When I miss class for two days, my teacher knows it.
When I miss class for three days, the audience knows it.”
52 – Mia Hamm,
American soccer player
@45 – Nat King Cole,
American singer, pianist, television host (d. 1965; lung cancer)
“Critics don’t buy
records. They get ’em free.”
33 – Hozier (Andrew John Hozier-Byrne), Irish singer-songwriter
“Art and music are
the vehicles for the zeitgeist.”
31 – John Boyega,
English actor
…The End for today…
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