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Week 12 Day 79 Flag Today 45°/32° Sky cover: 60% Wind 8mph Gusts 9mph Active Fire: 347 miles away Risk of fire: Very Low Nearest Lightning: 62 miles away Air Quality: Fair Mostly
Cloudy Mar. Daily Averages: Temps:
53°\23° Moisture: 6
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Today’s Thoughts
Lots of clouds.
Weather can’t decide to rain or snow. Moisture is good and nothing is sticking.
I had my 4-month eye
checkup this morning. It was all good. His assistant and the doctor apologized for
the hour wait. The assistant says that any weekend calls are told to come in on
Monday at 8:00. Today they weekend calls messed up all the appointments. They
were running about an hour late.
60 Minutes had an
interesting story on victims of crimes. There have been numerous stories of convicted
criminals being released because DNA exonerated them. The news stories are
about the exonerated prisoner returning to a ‘normal’ life after being
released. Very few talk about the issues for the victim and/or the family when
this happens. ‘Healing Justice’ helps both the wrongly incarcerated AND the Victims
and their family heal. It is a difficult process for the victims as the rapist
or murderer is still out there.
Terms with origins in rural America
Bark
up the wrong tree
To
"bark up the wrong tree" comes from the early 1800s in America, when
it was popular to hunt with packs of dogs. Today it means to have the wrong
idea or ask the wrong person.
Influential Women
Sandra
Day O’Connor (1930-Present). A
lawyer, O’Connor became a celebrated judge and eventually the first
female justice on the Supreme Court, serving from 1981-2006. President Ronald
Reagan appointed her. (Recommended biography here.)
Rosa
Parks (1913-2005). Parks was the most prominent female face of the
civil rights movement. In December 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat in
the “colored section” of a bus to a white man and was charged with civil
disobedience. She is known as “the mother of the freedom movement.”
(Recommended biography here.)
America’s Top Attractions
1990s:
Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Florida
In the
1990s, Walt Disney World continued its dizzying rise to success with a huge
amount of openings including Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Splash Mountain, as
well as 10 new resorts. Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the largest of the parks at
over 500 acres, opened in 1998 with a grand ceremony that was attended by a
crowd of 2,000 people. It marked a departure for the conglomerate as it focused
on real-life animals as well as Disney characters.
Bellagio Fountains, Las Vegas, Nevada
What
was to become one of Las Vegas’ most famous landmarks, the Bellagio Fountains
were unveiled in 1998 when the $1.6 billion Bellagio Hotel opened to the public
on 15 October in suitably lavish style. The famous Bellagio Fountain show,
which takes place every 30 minutes when the jets dance to music and lights,
lures huge crowds of visitors and is one of the entertainment hub’s rare free
shows.
Influential Native Americans…
Deb
Haaland
Deb
Haaland made history in March 2021 when she was confirmed as U.S. Cabinet
secretary. The first cabinet secretary of Indigenous American heritage, Haaland
is at the forefront of conservation efforts and the fight against climate
change, telling NPR that she believes tribal consultation is necessary when
addressing environmental issues. Regarded as a "barrier-breaking public
servant" by the Biden administration, Haaland is positioned to play a
pivotal role in the movement toward a greener future.
Historic Events
1279 – A Mongol
victory at the Battle of Yamen ended the Song dynasty in China.Over 100,000
people died in the sea battle.
1918 – US Standard
Time Act established standard time zones in the United States.
1962 – Bob Dylan
released his first album, Bob Dylan, for Columbia Records.
1993 – Operation
Iraqi Freedom began.
Birthdays with some quotes
88 – Ursula Andress,
Swiss model and actress
@83 – Earl Warren, American
jurist, US Chief Justice (d. 1974)
“When the rights of
any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.”
@80 – Wyatt Earp, American
police officer (d. 1929)
@80 – Patrick McGoohan,
Irish-American actor (d. 2009)
“It was a place that
is trying to destroy the individual by every means possible; trying to break
his spirit, so that he accepts that he is No. 6 and will live there happily as
No. 6 forever after. And this is the one rebel that they can’t break.”
@78 – Moms Mabley (Loretta
Mary Aiken), comedian, singer (d.
1975; heart failure)
“If you don’t want
your children to know the truth about life don’t send ’em to the theater to see
Moms ’cause I’m gonna tell them THE TRUTH, hear?”
77 – Glenn Close,
American actress
70 – Bruce Willis,
German-American actor
“Everybody, no
matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart.”
@65 – William Jennings
Bryan, American lawyer and politician (d. 1925; apoplexy)
“Destiny is no
matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for,
it is a thing to be achieved.”
@60 – David Livingstone,
Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873; malaria)
…The End for today…
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