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Week 13 Day 85 Flag Today 47°/20° Sky cover: 80% Wind 9mph Gusts 22mph Active Fire: 671 miles away Risk of fire: Low Nearest Lightning: 321 miles away Air Quality: Fair Windy Mar. Daily Averages: Temps:
53°\23° Moisture: 6
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21-27
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Daily Observations
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International Day of Remembrance of The Victims of
Slavery and The Transatlantic |
National Day of Celebration of Greek & American Democracy |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
I woke up to a little
snow…about 2”. It melted by noon. Now it’s some sunshine with light snow.
I’m enjoying March
Madness as U of CO is doing OK in both women’s & men’s brackets. Times have
changed…back when I was there CU was only a football school.
I messaged Vlad, our
guide on the Trans-Siberian trip. I know he is in the music scene, so was
checking up on him after the Moscow incident. He is doing well and said to say
hi to all Focus members from that trip. I never ask about political things as I
don’t know who else sees his messages and he has never volunteered anything
political. He is still doing his music and gearing up for his summer camp for
children. Nice!
Terms with origins in rural America
Happy
as a clam
The
phrase is believed to have originally been "happy as a clam at high
tide," popular in the early 1800s in the Northeast. It refers to the fact
that clams are dug up in low tide but unreachable and safe from human harvest
at high tide.
Native Cultures New
There
Is More Than One Native American Culture
A
common misconception is that a single Native American culture spread throughout
the continent long before the Europeans arrived. The assumption was that
Christopher Columbus encountered one group of natives and that all the native
"Indians" were from the same group.
The
truth is that there were many different tribes with their own distinct beliefs,
languages, tribal identities, religions, and cultures. The U.S. government
currently recognizes over 570 different Alaska Native entities and American
Indian tribes throughout the country.
Historical Myths many believe…
Joan
of Arc Was Accurately Named and Illiterate
Renstore
reveals, “Neither was her name Joan nor did she come from Arc. Though she was
illiterate, she could sign her name. When she did, she signed it ‘Johanne’ or
‘Jehanne.’ It was the French feminine form of ‘John,’ which was translated to
‘Joan’ by her English captors.” Although initially illiterate, she eventually
learned to write (poorly) and even penned letters that exist today.
Historic Events
1584 – Sir Walter Raleigh is granted permission to
colonize Virginia.
Until 1752, March 25 was considered New Year’s Day in
Great Britain and its colonies.
1807 – The Slave Trade Act abolished the slave trade in
the British Empire.
1911 – The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in NYC
killed 146 garment workers.
1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their “Bed-In
For Peace” in Amsterdam.
Birthdays with some quotes
98 – Gene Shalit,
American journalist and critic
81 – Paul Michael
Glaser, American actor
@77 – Howard Cosell, broadcaster,
journalist, author (d. 1995; cardiac embolism)
77 – Sir Elton John,
English singer-songwriter,
@76 – Aretha Franklin,
American singer-songwriter, Queen of Soul (d. 2018; tumor)
“Be your own artist, and
always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident,
you might as well not be doing it.”
62 – Marcia Cross,
American actress
@61 – Hoyt Axton, American
singer-songwriter, actor (d. 1999; heart attack)
“Oklahoma is the cultural
center of the universe.”
58 – Sara Jessica
Parker, American actress
42 – Danica Patrick,
American race car driver
“Take those chances and you
can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you’ll never know. I
truly believe what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail,
learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.”
@41 – Jeff Healey, Canadian
singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2008)
40 – Katharine
McPhee, American singer-songwriter, actress
36 – Big Sean,
American rapper
“Patience is the ability to
accept trouble, suffering, delay without getting angry or upset, I feel like if
you can master patience you can master anything.”
35 – Aly Michalka,
American singer-songwriter, actress
“You have to be happy with
yourself first of all – that’s the most important thing.”
@31 – Johnny Burnette,
American singer-songwriter (d. 1964; boating accident)
…The End for today…
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