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Today’s Thoughts
It is a nice winter
day.
Today seems to be a
day to spend on technology issues. Yesterday I went to Sam’s to get gas. I
always use my phone and the Sam’s app to fill up. For some reason it tried to
use my expired card that expired in December. I tried to get gas the old-fashioned
way with my Sam’s card and my credit card. The machine would not recognize
either. I went home without buying gas and took off my old card and put in the
new one I had already entered back in November. Today I went to Sam’s for gas. My
phone and the pump recognized each other but the pump wanted my 3-digit code
from the back of my card, which I had entered at home. I dug out my card, put
in the 3-digit code and everything worked.
When I got home,
ready to start this blog and Facebook wouldn’t let me log in on Chrome. I went to
MS Edge and Facebook opened right up. Then I read a bunch of posts that FB was
having issues.
Lesson: Tech is
great when it works, but a pain when it doesn’t. I already knew this lesson and
did not need a reminder.
Famous American Women
Susan
B. Anthony (1820-1906). Anthony played
a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement. In 1878, she and co-workers
presented an amendment to Congress that would give women the right to vote. In
1920, Sen. Aaron A. Sargent, R-Calif., introduced the bill and it was ratified
as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. (Recommended biography here.)
UNESCO sites in America…
Mesa Verde National Park
Despite having a history that
dates back to 450 CE, the Mesa Verde National Park wasn't designated until
1978. This park is home to ancient Puebloan buildings and cliff dwellings, such
as the Cliff Palace and Balcony House.
America’s Top Attractions
1930s: Cannon Mountain
Tramway, New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s Cannon
Mountain was the site of the very first aerial tramway in north America, which
ushered in ski and summer tourism to the area. It was constructed in 1938 after
champion downhill skier Alexander Bright returned from a trip to Europe's ski
resorts and rallied local investors, lawmakers, and contractors to construct
their own tramways. It quickly became a major tourist attraction, carrying
163,000 passengers in its first year. It ceased operation in 1980 and a new one
was built.
Influential Native Americans…
Edmonia Lewis
One of the first Black
professional sculptors, Edmonia Lewis broke down both racial and gender
barriers with her works of art standing tall in the Smithsonian and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Born in 1844 to a Haitian father and Ojibwe mother,
Lewis has a shared African and Indigenous American heritage, though she was
orphaned by the age of 7. Her most famous work of art is the marble "The
Death of Cleopatra," which was carved in 1876 and acquired by the
Smithsonian in the 1990s. Lewis spent time sculpting in Europe, and many of her
sculptures speak to the Black experience throughout history.
Historic Events
1857 – The Dredd
Scott Decision. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes called it the Court’s
“greatest self-inflicted wound.”
March 6th is the
annual sacred high holy day of Dudeism, “The Day of The Dude”.
Dudeism is a
religion, philosophy, or lifestyle inspired by “The Dude”, the protagonist of
the 1998 film, The Big Lebowski.
Birthdays with some quotes
98 – Alan Greenspan,
American economist
@93 – Harriett Tubman,
Civil Rights Activist (d. 1913)
@88 – Michelangelo, Italian
painter and sculptor (d. 1564)
“Genius is eternal
patience.”
“There is no greater
harm than that of time wasted.”
@87 – Will Eisner, American
illustrator and publisher (d. 2005)
“As for me, I am in
pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old.”@86 – Ed McMahon, American
comedian, game show host, and announcer (d. 2009)
@84 – Tom Foley, American
lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
@80– George Dayton, founder
of Dayton’s Dept. Store that later became Target (d.1938)
@78 – Marion Barry,
American lawyer and politician (d. 2014; cardiac arrest)
77 – Kiki Dee (Pauline Matthews), English singer-songwriter
77 – John Stossel,
American journalist and author
76 – Stephen
Schwartz, American composer and producer
@70 – Bob Wills, Western
swing musician, songwriter, bandleader (d. 1975; pneumonia)
61 – D.L. Hughley,
American actor
“One of the most
beautiful things in the world I’ve ever seen or heard is people laughing, even
when there seems to be so little reason for them to laugh.”
57 – Connie Britton,
American actress
@52 – Lou Costello,
American actor and comedian (d. 1959; heart attack)
52 – Shaquille
O’Neal, American basketball player
@36 – Cyrano de Bergerac,
French author and playwright (d. 1655; carriage accident)
@29 – Lucy Barnes, American
writer (d. 1809)
@29 – Elizabeth Barrett
Browning, English poet (d. 1861)
“Silence is the best
response to a fool.”
…The End for today…
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