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Week 3 Day 17 Flag
Today 52°/30° Wind 8 mph
Gusts 14 mph Active Fire: A miles away Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning: 1105 miles away Air Quality: Moderate Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture:
10 Days
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Monthly Observations
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National
Be On-Purpose Month |
National
Conscience Month |
Weekly Observations
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Cuckoo
Dancing Week: 11-17 |
Idiom
Week: 11-17 |
Daily Observations
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Bald Eagle
Appreciation Days-18 |
Kid
Inventors' Day (Birthday of Benjamin
Franklin) |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
A nice winter day.
I had a nice lunch
and conversation with Andy and Faith. We saw 2 friends from Moenkopi who were
in town shopping. Both are retired Tuba Boarding employees.
I filled my vehicle
and gas is still $3.09/gallon…and that’s the cheapest in town. It’s been that
price for a while. Come on Mr. President…why is AZ paying these high prices?
The good news is
that the US hasn’t invaded or bombed any country today.
Trivia
'The World's Loneliest
Whale' Vocalizes At Its Own Frequency
In December 1992, acoustic technicians at the Whidbey
Island Naval Air Station picked up an odd sound in the ocean. Although it
sounded somewhat like a blue whale, it was registering at 52 hertz, rather than
the more typical 15-39 hertz for the species. This whale, it
appeared, was traversing the Pacific Ocean singing its own unique song.
The
technicians tracked the whale every year during its migrations. Nothing
else seemed unique about its behavior, just the pitch of the song, and the
fact the cetacean was always traveling alone. As more people began to hear
about "52," it became known as "the world's loneliest
whale." Other lonely souls sympathized with it. The whale has since
inspired tattoos, songs, and even sculptures.
More
recently, some researchers believe 52 could be a blue whale/fin whale hybrid, which might account for its unique "voice" and
solitary habits. As of 2014, 52 was still out there, singing its lonely song.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790
@84) US Founding Father,
inventor, ambassador and writer (Poor Richards Almanac), born in
Boston, Massachusetts ********************************** Paul Cuffe,
African American civil rights activist, merchant and shipbuilder (helped
settle Sierra Leone), born on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts (d. 1817 @58) ********************************** Charles Brockden
Brown 'Father of American novel', American pioneering writer and editor
(Wieland), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1810 @39 TB) ********************************** Catherine Booth (1829-1890
@61,
cancer) Co-founder of the
Salvation Army known as the 'Army Mother', born in Ashbourne, Derbyshire,
England ********************************** American socialite
& suffragette (co-founder
and President of the National Woman's Party), born in Mobile, Alabama ********************************** Canadian-American film
director and producer (Keystone Kops),
born in Richmond, Quebec ********************************** Al Capone(1899-1947 @48;
apoplexy) American gangster (Chicago
bootlegging), born in Brooklyn, New York ********************************** American Emmy
Award-winning comic actress with
the longest TV career of a female entertainer (The Mary Tyler Moore Show -
"Sue Ann Nivens"; Golden Girls - "Rose"; The Proposal),
born in Oak Park Illinois ********************************** 1927 Eartha
Kitt, American singer (Santa Baby), dancer, activist, and actress (Batman -
"Catwoman"), born in North, South Carolina (d. 2008 @81) ********************************** British-American
hair stylist and CEO of Vidal Sasson, born in London ********************************** James Earl
Jones(1931-2024 @93) American Tony,
Emmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe winning actor (The
Great White Hope; Star Wars - "voice of Darth Vader"; Field Of
Dreams"), born in Arkabutla, Mississippi ********************************** Shari Lewis
[Phyllis Hurwitz], American ventriloquist, puppeteer (Lamb Chop), born in The
Bronx, New York (d. 1998 @65; cancer) ********************************** Sheree North [Dawn
Bethel], American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), born in Los Angeles,
California (d. 2005 @73 following surgery) ********************************** Muhammad Ali (1942-2016
@74, septic shock) American boxer (world
heavyweight champion 1964-7 74-8), born in Louisville, Kentucky ********************************** Andy Kaufman,
American comedian and actor (Taxi - "Latka Gravas"), born in New
York City (d. 1984 @35, lung cancer)
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71-Steve Earle,
American roots-rock singer-songwriter (Guitar Town), born in San Antonio,
Texas ********************************** 69- Steve
Harvey, American actor, comedian and radio personality (Family Feud), born in
Welch, West Virginia ********************************** 1962 Canadian-American actor (Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dumb & Dumber, The Mask), born in Ontario
Canada ********************************** 1964 1st
African-American US First Lady (2009-16),
born in DeYoung, Illinois ********************************** 1971 American rapper, songwriter, and
hip-hop and country-rock musician ("All
Summer Long"; "Picture"). and actor (Devil Without
a Cause), born in Romeo, Michigan ********************************** 1980 American actress (Almost
Famous; Elf; New Girl), and singer (She & Him), born in Los Angeles,
California
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…The End for today…
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