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Week 5 Day 28 Flag
Today 47°/25° Wind 6 mph Gusts 10 mph Active Fire: 496 miles away Risk of
fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning: 1993 miles
away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine
Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture:
10 Days |
Weekly Observations
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Sundance
Film Festival: 22-2/1 |
National
School Choice Week: 25-31 Link |
Daily Observations
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Data
Privacy Day Link |
National
Pediatrician Day |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
Sunshine and a nice
day.
I had an appointment
to get a haircut at 10am. When I got there at 9:50 it wasn’t open. I hung out
in my car until 10:15 and nobody showed. I went to do some shopping and called
again at 10:30 and no answer. I’ll try again tomorrow.
Most the news
channels have pulled away from coverage of Ukraine, Venezuela, and Greenland.
Everything is about Minneapolis, Maine, and every part of the DOJ.
An NPR story
compared today to the McCarthy Red Scare days. They were saying both have the US
and also the world living in fear. It appears that Trump may actually be trying
to lower the temperature, but I’ll wait until the temperature actually
significantly drops.
Trivia
Kangaroos Are Incapable Of
Jumping Backward
Kangaroos are known for their powerful bottom halves. They
have large feet, strong tails, and powerful legs that can propel them to jump approximately 30 feet.
Despite their strength, these athletic marsupials cannot jump backward. They can't even walk backward. Their long, muscular tails and feet prevent them from being able to move in that direction. They cannot move their feet independently either, meaning they can only hop to their destinations.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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Thomas Aquinas (c.
1225-1274; 49ish, subdural hematoma ) Italian theologian, Philosopher and
Doctor of the Church (Summa Theologica) [birthdate is approximate], born in
Roccasecca, Kingdom of Sicily +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Robert McClure (1807-1873; @66) Irish explorer who
discovered the Northwest passage, born in Wexford, Ireland +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Henry Morton
Stanley (1841-1904; @63) Welsh journalist and
African explorer (found
Livingstone in Africa), born in Denbigh, Wales +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ William Seward
Burroughs, American inventor of the first workable adding machine and the
electric alarm clock, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1898; @41) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Eugène Dubois,
Dutch paleontologist who discovered human ancestor Pithecanthropus erectus
"Java Man", born in Eisden, Netherlands (d. 1940; @82) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ French
author, novelist (Gigi,
La Vagabonde) and actress, born in Paris, France +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pascual Orozco (1882-1915; @33 killed by Texas Rangers) Mexican revolutionary leader,
born in Santa Inés, Mexico +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Robert Stroud,
American murderer, convict, and ornithologist dubbed "Birdman of
Alcatraz", born in Seattle Washington (d. 1963; @73, in prison) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ British golfer (British Open
1934, 1937, 1948), born in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ John Banner,
Austrian-born American actor (Hogan's Heroes, Lone Ranger, 36 Hours), born in
Vienna, Austria (d. 1973; @63, aneurism) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jackson Pollock (1912-1956; @44, auto accident) American
expressionist painter (Lavender
Mist), born in Cody, Wyoming +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (Bernard) "Acker" Bilk, British
clarinetist who was part of the traditional jazz revival of the 1950s and
1960s, born in Pensford, Somerset, England (d. 2014; @85) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ George Green,
American songwriter ("Hurts So Good"; "Rain On The
Scarecrow"), born in Seymour, Indiana (d. 2011; @59, lung cancer) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
American Emmy
Award-winning actor and director (M*A*S*H
- "Capt. 'Hawkeye' Pierce"; West Wing), born in New York City +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mexican business
magnate (América Móvil) once ranked as the richest person in the world, born
in Mexico City +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ President of
Liberia (1997-2003), warlord and convicted war criminal,
born in Arthington, Liberia +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Barbi Benton [Barbara Klein] (75 years old), American Playboy model, actress
(Hee Haw; Sugar Time!), and country music singer, born in New York City +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Nicolas Sarkozy (71
years old) 23rd President of France (2007-12),
born in Paris, France +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1957 Zimbabwean golfer (PGA C'ship
1992, 94; British Open 1994), born in Durban, South Africa +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sarah McLachlan (58 years old), Canadian Juno and Grammy
Award-winning folk singer-songwriter (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy; "I Will
Remember You"), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Nick Carter (46 years old), American pop singer (Backstreet
Boys - "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"), born in Jamestown, New
York +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1981 American actor (The Good Son,
The Lord of the Rings), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
…The End for today…
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