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Week
9 Day 53 Flag Today
30°/15°
Wind
10 mph Gusts 30 mph
Active
Fire: 132 miles
away Risk of fire: Low
Nearest
Lightning: 1331 miles away
Air
Quality: Moderate Sunshine Breezy
Feb.
Averages: Temps: 46°\22°
Moisture: 4.7Days
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Weekly Observations
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2/12-3/1 Date (Fruit) Weeks American Birkenbeiner Cross-Country Ski Race National FFA Week Link |
22-28 National
Engineers Week |
Daily Observations
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Bus Driver Appreciation Day Link Link |
National Supermarket Employee Day Link |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
It looks like a day of sunshine and blue sky to help the snow melt.
Our discussion group meets today. We read several articles that explain
very well the differences that have come about in Trump 2.0. I now have a much
better understanding of how Trump and ‘America First‘ changes the world view
that has been dominant since WWII. I may not agree with some of the ideas, I
still have a hard time understanding how they are being implemented.
The Olympics continues to keep me impressed with the determination these
athletes have. The aerial ski events always have me on the edge of my recliner.
In my younger days I could barely do a flip off the low dive board or on a
trampoline.
Historic Trivia
In June of 1520, England’s Henry VIII
and France’s Francis I threw a joint 18-day party that cost $19 million by
today’s standards. It was so expensive because the two leaders kept trying to
outdo each other. Each feast served 50 different dishes of the time’s finest
and rarest foods, including swans and dolphins.
Chain letters have their origins in ancient times — even Ancient Egypt's Book
of the Dead included a section that promised "great benefit...in heaven
and earth" to anyone who copies a specific image.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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George Washington (1732-1799; @67, pneumonia) American Founding Father,
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during War for Independence and
1st President
of the United States (1789-97), born in Westmoreland, Virginia §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Rembrandt Peale, American portrait
and historical painter (Margaret Irvine Miller ,1805; Court of Death, 1820),
and museum keeper (Baltimore), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1860;
@82) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Robert
Baden-Powell (1857-1941; @83) British officer
and founder of the modern scouting movement, born in Paddington, London §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Native American
(Yankton Dakota) writer,
violinist, librettist (The Sun Dance Opera), educator, and political
activist, born in Yankton Indian Reservation, Dakota Territory (now South
Dakota) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Olave Baden-Powell, English founder
of the Girl Guides, born in Chesterfield, England (d. 1977; @88) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Edna St Vincent Millay, American
poet, dramatist and feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize), born in Rockland,
Maine (d. 1950; @58, broken neck from fall) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Robert Young, American actor (Father
Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998; @91) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Sheldon Leonard, American actor,
producer and director (Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie), born in New York City
(d. 1997; @89) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American inventor (invented the
walkie-talkie), born in Toronto, Ontario §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Don Pardo, American television
announcer (Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live), born in Westfield, Massachusetts
(d. 2014; @96) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Edward Ted Kennedy (1932-2009; @77, brain tumor) American Senator
from Massachusetts (Democratic: 1962-2009), born in Boston, Massachusetts §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Robert Kardashian,
American lawyer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003; @59, cancer) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Steve Irwin (1962-2006; @44, stingray bite to heart) Australian naturalist and TV personality (The
Crocodile Hunter), born in Melbourne, Victoria §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
Tom Van Arsdale (83
years old), American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1970, 71, 72;
Cincinnati Royals/KC-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Indianapolis,
Indiana §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American
Basketball Hall of Fame forward (11-time NBA All
Star) known as "Dr. J", born in East Meadow, New York §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American golfer (5-time major
title winner; US Open 1980), born in Kansas City, Missouri §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Fijian golfer (Masters
2000, PGA C'ship 1998, 2004), born in Lautoka, Fiji §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American tennis player,
coach (French Open 1989), born in Hoboken, New Jersey §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ American actress (ET,
Firestarter, Poison Ivy), born in Los Angeles, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
