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Week
8 Day 47 Flag Today
48°/33°
Wind
7 mph Gusts 11 mph
Active
Fire: 63 miles
away Risk of fire: Moderate
Nearest
Lightning: 1483 miles away
Air
Quality: Fair
Sunshine Partly
Cloudy Breezy
Feb.
Averages: Temps: 46°\22°
Moisture: 4.7Days
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Weekly Observations
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7-16 Date (Fruit) Weeks Great Backyard Bird Count Link |
14-21 National Condom Week Build A Better Trade Show Image Week |
Daily Observations
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International Syrah Day Link |
National Buna Day Link |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
Our little mountain town has a wind advisory as a new storm is on the way.
Cuba is a fascinating country. During the Obama years I was fortunate
enough to visit there twice. Much has changed
since my visits. Conditions there now are worse than they were when the Soviet
Bloc failed. I hope the people of Cuba can recover from these current horrific
conditions. Many celebrate the few hours that they have electricity. They are
lucky if they can find gas for heating, cooking, and vehicles.
I am so tired of our current bipolar leadership. Instead of ICE arresting
many people and sorting it out later, here is an idea…arrest all identified in
the Epstein files and sort it out later.
Historic Trivia
Billionaire Jeff Bezos is today's richest person with a net
worth of $100+ billion, but, according to modern estimates, historical figures
like Augustus Caesar and Mansa Musa (ruler of West Africa's Mali Empire in the
14th century) were likely trillionaires by today's standards.
The first known vending machine was invented by Hero of Alexandria in ancient Egypt to dispense holy water.
It worked a lot like modern vending machines — you inserted a coin, pushed down a lever, and got your soda...I mean holy water!
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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Henry Wilson (1812-1875; @63,
strokes) American
politician, 18th Vice President (Republican: 1873-75) and Senator
(Massachusetts 1855-73), born in Farmington, New Hampshire §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Charles Taze
Russell (1852-1916; @64, cistitis) American religious leader (founder
of the Bible School Movement that led to Jehovah's Witnesses), born in
Allegheny, Pennsylvania §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist
(Charlie McCarthy), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1978; @75, kidney disease) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Hugh Beaumont, American actor (The
Mole People, Leave it to Beaver), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 1982; @73,
heart attack) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono
(1935-1998; @62, ski accident) American musician,
vocalist (Sonny &
Cher - "I Got You Babe"), songwriter ("Bang
Bang"; "Needles and Pins"), actor (Hairspray), and politician
(US Congress (R)-CA, 1995-98), born in Detroit, Michigan §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Kim Jong-il (1942-2011; @70ish, heart attack) Supreme Leader of
North Korea (1994-2011), born in Vyatskoye, Soviet Union [disputed birthplace
and birth date, 1941] §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
American
businessman (Icahn Enterprises), born in New York City §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ William Katt (75
years old), American actor (Greatest American Hero, Carrie), born in Los
Angeles, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ LeVar Burton (69
years old), American actor, (Roots - "Kunta Kinte"; Star Trek: The
Next Generation - "Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge"), born in Landstuhl,
Germany §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1958 American rapper ("O.G.
Original Gangster"), and actor (New Jack City;
Tank Girl; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Newark, New Jersey §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1959 American tennis player (US
Open 1979, 80, 81, 84; Wimbledon 1981, 83, 84; 10 x Grand Slam doubles
titles; Tour Finals 1978, 83, 84; Davis Cup x 5), born in Wiesbaden, Germany §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1974 American actor (Moonlight, Green Book), born
in Oakland, California §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ 1985 American golfer (ANA
Inspiration 2011, Women's British Open 2013), born in Toledo, Ohio §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Jon Ossoff (39 years old), American
politician (US Senator-D-Georgia 2021-pesent), born in Atlanta, Georgia §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Canadian pop and
R&B singer-songwriter (After
Hours; Beauty Behind the Madness), born in Toronto, Ontario §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ |
…The End for today…
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