February 08, 2026

9 Feb

 

 


 

Week 7  Day 40 Flag Today  57°/29°

Wind 6 mph Gusts 12 mph

Active Fire:  574 miles away Risk of fire: High 

Nearest Lightning: a miles away

Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine

Feb. Averages: Temps: 46°\22° Moisture:  4.7Days

 

Weekly Observations

7-12

Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend

7-14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
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Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week
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National Marriage Week  
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Risk Awareness Week
7-16
Take A Friend Snowmobiling Week 
 Link
8-14

Children of Alcoholics Week Link 
Jell-O Week
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week

9-13

Ambulatory Care Nurses Week Link
9-13

National  Phlebotomists Recognition Week  Link

9-15

Children's Mental Health Week Link 
International Flirting Week

Love A Mench Week

Daily Observations

Clean Out Your Computer Day
Cut The Cord Day  
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International Epilepsy Awareness Day 
Link 
Meal Monday

National Football Hangover Day Link 
National Pizza Day 
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Read in the Bathtub Day
Toothache Day 
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Today’s Quote                                                        

 



Today’s Meme




Today’s Thoughts

 I can’t complain about the February weather. It’s always nice to take a walk outside in February without being bundled up.

I’m certainly enjoying the Olympics on TV. I understand that the Olympics are not to be political. I was disheartened when Vance was booed. Even some American athletes are commenting on how hard it is to compete when so many have a negative impression of America at this time. Still, I enjoy watching all the athletes give their all for their sport.

I want the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl today. I hope the half-time who goes off without any hitches. I believe the MAGA people brought politics into the Olympics and the Super Bowl. It is a sad commentary on our core beliefs that everything in the news must be political. I just keep hoping America can enjoy the Olympics and the Super Bowl. 

Trivia

Hobo

Meaning a vagrant or a wanderer, the word "hobo" is traced to common usage at the end of the 19th century in the U.S. West. One origin may be the word hawbuck, meaning country bumpkin, and another is workers' call to one another of "ho boy" when building the railroads.

Shoot from the hip

To "shoot from the hip" means to act or speak impulsively without much forethought. It comes from the American West, when a gunslinger would fire from the hip without taking the weapon out of the holster. The shot would be more quick than accurate.

Historic Events

 Feb in History

Birthdays with some quotes

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841; @68 illness from Inauguration weather)

9th President of the United States (Whig: March 4-April 4, 1841), born in Charles City, Virginia

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Anthony Hope (1863-1933; @70, cancer)

British novelist and playwright (The Prisoner of Zenda), born in London

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Carmen Miranda, Portuguese vocalist and actress (Copacabana; Date with Judy), born in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal (d. 1955; @46, heart attack)

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Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State (1961-69), born in Cherokee County, Georgia (d. 1994; @85)

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Ernest Tubb, American country musician ("Walking the Floor Over You"), born in Crisp, Texas (d. 1984; @70, emphysema)

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Brendan Behan (1923-1964; @41, long illness)

Irish author and poet (Borstal Boy, The Hostage), born in Dublin, Ireland

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Frank Frazetta [Frazzetta], American fantasy illustrator of comic book, paperback, album cover art, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2010; @82)

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Roger Mudd, American Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and TV news anchor (CBS Weekend News; NBC Evening News; Meet The Press), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2021; @93)

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Raúl M. Grijalva, Mexican-American politician and democratic representative of Arizona (2003-25), born in Canoa Ranch, Arizona (d. 2025; @77, cancer)

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Carole King (84 years old)

1942 American Grammy Award-winning songwriter, ("Up On The Roof"; "One Fine Day"; "Pleasant Valley Sunday") piano player, and singer (Tapestry - "You've Got A Friend"; "So Far Away"; "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman"), born in Manhattan, New York

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Joe Pesci (83 years old)

1943 American actor (Half Nelson, Goodfellas), born in Newark, New Jersey

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Alice Walker (82 years old)

1944 American novelist (The Color Purple, Meridian), born in Putnam County, Georgia

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Mia Farrow (81 years old)

1945 American actress (Rosemary's Baby; The Purple Rose of Cairo; Hannah and Her Sisters), and human rights activist, born in Los Angeles, California

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Judith Light (77 years old), American actress (Who's the Boss, One Life to Live), born in Trenton, New Jersey

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Charles Shaughnessy (7 years old), British actor (Days of Our Lives, The Nanny), born in London

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Jim J. Bullock (71 years old), American comedian and actor (Too Close for Comfort - "Monroe"), born in Casper, Wyoming

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Travis Tritt (63 years old), American country vocalist ("Country Club"), born in Marietta, Georgia

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Charlie Day (50 years old)

1976 American actor (Charlie Kelly-"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"; "Pacific Rim") and producer, born in New York City

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Michael B. Jordan (39 years old)

1987 American actor (Black Panther, Sinners, Creed, I Am Legend), born in Santa Ana, California

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…The End for today…

               

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