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71°/45° Wind 23 mph Gusts 23 mph
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Fire: 132 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 1101 miles away
Air
Quality: Moderate Sunshine Windy
Mar.
Averages: Temps: 54°\24°
Moisture: 12 days
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Weekly Observations
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22-28 International Week of Solidarity
with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination |
3/22-4/4 Passiontide Passion Week Shakespeare Week Link |
Daily Observations
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American Diabetes
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National Agriculture
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Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
It’s a little too breezy as it is drying out the forest.
I’m sure glad I don’t have any airline travel planned. The TSA is not
getting paid and now ICE will be at airports. It is still not clear what the
ICE agents will be doing. Right now, it just seems they are doing perimeter
monitoring. Congress must get everything into fixing the problem they created.
I am still very confused as to how our government can stop paying essential
workers but expect them to just keep showing up and doing their job. At the
same time, why are we paying lawmakers?
LaGuardia crash is difficult to understand. The NTSB will figure it all
out, and all we can do is wait for their results. Condolences to those lost.
Real Hoaxes
The Zinoviev Letter
In 1924,
a letter supposedly from Grigory Zinoviev (a top Soviet official) surfaced in
Britain, warning of communist plans to influence UK politics. It hit the press
right before a general election and helped whip up public alarm at the perfect
moment. The letter was later widely regarded as a forgery, but the damage to
trust and reputation had already been done.
The Kensington
Runestone
In 1898, a carved stone turned up in Minnesota and was presented as proof that Norse explorers reached deep into North America in the 1300s. People loved it because it made the past feel closer and more dramatic, and the story spread fast. Most scholars consider it a modern hoax or at least not authentically medieval, even though it still has loyal believers today.
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Birthdays
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1935 American
session bassist (Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, Simon & Garfunkel), born
in Everett, Washington φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1936 Canadian scientist,
environmentalist and broadcaster (The Nature of Things ), born in Vancouver,
British Columbia φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Robert
"Bob" Mackie (87 years old), American fashion designer (RuPaul,
Tina Turner, Judy Garland, Carol Burnett, Barbra Streisand, Cher), born in
Monterey Park, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ English computer
manufacturer (Amstrad; chairman / part-owner Tottenham Hotspur FC 1991-2001)
and television celebrity (The Apprentice), born in London, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1951 American golfer (6 LPGA major
titles; US Open 1981), born in Westford, Massachusetts φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Tommy Hilfiger (75
years old), American fashion designer, born in Elmira, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Star Jones (Starlet
Marie Jones Lugo) (64 years old), American attorney and legal analyst (NBC;
Inside Edition), TV host (The View, 1997-2006), and author, born in Badin,
North Carolina φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1973 American actor (The Big Bang Theory),
born in Houston, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1976 American
football quarterback (Super Bowl 2006, 15; 5 x NFL MVP; 14 x Pro Bowl;
Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ |
John Harrison (1693-1776; @82) English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the
marine chronometer to calculate longitude while at sea, born in Foulby,
Yorkshire, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Joseph
Priestley (1733-1804; English chemist, theologian and author who
discovered oxygen and carbonated water, born in Birstall, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ John Wesley
Powell, American geologist, explorer (Grand Canyon) and ethnologist, born in
Mount Morris, New York (d. 1902; @68) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Andrew Mellon (1855-1937; @82) American banker (Mellon
Bank), industrialist and
Secretary of the Treasury (1921-32), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Harry Houdini (1874-1926; @52, peritonitis) Famous magician and
escape artist, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971; @68, heart attack) Governor of NY and
Republican presidential candidate (1944, 1948), born in Owosso, Michigan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Clyde Barrow (1909-1934; @25, shot by police) American bank robber and outlaw (Bonnie &
Clyde), born in Ellis County, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Richard Conte,
American actor (The Godfather, Tony Rome, Hotel), born in Jersey City, New
Jersey (d. 1975; @65, stroke) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Joseph Barbera (1911-2006; @95) American animator and cartoonist (Hanna-Barbera -
Tom and Jerry, Flintstones), born in Manhattan, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Norman Fell,
American actor (Three's Company, The End, Graduate), born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (d. 1998; @74, myeloma) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Steve McQueen (1930-1980; @50, after tumor removal, heart attack) American actor called
"The King of Cool" during the 1960s (The Magnificent Seven, The
Great Escape), born in Beech Grove, Indiana φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Louie Anderson, American comedian, Emmy Award-winning actor (Baskets;
Life With Louie; Coming To America), TV game show Host (Family Feud,
1999-2002), and writer, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2022; @68, cancer) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ |
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