Memorable line by
writer-director Wes Anderson
for his comedy - scifi feature film
Asteroid City (2023)
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Feb. 2024 statistics
February 1 through 3 : 36 visits to this Web Blog
2/4 = 15
2/5 = 39
2/6 = 63
2/7 = 53
2/8 = 84
2/9 = 43
2/10 = 32
2/11 = 61
2/12 = 53
2/13 = 53
2/14 = 30 Happy Valentine's Day
2/15 = 69
2/16 = 38
2/17 = 43
2/18 = 31
2/19 = 43
2/20 = 50
2/21 = 19
2/22 = 40
2/23 = 47
2/24 = 44
2/25 = 27
2/26 = 61
2/27 = 79
2/28 = 62
Leap Day = 31
all month = 1260
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Pray for the families
of the 3 service members killed today (1/28/2024)
and more than 30 injured near the border with Syria
at a base in Jordan by a drone attack.
U.S. Defense dept. will share details after notification
of the survivors and extended family.
It is possible and maybe likely that the drone was
operated by Iran Revolutionary Guard terrorists.
Jordan is a longtime ally of the U.S. and western powers
like the U.K., Canada, and European NATO members.
Saturday, January 27, 2024
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024
observed in D.C. by POTUS Biden, Secy. of State Blinken,
Surgeon General Murthy, Secy. of Commerce Raimundo
Friday, January 26, 2024
Eight animals rumored to be accurate "Weather Predictors"
from WEATHER.com/science/news/animals-predicting-weather-20130201
Frogs
Birds
Cows
Bees and Butterflies
Sheep
Ladybugs
Ants
Groundhogs (Punxsutawney Phil
or General Beauregard Lee of GA)
When is Shrove Tuesday 2024? a.k.a. Mardi Gras
This year (a Leap Year) the 40-day period of Lent (between
Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday) is prefaced by
Shrove Tuesday.
This day is for feasting just ahead of 40 days of fasting.
February 13, 2024
Year of the Dragon - Chinese Lunar New Year holiday (Feb. 10, 2024)
Beginning on the night of the second New Moon following
the winter solstice --
Happy New Year to those who observe a different lunar-based
calendar!
See details about the 2024 "Forever" stamp issued by the
U.S. Postal Service:
http://thehill.com Blogs section on
"USPS releases year-of-the-dragon stamp
to mark lunar-new-year"
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Homicide rates falling in these cities (2023 versus 2022)
Rochester, NY
Arlington, VA
Phoenix, AZ
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Raleigh, NC
St. Louis, MO
Atlanta, GA
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD
THEHILL.com/homenews
EXTENDED Dense Fog Advisory - N. Indiana & SW Michigan counties - Jan. 25 - 27, 2024
Thursday 1/25/24
until 1 p.m. Eastern on Saturday Jan. 27th
Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph counties
Elkhart, LaPorte
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
DeSantis on success/failure/courage to continue [he then quit and returned to FLORIDA)
Two days before the New Hampshire GOP Primary, former candidate for the GOP
Presidential nomination for Nov. 2024, Ron DeSantis uttered a slogan (believing
it to be a proverb-advice to those who don't arrive at the "top of the heap"):
Success is not final;
failure is not fatal;
it is the courage
to continue on that counts.
Unfortunately for the attention-craving former candidate for the Presidency,
he was quoting a Budweiser ad of 1938 and the proverbial advice had never
been uttered by U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
January 21, 2024 was the date of DeSantis "farewell speech to his supporters";
Newsweek's Matthew Impelli posted further information at
newsweek.com/ron-desantis-accidentally-quotes-budweiser-ending-campaign-1862782/
International Day of Education (U. N. celebration for peace & development)
Today (January 24) is the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION
Education is a human right and is the key for sustainable development.
In 1973 This Week in History (January 20 and thereabouts)
According to Michael Beschloss (Presidential historian) ---
within a period of 72 hours
in 1973 this week
POTUS Richard Milhous Nixon was re-inaugurated (his VP was Spiro Agnew);
POTUS LBJ (Lyndon Baines Johnson) had died;
the SCOTUS decision Roe v. Wade had been decided;
and a "Vietnam Peace Settlement" had been announced.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Dense Fog Advisory (Jan. 23 - 24, 2024) - N. Indiana & SW Michigan counties
Berrien / Cass / St. Joseph MICHIGAN
Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog
Tuesday afternoon until Wed. 11 a.m.
Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility
Fog expected to develop quickly and persist thru 1/24 late morning
Ryan Binkley of TX - founder of Create Church
Candidate actively campaigning ahead of Iowa Caucuses and NH Presidential
Primary (Jan. 23) -- information about him at Ballotpedia
http://ballotpedia.org/Ryan_Binkley
Monday, January 22, 2024
Death of Dexter Scott King is heartbreaking for his family and the world
Age: 62
Date of death: 1/22/2024
He was chair of the King Center (Atlanta, GA) and president of the
King estate.
further info at THEHILL.com
thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4422109-martin-luther-king-jr-s-youngest-son-dies-of-cancer/
Winter Weather Advisory (freezing rain and ice hazard)
Monday Jan. 22 - Tuesday 1/23
Begins 4 p.m. extending until tomorrow 1 p.m.
N. Indiana counties and SW Michigan counties: Berrien & Cass & others
Freezing rain; total ice accumulations of up to 1 / 4
of an inch possible; difficult travel conditions possible
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
prepare for possible power outages
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Dropout / quitter
Sunday afternoon 1/21/24 6 p.m.
Ron DeSantis of Florida.
Resigned his campaign before the first primary vote
by 2 days (New Hampshire has an open primary
on Jan. 23rd (the first in the nation).
St. Anthony the Great - feast day Jan. 17 annually
also known as Anthony of the Desert / Anthony, abbot / founder of Western
monasticism
in Naples, Italy -- horses are galloped through fire in his honor
to ensure their good health in the year upcoming
in Mexico -- people bring their chihuahuas to be blessed by the priest
to ensure his intervention as patron saint of domestic animals
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18 - 25, 2024)
oikoumene.org article online
Geneva Switzerland's churches gather at the
WCC chapel for the
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
annually observed in mid-January
Saturday, January 20, 2024
One is a former Speaker of the House while the other was an Ambassador to the U.N.
In berating the prosecution of those insurrectionists who stormed the
U.S. Capitol on 1/6/2021 while the House of Representatives was
counting the electoral vote victory of 45th POTUS Joe Biden,
GOP Candidate Donald John Trump confused Democrat Nancy
Pelosi of California with Nikki Haley of SC. See further:
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/441924-trump-appears-
to-mix-up-pelosi-haley-jan-6.html
Friday, January 19, 2024
Postal rate to be raised 1/21/2024
Up from 66 cents to 68 cents for the "Forever" stamp (1 oz. in 1st class rate).
Wolf Moon - first full moon of New Year
January's Full Moon reaches peak illumination on
Thursday, 1/25/24 at 12:54 a.m. Eastern Time
Look for the moon to rise from the northeastern
horizon around sunset that evening.
www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-january
Thursday, January 18, 2024
U.S. Senate & House of Representatives vote in favor of stopgap measure
Thursday 1/18/2024
Both House & U.S. Senate approved in bipartisan measure to continue
funding the government; the measure now moves to desk of POTUS Biden
to approve the fund before 11:59p.m. Friday 1/19.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Winter Storm Warning (heavy snow, subzero temperatures)
Jan. 17 - 20, 2024
Berrien and Cass Counties, Michigan
Heavy Snow starts Thursday, wind, decreased visibility, lake effect accumulation bands.
6 - 12 inches new snowfall under lake effect storm bands.
Saturday 20th - Winter Storm warning until 10 p.m. Eastern
Happy Birthday, former FLOTUS
Today is the 60th Birthday for First Lady Michelle (Robinson) Obama
b. 1/17/64
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Dropouts
Chris Christie
Vivek Ramaswamy
Asa Hutchinson
Week of Jan. 15 - 21, 2024
GOP Primary race candidates - some withdrew after 4th and 6th place
finishes among caucus-goers in Iowa's 99 counties / voting precincts
Monday, January 15, 2024
Blue Monday
For 2024, "Blue Monday" [ the most depressing day of the entire 366-day year ]
is January 15, 2024.
3rd Monday annually at mid-winter
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Chinese New Year -- celebrate at midnight Feb. 10, 2024
Lunar New Year is
February 10 at midnight:
2/10/24.
Happy 75th Birthday, Lawrence Kasdan
on January 14 screenwriter-director Lawrence Kasdan will reach his 75th Birthday.
He received 3 Oscar nominations (for "Grand Canyon," "The Accidental Tourist,"
and "The Big Chill")
and is well-renowned for his work
on major blockbusters like:
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
THE BIG CHILL
THE FORCE AWAKENS
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.
Wind Chill Advisory from Noon Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday (Eastern)
Cass & Berrien Counties, Michigan
Cold Wind Chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin
in as little as 30 minutes.
from Sunday Jan. 14 until Monday afternoon Jan. 15, 2024
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Flawed logic [ worst weather in recorded history will help us ]
Candidate former POTUS Donald
You (Iowans) have the worst weather in recorded history. . .
But maybe that's good,
because our people are more committed than anybody - -
so maybe it's actually a good thing for us
http://www.cnn.com/2024/01/13/blizzard-freezes-2024-field
Friday, January 12, 2024
Girl Scout Cookies
The 2024 price for the annual Cookie Treat is
$6 per box.
Increasing one dollar from last year's price of $5
per box.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
75th annual EMMY Awards ceremony
January 15, 2024
8 p.m. Eastern Time
on FOX Television network
Award nominations are based on 2022-23 seasons
Television Arts and Sciences
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Winter Storm Watch - Jan. 12-13, 2024
Berrien County, Michigan
Friday 10 a.m. (1/12)
until Saturday 1 p.m. (1/13/2024)
Chris Christie
6 p.m. Eastern Time at Windham, New Hampshire
The former NJ Governor has withdrawn as a Presidential candidate
for the GOP primaries and caucuses.
He did so ahead of the Iowa Caucuses (Monday 1/15/2024).
January 15 & 19 - no school Niles, Michigan Community Schools
Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday - No School
Friday, January 19 1/2 day for students (K-12)
Record turnout for the Iowa GOP Caucus voting (statewide total)
In 2016 when then-Senator Ted Cruz won the Iowa Caucus over Donald J. Trump (businessman)
186,000 Republican caucus-goers participated.
Cruz won with 51,666 over Trump 45,427.
Also in 2016, Democratic winner Hilary Clinton
received 49.9% of the caucus-goers'
votes while challenger Bernie Sanders (independent)
received 49.6%. Iowans sent 23 delegates
for the eventual nominee (H. Clinton)
at the Democratic National Convention
in 2016 while 21 still supported the dissenting
candidate: Bernie Sanders.
The 2021 Census lists that 3.193 million people
live in the state of Iowa. Its Black population is
117,035.
Winners of the Iowa Caucus -- who did not become party nominee nor POTUS
Richard Gephardt 1988
Tom Harkin 1992
Mike Huckabee 2008
Rick Santorum 2012
Ted Cruz 2016
Pete Buttigieg 2020
Monday, January 8, 2024
Winter Weather Advisory extended - Tuesday 1/9/2024
Michigan counties under this advisory: Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph
Winter conditions (rain, wind, snow)
from 1 a.m. Tuesday until 7 a.m. Tuesday
EXTENTED UNTIL 9 a.m.m
AFFECTED Region = N. Indiana, SW Michigan
Sunday, January 7, 2024
SOTU (State of the Union annual address to both Senate & House)
The POTUS (President Joe Biden) will deliver a speech to the House of Representatives
and the U.S. Senate on March 7, 2024 during prime time (8 p.m. approximately). The
major networks will cover the speech live and have commentary/interviews
before and after.
[ this is very, very late in the year: First Monday in March 2024 ]
usually the speech is delivered by late January.
Saturday, January 6, 2024
National Championship (Monday Jan. 8) - Michigan winner
#1 Michigan Wolverines versus #4 Washington Huskies
Televised on ESPN
7:30 p.m. Eastern even though the game is played at
NRG Stadium at Houston, TX [central time zone ]
Both teams went 13 - 0 in the regular season;
final score Michigan 34 Washington 13.
Friday, January 5, 2024
89 killed, at least 284 injured
Iran bombings on day of memorial walk near
Kerman, Iran
which is the burial site of Iranian military commander
Qasem Soleimani, himself victim of assassination in 2020
by attack authorized by then-President Trump.
ISIS / Islamic State / DAESH
claimed that two of its members, both brothers,
detonated suicide bomb vests 20 minutes apart;
thereby killing those in the interim who had rushed to
help the maimed and dying in the initial detonation.
cnn.com/2024/01/04/middleeast/iran-islamic-state-attack-kerman-intl/index.html
How old
How old would MLK /
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
be on Jan. 15, 2024 (MLK Holiday this month)?
95 years old since he was born
January 15, 1929
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Leonardo's way of seeing
Lecture at Notre Dame Rare Books and Special Collections
Hesburgh Library, campus, Notre Dame, IN
Feb. 1, 2024 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Prof. Francesca Fiorani (Univ. of Virginia)
details for this FREE event on campus
events.nd.edu/2024/02/02/italian-research-seminar-Francesca-Fiorani-Virginia/
[ Way of Seeing Water, Wetlands, Mapping, the Art of Painting ]
Orthodox Christmas
January 7 annually
Celebration of Christmas religious observance
in central and eastern Europe
according to the Julian Calendar
Banished words (according to Lake Superior State U., Michigan)
Hack
Impact (as a verb)
At the end of the day
Rizz
Slay
Iconic
Cringe-worthy
Obsessed
Side hustle
Wait for it
http://lssu.edu/traditions/banishedwords
To call out the moment for what it is
Group of historians (including editor / speechwriter Jon Meacham)
Wed. Jan. 3, 2024 met with POTUS for a working lunch at White House
talked about American history and its bearing on the present --
a lively exchange of ideas . . .
POLITICO online article (1/3/2024)
politico.com/news/2024/01/03/historians-scholars-biden-lunch-democracy-0133765
Monday, January 1, 2024
Emancipation Day in history
January 1, 1863
President Abraham Lincoln signed the
Emancipation Proclamation that took
effect in stages (Sept. 22, 1862) upon
issuing it for enslaved persons in the
states or parts of states still in rebellion
as of 1/1/1863 would be declared free.
see FURTHER www.archives.gov/
January 13 - Museum open hours - Niles, Michigan 49120 - Hunter Ice Festival Saturday 2024
The fort St. Joseph Museum and the Chapin Mansion will be
open to the public FREE admission from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. on the middle day of the 2024 Hunter Ice Festival
Downtown Niles, Michigan USA zip code 49120
http://uncoverniles.com/
Hunter Ice Festival (Niles, MI) annual winter fun and festive foods - for 2024
see details at social media
facebook.com/downtownnileshuntericefestival
January 12 (Friday) through
January 14, 2024 (Sunday)
begins noon and includes ice carving competition
January 2024 statistics
This Month = 1481 page views over the 31 days
January 1, 2024 = 155 page views to this Google BLOG
Happy New Year
1/2/2024 = 45
January 3 = 58
Jan. 4 = 53
Jan. 5 = 52
Jan. 6 = 43
Jan. 7 = 35
Jan. 8 = 33
Jan. 9 = 25
1/10/2024 = 83
1/11 = 149
Friday Hunter Ice Festival 1/12 = 36
Sat. 1/13 = 37
Sunday 11th January 2024 - 35 page views
MLK Holiday 1/15 = 39
1/16 = 44
1/17 = 42
1/18 = 53
1/19 = 44
1/20 = 36
1/21 = 38
1/22 = 39
1/23 = 40
1/24 = 82
1/25 = 37
1/26 = 66
1/27 = 30
Sunday Jan. 28 = 16
monday / tues. = 20
Wed. 1/31 = 24
entire month (31 days) = 1494 total to date
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