Questions of the Day for Sunday, February 23, 2025

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Today’s Questions:
Has your furnace ever gone out in the dead of winter? Or, if you have A/C, has it ever died on a really hot day? If so, how did you deal with it?

What is the hardest thing you've ever done?

What are some things that are easy for you?

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be?

Today in History:
303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution.
532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople – the Hagia Sophia.
705 – Empress Wu Zetian abdicates the throne, restoring the Tang dynasty.
1455 – Traditionally the date of publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
1725 – J. S. Bach leads his Tafel-Music Shepherd Cantata for the birthday of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.
1763 – Berbice slave uprising in Guyana: The first major slave revolt in South America.
1778 – American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to help train the Continental Army.
1820 – Cato Street Conspiracy: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed and the conspirators arrested.
1836 – Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) begins in San Antonio, Texas.
1847 – Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
1854 – The official independence of the Orange Free State, South Africa is declared.
1861 – President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
1870 – Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends, and the state is readmitted to the Union.
1883 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
1885 – Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
1886 – Charles Martin Hall produces the first samples of aluminum from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
1887 – The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
1898 – Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
1900 – Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.
1903 – Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
1905 – Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
1909 – The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
1917 – First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
1927 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
1927 – German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
1934 – Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.
1941 – Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
1942 – World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California.
1943 – Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece.
1944 – The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia.
1945 – World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag.
1945 – World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baños internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies."
1945 – World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
1947 – International Organization for Standardization is founded.
1954 – The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
1971 – Operation Lam Son 719: South Vietnamese General Do Cao Tri is killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering campaign.
1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
1980 – Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.
1983 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.
1987 – Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
1988 – Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq.
2008 – A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2.
2010 – Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.
2012 – A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.
2021 – Four simultaneous prison riots leave at least 62 people dead in Ecuador.

Last edited by Bayarea4; 02-23-2025 at 12:08 AM..

What is the hardest thing you've ever done? Rebuild an auto engine. Nowadays it's getting out of bed.

What are some things that are easy for you? Help around the house, maintenance, laundry, shopping, some cooking, taking naps, crossword puzzles.

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be? A. Einstein, Plato, T. Edison, A. Bell, W. Disney.

Lost power for 2 full days due to a massive area wide power outage in February, 2010 at the start of our 2nd major snow storm in a 5 day span.

What is the hardest thing you've ever done? - Get through my physically and mentally abusive childhood.

What are some things that are easy for you? - Treating others with respect...

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be? - Cheech & Chong (both still living), Rodney Dangerfield, and George Carlin. Well, that's 4. I'm in the middle of sleep and will have to think about that last one. I will need a good fit, LOL.

Thanks, Bay!

What is the hardest thing you've ever done? Some breakups, and telling my parents twice I was fired.

What are some things that are easy for you? Writing a brief.

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be? A few bankruptcy and district court judges. My intended response would have been too POC.

Today in History:
1455 – Traditionally the date of publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type. One of the most consequential developments ever. Let actual laity see what the Bible really said. And later, that led to what I'm doing now, typing on a PC at 5:34 in the morning.
1836 – Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) begins in San Antonio, Texas. Precursor to the Republic of Texas.
1898 – Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus. Very consequential and little-known part of history.
1945 – World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. Photo was staged i n reenactment.
1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst. Where is Symbion? (only kidding)

Has your furnace ever gone out in the dead of winter? Or, if you have A/C, has it ever died on a really hot day? If so, how did you deal with it?

### Furnace and a/c more than once. The former we had heaters, fireplace and stove till we waited for service. The latter lots of cold water, windows opened and a couple of fans going till tje service man arrived.

What is the hardest thing you've ever done?

### Holding my fathers hand while he was taking his last breath, knowing he was trying to hold on for my brother and I, told him it’s OK to let go we will be fine.

What are some things that are easy for you?

### Minding my own business makes me enjoy my life more

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be?

### Akhenaten, Julius César, Trajan, Mary Magdalene, Abraham Lincoln.

Today in History:
303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution

We visited Diocletians Palace in Split, Croatia in 2019, it’s massive and still in pretty good shape. It’s now basically a small scale city.

Before:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_shcYl...FjZSAzZA%3D%3D

After: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qkMNS9...lhbmQgcGFsYWNl

Fantastic tidbits on today’s history lesson.

THX, Bay

Last edited by CEN2RION; 02-23-2025 at 05:07 AM..

Today’s Questions:
Has your furnace ever gone out in the dead of winter? Or, if you have A/C, has it ever died on a really hot day? If so, how did you deal with it?

Here we have an air heat exchange system, a wood burner and electric radiators and this generally works well. I think our boiler once failed in the UK, but I do not recall any great hardship. Probably used an electric heater from somewhere.

What is the hardest thing you've ever done?

Answer this question.

What are some things that are easy for you?

Avoiding answers.

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be?

Hmm. Maybe Charles Darwin, in order to ask about his inner angst on publishing his well known tome; Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, a food writer and campaigner; Kevin McCloud, a designer best known for presenting a TV series on home builds; Boris Johnson, so that I could give him food poisoning; Stephen Fry, actor and presenter.

Merci Bay !

What is the hardest thing you've ever done?
saying goodby to my mom

What are some things that are easy for you?
being alone, being quiet, stitching

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be?
only 5? Van Gogh, Linda Ronstadt, Erma Bombeck, Carol Burnette, John Muir




thanks, Bay

What is the hardest thing you've ever done? getting divorced with two kids at 23 with no money and no help from anyone. At least I had a job and met my current husband so I didn’t struggle for a long time.

What are some things that are easy for you? word games

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be? Jesus, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana, Carol Burnett, Elton John.

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Originally Posted by Bayarea4 Welcome to Questions of the Day for Sunday, February 23, 2025. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Pisces. Born on this date were film directors Victor Fleming ("Gone with the Wind,", "The Wizard of Oz"), Norman Taurog and Terence Fisher; sociologist, author and activist W. E. B. DuBois, WWII "Enola Gay" pilot Paul Tibbetts, journalist and historian William L. Shirer, broadcast journalist Sylvia Chase, actresses Diane Varsi, Kristin Davis, Emily Blunt and Dakota Fanning; actors Peter Fonda, Jon Hall and Josh Gad; musicians Johnny Winter and Howard Jones; comedian Aziz Ansari and Japanese emperor Naruhito. Today’s Questions: Has your furnace ever gone out in the dead of winter? Or, if you have A/C, has it ever died on a really hot day? If so, how did you deal with it?......Yes in winter and it was replaced on the second day mid morning . Luckily I had a fireplace What is the hardest thing you've ever done?.....Saying goodbye to my parents a few years ago What are some things that are easy for you?....Singing,baking, landscape designing You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be?..... Luciano Pavarotti,Placido Domingo,José Carreras,Kiri Te Kanawa and Andrea Bocelli Today in History: 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople – the Hagia Sophia. 705 – Empress Wu Zetian abdicates the throne, restoring the Tang dynasty. 1455 – Traditionally the date of publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type. 1725 – J. S. Bach leads his Tafel-Music Shepherd Cantata for the birthday of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. 1763 – Berbice slave uprising in Guyana: The first major slave revolt in South America. 1778 – American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to help train the Continental Army. 1820 – Cato Street Conspiracy: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed and the conspirators arrested. 1836 – Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) begins in San Antonio, Texas. 1847 – Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. 1854 – The official independence of the Orange Free State, South Africa is declared. 1861 – President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland. 1870 – Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends, and the state is readmitted to the Union. 1883 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law. 1885 – Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam. 1886 – Charles Martin Hall produces the first samples of aluminum from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall. 1887 – The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000. 1898 – Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus. 1900 – Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails. 1903 – Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". 1905 – Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club. 1909 – The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. 1917 – First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar). 1927 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States. 1927 – German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time. 1934 – Leopold III becomes King of Belgium. 1941 – Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. 1942 – World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California. 1943 – Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece. 1944 – The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia. 1945 – World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. 1945 – World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baños internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies." 1945 – World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces. 1947 – International Organization for Standardization is founded. 1954 – The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. 1971 – Operation Lam Son 719: South Vietnamese General Do Cao Tri is killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering campaign. 1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst. 1980 – Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages. 1983 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri. 1987 – Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud. 1988 – Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. 2008 – A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2. 2010 – Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster. 2012 – A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured. 2021 – Four simultaneous prison riots leave at least 62 people dead in Ecuador.

Has your furnace ever gone out in the dead of winter? Or, if you have A/C, has it ever died on a really hot day? If so, how did you deal with it? No furnaces as an adult. A/C never broke but the electric power has gone off. Eh, when I was a kid no one had A/C in their home. We didn't have it in school or church, either. When it got too hot in the summer we went in a pool or to the ocean (lived on an island), sat out in the shade or went to a movie theater all day (2 feature movies with cartoon intermissions). It's only nowadays that I'm a hot temperature wuss.

What is the hardest thing you've ever done? Talk to automated customer service on the telephone or chat without screaming at a non-person. Put a wood desk together without an electric screwdriver. Took me all day. It was dark when I got up and dark when I finished. I knew I was in trouble when screws were labeled DDDDD, EEEEE, FFFFF meaning it went through the whole alphabet of A-Z, AA - ZZ, AAA - ZZZ, AAAA - ZZZZ and AAAAA - ZZZZZ in screw labeling. My hands hurt for a few days. Don't want to talk about emotionally hard things.

What are some things that are easy for you? persuasive report writing, analysis, procrastinating, test taking, remembering exactly where I read something.

You are hosting an imaginary dinner party. You may invite any five famous people, living or dead. Who will your guests be? The last 3 are known big drinkers and should get along with each other, Churchill is funny/sarcastic, not just interesting and a good leader, Franklin and DaVinci were involved in a variety of original endeavors and could talk about a lot of different things, Martin is a winner, combative, Italian, always in trouble and was a favorite of mine when he was living and Poe is a favorite writer whose life I know about more than any other writer. Teddy Roosevelt will win the final spot because he's an outdoor adventurer not just a politician/president. All of these men are doers, not just talkers. The biggest loser in the group will be me since neither hosting nor dinner party are things I want to do.

Leonardo DaVinci (but not if he can't speak English - then substitute Teddy Roosevelt)
Benjamin Franklin
Edgar Allan Poe
Billy Martin
Winston Churchill

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