Almanac for February 11th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for February 11th: 
https://ko-fi.com/Post/February-11-Over-the-River-and-Through-the-Woods-K3K21AOJ5M

Today's Observance: St. Gobnait's Day

I took this photo at the Nyack (NY) public library in October 2024.

Bummer February 11th

February 11, 1963: Poet Sylvia Plath, who struggles with clinical depression, dies by suicide, inhaling gas by placing her head inside an unlit gas stove. She is 30 years old.

February 11, 1989: George O’Hanlon, the voice actor portraying George Jetson, is recording his lines for Jetsons: The Movie. Just after finishing, he complains of a headache. He is taken to the hospital, where he dies of a stroke.

February 11, 2006: Then-U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney goes on a quail hunting trip near Corpus Christi, Texas. Failing to observe some safety rules, Cheney accidentally shoots his acquaintance Harry Milner Whittington in the face, neck, and chest with birdshot pellets. The pellets cause a collapsed lung and trigger a minor heart attack; Whittington is cared for in Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit. 

After being released from the hospital, Whittington issues a public statement saying that he knew hunting was an inherently risky activity, that he assumed the responsibility for that risk, and that he felt badly for the vice president. Cheney did not publicly apologize to Whittington for the shooting. Whittington passed away from an unrelated accident in 2023.

February 11, 2012: 48-year-old singer/actress Whitney Houston is found unresponsive in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Paramedics attempted CPR but are unable to revive her. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office attributes her death to atherosclerotic heart disease, cocaine use, and drowning. 

What was Diane Meyer grateful for on February 11, 2024?

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friends that feel like family
birthdays
new necklace
enjoying good food
white chocolate brownies

sunlight!
blankets
reading before bed
country music
earl grey tea
loving my friends
latte art
pink
people watching in happy places
looking forward to little things