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Today 55°/33° Wind 19 mph Gusts A mph
Active
Fire: 414 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 241 miles away
Air
Quality: Fair Sunshine Breezy
April
Averages: Temps: 60°\35°
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Monthly Observations
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World Habitat Awareness Month |
Weekly Observations
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4-12 National
Robotics Week Link The
Masters Tournament American
Crossword Puzzle Days Link Black
Maternal Health Week
Animal Control
Officer Appreciation Week Link |
Daily Observations
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Belmont-Paul
Women's Equality Monument Day Link |
Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
A little breezy with some huge clouds
around the sky.
Watching the splashdown of Intrepid
was spellbinding for me. It reminded me of the early flights I watched on our
small home TV. With all the chaos around the world and in this country, it is very
inspiring to see what scientists can do. In just a few days they traveled 695,081
miles…that is like me traveling 1905 miles every day for an entire year. The
next few years of space travel will be very educational and very exciting.
Thanks NASA!
Eric Swalwell allegations are
disappointing. While he is denying all the allegations, his campaign and his
legacy have been devastated.
China has developed ‘ship elevators’ that
are faster than traditional locks. China has built huge dams on many rivers. To
keep ships running, this is their solution. The elevators can handle huge barge
ships as well as river cruise ships. On my travels, we did several river cruises
and locks were always very interesting. On one cruise, the navigator was a 16-year-old
teenager who took us through locks with less than a foot between us and the
locks. It was exciting!
I am hoping the negotiations led by
Pakistan can help end this crazy war.
Strange Historical Facts
Russia Sold Alaska
to US at Two Cents Per Acre
Back
then, the U.S. paid $7.2 million for nearly 586,000 square miles. Newspapers
laughed – calling it “Seward’s Folly,” named for diplomat William Seward who
made it happen.
Moscow
had doubts; keeping control near British Canada felt shaky, so selling seemed
smarter. Not long after, gold glittered in the Klondike, drawing crowds north
within three decades.
These
days, oil wells pump out fortunes across Alaska every single year.
Ancient Spartan Boys
Trained to Steal but Punished When Caught
Boys in
Sparta’s tough training program learned early how to sneak meals without
getting caught. This trick taught them to think fast while depending only on
themselves.
Yet
capture brought consequences – not because taking food broke rules, but for
failing to stay hidden. A tale told by Plutarch speaks of one youth who carried
a stolen fox beneath his robe.
Even as its claws tore into him, silence held firm. Truth or stretched detail, the moment shows exactly what that harsh mindset valued.
Rebus returns
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Native American Phrases That Subtly
Shaped American English
The Earth Does Not
Belong to Us
Often
attributed to Chief Seattle, the phrase encapsulates the Indigenous belief that
humans are stewards rather than owners of the land. The Earth is a living
entity that sustains all life, and our role is to care for it, not exploit it.
Environmental
activism, education, and literature frequently quote the phrase. Its moral
clarity and poetic simplicity make it a lasting part of the American
environmental lexicon
The Land Remembers
Indigenous
understanding holds that the land retains the memory of events, people, and
actions. Sacred sites, battlefields, and ancestral lands are seen as living
records of history.
Writers
and speakers often use “the land remembers” to convey the idea that history
leaves a mark, whether physical or spiritual. It’s often invoked in discussions
about heritage, justice, and environmental preservation.
Historic Events
Rebus Answers
Your mind in the gutter shrinking
violet
Birthdays Today
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American jazz and
funk pianist, and composer ("I
Thought it Was You"; "Rockit"; "Watermelon Man"),
born in Chicago, Illinois ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ 1946 Ed
O'Neill [80 years old], American comedian and actor (Al Bundy in
"Married with Children"; Jay Pritchett in "Modern
Family"), born in Youngstown, Ohio ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ David Letterman (79 years old) American comedian and
late night TV host (Late
Night; Late Show), born in Indianapolis, Indiana ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Tom Werner [76
years old], American producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show), born in New York City ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ American
multiple Grammy and Country Music Award-winning singer ("When I Call
Your Name"), and guitarist (Eagles, 2017-present), born in Norman,
Oklahoma ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ American actress (Angela-My
So Called Life, Romeo+Juliet), born in New York City ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Tulsi Gabbard [45
years old], American politician (Rep-D-Hawaii 2013-21), 1st American-Samoan
and Hindu member of Congress, born in Leloaloa, American Samoa ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ 1994 Irish
American actress (Brooklyn;
Ladybird; Little Women), born in The Bronx, New York City ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ 2000 American gun
control activist and author (#NeverAgain:
A New Generation Draws the Line) who as a student survived the Stoneman
Douglas High School shooting, born in Parkland, Florida |
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Gone but not forgotten Antoine Laurent de
Jussieu, French botanist (Classification of flowering plants), born in Lyon,
France (d. 1836; @88) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Henry Clay (1777-1852; @75, TB) American
politician known as "the Great Compromiser", Speaker of the
House, Senator and Secretary of State (1825-29), born in Hanover County,
Virginia ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Grenville M. Dodge (1831-1916; @84) American
railroad engineer (Transcontinental
Railroad-Union Pacific) and Major General (Union
Army), born in Danvers, Massachusetts ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Frederic G. Melcher, American
publisher and editor who founded children's book week, born in Malden,
Massachusetts (d. 1963; @83) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Chief Thundercloud* [Victor
Daniels], Cherokee* actor (The Lone Ranger; Colt .45), born in Muskogee,
Indian Territory (d. 1955; @56, stomach cancer)* birth certificate listed him
as White ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ John Landy, Australian athlete (2nd
man to run sub-4 min mile; WR mile (3:58.0) and 1500m (3:41.8+) 1954; Olympic
bronze 1956), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022; @91) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Dennis Banks, American activist
(leader of the American Indian Movement), born in Leech Lake Indian
Reservation, Minnesota (d. 2017; @80) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Tiny Tim [Herbert Butros
Khaury](1932-1996; @64,
heart attack) American singer and ukulele
player ("Tiptoe Through The Tulips"), born in Manhattan, New York ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Frank Bank, American actor
(Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2013; @71,
cancer) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Tom Clancy, American author (Rainbow
Six, The Hunt for Red October), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2013; @66,
heart failure) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ David Cassidy, American singer
("I Think I Love You"), and actor (Partridge Family -
"Keith"), born in New York City (d. 2017; @67, liver failure) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Shannen Doherty (1971-2024; @53, cancer) American actress (Little
House on the Prairie, Beverly Hills 90210; Charmed), born in Memphis,
Tennessee ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ |
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