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Today 64°/36° Wind 13 mph Gusts 25 mph
Active
Fire: 274 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 604 miles away
Air
Quality: Moderate Sunshine Breezy
April
Averages: Temps: 60°\35°
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Weekly Observations
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21-5/2 Sky
Awareness Week Festival of Ridvan National
Scoop The Poop Week National
Apprenticeship Week Link Stewardship
Week Patient
Experience Week Link 30-5/2 Barbed Wire Days |
Daily Observations
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Adopt A
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Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
I am slowly getting better with my sinus
drainage. I talked to Andy and Faith. They are still suffering from their bronchitis,
so no lunch with them this week.
When I was much younger, I spent
Friday or Saturday night at different County-Western bars. There was lots of
good music, some drinking, and a good time. On occasion, someone at the bar
would be overserved and cause some disturbance. It was on those occasions that
I would hear the bartender, bouncer, or manager use the them ’86 them’. Most
times it was a simple ‘time to leave’ and on a few occasions it would lead to resistance
and the drunk was thrown out. Since the DOJ believes this is a threat to kill,
I wonder if new lawsuits will begin for those who were 86ed from an establishment.
The current lawsuit on Comey seems very far-fetched and just plain silly.
I sure hope that the few April Showers
we had here bring in a less windy and nice May.
Interesting Trivia
Let
It Go
A
food fact for you: Emperor Claudius once issued an edict permitting farting at
Roman dining tables after learning that a man almost met a fatal end due to his
refusal to release his flatulence. You don't want to gamble your life on a mere
whim.
Good
Samaritans
Switzerland
has a law that forbids their citizens from owning a single guinea pig. If you
want to have one of these critters as a pet, you are obliged to own at least
two or more. Although this might seem like a bizarre law, it's really
heartwarming: Switzerland actually doesn't want the furry little creatures
getting lonely.
You see, guinea pigs are incredibly social animals, and they do much better with a partner by their side.
Rebus returns
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ETIB |
grabs grabs grabs |
Random historical facts you didn’t
know
Forks used to be seen as sacrilegious
First
introduced in Italy in the 11th century by a Byzantine princess, forks were
seen as rude and sacrilegious because they were ‘artificial
hands.’ Even in the 16th century, the English were still ridiculing those
who dared to use the utensil.
Iceland has the world’s oldest acting
parliament
Called
the Althing by Icelanders, the world's oldest acting parliament was established
in 930 CE.
Historic Events
Rebus Answers
Bite back Up for grabs
Birthdays Today
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Carl XVI Gustaf (80
years old) King of Sweden (1973-
), born in Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Perry King, (78 years old) American actor (Andy Warhol's Bad; Riptide; The Hasty
Heart), born in Alliance, Ohio ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ António Guterres (77years
old) 114th Prime Minister of Portugal
(1995-2002) and 9th Secretary-General
of the United Nations (2017-), born in Lisbon, Portugal ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ New Zealand film director (The
Piano, The Power of the Dog), born in Wellington, New Zealand ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ 22nd Prime
Minister of Canada (2006-15), born in Toronto, Ontario ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ American NBA point
guard (Detroit Pistons; 1990 NBA playoff MVP), born in Chicago, Illinois ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ American actor (Roseanne, The
Big Bang Theory), born in Bree, Belgium ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ American actress (Interview
with the Vampire, Spider-Man), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ 1985 Israeli actress (Wonder
Woman), born in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ |
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Gone but not forgotten David Thompson (1770-1857; @86) English-Canadian explorer and
cartographer (mapped more Canadian territory than anybody else), born in
Westminster, England ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Carl Friedrich
Gauss (1777-1855; @77) German mathematician considered
one of the greatest of all time (Gaussian distribution, fundamental theorem
of algebra), born in Brunswick, Germany ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Alice B. Toklas, (1877-1967;
@89) American-Parisian
avant-garde and companion of Gertrude Stein, born in San Francisco,
California ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ John Peters
Humphrey (1905-1995; @89) Canadian jurist and human
rights advocate (Universal Declaration on Human Rights), born in Hampton, New
Brunswick ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Al Lewis
[Alexander Meister], (1923-2006; @82) American actor
(Car 54, Where Are You?; The Munsters; Used Cars), born in Brooklyn, New York
City ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Johnny Horton, (1925-1960;
@35, car crash) American country
music and rockabilly singer ("The Battle of New Orleans"), born in
Los Angeles, California ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Cloris Leachman, (1926-2021;
@94) American Oscar and
Emmy Award-winning actress (The Last Picture Show; The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- "Phyllis"), born in Des Moines, Iowa ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ |
…The End for today…
