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Today 57°/39° Wind 7 mph Gusts 7 mph
Active
Fire: 169 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 740 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
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Daily Observations
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Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
Finally, a day with just a breeze. I’m
ready for that.
I’m curious as to what the hotel did
with all those dinner meals after the event was cancelled. I hope they were not
just trashed and that they were donated to a worthy cause.
There was a running joke that one
should never show fear when using the copy machine because the machine detects the
fear and then would break down. I think my vehicle has that same ability. This
morning I had to make a quick trip to pick up some meds. Last week, both
scripts were only partially filled, and I had to pick up the rest of the order.
There are 7 stop lights on US89 from my place to the Walgreens. I was
frustrated that I had to make this second trip for my meds. Somehow my vehicle
sent out a signal, and I had to stop at every single light. Five of the 7 have
a left-turn arrow, making each light much longer. On the way home, the same
thing happened. It was crazy.
I am tired of the pot calling the
kettle black. Politicians need to do their job. Politicians need to stop the
blaming. Disagreement and discourse are part of the American way. It is time to
step up and do your job.
King Charles gave a great speech to
the Congress. Good for him.
I video-chatted with my brother in rural
Spain. He has a nice cabin with a beautiful view for the next few days. He is
doing great. He is about 10 minutes from a small town and is really enjoying
the peace.
Interesting Trivia
Take
the Stairs
The
entire state of Wyoming has only two escalators, both in the city of Casper.
They’re so rare that some Wyoming residents visit these escalators just for the
novelty of it, with one of them describing it as “like riding a tilt-a-whirl,
but only slower". Annnnd that it is the most adorably mid-Western
statement ever made. No wonder we love the middle states.
A
Recycled Fact
There
is a swirl of garbage in the Pacific Ocean, roughly the size of Texas. It's
known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. While it's often described as
"an island of garbage," the GPGP is more accurately seen as something
like garbage soup: a massive portion of the ocean with a high
concentration of plastics, sludge, and other debris.
It's disgusting. But no reason to despair! There are a number of wildly innovative and interesting proposals to clean up the patch. Here's hoping they work out!
Rebus returns
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Random historical facts you didn’t
know
There were female gladiators in ancient
Rome
A female
gladiator was called a gladiatrix, two or more gladiatrices. They were
extremely rare, but did exist until being officially banned from 200 CE
onwards.
Adolf Hitler and Nazi soldiers used
stimulants
During
World War II, German physicians prescribed methamphetamine (Pervitin) when
troops felt tired or depressed. Historical documents also suggest that Hitler
inhaled powdered cocaine to treat sinus problems.
Historic Events
Rebus Answers
All in a
day's work a bit under the weather
Birthdays Today
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╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Duane Allen, (83 years old) American country singer (Oak Ridge
Boys - "Elvira"), born in Taylortown, Texas
1943 English historian (wrote
seminal biographies of Adolf Hitler), born in Oldham, England
Tommy James, (79 years old) American singer-songwriter
(cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver), born in Dayton, Ohio
American comedian and actor
(Seinfeld; Bee
Movie), born in Brooklyn, New York City
Kate Mulgrew, (70 years old) American actress (Capt Janeway-Star
Trek Voyager), born in Dubuque, Iowa
Daniel Day-Lewis (69
years old) English actor (Last of the
Mohicans, Gangs of New York), born in London, England
Eve Plumb, (67 years old) American actress (Jan-Brady Bunch,
I'm Gonna Get You Sucka), born in Burbank, California Marc Randolph, (68 years old) American entrepreneur and co-founder
and ex-CEO of Netflix, born in Chappaqua, New York
Michelle Pfeiffer (68
years old) American actress (Scarface,
Batman Returns, Hairspray), born in Santa Ana, California
American tennis player (Olympic
gold 1996, 8 Grand Slam titles), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
American actress (Baron
Munchausen, Pulp Fiction), born in Boston, Massachusetts ` |
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Gone but not forgotten William
Randolph Hearst (1863-1951; @88) American newspaper publisher (San
Francisco Examiner; Seattle Post-Intelligencer), born in San Francisco,
California
Duke Ellington (1899-1974;@75,
lung cancer) American
bandleader, composer,
and pianist ("Take the A Train"; "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It
Ain't Got That Swing)"), born in Washington, D.C.
124th Emperor of
Japan (1926-89) and longest reigning emperor at 62 years, born in Aoyama
Palace, Tokyo
Betsy
Ancker-Johnson, (d. 2020; @93) American physicist
(plasmas), inventor (high-frequency signal generator), first woman
Presidential appointee to the Department of Commerce and first woman VP in
the automotive industry, born in St. Louis, Missouri
Rod McKuen, (d.
2015; @81) American
singer-songwriter ("Love's Been Good to Me"; "Jean";
"Without A Worry In The World"), and poet (Lonesome Cities), born
in Oakland, California
Bernie Madoff (1938-2021;
@82) American fraudster
and financier who
committed the largest fraud in US history, born in Queens, New York
Tammi Terrell
[Thomasina Montgomery], (d. 1970; @24, brain tumor) American soul
singer ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - duet with Marvin Gaye),
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001;
@49, Daytona crash) American auto racer (7
NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina
Leslie Jordan, (d.
2022; @67 car crash) American Emmy
Award-winning actor (Will & Grace - "Beverly"), and writer,
born in Chattanooga, Tennessee |
…The End for today…
