April 28, 2026

29 Apr

 





                

Week 18  Day 119 Flag 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°

 

Weekly Observations

21-5/2

Sky Awareness Week Festival of Ridvan
24-30

National Scoop The Poop Week
World Immunization Week
26-5/2

National Apprenticeship Week Link 
National Small Business Week
26-5/3

Stewardship Week
Preservation Week
Link (re: Libraries)
National Volunteer Week
World Hurricane Preparedness Week
27-5/1

Patient Experience Week  Link
International Mariachi Week
Link

Daily Observations

Administrative Professionals Day or Secretary's Day  Link Link Link
Denim Day  
Link
International  Almanac Appreciation Day
International Dance Day 
Link
International Guide Dogs Day 
Link 
International Noise Awareness Day 
Link 
International Undiganosed Day  
Link
 "Peace" Rose Day  (The flower)
Stop Food Waste Day 
Link 
Walk at Lunch Day 
Link 
World Wish Day 
Link
Zipper Day

Today’s Quotes                                                                 


 

Today’s Memes

 




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

 April in History

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




Ian Kershaw (83 years old)

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




Jerry Seinfeld (72 years old)

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



Andre Agassi (56 years old)

American tennis player (Olympic gold 1996, 8 Grand Slam titles), born in Las Vegas, Nevada



Uma Thurman (56 years old)

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.



Hirohito (1901-1989; @87)

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…

               

April 27, 2026

28 Apr

 





                

Week 18  Day 118 Flag Today  56°/34°                             Wind 17 mph Gusts 30 mph

Active Fire: 169 miles away Risk of fire: High    Nearest Lightning: 278 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Breezy

April Averages: Temps: 60°\35°

 

Weekly Observations

21-5/2

Sky Awareness Week Festival of Ridvan
24-30

National Scoop The Poop Week
World Immunization Week
26-5/2

National Apprenticeship Week Link 
National Small Business Week
26-5/3

Stewardship Week
Preservation Week
Link (re: Libraries)
National Volunteer Week
World Hurricane Preparedness Week
27-5/1

Patient Experience Week  Link
International Mariachi Week
Link

Daily Observations

Biological Clock Day
National Brave Hearts Day  
Link
National Superhero Day  
Link
Poetry & The Creative Mind Day  
Link
Save The Frogs Day  
Link
School Bus Driver Appreciation Day 
Link  Link 
Workers Memorial Day
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
 Link

Today’s Quotes                                                                 



 

Today’s Memes

 



Today’s Thoughts

I’m calling it a breezy day because I can’t write windy one more day.

Oops…it turns out that even through the shutdown, the secret service agents are being paid. That is a good thing, and I apologize as I repeated incorrect news they were not being paid.

I agree with Trump when he said on 60 Minutes last night that one crazy person should not stop the event and that it should be held within 30 days. It will be difficult, but it needs to happen. It is also a good thing that King Charles and his Queen are visiting the US just days after the craziness at the Correspondence Dinner.

My body is producing some deep lung mucus. It’s a pain but so far, the OTC meds are helping. The drainage is also making me much less hungry, but I am doing lots of liquids and some chicken noodle soup. Today is better than yesterday. 

 Interesting Trivia 

Fate or Random Chance?

Some things just aren’t meant to be, and sometimes that's actually for the best. A New York woman decided to end it all by jumping off the Empire State Building’s 86th floor, only to be blown back safely onto the floor below by a strong wind. Let’s all hope she took advantage of this new lease on life that she was lucky enough to get! 

After all, that's the sort of freak occurrence that does tend to drive people to religion, or at the very least some kind of epiphany. 

 

Random Access Boo-Yah

Here's a fact for the ages: a singing birthday card has more computing power than the entire Allied forces had during WWII. 

Rebus returns

 

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Random historical facts you didn’t know

Cleopatra was of Greek origin

Many might not know this, but the famous Egyptian ruler was of Greek origin and a descendant of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian general, Ptolemy.

 

Italian doctors invented a fake disease to save Jews from the Holocaust

In 1943, a mysterious and frightening illness spread through Nazi-occupied Rome. But it was revealed 60 years later by Italian doctors that they invented ‘Syndrome K’ to save Italian Jews. At least 20 people were saved from deportation. 

Historic Events

 April in History

Rebus Answers

Ball in your court                                                                                             Too hard for me to finish.

Birthdays Today

Ann-Margret [Olsson], (85 years old) Swedish-American actress (Bye Bye Birdie; Viva Las Vegas: Tommy; Grumpy Old Men), and singer, born in Valsjöbyn, Sweden

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Jerome "Jay" Apt, (77 years old)

American astronaut (STS 37, 47, 59, 79), born in Springfield, Massachusetts

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Jay Leno (76 years old)

American comedian and TV talk show host (Tonight Show), born in New Rochelle, New York

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John Daly (60 years old)

American golfer (PGA C'ship 1991, British Open 1995), born in Carmichael, California

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Penélope Cruz (52 years old)

Spanish actress (Vanilla Sky, Waking Up in Reno), born in Madrid, Spain

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Drew Scott, (48 years old)

Canadian TV personality (Property Brothers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia

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Jonathan Scott, (48 years old) Canadian TV personality (Property Brothers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia

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Jessica Alba (45 years old)

American actress (Dark Angel, Sin City) and businesswoman (The Honest Company), born in Pomona, California

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Gone but not forgotten

James Monroe (1758-1831; @73; heart failure)

5th US President (1817-25), born in Monroe Hall, Virginia

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Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954; @76, heart failure)

American actor (It's A Wonderful Life; Dr. Kildare (films); Key Largo), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970; @81)

Dictator of Portugal (1932-68) who founded and controlled the Estado Novo (New State), born in Vimieiro, Santa Comba Dão, Portugal

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Heinrich Müller, German Nazi, Director of the Gestapo (1939-45) and most senior Nazi official never captured or confirmed to have died, born in Munich, German Empire (d. ?; disappeared at 45)

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Oskar Schindler (1908-1974; @66, liver failure)

Austrian businessman and subject of the novel "Schindler's Ark" and the film "Schindler's List", born in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary

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Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916-1993; @76, heart attack)

Italian auto-designer (Lamborghini), born in Cento, Ferrara, Kingdom of Italy

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Harper Lee (1926-2016; @89)

American author (To Kill a Mockingbird), born in Monroeville Alabama

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Eugene M. Shoemaker, (d. 1997; @69, car crash)

American planetary scientist and geologist (Shoemaker-Levy comet), born in Los Angeles, California

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Carolyn Jones (1930-1983; @53, cancer)

American actress (Morticia-Addams Family), born in Amarillo, Texas

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Saddam Hussein (1937-2006; @69, hanging)

President of Iraq (1979-2003), born in Al-Awja, Iraq

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…The End for today…