21 Apr

 

Week 17  Day 111 Flag Today  67°/40°                             Wind 8 mph Gusts 20 mph

Active Fire: 258 miles away Risk of fire: High     Nearest Lightning: 154 miles away

Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Breezy Snowy Smoky Red Flag Warning

April Averages: Temps: 60°\35°

Weekly Observations

17-23 National Pet ID Week Link  Link 17-26 National Park Week Link 18-23 Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week International Wildlife Film Week Link 18-24 Cleaning For A Reason Week Consumer Awareness Week 19-25 National Library Week Link Administrative Professionals Week Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week Link  Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Disability Book Week Link  Fibroid Awareness Week Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Link National Coin Week National Crime Victims Rights Week Link National Karaoke Week National Infertility Awareness Week Link National Library Week Link National Paperboard Packaging Week National Pediatric Transplant Week National Princess Week Link  Numismatic Week ( National Coin Week) Link  Transplant Nurses Week Link 20-22 Craft Brewers Week Link 20-24 Financial Practice Week Health Information Professionals Week Link National Playground Safety Week Link National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Link Link Link Link National Youth Violence Prevention Week Link Undergraduate Research Week Link 20-25 Mule Days 21-5/2 Sky Awareness Week Festival of Ridvan

Daily Observations

Bulldogs are Beautiful Day  Link  Link International Hemp Day Link Kindergarten Day National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day Link National Library Day Link  Link National Library Workers Day Link National Pet CBD Day Link National Surprise Drug Test Day Link  National Rendering Day Link National Yellow Bat Day  Link World Creativity and Innovation Day

Today’s Quotes                                                                 

Today’s Memes

Today’s Thoughts

Another nice, but breezy day.

The latest high gas prices started when the first bomb was dropped. I get the international part, but, if we already have gas in underground tanks it seems like it should take a few days, if not weeks, to sell the gas we bought at a lower price. Then, when that ‘old’ gas is sold, the price would rise. If I buy an item at one price, then a few days later I discover I want to return it with a receipt, I get back the price I paid, not the new higher price. What am I missing?

Now the administration is saying gas will stay high until the end of 2026. Seriously?

I am also tire of ‘if or when’ as the administration talks about peace talks.

 Famous Phrases You Might Be Getting Wrong

“The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.”
“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evils.”
“Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than master of one.”
“My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong to be set right.”

Rebus returns

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Historic Events

 April in History

Rebus Answers

Double booked                                                                          Pumped up                                  

Birthdays Today

Helen Prejean, American nun and advocate for abolishing the death penalty, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana [87 years old] ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Claire Denis, French film director (Chocolat, Beau Travail), born in Paris, France [80 years old] ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Iggy Pop (79 years old) American singer and lyricist known as "The Godfather of Punk" (The Stooges - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"; solo - "Lust For Life"), born in Muskegon, Michigan ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Tony Danza, American boxer and actor (Taxi,- "Tony"; The Tony Danza Show - "Tony"; Who's the Boss - "Tony"), born in Brooklyn, New York City [75 years old] ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Robert Smith (67 years old) British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Blackpool, England ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ James McAvoy (47 years old) Scottish actor (X-Men: First Class), born in Glasgow, Scotland ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫

Gone but not forgotten Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855; @38, phthisis) English novelist (Jane Eyre), born in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Hannibal Goodwin, Episcopal priest who patented a method for making film used in Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope, born in Taughannock, New York (d. 1900; @78) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ John Muir (1838-1914; @76, pneumonia) Scottish naturalist and discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras), born in Dunbar ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Max Weber (1864-1920; @56, pneumonia) German sociologist, economist and historian (Ancient Judaism), born in Erfurt, Province of Saxony, Prussia ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones), born in Guangzhou, China (d. 1987; @74) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca)(1915-2001; @86) Mexican-American actor (Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, Lust for Life), born in Chihuahua, Mexico ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Alistair MacLean, Scottish thriller and adventure author (The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra), born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1987; @64, heart failure) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Elizabeth II (1926-2022; @96) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (country's longest reigning monarch 1952-2022), born in London ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Henry Raymont [Heinz Rabinowitz], American journalist who was the first to report the Bay of the Pigs invasion, born in Königsberg, Germany (d. 2025; @88)  ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ 1955 Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, New Zealand Maori king (2006-24), born in Huntly, New Zealand (d. 2024; @69, heart failure)  ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫

 

…The End for today…

               

20 Apr

 

Week 17  Day 110 Flag Today  67°/47°                             Wind 2 mph Gusts - mph

Active Fire: 253 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme   Nearest Lightning: 762 miles away

Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Mostly Cloudy

April Averages: Temps: 60°\35°

Weekly Observations

13-20 International Dark Sky Week Link Osteopathic Medicine Week Link 17-23 National Pet ID Week Link  Link 17-26 National Park Week Link 18-23 Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week International Wildlife Film Week Link 18-24 Cleaning For A Reason Week Consumer Awareness Week 19-25 National Library Week Link Administrative Professionals Week Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week Link  Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Disability Book Week Link  Fibroid Awareness Week Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Link National Coin Week National Crime Victims Rights Week Link National Karaoke Week National Infertility Awareness Week Link National Library Week Link National Paperboard Packaging Week National Pediatric Transplant Week National Princess Week Link  Numismatic Week ( National Coin Week) Link  Transplant Nurses Week Link 20-22 Craft Brewers Week Link 20-24 Financial Practice Week Health Information Professionals Week Link National Playground Safety Week Link National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Link Link Link Link National Youth Violence Prevention Week Link Undergraduate Research Week Link 20-25 Mule Days 21-5/2

Daily Observations

4/20 Day Boston Marathon (129th) Chinese Language Day Link International Cli-Fi Day Link National Cheddar Fries Day Link National Pot Smokers Day or National Weed Day Link  Link Right To Read Day

Today’s Quotes                                                                 

Today’s Memes

Today’s Thoughts

It’s warm with high clouds. No precipitation in the forecast.

My brother is on his way to Spain for his long journey. He’s in Mexico City for a few days before his flight to Spain.

I was surprised yesterday when my local Walgreen’s Pharmacy was closed. I headed over early today to pick up my script. It turns out one of the two pharmacists got a promotion and there was no pharmacist to be there Saturday. This seems to be a corporate problem that could have been prevented with a little preparation.

I’m shocked by the shootings in Shreveport, Louisiana. There was a domestic situation at different locations. In total 8 children were killed and several others were wounded. The shooter was also shot and is expected to recover. 

 Famous Phrases You Might Be Getting Wrong

Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.”
 “Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York.”
“Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.”
“Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.”

Rebus returns

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Random historical facts you didn’t know

King Leopold II of Belgium is considered one of the worst mass murderers

Under Leopold’s rule, native people in the Congo Free State suffered mass mutilations and death by Belgians who treated the region as their own rubber plantation. Belgian authorities regularly punished people for missing work quotas by cutting off their hands.

 

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine

In 1834, ketchup was sold as a cure for an upset stomach by an Ohio physician named John Cook. It wasn’t until the late 19th century when it became a popular condiment 

Historic Events

 April in History

Rebus Answers

Get up and go                                                                               a cut above the rest / upper cut

Birthdays Today

George Takei (89 years old) American actor (Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets), born in Los Angeles, California ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Jessica Lange (77 years old) American actress (King Kong, Tootsie, American Horror Stories), born in Cloquet, Minnesota ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Shemar Moore [56 years old], American actor (The Young and the Restless, Criminal Minds), born in Oakland, California ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Carmen Electra (54 years old) American model and actress (Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans), born in Sharonville, Ohio ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Joey Lawrence [50 years old], American actor (Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Miranda Kerr (43 years old) Australian supermodel who was the 1st Victoria's Secret model from Australia, born in Sydney, Australia

Gone but not forgotten Muhammad, Arabic prophet and founder of Islam (Quran), according to the Shi'a sect, note his exact birthdate is unknown and is observed according to the Islamic lunar calendar, born in Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (d. 632; @61-62) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Philippe Pinel (1745-1826; @81) French physician and father of modern psychiatry who developed a more humane approach to the custody and care of psychiatric patients, born in Jonquières, France ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Paul Poiret (1879-1944; @65) French fashion designer and couturier who was the most fashionable dress designer before World War I, born in Paris ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Adolf Hitler (1889-1945; @56, suicide) Austrian-born German dictator and Führer of Nazi Germany (1936-45), born in Gasthof zum Pommer, Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Harold Lloyd, American silent and sound film actor, comedian, and director (Why Worry?; The Freshman; Safety Last!; The Sin of Harold Diddlebock), born in Burchard, Nebraska (d. 1971; @77, prostate cancer) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ George Stibitz, American mathematician and scientist (father of the modern digital computer), born in York, Pennsylvania (d. 1995; @90)  ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Stanley Marcus, American business executive, president and chairman of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus (1950-72; 1972-6), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2002; @96) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Mother Angelica, Catholic American Franciscan nun, born in Canton, Ohio (d. 2016; @92) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader ("Oye Como Va"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2000; @77, heart attack) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter ("It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"; "Poetry In Motion"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2025; @86) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Ryan O'Neal, American actor (Love Story; Paper Moon; What's Up, Doc?), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023; @82)  ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Felix Baumgartner, Austrian daredevil and the first skydiver to break the sound barrier, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 2025; @56, while powered paragliding)  ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫

 

…The End for today…