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70°/57° Wind 12 mph Gusts - mph
Active
Fire: 37 miles away Risk of fire: Low Nearest Lightning: 357 miles away
Air
Quality: Fair Sunshine
April
Averages: Temps: 60°\35°
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Monthly Observations
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National Pet
Month Link Link |
National Sarcoidosis
Awareness Month Link |
Weekly Observations
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2-9 Pesach or Passover Hate Week National Robotics
WeekLink Bat Appreciation Week |
8-11 World Irish Dancing
Week The Masters
Tournament |
Daily Observations
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Appomattox
Day Link |
National
Cherish An Antique Day |
Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
It is a very nice spring day.
Taxes are never a favorite. I don’t
mind paying; it’s all the paperwork I have to gather. This year I changed where
my investments are handled. The new company sent information, but it sure
looked different. Then I never got my 1099 from Social Security. I took what I
had to H&R. Then I sat at the SS office here in Flag for almost 2 hours to
get the 1099…8 windows with only one open. Then after an hour a second window
opened. Five minutes later we were back to one window. All good, as I got the
1099, went back to H&R and she squeezed me in to finish my forms. I’m getting
a nice refund from both Feds and AZ. H&R stopped doing ‘senior discount’,
but I’m just happy it is done for another year.
I am grateful that Trump called off
his military strike. I heard on the news that I was not the only one very concerned
that he might have been starting a big war. I still am upset by his language,
knowing that many voters did not want or expect his vulgar language.
Strange Historical Facts
The
Shortest War in History Lasted 38 Minutes
The
Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 holds the record. Zanzibar’s sultan died and was
replaced by a man Britain didn’t approve of.
Britain
delivered an ultimatum: step down or face bombardment. When the new sultan
refused, the British Navy opened fire.
About 38
minutes later, Zanzibar surrendered. The new sultan reportedly fled through a
back door before the fighting even ended.
Ancient
Greeks Thought the Brain Was for Cooling Blood
Aristotle,
one of the most influential thinkers in history, believed the brain was
essentially a radiator. He thought thinking happened in the heart, and the
brain’s job was to cool the blood flowing up from it.
Egyptian
embalmers, working from the same assumption, removed the brain through the nose
and discarded it when preparing mummies. They preserved the heart carefully.
Being very smart and being exactly right are not always the same thing.
Native American Phrases That Subtly
Shaped American English
Listen to the Wind
Emerging from Indigenous traditions, the phrase
reflects the belief that nature communicates wisdom. The wind, in particular,
is often viewed as carrying messages, warnings, or blessings. “Listen to the
wind” is both literal advice for hunters and travelers and metaphorical counsel
for paying attention to life’s subtle signs, as noted by Housely.
Writers and speakers often use the phrase with a
poetic tone to suggest mindfulness or openness to inspiration. Its roots in
Native storytelling give it a spiritual dimension that persists even in casual
use.
We Are All Related
From the Lakota phrase “Mitákuye Oyás’iÅ‹,” the
meaning is “all my relations” or “we are all related,” expressing the belief
that all beings—human, animal, plant, and even elements—are interconnected, as
emphasized in Crystal Wind. It’s a reminder of shared existence and mutual
responsibility.
The phrase often appears in conversations
promoting unity and compassion, especially in social justice and environmental
contexts. Its Indigenous origin grounds it in a worldview that sees kinship as
the foundation of life.
Historic Events
Birthdays
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