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Fire: 378 miles away Risk of fire: Very Low Nearest Lightning: 481 miles away
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Quality: Fair Sunshine Breezy
April
Averages: Temps: 60°\35°
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11-17 Black Maternal
Health Week Animal Control
Officer Appreciation Week Link National Student
Employment Week Link International Dark
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Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Thoughts
I hope everyone gets there taxes filed…deadline
is here.
There was a little overnight moisture.
Not nearly enough, but still nice.
I’ve been using Walgreens Pharmacy
since I quit CVS over a decade ago. The 2 pharmacists and their crew are friendly,
compassionate, and always happy to help.
The problem is with their corporate refills. First, I have never been able to
call the pharmacy directly. I must do clicks to get to a human and then answer
inane questions before they connect to my local pharmacy. They have changed how
you get refills. For each script, you must start at the beginning every time. On
Friday I renewed 2 scripts…one at 10:16am and one at 10:18am. They were to be
at my pharmacy Monday afternoon. Only one came in. The second is due today. When
the scripts come, they are in huge bottles…a 90-day supply of some barely cover
the bottom of the container. I used to get the pills the very next day, now it
is at least a 48 hour wait. I called the corporate offices for the pharmacy,
and the guy took down my complaints. He said I would get an email or a text
when it was received by some higher up guy. So far, no response. It’s no wonder
that Walgreens stock price is so low.
JD Vance has been given several
assignments in the past few weeks that have fallen flat. It is like Trump is
discrediting him and wants him to leave. Hmmm. The war drags on, the gas prices
keep rising, the cost of goods keep rising. I doubt many MAGA people expected
this disaster.
Strange Historical Facts
Abraham Lincoln Was a Skilled Wrestler
Before politics, Lincoln was one of the best
wrestlers in his county — and possibly the state. He had a reach and strength
that made him nearly impossible to beat.
In roughly 300 matches over his career, he
reportedly lost only once. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame has honored him
with an Outstanding American distinction.
The image of the tall, bookish president doesn’t
quite account for this.
A Town in Peru Has Been at War With Itself Every New Year's Day for
Centuries
In the town of Santo Tomás in Chumbivilcas
province, residents celebrate New Year’s Day with a ritual called Takanakuy,
where community members settle disputes through organized fistfights. After the
fighting, everyone celebrates together.
It’s considered a way to start the new year with a clean slate — grievances aired, scores settled, grudges officially over. It has roots in pre-Columbian tradition and continues today.
Rebus returns
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Native American Phrases That Subtly
Shaped American English
Live in a Good Way
Common across many tribes, the phrase refers to
living with balance, respect, and integrity in all aspects of life. It’s a
holistic approach that includes relationships, work, and spiritual practice.
People often use “live in a good way” to
describe ethical living and personal fulfillment. Its Indigenous roots give it
a depth that goes beyond simple moral advice, connecting it to a broader
philosophy of harmony.
Historic Events
April in History…returns
tomorrow
Rebus Answers
Ambiguous the
middle of the night
Birthdays Today
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Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir (96 years old) 4th President of Iceland (1980-96) and the world's 1st woman
democratically elected president, born in Reykjavík, Iceland ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Robert
Lefkowitz (83 years old) American physician (Nobel
Prize for Chemistry), born in New York City ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ 1947 Linda
Bloodworth-Thomason [79 years old], American TV producer (Designing Women,
Murphy Brown), born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Heloise
[Ponce Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans] [75 years old], American writer
and columnist (Heloise's Helpful Hints), born in Waco, Texas ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ British actress (Henry
V, Howards End, Oscar 1992), born in London, England ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Chris
Stapleton (48 years old) American CMA and Grammy Award-winning country and bluegrass singer-songwriter ("Broken
Halos"; "You Should Probably Leave"; The SteelDrivers,
2008-10), born in Lexington, Kentucky ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Canadian actor and writer (The
40-Year-Old Virgin, The Interview), born in Vancouver, British Columbia ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ English actress (Hermione
Granger-Harry Potter Series), born in Paris, France ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ |
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Gone but not forgotten Leonardo
da Vinci (1452-1519; @67) Italian painter,
sculptor, scientist and
visionary, born in Vinci, Florence, Italy ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Founder of the religion of Sikhism and the 1st Sikh Guru, born in
Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, Punjab, Pakistan ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Émile
Durkheim (1858-1917; @59, stroke) French sociologist (De
la division du travail social / The Division of Labour in Society), born in
Épinal, France ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Nikita
Khrushchev (1894-1971; @77, heart attack) First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953-64),
born in Kalinovka, Russia ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Founder, dictator and
Supreme Leader of North-Korea (1948-94), born in Mangyongdae, Japanese Korea ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Hans
Conried, American actor (Peter Pan; Bullwinkle Show; Make Room for Daddy -
"Uncle Tonoose"; The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T), born in Baltimore,
Maryland (d. 1982; @64, heart attack) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Harold
Washington (1922-1987; @65, heart attack) 1st African American Mayor of Chicago (Democrat:
1983-87), born in Chicago, Illinois ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Michael Ansara, Syrian-American actor (Broken Arrow, Centennial), born
in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2013; @91) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Elizabeth
Montgomery (1933-1995; @62, cancer) American actress (Samantha/Serena-Bewitched),
born in Los Angeles, California ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Roy Clark, American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and banjo
player (Hee Haw; The Tonight Show), born in Meherrin, Virginia (d. 2018; @85) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Robert W. Gore, American businessman and inventor of GORE-TEX, born in
Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2020; @83) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ |
…The End for today…
