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Week 20 Day 139 Flag Today 75°/37° Wind 4mph Gusts 9mph Active Fire: 241 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 755 miles away Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture: 3 Days |
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Monthly Observations
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React Month |
Skin Cancer Awareness Month Link |
Weekly Observations
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11-18 National
Public Gardens Week Link Food Allergy
Awareness Week Link |
13-19 American
Craft Beer Week Link Hoarding
Awareness Week Link 14-25 Cannes Film
Festival National
Foul Ball Week International
Heritage Breeds Week Link |
Daily Observations
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Armed Forces Day |
Morel Mushrooms Day Preakness |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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Power is not given to
you. You have to take it. Beyoncé |
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Today’s Thoughts
A warm and nice
spring day. Better yet, it should be nice all weekend.
I headed out to get
groceries and a car wash…all successful
I’m doing 2 loads of
laundry. All good.
Our discussion group
topic is Science Across Borders. We should have a lively discussion tomorrow
afternoon. Got some reading to do before we meet.
I am so tired of computer
hackers: Here’s my latest…I was getting ready to post this and I got a pop-up claiming
to be Microsoft with another pop up to call a number to fix it and to not turn
off my computer. The foreigner who answered gave me his name and ID and said my
phone line, computer, and smart TV had been hacked. Also that my bank records had
been hacked. He connected me with my bank. The security guy that answered gave
me his name and ID number. I gave him no information and told him I would
contact my local bank. He said they couldn’t help. I told him I didn’t care. He
hung up. I went to the bank, they checked and there were no unusual transactions,
and they would report it. All this took over 90 minutes of this beautiful day,
but I am sure I stopped the scam.
Did you Know?
Interesting Facts
Fact: The first person processed at Ellis Island was a 15-year-old girl
from Ireland
On January 1, 1892,
Annie Moore was the first passenger to disembark at Ellis Island on its opening
day. She had traveled to the United States with her two younger brothers aboard
the SS Nevada after departing from Queenstown, Ireland (now known as Cobh).
Another amazing fact? The busiest day at
Ellis Island was April 17, 1907.
Historic Events
Ë 1804 – Napoleon
Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.
Ë 1860 – Abraham
Lincoln won the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H.
Seward.
Ë 1953 – Jackie
Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier.
Birthdays with some quotes
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74 – Mark Mothersbaugh, American
singer-songwriter “When I was a kid, I would go to the
record store, where there was a bin of things they didn’t know quite how to
classify. Those were my choices.” 72 – George Strait, musician 54 – Tina Fey, American
actress, producer, screenwriter “Whatever the problem, be part of
the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out
obstacles.” 32 – Adwoa Aboah, British
fashion model |
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– Frank Capra, Italian-American director,
producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991) “No saint, no pope, no general, no
sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has; the power to talk to
hundreds of millions of people for two hours in the dark.” @88
– Perry Como, American singer and
television host (d. 2001) “My only regret in life is that I
didn’t spend as much time with my kids as I now wish I had.” @76
– Francis Bellamy, American minister and
author (d. 1931) @74
– Mathew Brady, American photographer and
journalist (d. 1896) @74
– Big Joe Turner, American blues artist,
R&B singer (d. 1985; heart failure) Like a one-eyed cat peepin’ in a
seafood store. @68
– Don Martin, American cartoonist, Mad
Magazine (d. 2000; cancer) |
…The End for today…
