18 Apr

 

 

Week 16  Day 109 Flag Today  69°/30° Wind 2mph Gusts 7mph Active Fire:  638 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 1343 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Apr. Averages: Temps: 60°\27° Moisture:  3 Days

Weekly Observations

14-20 Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week Link  National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week National Student Employment Week Link Pan American Week Spring Astronomy Week Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Link

15-19 National Blue Ribbon (Child Abuse)Week Link Link  National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Link15-21 National Volunteer Week 18-23 Consumer Awareness Week Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week 18-24 Cleaning For A Reason Week National Karaoke Week

Daily Observations

Adult Autism Day Bat Appreciation Day Cheese Ball Day Ellis Island Family History Day Get to Know Your Customers Day   Haiku Poetry Day Herbalist Day High Five Day  Link  Internat’l Day for Monuments & Sites   Link

Nabisco Animal Cracker Day  Link National Columnists' Day   Link    National D.A.R.E. Day  Link    Nat’l Lineman Appreciation Day  Link Pet Owners Independence Day   Link  Pinata Day   Link Poem In Your Pocket Day  Link World Amateur Radio Day  Link

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

"For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness."  — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today’s Thoughts

Springtime in Flag is so enjoyable. I have Kleenex so can deal with the high pollen count.

The Mayorkas Impeachment trial is underway, sort of. The first vote killed the first impeachment charge.

It looks like the Arizona Coyotes will be leaving AZ at the end of this season. For years they have had trouble finding a permanent venue.

As of this morning, the Hush Money trial had 7 jurors. More to come later today.

Andy and Faith are in Phx. Andy called last night and needs a ride from Camp Verde to Flagstaff today at 4pm. I’ll pick him up then and bring him to Flag to get a second vehicle.

Did you Know?

 

 Did you know…part 2

There Are More Ways To Arrange A Deck Of Cards Than There Are Atoms On The Earth

 

This sounds more like fiction than fact, but it's true. Each deck contains 52 cards. The variety of ways it can be arranged is called 52 factorial or "52!" This in effect means 52 x 51 x 50 x .... x 1. So, the number of ways you can arrange a card deck is an integer with 68 digits.

The number of atoms on Earth is estimated to be a number with 51 digits. In effect, every shuffling of cards that you hold in your hand could be a unique one.

Historic Events

·         1506 The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid in the Vatican by Pope Julius II

·         1775 Paul Revere and William Dawes ride from Charlestown to Lexington warning "the regulars are coming!"

·         1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city

·         1909 Joan of Arc receives beatification by the Roman Catholic Church at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

·         1927 Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek forms an anti-government in China

·         1958 A United States federal court rules that poet Ezra Pound is to be released from an insane asylum.

·         1968 178,000 employees of US Bell Telephone System go on strike

Birthdays with some quotes

Returns tomorrow

 

…The End for today…