23 Apr

 

Week 17  Day 114 Flag Today  75°/37° Wind 8mph Gusts 12mph Active Fire:  65 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 1045 miles away Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Apr. Averages: Temps: 60°\27° Moisture:  3 Days

Weekly Observations

18-24 Cleaning For A Reason Week Consumer Awareness Week National Karaoke Week 18-23 Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week 20-25  International Wildlife Film Week Link 20-27 National Dance Week Link  20-28 National Park Week Link  21-27 Administrative Professionals Week) Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week Link  Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Fibroid Awareness Week 21-5/2 Festival of Ridvan

21-27 National Crime Victims Rights Week Link National Infertility Awareness Week Link National Karaoke Week National Paperboard Packaging Week National Pediatric Transplant Week National Pet ID Week Link  Link National Princess Week  Link  Numismatic Week ( National Coin Week)   Link  Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week Link Sky Awareness Week 21-28 National African Violet Week 22-26 Financial Practice Week National Playground Safety Week Link National Youth Violence Prevention Week Link 22-28 National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) Link 23-29 Disability Book Week Link

Daily Observations

Content Creator Day English Language Day  Link English Muffin Day Impossible Astronaut Day Lover’s Day Picnic Day Movie Theatre Day National Library Workers Day National Lost Dog Awareness Day  Link  Link

School Bus Driver Appreciation Day  Link  Link  Spanish Language Day  Link Take a Chance Day Talk Like Shakespeare Day  Link World Book & Copyright Day   Link World Book Night   Link World Laboratory Day

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

"Say something positive, and you'll see something positive." — Jim Thompson

Today’s Thoughts

I started the week off by deep cleaning my vehicle’s interior. Cleaned the windows, applied protectant throughout the vehicle, shampooed the carpet throughout the vehicle. Still looks like brand new.

My ‘new’ vehicle is almost 2 years old. I called the insurance company since I am not driving as much as I used to. I gave them my mileage. They said I would be getting a discount. My new bill came on Saturday, and it was identical to my 6-month bill. I called and the receptionist said it must have been printed without the low-mileage discount. I now saved $75. I’m glad I made the phone calls.

The Trump trial recessed early today because one of the alternates had a dental appointment. It will return tomorrow. I’m happy the judge is keeping things moving.

Did you Know?

 

 Did you know…part 2

The Netherlands Commemorates All Fallen World War II Soldiers Annually With 2 Minutes Of Silence

The Dutch remember the fallen. Every year at 8 p.m. on May 4 - National Remembrance Day - the Netherlands observes a 2-minute silence in honor of all civilians and soldiers who lost their lives in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, or elsewhere in the world, since World War II. 

A commemorative service takes place at the National Monument on the Dam Square in Amsterdam prior to the silence. 

Historic Events

·         1516 – The Munich Reinheitsgebot, rules regarding the ingredients of beer, took effect in all of Bavaria.

·         1635 – America’s oldest school, The Boston Latin School opened.

·         1914 – First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.

·         1940 -The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, killed 198 people.

Birthdays with some quotes

85 – Lee Majors, American actor 69 – Michael Moore, Director 64 – Valerie Bertinelli, American actress 63 – George Lopez, American comedian, actor “No particular race is the enemy. Ignorance is the enemy.” 47 – John Cena, professional wrestler, actor “There are moments in life where it gets so hectic that time becomes a blur. Keep calm and never give up.”47 – John Oliver ( Harvey Lee Yeary), English comedian, actor, television host 47 – Kal Penn, Indian-American actor 45 – Jaime King, American actress, model 34 -Dev Patel, movie actor

@91 – Dorian Leigh, American model (d. 2008) @89 – Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947) “Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.” @85 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, diplomat (d. 2014) “There are many of us who should be in a position to bring peace to the world.” @77 – James Buchanan, 15th President (d. 1868)@74 – William Penn, English admiral and politician (d. 1670; strokes) “Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.” @62 – Sandra Dee, American model and actress (d. 2005; kidney disease) @57 – Halston (Roy Halston Frowick), American fashion designer (d. 1990; HIV) @57 – Jan Hooks, American comedic actress (d. 2014; cancers) @52 – Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988; heart attack)

 

…The End for today…