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Week 17 Day 115 Flag Today 72°/37° Wind 6mph Gusts 15mph Active Fire: 4 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 565 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Breezy
Apr. Averages: Temps: 60°\27° Moisture: 3 Days |
Weekly Observations
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18-24 Cleaning For
A Reason Week International
Wildlife Film Week: Link
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21-27 National
Crime Victims Rights Week Link Oral,
Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week Link 22-28 National
Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) Link |
Daily Observations
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Administrative Professionals Day or Secretary's Day Link |
National Library Outreach Day Sauvignon Blanc Day Link
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Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"Every strike brings me closer to the next home
run." — Babe Ruth
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Today’s Thoughts
Getting some smoke
from the nearby prescribed burn. I guess that’s expected since it is a mere 4
miles away.
The Trump trial
continues. I wonder if this trial will change any votes in November.
I did some quick
shopping this morning. Too nice a day to be inside. Took a nice walk around the
neighborhood.
NPR did a story
today on Keystone species, those species that have a disproportionate effect on
the environment according to their numbers. A fascinating look at how animals
play a major role in our environment. Examples include buffalo, beavers, and
many others. When they become endangered or extinct, an ecosystem can completely
transform. Very interesting.
Did you Know?
Interesting Facts
Fact: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000
years
It was found in 2002,
approximately 12 miles south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and is now
housed in the city’s museum. Radiocarbon dating was used to determine the
wheel’s age, which is somewhere between 5,100 and 5,350 years old. Closer to
home, these are the oldest tourist
attractions in every state.
Historic Events
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1704 – The first regular newspaper in British Colonial
America, The Boston News-Letter, began publication.
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1800 – The Library of Congress was founded.
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1913 – The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York
City, was opened. It was the tallest building in the world until 1930.
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1990 – The Hubble Space Telescope was launched from the
Space Shuttle Discovery.
Birthdays with some quotes
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90 – Shirley MacLaine,
American actress, singer, and dancer “We
are not victims of the world we see, we are victims of the way we see the
world.” 82 – Barbra Streisand,
American singer and actress 71 – Eric Bogosian,
American actor and writer “If
we all knew we were going to live to be 150 years old, we’d all approach our
lives very differently.” 60 – Cedric the
Entertainer, American comedian, actor, and producer “I
love stand up and it keeps me grounded, to say the stuff I have been thinking
without anyone changing it.” 42 – Kelly Clarkson,
American singer-songwriter “My
experiences remind me that it’s those black clouds that make the blue skies
even more beautiful.” 33 – Joe Keery, American
actor 30 – Caspar Lee,
British-South African Youtuber |
@79 – Vincent de Paul,
French priest and saint (d. 1660) “We
should spend as much time in thanking God for his benefits as we do in asking
him for them.” @54 – Jill Ireland,
English actress (d. 1990; breast cancer)
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…The End for today…
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