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Week 18 Day 119 Flag Today 58°/32° Wind 5mph Gusts 10mph Active Fire: 487 miles away Risk of fire: Very Low Nearest Lightning: 214 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Light
Rain Apr. Averages: Temps: 60°\27° Moisture: 3 Days |
Weekly Observations
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20-28 National
Park Week Link |
27-28
Interstate
Mullet Toss National
& Global Youth Service Days |
Daily Observations
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Babe Ruth Day |
National Pool Opening Day Link National
Rebuilding Day World
Healing Day Link |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"I dwell in possibility." — Emily Dickinson |
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Today’s Thoughts
Last night brought a dusting of snow. Now it’s clouds and a little windy.
Moisture still in the forecast.
Our discussion group meets today to discuss China/US Relations since
Nixon made his famous visit. It has been a time of many perils. There are business
issues, political issues, and technology issues at the front of the line. This
is a web that is difficult to navigate here, in China, and around the world. It
should be a vibrant discussion.
This spring weather is quite common. Several days, of temps in the 70’s,
get everyone excited for spring. Then much cooler temps, rain/snow for a few
days, then back to spring.
Did you Know?
Interesting Facts
Fact: The bumblebee bat is the world’s
smallest mammal
Weighing in at 0.05 to 0.07 ounces, with a head-to-body length of 1.14 to
1.29 inches and a wingspan of 5.1 to 5.7 inches, the bumblebee bat—also known
as Kitti’s hog-nosed bat—is the smallest mammal in the world, according to
the Guinness Book of World Records. To see this tiny bat for
yourself, you’d have to visit one of a select few limestone caves on the Khwae
Noi River in Kanchanaburi Province of southwest Thailand. Here are more
of Earth’s tiniest
creatures that play a big role in the environment.
Historic Events
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1789 – The Mutiny on the Bounty took place.
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1967 – World boxing champion Muhammad Ali (Cassius
Marcellus Clay, Jr.) refused to be inducted into the US Army and was
immediately stripped of his heavyweight title.
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2001 – Dennis Tito became the first tourist in space,
paying the Russian Space Agency a reputed $20,000,000 to join the crew of Soyuz
TM.
Birthdays with some quotes
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82 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-American
actress, singer, and dancer 74 – Jay Leno, American
comedian and talk show host “We
should make politicians dress like race car drivers; when they get money,
make them wear the company logos on their suit.” 50 – Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress 43 – Jessica Alba, American actress “Being
perfect is being flawed, accepting it, and never letting it make you feel
less than your best.” |
@89 – Harper Lee, American
novelist (d. 2016) “People
generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” @76 - FERRUCCIO
LAMBORGHINI. Entrepreneur (d. 1993) @73 – James Monroe, American
soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831) @76 – Lionel Barrymore (Lionel Herbert
Blyth), American actor (d. 1954, heart attack) @69 – Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general
and politician, 5th President of Iraq (d. 2006; hung) “Women
make up one half of society. Our society will remain backward and in chains
unless its women are liberated, enlightened and educated.” @66 – Oskar Schindler, German
industrialist and humanitarian (d. 1974) “I
hated the brutality, the sadism, and the insanity of Nazism. I just couldn’t
stand by and see people destroyed. I did what I could, what I had to do, what
my conscience told me I must do. That’s all there is to it. Really, nothing
more.” @57 – Bruno Kirby, American actor (d.
2006; leukemia) |
…The End for today…
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