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Week 18 Day 120 Flag Today 62°/33° Wind 6mph Gusts 9mph Active Fire: 487 miles away Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning: 316 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Apr. Averages: Temps: 60°\27° Moisture: 3 Days |
Weekly Observations
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21-5/2 Festival
of Ridvan |
28-5/4 National
Small Business Week Link Stewardship
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Daily Observations
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Dance Day |
Spring
Astronomy Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your
life." — Omar Khayyam |
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Today’s Thoughts
The forecast shows no precipitation in the next few days. Hopefully it
will warm up.
Our discussion group was excellent. It was held at The Bluffs, a luxury retirement
facility about 5 miles from my place. John, our presenter, has a very nice one-bedroom
unit with lots of space, great views of the peaks, and a small deck. Nine of us
sat comfortably in his living room. Everyone participated in a lively
discussion. I learned a lot. Part of the discussion revolved around our Tech
Rivalry: In 5G telephones, China leads US in 8/12 of the areas; in Quantum
science China leads in 5/7; The US leads in semiconductors 4-7; in Green Energy
China leads in 18/20. In some of the subcategories, China got its edge through
buying, or stealing Western technology. As with most technology, the US has a
bad track record on stopping theft and intrusions from bad actors, firewalls,
and all security aspects. Part of that problem is that the US seems to place innovation
over security. Just look at how easy it is for hackers to infiltrate our social
media. If the US wants to improve its ranking, it first must increase R&D
money to stop hackers. Many tech companies seem to believe the dollar is more important
than security, and in a free society leaves security up to the individual users
to figure it out. Ads produce most of the revenue and they figure ‘buyer beware’
is all they need to do.
Did you Know?
Fact: The circulatory system is more
than 60,000 miles long
If a child’s entire circulatory system—we’re talking veins, arteries, and
capillaries—were laid out flat, it would stretch for more than 60,000 miles,
according to the Franklin Institute. By the time we reach adulthood, our bodies
have become home to approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels. That’s just
one of the mind-blowing facts that sound made up
(but aren’t).
Interesting Facts
Historic Events
1770 – James Cook arrived in Australia, and named Botany Bay.
1945 – The Dachau concentration camp was liberated.
1968 – Hair, a
hippie/counter-culture and sexual revolution musical, opened at the Biltmore
Theatre on Broadway.
2011 – The wedding
of Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place at Westminster Abbey in
London.
Birthdays with some quotes
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91 – Willie Nelson, American
singer-songwriter 70 – Jerry Seinfeld, American
comedian 69 – Kate Mulgrew, American actress 67 – Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish
actor “I
didn’t like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was
essential to fail and be foolish.” 66 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress 54 – Andre Agassi, American tennis
player 54 – Uma Thurman, American actress 28 – Katherine Langford, Australian
actress |
@98 – Jack Williamson, American author
and academic (d. 2006) @96 – Celeste Holm, American actress
and singer (d. 2012) @88 – William Randolph
Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst
Corporation (d. 1951) “News
is what people don’t want you to print. Everything thing else is ads.” @87 – Hirohito, Japanese emperor
(d. 1989) @81 – Rod McKuen, American
singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2015) “If
I could do it over, I’d do better.” @75 – Duke Ellington, American
pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1974; cancer) “Put
it this way: Jazz is a good barometer of freedom… In its beginnings, the
United States of America spawned certain ideals of freedom and independence
through which, eventually, jazz was evolved, and the music is so free that
many people say it is the only unhampered, unhindered expression of complete
freedom yet produced in this country.” @67- Leslie Jordan, TV actor (d.
2022; car crash) @49 – Dale Earnhardt, American race
car driver (d. 2001; Daytona cras) @24 – Tammi Terrell, American soul
singer-songwriter (d. 1970; brain tumor) |
…The End for today…
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