9 Apr

 

Week 15  Day 99 Flag Today  48°/27° Wind 5mph Gusts 6mph Active Fire:  298 miles away Risk of fire: Low  Nearest Lightning: 930 miles away Air Quality: Fair Overcast Apr. Averages: Temps: 60°\27° Moisture:  3 Days

Monthly Observations

National Pet Month Link Link National Pickleball Month National Poetry Month National Rebuilding Month National Safe Digging Month Link National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month Link

Nationally Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Month National Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month  (SAAM) Link National Social Security Month  National Toddler Immunization Month Link

Weekly Observations

3-10 Explore Your Career Options Week 4-10 Hate Week National Dental Hygienest Week  Link Link 6-12 Week of The Young Child 6-14 National Robotics Week Link

7-13 Bat Appreciation Week National Dog Bite Prevention Week Link  National Library Week Link 7-13 National Public Health Week  National Window Safety Week  7-14  National Occupational Health Nursing Week Link

Daily Observations

Appomattox Day  Link Chinese Almond Cookie Day Eid-Al-Fitr  (Begins at Sundown) Identity Management Day  Link  Jenkins Ear Day Jumbo Day   (Elephant came to US and created the word for big in our language.) Name Yourself Day

National Be Kind To Lawyers Day   National Cherish An Antique Day National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day National Library Day  Link  National Library Workers Day National Unicorn Day  Link  Winston Churchill Day

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

"Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome." — Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Today’s Thoughts

Sadly, the partial eclipse here was difficult as it is overcast. It was quiet during the eclipse and the amount of light did change.

I learned on 60 Minutes last night that the retreating Russian soldiers are leaving thousands of mines in the Ukrainian countryside they are fleeing from. Many innocent citizens are maimed every day, even though the Ukrainians have a huge group of military and civilians trained to defuse the mines. This is so inhumane.

Terms with origins in rural America

To peter out

To "peter out" means to dwindle down to nothing. It hearkens to mining in the 1800s, when a vein of ore would produce little after a promising start. The word peter might be linked to saltpeter, or potassium nitrate, an ingredient used in gunpowder.

Did you Know?

 

Native Cultures

Feathers In Headdresses Are Not Just Fancy Decorations

The aesthetic appeal of colorful flowers in a headdress has been a major highlight and conversation starter for years. However, it is important to note that these accents are not just pretty decorations for Native Americans to wear on their heads. There are deep symbolic meanings associated with them as well.

In addition to representing acts of bravery or various achievements, the feathers selected for a headdress could also symbolize a spiritual connection or even play a significant role at different ceremonies. Each tribe has its own meaning associated with feathers and specific colors. Therefore, it is not a "one size fits all" concept when it comes to headdresses for Native Americans.

Historic Events

Ø  1784 – The Treaty of Paris was ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War.

Ø  1816 – The AME (African Methodist Episcoplal) Church was founded in Philadelphia, PA.

Ø  1865 – The American Civil War ended at Appomattox, Virginia.

Ø  1882 – Jumbo the Elephant arrived in America. His name popularized the term “Jumbo”.

Ø  1942 – The Battan Death March began, approximately 10,000 Allies Soldiers died during the week-long trek.

Ø  1991 – Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union.

Birthdays with some quotes

95 – Tom Lehrer, American humorous singer-songwriter “Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.” 85 – Michael Learned, American actress 70 – Dennis Quaid, American actor 61 – Joe Scarborough, American journalist 59 – Paulina Porizkova, Czech-born Swedish-American model 59 – Jeff Zucker, American businessman 58 – Cynthia Nixon, American actress 48 – Gerard Way, American singer-songwriter and comic book writer “Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” 38 – Leighton Meester, American actress 37 – Jesse McCartney, American singer-songwriter 34 – Kristen Stewart, American actress “Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who you are.” 26 – Elle Fanning, American actress 25 – Lil Nas X, American singer 24 – Jackie Evancho, American singer “My advice would be to follow your dream. Most of my life, I was in second place before I came in first place. I hope that inspired people to never give up.”

@86 – Marty Krofft, Canadian screenwriter and producer, brother of Sid Croft (d. 2023) @77 – Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist (d.1976; stroke) @91 – Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017) @74 – Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer and cinematographer (d. 1904; prostate cancer) “Only photography has been able to divide human life into a series of moments, each of them has the value of a complete existence.” @65 – Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998; throat cancer) @64 – Stephen Paddock, American mass murderer responsible for the 2017 Las Vegas shooting (d. 2017; suicide) @52 – Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist author, attempted murderer (d. 1988; pneumonia)

 

…The End for today…