12 May

Week 20  Day 133 Flag Today  66°/43° Wind 9mph Gusts -mph Active Fire:  75 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 10 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture:  3 Days

Monthly Observations

National High Blood Pressure Education Month  Link National Inventors Month Link (World) Lyme Disease Awareness Month Link National Meditation Month

National Mediterranean Diet Month Link National Mental Health Month National Military Appreciation Month

Weekly Observations

6-12   Children's Book Week Link  National Nurses Day and Week Link  Link National School Nurse Week National Sun Awareness Week   Link 10-16  Universal Family Week 11-18 National Public Gardens Week  Link  11-14   Westminster Dog Show Link

12-17 Display Week  Link 12-18  Food Allergy Awareness Week Link National Hospital Week Link National Nursing Home Week National Police Week National Return To Work Week   National Stuttering Awareness Week National Tick Awareness Week National Transportation Week National Women's Health Week Reading is Fundamental Week  Link  Salute to Moms 40+ Week  Salvation Army Week  Work At Home Moms Week

Daily Observations

Bereaved Mother's Day Birthmother's Day Link Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day  Link  Eat What You Want Day  Link Indigenous Arts Day International Migratory Bird Day   Link  Letter Carrier's  Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day  Link  Limerick Day Migratory Bird Day Mother Ocean Day National Archery Day   Link   National Babysitters Day

National Dog Mom's Day National Foam Rolling Day  Link (Massage) National Miniature Golf Day National Train Day National Windmill Day Nutty Fudge Day O. Henry Pun-off Day  Link Root Canal Appreciation Stay Up All Night World Belly Dance Day World Fair Trade Day   World Migratory Bird Day Day

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

"The most wasted of days is one without laughter." — E. E. Cummings

Today’s Thoughts

There may be some moisture this afternoon. Always appreciated.

Happy Mother’s Day !!!

For the history buffs: President Warren Hardin, in the early 1920’s had two hush money scandals. One was where he paid a woman with whom he was having an affair.  In today’s money, he paid her $260,000.

The Boy Scouts are now Scouting America. I was a Cub Scout and then a Boy Scout. I enjoyed both groups and learned a lot. In 2019 the Boy Scouts started letting girls into the troops. This name change helps solidify that change. I’m not 100% aboard with the idea. There may be some real issues during the overnight camping trips. As a chaperone on many 8^th grade overnight trips, I know the issues that have to be resolved.

In the early 1960’s, the Red Lake community got its first day school, a K-5 school that was one of the few BIA schools that was not a Boarding School. In 1985 they opened the school addition that made the school K-8. I came to the school at that time and helped develop the 6th-8^th grade school experience…athletics, dances, graduations. I got a text message with pictures from the school secretary that the construction of a whole new school has begun. They have begun demolition of the ‘out-buildings’ and the staff housing area. Staff will now live in Tuba, about 30 minutes away. In about 4 years the construction will be complete on a brand-new school building and staff housing. They will use the current school building for classes until the new school is complete. I’m excited that the community will have a more modern school. This text brought back some great memories of my time there.

Did you Know?

 

 Interesting Facts

 

Fact: Wally Amos is responsible for making more than just cookies famous

You may be familiar with Wally “Famous” Amos, thanks to his packaged chocolate chip cookies. But before he worked his magic on the sweet treats, he was in the business of making people famous, Biography reports. He discovered and signed folk duo Simon & Garfunkel and was a talent rep for acts like Diana Ross, Sam Cooke, and Marvin Gaye.

 

Historic Events

 

Ë 1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers left Independence, Missouri for California, on what became a year-long journey of hardship and cannibalism.

Ë 1847 – The Modern Odometer (Roadometer) was invented by William Clayton

 

Birthdays

74 – Bruce Boxleitner, American actor 65 – Ving Rhames, American actor 62 – Emilio Estevez, American actor 56 – Tony Hawk, American skateboarder 46 – Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model and actress 43 – Rami Malek, American actor 46 – Clare Bowen, Australian actress 38 – Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress

@96 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress (d. 2003) @94 – Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d.2023 ) @90 – Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse, social reformer, and statistician (d. 1910) @90 – Yogi Berra (Lorenzo Pietro Berr), American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2015)@84 – Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)@75 – Edward Lear, English limerickist (d. 1888; heart disease) @74 – Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (d. 1924) @71 – Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (d. 2007) @71 – George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2008; heart disease)

 

…The End for today…