14 May

 

Week 20  Day 135 Flag Today  73°/36° Wind 6mph Gusts 10mph Active Fire:  48 miles away Risk of fire Extreme Nearest Lightning: 426 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Mostly Cloudy May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture:  3 Days

Monthly Observations

National Salad Month National Salsa Month (The Sauce) National Service Dog Eye Examination Month  Link

National Smile Month Link  (5-15-6-15) National Strawberry Month National Stroke Awareness Month National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month

Weekly Observations

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

12-18 Cont Reading is Fundamental Week  Link  Salute to Moms 40+ Week  Salvation Army Week  Work At Home Moms Week  13-19  American Craft Beer Week Link  Hoarding Awareness Week Link International Coaching Week Link National Bike to Work Week Link    National Etiquette Week National Stationery Week Link PGA Championships Link Teacher Appreciation Week 14-25 Cannes Film Festival

Daily Observations

Apraxia Awareness Day  Link Buttermilk Biscuit Day Dance Like a Chicken Day National Chicken Dance Day  Link

National Decency Day  Link Link The Stars and Stripes Forever Day Underground America Day WAAC Day

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

"Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life." — Mandy Moore

Today’s Thoughts

Moisture in the forecast…painters did not come today to finish the trim.

I I don’t have a lot to do today, so I listened to news coverage of the Trump trial. After the testimony so far, I don’t see how anyone can back Trump to be the leader of the free world.

My sleep must be season related. During the winter months I enjoy a 30-minute nap many days in the afternoon. Now that it is spring, I have no need or desire for an afternoon nap. Either way, I still feel good.

Did you Know?

 

 Interesting Facts

Fact: It takes a drop of water 90 days to travel the entire Mississippi River

Spanning 2,340 miles, the Mississippi River is the third-largest watershed in the world. That’s one long stretch of water. So long, in fact, that it takes one drop of water approximately 90 days to travel its entire length.

Historic Events

Ë 1607 – Jamestown, Virginia was settled as an English colony.

Ë 1796 – Edward Jenner, “the father of immunology, administered the first smallpox inoculation.

Ë 1948 – Israel was declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established.

Birthdays with some quotes

80 – George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter “The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.” 72 – David Byrne, Scottish singer-songwriter “People will remember you better if you always wear the same outfit.” 72 – Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter “No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to accept them and to live through them.” 55 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress “If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously.” 53 – Sofia Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter “Forget the audience, make what you want to see.” 40 – Mark Zuckerberg, Entrepreneur 31 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress

@61 – Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (d. 1788) “Fools talk of imitation and copying, all is imitation.” @37 – Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter, actor (d. 1973; sepsis) “It isn’t true that you live only once. You only die once. You live lots of times if you know how.”

 

…The End for today…