May 16, 2024

17 May

 

 

 

Week 20  Day 137 Flag Today  71°/34°

Wind 2mph Gusts 7mph

Active Fire:  132 miles away Risk of fire: High 

Nearest Lightning: 111 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy

May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture:  3 Days

 

 

 

 

 



Monthly Observations

Older Americans Month
Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month  
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Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month  
Link
Personal History Month 
Link

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month Link
Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month (5/11-6/15)

Weekly Observations

11-18

National Public Gardens Week  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 

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
16-21

National Foul Ball Week

Daily Observations

Cherry Cobbler Day
Endangered Species Day  
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International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia  
 Link
Graduation Tassel Day  
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International Defense Transportation Day
International Virtual Assistants Day  
Morel Mushroom Day -19 
NASCAR Day  
Link  
National Bike to Work Day  
Link    

National Pizza Party Day    Link
National Walnut Day  
Link
Pack Rat Day
Pinot Grigio Day  
Link
Same Sex Marriage Day
Syttende Mai
World Eel Day
World Hypertension Day   
Link
World Telecommunications and Information Society Day   
Link
World Neurofibromatosis Day (NF Day)   
Link

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

 



If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down.

Eminem

 

 



Today’s Thoughts

A great spring day.

I had lunch with Mike and Mary today. Good food and good conversation. Her twin grandkids in Phoenix are finishing their Jr. year in High School and looking forward to their Senior year. Both are working summer jobs and very happy.

The Trump trial goes on. I don’t know about the jury, but for me, I realize Cohen will say anything to make himself and his boss look good, until that no longer works, then his story completely changes even when he contradicts himself. They deserve each other.  

 

Did you Know?

 


 Interesting Facts

 

Fact: People once ate arsenic to improve their skin

You’ve probably heard about how a lot of the Victorians’ favorite cosmetics were riddled with arsenic, but it gets worse. There were also products on the market in the late 19th century, like Dr. James P. Campbell’s Safe Arsenic Complexion Wafers, that were meant to be eaten. They claimed to get rid of freckles, blackheads, and other “facial disfigurements.” Admit it: That’s one of the most interesting facts you’ve learned in a while.

 

Historic Events

 

Ë 1756 – Seven Years’ War formally began when Great Britain declared war on France.

Ë 1900 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, was first published in the United States.

Ë 1954 – The US Supreme Court declared a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.

Ë 2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages in the US were performed in the state of Massachusetts.

Birthdays with some quotes

82 – Taj Mahal (Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr.), American blues singer-songwriter and musician

68 – Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer

“You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.”

63 – Enya, Irish singer-songwriter

“As with anything creative, change is inevitable.”

1962 – Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host

Slow down and self-edit and ask yourself the three things you must always ask yourself before you say anything: “Does this need to be said?” “Does this need to be said by me?” “Does this need to be said by me now?”

59 – Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter

“If you have something to say, then say it. Express yourself and break the rules.”

39 – Derek Hough, American actor and dancer

@87 – Maureen O’Sullivan, Irish-American actress (d. 1998)

“It’s nice to be immortal. Film has given us immortality.”

@65 – Bob Saget, American comedic actor and television host (d. 2022; from fall)

@61 – Bill Paxton, American character actor (d. 2017; stroke)

@56 – Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (d. 1946; stroke)

 

 

…The End for today…

               

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