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Week 21 Day 142 Flag Today 70°/36° Wind A mph Gusts A mph Active Fire: 98 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 372 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Red Flag Warning May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture: 3 Days |
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Weekly Observations
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14-25 Cannes Film
Festival National
Foul Ball Week International
Heritage Breeds Week Link EMS
Week Link Link Link |
19-25 con’t. National
Eosinophil Awareness Week Link National
Seat Belt Reinforcement Week Link Undergraduate
Research Week Link |
Daily Observations
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American Red Cross Founder's Day |
National
Waitstaff Day Sister Maria Hummel Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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You should never take
more than you give. --Elton John
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Today’s Thoughts
Lots of clouds, but
no moisture.
I headed out for gas
and some essentials this morning. Easy peasy.
Trump trial:
Prosecution rests its case. It will
still be a long time until the Fat Lady Sings.
I’m watching Iran
closely since their President died in a helicopter crash. I’m not an Iranian
scholar and know little to nothing about the person stepping in to the job, nor
do I understand what this really means. I believe the Supreme Leader still
handles almost everything that happens over there.
Did you Know?
Fact: Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people
Japan is thought to have one of the highest densities of vending machines in the world, with one for every 40 people in the country. While most sell various types of beverages, others feature ice cream, noodles, and disposable cameras.
Origin of common phrases
The First-Ever Hot Air
Balloon Passengers Were Barnyard Animals
Six years before French citizens decided to revolt against
royalty, the world's first hot air balloon took to the air. In 1783, King Louis XVI, his
wife Marie Antoinette, and 130,000 French citizens watched as the balloon
went aloft. The first passengers were barnyard animals, however, not
humans. More specifically: a sheep, a duck, and a rooster flew over
Versailles in an 8-minute flight.
The
balloon landed in the woods safely, with the barnyard trio intact.
Historic Events
1881 – The American
Red Cross was established by Clara Barton in Washington, DC.
1972 –
Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was damaged by a mentally
disturbed Hungarian, Laszlo Toth.
2001 – French
Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as
crimes against humanity.
2017 – Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their final show at Nassau
Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Birthdays with some quotes
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73 – Al Franken, American comedic actor, screenwriter, and
politician “I’m good enough, I’m
smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” 71 – Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud) actor 44 – Gotye (Wouter André "Wally" De Backer), Belgian-Australian
singer-songwriter “Music makes me want to
dance but I’m not sure that’s something anybody wants to observe.” 39 – Alison Carroll, English gymnast, model, actress 32 – Olivia Olson, American singer, actress
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@81
– Harold Robbins,
American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) “People are not like a
business. You can’t buy and sell them like so much property. You can’t lock
them up in a vault and expect them to appreciate it.” “Hemmingway was a jerk.” @76
– Raymond Burr,
Canadian-American actor (d. 1993; cancer) @72
– Tony Sheridan,
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013; heart disease) @71
– Richard Hatch,
American actor (Battlestar Galatica) (d. 2017; cancer) @39
– Fats Waller,
American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943; pneumonia) “If you don’t know what
it is, don’t mess with it.” “Jazz isn’t what you do;
it’s how you do it.” |
…The End for today…
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