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Week 18 Day 124 Flag Today 72°/31° Wind 3mph Gusts 15mph Active Fire: 136 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 877 miles away Air Quality: Moderate Breezy May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture: 3 Days
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"Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink." — Lilly Pulitzer
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Today’s Thoughts
A great spring day.
On Tuesday, 25 protesters
were arrested on our local NAU campus while demonstrating Pro-Palestinian
slogans. There was no violence. These protests are spreading though many US universities.
There are also protests on the Auraria Campus in Denver.
Politicians and
University leaders seem to be using ‘outside agitators’ a lot. Too bad they are
not identifying them. This has always been a tactic used during demonstrations.
I don’t always trust their use of that phrase. I need facts.
Did you Know?
Interesting Facts
Fact: German chocolate cake was invented in Texas
The “German” part of
German chocolate cake comes from an American man—not a European country.
Specifically, it’s named after Sam German, who in 1852 created the formula for
a mild dark baking chocolate bar for Baker’s Chocolate Company, which was
subsequently named Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate. Fast-forward to June 13,
1957. The Dallas Morning Star published the recipe for the
cake, invented and submitted by a reader identified as Mrs. George Clay,
according to What’s Cooking America.
Historic Events
Ë 1901 – The Great
Fire of 1901 began in Jacksonville, Florida.
Ë 1948 – CBS Evening
News premiered with a 15-minute broadcast.
Ë 1971 – National
Public Radio began broadcasting
Ë 1979 – Margaret
Thatcher won the United Kingdom general election, and became the first female
British Prime Minister the following day.
Ë 1999 – The Dow Jones
topped 11,000 for the first time.
Birthdays with some quotes
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90 –
Frankie Valli, American singer 66 –
Bill Sienkiewicz, American comic book
author, illustrator
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@94
– Dodie Smith, English author and
playwright (d. 1990) “I have found that
sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring.” @94
– Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter,
guitarist, ad activist (d. 2014) @86
– Ron Popeil,
American businessman, founded the Ronco
Company (d. 2021) “But wait there’s more…” @81
– Mary Astor, American actress (d. 1987) @80
– Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator
and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1978) @74
– Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (d.
1977; heart attack) @73
– James Brown, American singer-songwriter,
performer, and actor (d. 2006; heart failure) “I don’t really care what
people think… I just do my own thing… I like being loud and letting people
know I’m there.” @67
– Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (d.
1989; Alzheimer’s) “To be a champ you have
to believe in yourself when no one else will.” @60
– William Inge, American playwright (d.
1973; suicide) @52
– Doug Henning, Canadian magician (d. 2000;
liver cancer) “The hard must become
habit. The habit must become easy. The easy must become beautiful.”
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…The End for today…
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