31 May

 

Week 22  Day 152 Flag Today  84°/41° Wind 4 mph Gusts 3 mph Active Fire:  236 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 436 miles away Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture:  3 Days

Weekly Observations

20-6/2   National Seat Belt Reinforcement Week Link 25-31 Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories

27-9/2  National Marina Days Link 28-6/3  Black Single Parents Week 28-6/4   Women's Golf Day Link

Daily Observations

Heat Awareness Day  Link   Macaroon Day National Smile Day   Link Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day   Link

Save Your Hearing Day  Link What You Think Upon Grows Day World No-Tobacco Day World Parrot Day

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. --William Shakespeare

Today’s Thoughts

While I was having lunch with our retirement group, we didn’t know the verdict came in. It was a great lunch with great conversation.

Earlier I got a much needed summer haircut. While I do have a balding spot, the hair is still thick in most places. I am not complaining, but it is nice to lose a lot of the bulk.

It took 11 hours over 2 days. There were 34 felony counts. He was found guilty of all 34 counts. I am sure an appeal is already in the works. I hope our country survives. Sentencing will be July 11^th.

 

Indigenous People to Know

 

Charlie Parker

One of the most prolific jazz musicians of our time, Charlie "Yardbird" Parker was a renowned saxophonist whose bebop style left a lasting effect on American culture. Born to a Black father and a Choctaw/Black mother, the Kansas City native would go on to collaborate with the likes of Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. The Grammy-award winner's influence on the jazz art form was undeniable, and in 2021, the American Jazz Museum committed to celebrating his legacy by raising funds for youth activities and enhanced programming. Parker's iconic works of art will be digitized and preserved by the museum for future generations.

 

Origin of common phrases

Ballpark figure

The phrase "ballpark figure" stems from commentators who guessed the size of country crowds by estimating the number of spectators. It's believed to have started with sizing up baseball fans.

 

Historic Events

·         1909 – The National Negro Committee, the forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convened for the first time.

·         1911 – The RMS Titanic was launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

·         1971 – Observation of Memorial Day occurred on the last Monday in May for the first time. Previously, it was held on May 30.

·         2005 – Vanity Fair revealed that Mark Felt was Watergate’s “Deep Throat”.

Birthdays with some quotes

@85 – Don Ameche, American actor (d. 1993) 94 – Clint Eastwood, American actor and director @80 – Joe Namath, American football player “When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” 64 – Chris Elliott, American comedic actor “People think that all cameramen do is point the camera at things, but it’s a heck of a lot more complicated than that.” 63 – Lea Thompson, American actress “Howard the Duck! That’s a really interesting movie. I appreciate my career because I’ve had a lot of very interesting ups and downs, and most people… That movie is such a famous flop. In a land of a lot of flops, it’s kind of awesome to be in a really famous flop. I mean, it’s kind of a poster child for flops. 59 – Brooke Shields, American model and actress “Have faith in your own thoughts.” 48 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor “I know what the important things are in life. I know that just because I pretend to be someone else for two hours on the silver screen doesn’t make me a better person than the next man. So, I mind all those things. Simple things.”

@95 – Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (d. 1993) “A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions.” @72 – Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, journalist (d. 1892; pneumonia) “Either define the moment or the moment will define you.” @70 – John Ringling, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1936) @65 – Genghis Khan, Emperor (d. 1227; fall from horse)

 

…The End for today…