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Week 19 Day 125 Flag Today 72°/36° Wind 5mph Gusts 14mph Active Fire: 135 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 641 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Windy May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture: 3 Days |
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Monthly Observations
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Food Allergy Action Month |
Get Caught Reading Month |
Weekly Observations
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1-5 International
Mariachi Week Link National Hug
Holiday Week (World)
Dystonia Awareness Week Link Be Kind To
Animals Week |
5-11 cont. National
Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week |
Daily Observations
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African World Hertitage Day |
Museum
Lovers Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"Light tomorrow with
today." — Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
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Today’s Thoughts
The weather guy says
there will be strong winds…up to 55mph…this afternoon through tomorrow. I’m
hoping for the best.
My Best Buy Saga…I
like this store. I’ve bought almost all my electronics from here. A few months
ago I bought my first iWatch. I’ve been very happy with the watch and the up-graced
band…not so much for the screen protector. The first one I got at the same time
as the watch. It only lasted a few weeks. I took it back, complained nicely
about how cheaply it was made. They gave me a good deal of a better one. That
one has lasted several months but got scratched. I went in Friday to replace
it. The guy said the truck wouldn’t be in until 4pm and the stock would be out
tomorrow. I went in this morning. This morning the clerk found the new cover
and started to ring it up and added they no longer ‘install’ the covers…the
cover is about $40. I told her it was covered by warranty, and she pushed a bunch
of buttons on the register, walked away, talked to someone, came back, put in
some more numbers, and said ‘That will be $4.95 and said it was a service fee.
I took off my watch, laid it on the counter, and she said she would help me put
it on. She opened the package, cleaned the watchcase, and prepared it for the
new cover. Then she snapped the cover on and said, “I know it is hard for customers
to do this, so if I’m not busy I just do it”. I was nice to her the whole time
and thanked her for helping me. All is good.
I was happy to hear
President Biden speak about the current college demonstrations. While the conservatives
are still complaining, he said what needed to be said. Peaceful demonstrations
are fine, until they cross the line. Good point.
Did you Know?
Interesting Facts
Fact: The Philippines consists of 7,641 islands
The Philippines is an
archipelago, which means it’s made up of a group of islands—7,641 islands, to
be exact. That figure does not include the thousands of sandbars and other
landforms that emerge during low tide.
Historic Events
Ë 1260 – Kublai Khan
became the ruler of the Mongol Empire.
Ë 1847 – The American
Medical Association (AMA) was founded.
Ë 1893 – Stock Market
Crash of 1893, the second-worst economic crisis in American history, so far.
Ë 1987 – Congressional
televised hearings in the United States began over the Iran-Contra Affair.
Ë 1904 – Cy Young of
the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of
baseball, against the Philadelphia Athletics.
Birthdays with some quotes
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86 – Michael Murphy, American
character actor 81 – Michael Palin, English actor
and screenwriter “Now, what sort of person
would write a scene where a young man stumbles upon a castle full only of
beautiful young women? Answer: ME!” 78 – Kurt Loder, American
journalist, author, and critic “You find the most
important thing that really grabs you, and put it right up top. Don’t bury
the lead. Put it at the top. The best thing to do. Never go wrong that way.
It’s an immutable law of journalism. It just always works.” 58 – Adam Hughes, American comic
book author and illustrator 43 – Danielle Fishel, American actress 41 – Henry Cavill, English actor 36 – Adele (Adele Laurie Blue Adkins), English
singer-songwriter “Be brave and fearless to
know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you’re making it for a good
reason.” 35 – Chris Brown, American
singer-songwriter |
@95
– Pat Carroll, American actress (d. 2022) @82
– Stan Goldberg, American comic book
illustrator and colorist (d. 2014) @81
– James Beard, American chef and author (d.
1985) @64
– Karl Marx, German philosopher and
sociologist, wrote The Communist Manifesto (d. 1883; pleurisy) “Keep people from their
history, and they are easily controlled.” @64
– Sandy Baron, American comedic character
actor (d. 2001; emphysema) @57
– Nellie Bly, American journalist and
author (d. 1922; pneumonia) @55
– Tammy Wynette, American
singer-songwriter (d. 1998; pain killers) “The sad part about happy
endings is there’s nothing to write about.” @44
– Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958;
heart attack) |
…The End for today…
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