6 May

 

Week 19  Day 127 Flag Today  61°/26° Wind 8mph Gusts 16mph Active Fire:  347 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 678 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Breezy May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture:  3 Days

Monthly Observations

Home Schooling Awareness Month Huntington's Disease Awareness Month International Audit Month Link

Internat’l Business Image Improvement Month Internat’l Civility Awareness Month Internat’l Mediterranean Diet Month Internat’l Victorious Woman Month

Weekly Observations

1-7 National Hug Holiday Week 3-11  (World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link 5-11  Be Kind To Animals Week   Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week  Link  Dog Anxiety Awareness Week Drinking Water Week   Link  Flexible Work Arrangement Week   Goodwill Industries Week Geek Week Link   International Clitoris Awareness Week   National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week   National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week   National Correctional Officer's Week   Link National Family Week National Hug Holiday Week   National Pet Week Link   National Root Canal Appreciation Week  Link  National Wildflower Week   Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week    Link Public Service Recognition Week   Link Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week)  Link  Spring Astronomy Week  Update Your References Week

6-10  Air Quality Awareness Week Link  Construction Safety Week Economic Development Week National Safety Stand Down Week (Constuction Falls) Link North American Occupational Safety & Health Week Link PTA Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Week 6-12   Children's Book Week Link  National Nurses Day and Week Link  Link National School Nurse Week National Sun Awareness Week   Link

Daily Observations

Beaufort Scale (Wind) Day Childhood Depression Awareness Day Cosmopolitan Day  (Drink) Cystinosis Awareness Day Foster Care Day Nat’l Barrier Awareness Day Nat’l Design Packaging Day  Link Nat’l Teacher Day

Poem on Your Pillow Day Public Gardens Day Roast Leg of Lamb Day Spouse Appreciation Day Spring Astronomy Day World Asthma Day Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy   Link

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

"Do good and good will come to you." — Adam Lowy

Today’s Thoughts

Yesterday’s wind brought some moisture last night. Today is calm. Rain is certainly appreciated.

Hamas has agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza. The US and others are reviewing the Hamas proposal. I hope it is something everyone can agree to stop this needless killing.

Did you Know?

 

 Interesting Facts

Fact: There’s enough gold inside Earth to coat the planet

Turns out, there’s quite a bit of gold on—or, really, in—our planet: 99 percent of the precious metal can be found in the Earth’s core, Discover Magazine reports. How much is there? Enough to coat the entire surface of the Earth in 1.5 feet of gold.

Historic Events

Ë 1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) was founded.

Ë 1952 – The concept of the integrated circuit was first published by Geoffrey Dummer.

Ë 2013 – The Dow Jones Index closed above 15,000 for the first time.

Birthdays with some quotes

70 – Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, and screenwriter 56 – Traci Lords, American actress “There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.” – Johnny Unitas   “To do good things in the world, first you must know who you are and what gives meaning to your life.” – Robert Browning   “It’s best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.” – Anne Baxter   “There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is the freedom to refuse.” – David Hume   “I’m successful in spite of my past, not because of it.” – Traci Lords   “Success in marriage is more than finding the right person: it is being the right person.” – Robert Browning

@65 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher (d. 1776) @77 – Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889) @63 – Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (d. 1897; jaundice) @53 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893; cholera) @83 – George “Gabby” Hayes, American character actor (d. 1969) @60 – Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961; cancer) @83 – David Tomlinson, English character actor (d. 2000) @83 – Darren McGavin, American actor (d. 2006) @62 – Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985; stroke) @69 – Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2002; heart attack) @33 – Eva Peron, Argentina (d. 1952; cancer)

 

…The End for today…