8 May

 

Week 19  Day 129 Flag Today  72°/40° Wind 5mph Gusts 20mph Active Fire:  306 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 487 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Breezy Red Flag Warning May Averages: Temps: 68°\34° Moisture:  3 Days

Monthly Observations

Jewish-American Heritage Month Latino Books Month Lupus Awareness Month Link Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month

Mental Health Month Military Appreciation Month Link Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

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

5-11 cont. 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

Bike and Roll To School Day Coconut Cream Pie Day Donate A Day's Wages To Charity   Empanada Day Free Trade Day Have A Coke Day International Thalassaemia Day  Link National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day  Link National Cruelty Free Day National Golf Day -10 Link National Night Shift Workers Day   National Third Shift Workers Day

No Socks Day  Link Receptionists Day   Time of Remembrance & Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During The Second World War -9 School Nurse Day  Link  Student Nurse Day   Link V E Day World Ovarian Cancer Day  Link World Red Cross / Red Crescent Day

Today’s Quote                                                        Today’s Meme

"You do not find the happy life. You make it." — Thomas S. Monson

Today’s Thoughts

A Red Flag warning takes some of the enjoyment out of today.

It is a shame that some Universities and Colleges are cancelling their graduation ceremonies.  Many of the grads had their HS graduation ceremonies cancelled due to Covid. Now college too. Just sad.

I wonder if Trump is jailed for his out-of-court comments, will it help or hurt his campaign? In his universe, it could help him more than hurt him. He might be seen as a martyr.

As Putin is sworn in for his 25^th year in power, he is contemplating holding tactical nuclear weapons tests. He believes that could help him in Russia as he continues his Ukraine war. Scary times.

I watched the Britany Griner interview last night. She is a very good athlete, but should never have been a world traveler. She admits the whole thing is on her. I’m not sure she should make money on her book deal of the ordeal. Anyone traveling to a foreign country to work should be very aware of the laws of that country.

Did you Know?

 

 Interesting Facts

Fact: Human beings can use only a small fraction of Earth’s water

In school, we were taught that most (specifically, 71 percent) of the planet’s surface is covered in water. While that’s true, humans can use only 0.007 percent of that water, according to National Geographic. That’s because only about 2.5 percent of Earth’s water is fresh water, and only 1 percent of that is accessible. The rest makes up glaciers and snowfields. By the way, have you ever wondering why we can “smell” snow?

 

Historic Events

1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sold his carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine.

1933 – Mohandas Gandhi began a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.

1945 – Germany’s ‘second surrender’ with Stalin

Birthdays with some quotes

60 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress 49 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter 43 – Stephen Amell, Canadian actor “And what better way to get people talking than by creating a new word.”

@90 – Richard Attenborough, Talk show host @90 – Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017) “I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while, I realized I’d always stink. And that’s when I really started to enjoy the game.” @88 – Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (d. 1972) @84 – Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (d. 1979) @74 – Francis DeSales Ouimet, America golfer (d. 1967) @73 – Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (d. 2012; cancer) @70 – Bob Clampett, animator, director, producer (d. 1984; heart attack) @65 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2006; pulmonary fibrosis) “The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time. And the present never looks as good as it will in the future.” @64 – William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1885; stroke) “The public be damned. I am working for my stockholders.” @45 – Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985; plane crash) @40 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. 1970; OD) “A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There’s got to be good guys and there’s got to be bad guys. And that’s what people pay for – to see the bad guys get beat.” @27 – Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, #27club (d. 1938; syphilis <?>) “If you can’t be happy at the prospect of lunch, you are unlikely to be happy about anything.”

 

…The End for today…