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75°/44° Wind 6 mph Gusts 7 mph
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Fire: 97 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 1681 miles away
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Quality: Moderate Sunshine
Mar.
Averages: Temps: 54°\24°
Moisture: 12 days
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Weekly Observations
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12-21 World Police and Fire Games Link American Chocolate Week Healthcare HR Week Link |
16-22 Act Happy Week LGBT Health Awareness Week Link Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week
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Daily Observations
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Gallo Wine Day |
National Fragrance
Day Link National Single
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Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
Spring has arrived and the weather is great.
Prices for electricity keep rising. Arizona Public Service [APS] is now
asking for a 14% increase in charges. Most of that increase seems to be around new
construction for AI farms. Arizona is a desert. AI wants huge amounts of water
to run their farms. Many are fighting against those AI farms. Even more are
fighting this increase. They claim that if AI is taken out of the picture, the
increase needed would be about 3%. I can live nicely without AI; I can’t live
without water. I sure hope the 14% increase is stopped.
I have to say…again…that some of Trump’s plans are good. I don’t want violent
criminals running around this country. I have been against the Iranian government
since it took over in 1979. I don’t want Iran to have nuclear weapons. I don’t
want to have useless government programs. I don’t want to civilians killed anywhere.
The problem I have with this administration is the methods it uses. If there
was a daily tally of how many violent criminals were deported that would help.
If there was a clear mission in Iran that would help. If I saw positive results
of this administration, that would be great. Until that time, I will continue
to demand transparency.
Real Hoaxes
The Fiji Mermaid
Showmen
displayed a “mermaid” that looked like a tiny sea creature with a human-ish top
half. It was a stitched-together fabrication designed to shock and delight
paying customers. People still lined up because curiosity is a powerful force.
The Donation of
Constantine
For
centuries, a document claimed that Emperor Constantine granted vast authority
to the pope. It helped justify political power and shaped arguments about who
should rule what. Eventually, scholars showed it was a medieval forgery, but by
then it had already done its work.
The “Turk”
Mechanical Chess Player
In the 18th century, audiences watched a machine that seemed to play chess like a genius. The public was amazed because the idea of artificial intelligence sounded like sorcery at the time. The trick was that a real person was hidden inside, doing the thinking.
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Historic Events
REBUS ANSWERS
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Green with envy |
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Birthdays
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Michael Heseltine
(93 years old), British politician and Deputy Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom (1995-7), born in Swansea, Wales φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Tom Flores (89
years old), American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl IV KC Chiefs)
and coach (Super Bowl XI, XV, XVIII Oakland/LA Raiders), born in Fresno,
California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Chip Taylor [James
Voight] (86 years old), American songwriter ("Angel of the
Morning"; "Wild Thing"), singer, and producer, born in
Yonkers, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Rosemary Stone (81
years old), American funk and rock vocalist, and pianist (Sly & Family
Stone - "Everyday People"; "Dance to The Music"), born in
Dallas, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Timothy Dalton
[Leggett] (80 years old), Welsh actor (James Bond films, 1986-94), born in
Colwyn Bay, Wales φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1950 Russian
politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2004-), born in Moscow, Russia,
Soviet Union φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1955 Brazilian
politician and President of Brazil (2019-22), born in Glicério, São Paulo,
Brazil φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Ingrid Kristiansen
(70
years old) Norwegian long
distance athlete (World C'ship gold 10,000m 1987; WR 5,000m, 10,000m,
marathon; NYC 1989; Boston Marathon 1986, 89), born in Trondheim, Norway φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ British Academy
Award and BAFTA Award-winnig actor (Sid and Nancy;
Immortal Beloved; Darkest Hour), born in London, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Matthew Broderick (64
years old) American actor (WarGames,
Biloxi Blues), born in New York City φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Rosie O'Donnell (64
years old) comedienne, actress (A
League of Their Own; Flintstones), and TV host (Rosie), born in Commack, New
York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Kristen
Anderson-Lopez (54 years old),
American songwriter (Frozen), born in New York City φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Jace Norman (26
years old), American actor (Henry Danger), born in Corrales, New Mexico φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ |
Founder and 1st Emperor of
the Song Dynasty (960-976) who reunified most of China by conquering the
states of Southern Tang, Later Shu, Southern Han and Jingnan, born in
Luoyang, Henan, China φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Benito Juárez,
Mexican politician (1st indigenous President of Mexico 1858-72), born in San
Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico (d. 1872; @66, heart attack) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Henry
Ossian Flipper (1856-1940; @84) American soldier, former slave and first African American to graduate
from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877, born in
Thomasville, Georgia φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ American architect known
as the "architect of Detroit", born in Rhaunen, Kingdom of Prussia φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Forrest Mars Sr.,
American candy magnate (Mars Inc.) who introduced the Milky Way, Mars bar,
M&M's and Uncle Ben's Rice, born in Wadena, Minnesota (d. 1999; @95) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Phyllis McGinley,
American children's author and poet (Pulitzer Prize 1961), born in Ontario,
Oregon (d. 1978; @72) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ James Coco,
American character actor (Only When I Laugh; Murder by Death), and singer
(Man of La Mancha), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 1987; @56, heart
attack) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Eddie
Money [Mahoney], American rock singer-songwriter ("Two Tickets To
Paradise"; 'Take Me Home Tonight"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d.
2019; @70, cancer) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ |
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