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66°/48° Wind 15 mph Gusts 37 mph
Active
Fire: 310 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 398 miles away
Air
Quality: Moderate Sunshine Partly
Cloudy Windy
Mar.
Averages: Temps: 54°\24°
Moisture: 12 days
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Weekly Observations
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3/22-4/4 Passiontide National Farm Workers
Awareness Week Link Link |
3/29-4/4Holy Week |
Daily Observations
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Anesthesia Tech Day Link |
National "She's
Funny That Way" Day |
Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
I’m ready for a new month, I’m tired of the wind.
Watch not what Trump says, watch what he does. He keeps railing against mail-in votes. He says they are riddled with fraud. While he has been in office, every time he has voted, he has done so with a mail-in ballot. I guess what’s bad for the goose is good for the gander. It seems so insane.
Real Hoaxes
The Great Manure Crisis
A widely repeated story claims 1890s cities faced an
unsolvable horse manure apocalypse that would bury streets under feet of waste.
The tale cites a supposed 1894 Times of London prediction and a failed
conference that ended early in despair.
In truth, historians find no primary source for the
dramatic quotes and timelines.
Urban filth was real, but the extreme doomsday
framing appears to be a modern exaggeration that grew online. It compresses
complex sanitation history into a neat parable that flatters progress
narratives about cars saving cities.
The myth persists because it is tidy, vivid, and
easy to share.
Careful research shows multiple solutions emerged
over time: better street cleaning, changes in stabling, and gradual transport
shifts. Electric trams, bicycles, and later motor vehicles reduced reliance on
horses, but there was no single dramatic turning point.
The episode is a meta-hoax, reminding us to check
citations, not just vibes. When a historical claim includes precise numbers and
tidy endings, ask for scans and archives.
Verification beats virality, especially for stories that confirm modern superiority.
Rare Native American Facts
Ancient
Villages Lie Beneath Los Angeles
Most
people don't realize that there's an ancient village lying under the streets of
modern Los Angeles-yes, really! It's where the Gabrielino-Tongva people used to
live and the village dates back thousands of years. Archeologists have found
signs that point to these people having quite a sophisticated society,
including trade networks reaching as far as Arizona & Baja California.
Oklahoma’s
Name Comes from Choctaw Words
The state
name “Oklahoma” comes directly from the Choctaw language-the word “okla” means
“people” and “humma” means “red.” Together, they mean “red people,” and Choctaw
Chief Allen Wright first suggested the name during treaty negotiations in 1866.
It took until 1890 for the Oklahoma Territory to be established and for the
government to officially adopt the name. These days, Oklahoma is home to 39
federally recognized tribes.
Historic Events
Birthdays
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American Academy
Award-winning actress (Elmer
Gantry; Oklahoma!), and singer (Partridge Family), born in Charleroi,
Pennsylvania φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ American Grammy
and Tony Award-winning jazz trumpeter and
bandleader (Tijuana Brass - "This Guy's In Love With You"; Whipped
Cream and Other Delights), and record executive (A&M), born in Boyle
Heights, Los Angeles, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Barney Frank (86 years old),
American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1981-2013), born in Bayonne, New Jersey φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Michael Savage [Michael A Wiener], (84
years old) American talk radio host and commentator, born in The Bronx, New
York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Gabe Kaplan (81 years old), American
comedian and actor (Welcome Back Kotter), born in Brooklyn, New York City φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ 1948 American
politician and environmentalist (Vice President: 1993-2001), born in
Washington, D.C. φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Rhea Perlman (78 years old),
American Emmy Award-winning actress (Taxi - "Zena"; Cheers -
"Carla"), born in Brooklyn, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Ed Marinaro (76 years old), American
actor (Hill Street Blues - "Ofc Joe Coffey"; Laverne & Shirley,
1980-81 - "Sonny"), and NFL running back, 1972-77 (Minnesota
Vikings and 2 other teams), born in New York City φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ 1955 Scottish
rock guitarist (AC/DC -
"Highway to Hell"), born in Glasgow, Scotland φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Scottish actor (Trainspotting,
Star Wars Episodes I, II, III), born in Perth, Scotland φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Chinese filmmaker and director (The
Rider, Nomadland, Hamnet), born in Beijing, China |
René
Descartes (1596-1650; @53, pneumonia) French philosopher (he
thought, therefore he was), born in Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, France φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Johann
Sebastian Bach (1685-1750; German composer (St.
Matthew's Passion; Brandenburg Concertos; Toccata and Fugue) [OS 21 Mar],
born in Eisenach, Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach, Holy Roman Empire φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Austrian composer of
the classical period (The Creation; Trumpet Concerto), born in Rohrau,
Austria φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Arthur
Griffith (1871-1922; @51, stroke) Irish writer and politician who founded Sinn Féin (President of Ireland
1922), born in Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Jack Johnson (1878-1946; @68, stroke) American boxer (1st
African-American world heavyweight champion 1908-15), born in Galveston,
Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Octavio Paz,
Mexican poet (Salamandra; Topoemas), writer and diplomat who won the 1990
Nobel Prize laureate, born in Mexico City (d. 1998; @84) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Henry Morgan,
American comedian and TV panelist (I've Got a Secret, Arena), born in New
York City (d. 1994; @79, lung cacer) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Patrick Magee
[McGee], Northern Irish actor (A Clockwork Orange; Barry Lyndon), born in
Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 1982; @60, heart attack) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Cesar Chavez (1927-1993; @66, natural causes) Disgraced American farm labor leader (United Farm Workers), born in
Yuma, Arizona φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (23-time NHL All Star; NHL:
Detroit Red Wings; WHA: Houston Aeros), born in Floral, Saskatchewan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Liz Claiborne (1929-2007;
@78, cancer) American fashion designer,
entrepreneur and founder of Liz Claiborne Inc, born in Brussels, Belgium φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
φ φ φ φ φ Richard
Chamberlain (1934-2025; @90) American stage and screen actor (Dr. Kildare
(TV series); Shōgun; The Thorn Birds), born in Beverly Hills,
California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ
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