April 19, 2026

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Week 17  Day 110 Flag Today  67°/47°                             Wind 2 mph Gusts - mph

Active Fire: 253 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme   Nearest Lightning: 762 miles away

Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Mostly Cloudy

April Averages: Temps: 60°\35°

 

Weekly Observations

13-20

International Dark Sky Week Link
Osteopathic Medicine Week
Link
17-23

National Pet ID Week Link  Link
17-26

National Park Week Link

18-23

Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
International Wildlife Film Week
Link

18-24

Cleaning For A Reason Week
Consumer Awareness Week
19-25

National Library Week Link
Administrative Professionals Week
Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week
Link 
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week
Disability Book Week
Link 
Fibroid Awareness Week
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 
Link
National Coin Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
Link
National Karaoke Week
National Infertility Awareness Week
Link
National Library Week
Link
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Pediatric Transplant Week
National Princess Week 
Link 
Numismatic Week ( National Coin Week)
 Link 
Transplant Nurses Week
 Link


20-22

Craft Brewers Week Link
20-24

Financial Practice Week
Health Information Professionals Week
Link
National Playground Safety Week 
Link
National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
Link Link Link Link
National Youth Violence Prevention Week
Link
Undergraduate Research Week
Link
20-25

Mule Days 21-5/2 

Daily Observations

4/20 Day
Boston Marathon (129th)
Chinese Language Day 
Link
International Cli-Fi Day Link
National Cheddar Fries Day 
Link
National Pot Smokers Day or National Weed Day 
Link  Link
Right To Read Day

Today’s Quotes                                                                 

 



Today’s Memes

 




Today’s Thoughts

It’s warm with high clouds. No precipitation in the forecast.

My brother is on his way to Spain for his long journey. He’s in Mexico City for a few days before his flight to Spain.

I was surprised yesterday when my local Walgreen’s Pharmacy was closed. I headed over early today to pick up my script. It turns out one of the two pharmacists got a promotion and there was no pharmacist to be there Saturday. This seems to be a corporate problem that could have been prevented with a little preparation.

I’m shocked by the shootings in Shreveport, Louisiana. There was a domestic situation at different locations. In total 8 children were killed and several others were wounded. The shooter was also shot and is expected to recover. 

 Famous Phrases You Might Be Getting Wrong

Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.”
 “Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York.”
“Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.”
“Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.”

Rebus returns

 

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Random historical facts you didn’t know

King Leopold II of Belgium is considered one of the worst mass murderers

Under Leopold’s rule, native people in the Congo Free State suffered mass mutilations and death by Belgians who treated the region as their own rubber plantation. Belgian authorities regularly punished people for missing work quotas by cutting off their hands.

 

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine

In 1834, ketchup was sold as a cure for an upset stomach by an Ohio physician named John Cook. It wasn’t until the late 19th century when it became a popular condiment 

Historic Events

 April in History

Rebus Answers

Get up and go                                                                               a cut above the rest / upper cut

Birthdays Today

George Takei (89 years old)

American actor (Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets), born in Los Angeles, California

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Jessica Lange (77 years old)

American actress (King Kong, Tootsie, American Horror Stories), born in Cloquet, Minnesota

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Shemar Moore [56 years old], American actor (The Young and the Restless, Criminal Minds), born in Oakland, California

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Carmen Electra (54 years old)

American model and actress (Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans), born in Sharonville, Ohio

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Joey Lawrence [50 years old], American actor (Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Miranda Kerr (43 years old)

Australian supermodel who was the 1st Victoria's Secret model from Australia, born in Sydney, Australia

 

Gone but not forgotten

Muhammad, Arabic prophet and founder of Islam (Quran), according to the Shi'a sect, note his exact birthdate is unknown and is observed according to the Islamic lunar calendar, born in Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (d. 632; @61-62)

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Philippe Pinel (1745-1826; @81)

French physician and father of modern psychiatry who developed a more humane approach to the custody and care of psychiatric patients, born in Jonquières, France

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Paul Poiret (1879-1944; @65)

French fashion designer and couturier who was the most fashionable dress designer before World War I, born in Paris

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Adolf Hitler (1889-1945; @56, suicide)

Austrian-born German dictator and Führer of Nazi Germany (1936-45), born in Gasthof zum Pommer, Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary

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Harold Lloyd, American silent and sound film actor, comedian, and director (Why Worry?; The Freshman; Safety Last!; The Sin of Harold Diddlebock), born in Burchard, Nebraska (d. 1971; @77, prostate cancer)

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George Stibitz, American mathematician and scientist (father of the modern digital computer), born in York, Pennsylvania (d. 1995; @90) 

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Stanley Marcus, American business executive, president and chairman of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus (1950-72; 1972-6), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2002; @96)

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Mother Angelica, Catholic American Franciscan nun, born in Canton, Ohio (d. 2016; @92)

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Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader ("Oye Como Va"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2000; @77, heart attack)

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Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter ("It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"; "Poetry In Motion"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2025; @86)

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Ryan O'Neal, American actor (Love Story; Paper Moon; What's Up, Doc?), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023; @82) 

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Felix Baumgartner, Austrian daredevil and the first skydiver to break the sound barrier, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 2025; @56, while powered paragliding

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…The End for today…

               

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