May 8

 

 

 

May 8, 2021   Week: 18    Day:  126       

Visibility: 10 miles    Ave. Sky Cover:  5%

Local: H 73°\ L 36°

Wind:  7mph/ Gusts:  13mph

EXTREME Risk of Fire:  Active fire:  33mi

Nearest Lightning: 230mi.

May Averages: 68°/34° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Vincent Van Gogh

 

Random Tidbits

 

Inside some whales and dolphins are small bones that show they once had back legs and that their ancestors walked on land. These occasionally reappear as tiny rear flippers.

 

Humor

 

How do you know you live in Georgia? When all directions start with “Go down Peachtree …” and include the phrase “When you see the Waffle House …”

 

Real Cities

 

Accident, Maryland is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 325 at the 2010 census.[5]

A person from Accident is called an "Accidental”

 

True Things

 

Yikes!

An unnamed man emerged with his groceries from an Albertson's supermarket in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on March 28, to find that his car had been overtaken by a swarm of an estimated 15,000 honeybees, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department. The man, who had borrowed the car, had left the back window down during his 10-minute trip inside the store, and the bees took up residence in the back seat. The New York Times reported he called 911, and responding firefighters turned to Jesse Johnson, 37, an off-duty firefighter who keeps bees as a hobby. Johnson brought an empty hive box treated with lemongrass oil ("It really mimics the scent of the queen," he said) and lured the swarm out of the car. "I'll do anything to keep people from killing bees," Johnson said. [New York Times, 4/1/2021]

 

Monthly Observations

 

Teen CEO Month
Tennis Month
Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month
Textile Month  
Link
Tourettes Syndrome Awareness Month (5/15 - 6/15) Li`nk
Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month 
Link
Ultra-violet Awareness Month
Women's Health Care Month
Worldwide Home Schooling Awareness Month
Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month
National Family Month (5/12 to 6/16) 

 

Weekly Observations

 

Ramadan

Thru 5/11

International Wildlife Film Week Link

Thru 5/15  

National Playground Safety Week Link
National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week 
Link

Thru 30  

Be Kind To Animals Week  
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week   
Link 
Drinking Water Week   
Link 
Flexible Work Arrangement Week   
Goodwill Industries Week   
International Clitoris Awareness Week    

Nat’l Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week  
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week   
National Correctional Officer's Week    
National Family Week  
  
National Hug Holiday Week
National Root Canal Appreciation Week   
 Link  
National Small Business Week
National Tourism Week   
Link  
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week    Link
Public Service Recognition Week    
Link
National Pet Week   
Link  
Update Your References Week  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-8

Children's Book Week 

National Sun Safety Week Link
National WildflowerWeek 

Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week Link

 

3-9

(World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link

3-11

National Nurses Day and Week Link  Link

6-12 

National Public Gardens Week  Link

7-16

 

Today’s Observations

 

American Indian Day Link 
Bereaved Mother's Day 
Birthmother's Day  
Link
Child Care Provider Day or Daycare Provider Day 

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day Link 
Empanada Day

Free Trade Day Link
International Migratory Bird Day  
Link
Iris  Day

Letter Carrier's  Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day  Cancelled
Martin Z. Mollusk Day   Cancelled
Military Spouses Day  Mother Ocean Day 
National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day 
Link
National Archery Day 
 Link  
National Babysitters Day  

National Coconut Cream Pie Day

National Dog Mom's Day 
National Miniature Golf Day 
National Outdoor Intercourse Day

National Train Day

National Windmill Day 

No Socks Day

O. Henry Pun-off Day  Link  
Stay Up All Night 

Student Nurse Day  Link
Time of Remembrance & Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During The Second World War-9
V-E Day

World Belly Dance Day 
World Fair Trade Day 

World Migratory Bird Day 
World Ovarian Cancer Day 
Link
World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Nice day with no complaints.

The vaccine rollout is slowly moving forward. Sadly, Mississippi and Alabama have less than 25% of their people vaccinated. Colorado is ranked 17th and good old AZ is ranked 34th in total vaccines in arms.  

I learned a little more about the ‘audit’ that is taking place in AZ over our 2020 Presidential ballots. They are now scanning ALL ballots for fragments of bamboo because the head of the Cyber Ninjas read that in 1963…during JFK’s leadership, the Chinese Communists started their plan to destroy the American voting system. This ninja believes that the Chinese shipped 40K marked ballots to AZ where they somehow were dropped in ballot boxes in the Phoenix area. The people who believe this guy may want to buy a bridge I have for sale.

 

Daily Puzzle

Answer: bottom of the page

 

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves.

What am I?

 

Historical Events

 

1840 – The first U.S. photographic patent (#1,582) was issued to Alexander S. Wolcott of NYC

1886 – Coca-Cola was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.

1912 – Paramount Pictures was founded.

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

1945 – V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) was celebrated in America and Great Britain.

1961 – The first practical seawater conversion plant in the US was opened in Freeport, Texas.

1963 – Dr. No, starring Sean Connery, opened in theaters.

1976 – The New Revolution, the first steel roller coaster with a vertical loop, opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

1980 – The World Health Organization confirmed the eradication of smallpox.

1984 – The Soviet Union announced that they were boycotting the 1984 Olympics.

2010 – Betty White hosted Saturday Night Live, thanks to a push by fans on Facebook. She won an Emmy for her appearance.

2014 World's oldest astrolabe (mariner's navigator tool) c. 1498 from Portuguese shipwreck of explorer Vasco da Gama found near Al Hallaniyah Island, Oman

2018 President Trump pulls the US out of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal

2018 Largest-ever wave at 23.8m [78 feet] recorded in the South Hemisphere at Campbell Island by New Zealand scientists

2019 UK goes a week without using a coal-fired power station for first time in 137 years due to use of more renewable energy

2019 Singapore passes sweeping "anti-fake news" laws bill

 

Birthdays Today

 

95 – David Attenborough, host

@90 – Don Rickles, American comedian, actor (d. 2017)

@88 – Harry S. Truman, 33rd President (d, 1972)

@84 – Fulton J. Sheen [Peter John Sheen], Catholic archbishop (died in 1979)

77 – Gary Glitter, rock singer

@73 – Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (d. 2012; cancer)

@65 – Peter Benchley, American author, screenwriter (d. 2006; lung disease)

58 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress

46 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter

@45 – Ricky Nelson [Eric Hilliard Nelson], singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor (d. 1985; plane crash)

@39 – Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston, American boxer (d. 1970, OD)

 

Puzzle Answer

 

A bank

 

 

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