May 8,
2021 Week: 18 Day: 126
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Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 5% |
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Local: H 73°\ L 36° |
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Wind: 7mph/ Gusts: 13mph EXTREME Risk of Fire:
Active fire: 33mi Nearest Lightning: 230mi. |
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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
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Teen CEO Month |
Weekly Observations
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Ramadan |
Thru 5/11 |
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International
Wildlife Film Week Link |
Thru
5/15 |
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National Playground Safety Week
Link |
Thru
30 |
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Be Kind To Animals Week |
2-8 |
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Children's Book Week National Sun Safety Week Link Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox
Week Link |
3-9 |
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(World)
Dystonia Awareness Week Link |
3-11 |
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6-12 |
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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
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
