May 11,
2021 Week: 19 Day: 131
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Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 10% |
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Local: H 71°\ L 34 |
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Wind: 9mph/ Gusts: 10mph EXTREME Risk of Fire:
Active fire: 91mi Nearest Lightning: 395mi. |
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May Averages: 68°/34° (3 days w/moisture) |
Today’s Quote
An
effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.
Lydia
M. Child
Random Tidbits
While Tequila holds a
long and storied place in Mexican and Mexican-American celebratory traditions,
the margarita didn't even exist in 1862! While tequila, ice, lime, and sugar
all existed in 1862, they weren't brought together in the form of a margarita
until about 1930.
Humor
This is how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said,
“Gee, I’m enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn’t cold enough.”
—Richard Jeni
Real Cities
Castle Danger
Minnesota is an unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Lake County,
Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake
Superior.
Castle Danger is
located 11 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors. Gooseberry Falls State
Park is nearby.
True Things
Don't
Eat That!
Among
the treasures discovered at Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, England, is a 121-year-old
chocolate bar, still in its tin, commissioned by Queen Victoria for troops
fighting in the Second Boer War in South Africa, Reuters reported on March 31.
Oxburgh was the ancestral home of the Bedingfeld family for 500 years, and one
of them, Sir Henry Edward Paston-Bedingfeld, fought in that war; the chocolate
bar was discovered in his helmet case. "Although you wouldn't want it as
your Easter treat," mused Anna Forrest, cultural heritage curator at
Britain's National Trust, "it is still complete and a remarkable
find." On the lid, a message is inscribed in Queen Victoria's handwriting:
"I wish you a happy new year." [Reuters, 3/31/2021]
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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(World)
Dystonia Awareness Week Link |
3-11 |
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6-12 |
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National Public Gardens Week Link |
7-16 |
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Economic Development Week Link |
9-15 |
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Reading is Fun Week Link |
9-16 |
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National Etiquette Week |
10-14 |
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American Craft Beer Week Link |
10-16 |
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Cannes
Film Festival |
11-22 |
Today’s Observations
Eat What You Want Day
Free Cone Day (Haagen-Dazs) Cancelled
Hostess Cupcake Day Link
Mocha Torte Day
National Foam Rolling Day Link (Massage)
National Golf Day thru 12 Link
Root Canal Appreciation Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
It’s a nice warm, slightly breezy, great day to start the week. Doors
and windows open wide today!
It was nice to watch the Kentucky Derby and much of the pomp a couple
of weeks ago. Things seemed to be getting back to normal. Then the news that
the winning horse is being investigated for doping. The owner and the trainer
say it is a mistake, but Donald had to post ‘junky’ on his blog in talking
about the incident. He wants ‘innocent until proven guilty’ for himself and his
somewhat sleezy friends but won’t allow that for the horse. Typical.
Last night I watched the CNN special on Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going
On’. He recorded that 50 years ago and much is still pertinent today. It is
a good history lesson, much of which I don’t think I knew back then.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
89. Where does today come before yesterday?
Historical Events
868 – The first known dated printed book was the Diamond Sutra, a
Buddhist scripture. A citation included: “printed on 11 May 868, by Wang Chieh,
for free general distribution”.
1811 – The famous Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, were born of Chinese
parents in Siam (now Thailand).
1910 -Glacier National Park was established in Montana.
1942 – Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner, was published
1947 – B.F. Goodrich Co. announced the development of tubeless tires.
1949 – The first Polaroid cameras were sold for $89.95.
1980 – Bob Marley died from lung cancer
1985 – Fifty-six spectators died and more than 200 were injured in the
Bradford City stadium fire.
1997 – IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess champion, Garry
Kasparov.
2002 Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils
the Man with Two Hats monument in Ottawa and Apeldoorn (May 2), 2000,
symbolically linking both the Netherlands and Canada for their assistance
throughout the Second World War.
2009 An American soldier in Iraq opened fire on a counseling center at
Camp Liberty in Bagdhad leaving 5 other US soldiers dead and 3 soldiers wounded
2015 Record price for a work of art at auction: Picasso's The Women of
Algiers (Version ‘O’) sells for US$179.3 million at Christies in New York
2019 Carbon
dioxide levels in the earth's atmosphere hit levels not seen for 3 million
years at 415 parts per million, according to the Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii
2020 World Health Organization warns “extreme vigilance” needed as
many countries begin easing lockdowns
Birthdays Today
@101 –
Irving Berlin, Belarusian-American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
88 – Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader
@84 –
Salvador DalÃ, Spanish artist (d. 1989)
79 – Eric Burdon, English musician
@74 – Phil
Silvers, American comedic actor (d. 1985)
@31 – Cory
Monteith, Canadian actor [Glee], singer (d. 2013; OD)
Puzzle Answer
The dictionary
