May 21,
2021 Week: 20 Day: 141
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Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 5% |
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Local: H 74°\ L 42° |
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Wind: 12mph/ Gusts: 25mph
Red Flag Day EXTREME Risk of Fire:
Active fire: 297mi Nearest Lightning: 541mi. |
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May Averages: 68°/34° (3 days w/moisture) |
Today’s Quote
Nothing great in the
world has been accomplished without passion.
~Georg Wilhelm
Random Tidbits
In 1903, the Binney &
Smith company made the first box of Crayola crayons costing a nickel and
containing eight colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown, and
black. On average, children between the ages of two and seven color 28 minutes
every day.
Humor
Lewis Black on Boston traffic: “The last person to get across that
town in under three hours was yelling, ‘The British are coming! The British are
coming!'”
Real Cities
Elephant Butte, New Mexico is a city in Sierra County,
New Mexico, United States, located near Elephant Butte Reservoir and Elephant
Butte Lake State Park. The population was 1,431 at the time of the 2010 census.
True Things
Entrepreneurial
Spirit
Good Fortune Burger
in Toronto has renamed some if its menu items as office supplies as a
not-so-underhanded way to help customers get reimbursed for lunch, the National
Post reported, and perhaps boost sales. The restaurant's Fortune Burger is now
the Basic Steel Stapler, and Parm Fries will appear on a receipt as CPU
Wireless Mouse. Director of operations Jon Purdy said the restaurant "just
wanted an opportunity to put a smile on some people's faces and have them have
a little bit of a giggle." [National Post, 3/4/2021]
Weekly Observations
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National Playground Safety Week
Link |
Thru
30 |
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Cannes
Film Festival |
11-22 |
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EMS (Emergency Medical
Services) Week Link National
Medical Transcription Week Link |
16-22 |
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National Foul Ball Week |
16-21 |
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17-23 |
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Health Information
Professionals Week Link |
18-24 |
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Fleet Week (NY) |
20-26 |
Today’s Observations
American Red Cross Founder's Day
Endangered Species
Day Link
End of the World or Rapture Party Day (Prediction) Link
I Need A Patch For That Day
International Defense Transportation Day
International Virtual
Assistants Day
NASCAR Day Link
National Bike to Work Day Link
National Endangered Species Day
National Pizza Party Day Link
National Strawberries and Cream Day
National Waitstaff Day National Waiters and Waitresses Day
Sister Maria Hummel Day
Talk Like Yoda DayWorld Day
for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Red Flag windy day. I had lunch with Mary today. Good conversation,
good food, good time.
Coconino County, the county I live in, is third in the state for
income at median income $50,460. On the high side, 24.7% earn more than $100K.
No wonder prices are so high.
The Navajo Tribe has surpassed the Cherokee, making Navajo the largest
tribe in population at almost 400,000. Navajo has had the largest land mass for
decades.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
What building has the most stories?
Historical Events
1863 – Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle
Creek, Michigan.
1917 – The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 caused $5.5 million in damages,
destroying some 300, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one
fatality (a heart attack).
1955 – George B. Hansburg of Walker Valley, N.Y. was issued a patent
(#2,793,036) for his invention of an improved pogo stick.
1977 # 1 Hit May 21, 1977 – June 10, 1977: Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
1980 – The Coyote finally caught the Road Runner.
1980 – President Jimmy Carter declared a state of emergency at Love
Canal in Niagara Falls, New York – a toxic dumping site for Hooker Chemicals
and Plastics.
1999- All My Children actress Susan Lucci finally received an Emmy
award for her role as Erica Kane. She had been previously nominated a record 18
times with no win.
2005 – The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opened at
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
Birthdays Today
@39 – Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943,
pneumonia)
@76 – Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor (d. 1993; cancer)
70 – Al Franken, American comedic actor, screenwriter, and politician
Puzzle Answer
The library
