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Flagstaff Almanac: Week: 14/ Day: 95 Today: H 64°…L 25°
Averages: H
55° L 26°
Records: H 74°(1961)…L 5°(1977)
Wind: ave: 14mph; Gusts: 23mph Ave. humidity: 50%
Quote of the Day
Today’s Historical Highlights
1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in
Athens…1896
Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to
Helen Keller…1887
Elvis Presley records his debut single,
"That's All Right"…1954
Firestone Co put their inflatable tires into
production…1923
Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies,
sentenced to death…1951
Lt Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced
to life; released in 1974…1971
St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary
bishop…456
World Trade Center, then tallest building
opens in NYC (110 stories)…1974
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Birthday To: ♪. ♪
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
Free Rambling Thoughts
A good day in Flagstaff, with lots of clouds in the afternoon…rain is probably only a dream, but still nice.Mary and I had lunch today. Cheryl was busy with her grandkids who are visiting during their spring break. Mary has been sick this week with allergies…the joy of spring in Flagstaff. I have been a little stuffy today as pollen counts are fairly high. She had a good time with her grandkids in Phoenix over Easter. She had some really nice pics with both kids in their Easter finery. The Chicago grandkids got their Easter baskets from grandma a little late, but were really appreciated.This N. Korea thing just won’t go away…now there is a fear that some loudmouthed congressmen may have made the situation worse. In today’s world not everyone in the world is used to people being able to babble on endlessly about things without the government silencing them. If the person makes a statement and the government doesn’t silence them, it is considered agreement. It reminds me of an old saying ‘loose lips sink ships’.
Game
Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain Teasers
Can you decipher this rebus: M1y 1Li1f1e
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Hint:
How many numbers are there?
Lifestyle
Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
Origins of Phrases
Bad Hair Day
Meaning
A day on which one's hair seems unmanageable. Also extended to mean a day when everything seems to go wrong.
OriginThis first came into prominence in the language following its use in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Buffy (Kristy Swanson) to the one-armed vampire Amilyn (Paul Reubens):"I'm fine but you're obviously having a bad hair day.".The phrase was already known by that date but not very widely used. In July 1988 the Press Democrat, a Santa Rosa, California newspaper printed:"Even those who emerge from the sea to casually braid their shiny wet vines into a thick coil with a hibiscus on the end also have bad-hair days.".Whether that's where the term was coined isn't certain, although it is a strong contender. There are many hearsay reports that it is much earlier, but no hard evidence has emerged to support them.
Ok, then?
Harper’s Index
Portion of the total US corn crop that goes to make ethanol: 2/5
Picture of the Day: Rainforest Primates
Unusual Fact of the Day
Crossword puzzles became such a hit in the mid-1920s that women’s fashion adopted the motif, printing grids on clothes, shoes, and jewelry.
Joke-of-the-day
A man asks a trainer in the gym: "I want to impress that beautiful girl, which machine can I use?"
The trainer replied; “Use the ATM outside the gym!!!"
Rules of Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
WORKING FOR AN AIRLINE
For each hour of paid flight time, airline schedules require pilots to be away from home four hours.
Yeah, It Really Happened
SALT LAKE CITY - Police in Salt Lake City said a man charged with setting fire to his wife's clothing while she slept was upset about the woman's snoring. Investigators said they responded last week to the home of Bryce Ray Whitaker, 60, on a report of a fire, the (Salt Lake City) Deseret News reported. Whitaker told officers he lit a candle on his gas stove and used it to ignite his wife's pants and a box while she took a nap. He said he decided to light the fire after he and the woman argued about "her snoring and her stuff." Police said Whitaker woke his wife up when the fire got out of control and they fled the house. Whitaker was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with a first-degree felony count of aggravated arson.
Somewhat Useless Information
- The Snickers candy bar was named after the family horse by its creators, Frank and Ethel Mars. When it was first introduced in 1929, a Snickers bar sold for only a nickel.
- During World War II, Heath bars were chosen as part of U.S. soldiers' rations because of their long shelf life. M&M's also were often included because of their resistance to melting.
- Although the Curtiss Candy Company insisted that the Baby Ruth bar was named in honor of President Cleveland's daughter Ruth; skeptics, however, believe it was more likely an attempt to cash in on the popularity of baseball player Babe Ruth without paying royalties.
- The 3 Musketeers bar, introduced in 1932, was originally composed of three separate pieces of candy with vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavorings.
- The Milky Way candy bar was originally supposed to taste like malted milk. The founder of the Mars company came up with the idea at a local visit to a malt shop. Milky Way was born in 1923.
- William H. Luden created the 5th Avenue bar. However, Luden is best known for his cough drops.
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
31-4/6
National Week Of The Ocean
1-7
The APAWS Pooper
Scooper Week
Explore Your Career Options
Golden RuleWeek
Laugh at Work Week
Medication Safety Week
4-10
Explore Your Career Options
Golden RuleWeek
Laugh at Work Week
Medication Safety Week
4-10
Testicular Cancer
Awareness Week
Hate Week
Today Is
Go For Broke Day
Hospital
Admitting Clerks Day
National Deep
Dish Pizza Day
National Walk To
Work Day
~China: National
Tomb-Sweeping Day/Qing Ming Festival
~Taiwan: National Tomb-Sweeping Day
~Taiwan: National Tomb-Sweeping Day
Today’s Events through History
1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC)…1768
After being removed from Illinois in 1831,
Black Hawk, and his SAC followers lived in Iowa. Wanting to return to their old
home land, today, Black Hawk, and almost 1000 of his tribe, will cross the
Mississippi River back into Illinois. Not much later, they will be attacked by
the whites…1832
Fox TV network premieres showing Married With
Children & Tracey Ullman…1987
International internet group Anonymous hack
several Chinese bureaus in opposition to censorship…2012
Lava Lamp Day celebrated…1965
Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip
to England…1621
Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess
of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices…1895
Today’s Birthdays
In their 70’s
Max Gail, (Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab, Normal
People) is 70
Michael Moriarty, TV actor is 72
Colin Powell, general/asst to president (Nat
Sec Affairs) is 76
In their 50’s
Vince Gill, country singer (When I Call Your
Name) is 56
Remembered
for being born today
Bette Davis, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage,
Jezebel) [1905-1989]
Arthur Hailey, novelist (Hotel, Airport) [1920-2004]
Thomas Hobbes, philosopher (Leviathan) [1588-1679]
Joseph Lister, physician (founded aseptic
surgery) [1827-1912]
Gregory Peck, actor (To Kill a Mockingbird,
MacArthur) [1916-2003]
Gale Storm, actr (My Little Margie, Gale Storm
Show) [1922-2009]
Spencer Tracy, actor (Father's Little
Dividend, Adam's Rib) [1900-1967]
Elihu Yale, philanthropist founded Yale [1649-1721]
Today’s Historical Obits
Kurt Cobain, grunge rocker (Nirvana)…suicide…1994…at
27
Saul Bellow, Canadian born writer, Nobel
laureate…2005…at 89
Allen Ginsberg, beat poet…liver cancer…1997…at
80
Charlton Heston [John Charles Carter], Actor,
NRA…2008…at 84
Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire…kidney
failure…1976…at 72
Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific
theater-WW II)…1964…at 84
Gene Pitney, singer…heart disease…2006…at 66
Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools…1811…at
74
Sam Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart)…cancer…1992…at
74
Answer: Brain Teasers
For once in my life. (Four ones, in my life)
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel
free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet
sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned
that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there,
many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events
occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be
totally accurate.
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