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Almanac: Week: 21 \ Day: 142
May
Averages: 68°\35°
86004
Today: H 68°\L 39° Average Sky Cover: 50%
Wind
ave: 8mph\Gusts: 25mph
Ave. High: 70° Record High: 85°
(1984) Ave. Low: 35° Record
Low: 21° (1972)
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Observances Today:
Buy
a Musical Instrument Day
Don't
Fry Day
Harvey
Milk Day
Heat
Awareness Safety Day
International
Day for Biological Diversity
National
Maritime Day
National
Title Track Day
National
Wig Out Day
Victoria
Day
World
Goth Day
**
Neighbor
Day (Rhode Island)
Canadian
Immigrants' Day (Canada)
National
Day (Yemen)
National
Heroes Day (Sri Lanka)
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Observances This Week:
16-22 National Safe Boating Week National Heritage Breeds Week
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week National Stationery Week
National Dog Bite Prevention Week National New Friends, Old Friends Week
National Medical Transcription Week
17-25 International Coaching Week National Backyard Games Week
Healthy and Safe Swimming Week National Educational Bosses' Week
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week National Stationery Week
National Dog Bite Prevention Week National New Friends, Old Friends Week
National Medical Transcription Week
17-25 International Coaching Week National Backyard Games Week
Healthy and Safe Swimming Week National Educational Bosses' Week
World
Trade Week
21-24 Mudbug Madness Week International Gay Square Dancing Week
National Polka Weekend)
Old-Time Player Piano Weekend
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Quote of the Day
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US Historical Highlights for Today
1803 - 1st
public library opens (Connecticut)
1807 - Former VP
Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond, Va (acquitted)
1807 - Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored
carbonated drinks (Phila)
1842 - Farmers
Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns in
NY state when they stumble upon a large gaping
hole in the ground
1843 - 1st
wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon
1849 - Abraham
Lincoln receives a patent (only US president to do so) for a
device to lift a boat over shoals and
obstructions
1851 - As one of the
last conflicts in the "Mariposa Indian
Wars" in California,
a large group of Yosemite Indians are captured at Lake Tenaija.
1856 - Violence
in the US Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner
1863 - General Ulysses
S. Grant begins siege on Vicksburg
1863 - War Dept establishes Bureau of Colored Troops
1868 - Great
Train Robbery-7 men (Reno Brother) make off with $98,000 in cash
1894 - Dr. A. E. Douglass
selected a site at Flagstaff for the Lowell Observatory
1906 - Wright Brothers patent an aeroplane
1926 - "Five
Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1
1933 - World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st
celebrated
1943 - 1st jet
fighter is tested
1947 - "Truman
Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece
1953 - US
President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill
1961 - 1st revolving restaurant (Top Of The Needle
in Seattle) opens
1964 - LBJ presents "Great Society"
1990 - Microsoft releases Windows 3.0
1992 - Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of
Tonight Show
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Today’s World Events through History
1455 - Opening
battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses
1799 - Napoleon makes
statement in support of re-establishing Jerusalem for Jews
1840 - The
transporting of British convicts to New South Wales colony abolished
1858 - Confederación
Granadina (now Colombia) forms
1897 - The
Blackwall Tunnel, London, under the River Thames was officially opened
1906 - 10th
anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
1919 - Andrew
E. Douglass establishes the relative dates of two archaeological
sites using ancient wood samples, marking a
major step forward in the
dating of archaeological sites
1933 - Loch
Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay
1936 - Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as
1936 - Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as
the national airline of the Republic of
Ireland
1954 - Robert
Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed
1957 - South Africa government approves race
separation in universities
1971 - A British soldier is killed by members of
the Official IRA in Belfast
1972 - Over 400 women in Derry attack the offices
of Official Sinn Féin in Derry,
North Ireland, following the shooting of
William Best by the Official IRA
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♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today
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My Rambling Thoughts
Nice day but a little windy.
Had a good Greek lunch with Mary and Cheryl. Cheryl is getting
ready for her summer travel—1st to CA to see her son, then back to
Michigan to see other family. She leaves in a few weeks. Mary is busy with her
two dogs. They were glad to get all the Tuba updates.
Interesting time getting my haircut. The cutter was a new young
guy. It is a little shorter than I wanted, but summer is coming and it is fine.
He is born and raised in Flag but is planning to pack a bag and head for Morocco.
He is Mexican/French with a little Native. We talked about some of my trips,
but never really got a handle on why he picked Morocco. He just wants to go and
walk around. It is a Sunni country with a constitutional monarchy—neither of
which he knew. It will be interesting to see if he goes.
An NPR reporter, Steve Inskeep, has published a new book,
Jacksonland, a story about Pres Jackson and John Ross, a Cherokee leader. It
centers around the time of the Trail of Tears. I’ve heard him on several
interview shows and it sure sounds like a book worth reading. His big points in
today’s interview was that both Jackson and Ross were slave owners, both were
very flawed, and that he tried hard not to use the generic Indian but to
recognize them by their tribal names. Hope it does well.
With the long weekend, I’m taking a break from this blog. It will
return on Monday. No big plans, but I’m sure something will come up. LOL
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
When
I went to the store, I purchased four items. The following shows the cost of
three of the items:
$1.50
$3.00
$4.00
The line to the checkout was pretty long, so to quench my boredom I started playing with my pocket calculator while waiting.
I found out, to my surprise, that the four prices of the four items I purchased added to the same number as I got when I multiplied the four prices together.
What was the price of the fourth item?
$1.50
$3.00
$4.00
The line to the checkout was pretty long, so to quench my boredom I started playing with my pocket calculator while waiting.
I found out, to my surprise, that the four prices of the four items I purchased added to the same number as I got when I multiplied the four prices together.
What was the price of the fourth item?
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Found on You Tube with some
relevance to today
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***NEW***…China
Facts…
In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed
by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the
evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3
magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it
a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
…Cool
Facts…
There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every
time a Facebook friend likes your status.
Elephants are among the most emotional creatures in the world -
they have even been known to rescue other animals, such as trapped dogs.
…Flagstaff,
AZ History…
75 YEARS AGO-1940
City firemen were called to the home of W. O. Barrett on Summit
Avenue at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The $550 worth of damage was caused by ashes in
the wood box.
Installing butane? We are prepared to service your butane
appliances. Cooking the modern convenient way is both quick and efficient.
Flagstaff Furniture Co.
Claude Thompson has purchased a Ford tractor from Bob Motors to use
on his ranch near Red Lake.
Standard Oil is building a 15,000-gallon plant south of the
underpass. Coconino Gas and Equipment has the exclusive distributorship in
Coconino County.
…Harper’s
Index…
35: Days a schizophrenic
inmate in NC was held in solitary confinement before dying of thirst last March
…Revisited
History…
Neuroscientist David Eagleman believes every human's consciousness
lags at least 80 milliseconds behind actual events.
…Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Immune to charges of “looking goofy,” basketball player Rick Barry
shot his free throws underhanded. The technique was as successful as it was
dorky: Barry retired in 1980 with a combined ABA/NBA rate of success of 89.3%
at the free-throw line, which at the time was the best in history.
…Water
Facts…
Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it
travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.
Somewhere between 70 and 75 percent of the earth’s surface is
covered with water.
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2 jokes
for the day
Trying to come to the aid of his Dad, who was
stopped by an officer for speeding, the mischievous child piped up,
“Yeah? Well, if we were speeding, so were you!”
“Yeah? Well, if we were speeding, so were you!”
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A very intelligent boy was fortunate enough to
be receiving a far better education than his parents had enjoyed, and his
vocabulary far outstripped theirs. One day he came home from school and said
“Mommy, may I relate to you a narrative?”
“What’s a narrative, Gerald?” she asked.
“A narrative, Mommy, is a tale.”
“Oh, I see,” said his mother nodding, and Gerald told her his story. At bedtime as he was about to go upstairs he said, “Shall I extinguish the light Mommy?”
“What’s extinguish?” she asked.
“Extinguish means to put out, Mommy,” said brainy Gerald
“Oh, I see. Yes, certainly.”
The next day the clergyman came to tea and the family dog began to make a nuisance of himself, as a dog will, by begging for goodies from the table.
“Gerald,” said his mother, trying to impress
“Take that dog by the narrative and extinguish him!”
“What’s a narrative, Gerald?” she asked.
“A narrative, Mommy, is a tale.”
“Oh, I see,” said his mother nodding, and Gerald told her his story. At bedtime as he was about to go upstairs he said, “Shall I extinguish the light Mommy?”
“What’s extinguish?” she asked.
“Extinguish means to put out, Mommy,” said brainy Gerald
“Oh, I see. Yes, certainly.”
The next day the clergyman came to tea and the family dog began to make a nuisance of himself, as a dog will, by begging for goodies from the table.
“Gerald,” said his mother, trying to impress
“Take that dog by the narrative and extinguish him!”
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Yep, It
Really Happened
SKAGAFJORDUR, Iceland (UPI) - An Icelandic public TV network aired
24 hours of live sheep birthing to give the country's residents "insight
into the traditional farming life." RUV, the Icelandic National
Broadcasting Service, ran a live feed from a farm in Skagafjordur from noon
Thursday until noon Friday to bring the lambing season to living rooms across
the country. "The sheep birthing season is an unforgettable time for those
able to see the little lambs being born into this world," RUV said on its
website. The broadcaster also kept up with the action on Twitter, posting a
series of pictures from the lambing marathon. The event was inspired by
"slow television" broadcasts by Norwegian public TV network NRK,
which previously aired a 12-hour knitting marathon, a 12-hour program of wood
burning and a 100-hour marathon of chess.
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Somewhat
Useless Information
*--
You Know You're Too Stressed If... --*
1.
The Sun is too loud.
2. You wonder if brewing is really a necessary step for the consumption of coffee.
3. You ask the drive-thru attendant if you can get your order to go.
4. You and Reality file for divorce.
5. Antacid tablets become your sole source of nutrition.
6. You can hear mimes.
7. Losing your mind was okay, but when the voices in your head quieted, it was like losing your best friend.
8. You can achieve a "Runner's High" by sitting up.
2. You wonder if brewing is really a necessary step for the consumption of coffee.
3. You ask the drive-thru attendant if you can get your order to go.
4. You and Reality file for divorce.
5. Antacid tablets become your sole source of nutrition.
6. You can hear mimes.
7. Losing your mind was okay, but when the voices in your head quieted, it was like losing your best friend.
8. You can achieve a "Runner's High" by sitting up.
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Birthday’s Today
87 - T Boone Pickens, CEO (Shamrock, Mesa
Petroleum Co)
81 - Peter Nero, conductor/pianist (A Sunday
in NY)
77 - Richard Benjamin, director/actor
(Goodbye Columbus, He & She)
73 - [Theodore] Ted Kaczynski, Evergreen Park Illinois,
terrorist (Unabomber)
45 - Naomi Campbell, model/actress (Cool as Ice,
Unzipped)
36 - Maggie Q (Margaret Denise Quigley),
American actress
33 - Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater
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Remembered for being born today
- Mary
Cassatt, US, Impressionist painter (Woman Bathing) 1844-1926@82
- Arthur
Conan Doyle, UK, author Sherlock Holmes 1859-1930@71
- Johnny
Olson, TV announcer (Price is Right) 1910-1985@70
- Richard
Wagner, German composer (Ring, Flying Dutchman) 1813-1883@69
- Susan
Strasberg, actress (In Praise of Older Women, Manitou) 1938-1999@60
- Harvey
Milk, Woodmere New York, politician and gay activist 1930-1978@48
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Historical Obits Today
Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les
Miserables)-1885@83
Margaret
Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's)-1972@80
Rocky
Graziano, boxer/writer/actor, heart failure-1990@71
Martha
Washington, 1st US First Lady-1802@70
Langston
Hughes, American poet\playwright, prostate cancer-1967@65
Claude
McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Home to Harlem), heart attack-1948@57
Joan
Davis, actress (I Married Joan), heart attack-1961@53
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Brain Teasers Answers
The three prices add to 1.50 + 3.00 + 4.00 = $8.50.
The three prices multiply to 1.50 x 3.00 x 4.00 = $18.00.
You might be able to see that adding another $0.50 will take the total to $9.00, and multiplying by another $0.50 will take the product to $9.00 also, but the answer can also be found using algebra. Let's call the unknown price P:
1.50 + 3.00 + 4.00 + P = 1.50 x 3.00 x 4.00 x P
8.50 + P = 18.00 x P
8.50 = 18.00 x P - P
8.50 = 17.00 x P
8.50/17.00 = P
P = 0.50.
The three prices multiply to 1.50 x 3.00 x 4.00 = $18.00.
You might be able to see that adding another $0.50 will take the total to $9.00, and multiplying by another $0.50 will take the product to $9.00 also, but the answer can also be found using algebra. Let's call the unknown price P:
1.50 + 3.00 + 4.00 + P = 1.50 x 3.00 x 4.00 x P
8.50 + P = 18.00 x P
8.50 = 18.00 x P - P
8.50 = 17.00 x P
8.50/17.00 = P
P = 0.50.
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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 contains
mistakes and sadly once 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.
§…And That Is All
for Now…§
