Apr 20

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Apr 20, 2019 Week: 16 \ Day: 111

86004:   H 69° \ L 30° \ Average Sky Cover: 5% 

Wind:   7mph\Gusts:  10mph Visibility: 10 mi

Nearest wildfire:  262mi. Nearest lightning:  1096mi

Record High: 78°[1989]   Record Low: 8°[1966]

Mar Averages: 59°\28° (3 days with rain)

Today’s Quote

No matter what people tell you,

words and ideas can change the world.

Robin Williams

Random Tidbits

Tax protesters raise a number of different kinds of arguments, these typically include constitutional arguments, such as claims that the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution was not properly ratified or that it is unconstitutional generally, or that being forced to file an income tax return violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

These arguments rarely work out for them.

Observances This Week

Passiontide: 7-20
Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week: 14-20 Link 
Holy Week: 14-21
National Karaoke Week: 14-20
National Dog Bite Prevention Week:14-20 Link 
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week: 14-20
National Student Employment Week: 14-20   Link
Pan American Week: 14-20
World Irish Dancing Week: 14-21
Cleaning For A Reason Week: 18-24
Consumer Awareness Week: 18-23
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week: 18-23
National Dance Week: 19-28 Link 
Global Youth Service Days: 19-21 
National Park Week: 20-28  Link
Passover: 20-27

Observances for Today

Auctioneers Day
Comcast Cares Day  Link
Chinese Language Day Link
Husband Appreciation Day 
International Cli-Fi Day
International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day
Look Alike Day

National Cheddar Fries Day Link
National Health Care Decisions Day: thru 22 Link

National Pineapple Upside-down Cake Day

National Pot Smokers Day Link
Take Your Parents To The Playground Day  Link

Volunteer Recognition Day

My Rambling Thoughts

Another great spring day.

Hope you are enjoying your Good Friday. Back in the day, as a child, we would get dressed up and go with another family to several of the large Catholic churches in Denver. The other family was Catholic and there were 6-8 kids around our age. All I remember doing is walking into the churches, saying a prayer, waiting a few minutes, and leaving to head to the next church. It is a good memory.

It’s been 20 years since Columbine. It is so hard to believe how much this country has changed since that fateful day. Still no way to stop these horrific acts. When I was in school it was the fire drill and a couple of ‘duck & cover’ drills. Now every school has regular lockdown drills. The way first responders react to a real act has changed. But, people can still buy automatic weapons and huge magazines and kill so many. And the numbers of innocent children just keeps rising.

PUZZLE OF THE DAY

Answer at the bottom of this page

The favorite foods of Megan, Michael, Sergi, and Jana are written below. Each person has a different favorite food. Use the following food clues to match the people with their favorite foods.

1. Michael likes ketchup and mustard on his favorite food.

2. Jana is allergic to cheese.

3. Sergi eats his favorite food on a bun.

4 Sometimes for something different, Michael makes his food into corn dogs.

What are each kid’s favorite food?

Write the name of the person next to their favorite foods.

Chicken Drumstick:

Hot Dog in a bun:

A slice of Pizza:

A hamburger in a bun:

Today’s Significant Historical Events

1600’s

1611 First known performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth at the Globe Theatre, London, recorded by Simon Forman

1800’s

1828 Frenchman René Caillié is the first non-Muslim to enter Timbuktu, returns to win 10,000 franc prize from Société de Géographie

1836 Territory of Wisconsin created

1862 First pasteurization test completed by Frenchmen Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard

1879 1st mobile home (horse drawn) used in a journey from London & Cyprus

1900’s

1902 Marie and Pierre Curie isolate the radioactive element radium chloride

1914 US President W Wilson, having dispatched more naval ships to Mexico, asks a joint session of Congress to approve armed force if necessary; Congress approves

1918 Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the following day

1962 New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North

1974 'The Troubles', the Northern Ireland conflict between republican and loyalist paramilitaries, British security forces, and civil rights groups, claims its 1000th victim

1979 President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit which swam up to his fishing boat in Plains, Georgia

1980 Cubans begin to arrive in US from Mariel boatlift

1983 President Reagan signs a $165B bail out for Social Security

1985 Karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean & jerk lift

1985 ATF raid on The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord compound in northern Arkansas

1999 Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School, Colorado

2000’s

2010 The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes, killing 11 and causing the rig to sink, causing a massive oil discharge into the Gulf of Mexico and an environmental diaster

2018 Mexican court bars sales of controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie doll

Birthdays Today

1870 Maulvi Abdul Haq,

(d. 1961: @91)

Pakistani scholar, Father of Modern Urdu,

born in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh

1889 Adolf Hitler,

[Alois Schicklgruber]

(d. 1945: @56: suicide)

Austrian-born German dictator and Führer of Nazi Germany

(1936-45),

born in Gasthof zum Pommer, Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary

1951 Luther Vandross,

(d. 2005: @54: heart attack)

American rock vocalist (Dance with my Father),

born in NYC, New York

80’s

82- George Takei,

American actor (Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets),

born in Los Angeles, California

81- Johnny Tillotson,

American singer (Gidget, Poetry in Motion),

born in Jacksonville, Florida

70’s

78- Ryan O'Neal,

American actor (Love Story, Paper Moon),

born in Los Angeles, California

70- Jessica Lange,

American actress (King Kong, Tootsie, American Horror Stories),

born in Cloquet, Minnesota

40’s

49- Shemar Moore,

actor (Malcolm-Young & Restless, Criminal Minds),

born in Oakland, California

47- Carmen Electra

[Tara Leigh Patrick],

American model and actress (Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans),

born in Sharonville, Ohio

43- Joey Lawrence,

American actor (Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental),

born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

20’s

29- Carlos Valdes,

actor (Arrow, The Flash)

Historical Obits Today

90’s

@98-2010 Dorothy Height,

American civil rights and women's rights activist

(National Council of Negro Women)

80’s

@81-1993 Cantinflas

[Mario Moreno],

Mexican actor (Around World in 80 Days, Pepe)

70’s

@73-1812 George Clinton,

American soldier and 4th Vice President (1805-12), and

1st Vice President to die in office

60’s

@68-1992 Benny Hill

[Alfred Hawthorn Hill],

British comedian (The Benny Hill Show),

dies of a heart attack

@64-1912 Bram Stoker,

Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula)

40’s

@48±-1769 Pontiac,

Ottawa Indian leader,

murdered by a Peoria warrior

Puzzle answer:

Chicken Drumstick:  Jana

Hot Dog in a bun: Michael

A slice of Pizza: Megan

A hamburger in a bun: Sergi