May 30

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May 30, 2020 Week: 22 Day: 151

86004: H 88° \ L 52° \ Average Sky Cover: 15%

Wind: 9mph\Gusts: 15mph Visibility: 10 mi

Nearest lightning: 17mi.; Nearest active fire: 351mi.

Extreme Risk of Fire

Record High: 88°[2002] Record Low: 51°[1939]

May Averages: 68°\34° (3 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.

It's the life in your years."

-Abraham Lincoln

Random Tidbits

Urine was used as a mouthwash by ancient Romans

Human urine was so valuable to ancient Romans that it was collected from public urinals and even taxed when sold. Urine was used for many purposes, but most amusingly, it was used for dental hygiene. Romans used the urine to clean and whiten their teeth. The active ingredient being ammonia, which is a proven stain remover.

Observations This Week

National African Violet Week: 24-30
Healthy and Safe Swimming Week: 25-30 Link
National Backyard Games Week: 25-6/1
Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories: 25-31
Black Single Parents Week: 28-6/3
BookCon: 30-31 Cancelled due to COVID-19

Observations for Today

Artichoke Days: Thru 31  Link  Moved to August 8-9 due to COVID-19

Indianapolis 500 Anniversary
Loomis Day
Memorial Day (Traditional)
Mike, The Headless Chicken Day Link

Mint Julep Day
My Bucket's Got a Hole Day

National Creativity Day Link
National Nail Tech Day Link

Water a Flower Day

My Rambling Thoughts

Another hot day. I couldn't stand it any longer, so I got my haircut today. Last haircut was Feb. 19. All went well, everybody wearing masks. Feel so much better. And I am no longer shaggy. Yeah! While I was out I did my weekly grocery shopping and that too went well. I now have all the windows open with a very slight breeze helping keep me cool. Haha...I'm always cool, the breeze is helping to keep my body cool.

A grizzly bear attacked a hiker in Montana back in early April. She was killed by Rangers. Turns out she had 3 small cubs. Thankfully they were rescued and now have a new home at Bearizona, a rescue facility just outside Williams, AZ. Very cool.

Before taking off I watched CNN and saw the arrest of one of their reporters while on the air by state police in Minnesota. There was no violence during the arrest, but it sure looked like a police state. He and his crew were released a few hours later. The Governor held a press conference and apologized for the cops behavior. I'm beginning to understand that cop violence is only being in the news because of videos taken by passersby. So shameful. I also heard a guest on FOX news say: To build community trust the good cops have to stand up when they see fellow officers doing wrong. WOW! TRUE!!

Someone hacked into Ellie, our Focus Travel Club leader's email and sent emails to all her contacts asking for $$$. She spent several hours on the phone, changing her passwords, getting computer help to change everything, and has notified all her contacts that is isn't her. Several called her and a couple of people responded to the email and sent money. This is so sick and depraved. The lesson, never respond to an email from a friend asking for money without calling them to verify it is really them. These hackers are very sneaky and could care less who they hurt.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

You are driving in your car at night when magically three doors appear in front of you. A voice from them loudly tells you that behind the first door you will find diamonds. Behind the second door you will find gold and behind the third door you will find money. What door do you open first?

Historical Events

1431 Hundred Years' War: 19 year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France

1539 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto's expedition of 10 ships and 700 men lands in Florida

1631 - Gazette de France, the first French newspaper, began publication.

1806 - Future US President Andrew Jackson participated in a duel, killing Charles Dickinson. Dickinson shot first, wounding Jackson, but Jackson's shot at Dickinson was fatal. Most of Andrew Jackson's duels were for the questioned honor of his wife, Rachel.

1898 - Chemist Morris William Travers discovered the element krypton (Kr), the element, not the planet.

1906 Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened

1922 Completed Lincoln Memorial dedicated by US Chief Justice William H. Taft in front of 50,000

1911 - The inaugural Indianapolis 500 was run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana.

1922 - The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington DC.

1966 - Launch of Surveyor 1, the first US spacecraft to land on an extraterrestrial body (the Moon).

1967 Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles in Gardena, California

1967 Argentinian author Gabriel García Márquez's most important work "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is published in Buenos Aires

2005 - American student Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. Most people believe that Joran van der Sloot had something to do with it.

2019 Two new studies find eating processed foods leads to an early death and ill health published in "British Medical Journal"

Birthdays Today

@81- Voice Actor Mel Blanc (d. 1989)

77-Football Star Gale Sayers (1943)

@77-Jazz Clarinetist Benny Goodman (d. 1986; heart attack)

56-Country Singer Wynonna Judd [Christina Claire Ciminella]

45-R&B Singer CeeLo Greeen

Puzzle Answer:

Your car door.