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Mar. 23, 2020 Week: 13 Day: 83

86004: H 59° \ L 31° \ Average Sky Cover: 65%

Wind: 6mph\Gusts: 10mph Visibility: 10 mi

Nearest lightning: 589mi.; Nearest active fire: 131mi.

Record High: 67°[1990] Record Low: -1°[1973]

Mar. Averages: 53°\19° (6 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling,

but in rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela

Random Tidbits

Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969!

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!

There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!

Observations This Week

Orthodox Lent: 2-4/10International Dark Sky Week: 19-26  Link
National Cherry Blossom Festival: 20-4/12 Link  
Internat'l Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination: 21-27Health Information Professionals Week: 22-28 Link
International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week: 22-28  National Agriculture Week: 22-28
National Cleaning Week: 22-28 (Last Week)
National Protocol Officer's Week: 22-28 

Observations for Today

National Puppy Day    Link    Link
National Chia Day  Link    Link
National Chip and Dip Day

National Tamale Day
Near Miss DayMelba Toast Day

OK Day  Link
World Meteorological Day

My Rambling Thoughts

High clouds but warm enough for a short walk. The nearby church parking lot was empty when it is usually filled with Sunday services. The church sign had a web address for the service.

About 2 months ago a new single mom with a pre-teen daughter moved in nearby. It was hard to miss their arrival. For three days various loaded pickups with the same flat bed trailer blocked the neighbor's vehicles for several hours twice a day. I saw them a couple of times after they moved in. I always said 'hi' but never got a response. Friday and Saturday, they moved out. They parked so that my neighbor's and I were trapped about 4 hours each day. Not a big deal, since most of us are staying home anyway. Since they were not very friendly, they won't be missed by me.

Have to get used to Sunday morning without the Sunday paper. I read it online, but it just isn't the same. Just keep telling myself, change is good.

Msg-ed with my brother in Mexico. All is good down there. It's 97° and cloudy. Such a hard life they have.

Stunned: The cases of Covid-19 on the Navajo Rez have been tied to a revival-type church meeting, where someone with Covid-19 attended the services, was seen coughing, and then the participants returned to various area of the Rez. Now cases are popping up in their communities. So sad.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

A group of campers have been on vacation so long, that they've forgotten the day of the week. The following conversation ensues.

Darryl: What's the day? I don't think it is Thursday, Friday or Saturday.

Tracy: Well that doesn't narrow it down much. Yesterday was Sunday.

Melissa: Yesterday wasn't Sunday, tomorrow is Sunday.

Ben: The day after tomorrow is Saturday.

Adrienne: The day before yesterday was Thursday.

Susie: Tomorrow is Saturday.

David: I know that the day after tomorrow is not Friday.

If only one person's statement is true, what day of the week is it?

Historical Events

1775 - Patrick Henry delivered his 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' speech at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Richmond, Virginia.

1839 - The initials 'O.K.' were first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for 'oll correct,' a popular slang misspelling of 'all correct' at the time.

1840 - John William Draper took the first successful photo of the Moon. Actually, a daguerreotype, a precursor of the photograph.

1857 - Elisha Otis's first elevator was installed at 488 Broadway New York City.

1956 - Pakistan became the first Islamic republic in the world.

1983 - President Ronald Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) now called "Star Wars" to the American discussion.

1983 - Dr. Barney C. Clark, the first recipient of a permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah's Medical Center after 112 days with the device.

1998 - James Cameron's Titanic won 11 Academy Awards.

2001 - The Russian space station, Mir, ended 15 years in orbit by burning up entering Earth's atmosphere, mostly burning up in the atmosphere, and splashing into the Pacific Ocean.

2016 GPR investigation of Shakespeare's tomb at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford concludes the Bard's skull probably has been stolen

2019 Italy signs up to China's Belt and Road Initiative with deals signed in Rome between Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Birthdays Today

@88-Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (d. 1998)

@72-Joan Crawford, actor (d. 1977; heart attack)

61-Moses Malone, NBA player

63-Amanda Plummer, actor

47-Jason Kidd, NBA player/coach

43-Keri Russell, actor

66-Chaka Khan, R&B singer

Puzzle Answer:

It is Wednesday. If it was any other day of the week, more than one statement would be true. To solve the riddle, evaluate each person's statement and write down what day it could be according to the statement. David's statement indicates it could be any day of the week except for Wednesday. When you list the days that it could be according to everyone's statement, it turns out Wednesday is the day mentioned only one time. Darryl: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday Tracy: Monday Melissa: Saturday Ben: Thursday Adrienne: Saturday Susie: Friday David: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday