Apr 18

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Apr. 18, 2020 Week: 16 Day: 109

86004: H 66° \ L 33° \ Average Sky Cover: 50%

Wind: 4mph\Gusts: 12mph Visibility: 10 mi

Nearest lightning: 1715mi.; Nearest active fire: 131mi.

Record High: 79°[1989] Record Low: 15°[2013]

Apr. Averages: 60°\27° (3 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

-Helen Keller

Random Tidbits

Dolphins typically do not live alone, but rather in schools or pods. They have a complex social structure. Unlike most wild animals, dolphins spend a lot of time enjoying sex and foreplay that is not determined by being 'in season' or the urge to procreate.

While most wild animals avoid contact with humans, wild dolphins are known to play and associate with humans, especially children. Sadly, dolphin's most dangerous enemy is also humans.

Observations This Week

National Dog Bite Prevention Week:12-18 Link 
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week: 12-18 
National Student Employment Week: 12-18 Link
Orthodox Holy Week: 12-18
Pan American Week: 12-18 
World Hula Week: 12-18 
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week: 13-19 Link
Global Youth Service Days: 17-19 
National Dance Week: 17-26 Link CANCELLED due to COVID-19.
Cleaning For A Reason Week: 18-24
Consumer Awareness Week: 18-23
Just Pray No! Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting: 18-19  Link
National Park Week: 18-26  Link
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week: 18-23

Observations for Today

Adult Autism Day
Auctioneers Day
Husband Appreciation Day
International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day

International Day for Monuments and Sites   Link
International Juggler's Day

National Animal Crackers Day

National Columnists' Day   Link
National Ask An Atheist Day
Pet Owners Independence Day Link  Link
Record Store Day
World Amateur Radio Day Link
World Circus Day

My Rambling Thoughts

Nice day for a walk...so I did it.

More data about the virus is coming out everyday. Today I found that AZ peak resources use is Apr. 22; peak deaths will occur Apr. 23. CO had peak resources use on Apr 8 with peak deaths Apr. 8. NM has peak use on Apr. 21 with peak deaths on Apr. 22. So the new guidelines leave AZ waiting for quite a while. Colorado may begin reopening a lot sooner.

Then I also read this: When you read that the curve is flattening you can start lifting restrictions now is like saying the parachute slowed the rate of descent, so now you can take it off.

I get that this is a new virus, and that things change daily. I'm just tired of the whole mess.

Our retirement group did a 3-way today...a 3-way phone call...not as good as our lunches, but we caught up quite nicely.

The Rez is having another weekend lockdown...tonight at 5p until Monday at 5a. Stores closed, can only be in your home or yard. Police giving out $1000 fine for violators. A friend from Tuba has his 30-year-old nephew staying with him. The nephew's ex lost her grandmother to Covid19. He was asked to be a pall bearer. Only 5 could attend the burial service. My friend tried to talk him out of doing it, to no avail. The nephew wore a mask and gloves, came home, took his clothes off outside then put them in the washer while he showered. Hopefully he didn't bring the virus back. Very scary times.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Without it, I am dead.

If I am not, then then I am behind.

What am I?

Historical Events

1506 - The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica was laid.

1738 - Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") was founded in Madrid, Spain.

1775 - Paul Revere's Ride took place. He probably said "The Regulars are coming out" rather subtly since there were British Troops everywhere.

1846 - The first US Patent (#4,464) for a telegraph ticker that would print letters of the alphabet was issued to R.E. House of New York City.

1902 - Quetzaltenango, the second largest city of Guatemala, was destroyed by an earthquake.

1906 (Earthquake) At 5:13 AM, an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California.

1909 - Joan of Arc was beatified by the Catholic Church, the first step towrds sainthood. Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan on May 16, 1920.

1923 - Yankee Stadium, 'The House that Ruth Built', opened.

1924 - Simon & Schuster published the first crossword puzzle book.

1925 - The first Woman's World's Fair in US was officially opened in Chicago, Illinois, by First Lady Mrs Calvin Coolidge.

1930 - BBC reported there was no news, and then played out with piano music.

1966 - James M. Schlatter applied for a Patent (#3,492,131) for Peptide Sweetening Agents, an invention which eventually led led to the marketing of aspartame under the name NutraSweet

1983 - The Disney Channel began as a cable channel

1983 - A suicide bomber destroyed the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people.

1989 - In the People's Republic of China (PRC), student protests grew until the Chinese government eventually suppressed them in June, during what came to be known as the Tienanmen Square Massacre.

2012 - Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin' Eve died.

2014 - 16 people were killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest.

 Irish Journalist Lyra McKee shot to death covering riots in Derry, Northern Ireland with dissident republican group the New IRA claiming responsibility

Birthdays Today

@94-Actress, Barbara Hale (d. 2017)

@80-Lawyer, Clarence Darrow (1857)

75-Actress, Hayley Mills

59-Actress, Jane Leeves

57-TV host, Conan O'Brien

44-Actress, Melissa Joan Hart

41-Reality TV star, Kourtney Kardashian

@39-Murderess, Lucretia Borgia (d.1519 following child birth)

36-Actress, America Ferrera

Puzzle Answer:

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