Apr 29

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Apr. 28, 2020 Week: 18 Day: 120

86004: H 75° \ L 43° \ Average Sky Cover: 15%

Wind: 9mph\Gusts: 13mph Visibility: 10 mi

Nearest lightning: 760mi.; Nearest active fire: 131mi.

Record High: 79°[1992] Record Low: 7°[1970]

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

Today’s Quote

"If life were predictable

it would cease to be life,

and be without flavor."

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Random Tidbits

The heaviest known organism

In Utah's Fishlake National Forest in Utah there lives a massive grove of trees called Pando, which is actually a single clonal colony of a male quaking aspen. Nicknamed the Trembling Giant, this enormous root system is comprised of some 47,000 stems that create the grove. All together - with all of the individual trunks, branches and leaves - this quivering organism weighs in at an estimated 6,600 short tons. It is the heaviest known organism on the planet, and perhaps even more impressive is its age. Conservative estimates put it at 80,000 years old, making it also the oldest living thing known to man.

The largest land animal

The African bush elephant holds the title for largest land animal. Reaching lengths of up to 24 feet and gaining heights of 13 feet, these beautiful gray beasts weigh in at 11 tons. Their trunks alone can lift objects of more than 400 pounds.

Have a smile

A friend sent these to me

Question:Why don't eggs make good quarterbacks?

Answer: When their defense cracks they are too quick to scramble.

Observations This Week

Festival of Ridvan: 19-5/1
International Mariachi Week: 22-29 Link
Ramadan: 23-5/23

National Scoop The Poop Week: 24-30
World Immunization Week: 24-30
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW): 26-5/3 Link
Preservation Week:26-5/2  Link (re: Libraries)Stewardship Week: 26-5/3 
National Playground Safety Week: 27-5/1 Link

Observations for Today

Denim Day Link

Greenery Day
International Dance Day Link
International Guide Dogs Day Link 
International Noise Awareness Day Link
National Shrimp Scampi Day

"Peace" Rose Day (The flower)
World Wish Day Link
Zipper Day

My Rambling Thoughts

A great spring day. Andy, my former boss and friend, decided they needed a gutter. He got all the stuff and I headed to his house about 9a...with mask and gloves. We worked on it about 30 minutes when he announced that he was calling the professionals at Home Depot. I must say I was pleased with his proclamation. Two 70+ guys on ladders with tools in hand was not my idea of being safe. We both agreed it would have been much about 25 years ago. Haha

The HOA crew came by yesterday and cleaned out our gutters. Today they are mowing, blowing, and cleaning up the front areas. Nice! Except when they are blowing, I have the windows and doors wide open. Spring is here for sure. This year's crew is great, after covering our vehicles with dust, they blew it off the entire vehicle. Nice!

Yesterday was the 2^nd day in a row with no Covid deaths in our county and also on the Rez. Things are looking up. Stay inside so it won't start up again.

So our dear leader has decided to call back all the West Point Grads so he can give a speech at their graduation. Being Military, the grads have to comply or face disciplinary action. Hopefully Dear Leader with rethink this.

While I was at my computer this morning I broke down and decided to get the e-edition of our local daily paper. They had a 3 month deal for $3 so I took it. I'll find out if I want to continue it.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

What one word can be added to the end of the following words to form new words?

back, down, for, home, in, on, out, sea, sky, to, up, way, west, wind

Historical Events

1429 - 17 year-old Joan of Arc arrived to relieve the Siege of Orléans.

1864 - Theta Xi fraternity was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,

1945 - The US Seventh Army's 45th Infantry Division liberated the Dachau concentration camp.

1945 - Adolf Hitler married his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker.

1953 - In the first 3D television broadcast, an episode of Space Patrol was shown on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.

1968 - Broadway Show - Hair (Musical) April 29 opening

1996 - TV Land network made its debut.
1996 - Broadway Show - Rent (Musical) April 29, 1996
2011 - The Wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Kate (Catherine) Middleton.
2015 - A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox set the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero (0) fans were in attendance for the game, because the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.

2018 Sweden's official Twitter account confirms Swedish meatballs actually originated in Turkey

2019 Indonesia is planning to relocate its capital from Jakarta due to its sinking according to a government minister

2019 Over 700 people infected with measles in the US, highest number for 25 years

2019 Islamic State releases video showing leader Bakr al-Baghdadi for first time in five years

Birthdays Today

@88-Publisher, William Randolph Hearst (d. 1951)

@75-Musician, Duke Ellington (d. 1975; lung cancer)

@81-Musician, Rod McKuen (d. 2015)

87-Musician, Willie Nelson 

67-Actor, Richard Kline (1944)

66-Actor, Jerry Seinfeld (1954)

65-Actress, Kate Mulgrew (1955)

63-Actor, Daniel Day-Lewis (1957)

50-Tennis star, Andre Agassi

Puzzle Answer:

ward