May 21

 

 

 

May 21, 2021   Week: 20    Day: 141                     

Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 5%

Local: H 74°\ L 42°

Wind:  12mph/ Gusts:  25mph  Red Flag Day EXTREME Risk of Fire:  Active fire:  297mi Nearest Lightning: 541mi.

May Averages: 68°/34° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

~Georg Wilhelm

 

Random Tidbits

 

In 1903, the Binney & Smith company made the first box of Crayola crayons costing a nickel and containing eight colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown, and black. On average, children between the ages of two and seven color 28 minutes every day.

 

Humor

 

Lewis Black on Boston traffic: “The last person to get across that town in under three hours was yelling, ‘The British are coming! The British are coming!'”

 

Real Cities

 

Elephant Butte, New Mexico is a city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, located near Elephant Butte Reservoir and Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The population was 1,431 at the time of the 2010 census.

 

True Things

 

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Good Fortune Burger in Toronto has renamed some if its menu items as office supplies as a not-so-underhanded way to help customers get reimbursed for lunch, the National Post reported, and perhaps boost sales. The restaurant's Fortune Burger is now the Basic Steel Stapler, and Parm Fries will appear on a receipt as CPU Wireless Mouse. Director of operations Jon Purdy said the restaurant "just wanted an opportunity to put a smile on some people's faces and have them have a little bit of a giggle." [National Post, 3/4/2021]

 

Weekly Observations

 

National Playground Safety Week Link National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Link	Thru 30
Cannes Film Festival	11-22
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week  Link   Health Information and Technology Week  Link International Heritage Breeds Week  Link   International New Friends, Old Friends Week National Eosinophil Awareness Week  Link   National Medical Transcription Week  Link National Transportation Week National Unicycle Week World Trade Week	16-22
National Foul Ball Week	16-21
National Bike to Work Week Link    PGA Championship Link	17-23
Health Information Professionals Week Link	18-24
Fleet Week (NY)	20-26

 

Today’s Observations

 

American Red Cross Founder's Day

Endangered Species Day Link  
End of the World or Rapture Party Day (Prediction)  Link
I Need A Patch For That Day
International Defense Transportation Day
International Virtual Assistants Day
NASCAR Day Link  
National Bike to Work Day  Link    
National Endangered Species Day 

National Memo Day

National Pizza Party Day Link
National Strawberries and Cream Day

National Waitstaff Day National Waiters and Waitresses Day

Sister Maria Hummel Day
Talk Like Yoda DayWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Red Flag windy day. I had lunch with Mary today. Good conversation, good food, good time.

Coconino County, the county I live in, is third in the state for income at median income $50,460. On the high side, 24.7% earn more than $100K. No wonder prices are so high.

The Navajo Tribe has surpassed the Cherokee, making Navajo the largest tribe in population at almost 400,000. Navajo has had the largest land mass for decades.

 

Daily Puzzle

Answer: bottom of the page

 

What building has the most stories?

 

Historical Events

 

1863 – Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan.

1917 – The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 caused $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (a heart attack).

1955 – George B. Hansburg of Walker Valley, N.Y. was issued a patent (#2,793,036) for his invention of an improved pogo stick.

1977 # 1 Hit May 21, 1977 – June 10, 1977: Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke

1980 – The Coyote finally caught the Road Runner.

1980 – President Jimmy Carter declared a state of emergency at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York – a toxic dumping site for Hooker Chemicals and Plastics.

1999- All My Children actress Susan Lucci finally received an Emmy award for her role as Erica Kane. She had been previously nominated a record 18 times with no win.

2005 – The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.

 

Birthdays Today

 

@39 – Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943, pneumonia)

@76 – Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor (d. 1993; cancer)

70 – Al Franken, American comedic actor, screenwriter, and politician

 

Puzzle Answer

 

The library