May 12,
2021 Week: 19 Day: 132
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Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 15% |
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Local: H 73°\ L 35° |
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Wind: 6mph/ Gusts: 13mph EXTREME Risk of Fire:
Active fire: 92mi Nearest Lightning: 684mi. |
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May Averages: 68°/34° (3 days w/moisture) |
Today’s Quote
To
create one's world in any of the arts takes courage.
Georgia
O'Keeffe
Random Tidbits
Life
is broadly defined as the condition of an organism that exhibits growth through
metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation to its environment. These
characteristics separate living organisms from inanimate objects.
The
cell is the basic unit of life, and an organism must be composed of at least
one cell to qualify as a living thing.
Humor
What is the difference
between Indiana sports fans and puppies? Eventually, the puppies will grow up
and stop whining so much.
Real Cities
Possumneck,
Mississippi is located in Attala County. I’m told that Granny Clampett’s
favorite restaurant is located there.
True Things
Unexpected
Diagnosis
Kent
Ryan Tomao, 25, of Kidapawan City, Philippines, has experienced pain in his
chest during cold weather ever since he was stabbed by some teenagers on his
way home from work in January 2020. Inquirer.net reported on March 24 that a
recent X-ray taken as part of Tomao's application for a mining job revealed the
source: a 4-inch knife blade buried in his chest, just inches from his lungs.
Tomao told local media he had "no idea there is a knife in my chest"
and now "I am just seeking help so it can be removed." [Inquirer.net,
3/24/2021]
Weekly Observations
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International
Wildlife Film Week Link |
Thru
5/15 |
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National Playground Safety Week
Link |
Thru
30 |
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6-12 |
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National Public Gardens Week Link |
7-16 |
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Economic Development Week Link |
9-15 |
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Reading is Fun Week Link |
9-16 |
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National Etiquette Week |
10-14 |
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American Craft Beer Week Link |
10-16 |
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Cannes
Film Festival |
11-22 |
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Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness
Week Link |
12-16 |
Today’s Observations
Donate A Day's Wages To Charity
Eid-Al-Fitr
Fatigue Syndrome Day
International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and
Neurological Diseases Link
International Nurses Day
Link Link
Limerick Day
Migratory Bird Day
Native American Rights Day
National Golf Day thru 12 Link
National Night Shift
Workers Day
National Nutty Fudge Day
National School Nurse Day
National Third Shift Workers Day
National Nutty Fudge
Day Link
Odometer Day
Receptionists
Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
Enjoying the warm day with a nice walk.
Welcome to Crazy AZ…the Cyber Ninjas, the ones re-re-re-counting the
ballots in Maricopa County now say part of their ‘examination’ includes taking
ballots door-to-door to verify with voters. The AG considers this voter
intimidation and has released several PSA’s that you do not have to answer any
of their questions.
Good news: the vaccine is now approved for emergency use for children as
young as 12. We are turning the corner.
Watching the news from Jerusalem…it’s the end of Ramadan and bombings
have started up again. I just can’t believe that any ‘all-seeing God’ would
allow so many people to kill each other who are really fighting about who
believes in the true prophet from God.
Prescribed burn on Mars Hill, IN Flagstaff, is producing lots and lots
of smoke. This is near the observatory where Pluto was discovered back in the
day.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
91. What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
Historical Events
1215 English barons serve ultimatum on King John
which eventually leads to the creation and signing of the Magna Carta
1551 – The National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in
the Americas, was founded in Lima, Peru.
1789 William Wilberforce makes his first major
speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade
morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice
1928 Benito Mussolini announces moves to end
women's suffrage in a speech to the Senate in Italy
1932 – The body of the Lindbergh baby was found less than a mile from
the Lindbergh home in Hopewell, New Jersey.
1949 1st foreign woman ambassador received in
USA (Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit of India)
1963 – Bob Dylan walked out on The Ed Sullivan Show before his planned
appearance over the lyrics to the song he would perform his song Talkin’ John
Birch Paranoid Blues.
1965 – The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashed on the Moon.
1984 South African prisoner Nelson Mandela sees
his wife Winnie Mandela for the 1st time in 22 years
2002 – Former US President Jimmy Carter arrived in Cuba for a five-day
visit with Fidel Castro.
2020 Russia's confirmed cases of COVID-19 reach
232,000, 2nd highest in the world, a day after President Vladimir Putin eased
the country's lockdown
Birthdays Today
@96 –
Katharine Hepburn, American actress (d. 2003)
92 – Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer
@90 – Lawrence
Peter Yogi
Berra, baseball player, coach, manager (d. 2015)
@90 –
Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse, social reformer (d. 1910)
@75 – Edward
Lear, English limerickist (d. 1888; heart disease)
@74 – Henry
Cabot Lodge, American historian politician (d. 1924; stroke)
@71 – George
Carlin, comedian, actor, and author (d. 2008; heart failure)
62 – Irving Rameses Ving
Rhames, American actor
59 – Emilio Estevez, American actor
53 – Tony Hawk, American skateboarder
40 – Rami Malek, American actor
Puzzle Answer
A blackboard
