May 13,
2021 Week: 19 Day:
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Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 5% |
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Local: H 72°\ L 36° |
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Wind: 4mph/ Gusts: 13mph EXTREME Risk of Fire:
Active fire: 10mi Nearest Lightning:585 mi. |
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May Averages: 68°/34° (3 days w/moisture) |
Today’s Quote
He
who angers you conquers you.
Elizabeth
Kenny
Random Tidbits
The
cells of every living organism contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a nucleic
acid that holds the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of
a life form. It is this substance that allows a living thing to grow and
reproduce.
Humor
What do they call 100
John Deeres circling a McDonald’s in Iowa?
Prom night.
Real Cities
Number Eight,
Missouri is a populated place located within the Township of Bevier, a minor
civil division (MCD) of Macon County
True Things
Animal
Antics
--
The Anchorage, Alaska, Daily News reported on March 26 that customers at a
local Costco store are routinely robbed of large cuts of meat as they transfer
their groceries to their cars ... by ravens. More than a year ago, Olani Saunoa
was buckling her toddler into a car seat when a raven swooped in and grabbed a
package of short ribs from her car. "He had picked up the entire
package," she said. And this year it happened to her again -- a bird
snatched a pack of pork ribs. Other customers are reporting similar incidents
on social media. Rick Sinnott, a former wildlife biologist, isn't surprised:
Ravens "much prefer ... a package of short ribs from Costco to half of a
hamburger bun from McDonald's." [Anchorage Daily News, 3/26/2021]
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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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
Apple Pie Day
Children of Fallen Patriots Day
Crouton Day
Eid-Al-Fitr
Frog Jumping Day
Fruit Cocktail Day
Hummus Day Link
National Apple Pie Day
National Fruit Cocktail Day
National Hummus Day
Tulip Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
Great spring day. Headed out early to get some essentials.
The Torch Relay for the
upcoming Olympics will not be going through Hiroshima, Japan due to an increase
in Covid. More event changes or cancellations are expected. A very tough call
for IOC and Japan.
Liz Cheney gave an
on-point speech to the House floor last night, as the Republican Caucus walked
out on her speech. She says she will be active in Conservative views in her
Congressional speech. In the current climate in the Republican Caucus, truth about
the election doesn’t seem to have a place, but support of the Former President
is all it takes to gain power. Sure glad this isn’t my circus.
Our forest has moved to
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions...no open fires, no grills. We are getting ready for fire
season.
My neighbor needs a ride
to the heart of the Rez sometime this week to pick up his vehicle from his brother.
I agreed to take him. While it is a lot of driving, that part of the Rez is
very picturesque so I’ll enjoy the drive. I’ll get a nice meal out of it too.
Daily Puzzle
Answer: bottom of the page
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Historical Events
1607 – English in Virginia founded Jamestown, the first permanent
English settlement in North America.
1637 – The rounded table knife was created by Cardinal Richelieu in
France.
1890 – Nikola Tesla was issued a patent (#428,057) for an electric
generator.
1917 – Three children, Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and
Francisco Marto report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima,
Portugal.
1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is
launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later became WDRC-FM.
1950 – The first round of the Formula One World Championship was held
at Silverstone.
1958 – Ben Carlin became the first person to circumnavigate the world
by amphibious vehicle
1973 – Bobby
Riggs beat Margaret Court in a $10,000 winner-take-all challenge tennis match.
Billie Jean King played him on September 20, 1973, and won the second Battle of
the Sexes.
1981 – Pope John Paul II was shot by Mehmet Ali Agca.
1985 – Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode ordered police to raid the
MOVE headquarters, and a small bomb was detonated on top of 6221 Osage Avenue.
Six adults and five children were killed in the fire that destroyed the entire
block, along with 250 nearby homes.
1994 – Johnny Carson made his last television appearance on Late Show
with David Letterman.
1998 India carries out two nuclear tests at Pokhran, in addition to
the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic
sanctions on India.
2005 The Andijan Massacre occurs in Uzbekistan.
2013 Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield departs the International Space
Station to return to Earth
2019 New
study on the moon shows it is still shrinking with recent moonquakes as it
cools, published in journal "Nature Geoscience"
2019 Former President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir is charged in connection
with the deaths of protesters the previous month
2020 Every African country now has cases of COVID-19 as Lesotho
becomes the last county on the continent to record a case
Birthdays Today
@86 – Bea
Arthur, American actress, singer (d. 2009)
71 – Stevie Wonder, musican
@66 – Joe
Louis, American boxer (d. 1981; cardiac arrest)
60 – Dennis Rodman, American basketball player
57 – Stephen Colbert, American comedian, talk show host
@49 – Mary Wells, American singer-songwriter (d. 1992; pneumonia)
35 – Lena Dunham, American actress
35 – Robert Pattinson, actor
@17 – Ritchie Valens, singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 1959; plane
crash)
Puzzle Answer
Your right elbow
