May 30, 2021 Week: 22 Day: 150
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Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 20% |
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Local: H 75°\ L 39° |
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Wind: 8mph/ Gusts: 16mph |
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EXTREME Risk of Fire:
Active fire: 157mi Nearest Lightning: 360mi. |
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May Averages: 68°/34° (3 days w/moisture) |
Today’s Quote
A sure cure for
seasickness is to sit under a tree.
Spike Milligan
Random Tidbits
When a male penguin falls
in love with female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect
pebble to present to her.
New Zealand will deny people
residency visa’s if they too high of a BMI and there are cases where people
have been rejected because of their weight.
Humor
As you know, the bear hunting season in New Jersey is a little bit
different. First, they shoot the bear and then they bury it in a construction
site. —Late Show with David Letterman
Real Cities
Woonsocket Rhode Island is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island.
The population was 41,186 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth largest city
in the state. Being Rhode Island’s northernmost city, Woonsocket lies directly
south of the Massachusetts state line.
Possible derivations of the name include
several Nipmuc geographic names from nearby Massachusetts. These include
Woonksechocksett, from Worcester County meaning "fox country", and
Wannashowatuckqut, also from Worcester County, meaning "at the fork of the
river"
True Things
-- Raffaela Spone, 50,
was arrested in early March in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after prosecutors
say she created "deepfake" videos and photographs of at least three
girls on her daughter's cheerleading squad in an apparent attempt to embarrass
them and force them off the team. Prosecutors said Spone allegedly sent the
manipulated images to the girls -- shown drinking, smoking and naked --
anonymously and suggested they kill themselves, The Philadelphia Inquirer
reported. Parents of one of recipients contacted police, and detectives traced
the IP address where the messages originated to Spone's home. Investigators
believe Spone's daughter was unaware of what her mother was doing.
[Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/12/2021]
Weekly Observations
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National Playground Safety Week
Link |
Thru
30 |
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Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Link |
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Mule
Days Link (Moved
from April) |
25-31 |
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Fleet Week (NY) |
26-31 |
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Mudbug Madness Days |
28-30 |
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Black
Single Parents Week |
28-6/3 |
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National Polka Weekend Link Old-Time Player Piano Weekend Cancelled
until 2022 |
29-31 |
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INVICTUS
GAMES Link cancelled |
29-6/5 |
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National African Violet Week |
30-6/5 |
Today’s Observations
Bay to
Breakers Race Link Note: Oldest Footrace in America! Cancelled
Indianapolis 500 Anniversary
Loomis Day
Macaroon
Day
Memorial Day (Traditional)
My Bucket's
Got a Hole Day
National Creativity Day Link
National
Mint Julep Day
National
Polka Day: Thru 30 Link
Water a
Flower Day
World MS Day (Multiple Sclerosis) Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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A nice warm day for a good walk
in the neighborhood, between loads of laundry and drying said laundry. Bagdad, AZ is a copper mining
community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona,
United States, in the western part of the state. It is one of only two
remaining company towns in Arizona. The population was 1,876. Most of the
town had to be evacuated due to a wildfire yesterday. Gov. Ducey [R-AZ] vetoed 22
bills from his Republican legislature because they have not provided him with
a budget. He says he won’t sign any bills until he has a state budget. It
seems the recount fiasco took so much time in preparing they couldn’t find
time to pass a budget to run our state. Last evening an out-of-state
tow-truck driver in downtown Flagstaff ran a red light and killed one and
hospitalized six bicyclists. They were getting ready for the Bike Strike
for Zero Emissions, a rally held in Flagstaff today. A local restaurant
and sponsor is donating 100% of sales and tips today to the family of the victims.
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Daily Riddle
Answer: bottom of the page
Riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it?
Historical Events
1431 – At Rouen, Normandy, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for
heresy.
1631 – Gazette de France, the first French newspaper, began
publication.
1806 – Future US President Andrew Jackson participated in a duel,
killing Charles Dickinson. Dickinson shot first, wounding Jackson, but
Jackson’s shot at Dickinson was fatal. Most of Andrew Jackson’s duels were for
the questioned honor of his wife, Rachel.
1883 – A stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge in NYC killed
twelve people.
1911 – The inaugural Indianapolis 500 was run at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway in Indiana.
1922 – The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington DC.
1958 – The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in
action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, were buried at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
1966 – Launch of Surveyor 1, the first US spacecraft to land on an
extraterrestrial body (the Moon).
2019 Narendra Modi sworn in for a second term as Indian Prime Minister
in New Delhi with 8,000 guests at largest-ever gathering at the Presidential
Palace
2019 Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signs new anti-abortion,
making it the fifth southern US state to ban abortion when fetal heartbeat
detected
2020 Record number of COVID-10 cases reported worldwide 134,064,
driven by hot spots in Brazil, Peru, Egypt, South Africa and Bangladesh
2020 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches carrying the Dragon capsule
from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station. First private company
to launch astronauts into space.
Birthdays Today
@81 – Mel
Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989)
@67 – Hugh
Griffith, Welsh character actor (d. 1980; unwell)
57 – Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter
46 – CeeLo Green, American singer-songwriter
Puzzle Answer
An egg
