Jun 4

 

 

 

Jun 4, 2021   Week: 23    Day: 155

Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 40%

Local: H 82°\ L 50°

Wind:  8mph/ Gusts:  4mph

EXTREME Risk of Fire:  Active fire:  101mi Nearest Lightning: 232mi.

Jun Averages: 70°/42° (1 day w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. Dale Carnegie

 

Random Tidbits

 

Butterflies are one of nature's most beautiful and delicate creations. Unfortunately, like many species, the survival of several varieties of butterfly are threatened by pollution, the destruction of habitat and other factors.

It is estimated that there will be as many as 22 million fewer monarch butterflies this year.

 

Humor

 

How can you tell if an Oklahoman is married? There’s dried chewing tobacco on both sides of his pickup truck.

 

Real Cities

 

Nibley, Utah is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. Incorporated in 1935, it was named after Charles W. Nibley, a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The population was 5,438 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a suburb or 'bedroom' community of Logan.

 

True Things

 

Fine Points of the Law

Lawyers filing briefs for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit were advised on March 16 the court would be officially discouraging the use of the Garamond typeface, a centuries-old font widely used in printed books, because it "can be more difficult to read," wrote court clerk Mark J. Langer. Fox News reported the font is popular among attorneys, but author and web designer David Kadavy, gets it: "Garamond is considered one of the best fonts in existence, (but it) "can be a disaster on the web. ... It's better to use a modern font that has been drawn with the screen in mind." [Fox News, 3/17/2021]

 

Monthly Observations

 

National Aphasia Awareness Month National Bathroom Reading Month Link National Camping Month Link National Candy Month Link National Caribbean-American Heritage Month National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month Link National DJ Month Link National Foster A Pet Month National Fruit and Veggies Month (Also September) National GLBT (Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual & Transgender) Pride Month National GLBT (Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual & Transgender) Book Month National Home Ownership Month  Link National Ice Tea Month National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month National Oceans Month Link National Papaya Month Link National Pet Preparedness Month Link  Link National Pollinator Month National Rivers Month National Rose Month  Link National Safety Month National Scoliosis Awareness  Month Link National Smile Month Link  (May 13-June 13) National Soul Food Month National Steakhouse Month National Zoo and Aquarium Month Link

 

Weekly Observations

 

Black Single Parents Week	5/28-6/3
INVICTUS GAMES Link Cancelled	5/29-6/5
National African Violet Week	5/30-6/5
National Marina Days Link	5/31-6/9

 

Today’s Observations

 

Applesauce Cake Day Audacity To Hope Day Banana Split Days: 4-5 Link  Doughnut Day or Donut Day: 4-5 Link  Hug Your Cat Day Link International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression International (World) Hug Your Cat Day  Link National Cheese Day National Clean Beauty Day  Link National Doughnut Day National Gun Violence Awareness Day  National Punk Day Link National SAFE Day  Link Old Maid's Day Link

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Warm day with possibility of showers…yeah! Mary and I had lunch. We returned to a favorite that has outdoor dining. Great food, great conversation. Good times. NASA announced that their next planet to visit will be Venus. Sounds good to me. The more we learn, the better our world will be. Dr. Fauci is a scientist, not a politician. As a scientist his knowledge changes and therefore his rhetoric changes. If the politicians and pundits who criticize him were in charge, the earth would be flat, the planets would revolve around the earth, and we would probably be praying to one of our many gods to end this pandemic.

Daily Riddle

Answer: bottom of the page

 

What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

 

Historical Events

 

1783 – The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière (hot air balloon).

1887 Pasteur Institute founded by French biologist Louis Pasteur in Paris

1896 – Henry Ford completed the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile.

1934 Dr Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted

1939 – The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in the United States.

1942 – The Battle of Midway took place June 4-7.

1944 General Eisenhower cancels planned D-Day invasion on June 5th after receiving unfavorable weather reports

1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000

2018 US President Donald Trump tweets "I have the absolute right to PARDON myself"

2020 Memorial for George Floyd led by Rev. Al Sharpton, killed in police custody, in Minneapolis, as 10th night of protests at his death held around the country

 

Birthdays Today

 

93 – Ruth Westheimer, German-American therapist and author

85 – Bruce Dern, American character actor

@69 – Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. 1976; breast cancer)

50 – Noah Wyle, American actor

46 – Russell Brand, English comedian and actor

46 – Angelina Jolie, actor

43 – Robin Lord Taylor, American actor

 

Puzzle Answer

 

The future