1 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 62°: 31° Week 14 Day 91 Air Quality: Fair Partly Mostly Cloudy Sunshine Wind 11 mph Gusts 24 mph Windy Active Fire: 90 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 7 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Ferret Month Adopt A Horse Month (4/26 - 5/31) Adopt A Greyhound Month Atlanta Food & Wine Month Arab American Heritage Month Link

ASPCA Month  Link  Link Alcohol Awareness Month Amateur Radio Month Autism Acceptance Month  Link Autism Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

1-7 APAWS Pooper Scooper  Week Golden Rule Week Laugh at Work Week

Medication Safety Week Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (aka Get A Grip Day!)  Link

Daily Observations

April Fools  or All Fools Day Boomer Bonus Days Fun at Work Day International Energy Drink (Red Bull)Day  Link  International Tatting Day Link Library Snap Shot Day Myles Day National Fun Day

National Fun at Work Day National Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action (SAAM)  Link  Poetry & The Creative Mind Day Reading is Funny Day Sorry Charlie Day St. Stupid Day Link Sourdough Bread Day Take Down Tobacco Day Link  (Formerly Kick Butts Day) US Air force Academy Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Be more observant about anything that sounds off, even if just a little. It is April Fool’s Day. In the country we are living in, the times we are living in, it will be difficult to know the truth.

The executive order regarding Unions has me very concerned. Trump says that collective bargaining with Federal employees is not to be engaged in numerous departments. When I became chief negotiator for employees at BIA, those who worked as contract employees did have sick leave but no personal days. Most of our union members worked in isolated areas. The only way they could get business done on weekdays was to use sick leave, where a Dr’s. statement was usually required. My team negotiated for 24 hours of personal leave, no questions asked. The next contract turned that into 40 hours per contract. Without collective bargaining I’m sure management would have left the contract with no personal leave.

Trivia for all

What is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise on its axis?  Which freezes faster: hot or cold water?

Answer: Venus Answer: Thanks to the Mpemba effect, hot water freezes faster.

Random Thoughts…

v  I see the Google logo every day, but I don’t know which letter is in which color.

v  The biggest film of 1936: How to Become a Detective earned ~ $6,000,000

v  A group of Monkeys is called a Troop or Barrel or Carload or Cartload or Tribe.

v  When going to the casino take out the money you are comfortable losing and then keep your credit cards and debit cards locked in your vehicle. Bonus points if you park far away as well.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

86 – Ali MacGraw, American actress 75 – Samuel Alito, American lawyer and Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court 64 – Susan Boyle, Scottish singer 52 – Rachel Maddow, American journalist and author 45 – Bijou Phillips, American actress, model

@92 – Jane Powell, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2021) @83 – Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1898) @47 – Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1930; lung cancer)

…The End for today…