12 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 75°: 34° Week 15 Day 102 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Active Fire: 90 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Wind 5 mph Gusts 10 mph Nearest lightning: 1279 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Weekly Observations

5-13 National Robotics Week Link 6-12 Bat Appreciation Week Consider Christianity Week Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week  Link Passion Week National Crime Victims Rights Week Link National Library Week  Link National Occupational Health Nursing Week  Link

6-12 cont. National Public Health Week National Window Safety Week 6-19 Passiontide 7-13 The Masters Tournament World Water Week   Link 11-17 Black Maternal Health Week

Daily Observations

Baby Massage Day Link  Belmont-Paul Women's Equality Monument Day   Link Big Wind Day  Link Bring Your Own Cup Day Link (7-11 Slurpees) Day of Human Space Flight Day Drop Everything and Read Day Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day International Day of Human Space Flight International Day for Street Children Link   Just Pray No!-13 Licorice Day National Catch and Release Day National D.E.A.R. Day (Drop Everything And Read)

National For Twelves Day Link  National Licorice Day Link National Only Child Day Passover-20 Pesach-20 Radiology Nurses Day Link Record Store Day Walk on Your Wild Side Day Link World Circus Day Yuri's Night

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Spring has sprung. Windows open letting in the fresh clean spring air. I am enjoying the birds singing in the tree next to my office.

Yesterday a new record high for Apr. 10 was set at 76°. The previous record was 74° set in 1999.

I did some shopping this morning. A dozen large eggs was $4.99. Prices aren’t really going down.

Grouchy old man mood: A neighbor moved out in the building near me. Yesterday they parked a car with no permit all day in front of my place. Today, they parked a trailer and a truck, still without a permit, in the first space next to the trash bin. I took a load of trash out but couldn’t put it in the bin because of the truck. People can be so inconsiderate.

 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

v The formal name for the # symbol, commonly called the “hashtag” thanks to its widespread use in social media, is actually an “octothorpe.” #hashtag #octothorpe

v The @ symbol dates back to 1345.

v The first victim of the Great Plague of London was Margaret Ponteous on April 12, 1665.

v The Biggest film of 1956: The Ten Commandments (Drama) earned ~ $80,000,000

v Boren’s Laws of the Bureaucracy: When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate. When in charge, ponder.

v If you don’t want me stopping by for cake and ice cream, you probably shouldn’t advertise your birthday with balloons and a banner on your mailbox.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

84 – Herbie Hancock, American pianist and composer 79 – Ed O’Neill, American comedic actor 78 – David Letterman, American talk show host 69 – Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor 68 – Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter 54 – Shannon Doherty, American actress 46 – Claire Danes, American actress

@80 – Ann Miller, American actress, singer, dancer (d. 2004) @75 – Charles Napier, American character actor (d. 2011; deep vein thrombosis) @75 – Henry Clay, 9th Secretary of State (d. 1852; TB) @72 – Billy Vaughn, American musician, bandleader (d. 1991) @67 – David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017; liver failure) @66 – Tom Clancy, American author (d. 2013; heart failure) @64 – Tiny Tim (Herbert Butros Khaury), American singer and ukulele player (d. 1996; heart attack)

…The End for today…