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Flagstaff Today 66°:
31°
Week 17 Day 116 Wind 11 mph Gusts 18 mph Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Active
Fire: 168 miles away Risk of Fire:
Extreme Nearest lightning: 437 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29°
Moisture: 2 Days |
Weekly Observations
25-27 Fiddler's Frolic National Dream Hotline |
19-27 National Park Week Festival of Ridvan 20-26 Fibroid Awareness Week International Dark Sky Week Link Disability Book Week Link American Quilters Society
Week Link International Mariachi
Week Link Gathering of the Nations
Powwow Link 24-30 National Scoop The Poop Week |
Daily Observations
Alien Day Link Link |
National Herb Day National Pretzel Day Link |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
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Thoughts for the day
Getting ready for a very windy
weekend. Gusts are expected up to 45 mph.
I was surprised when my SS check
posted. I was expecting about $150, but it was for $320. Due to the problems at
SS, I’ll wait to next month to see if that $320 continues.
I can’t believe Sec. of Defense
Hegseth is still in his job. He should not be running our Defense Department. How
can any Secretary of any department have a unsecured internet connection placed
in their personal office. It is dumbfounding.
Ancient Civilizations Few Have Heard Of…
The Nabateans: Jordan
Carving entire cities out of sandstone cliffs wasn’t just impressive, it
was revolutionary. The Nabateans, who flourished in what's now Jordan, engineered
Petra with advanced water systems and architecture. Petra's pink-hued wonder
still leaves visitors speechless.
Random Thoughts…
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A group of Sardines is called a
Family.
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The town of Hot Springs, New
Mexico changed its town name to Truth or Consequences, in honor of the radio
show of the same name.
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John Ford – Real Name: Sean
O’Fearna
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Scotland’s national animal is
the unicorn.
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A “double-blind” study means
that both the patient AND the researcher don’t know who the control group is
and which option the placebo is.
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“If you don’t stand for
something you will fall for anything.”
Taught in High School but not true…
Betsy Ross made the first
American flag
This one hasn’t been disproved;
it just hasn’t been proven. Ross died in 1836; 34 years later, her grandson
told the story of his grandmother being personally approached by George
Washington to sew the flag for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Everyone
just took his word for it, along with signed affidavits from other family
members.
Historic Events
Click here for the history on
26 Apr
Birthdays
92 – Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer
62 – Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor 55 – Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 45th First Lady 48 – Tom Welling, American actor |
@93 – Rudolf
Hess, Egyptian-German politician, Nazi (d. 1987; in prison)
@79 –
Bobby Rydell, American singer, actor (d. 2022) |
…The End for today…