28 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 58°: 31° Week 18 Day 117 Wind 11 mph Gusts 20 mph Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Active Fire: 168 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 519 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Weekly Observations

28-5/1 Craft Brewers Week Link National Youth Violence Prevention Week Link

4/20-5/2 Festival of Ridvan 21-28 International Dark Sky Week Link National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)  Link Transplant Nurses Week Link Undergraduate Research Week  Link 23-29 Disability Book Week Link 24-30 National Scoop The Poop Week World Immunization Week 27-28 Interstate Mullet Toss 27-5/3 National Small Business Week 27-5/4 Stewardship Week 27-5/3 Preservation Week Link (re: Libraries) National Volunteer Week National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)  Link Spring Astronomy Week:  World Hurricane Preparedness Week

Daily Observations

Biological Clock Day Blueberry Pie Day Kiss Your Mate Day National Brave Hearts Day  Link National Superhero Day  Link

Save The Frogs Day  Link Superhero Day Workers Memorial Day World Day for Safety and Health at Work Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A very nice spring day, just a tad cool.

I just learned that Melania is Roman Catholic. It makes sense. Just hadn’t ever really thought about her religion. She and Donald attended the funeral of Pope Francis. The Vatican asked that those attending wear all black. Melania did, Donald wore a blue suit and tie, Biden wore a black suit with a blue tie. It is sad that neither man could follow the simple request.

Ancient Civilizations Few Have Heard Of…

The Hellenistic Kingdom Of Bactria: Afghanistan©jumbokedama on Wikimedia

Greek culture once thrived far beyond the Mediterranean, thanks to the Hellenistic Kingdom of Bactria. Centered in modern-day Afghanistan, this fusion state blended Greek art, language, and religion with local customs. Coins, sculptures, and ruins still whisper stories of a forgotten eastern Greece.

Random Thoughts…

The Milky Way Galaxy is called that, because the Romans called it Via Galactica, meaning Road Made of Milk.

Boston’s Irreversible Law of Clutter: In any household, junk accumulates to fill the space available for its storage.

Liberty Island and The Statue of Liberty are New York City-owned but physically reside entirely within New Jersey.

Taught in High School but not true…

The Titanic didn’t sink because of the iceberg

I’m not even sure if I learned this one in school or just from the cult-following of the movie Titanic when it came out. So not only is this movie the worst love story ever (Rose was awful, admit it), but it left out the crucial detail that there was a fire in the hull for three weeks before the collision.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

84 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, dancer 75 – Jay Leno, American comedian and talk show host 51 – Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress 44 – Jessica Alba, American actress

@89 – Harper Lee, American novelist ( 2016). @76 – Lionel Barrymore, American actor ( 1954; heart attack)   @73 – James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, politician, 5th President ( 1831) @69 – Saddam Hussein, 5th President of Iraq ( 2006; executed) @66 – Oskar Schindler, German industrialist, humanitarian (1974; liver failure) @57 – Bruno Kirby [Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Jr.], American actor (2006; leukemia)

…The End for today…