Apr 6

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Apr 6, 2018 Week: 14\ Day: 97

86004 Today: H 67° \ L 40° \ Average Sky Cover: 35% 

Nearest Lightning:  1016 miles away

Wind ave.:   9mph\Gusts:  0mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 75°[1989]   Record Low: 4°[1922]

Apr Averages: 58°\27°

Today’s Quote

The goal is not to be better than the other man, 

but your previous self.

  Dalai Lama

Harper’s Index

5

            Percentage of applicants for dog-walking jobs through the

app Wag! Who are successful

4

            Of recently graduated applicants for jobs at Goldman

            Sachs who are

More Observances This Month

Defeat Diabetes Month
Distracted Driving Awareness Month Link
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month 

Observances This Week

1-7

APAWS Pooper Scooper Week
Bat Appreciation Week
Golden Rule Week
Laugh at Work Week
Medication Safety Week
National Blue Ribbon Week  Link  (Child Abuse)
National Public Health Week
National Window Safety Week
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (aka Get A Grip Day!)  Link 
World Hula Week
Explore Your Career Options

4-10

Hate Week

5-8

Mule Day
The Masters Tournament

Observances for Today

Army Day Link
California Poppy Day 

Charlie the Tuna Day Link
Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day
Hostess Twinkie Day  Link
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace Link

National Pie Day: 6-7

National Tartan Day

National Walk to Work Day

New Beer's Eve

Plan Your Epitaph Day

Sorry Charlie Day

Today’s Significant US Historical Events

✪ Today’s Significant International Historical Events 

1600’s                                          

✪1652 Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in South Africa, established by Dutch East India Company under Jan van Riebeeck

1700’s                                          

✪1722 Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, ends tax on men with beards

1800’s                                          

1808 John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company

1830 Joseph Smith & 5 others organize Mormon church in Seneca Co, NY

1869 1st plastic, Celluloid, patented

✪1886 City of Vancouver BC incorporated

1889 George Eastman begins selling his Kodak flexible rolled film for the first time

✪1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history [3/25 OS]

1900’s                                          

1909 1st credit union forms in US

✪1909 North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary & Matthew Henson

1912 Electric starter 1st appeared in cars

✪1924 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight

1931 "A Connecticut Yankee" film based on novel by Mark Twain, directed by David Butler, starring Will Rogers is released

1947 1st Tony Awards: Arthur Miller, David Wayne & Patricia Neal win for theatrical achievements

1954 TV Dinner was 1st put on sale by Swanson & Sons

1959 31st Academy Awards: "Gigi", Susan Hayward & David Niven win

✪1972 The Scarman Tribunal Report, an inquiry into the causes of violence during the summer of 1969 in N Ireland, is published, finding that the Royal Ulster Constabulary had been seriously at fault

1980 Post It Notes introduced

1992 Microsoft announced Windows 3.1, upgrading Windows 3.0

✪1994 Rwandan Genocide begins with the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira with their plane being shot down by surface-to-air missiles, abruptly ending peace negotiations. Those responsible have never been identified.

2000’s                                          

✪2016 First baby born with DNA from 3 parents through mitochondrial transfer in Mexico

✪2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Florida for talks with US President Donald Trump

My Rambling Thoughts

What a great spring day. Got to take a nice long walk into the forest today. It’s dry, but magnificent.

Cheryl is in Hawaii and Mary is in Phoenix…so no retirement group lunch this week.

Got a call from my tax guy. I pick them up Saturday. He has always told me if there is bad news. He didn’t say anything so I will see. And I didn’t ask.

When I applied for my new passport a few months ago, it asked if I currently had my passport in my possession. I checked yes, then somewhere I read that my packet should include my passport. I sent it all off and got my new passport. But no old passport. I was a little upset with myself, figuring I shouldn’t have mailed it to them. Then yesterday, about a six weeks after getting the new passport, I got an envelope, with a hand-written address, with my old passport with two hole punched in the bar-code area. Sure took someone a very long time to punch those two holes and address the envelope. Now I am a happy camper.

Birthdays Today

@-  indicates age at death

80’s

89- James Watson,

American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist

(co-discovered structure of DNA),

born in Chicago

81- Billy Dee Williams,

Harlem actor (Chiefs, Empire Strikes Back),

born in NYC

80- Roy Thinnes,

actor (Invaders, Falcon Crest, Gen Hospital),

born in Chicago

70’s

@79- Merle Haggard,

country singer (Death Valley Days),

born in Bakersfield, CA pneumonia on his birthday (d. 2016)

@73- Gil Kane,

Latvian-born cartoonist (Green Lantern, the Atom)

lymphoma (d. 2000)

71- John Ratzenberger,

American actor (Cliff Clavin in Cheers),

born in Bridgeport, Conn

60’s

66- Marilu Henner,

actress (Taxi, Man Who Loved Women, Eve Shade),

has Hyperthymesia (remembers everything)

born in Chicago

40’s

49- Paul Rudd,

American actor (Clueless, The 40-Year-Old Virgin),

born in Passaic, NJ

43- Zach Braff,

American actor (Dr. John Dorian-Scrubs),

born in South Orange, NJ

42- Candace H Cameron Bure,

actress (DJ Tanner-Full House)

30’s

@37- Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter and master builder (Madonna Sistina, School of Athens), born in Urbino unclear causes(d. 1520)

20’s

20- Peyton List, Disney actress

Historical Obits Today

90’s

@93-2014 Mickey Rooney,

American Emmy award-winning actor

(Boys Town, The Black Stallion)

@92-1996 Greer Garson,

British actress (Goodbye Mr Chips, Mrs Miniver)

@90-2017 Don Rickles,

American comedian (Don Rickles Show, CPO Sharkey)

80’s

@88-2015 James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy],

American actor

(The Dukes of Hazzard… Sheriff Rosco Pervis Coltrane)

@88-1971 Igor Stravinsky,

Russian composer (Le Sacre du Printemps)

@87-1975 Chiang Kai-shek,

Chinese political and military leader

served as the leader of the Republic of China (1928-1975)

70’s

@79-2016 Merle Haggard,

American country music singer (Death Valley Days)

@72-1992 Isaac Asimov,

Russian scientist and sci-fi writer

(I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)

kidney failure

60’s

@64-2010 Wilma Mankiller, Native American activist, 1st woman chief of the Cherokee Nation, cancer

50’s

@55-1998 Tammy Wynette,

American country singer,

blood clot

40’s

@41-1199 Richard I,

the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99),

gangrene

30’s

@37-1520 Raphael [Sanzio],

Italian artist (Sistine Madonna, School of Athens),

on his 37th birthday

Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.

All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site contains mistakes and sadly once the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.

☼☼☼☼…And That Is All for Now…☼☼☼☼

Apr 5

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Apr 5, 2018 Week: 14\ Day: 95

86004 Today: H 68° \ L 33° \ Average Sky Cover: 60% 

Nearest Lightning:  888 miles away

Wind ave.:   8mph\Gusts:  16mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 75°[1959]   Record Low: 8°[1958]

Apr Averages: 58°\27°

Today’s Quote

The many factors which divide us are actually much more superficial than those we share. Despite all the things that differentiate us—race, language, religion, gender, wealth, and so on—

we are all equal concerning our fundamental humanity

  Dalai Lama

Harper’s Index

1 in 5

            Estimated change that a white woman in Washington, DC,

            has a tanning-salon addition

+269

            Percentage change between 2005 and 2014 in the number

            of French people undergoing weight-loss surgery

6

            Factor by which an obese woman is less likely than other

            candidates in France to be offered a job interview

More Observances This Month

Confederate History Month
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month  Link
Couple Appreciation Month

Observances This Week

1-7

APAWS Pooper Scooper Week
Bat Appreciation Week
Golden Rule Week
Laugh at Work Week
Medication Safety Week
National Blue Ribbon Week  Link  (Child Abuse)
National Public Health Week
National Window Safety Week
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (aka Get A Grip Day!)  Link 
World Hula Week
Explore Your Career Options

4-10

Hate Week

5-8

Mule Day
The Masters Tournament

Observances for Today

Go for Broke Day

Gold Star Spouses Day
National Fun at Work Day 

National Alcohol Screening Day  
National Burrito Day  
National Dandelion Day

National Deep Dish Pizza Day Link
Read A Road Map Day  Link

Today’s Significant US Historical Events

✪ Today’s Significant International Historical Events 

400’s                                            

✪456 Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop

1800’s                                          

1806 Isaac Quintard patents apple cider

✪1818 In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement - led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín - win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.

1887 Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller

✪1895 Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices

1900’s                                          

1923 Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts producing inflatable tires

1927 Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style

✪1943 Chinese steward Poon Lim is found off the coast of Brazil by a Brazilian fisherman family after being adrift 133 days, after British ship SS Benlomond torpedoed by German U-boat

1948 WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting

✪1958 Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest ever non-nuclear controlled explosions

1965 37th Academy Awards: "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) win awards

1965 Lava Lamp Day celebrated

1969 Massive anti-Vietnam War demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities

✪1971 Mount Etna erupts in Sicily

1984 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)

✪1986 Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121m)

1987 Fox TV network premieres showing "Married With Children" and "The Tracey Ullman Show"

1990 Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity

✪1997 Steve Irwin's "The Crocodile Hunter" debuts

2000’s                                          

✪2009 North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks

✪2012 International internet group Anonymous hack several Chinese bureaus in opposition to censorship

2015 Rolling Stone Magazine retracts its "Rape on Campus" story about a gang rape at the University of Virginia after being discredited

2016 PayPal announces it is cancelling a $3.6 million investment in North Carolina after the state passes anti-gay legislation

2016 San Francisco becomes the first US city to mandate paid parental leave

My Rambling Thoughts

Nice spring day.  Doors and windows open for a while.

Stayed up way too late last night, thanks to Netflix and a friend’s visit. Saw some interesting movies.  Nice evening. Still woke up at 6am. I think a nice nap is called for later this afternoon.

Shocked…again…at the crazy lady at YouTube. Lots of questions about how she even got in with a weapon. Crazy people should not have access to guns…duh.

This weekend I get serious about preparing for my Amazon trip. Start laying out items needed. Re-read all the correspondence from Focus on what to bring, money needed on the boat, etc. It is finally getting close.

Birthdays Today

@-  indicates age at death

90’s

@91- Thomas Hobbes,

English philosopher(Leviathan), born in Westport, England

(d. 1679)

80’s

@87- Gregory Peck,

American actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur),

born in San Diego

(d. 2003)

@87- Gale Storm [Josephine Owaissa Cottle],

American singer and actress

(My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show),

born in Bloomington, Texas

(d. 2009)

@81- Bette Davis,

American actress (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel),

born in Lowell, Mass

(d. 1989)

80- Colin Powell,

American General and Assistant to the President

(Nat Sec Affairs),

born in The Bronx

87’s

@77- Robert [Albert] Bloch,

American sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho)

cancer (d. 1977)

75- Max Gail,

American actor (Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab),

born in Detroit

@72- Frank Gorshin,

US comedian/impersonator (Riddler-Batman),

born in Pittsburgh

lung cancer (d. 2005)

60’s

@67- Spencer Tracy,

American actor (Woman of the Year, Adam's Rib),

born in Milwaukee

heart attack (d. 1967)

50’s

@59- Booker T. Washington,

American education pioneer and

1st African American on a US stamp,

born in Hale's Ford, Virginia

hypertension (d. 1915)

40’s

45- Pharrell Williams,

American music producer (The Neptunes),

born in Virginia Beach, VA

30’s

@36- Judith Arlene Resnik,

astronaut (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster),

born in Akron

(d. 1986)

 

Historical Obits Today

80’s

@89-2005 Saul Bellow,

Canadian-American author

(Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976)

@86-2015 Richard Dysart,

American actor (Leland MacKenzie - LA Law)

@84-2008 Charlton Heston,

American actor (The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur)

@84-1964 Douglas MacArthur,

US general (Pacific theater-WW II)

@80-1997 Allen Ginsberg,

beat poet

70’s

@76-2012 Ferdinand A. Porsche,

German car designer (Porsche 911)

@74-1992 Sam Walton,

American businessman

(founder and CEO of Walmart and Sam's Club),

multiple myeloma

@70-1976 Howard Hughes,

American reclusive billionaire, filmmaker and aviator,

kidney failure, malnutrition

40’s

@47-1946 Vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), TB

30’s

@34-1794 Georges Danton,

French politician and revolutionary (1st president of the

Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution) 

executed by guillotine

20’s

@27-1994 Kurt Cobain,

grunge rocker (Nirvana),

suicide by gun

Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.

All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site contains mistakes and sadly once the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.

☼☼☼☼…And That Is All for Now…☼☼☼☼