5 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 52°: 33° Week 14 Day 95 Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Active Fire: 73 miles away Risk of Fire: Low Wind - mph Gusts 9 mph Nearest lightning: 401 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Monthly Observations

IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Month Link Jazz Appreciation Month Keep America Beautiful  Library Snapshot Month Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month Link

Medical Cannabis Education & Awareness Month Month of the Military Child Link Month of the Young Child Move More In April  Link National 9-1-1 Education Month

Weekly Observations

5-11 Week of The Young Child 5-13 National Robotics Week Link

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 2-9 Explore Your Career Options Week 3-6 Mule Days World Axe Throwing Championships Link 4-6 American Crossword Puzzle Days:  Link 4-10 Hate Week National Dental Hygienest Week  Link Link

Daily Observations

Caramel Day Dandelion Day Deep Dish Pizza Day Every Day is Tag Day Link ) First Contact Day Gold Star Spouses Day Go For Broke Day  Link International Day of Conscience International Pillow Fight Day National Deep Dish Pizza Day Link

National Flash Drive Day  National Hand Made Day:  5  Link   National Hockey Card Day Link  National Love Our Children Day National Play Outside Day:  5 Link ) Raisin and Spice Bar Day Read A Road Map Day  Link Slow Art Day Link   Sorry Charlie Day Tangible Karma Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A cloudy but nice spring day.

I went in for a blood draw this morning and was a week too early. Oh well. My dental deep cleaning went very well.

This shift in America has me befuddled. Guess I am just old. I had some differences with the US government, but I did not want it to be totally destroyed. I talked to my brother and he was asking about IRA’s. The decrease is a tad frightening. My financial advisor said to just sit steady for now. My brother is looking into some European entities that may protect money from the fall. I’ll wait and see what happens.

Yesterday was the Trump Tariff Day and the stock market opening well was Newsmax, the right-wing business. That too seems a little odd since they were not making any big announcement.

I’m also not excited that Dr. Mehmet Oz is now the administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He’s too well known for hawking unusual medical treatments through Infomercials.

 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

v Thanks to action movies, I am unnecessarily suspicious of black or white unmarked vans.

v Income tax was first introduced in England in 1799 by British Prime Minister, William Pitt.

v A group of Camels is called a Caravan or Train or Flock.

v “Either” can be pronounced either way.

v The Biggest film of 1926: Aloma of the South Seas (Drama) earned ~ $3,000,000

v The average secretary’s left-hand does 56% of the typing.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

54 – Krista Allen, American actress 52 – Pharrell Williams, American singer, songwrite, producer 41 – Marshall Allman, American actor 35 – Lily James, English actress

@87 – Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer, co-founded Eon Productions (d. 1996) @87 – Gregory Peck, American actor (d. 2003)   @87 – Gale Storm (Josephine Owaissa Cottle), American actress and singer (d. 2009)   @84 – Arthur Hailey, English-Canadian author (d. 2004)   @84 – Colin Powell, American general, politician, 65th Secretary of State (d. 2021)   @84 – Joseph Lister, English physician (d. 1912) @81 – Bette Davis, American actress (d. 1989)   @77 – Robert Bloch, American author (d. 1994; cancer)   @72 – Frank Gorshin, American actor (d. 2005; lung cancer)   @67 – Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. 1967; heart attack) @51 – Booker T. Washington, African-American educator, essayist historian (d. 1915; Bright’s disease)

…The End for today…

               

4 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 44°: 28° Week 14 Day 94 Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Active Fire: A miles away Risk of Fire: Very Low Wind 1 mph Gusts 5 mph Nearest lightning: 28 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Monthly Observations

Grange Month Link  Link Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month Link Holy Humor Month Home Improvement Time (April-Sept.30) Honor Society Awareness Month

Informed Women Month International Black Women's History Month Link International Customer Loyalty Month International Guitar Month Link International Twit Award Month

Weekly Observations

4-6 American Crossword Puzzle Days:  Link 4-10 Hate Week National Dental Hygienist Week  Link Link

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 2-9 Explore Your Career Options Week 3-6 Mule Days World Axe Throwing Championships Link

Daily Observations

International Day for Mine Awareness& Assistance in Mine Action Hospital Admitting Clerks Day International Kids Yoga Day Jeep 4x4 Day  Link National Day of (No) Silence Link

Qingming Festival  Link  Time Warp Days-5 Link  Victims of Violence Wholly Day Vitamin C Day World Rat Day Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Another day of snow showers on and off. Nothing is sticking today.

Trump put a 10% tariff on McDonald Islands...the only inhabitants are penguins.  This is so sloppy.

Speaker Mike Johnson changed the calendar of the House of Representatives. It now says from a few days ago until December will be seen as one day at the House. Some bills have a 30-day wait before they become business of the House. This prevents new bills that Johnson doesn’t like from moving forward. This used to be called dirty play.

I got my haircut this morning. All good for about 5 weeks. Tomorrow is a blood draw for 2 different doctors and the first half of my dental deep cleaning. It will be a busy morning for sure.

Trivia for all

Historic Events

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Birthdays

92 – Clive Davis, American record producer, founded Arista Records 83 – Kitty Kelley, American journalist biographer 81 – Craig T. Nelson, American actor 69 – David E. Kelley, American screenwriter, producer 62 – Graham Norton (Graham William Walker), Irish actor, talk show host 60 – Robert Downey Jr., American actor 52 – David Blaine, American magician

@93 – Estelle Harris, American comedic actress (d. 2022) @92 – Frances Langford, American actress, singer (d. 2005) @86 – Maya Angelou (Marguerite Annie Johnson), American poet (d. 2014)   @85 – Dorothea Dix, American social activist (d. 1887) @70 – Muddy Waters, Blues guitarist (d. 1983; cancer)   @60 – Anthony Perkins, American actor (d. 1992; AIDS) @47 – Linus Yale, Jr., engineer, businessman (d. 1868; heart attack) @28 – Heath Ledger, Australian actor (d. 2008; Accidental OD)

…The End for today…