14 Sept

 

 

14 Sept

Weather Expectations Week 38 Day 257 Today  76°/58°                            

Wind 12 mph Gusts 17 mph Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Breezy

Risk of fire: High  Active Fire: 306 miles away

Nearest Lightning: 22 miles away Humidity:  50%

Sept Averages: Temps: 74°\43° 8 days with rain

Today’s Observances:

Fast of Gedalya (Jreish) (Sundown)
Live Creative Day  Link
National Boss/Employee Exchange Day
National Kreme Filled Donut Day Link  Link
National Sober Day  Link
U.S. Marshals Service Day

Weekly Observances:

National Neonatal Nurses Week: 12-18  Link
Balance Awareness Week: 13-19 Link   
Be A Mench Week: 13-19
Build A Better Image Week: 13-19
International Housekeepers Week: 13-19 Link
International Women's E-Commerce Days: 13-19
National Assisted Living Week: 13-19
National Ballroom Dance Week: 13-19 Link
National Construction Appreciation Week: 13-19  
National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week:13-19
National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week: 13-19
National Indoor Plant Week: 13-19
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week: 13-19
National Security Officer Appreciation Week: 13-19
National Singles Week: 13-19
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: 13-19 Link

Nephrology Nurses Week: 13-19  Link
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week: 13-19

National Chef Appreciation Week: 14-18 Link 
International Go-Kart Week: 14-20
Line Dance Week: 14-19 
Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: 14-20 Link
National Love Your Files Week: 14-18 Link 
Pollution Prevention Week: 14-20  Link

Fresh Quotation:

 

Today’s Reflection:

It’s a lazy summer Sunday. Enjoying every minute of it.

It was nice to watch the Broncos beat the Chiefs on live TV. It was a good game.

I have to admit it… I am very spoiled by Amazon Prime and Walmart delivery service. They make it much too easy to spend money and have it delivered free to your front door. 

Historical events

14 Sept History video

Cool to know:

There's a word for animals with partial pigment loss.

Albinism is the congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration, but leucism is a different rare condition where some pattern or color remains.

 

Colorado Wildlife:

Physical Characteristics

The canyon bat is the smallest of Colorado's bats. It is easily recognized by its slow, erratic, butterfly-like flight. It has short, black ears, grayish brown pelage and a distinctive black mask making it one of the most attractive bats in North America. The size of this bat can only be appreciated at close range. In the air, it appears fragile. The slightest breeze blows it off course or causes it to stall. The canyon bat weighs less than four g, little more than a penny. Other measurements are: wingspan, 190-215 mm; total length, 68-75 mm; and forearm, 29-31 mm.

Range

This species is found throughout the desert southwest. It ranges as far north as Washington state and east to Oklahoma. In Colorado, it is found at lower elevations on the Western Slope and in the extreme southeast.

 

Picture of the Day:

1993. A vulture preys on a Sudanese toddler near the village of Ayod.

 

Harper’s Index from Funny Times:

Portion of Americans who believe that extramarital affairs are ‘morally unacceptable: 9/10

Of the French who believe so: 1/2  

Today’s Birthdays:

Amy Winehouse Soul Singer [1983-2011] @27 misadventure OD

Birthplace London, England

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Sam Neill Movie Actor 79 years old

Birthplace Omagh, Ireland

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Nas (Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones) Rapper 53 years old

Birthplace New York City, NY

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Pope Leo XIV Religious Leader 71 years old

Birthplace Chicago, IL

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That’s All for Now

13 Sept

 

 

13 Sept

Weather Expectations Week 38 Day 256  Today  75°/55°                            

Wind 1mph Gusts 15 mph Air Quality: Low Sunshine Breezy

Risk of fire: Moderate  Active Fire: 295 miles away

Nearest Lightning: 81 miles away Humidity:  57%

Sept Averages: Temps: 74°\43° 8 days with rain

Today’s Observances:

9x13 Day
Bald Is Beautiful Day Link Link
Grandparent's Day
International Chocolate Day Link
International Programmers Day Link  
Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day  Link
National Celiac Awareness Day
National Peanut Day Link
National Hug Your Hound Day:13
National Pet Memorial Day Link 
Roald Dahl Day
Scooby-Doo Day
Uncle Sam Day  Link

Weekly Observances:

International Air Ambulance Week: 7-13 Link 

National Days of Prayer & Remembrance: 11-13

Mushroom Days: 12-13 Link
National Neonatal Nurses Week: 12-18  Link
Balance Awareness Week: 13-19 Link   
Be A Mench Week: 13-19
Build A Better Image Week: 13-19
International Housekeepers Week: 13-19 Link
International Women's E-Commerce Days: 13-19
National Assisted Living Week: 13-19
National Ballroom Dance Week: 13-19 Link
National Construction Appreciation Week: 13-19  
National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week:13-19
National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week: 13-19
National Indoor Plant Week: 13-19
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week: 13-19
National Security Officer Appreciation Week: 13-19
National Singles Week: 13-19
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: 13-19 Link

Nephrology Nurses Week: 13-19  Link
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week: 13-19

Fresh Quotation:

 

 

Today’s Reflection:

Air quality is low today. Not a good sign. Everything else is great.

My CPAP supplies finally arrived at the store. I picked them up and also got a 7’ nose piece, in case their delivery is very late again.

This has always had me confused: Primary Elections. Every election cycle the major parties hold a primary to decide who will be on the ballot. Only a few states have ‘open’ primaries where every registered voter is allowed to vote. Most states have ‘closed’ primaries where only registered voters from the party can vote. So…who is paying for these elections…the printing of ballots, the mail-in votes, the use of public facilities as polling places, paying a small amount to the workers at the poll sites. It turns out that it is the taxpayers who are paying. This makes no sense. Why are my tax dollars paying for another party? It seems to me each party should be paying all the cost of a ‘closed’ primary. I’m OK if open primaries are paid for with tax-payer money because any registered voter can vote.

Historical events

13 Sept History video

Cool to know:

About 700 grapes go into one bottle of wine.

That's approximately 2.6 pounds, if you're wondering how much "fruit" you get when you uncork your favorite red.

 

Colorado Wildlife:

The Canada goose is one of the most visible and well-known waterfowl. In some parts of the United States, they have become a nuisance species because of large numbers of geese congregating in city parks and golf courses. They are highly adaptable to human presence. Their honking can be heard before being sighted in a V-formation, confirming the change in seasons.

The Canada goose has a brown-gray body with a long black neck, black head and black bill. The males and females are similar in appearance. They have white throat patches that extend to the cheeks with a brown-white breast and belly. They also exhibit a white under tail. Weights can range from eight to13 pounds. Adult males are somewhat larger than adult females. They are the largest of the wild geese but their size diminishes as you travel northward. Length is 22 to 40 inches.

Range

This goose lives throughout North America. While many geese have become year-round residents in Colorado, Canada geese that do migrate through the state can fly as far north as Alaska and Canada in the summer, and as far south as Texas, southern California and sometimes parts of Mexico in the winter.

 

Great Photos:

1991. Camels among a backdrop of burning oil fields in Kuwait during the Gulf War.

Harper’s Index from Funny Times:

Chance that an American adult thinks one or both of their parents’ regrets having had them: 1 in 6

Percentage of opposite-sex American couples to which the man is at lest two yeasr older than his partner: 50

In which the woman is at least 2 years older: 15

Today’s Birthdays:

Tyler Perry TV Producer 57 years old

Birthplace New Orleans, LA

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Roald Dahl Children's Author [1916-1990] @74, rare cancer

Birthplace Cardiff, Wales

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Chris Hansen Journalist 67 years old

Birthplace  Lansing, MI

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Fiona Apple Rock Singer 49 years old

Birthplace New York City, NY

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Ben Savage TV Actor 46 years old

BirthplaceChicago, IL

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Jean Smart TV Actress 75 years old

Birthplace Seattle, WA

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Richard Kiel Movie Actor [1939-2014] @74, heart disease

Birthplace Detroit, MI

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That’s All for Now

12 Sept

 

12 Sept

Weather Expectations Week 37 Day 255  Today  79°/56°                            

Wind 15mph Gusts 20mph Air Quality: Fair Moderate Sunshine Windy

Risk of fire: Moderate  Active Fire: 347 miles away

Nearest Lightning: 8 miles away Humidity: 35 %

Sept Averages: Temps: 74°\43° 8 days with rain

Today’s Observances:

Farmers' Consumer Awareness Day  Link
National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children Link 
International Day for South-South Cooperation Link
International Drive Your Studebaker Day
National Day of Encouragement  Link
National Hug And High 5 Day Link 
National Just One Human Family Day 
National Police Woman's Day  Link 
Prairie Day
Video Games Day

Weekly Observances:

Celebrate Community: 6-12 Link 
National Security Officer Appreciation Week: 6-12
National Waffle Week: 6-12
Suicide Prevention Week: 6-12
International Air Ambulance Week: 7-13 Link 

Play Days: 8-12
Popcorn Days: 10-12 Link 
National Days of Prayer & Remembrance: 11-13

Mushroom Days: 12-13 Link
National Neonatal Nurses Week: 12-18  Link

Monthly Observances:

September Is Healthy Aging Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Sports and Home Eye Health & Safety Month
Subliminal Communications Month
Superior Relationships Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month  Link
Update Your Resume Month
Whole Grains Month
Wild Rice Month Link
Women's Friendship Month

Fresh Quotation:

 

 

Today’s Reflection:

A tad to windy for my liking, Otherwise I very nice day.

My mom was born this day in 1919. She lived a good life for 89 years. She is still missed.

Change happens. The medical helicopters now go right over my place several times a day. They can be very loud as they fly low on the way to the hospital heliport. No complaints about the noise since I simply remember it is saving lives.

I really enjoyed the Jeopardy Masters Tournament that ended this week.

$5k for every adult American. Yeah right. First, I’ve heard about checks from this felon before. Second, where is this $1.2 trillion going to come from? I’m not holding on much hope for any $$.

Here in our little mountain town, the sheriff’s dept. has seized more that $1million in seized drugs this year. I-40 seems to be a pipeline for all them drugs.

Want to feel old? 1/3 of the American population was born after 9/11/2001. Only 1/3 of the population was alive when JFK was killed. Ouch!

Here’s a trivia item: When there is a Presidential Press Conference there is a teleprompter ready for the President to read to the American Public. When Obama was preparing to announce the Bin Laden assassination, the teleprompter was on with his speech while the news media filed in. A NY Times reporter read what was on the teleprompter and called his bosses before Obama could read it. Ever since that night, the teleprompter has a copy of the Gettysburg Address when people are filing in.    

Historical events

12 Sept History video

Cool to know:

Frank Lloyd Wright's son invented Lincoln Logs.

The famous architect's design for the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo inspired John Lloyd Wright to produce the interlocking log beams on a much smaller scale for kids.

 

Colorado Wildlife:

This is a small, pale-colored myotis. The hairs of the dorsum are yellowish brown and lack burnished tips. The braincase rises abruptly above the rostrum. The only other Colorado myotis as small as the California myotis is the western small-footed myotis, which may be darker brownish in color, has dorsal hairs with brassy, burnished tips, a smaller hind foot and a skull with a flat profile, the forehead rising gradually from the rostrum. Care is needed to distinguish the species in the field, and certain identification may require comparative material in the museum.

Physical Characteristics

Total length of nine individuals from northwestern Colorado averaged 83.4 mm, length of forearm averaged 33 mm and weight averaged 4.8 g. Wingspan is about 210 mm. 

Range

Like a number of other species of myotis, this is a bat of western North America, ranging from central Mexico north to British Columbia and from the Pacific Coasy.

 

Picture of the Day:

1989. AP Caption: A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square. The man, calling for an end to the recent violence and bloodshed against pro-democracy demonstrators, was pulled away by bystanders, and the tanks continued on their way. The Chinese government crushed a student-led demonstration for democratic reform and against government corruption, killing hundreds, or perhaps thousands of demonstrators in the strongest anti-government protest since the 1949 revolution. Ironically, the name Tiananmen means "Gate of Heavenly Peace".

 

Harper’s Index from Funny Times:

 Average distance from home in miles that American parents would allow their 1—year-od to walk or bike alone: 0.12 miles

That they would allow their 17-year-old to do so. 0.99

Today’s Birthdays:

Sydney Sweeney Movie Actress 29 years old

Birthplace Spokane, WA

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Paul Walker Movie Actor [1973—2013] @40

Birthplace Glendale, CA

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Jennifer Hudson Pop Singer 45 years old

Birthplace Chicago, IL

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Yao Ming Basketball Player 46 years old

Birthplace Shanghai, China

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George Jones Country Singer [1931-2013] @81

Birthplace Saratoga, TX

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Louis CK Comedian 59 years old

Birthplace Washington, DC

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That’s All for Now