23Jul
Weather Expectations Week 29 Day 204 Flag Today 74°/59°
Wind 2 mph
Gusts 3 mph
Active Fire: 22 miles
away Risk of fire: Very Low
Nearest Lightning: 82 miles
away Humidity: 52%
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Rain
July Averages: Temps: 82°\51° 9 days with rain
Today’s Observances:
Gorgeous Grandma Day
Hot Enough For Ya Day Link
International Shiraz Day
National Refreshment Day Link
National Sprinkle Day Link
Weekly Observances:
Tour
de France: 4-26 Link
Restless
Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week: 18-25
Hemingway Look-Alike Days: 19-25 (Nearest his Birthday of 7/21)
Hemp
History Week: 19-25
Captive
Nations Week: 19-25
Everybody Deserves A Massage Week: 19-25 Link
National Independent Retailers Week: 19-25 Link
National
Zookeeper Week: 19-25 Link
Women in Baseball Week: 19-25
National
Moth Week: 19-27
National Baby Food Week: 22-25 Link
Great
Texas Mosquitos Days: 23-25 Link
Comic-Con:
23-26 Link
International
Congress of Mathematics: 23-30
Fresh Quotation:
Today’s Reflection:
The monsoon is in full swing. Enjoying the rain as it has been here
since yesterday and through the night. There was a huge thunderstorm about 5:45
last night, the lightning was only 0.4miles from my home. Then a soaking rain.
Today there was another nice big female rain during the lunch hour.
Today is my father’s birthday. He was born in 1914 and had a nice
life for his 80 years. He is gone, but our family has great memories to comfort
us.
My medical good news just keeps going. I’ve been taking a shot
every three months to stop my prostate cancer from spreading. I've been taking the shots about 2 years. My PSA has stayed
low and today the doctor said we will stop the shots for 9 months and studies show
my PSA should stay low. This is very good news.
Historical events
Cool to know:
NATCH
The adverb naturally was
first clipped down to "natch" in the jazzy slang of the early
1940s.
Picture of the Day:
Swoops and swirls, birds
in flight, and hope of possibility. Photographer Petro Katerynych shares the
deep meaning these White Storks hold for the people of Ukraine.
“In Ukrainian mythology
White Storks symbolize faithfulness and strength of spirit. White Storks are
seen as a symbol of love for their motherland. When spring arrives and storks
return home, Ukrainians young and old go out into the streets, greet the birds’
arrival and sing traditional songs called Vesnyanki in celebration,” Katerynych
explains. “Storks also set a good example and serve to remind Ukrainians how
important it is to love our homeland. They fly thousands of kilometers to
warmer lands when there is a bitter winter. But they always come back,
overcoming all the hardships that beset them on their journey. We believe that
love for their native land gives the storks the strength to survive and return
home. My fellow Ukrainians are facing a similarly challenging task right
now—once again they must defend their native nests, while some are forced to
rush like storks in the direction of the sun. Many of us will fall, but I hope
that spring is ahead of us. I believe that most of us will live to see the return
of White Storks circling overhead in the peaceful skies of a free Ukraine. Then
we will all rally together, and sing Vesnyanki once more.”
Tricky US Trivia:
Question: What
is America’s longest highway?
Answer: Route 20, which stretches from Boston to Newport, OR
Today’s Birthdays:
Daniel
Radcliffe Movie
Actor 37 years old
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Slash [Saul
Hudson ] Guitarist
61 years old
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Marlon
Wayans Movie
Actor 54 years old
Birthplace New York City, NY
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Woody
Harrelson TV
Actor 65 years old
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ValentÃn
Barco Soccer
Player [Argentina] 22 years old
Birthplace Buenos
Aires, Argentina
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Philip
Seymour Hoffman Movie Actor
[1957-2014] @46 mixed drug intoxication
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That’s All for Now
