27 Aug
Weather
Expectations
Week 35
Day
239 Flag Today 89°/61°
Wind 13 mph
Gusts 17 mph
Risk of fire: Extreme Active Fire: 64 miles away
Nearest Lightning: 2 miles
away Humidity: 18%
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Mostly Cloudy Breezy
July Averages: Temps: 82°\51° 9
days with rain
Today’s Observances:
Just Because Day: 27
National Cinema Day: 27 Link
Petroleum Day: 27 Link
The Duchess Who Wasn't Day: 27
World Rock Scissors Paper Day: 27 Link
Weekly Observances:
Drive
Sober or Get Pulled Over: 12-9/7 Link
Little
League World Series: 19-30 Link
International
Water Week: 23-27 Link
Brake Safety Week: 23-29 Link
World
Princess Week: 23-29 (Disney)
National
Composites Week: 24-28 Link
National Safe at Home Week: 24-28
Numismatic
Week (World's Fair of Money): 25-29 Link
Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31
World Science Fiction Days: 27-31
Fresh Quotation:
Today’s Reflection:
Having a busy day. Primary care visit was successful. All good. Dental
cleaning went very well. The hygienist was a new male, and he did a great job.
Got an antibiotic for one area that was inflamed. All good.
For a long time, decades, I shaved while in the shower. When I was
hospitalized, the shower mirror disappeared. I finally found one. I put it up
yesterday and shaved in the shower. A much cleaner shave than at the sink.
Happy camper.
Tim Curry, of Rocky Horror Picture Show passed at 80. He will be
missed.
I’m a fan of Chris Cuomo on News Nation. He succeeds in showing
both sides of his stories with guests from both sides. His mantra is: not left or
right, it’s right or wrong. He does a good job.
Historical events
27 Aug
History
Cool to know:
What is the third sign of the zodiac?
Answer: Gemini.
What is Ariana Grande’s brother’s name?
Answer: Frankie.
Who discovered penicillin?
Answer: Fleming.
Name the three primary colors.
Answer: Red, yellow, and blue.
Colorado Wildlife:
The American bumble bee is one of the largest bumble bee species in
North America. It has a fully black face and a band of yellow across the thorax
in front of the wings (there is sometimes a band of yellow behind the wings).
The first segment of the abdomen is typically half or all black; the second and
third abdominal segments are typically yellow; and the fourth, fifth and sixth
abdominal segments are typically black.
Picture of the Day:
Neil Armstrong didn't say "That's one small step for
man."
The astronaut insists he actually stated, "That's one
small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
"That's the only way the statement makes any sense," Armstrong
told biographer James Hansen. And for the record, no real
astronaut ever uttered "Houston, we have a problem" — Tom Hanks only
said that in the movie Apollo 13.
Great Life Magazine Photos:
Prince on tour for Purple Rain, 1985.
The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
Harper’s Index from Funny Times:
September 2026 • Source: Pew
Research Center (Washington)
Percentage of short stories
written by ChatGPT whose plots are driven by gossip and rumor: 64
September 2026 • Source: Jenna
Russell (College Park, Md.)
Of those written by humans: 44
September 2026 • Source: Jenna
Russell (College Park, Md.)
Minimum number of U.S. court
cases in which filed documents were found by a judge to contain
AI-hallucinated content: 1,180
Today’s Birthdays:
Paul Reubens TV Actor
[1952-2023] @70 respiratory failure
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Lyndon B. Johnson US President
[1908-1973] @64 heart attack
Birthplace Stonewall, TX
DEATH DATEJan 22, 1973 (age 64)
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Tom Ford Fashion
Designer 65 years old
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That’s
All for Now
