19 Jul
Weather Expectations Week 29 Day 200 Flag Today 68°/58°
Wind 3 mph
Gusts 3 mph
Active Fire: 22 miles
away Risk of fire: Very Low
Nearest Lightning: 8 miles
away Humidity: 90%
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Mostly Cloudy
July Averages: Temps: 82°\51° 9 days with rain
Today’s Observances:
Anne
Hutchinson Memorial Day
Flitch Day Link (See the Flitch of Dunmow site. )
International Karaoke Day Link
National Ice Cream Day
Lake Superior Day
Words With Friends Day Link
Weekly Observances:
Tour
de France: 4-26 Link
World
Eskimo Olympic Games: 15-19
Rabbit
Week: 15-21 (Magician's) Sponsor: Melvin Rabbit (Canada)
National Parenting Gifted Children Week: 16-22 Link
International
Sand Sculpting Championships : 17-19 Link
RAGBRAI [Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa]: 18-25 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
Fresh Quotation:
Today’s Reflection:
Today is certainly a monsoon day. There have been female and male
showers on and off most of the day. The more gentle rain lasts about 15
minutes, then all is quiet, the stronger rain and thunder enter for about 20
minutes. That pattern just keeps repeating itself. Thankfully moisture is much
needed, and the cooler temps are nice.
We had a good discussion group yesterday. Three of the seven of us spent time in the hospital with various ailments since our last meeting. Thankfully we are all slowly recovering. Barry had an embolism near his heart and one in his leg. His recovery is slower than Margaret’s and mine. It will take 6 months for the clots to disintegrate with meds. That seems very frustrating and scary to me. After catching up medically we had a good discussion about why we should or should not try to return to the 1950's situation with the World Bank other financial organizations. That seems to be Trump's goal. All of us agreed that this is not the time to return to those days...if it were even possible. Sadly, so many MAGA people and Conservatives only remember the good parts of that life and and not the hassles we lived through.
Historical events
Cool to know:
HOT
Just
like high, hot has been used to mean excessively
warm since the days of Old English. But its more figurative use in relation to
someone's attractiveness is nonetheless well established: in the 14th century it was used personally, to refer to someone
feeling a flustered state of desire, and by 1886 had come to be used to describe someone
who is sexually attractive.
Picture of the Day:
Norwegian photographer Erlend Haarberg took home the top prize and
won the Birds in the Environment category with an image of a Rock Ptarmigan
soaring over snow-capped mountains.
“High up in the mountains, the wind, snow, and cold maintain the
iron grip of winter for many months on end. This is where Rock Ptarmigan thrive
in an endless white landscape,” says Haarberg. “On this particular winter’s
day, I was on my way to a mountain top. I had almost reached the summit when I
spotted some ptarmigan tracks in the snow. Soon a bird took flight, with the
dramatic backdrop showing what a harsh environment this bird calls home.”
Tricky US Trivia:
Question: What was the original
capital of the U.S.?
Answer: New
York City
Today’s Birthdays:
Benedict
Cumberbatch Movie
Actor 50 years old
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Brian May Guitarist
79 years old
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Anthony
Edwards TV
Actor 64 years old
Birthplace Santa Barbara, CA
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Vinessa Shaw
Movie
Actress 50 years old
Birthplace Los Angeles, CA
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Angela
Griffin Movie
Actress 50 years old
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That’s All for Now
