FYI: Any blue
text is a link. Click to check it out!
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9.8.16 Week: 36 \ Day: 252
September Averages: 74°\42°
86004 Today: H 78° \
L 42° Average Sky Cover: 80%
Wind ave: 2mph\Gusts: 10mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 88°[1977] Record Low: 33°[1935]
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Quote of the Day
We do not remember days, we
remember moments.
~Cesare Pavese
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Observances Today
National Ampersand Day Link
Pardon
Day Link (Nixon)
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day Link
Virgin Mary Day (birthday)
World Physical Therapy Day Link
Independence Day (Macedonia-1991-from
Yugoslavia)
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Observances This Week
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4-10 (First Week)
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National Waffle Week
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5-11 (First Full Week)
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Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
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5-11 (Always has 10th in it)
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Suicide Prevention Week
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6-10 (Tues.thru Sat. after Labor Day)
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Play Days
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8-10 (First Weekend After Labor Day) Link
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Popcorn Days
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8-18 Link
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National North West Cider Week
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US Historical Highlights for Today
1565 1st permanent European
settlement in US begun at St Augustine, Florida
1858 Abraham
Lincoln supposedly says in a speech "You may fool all the people some
of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t
fool all of the people all the time"
1868 New York Athletic
Club forms
1892 1st appearance of
"Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion)
1900 6,000 killed when a
hurricane & tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas
1916 US President Wilson
signs the Emergency Revenue Act, doubling the rate of income tax and adding
inheritance and munitions profits tax
1920 US Air Mail service
begins (NYC to SF)
1921 1st Miss America crowned
in Atlantic City - Margaret Gorman (16) of Washington, D.C.
1923 Honda Point
Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven
are lost.
1930 1st appearance of
comic strip "Blondie"
1930 NYC public schools
begin teaching Hebrew
1930 Richard Drew creates
Scotch tape
1939 FDR declares
"limited national emergency" due to war in Europe
1945 US invades
Japanese-held Korea
1951 Japan signs peace
treaty with 48 countries (SF)
1952 Ernest Hemingway's
novel "The Old Man & the Sea" published
1954 SE Asia Treaty Org
(SEATO) forms to stop communist spread in SE Asia
1956 Harry Belafonte's
album "Calypso," goes #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks
1960 Nationwide release
(US) of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" starring Anthony
Perkins and Janet Leigh
1966 "Star
Trek" premieres on NBC-TV
1971 John F. Kennedy
Center for Performing Arts opens in Washington, D.C.
1974 US
President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard
Nixon of all federal crimes1975 Boston begins court-ordered
bussing of public schools
1985 "USA
Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers
1986 'The Oprah
Winfrey Show' is first broadcast nationally
1990 Ellis Island
Historical Site opens on Ellis Island NYC
1999 US Attorney General
Janet Reno names former Senator John Danforth to head an independent
investigation of the 1993 fire at the Branch Davidian church near Waco, Texas
in response to revelations in the film "Waco The Rules of Engagement"
2015 Comedian Stephen
Colbert debuts as the new host of CBS's "The Late Show"
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World Historical Highlights for Today
1504 Michelangelo's
statue of David is unveiled in Florence
1522 Spanish navigator
Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completing 1st circumnavigation of the globe
(expedition began under Ferdinand Magellan)
1945 Hideki Tojo,
Japanese PM during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes
tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged
1967 Uganda abolishes
traditional tribal kingdoms, becomes a republic
1970 Black September
hijackings begin, three airliners hijacked and blown up by Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine
1978 Iranian army fires
on Khomeini followers in Teheran, 100s killed
2015 Pope Francis announces
moves to streamline the annulment process within the Catholic Church
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My Rambling Thoughts
Busy
day today. Headed out early and got a much needed toenail clipping, then to Sam’s
for my weekly pickup of needed items, then to Fry’s Grocery for Old People’s
Day…we get 10% off everything we buy on the 1st Wed. of each month.
Good way to stalk up on staples and save in the process. And they also have
sales for the younger people and give us old geezers 10% off the sale price.
Cool.
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Brain Teasers
(answers
at the end of post)
Pete'sa Pete's Pizza Prices
Logic puzzles require you to think. You will
have to be logical in your reasoning.
Pete'sa
Pete lists prices for his extra toppings in pairs. How much does each topping
cost by itself? Each price is whole-dollar increments.
Pineapple & Hot Peppers $7
Broccoli & Extra Cheese $6
Mushrooms & Onions $2
Black Olives & Hot Peppers $5
Pepperoni & Mushrooms $4
Onions & Black Olives $3
Extra Cheese & Mushrooms $5
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Today’s Trivia Hive
(answers
at the end of post)
In
the television show, The Brady Bunch, who broke Marcia's nose?
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…Harper’s Index…
2/25/16 – Date on which Sea World admitted to spying on
environmental-activist groups
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2 jokes for the day
Two
Dogs Walk Into A Bar
Two
dogs wearing their finest collars entered a bar.
After ordering they noticed that all the other dogs in the bar were not wearing
collars.
That's when they realized they were in a STRAY BAR.
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Wrong
Number
A
woman was getting swamped with calls from strangers. A billing service had
launched an 800 number that was identical to hers.
When she called to complain, she was told to get a new number. "I've had
mine for twenty years," she pleaded. "Couldn't you change
yours?"
The company refused, so she said, "Fine. From now on, I'm going to tell
everyone who calls that their bill is paid in full."
The company got a new number the next day.
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Yep, It Really Happened
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Who Says Drugs Make You Stupid? -------*
Authorities in California said an amateur fisherman cast his homemade line in
the wrong place when he was caught fishing for drugs in a police drop box. The
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office said a sergeant confronted a man spotted using a
homemade cord and fishing hook to remove drugs from the Operation Medicine
Cabinet drop box in front of the sheriff's Coastal Station in Carpinteria.
Christian Kulbe, 46, had successfully reeled in some drugs and syringes when he
was caught fishing in the drop box, one of several set up by the sheriff's
office and the Santa Barbara County Public Works to allow residents to safely
dispose of unused drugs and medications. Kulbe was taken to the Santa Barbara
County Jail on charges including possession of stolen property, petty theft,
possession of burglary tools, prowling and possession of controlled substances.
He was ordered held in lieu of $2,500 bail.
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Somewhat Useless Information
Salt
has seasoned English in many ways. Because Romans put salt or brine on their
vegetables, the word "salad" developed. Because Roman soldiers were
given money to buy salt, "salary" was coined.
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In
promoting the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson cited reports of a
"salt mountain" in the territory. "This mountain is said to be
180 miles long and 45 in width, composed of solid rock salt, without any trees
or shrubs on it."
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The
adult human body contains about 250 grams of salt - about half a pound.
***
According
to superstition, spilling salt can cause bad luck - an idea that may have
originated with Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper," which
shows Judas Isariot knocking over a salt container.
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Chicago
is America's salty center, thanks to the Morton Salt Co. The company was owned
by Joy Morton, a man who got his first name from the maiden name of his mother,
Caroline Joy.
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There
is an enormous salt mine under the city of Detroit, about 1,200 feet below
ground. According to Detroit Salt Co, the century-old mine spreads out more
than 1,500 acres and has more than 100 miles of underground roads.
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Birthdays Today
“[
]” indicates age at death
[96] Frank Cady,
actor
(Mr Drucker-Green Acres), (d. 2012)
[91] Sid Caesar,
Yonkers
NY, comedian (Your Show of Shows) d-2014]
[87] Ida Henrietta Hyde,
Davenport
Iowa, American physiologist who invented the micro-electrode. She was the first
woman allowed to do research at Harvard Medical School and to be elected to the
American Physiology Society. [d-1935]
[83] Frederic Mistral,
French
Provencal poet (Nobel 1904), born in Maillane, France (d. 1914)
78- Sam Nunn,
American
politician (Sen-D-Georgia, 1972 - 1997)
75- Bernie Sanders,
American
politician and Senator (Independent - Vt), born in Brooklyn, New York
[62] Antonín Dvořák,
Nelahozeves
Czech, composer (New World Symphony). (D 1904)
[54] Peter Sellers,
English
actor and comedian (The Goon Show, Bobo, Pink Panther), born in Portsmouth,
Hampshire (d. 1980)
45- David Arquette,
Winchester
Virginia, American actor, director and producer (Scream, Kiss & Tell)
[41] Richard I [Richard the Lion Hearted],
King
of England (1189-99), born in Oxford, England (d. 1199)
[40] Charles J. Guiteau,
American
assassin of US President James A. Garfield, born in Freeport, Illinois (d. 1882)
37- Pink [Alecia Beth
Moore],
American
singer (Get the Party Started, Just Like a Pill), born in Abington Township,
Pennsylvania
[35] Jimmie Rodgers [James Charles],
American
country singer and singing brakeman, born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 1933)
35- Jonathan Taylor Thomas,
Bethlehem
PA, actor (Randy-Home Improvement)
[30] Patsy Cline,
American
country singer (Crazy) born in Winchester, Virginia (d. 1963)
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Historical Obits Today
@71-1980 Willard Libby,
American
chemist (radiocarbon dating), pneumonia
@48-1784 Ann Lee,
American
founder of the Shakers, fraility
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Brain Teasers Answers
From
the list above and the note about only whole-dollar amounts we note that if
Mushrooms & Onions are $2 together they must be $1 each. From there it is
simple math to figure out the following.
Onions $1
Mushrooms $1
Pepperoni $3
Black Olives $2
Extra Cheese $4
Broccoli $2
Hot Peppers $3
Pineapple $4
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Trivia Hive
Answers
Peter
Oh
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. One day in the 70's, that doe-eyed blonde had two dates
booked, one with the nice guy, Charley, and the other with the handsome
football player, Doug Simpson. She blows off Charley for Doug because, you
know, she's a high school girl and days before her date her awesome brother,
Peter, hits her in the head with a football, breaking her nose. Rough! Even
worse, Doug cancels the date and Marcia ends up going out with Charley. High
school students. They never quite "nose" what they want! Source: IMDB
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Disclaimer: All
opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from
the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I
have learned that every site contains mistakes and sadly once the information
is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify.
Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the
dates may not be totally accurate.
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