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1-30 National
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Daily Observations
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Catfish
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National
Canoe Day Please Take
my Children to Work Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"Like a welcome summer rain, humor may
suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you." — Langston Hughes |
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Today’s Thoughts
I am having a hard
time concentrating today. Yesterday I got a call from a long-time friend from
Tuba. He is the nephew of another good friend.
KB introduced me to archery while I was teaching at Tuba. Then to archery and
rifle deer/elk hunting. He has raised 4 great kids to adulthood. He is the big
brother to four adults. His dad was the BIA superintendent and his mom worked
at the hospital. They have both passed. I was friends with the entire family. KB
has dealt with diabetes for the past 5-6 years. He lost sight in one eye about
4 years ago. He was in the hospital and had his lower left leg amputated in
February. He just turned 60 and has been on thrice a week dialysis for 3 years.
Through all this he kept a positive attitude and has not lost his famous humor.
He called to tell me he is stopping all medical intervention and going home to
hospice at his house with his wife. He figures he has about a week left. He
said he was just too tired of the pain and discomfort, and knowing how it will
end. I’ve known this day would come for a couple of years. I didn’t expect him
to be the one to tell me. After the initial shock of the call, I realized this
was his way of taking care of business so his friends and relatives wouldn’t
have to make the call. I feel so honored to have known this strong, caring
human being.
The other day I was bemoaning
the number of deaths this year at the Hajj. I wondered why they didn’t move the
Hajj to a cooler time of year. I had forgotten the Muslim religious events have
always been based on the lunar calendar. I knew that Ramadan could be anytime
of the year and didn’t realize the Hajj was also based on the lunar calendar. I
feel more ignorant than I thought.
1964 was 60 years ago…
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Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.28%
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Year End Close Dow Jones 874
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Average Cost of new house $13,050.00
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Average Income per year $6,000.00 -
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Average Cost of a new car $3,500.00 -
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Average Monthly Rent $115.00
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Cost of a gallon of Gas 30 cents
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Loaf of bread 21 cents
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United States Postage Stamp 5 cents
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Ticket to the movies $1.25
Origin of common phrases
To peter out
To "peter out" means to dwindle down
to nothing. It hearkens to mining in the 1800s, when a vein of ore would
produce little after a promising start. The word peter might be linked to
saltpeter, or potassium nitrate, an ingredient used in gunpowder.
Historic Events
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1927 – The Cyclone
roller coaster opened on Coney Island.
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1988 - Astro Ricky
Gutierrez set the Major League Baseball record for seeing the most pitches in a
single at-bat (20) against Cleveland pitcher Bartolo Colon.
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2013 – The US
Supreme Court ruled, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is
unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States
Constitution.
Birthdays with some quotes
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92 –
Milton Glaser, American illustrator and graphic designer 63 –
Terri Nunn, American singer-songwriter 54 –
Sean Hayes, American actor “Isn’t
it about getting out of your comfort zone and getting off the couch and
challenging yourself and forcing yourself to do things you wouldn’t rather
do? Otherwise, what are you living for?” 50 –
Derek Jeter, American baseball player “There
may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone
to work harder than you do – and I believe that. 31 –
Jennette McCurdy, American actress “They
say actions speak louder than words, but actions don’t speak. People speak,
and people are loud.” 30 –
Ariana Grande, singer |
@91
– Eleanor Parker, American character actress (d. 2013) @87
– Colonel Tom Parker (Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk), Dutch-American talent
manager (d. 1997) “The
public is tired of politicians professing certain beliefs and not acting on
those beliefs. They want elected officials who have the moral courage to do
what they will say they will do when they’re running for election.” @80
– Pearl S. Buck, American novelist and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973) @73
– Abner Doubleday, American general (d. 1893;heart disease) @59
– Peter Lorre (László Löwenstein), Slovak-American actor (d. 1964; stroke) “Do
you think we should drive a stake through his heart just in case?” |
…The End for today…
