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Week 24 Day 164 Flag Today 89°/50° Wind 5 mph Gusts 10 mph Active Fire: 125 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 197 miles away Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Jun Averages: Temps: 80°\43° Moisture: 1 Day |
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Weekly Observations
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1-30 National
Lemonade Days Link National
Police and Fire Championships Link World Sea
Turtle Week Link National
Flag Week |
10-14 Community
Health Improvement Week (CHI) Link National
Stewardship Week Link 10-16 Meet A
Mate Week National
Automotive Service Professionals Week |
Daily Observations
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Crowded
Nest Awareness Day |
National Jerky Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"Summer was our best season: it was
sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the tree
house; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a
parched landscape..." — Harper Lee |
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Today’s Thoughts
It is very warm here
and I’ve been doing well with just a fan blowing in my living room. With some
windows and doors open, there is always a nice breeze through the house.
Finally, the Bravo
fire near Flagstaff is finally 72% contained. Still a way to go, but this is
progress.
Hunter Biden was
found guilty on all 3 counts on Tuesday morning. His father supports the
verdict. The right wing is a little confused. With only limited response, few
if any were expecting guilt and they appear unprepared. They could be saying
that the justice system finally worked, but that would destroy their side of
the debate.
Indigenous People to Know
Lila
Downs
Lila
Downs has always felt pulled between her cultures. The artist grew up in two
worlds, Minnesota and Oaxaca, Mexico, and is also Indigenous Mixtec, making her
a tricultural creative. Her multifaceted heritage shines through in her entertaining
and inspiring music, and she uses her songs to tell stories of her people.
Inspired by these stories, her song "Dark Eyes'' is about the labor
Indigenous communities often take on, which is often deemed
"essential" yet overlooked.
Origin of common phrases
Full of beans
Meaning energetic, "full of beans"
is thought to come from late-1800s horse racing, when horses would be fed beans
to make them gassy in the belief that they would run faster.
Historic Events
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1817 – The earliest
form of bicycle, the dandy horse, was driven by Karl von Drais.
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1939 – The Baseball
Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York.
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1987 – At the
Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail
Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Birthdays with some quotes
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62 –
Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic “The
normal person classifies an object and then forgets about it. The creative
person, by contrast, is always open to new possibilities.” 43 –
Adriana Lima, Brazilian model “Self-confidence
goes a long way and is very attractive to others.” 40 –
Chris Young, American singer-songwriter 39 –
Kendra Wilkinson, American model |
@94
– George H.W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President (d.
2018) “The
American Dream means giving it your all, trying your hardest, accomplishing
something. And then I’d add to that, giving something back. No definition of
a successful life can do anything but include serving others.” @89
– Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2018) @83
– Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001) @78
– Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2020) @75
– Irwin Allen, American director, producer (d. 1991; heart attack) @15
– Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (d. 1945) “What
is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again.” “Dead
people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is
stronger than gratitude.” |
…The End for today…
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