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Week 24 Day 166 Flag Today 84°/50° Wind 8 mph Gusts 17 mph Active Fire: 165 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 196 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Mostly Cloudy Jun Averages: Temps: 80°\43° Moisture: 1 Day |
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Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"I wonder
what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June." — L.M. Montgomery |
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Today’s Thoughts
A cloudy day for a
change. There is only a 15% of precipitation, but sure seems much cooler.
The local Bravo fire
is now 100% contained.
I got a call last
night that one of our discussion group members has passed. He was out with friends
on a hiking trail. One of the others injured his ankle and Phil went ahead to
find help. A little layer another hiker came by and called for help. Phil hadn’t
returned so they went looking for him. They found him sitting against a tree.
He had passed away. There are still lots of questions, but most believe it was either
heatstroke or heart attack. He had been a member for about a year and will be
missed.
Just to be clear, I
am tired of the hypocrisy in our politics. What has happened to our statesmen?
Changing a stance is important, but that is not what is happening. From my
point of view, Trump and his allies are the worst, but both sides are committing
it almost every day.
Indigenous People to Know
Tommy
Orange
Author
Tommy Orange is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, but he wasn't
surrounded by the Indigenous community in his hometown of Oakland, California.
His debut novel, "There There," won an award at the 2018 National
Book Circle Awards. In sharing the Indigenous perspective in a contemporary
way, Orange speaks about the relocation of his people to the cities and how
assimilative culture has left many Indigenous communities feeling
"voiceless" and underrepresented.
Origin of common phrases
Long in the tooth
Referring to being old, the term "long in the tooth"
can first be found in a South Dakota newspaper in 1889, when a prospective
buyer was trying to judge the age of a horse. Horses' teeth keep
growing through their lives—although they are
ground down as the horses eat—and so are used to determine their age.
Historic Events
1775 -The Continental Army was established by the
Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
1900 – Hawaii became a United States territory.
1949 – Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rode a V-2 rocket to an
altitude of 83 miles (134 km), thereby becoming the first monkey in space.
1954 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill into
law that placed the words “under God” into the United States Pledge of
Allegiance.
Birthdays with some quotes
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93 –
Marla Gibbs, actor 78 –
Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th President 66 –
Pamela Geller, American activist and blogger “I
will continue to speak in defense of freedom until the day I die. It’s just
that simple. It’s not even a choice. It’s a calling.” 63 –
Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd), English singer-songwriter “The
best thing you can do is work on your personality because we’re all gonna get
ugly.” 55 –
Steffi Graf, German tennis player “You
can’t measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that
if you really do want to reach your goals, you can’t spend any time worrying
about whether you’re going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better.” 36 –
Kevin McHale, American actor and radio personality 35 –
Lucy Hale, American actress “Surround
yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth.” –
Lucy Hale |
@85
– Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author, activist (d. 1896) “It’s
a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the
best people have always done.” @51
– Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist, neuropathologist (d. 1915; heart failure) @39
– Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban guerrilla leader (d. 1967;
executed) |
…The End for today…
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