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Week 25 Day 170 Flag Today 80°/51° Wind 9 mph Gusts 13 mph Active Fire: 98 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 687 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Slight
Breeze Red Flag Warning 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
Nursing Assistants Week Link National
Hermit Week National
Waste & Recycling Workers Week Link |
17-22 National
Old Time Fiddlers' Frolic Link National
Week of Making Link Royal
Ascot Link |
Daily Observations
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Autistic
Pride Day Link |
National
Splurge Day (Since 1994) Sustainable
Gastronomy Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"One benefit
of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by." — Jeannette Walls |
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Today’s Thoughts
Windy and warm
today.
I went to Wal-Mart
to pick up household items. The store
was not crowded. I found everything I needed and headed to the checkout. They
had ONE normal check out with 4 carts in front of me. The self-checkout was worse.
They only had 4 checkouts open and there were also 4 people in front of me. One
of the families was teaching a 5-year-old how to do self-checkout. I finally got
to an open register. My total was a tad over $100. When I left the child was
still learning how to do checkout after the watcher had to check the cart at
least 3 times for unrecognized items in the bags. With all this hassle I still
saved a few bucks.
Now I am home,
hoping the wind and dry conditions don’t start a forest fire.
1961 was 63 years ago…
UK - Applies to EEC
Britain applies for
membership of the EEC
U.S. - Segregation
Segregation
on railways in the south ends
Brazil -- Xingu National Park
The
Xingu National Park is created in Brazil
UN -- Condemns Apartheid
UN General Assembly condemns Apartheid
Vietnam - US Military Involvement
First
Direct US Military Involvement in Vietnam
UK - Amnesty International
Amnesty
International Started in United Kingdom
World - Antarctic Treaty
The
Antarctic Treaty System comes into force on June
23rd to regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica to
ensure that Antarctica shall continue forever to be used exclusively for
peaceful purposes
U.S. -- Pampers
Pampers
the first disposable diaper introduced
World - Population 4 billion
Estimate
of the Worlds
Population reaches 4 billion
Origin of common phrases
All
hat, no cattle
"All hat, no cattle" refers to someone who talks
big but has no substance. It's an insult with Texas roots.
Historic Events
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1812 – The United
States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom was signed by President James
Madison, starting The War of 1812.
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1873 – Susan B.
Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential
election.
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1979 – SALT II was
signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Birthdays with some quotes
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82 –
Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter 82 –
Richard Perry, American record producer 72 –
Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress 48 –
Blake Shelton, American singer-songwriter “To
me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they’re not afraid to
let show.” “A
man can do anything he wants to do in this world, at least if he wants to do
it badly enough.” –
E.W. Scripps |
@84
– E.G. Marshall, American character actor (d. 1998) @71
– E.W. Scripps, American publisher, founded the E.W. Scripps Company (d.
1926) “Do
good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your friend.” @70
– Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (d. 2013; cancer) “To
make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all
crime starts.” @63
– Richard Boone, American actor (d. 1981; throat cancer) @61
– Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (d. 1965; heart failure) @61
– Bud Collyer, American actor and game show host (d. 1969; circulatory issues) |
…The End for today…
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