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Week 23 Day 154 Flag Today 82°/44° Wind 7 mph Gusts 20 mph Active Fire: 57 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 347 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Windy Jun Averages: Temps: 80°\43° Moisture: 1 Day |
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Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of
thought. John F. Kennedy |
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Today’s Thoughts
It’s a windy day.
Not a surprise for June.
I cleaned my bedroom
then changed the linens. That’s enough for one day.
I neglected to mention in yesterday’s post that in Navajo Country, June 1
is known as Treaty Day…based on the 1868 treaty. That treaty, among other
things, set up education and medical care
for the Rez…including schools, clinics, and hospitals. It allowed Tuba Boarding
and others to open in 1868.
Vlad, our Trans-Siberian guide just published his first musical work,
titled ‘Winter’. A great accomplishment for sure. When I find a site that has
it, I’ll post it here.
Biden has announced a 3-phrase plan to end the Gaza War. Both sides say
it might be the first right step. As Alexander Pope said: “Hope springs eternal…”.
Indigenous People to Know
Mildred
Loving
Many
Americans will have heard of Mildred Loving, as she and her husband (and
co-plaintiff) Richard battled the ban against interracial marriage in the
super-charged case of Loving v. Virginia. What many Americans may not know is
that Mildred Loving was of Black and Indigenous descent (Rappahannock Tribe). The Lovings took their case to the
Supreme Court in 1967 and won, legalizing interracial marriage across the
nation. In order to exclusively focus on the white–Black binary that was
dominating American discourse around race, coverage of the Loving v. Virginia
case—as well as the 2016 film "Loving"—left out Mildred Loving's
multiracial heritage.
Origin of common phrases
Cute as a bug's ear
"Cute as a bug's ear"
was used in the 1800s—and is thought to have originated in Texas—to describe
someone adorable. It may have started out with the word acute, referring to
insects' ability to react quickly. It's often shortened to cute as a bug.
Historic Events
1865
Confederate soldiers yielded to Federal troops in
Galveston, Texas, marking the end of one of the final land operations of the
American Civil War.
1886
Frances Folsom, age 21, married U.S. President Grover
Cleveland in the White House and became the youngest first lady in American
history.
1937
Some six months after abdicating the British throne, Prince
Edward, duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII), married American socialite
Wallis Simpson (who became duchess of Windsor).
1989
Pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square crushed by
Chinese military.
On this day in 1989, the Chinese government called in the
military to put down a pro-democracy demonstration carried out by more than
100,000 people in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
Birthdays
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56-
Andy Cohen, TV show host 52 –
Wentworth Miller, actor 52 –
Wayne Brady, actor 46 –
Justin Long, actor |
@70 –
Martha Washington, 1st lady (d.1802) |
…The End for today…
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