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Week 30 Day 203 Flag Today 88°/52° Wind 5 mph Gusts 10 mph Gentle Breeze Active Fire: 343 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 2 miles away Monsoon
Rain Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Mostly Cloudy Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\52° Moisture: 8 Days |
Weekly Observations
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6/29-7/21 Tour de France Link Rabbit
Week (Re Magician Rabbits) Hemingway
Look-Alike Days Link 17-22 Hemp
History Week Link 18-21 Comic-Con
Restless
Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week Family
Golf Week Link Flag
Football Week Link National
Parenting Gifted Children Week Link
National
Moth Week |
21-27
Captive
Nations Week Women in
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Daily Observations
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Anne Hutchinson Memorial Day |
National
Be Someone Day Link |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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“Hot July brings cooling
showers, apricots, and gillyflowers.” – Sara Coleridge |
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Today’s Thoughts
It’s warm, but the Monsoon is building
so it will cool things off nicely.
I’m guessing that many citizens of the
world are now more aware how dependent the world is on the internet and how a
tiny mistake in an upgrade can shut down many things in our daily lives.
Yesterday I had go inside the bank to withdraw some cash. The outside ATM had
the blue screen, but the inside one didn’t. Turns out they are run on two
different networks. Hmm. Andy and Faith could not get any gas after our lunch
as all the gas stations in East Flag were on a network that was offline. The
pumps didn’t work and the registers inside didn’t work, so all were closed. We
should all be demanding that tech companies set up better protocols before
upgrading their systems.
This reminded me of my days as a cashier
at the grocery store. I was trained to
use a hand crank on the register if the power went out. I only had to use it a
couple of times in the seven years I worked in the business at several
different grocery stores, but I certainly knew how to use it. The hardest part
was reading the stamped price on the items in the dim light.
1971 was 53 years ago…
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Yearly Inflation Rate USA 4.3% Yearly Inflation Rate UK 8.6% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 890 Average Cost of new house $25,250.00 Average Income per year $10,600.00 Average Monthly Rent $150.00 Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents Datsun 1200 Sports Coupe $1,866.00 United States postage Stamp 8 cents Ladies 2 piece knit suites $9.98 Movie Ticket $1.50 Dodge Charger $3,579 |
Fresh Turkey Lb 43 cents Fresh Strawberries Lb 29 cents Idaho Potatoes 10 Lbs 98 cents Jiffy Peanut Butter 59 cents Tape Cassette Recorder $29.88 2 Quart Pressure Cooker $7.77 Side By Side Fridge $704.95 Electrical Heater Fireplace $59.88 Malibu Barbie $1.94 Etch-A-Sketch $2.83 Rock Em Sock Em Robots $8.99 Ladies Beret and Scarf Set $6.00 3 Bedroom House Chicago $16,500 |
Phrases used by Old-er People that younger people might not
understand
“Mind Your Ps and Qs”
You may
have heard your boomer parent or grandparent use this phrase. It means to be on
one’s best behavior and possibly originates from bartenders reminding patrons
to watch their alcohol consumption. Essentially, the phrase is a reminder to be
polite and behave appropriately.
False Facts about religions
Christianity Is a
Western Religion
Given how widespread it is in the West and how the West has helped
promote Christianity to the rest of the world, it’s easy to believe that the
faith originated there. In actuality, Christianity is a Middle Eastern religion
that spread to other parts of Asia and even North Africa before reaching
Europe.
Historic Events
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1861
– Confederate troops defeated the Union at the (1st) Battle of Bull Run.
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1873
– Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang held the first successful train
robbery in the American West.
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1925
– Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in class
and fined $100.
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1949
– The United States Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
Birthdays with some quotes
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@63- Robin Williams
(1951-2014) @71- Edward Herrmann
(1943-2014) @61- Ernest Hemingway
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…The End for today…
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