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Week 30 Day 209 Flag Today 81°/54° Wind 1 mph Gusts 7 mph Light
Breeze Active Fire: 99 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 5 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\52° Moisture: 8 Days
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Today’s Quote
“I drifted into a summer nap under
the hot shade of July, serenaded by a cicada lullaby to drowsy warm dreams of
distant thunder.”
– Terri Guillemets
Today’s Meme
Today’s Thoughts
I’ve already had a nice 15-minute monsoon
today. Much calmer than yesterday. Thankfully there was no reported damage
yesterday around Flag.
Bullying needs to stop. Four years
have been enough. I am tired of politicians and news media outlets purposefully
mispronouncing the VP/ Presidential candidates name. Get a life.
I worked with Annie Yazzie/Walker for
many years. She was a supervisor at Tuba, Principal at Red Lake and Kaibeto.
When she retired and moved to Flag she joined our retirement lunch group for a couple
of years. She is highly intelligent and like many other highly intelligent
people, a tad flighty. She was a very hard worker and always in a good mood.
Yesterday her son came to my house. I didn’t even know she had children. Back
in January Annie had a debilitating stroke that left her unable to talk and
living in a wheelchair. Her son’s were going through some of her stuff and
found my name. They needed help with a letter from OPM in the Bureau. One son
has been her medical power of attorney since the stroke but no one has her financial
power of attorney. They had Annie in the van and hoped I could help them. Both
her sons are college graduates and working while caring for their mom. It was
so disheartening to see her like that. I am doing what I can to get them help
from people I know from the Bureau. I gave them a few leads and after they left
talked to Andy to see if he had any ideas. He did and I shared the names with
them. I sure hope I can help more.
1972 was 52 years ago…
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1972 This year
is marked as a black year in history due to the use of terrorism entering sport
with the massacre of 11 Israel Athletes by Arab Gunman. Also this is the
beginning of the biggest political scandal in modern times and the start of the
Watergate Scandal. On the other side of the Atlantic a worsening of the
problems between the IRA and the British government see wrongs from both sides
and innocent lives are lost.
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Five White House operatives are arrested
for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee the start of
the Watergate Scandal.
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The United States and Soviet Union sign
the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty and an interim treaty after the
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT I) take place during May. US President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid
Brezhnev met in Moscow to negotiate arms control between the two nations. It
was the first time a US president visited the Soviet Union since World War II.
The ABM Treaty limited the US and USSR to 2 anti-ballistic missile complexes
with 100 anti-ballistic missiles each. The SALT I agreement limited the numbers
of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine launched ballistic
missiles (SLBMs), and strategic ballistic missile launchers.
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The OAO-3 Copernicus Satellite is launched.
The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 3 (OAO-3), or, Copernicus satellite is
launched by NASA on August 21st, 1972. The satellite was created as a joint
effort in astronomical research between the United States and the United
Kingdom. OAO-3 carried a UV telescope that was built at Princeton and an X-Ray
experiment created at University College London. The OAO-3 Copernicus satellite
was considered to be the most successful of all four OAO missions, having made
several scientific discoveries. It remained in operation until February of
1981.
NASA’s Space Shuttle Program is officially launched during January
. President Nixon approved the program and announced its inception to the
American public. The purpose of the program was to create a reusable spacecraft
with the ultimate goal of reducing the cost of space exploration and making it
more commonplace. The first fully functional space shuttle was the Columbia
which completed its first mission in Apri l of 1981 after
years of testing and development.
Phrases used by Old-er People that younger people might not
understand
“Chrome Dome”
This is
a playful reference to a bald man. Emerging from a time when colloquial
language was rife with lighthearted insults, this term reflects the era’s humor
and communication style. While it might sound harsh to younger ears, it was
often used among friends in a teasing, affectionate manner.
Did you Know…?
Penguins Will Trade
Pebbles For Sex
Penguins are not only adorable, but also can be held up
as paragons of traditional family values. Believed to be mostly monogamous,
penguins are the Puritans of the natural world. Except that sometimes, naughty
penguins of various species will trade sex for rocks.
In the summer months of
the Arctic, when penguins' nests are in danger of being flooded and destroyed,
many females will look for extra rocks and pebbles to shore up their nests.
Sometimes they target the nests of single males. Sensing the males' desperation,
they'll offer a quick tryst for the trade of a pebble or two. Some ladies even
only go so far as flirting before sneaking off with what they want.
Historic Events
1886 – The Atlantic Telegraph Cable
was laid between Ireland and Canada.
1921 – Insulin was first isolated by
Dr. Frederick Banting.
1953 – The Korean War Armistice ended
the Korean War.
Birthdays
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Alex Rodriguez, 49 Baseball
Player Taylor Schilling, 40 TV
Actress
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@70 – Keenan Wynn, American actor (died in
1986)
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…The End for today…
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