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Week 28 Day 190 Flag Today 91°/50° Wind 8 mph Gusts 14 mph Gentle Breeze Active Fire: 168 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 478 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\52° Moisture: 8 Days |
Monthly Observations
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National
Make A Difference to Children Month |
National
Picnic Month |
Weekly Observations
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4-10 Freedom
Week Be Nice
To New Jersey Week National
Cancer Survivor Sibling Week National
Farriers Week National Therapeutic
Recreation Week Operation
Safe Driver Week 7-14 Running
of The Bulls (Spain) |
6/29-7/21 Tour de France Link |
Daily Observations
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Coca Cola Day Link National Freezer Pop Day Link |
National Macaroni Day Tell the Truth Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"It was June, and
the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the
grassy hillside." — Maud Hart Lovelace |
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Today’s Thoughts
Another HOT day.
I will survive.
Campaign spending is totally out of
control. The current election cycle expenditures should be about $10,690,000,000.
It is the advertisers that are making the most of that money. Candidates need to spend big $$ to be noticed
by the citizens. It is time to realize that money buys votes in our elections.
I was shocked to learn that the Tuba
City Cemetery is closed for burials. I hear it has been that way a few years.
The cemetery was run by the chapter and the of care of the cemetery has always been
left to families of the deceased. The Chapter says they are trying to find a location
for a new cemetery. Navajo traditional beliefs have many regarding death and
handling the dead. This adds to the dilemma. Every chapter has a local cemetery
for the burial of locals only. In the meantime, Flagstaff is the nearest cemetery,
off the reservation and at a very high cost.
1967 was 57 years ago…
Popular Culture 1967
o Monterey International
Pop Music Festival in California features some of the 60's Icons including Jimi
Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, The Steve Miller Band, Simon & Garfunkel
and the Grateful Dead
o Evel Knievel jumps his
motorcycle over 16 cars lined up in a row.
o Evel Knievel fails in
his attempt to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
o The Beatles release Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of rock's most acclaimed albums.
o The Beatles release
"Magical Mystery Tour" LP
o The Beatles release the
double A-sided single with Penny Lane on one side and "Strawberry
Fields Forever" on the other side.
o John Lennon's gets his
psychedelic painted Rolls Royce delivered
o Elvis Presley Marries
Priscilla on May 1
o Premiere of the musical
Hair
o Barbara Streisand
performs in Central Park before 135,000
o Otis Reading dies in a
plane crash aged 26
o Carrol Shelby Mustang
GT-500 Fastback was released
o
The Musical "Hair" opens off-Broadway.
Patriotic Songs to Remember in these Troubled Times
Stars and Stripes Forever
https://youtu.be/a-7XWhyvIpE?si=ARUcZ9bw973iFJ7J
Origin of common phrases
Whistle Dixie
To "whistle
Dixie" is to have unrealistic expectations. It comes from
the U.S. Civil War-era song "Dixie" and the failed hope of a
Confederate victory.
False Facts about religions
Hindus Worship Many
Gods
When we hear the names Vishnu, Shiva, and Devi—all presented as gods—it’s
so easy to believe that faith in Hinduism runs on a polytheistic system.
However, these ‘gods’ are only different manifested aspects of the faith
embodied in a single supreme being, Brahman.
Historic Events
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1775
– Representatives from the colonies sent an “Olive Branch Petition” to avoid a
complete break with England.
o
1889
– The first issue of The Wall Street Journal was published.
o
1932
– The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached the lowest level of the Great
Depression, closing at 41.22.
o
1947
– First reports of a UFO reportedly crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what
became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
Birthdays with some quotes
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A D Q @88 – Steve Lawrence,
American actor and singer (d. 2024) 80 – Jeffrey Tambor,
American actor 77 – Kim Darby,
American actress 76 – Ruby Sales,
American civil-rights activist 75 – Wolfgang Puck,
Austrian-American chef and restaurateur 73 – Anjelica Huston,
American actress “I like it when you
read a script and there’s the part that you show to the other characters and
then there’s the part that only the audience knows.” 66 – Kevin Bacon,
actor 55 – Billy Crudup,
American actor 54 – Beck (Bek David
Campbell), American singer-songwriter 47 – Milo Ventimiglia,
American actor 25 – Jaden Smith,
American actor and rapper “They want you to
believe the Sun is hot. I urge you to ask yourself ‘Have they ever touched
it? Think about it.” |
@97 – John D.
Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard
Oil Company (d, 1937) @83 – Jerry Vale,
American singer (d, 2014) @81 – Craig Stevens,
American actor (d, 2000) @78 – Ferdinand von
Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship
Company (d, 1917) @73 – Jean de La
Fontaine, French author and poet (d, 1695) @70 – Nelson
Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the
United States (d, 1979; heart attack) “A man should make all
he can, and give all he can.” @66 – Louis Jordan,
American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d, 1975; heart attack) “With my little band,
I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump.” @63 – Hugo Boss,
German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (d, 1948; tooth abscess) @62 – Toby Keith, Country
singer (d. 2024) @59 – Eli Lilly,
American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company (d,
1898; cancer) @57 – John Pemberton,
American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (d, 1888; cancer) @48 – Marty Feldman,
English actor (d, 1982; cancer) “I won’t eat anything
that has intelligent life, but I’d gladly eat a network executive or a
politician.” |
…The End for today…
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