1 Sep

 

Week 36 Day 245 Flag Today  76°/51° Wind 2 mph Gusts 3 mph Light Breeze   Active Fire:  241 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 43 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Sept. Averages: Temps: 72°\44° Moisture:  5 Days

Monthly Observations

September is Ripening of the Late Crops, Bini’ant’aatsoh in Navajo AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month Link  Link All American Breakfast Month Link Attendance Awareness Month Link

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month Atrial Fibrillation Month Baby Safety Month Link Backpack Safety America Month Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month Blood Cancer Awareness Month Link Bourbon Heritage Month Link

Weekly Observations

29-9/1 Chuckwagon Races 8/14-9/2  Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link  29-9/2 Sweetcorn Days 30-9/2  Hog Days

1-5   International Women Police Officers Week Link 1-7 International Enthusiasm Week National Nutrition Week (UNICEF-India) Link Self-University Week Link National Waffle Week

Daily Observations

Acne Positivity Day   Link Bowling League Day   Link   Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day   Calendar Adjustment Day Cherry Popover Day Chicken Boy's Day Emma M. Nutt Day Gyro Day International Cap Classique Day  Link International Day of Awareness for the Dolphins of Taiji  Link

International Toy Testing Day National Burnt Ends Day  Link  National Hotel Employee Day No Rhyme or Reason Day Meteorological Autumn National Pastor's Spouses Day National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day Pet Rock Day  Link   Random Acts of Kindness Day or Be Kind Day   Link  World Letter Writing Day  Link

Today’s Quote                                                       

 

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

 

Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

The beginning of a new month always brings change. I’m not quite ready for the monsoon to end, nor for the days to get a lot cooler. Hopefully the change will be very slow.

I just learned that back in the 1980’s, Sesame Street had a mean real estate mogul named Ronald Grump.  It WAS a parody of Donald.

War is always horrific. Learning that polio is now infecting children in Gaza only adds to the horror. Aid workers have worked very hard to get vaccine into the war-torn area. Today they begin inoculating the population. That is a good first step.

 Riddles

Two days ago I was 21, and next year I'll be 24. When's my birthday?

Random Thoughts…

A group of Zebras is called a Zeal or Crossing or Dazzle or Cohorts or Herd.

George Lucas’ dog was named Indiana.

Pablo Escobar was regarded as the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated net worth of $30 billion by the early 1990s.

25 sheets of copy paper are called a quire, and 20 quires make up a ream.

Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto.

Actor Wilford Brimley was once Howard Hughes’ bodyguard.

Slang Words…

Gaslight

- Pop culture reference point: "Gaslight" (1944)

"Gaslighting" can be traced back to George Cukor's 1944 film "Gaslight," in which a young woman's (Ingrid Bergman) husband (Charles Boyer) orchestrates strange behaviors around their home—such as knocking on the walls and dimming the gas lights—to convince his wife and their acquaintances that she's losing her grip on reality. The film was based on a 1938 play called "Gas Light."

These days, it's recognized as a form of psychological manipulation in which an abuser tries to create self-doubt and confusion in their victim's mind.

Historic Events

• 1983 – Korean Airlines flight 007 was shot down over the Soviet Union with 269 onboard.
• 1985 – The Titanic was discovered about 350 miles southeast on Newfoundland, Canada
• 1999 – The German government moved from Bonn to Berlin
• 2004 – The Beslan school siege began with armed terrorists taking schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North Ossetia, Russia. Three days later more than 385 people, including many of the children, were killed.

Riddles Answer

The person stating this question is doing so on January 1, and their birthday is December 31. So two days before New Year’s Day, the person was 21. On December 31, they turned 22, and in the current year, they'll turn 23 — which means the next year, they'll turn 24. Thankfully, no leap days are involved.

Birthdays

Zendaya, 28 TV Actress Dr. Phil, 74 TV Show Host Gloria Estefan, 67 Pop Singer Meggi Lashes, 25 Entrepreneur Barry Gibb, 78 Rock Singer Lily Tomlin, 85 TV Actress

@74 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (died in 1950; heart attack) @62 – Walter Reuther, American union leader, founded United Auto Workers (died in 1970; Learjet crash) @45 – Rocky Marciano, American boxer (died in 1969; private plane crash) @59 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 1993; aneurysm)

 

…The End for today…

               

31 Aug

 

Week 35 Day 244 Flag Today  78°/54° Wind 4 mph Gusts 8 mph Light Breeze   Active Fire:  273 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 15 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Aug Averages: Temps: 79°\50° Moisture:  9 Days

Weekly Observations

8/14-9/2  Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link  25-31 25-31 World Water Week 25-29  Link Be Kind To Humankind Week Brake Safety Week 25-31 Link World Princess Week

29-9/1 Chuckwagon Races 29-9/2 Sweetcorn Days 30-31   Cow Chip Throwing Days 30-9/2  Hog Days

Daily Observations

Burnt Ends Day  Link  Diatomaceous Earth Day Eat Outside Day Franchise Appreciation Day International Bacon Day  Link  International Bat Night -9/1 World Daffodil Day  Link  International Day for The People of African Decent

International Overdose Awareness Day  Link Love Litigating Lawyers Day   Link Matchmaker Day National Diatomaceous Earth Day   Link National Matchmaker Day   Link South Carolina Day Trail Mix Day  Link

Today’s Quote                                                       

 

Big Brother is watching you. George Orwell

 

Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

Monsoon is sticking around. No complaints. The forest loves moisture.

I have no big plans for Labor Day but I’m sure something will pop up. If nothing else, the County Fair is here.

The troubled Starliner will return to earth unmanned on the 7^th. The astronauts it took to the space station will have to wait until Feb. to return. They say it is due to an abundance of caution. Boeing has a lot riding on the return.

My traveling buddy, Ed, has had a busy summer as he has traveled to several conferences. Each one sounded very interesting.

 Riddles

I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

Historic Events

• 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols was murdered; the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims.
• 1962 – Trinidad and Tobago became independent, within the British Commonwealth.
• 1980 – The Solidarity Movement began in Poland against the Soviet Union. It was led by Lech Walesa.
• 1997 – Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, involving photographers chasing her and alcohol in the system of her driver. 

Riddles Answer

Then it is just made, a candle is at its maximum height, but as it burns, the wax melts and the candle gets smaller and smaller. By the time it's old, the candle is much shorter than when it was made.

Birthdays

Chris Tucker, 53 Movie Actor Jaylen Barron, 26 TV Actress Jalen Brunson, 28 Basketball Player Sara Ramirez, 49 Movie Actress Richard Gere, 75 Movie Actor Mohammad bin Salman, 39 Prince Queen Rania of Jordan, 54 Queen Debbie Gibson, 54 Pop Singer

@28 – Caligula, Roman emperor (died in 41 AD; assassinated) @81 – Maria Montessori, Italian physician, and educator (died in 1952) @77 – Fredric March, American actor (died in 1975; cancer) @79 – Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host (died in 1983; emphysema) @70 – Richard Basehart, American actor (died in 1984; strokes) @78 – Buddy Hackett, American comedic actor (died in 2003; heart disease) @74 – James Coburn, American actor (died in 2002; heart attack)

 

…The End for today…

               

30 Aug

 

Week 35 Day 243 Flag Today  79°/55° Wind 3 mph Gusts 10 mph Light Breeze    Active Fire:  333 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 12 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Aug Averages: Temps: 79°\50° Moisture:  9 Days

Weekly Observations

8/14-9/2  Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link  25-31 World Water Week 25-29  Link Be Kind To Humankind Week Brake Safety Week 25-31 Link World Princess Week 26-30   National Composites Week Link National Safe at Home Week

29-9/1 Chuckwagon Races 29-9/2 Sweetcorn Days 30-31   Cow Chip Throwing Days 30-9/2  Hog Days

Daily Observations

Beach Day Frankenstein Day Grief Awareness Day International Day of The Victims of Enforced Disappearances  Link International Whale Shark Day

National Beach Day  Link National College Colors Day  Link National Grief Awareness Day   Link National Holistic Pet Day National Toasted Marshmallow Day   Link

Today’s Quote                                                       

 

Good artists copy, great artists steal. Pablo Picasso

 

Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

Expecting more rain anytime.

I had lunch with our whole retirement group. Good conversation, good food. It was a very nice lunch.

I wish there were more Paralympics on my TV. Most of it is in the early morning hours while I’m sleeping. Guess I’ll have to DVR some of the events.

 Riddles

If you drop me, I will crack. Smile at me, and I smile back. What am I?

Random Thoughts…

 Men are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

If you see someone who needs help, stop asking yourself if they need help. Instead, just help.

Prior to 1964, the Mr. Potato Head kits didn’t come with a body as it was expected you would supply your own potato.

A group of Cats (feral) is called a Destruction.

Much like a watched pot never boils, a watched phone never charges.

Historic Events

• 70 – Titus ended the siege of Jerusalem after destroying The Second Temple.
• 1967 – Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• 1984 – The Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-41-D) takes off on its maiden voyage.

Riddles Answer

While all of these things would crack if you dropped them, only a mirror will show your reflection and "smile back" at you if you smile at it.

Birthdays

Cameron Diaz, 52 Movie Actress Sean Ryan Fox, 23 TV Actor Warren Buffett, 94 Investor Sophia Valverde, 19 TV Actress Lewis Black, 76 Comedian Michael Michele, 58 Movie Actress

@53 – Mary Shelley, English novelist, and playwright, Frankenstein (died in 1851; brain tumor) @43 – Huey Long, American lawyer, and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (died in 1935; assassinated) @94 – Shirley Booth, American actress (died in 1992) @73 – Joan Blondell, American actress (died in 1979; leukemia) @83 – Fred MacMurray, American actor (died in 1991) @83 – Ted Williams, American baseball player (died in 2002) @92 – Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter (died in 2012) @83 – Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (died in 2010) @80 – Geoffrey Beene (Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr.), American fashion designer (died in 2004) @91 – Bill Daily, American comedic actor (died in 2018) @65 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter (Mamas and Papas) (died in 2001; heart failure) @72 – Peggy Lipton, American model, and actress (Mod Squad) (died in 2019; colon cancer)

 

…The End for today…