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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
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September is Ripening of the Late
Crops, Bini’ant’aatsoh in Navajo AKC
Responsible Dog Ownership Month Link 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
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29-9/1 Chuckwagon Races 8/14-9/2 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link Sweetcorn Days 30-9/2 Hog Days |
1-5 International
Women Police Officers Week Link 1-7 International
Enthusiasm Week |
Daily Observations
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Acne Positivity Day Link |
International Toy Testing
Day National Burnt Ends Day Link Meteorological Autumn |
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
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@74 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (died
in 1950; heart attack)
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…The End for today…
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