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…