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Monthly Observations
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National Political Affiliation Discrimination
Awareness Month Link |
National Traffic Awareness Month |
Weekly Observations
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26-8/11 Games of
the XXXIII Olympiad 2024 Lollapalooza 1-7 Happiness Happens Week Link Tall Timber Days 2-11 |
4-7 Rock for Life Week Link 4-10 National Exercise With Your Child Week Link |
Daily Observations
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American Family Day Link |
National Doll Day Link |
Today’s Quote
The greatest
wealth is to live content with little. Plato
Today’s Meme
Today’s Thoughts
The monsoon has returned. Nice showers
for the next few days.
Interesting…Taiwan is at the Olympics
as ‘Chinese Taipei’. Spectators have been removed for banners saying Taiwan.
I’m confused…Death penalty is back on
KSM and two others for 9/11 attacks by DOD Secretary Austin. Philosophically I
am against the death penalty. To bring closure for the many, a life sentence at
Gitmo was fine with me.
I was unaware that there are about 60 Americans
that are wrongfully detained in about 13 countries. The number is higher if one
adds in those detained, but not labeled ‘wrongfully’. I expect our media to do
more to keep us informed.
Coconino Country voter turnout, which includes
Flagstaff, in last week’s primary was a mere 26.72%. We must do better in
November.
1974 was 50 years ago…
Popular Culture 1974
Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii
television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers
Popular Films
The Sting…The Exorcist…Papillon…Herbie
Rides Again…Blazing Saddles…
The Great Gatsby…Serpico…Death Wish…The
Godfather, Part II…Murder on the Orient Express
Popular Musicians and songs
ABBA…Beach Boys…David Bowie…Carpenters…Eric
Clapton with " I Shot The Sheriff
"
Alice Cooper…Deep Purple…Donovan…Ella
Fitzgerald…Genesis…
Grateful Dead…Joni Mitchell…Van
Morrison…Dolly Parton…Queen…
Minnie Riperton…Roxy Music…Sparks…Supertramp…Jethro
Tull…
The Velvet Underground…Barry White…Paul
McCartney with " Band on the Run
"
Stevie Wonder
Popular TV Programs
Kung Fu…The Price Is Right…The Waltons…Kojak…Last
of the Summer Wine
The Six Million Dollar Man
Random Thoughts…
If people really slept like a baby,
then they would wake up every 2 hours crying.
If every apple picked in Washington in
a single year was placed side-by-side, they would circle the earth 29 times.
American History…
What started the
great Chicago fire of 1871?©Stas Malyarevsky/Shutterstock
Incorrect: A cow kicking over
a lantern Correct: It remains uncertain
If you thought it
was a cow kicking over a lantern, you've been believing a widespread rumor that
was sparked way back when the fire first occurred. When some local boys started
saying that the blaze was caused by a woman named Catherine O'Leary who
had supposedly
been milking her cow in her barn, the newspapers picked up the story
and printed it. However, there's never been evidence that the tale is true. In
fact, O'Leary vehemently denied the claim, saying she was in bed at the time
and couldn't have been responsible. In 1997, the Chicago City Council
officially cleared Catherine—and her cow—from all blame.
So, what really
caused it? Well, to date, no
one can say for sure. Some people suggest that men were gambling in O'Leary's
barn, and one kicked over a lantern in a drunken furor. Others say that one
man, Daniel "Pegleg" Sullivan, was stealing
some milk from O'Leary and, in the process, accidentally knocked over a
lantern. Still others have gone so far to theorize that the fire was sparked by
a meteorite shower.
Historic Events
- 1693 – This date is traditionally
ascribed to Dom Perignon’s invention of champagne.
- 1821 – The Saturday Evening
Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper. It is now
published periodically throughout the year.
- 1892 – Andrew Jackson Bordon,
along with his wife Abby, were found by Lizzie Bordon, who was arrested
and acquitted of their grisly ax murder.
- 1977 – The United States
Department of Energy was formed.
Birthdays
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Cole
& Dylan
Sprouse, 32 TV Actors Billy
Bob Thornton, 69 Movie Actor Jeff
Gordon, 53 Race Car Driver |
@69 – Pope Urban VII (died in 1590; malaria) @29 – Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet, and playwright
(died in 1822; boating accident)
@101 – Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother of the
United Kingdom (died in 2002)
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…The End for today…
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