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Week 32 Day 219 Flag Today 85°/59° Wind 4 mph Gusts 5 mph Light
Breeze Active Fire: 77 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 4 miles away Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Aug Averages: Temps: 79°\50° Moisture: 9 Days
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Weekly Observations
26-8/11
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4-10
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Daily Observations
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Fresh Breath Day |
National Root Beer Float Day Link |
Today’s Quote
I have no
special talent. I am only passionately curious. Albert
Einstein
Today’s Meme
Today’s Thoughts
It looks like a few days of heavy
monsoon rains. No complaints.
Olympic track and field just gets
better every day. Great events and races.
Uranium mining has been a problem on
and near the Navajo Rez for ½ a century. Many Navajo have died or become
seriously ill from the tailing left by unscrupulous mining companies. Now one
of those mines is transporting uranium across the Rez without correct safety
permits. It was discovered a few weeks ago and now the courts have stepped in
with an injunction. This is so inexcusable.
I keep seeing ads begging for money
for candidates that are not in my state or my district. I see this as
unpatriotic. If you ain’t on my ballot, don’t ask for my money.
1975 was 49 years ago…
Cost of Living 1975 - How Much things
cost
Yearly Inflation Rate USA9.2%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial
Average 858
Interest Rates Year End Federal
Reserve 7.25%
Cost of a gallon of Gas 44 cents
Average cost new car$4,250.00
Average Cost of new house $39,300.00
Average Income per year $14,100.00
Average Monthly Rent $200.00
Foster Grant Sun Glasses $5.00
Chevrolet Caprice $4,819
Ford Mustang II $4,105
Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale $5,626
Pontiac Ventura Coupe $3,829
Random Thoughts…
v A
group of Flies is called a Business or Swarm or Cloud.
v The
world record for the oldest cat ever is held by Creme Puff, who lived for 38
years. She lived from Aug 3rd, 1967 to Aug 6th, 2005.
v Frank
Zappa coined the term “Groupie”.
v The
phrase “…as American as apple pie” has only been around since the 1960s.
American History…
9. When did the
American Civil War end?
Incorrect: April 9, 1865 Correct:
May 9, 1865
If you thought the
Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.
Grant on April 9, 1865, you'd be off the mark. Following the Battle of
Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865, it took a full month for
the Union to declare victory. But, once Confederate Joseph E. Johnston surrendered
his army on April 26, 1865, the war was all but over. President Andrew
Johnson officially declared victory on Aug. 20, 1866.
Historic Events
- 1890 – The first electrocution as
the death penalty was carried out in Auburn, NY. William Kemmler
was executed for murdering his common-law wife, Matilde Ziegler.
- 1926 – Gertrude Ederle
became the first woman to swim across the English Channel (14 hours, 31
minutes).
- 1945, August 6, 8:15 AM, an
atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan, injuring or
killing over 200,000 people.
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was
signed, designed to make voting easier for minorities.
Birthdays
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Vera
Farmiga, 51 Movie Actress Leslie
Odom Jr., 43 Stage Actor Michelle
Yeoh, 62 Movie Actress M.
Night Shyamalan, 54 Director
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@77 - Lucille Ball (1911-1989) TV Actress; aneurysm
@34 - Elliott Smith (1969-2003) Folk Singer; stabbed
@58 - Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Pop Artist, cardiac arrhythmia
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…The End for today…
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