Life Just Gets Gooder: 14 Sep

Week 37 Day 258 Flag Today 77°/42°

Wind 8 mph Gusts 14 mph Gentle Breeze

Active Fire: 57 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 382 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

Sept. Averages: Temps: 72°\44° Moisture: 5 Days

Weekly Observations

8-14

Celebrate Community Link
Direct Support Professional Recognition Week Link
International Housekeepers Week Link
National Assisted Living Week
National Chef Appreciation Week Link
National Security Officer Appreciation Week
Suicide Prevention Week

9-14

Line Dance Week
9-15

Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week

International Air Ambulance Week Link

14-20

National Neonatal Nurses Week Link

Daily Observations

Crab Fest Day
Cream Filled Donut Day Link Link
Fall Astronomy Day Link
Farmers' Consumer Awareness Day Link
Hug Your Hound Day

International Drive Your Studebaker Day
Live Creative Day Link

National Day of Remembrance for

Aborted Children Link

National Hollerin' Day Link
National Sober Day   Link
Prairie Day
U.S. Marshals Service Day

Today’s Quote

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Bruce Lee

Today’s Meme

Thoughts for the day

Things are cooling down, for sure. I’m still wearing shorts, but I can see how those days will soon be gone.

A bat was found in one of NAU’s (the local University) dorm rooms. It tested positive for rabies. New precautions had to be sent to all dorm students for safety. I’m sure a lot of dorm residents were a tad shaken up.

Up in Boulder, a hit and run driver left the scene and drove into Folsom stadium where he damaged the grass near the 30-yard line. He was arrested there. Thankfully the Buffs are away this weekend, so the grass will be repaired by the next game in the stadium. It will mess up practice a little.

Riddles

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

Random Thoughts…

Muddy Waters – Real Name: McKinley Morganfield

Frito-Lay’s Frito Bandito was voiced by Mel Blanc.

Darth Vader only has 12 minutes of screen time in the original “Star Wars”.

Just because you did nothing wrong doesn’t mean you did the right thing.

The word “set” has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

Slang Words…

Life is like a box of chocolates

- Pop culture reference point: "Forrest Gump" (1994)

In the 1994 film "Forrest Gump," the titular character (Tom Hanks) sums up his life philosophy by saying: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get."

The analogy originated in Winston Groom's 1986 novel of the same and a 1987 novel by Haruki Murakami, who, evidently inspired Groom, included the line in his book "Norwegian Wood": "I always think about that when something painful comes up. 'Now I just have to polish these off, and everything'll be OK.' Life is a box of cookies."

Historic Events

1752 – The British Empire adopted the Gregorian (modern) calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
1901 – US President William McKinley died after being shot on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.
1969 – September 14 was the First Draft Lottery date for the US Selective Service.
1975 – Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first native-born American to be canonized as a Catholic saint.
1994 – The Major League Baseball season was canceled because of a players’ strike.
2000 – Microsoft released Windows Me. Support for Windows Me ended on July 11, 2006.