15 Sep

 

Week 38 Day 259 Flag Today  77°/45° Wind 2 mph Gusts 14 mph Gentle Breeze Active Fire: 57 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 418 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Sept. Averages: Temps: 72°\44° Moisture:  5 Days

Weekly ObservationsDaily Observations

Creme de Menthe Day Felt Hat Day Google.com Day Greenpeace Day International Day of Democracy International Day of Listening   Link International Dot Day   Link  International Grenache Day   Link LGBT Center Awareness Day Linguine Day Make a Hat Day

Mawlid Al Nabi (Mohamad’s birthday) Milad un Nabi (Shia) National 8-Track Tape Day  Link Link  National Cheese Toast Day   Link National Day of The Cowgirl  Link National Neonatal Nurses Day  Link   National On-line Learning Day   Link Online Learning Day  Tackle Kids Cancer Day  Link Wife Appreciation Day   World Lymphoma Awareness Day   Link

Today’s Quote                                                       

 

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything. Malcolm X

 

Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

Another nice late summer day.

Our discussion group meets this afternoon to discuss Pandemic Preparedness. In the reading I learned of several ways we are not prepared for another pandemic. Should be a lively discussion.

A few days ago, I commented on the number of political ads I’m seeing in a swing state. Today I learned that this election cycle, politicians expect to spend $16billion on ads. While the US election cycle seems endless, other powerful democracies limit any campaigning from 90 days all the way down to 14 days. Maybe we should rethink our cycle. Also, we have the longest wait time from the election to inauguration day. Note to politicians…no politician must ride a horse to DC to be inaugurated. It’s time to speed that up too.

 Riddles

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

Random Thoughts…

“The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that’s even worse” – Bill Watterson

Elton John – Real Name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Kenny Rogers’ song “The Gambler” is essentially saying the secret to life is to always know the right decision to make.

Slang Words…

Friend zone

- Pop culture reference point: "Friends" (1994)

The notorious "friend zone" refers to a friendship in which one person has unrequited romantic feelings for the other. The term has its roots in the "Friends" Season 1 episode "The One with the Blackout," in which Ross (David Schwimmer) pines after his newly single friend Rachel (Jennifer Aniston).

Riddles Answer

Answer: A mushroom.

Birthdays

Prince Harry, 40 Prince Tom Hardy, 47 Movie Actor Oona O'Brien, 18 TV Actress Ben Schwartz, 43 TV Actor Tommy Lee Jones, 78 Movie Actor Dan Marino, 63 Football Player Queen Letizia of Spain, 52 Queen   Oliver Stone, 78, film maker

@96 – Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress, Hollywood’s first Scream Queen (d. 2004) @89 – Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 1992) @88 – Jackie Cooper, American actor (d. 2011) @87 – Nipsey Russell, American comedic actor (d. 2005) @85 – Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1976) @72 – William Howard Taft, American politician, 27th President of the United States (d. 1930; heart disease)   @66 – Edward Bouchet, American physicist, educator (d. 1918; hi blood pressure) @65 – Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French businessman, founded Bugatti (d. 1947) @56 – Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist (d. 1945; cirrhosis)

 

…The End for today…