Life Just Gets Gooder: 16 Sep

Week 38 Day 260 Flag Today 76°/45°

Wind 7 mph Gusts 19 mph Fresh Breeze

Wind Advisory

Active Fire: 57 miles away Risk of fire: High

Nearest Lightning: 128 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

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

Weekly Observations

14-20

National Neonatal Nurses Week Link
15-20

Be A Mench Week
National Medicare Education Week Link
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Link
15-21

Balance Awareness Week Link
Build A Better Image Week
Child Passenger Safety Week Link
International Clean Hands Week
International Women's E-Commerce Days
National Construction Appreciation Week
National Farm & Ranch Safety-Health Week
National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week
National Indoor Plant Week
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
National Security Officer Appreciation Week
National Singles Week
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week

16-20

National Love Your Files Week Link

16-22

Fall Astronomy Week
International Go-Kart Week
Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week Link
Pollution Prevention Week Link

Daily Observations

World Play-Doh Day
American Legion Day
Anne Dudley Bradstreet Day
Collect Rocks Day
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Mayflower Day
National Guacamole Day

National Stepfamily Day Link
National Tatoo Story Day
Respect for The Aged Day Link
Stay Away From Seattle Day Link
Step Family Day
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
Working Parents Day

World Play-doh Day

Today’s Quote

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare

Today’s Meme

Thoughts for the day

A nice early fall day. High temps just keep dropping.

The Secret Service is investigating in Florida where shots were fired in the vicinity of Trump on a golf course. Trump is safe. This is beyond insane. How does this keep happening?

Universities across America have been reviewing and updating their procedures regarding demonstrations on/near campus. This is in response to last spring’s unrest at many college and university campus’. The concern is that October is when the Gaza situation first began and the concern of any protests on that anniversary.

Riddles

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

Random Thoughts…

Barry Manilow wrote State Farm’s “Like a Good Neighbor” jingle.

Aunt Jemima pancake flour, invented in 1889, was the first ready-mix food to be sold commercially.

Notice the big letter on the face of the dollar bill? Each letter represents which Federal Reserve Bank printed it! “L” is for San Fransisco

The Code of Hammurabi decreed that bartenders who watered down beer would be executed.

A group of Finches is called a Charm.

Fly East or West, and you can control day and night. Fly North or South, and you can control the seasons.

Slang Words…

As if

- Pop culture reference point: "Clueless" (1995)

In an iconic moment from the 1995 teen comedy "Clueless," spoiled Beverly Hills high schooler Cher Horowitz rebuffs a potential suitor, exclaiming, "Ugh, as if!" According to writer-director Amy Heckerling, the line was inspired by the LGBTQ+ community.

"I am always compiling slang words because I am just interested in how people use language," Heckerling told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. "At the time… 'As if!' was floating around in the gay community. I thought it was a really multi-useful, multipurpose word."

Historic Events

1830 – Oliver Wendell Holmes published ‘Old Ironsides’.

1872 – The Great Seal of the United States was used for the first time.

1908 – General Motors was founded.

Riddles Answer

Answer: Their middle names.

Birthdays

Chase Stokes, 32 TV Actor

Nick Jonas, 32 Pop Singer

Flo Rida, 45 Rapper

Amy Poehler, 53 TV Actress

Ian Harding, 38 TV Actor