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National Payroll Week: 1-5 International Enthusiasm Week: 1-7 Self-University Week:
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V-J Day |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
Thoughts for the
day
A very nice Labor Day. Back in the day, many things couldn’t be done on
the weekend, so I had to use a Federal Holiday to do that business. Now that I’m
retired, I almost never do any shopping on a Federal Holiday. I just enjoy the
day and hope that those working are getting time and half or double time for
giving up their Federal Holiday. When I was working at the grocery store I got
double time for a Federal Holiday and time and half for Sundays. Thank you
unions.
Yesterday I listened to an interview with Sec. of Education Linda McMahon
on MSNBC. While her plan sounds fairly reasonable, the important thing to watch
is the actions of her department. So far, I’m not very happy with her department’s
actions.
I got a text from Faith this morning about 11am letting me know they had
arrived back in Flagstaff. They had taken some of their grandson’s ‘stuff’ to
him in college and they also took his gir friend so she could be ready for
classes there. Then Andy and Faith visited her relatives for a few days. Nice
trip.
Myths from Medieval
Times
Knight's Armor Was Light And Easy To Wear
All that steel-plated armor
and chain mail looks heavy, doesn't it? In reality, it was actually quite
light. Knight armor weighed between 10 and 15 pounds, which is actually less
than modern soldiers carry. American soldiers have to haul 60 pounds of gear at
least.
That said, certain types of
armor were heavier than others. In 2011, a study found that 15th-century French
armor required knights to use twice as much energy as the English did. Contrary
to common belief, the sword was the lightest part, only around 2.5 to 3.5
pounds.
Things That Worked
Better Before They Were “Improved” by Technology
Vending Machines That Accepted Wrinkled Bills
The old mechanical bill
acceptors weren’t picky about slightly wrinkled dollars. Today’s machines with
their sophisticated sensors often reject perfectly good bills multiple times,
leaving you frustrated and still hungry. Sometimes the simple mechanical solution
really was the better one.
Random Thoughts…
As a kid my parents
taught me to not believe everything I see on TV, now I have to teach them to
not believe everything they see on Facebook.
The Olympics should have a 'For Fun' section at the end of all the games so all
the athletes can try different sports.
Tall people are expected to use their reach to help shorter people, but if a
tall person were to ask a short person to hand them something they dropped on
the floor it'd be insulting.
What if Earth is like one of those uncontacted tribes in South America, like
the whole Galaxy knows we're here but they've agreed not to contact us until we
figure it out for ourselves.
Historic Events
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Birthdays
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