Life Just Gets Gooder: 26d Aug

26 Aug

Weather Expectations Week 35 Day 238 Flag Today 85°/59°

Wind 8 mph Gusts 9 mph

Risk of fire Extreme Active Fire: 64 miles away

Nearest Lightning: 12 miles away Humidity: 25%

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Breezy

July Averages: Temps: 82°\51° 9 days with rain

Today’s Observances:

Got Checked Day
National Dog Day Link Link
National Toilet Paper Day
Women's Equality Day
World Painted Dog Day Link

Weekly Observances:

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over: 12-9/7 Link

World Photography Week: 12-26 Link

Little League World Series: 19-30 Link

International Water Week: 23-27 Link
Brake Safety Week: 23-29 Link

World Princess Week: 23-29 (Disney)

National Composites Week: 24-28 Link
National Safe at Home Week: 24-28

Numismatic Week (World's Fair of Money): 25-29 Link

Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31

Fresh Quotation:

Today’s Reflection:

I’m enjoying a nice summer day here. All good.

I got a set of new green sheer curtains for my downstairs bedroom. The old beige ones were getting tattered. The new ones look great. It took over a week for them to get here, but worth the wait.

Sorry to hear that Dolly Parton has passed at 80. She was certainly a force in this world. I enjoyed her movies and her music. She did an amazing job of philanthropy…donating over 300 million books of books to children of poverty and her many other organizations. She will be missed.

Historical events

26 Aug History video

Cool to know:

Globe and Jerusalem are types of what?

Answer: Artichoke.

Which is the highest waterfall in the world?

Answer: Angel Falls, Venezuela.

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in 1770 in which city?

Answer: Berlin.

Colorado wildlife:

American Bullfrog

Upper side green or brown, usually with dark spots or mottling (but not large rounded spots); eardrum large, with fold of skin curving around top and rear edges; hind toes fully webbed; no ridges alongside of back; head and body length rarely more than 20 cm (7.9 inches) long. Mature male: Eardrum usually distinctly larger than eye (same diameter in female and young); throat yellow in breeding season; base of innermost toe on front feet swollen; expansion of the internal vocal sac causes a bulging of the throat. Juvenile: Upper side green with many scattered small black dots.

Picture of the Day:

Facebook has more users than many major populations.

At 2.89 billion monthly users, Facebook overshadows China's (1.4 billion) and India's (1.3 billion) populations.

Great Life Magazine Photos:

Jack Nicholson relaxing at home in Los Angeles, 1969.

Arthur Schatz/Life Picture Collection /Shutterstock

Harper’s Index from Funny Times:

September 2026 • Source: Gallup (Washington)

Ratio of ChatGPT users who are men to users who are women : 1:1

September 2026 • Source: Pew Research Center (Washington)

Of Grok users who are men to users who are women : 3:1

Today’s Birthdays:

Keke Palmer Movie Actress 33 years old

Birthplace Harvey, IL