Life Just Gets Gooder: 28 Aug

28 Aug

Weather Expectations Week 35 Day 240 Flag Today 89°/51°

Wind 10 mph Gusts 20 mph

Risk of fire: Extreme Active Fire: 64 miles away

Nearest Lightning: 14 miles away Humidity: 22%

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Windy

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

Today’s Observances:

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Women's Equal Pay Day Link
Crackers Over The Keyboard Day Link
National Bow Tie Day
National Power Rangers Day Link
National Sport Sampling Day Link Link
National Thoughtful Day Link
National Weed Out Hate Day
Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day Link
Radio Commercials Day
Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day (lost pets)
Read Comics in Public Day Link
Red Wine Day

Weekly Observances:

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

Little League World Series: 19-30 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
World Science Fiction Days: 27-31

Fresh Quotation:

Today’s Reflection:

It’s a little windy.

I have lunch with Faith and Andy at our favorite Mexican place. Good food, nice updates. A colleague from Tuba passed. Joan Johnson was a teacher then a supervisor at Tuba before moving to Albuquerque. She was married to my neighbor Fred. Back in February they lost their son, a doctor who had recently retired from the military was killed in a head-on collision on his way to visit his parents. Then last week, Joan passed. Both were great people and will be missed by many.

This morning I got an oil change at the dealership. When I got this vehicle an oil change was $57 with synthetic oil. Today it was $90. If the oil is synthetic, why did the price jump so much? They blamed it on the Iranian war. Strange.

The flooding in Nepal continues to cause havoc in the area. So sad.

Historical events

28 Aug History video

Cool to know:

Which name is rapper Sean Combs better known by?

Answer: P. Diddy.

Which country invented tea?

Answer: China.

Pure water has a pH level of around?

Answer: Seven.

Colorado Wildlife:

The pika is a close relative of rabbits and hares, with two upper incisors on each side of the jaw, one behind the other. Being rock-gray in color, pikas are seldom seen until their shrill call reveals their presence. They scurry around the mountainside, stopping frequently to squeak a warning.

Their tiny round droppings and distinctive haypiles are common around rocks near and above treeline. Pikas shed in late spring from their long winter coats to a shorter summer coat, then shed again in the fall. Because of the short warm season, end of spring shedding can overlap the beginning of the fall shed so the animals look scruffy most of the summer.

Picture of the Day:

You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.

The world's largest animal's heart weighs about 400 pounds — approximately the size of a small piano.

Great Life Magazine Photos:

Steve McQueen is seen driving a sleek and stylish sports car on the streets of Los Angeles, California in June 1963.

John Dominis / LIFE Picture Collection /Shutterstock

Harper’s Index from Funny Times:

September 2026 • Source: Damien Charlotin (Paris)

Chance that a biomedical research paper contained at least one citation for a nonexistent source in 2023 : 1 in 2,828

September 2026 • Source: Maxim Topaz, Columbia University (New York City)

Last year: 458

September 2026 • Source: Maxim Topaz, Columbia University (New York City)

Percentage change in the frequency of em dashes in ecology journals between 2021 and 2025 : +202

Today’s Birthdays:

Jack Black Movie Actor 57 years old

Birthplace Santa Monica, CA