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Almanac: Flagstaff: Week: 28/ Day: 193 Today: H 74°…L 55°
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Quote of
the Day
Today’s
Historical Highlights
16th Amendment approved (power to tax incomes)…1909
1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork,
Ireland)…1817
1st President to fly in helicopter-Dwight
Eisenhower…1957
Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of
Tripoli…1109
Eisenhower put forward a plan for an
interstate highway system…1954
FEMA promises survivors of a nuclear war will
get their mail…1982
Geraldine Ferraro, NY becomes 1st woman
major-party VP candidate…1984
New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from
Indians for cargo, renames
it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island…1630
♫ Today’s
Birthdays: ♫
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
My Free
Rambling Thoughts
Cheryl and I got together for a good lunch at a local favorite. She got to hear about my HOA from hell and I got to hear about her great 4th with her son, daughter-in-law, and the kids. They had what sounded like a great time…parade, Bearizona to see the new white buffalo calf, and lots of time to discuss local and family events. Neither of us has heard from Mary, but we have seen her FB updates so we know she is alive and having a great time. Mary’s group went salmon fishing today and should be enjoying fresh salmon tonight…wow, that sounds good.I’m hoping for a quiet weekend here…a little rain, a cool breeze, and not too many people stopping by. I do have projects to do around the house, and this weekend will be a great time to get some of them done.
Game Center (answers
at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
A monk has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?
Lifestyle
Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
Hmmmm…Oxymorons
Classic novel Classically modern Clearly confusedOk, then?
Harper’s Index
- Chance that a US compbat pilot suffers from mental health problems: 1 in 17
- That a remote drone pilot does: 1 in 12
Picture of the Day: Street Markets
Unusual Fact of the Day
Despite being nominated five times, Gandhi never won the Nobel Peace Prize. Although posthumous awards aren’t given, the Nobel Committee came as close as possible in 1948, the year he died, when they didn't give out an award because “there was no suitable living candidate.”Joke-of-the-day
A guy was driving when a policeman pulled him over. He rolled down his window and said to the officer, "Is there a problem, Officer?""No problem at all. I just observed your safe driving and am pleased to award you a $5,000 Safe Driver Award. Congratulations. What do you think you're going to do with the money?"He thought for a minute and said, "Well, I guess I'll go get that drivers' license."The lady sitting in the passenger seat said to the policeman, "Oh, don't pay attention to him - he's a smartass when he's drunk and stoned."The guy from the back seat said, "I TOLD you guys we wouldn't get far in a stolen car!"At that moment, there was a knock from the trunk and a muffled voice said, "Are we over the border yet?"
Rules of Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
TIMING A BULLFIGHT
The average bull lasts 20 minutes in a bullfight.
Yeah, It Really Happened
LADY LAKE, Fla. - Florida authorities said they arrested a burglary suspect found sleeping on the victim's couch with stolen jewelry in his pocket. Lady Lake police said a homeowner walked into the Lady Lake home's living room Sunday to find Domonique Pinkard, 21, sleeping on the couch, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. "I've never broken into a home... But I don't think I would be able to fall asleep," police Chief Chris McKinstry said. "He [Pinkard] feels pretty comfortable in others' surroundings." Investigators said Pinkard and Julian Evangelist, 20, forced a back door to the home open around 7:30 a.m. and Pinkard fell asleep on the couch while Evangelist was absconding with a TV. "Evangelist apparently chose not to wake Pinkard, but left with the victim's TV instead. Pinkard awoke to police arresting him," McKinstry said. McKinstry said Pinkard had some of the homeowner's jewelry in his pockets and he led them to Evangelist, who was found to be in possession of the remaining stolen property at his nearby home. The men were charged with burglary and larceny grand theft. They were taken to the Lake County Jail.
Somewhat Useless Information
Superstitions:
- APPLE: Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.
- If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.
- BABY:
To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.
- BASEBALL BAT:
Spit on a new bat before using it for the first time to make it lucky
Calendar Information
7-13
Be Nice To New Jersey Week
Creative Maladjustment Week
National Farriers Week
Nude Recreation Weekend
Be Nice To New Jersey Week
Creative Maladjustment Week
National Farriers Week
Nude Recreation Weekend
Today Is
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Chick-fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day
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Collector Car Appreciation Day
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National
Pecan Pie Day
·
Simplicity Day
^^
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Kiribati
(Gilbert Islands): Independence Day (1979 from UK)
Today’s Events through History
"Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey
Park, causes fans to go wild & causes White
Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a
doubleheader to Tigers…1979
1st televised tennis match…1928
New Hampshire allocates $500 to Dartmouth
College, to be dedicated to the
education of Indian youth…1775
Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a
Slavic language, is published…1580
Paper bag manufacturing machine patents…1859
US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island
abandoned…1934
USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs…1960
Today’s Birthdays
In their 70’s
Bill Cosby, actor/comedian (I Spy, Cosby,
Leonard Part 6) is 76
In their 60’s
Cheryl Ladd, actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple
Hearts) is 62
Richard Simmons, exercise guru (Deal-a-Meal)
is 65
Jay Thomas [Jon Thomas Terrell], actor and
comedian (Cheers, Murphy Brown) is 65
Remembered
for being born today
Milton Berle, comedian (Uncle Miltie, Mr
Television) [1908-2002]
Van Cliburn Jr, [Harvey Lavan], La, pianist
(Tchaikovsky 1958) [1934-2013]
George Eastman, inventor (Kodak camera)
[1854-1932]
R Buckminster Fuller, architect/inventor
(geodesic dome) [1895-1983]
Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist who worked with
Richard Rodgers [1895-1960]
Louis B. Mayer, Ukraine, film producer and
creator of the star system (MGM) [1884-1957]
Beah Richards, actress/playwright (Big Shot,
Generation) [1920-2000]
Henry David Thoreau, naturalist/pacifist
(Walden Pond), [1817-1862]
Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery
designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) [1730-1795]
Today’s Historical Obits
John Chancellor, news anchor (VOA, NBC)…cancer…1996…at
68
Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman)…heart failure…1973…at
66
Richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector
(1658-59)…1712…at 85
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury…pistol
duel…1804…at 47 or 49
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian musician…obesity…1997…at
38
Dolley Madison, 4th First Lady of US…1849…at
81
Jean Picard, French astronomer…1682…at 62
Sherwood Schwartz, Television Writer…2011…at
94
Tony Snow, speechwriter George H.W. Bush,press
secretary for George W.
Bush…cancer…2008…at 53
D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar…1966…at 96
Answer: Brain
Teasers
There are 49 steps.
He climbs halfway, which is step 25. He hears the bird singing on step 33. He picks up the pebble on the 21st step and tosses it on the 22nd step. The remaining 27 steps are taken three at a time which is 9 paces.
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel
free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet
sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned
that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there,
many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events
occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be
totally accurate.
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