7-22-15

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Almanac: Week: 30 \ Day: 203
July Averages: 82°\50°
86004 Today: H 82° \ L 49° Average Sky Cover: 20% 
Wind ave:   7mph\Gusts:  22mph
Ave. High: 81° Record High: 92° (1996) Ave. Low: 52° Record Low: 38° (1995)
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Observances Today:
Casual Pi Day(22/7)
Fragile X Awareness Day- Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common cause of inherited
                intellectual disability and the most common known genetic cause of autism
Hammock Day
National Penuche Fudge Day
Pied Piper Day
Rat-catchers Day
Spooners (Spoonerism) Day
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Observances This Week:
National Moth Week: 18-26 
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week: 18-25
Everybody Deserves A Massage Week: 19-25 
National Parenting Gifted Children Week: 19-26   
Captive Nations Week: 19-25 
National Independent Retailers Week: 19-25   
National Zoo Keeper Week: 19-25   

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Quote of the Day 

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US Historical Highlights for Today
1587 - 2nd English colony forms on Roanoke Island off NC
1686 - City of Albany, NY chartered
1790 - US enacts a law for the formal regulation of trade with Indians titled "An Act providing for Holding a Treaty or Treaties to Establish Peace with Certain Indian Tribes."
1893 - City of Nogales, AZ was incorporated.
1893 - Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" in Colorado
1933 - 1st solo flight round the world 7d 19hrs (Wiley Post)
1937 - Senate rejects FDR proposal to enlarge Supreme Court
1960 - Cuba nationalizes all US-owned sugar factories
1967 - Jimi Hendrix quits as opening act of the Monkees' tour
2003 - Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year old son, and a bodyguard.
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Today’s World Events through History
1298 - English defeat Scots at Battle of Falkirk
1912 - 5th Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden closes
1972 - 2 Catholics are abducted, beaten, and shot dead in a Loyalist area of Belfast
1992 - Colombia drug baron Pablo Escobar escapes prison
2014 - News broadcaster Al Jazeera claim that their office in Gaza is under attack by the Israeli Defence Force
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Birthdays Today:
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthdays Today

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My Rambling Thoughts
Beautiful, though dry, day in our little mountain town. No monsoon for the next few days.
Geez, now the robo-calls have started. Today it was telling me to tell my Rep. to vote for the Iranian deal. Don’t think that is necessary, but will watch her website to be sure she is for it.
Got a good haircut today…the lady who has been cutting it was back. Cleaned me up real nice without going too short.
Back in April, our local school system got quite a few ‘threats’ about school children. The calls were ‘a computer voice’ saying that they were in danger. Each call led to evacuation of the schools. Thanks to a school secretary at one of the schools and the work of two detectives on our local police force, the number was tracked over the internet, they found the IP address, followed the trail and arrested a guy at his home in Staten Island, NY. No idea why he picked our town or if there were others. Good work.
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms?

1) canine fur & porcine challenge
2) rock toss & to pack up royal furniture
3) arsonist's desire & to battle a fibber
4) underground amphibian & bar rules

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Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
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…Cool Facts…
Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.

A couple from Bristol who had trouble selling their house, found out they had an original Banksy on their wall, and received twice the asking price by selling the painting with a house attached.
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…Flagstaff, AZ History…
100 YEARS AGO-1915
The facilities at the Grand Canyon are being taxed to their utmost. The Santa Fe general utilities men are putting up a number of square tents with wood floors and, halfway up, wood sides. Train after train is being sidetracked at the edge of the Big Ditch every day. It is clear that some sort of terminal facilities are required.

Summer is warming up. How about some cool comfort clothes fresh from our shelves. We have the best of styles at the right price. Take a tip and check out our “Kool Klothes” at the Dresswell Shop. C. A . Black, Proprietor.
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…Harper’s Index…
77 – percentage of marijuana-related tweets that support use of the drug
10 – percentage in which the tweeter claims to be high at the time of the tweet
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… USA Facts…
In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.

There's a city named 'Licking' and a town named 'Butts' in the state of Missouri.
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…Unusual Fact of the Day…
'We've Only Just Begun,' a No. 2 smash hit for The Carpenters in 1970, was written and composed by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols as a commercial for a bank.
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2 jokes for the day
This scientist was telling a colleague, "I have worked for many years to develop an acid that would eat anything and I finally did it.” So I invested everything I had and could borrow into it.
“You must have made a fortune,” commented his friend. “No! I lost all my investments. I couldn't find anything to ship it in.” replied the scientist.

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Day 752 - My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another houseplant.

Day 761 - Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded; must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair...must try this on their bed.

Day 762 - Slept all day so that I could annoy my captors with sleep deprivation, incessant pleas for food at all hours of the night.

Day 767 - Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body in an attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was...Hmmm. Not working according to plan.

Day 768 - I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was chosen for the water torture. This time, however, it included a burning foamy chemical called "shampoo." What sick minds could invent such a liquid? My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth.

Day 771 - There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary confinement throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the foul odor of the glass tubes they call "beer." More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.

Day 774 - I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and may be snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant. He has mastered their frightful tongue, something akin to mole speak, and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal, room his safety is assured. But I can wait, it is only a matter of time...

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Yep, It Really Happened
New York Times - Among the protesters at New York City's Gay Pride Parade on the Sunday after the Supreme Court's historic gay-marriage decision was a group of men outfitted in Jewish prayer garments and representing the Jewish Political Action Committee, carrying signs reading, for example, "Judaism prohibits homosexuality." However, the men were very likely not Jewish, but in fact Mexican laborers hired for the day. A representative of the committee told The New York Times that the men were "supplemental" -- necessary because the committee's rabbis would not permit their students (who normally staff such protests) to be exposed to the sights of same-sex exuberance typical for the parade.   
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Somewhat Useless Information
*-- THE PERKS OF BEING OVER 60 Years Old --*
1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
3. People call at 9 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"
4. No one expects you to run into a burning building.
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There's nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat dinner at 4:00 p.m.
9. You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.
10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
11. You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
12. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
13. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks in the room.
14. You sing along with the elevator music.
15. Your eyes won't get much worse.
16. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
17. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the National Weather Service.
18. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
19. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.

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Birthdays Today
92 - Robert J Dole, (Sen-R Kansas, 1969-95)/presidential candidate (R-1996)
81 - Louise Fletcher, Birmingham AL, actress (One Flew over Cuckoo's Nest)
83 - Tom Robbins, American author
75 - Alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy)
74 - George Clinton, Kannapolis NC, rocker (Parliament-Funkadelic)
69 - Danny Glover, actor (Lethal Weapon, Operation Dumbo Drop)
68 - Albert Brooks, comedian (Broadcast News, Lost in America)
68 - Don Henley, Linden Tx, rock drummer/vocalist (Eagles-Desparado)
52 - Rob Estes, American actor
51 - David Spade, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep)
23 - Selena Gomez, American actress and singer
  1 - Prince George of Cambridge, son of Prince William and Catherine
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Born this day…Died in __@__
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mom of JFK, RFK & Ted-1995@104
William Archibald Spooner, reverend/inventor (spoonerisms)-1930@86
Oscar de la Renta, Dom Rep, designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1973)-2014@82
Amy Vanderbilt, etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)-1974@66
Emma Lazarus, poet ("New Colossus"-base of Statue of Liberty)-1887@38
Joan of England, Queen consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II of Scotland 1238@28
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Historical Obits Today
Carl Sandburg, poet (Abraham Lincoln: Prairie Years)-1967@89
Estelle Getty, American actress ("The Golden Girls")-2008@84
Dennis Farina, actor (Law & Order), pulmonary embolism-2013@69
John Dillinger, gangster,shot-1934@33
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat, a founder of histology, fall-1802@30
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Brain Teasers Answers
1) dog hair & hog dare
2) throw a stone & stow a throne
3) light a fire & fight a liar
4) cavern toad & tavern code

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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 contains mistakes and sadly once 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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