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Sep. 16, 2019
Week: 38 Day: 259
86004: H 75° \ L 49° \ Average Sky
Cover: 20%
Nearest
wildfire: 80mi. Nearest lightning: 377mi
Wind: 12mph\Gusts:
23mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 88°[2000] Record Low: 28°[1971]
Sep Averages: 74°\42° (5 days with rain)
Today’s Quote
Nobody
made a greater mistake than
he who did
nothing because
he could
do only a little.
Edmund
Burke
Random Tidbits
There are approximately 33 million
elementary school children in the U.S, 17 million kids attending high school,
and 8.8 little ones in nursery schools and kindergartens. All told, including
college students, and about 78 million kids head back to school every fall.
Schools that ditch schoolyard rules
are actually seeing a drop in bullying, serious injuries and vandalism, while
concentration levels in class are increasing. Turns out
giving children too many rules hurts their development.
Observances This Week
10-19
Palindrome Week 9-10-19…9-19-19
14-17
15-21
Balance Awareness Week Link
Build A Better Image Week
Child Passenger Safety Week Link
International Clean Hands Week
Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week Link
National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week
National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week
National Indoor Plant Week
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
National Security Officer Appreciation Week
National Singles Week
Pollution Prevention Week Link
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
Build A Better Image Week
Child Passenger Safety Week Link
International Clean Hands Week
Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week Link
National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week
National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week
National Indoor Plant Week
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
National Security Officer Appreciation Week
National Singles Week
Pollution Prevention Week Link
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
16-22
Observances for Today
National Stepfamily Day Link
National Tattoo Story Day (Originator is NBC's "Blindspot")
Respect for The Aged Day Link
Stay Away From Seattle Day Link
Stepfamily Day Link
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
National Tattoo Story Day (Originator is NBC's "Blindspot")
Respect for The Aged Day Link
Stay Away From Seattle Day Link
Stepfamily Day Link
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
My Rambling Thoughts
Nice day outside. I got 2 loads of
laundry done and put away and stripped and waxed the tile floors downstairs.
The upstairs is ready for the fall cleaning.
Having an older vehicle I don’t have
to pay a huge registration each year. So I was surprised when this year’s
registration was higher than last year.
The $25+ increase was because of a “Public Safety Fee.’ I put the new
sticker on my license plate and headed to the internet machine to learn more
about this new fee. The story is not pretty. Years ago the AZ voters passed a
law that any increase in taxes had to be approved by a 2/3 vote in the
legislature. The legislature tried to raise the registration fee on vehicles to
give more money to the Highway Patrol and for road repair. It didn’t pass. So
it turns out, fees are not considered tax so the new fee was added to everyone
registering a vehicle…sounds like a tax to me. I’m all for improving our roads
and helping the Highway Patrol improve. This is just a sneaky way to do it.
The only football game I’m interested
in on TV is the Cards v Ravens. They are playing in Baltimore. Cards are
hanging in, but can’t pull off the win. Broncos are playing the Bears in
Denver, but Flagstaff TV is not carrying the game. Guess I’ll follow it on the
internet machine. Broncos leading at end of 1st Q, the Bears score
at beginning of second. Looks like a good game.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer
at the bottom of
this page
This belongs to you, but everyone else
uses it.
The
key to this riddle to think of anything else but an actual object. Use your
critical thinking skills to get conceptual on this one.
Historical Events
1620 - The Mayflower set sail from
Plymouth, England with 102 Pilgrims.
1630 - The Massachusetts village of
Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
1908 - William C. Durant founded
General Motors.
1953 - 20th Century-Fox released The
Robe, using its new wide-screen stereophonic film process.
1964 - Shindig (a pop music show)
premiered on ABC.
1972 - #1 Hit: Three Dog Night - Black and
White
1972 - The Bob Newhart Show debuted on
CBS
1974 - President Ford announced
conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
1984 - E/R premiered on CBS
1989 - #1 Hit: Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna
Lose You
1992 - FCC voted to allow competition
for local phone service.
1996- The jackpot wedge appeared for
the first time on Wheel of Fortune
2000 - #1 Hit: Madonna - Music
2016 - The Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7
Plus were released.
Birthdays Today
B. B. King, musician (d. 2015 @89)
Lauren Bacall, actor (d. 2014 @89)
Allen Funt, TV producer, director,
personality (d. 1999 @84)
Peter Falk, actor [Colombo] (d. 2011
@83)
Charlie Byrd, jazz guitarist (d. 1999
@74; lung cancer)
David Copperfield, magician (63)
Jennifer Tilly, actor (61)
Molly Shannon, actor, comedian (55)
Marc Anthony, singer (51)
Amy Poehler, TV actor (48)
Alexis Bledel, actor [Gilmore Girls] (38)
Nick Jonas, singer (27)
Puzzle answer:
Your name.
