Sep 3

 

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Sep 3, 2020  Week: 36  Day: 247                    Local:   H 81° \ L 47° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%

Wind:   2mph\Gusts:  5mph                              Nearest lightning:  602mi.; active fire:  132mi. 

Extreme Risk of Fire                                        Visibility:  10mi

Record: 91°[1948]   Record: 34°[1973]                 Sep Averages: 74°\42° (5 days with rain)

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Today’s  Quote

Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party

did not miss the boat.

Mark Twain

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Random Tidbits

 The word left in English comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lyft, which means weak or broken. The Oxford English Dictionary defines left-handed as meaning crippled, defective, awkward, clumsy, inapt, characterized by underhanded dealings, ambiguous, doubtful, questionable, ill-omened, inauspicious, and illegitimate.

Even the word "dexterity" shows a right-handed bias. The term dexter means "right" and refers to being "right-handed" on both sides.

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A little humor

"Disorder in the Court" True statements from court records

  

ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?

WITNESS: By death.

ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?

WITNESS: Take a guess.

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State Name Origins

The origin of Rhode Island's name harks back to the Old World. The first mention of Rhode Island in writing was by Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in the early 16th century. He referred to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay that he compared to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean. Still, others connect the name to 17th century Dutch explorer Adriaen Block, who called it "Roodt Eylandt," meaning "red island" because of its red clay.

South Carolina, derived from the Latin word for Charles (Carolus), was named by King Charles II of England to honor his father, King Charles I in the 17th century. Carolina would eventually be divided into two colonies, North and South Carolina, in 1712.

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True Things

 Shoplifting can be a real hassle. Especially carrying all of that tantalizing loot out of the store. And what if you want to shoplift something bulky? Like lawn equipment? You're not going to fit that under an overcoat. One enterprising woman in Alabama solved those little inconveniences by doing the most obvious thing.

Police say 42-year-old Gwendolyn Braswell was behind the wheel of a Pontiac Sunfire that drove into a Home Depot Friday morning. The bizarre incident was recorded by surveillance cameras inside the store.

Police today identified Braswell as the suspect and asked the public for help in determining her whereabouts. Braswell is facing multiple charges, including burglary, criminal mischief, and theft.

It is believed that Braswell had first staged merchandise in the store before returning to pick up the goods (a leaf blower and a dehumidifier). That's some good planning right there.

After backing in through the store's front sliding doors--which were clipped by the Pontiac--Braswell navigated her way down an aisle, but not before plowing into a display and scattering customers.

Investigators connected Braswell to the brazen heist thanks to witnesses who took down the Pontiac's license plate and recorded video. Police say Braswell used the vehicle without the owner's permission.

Braswell's rap sheet includes a burglary conviction and an arrest for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia.

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Observations This Month

Happy Healthy Cat Month Link Link
Histiocytosis Awareness Month 
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Hunger Action Month  
Link  Link
Intergeneration Month
International  or National Guide Dogs Month 
Link  Link
International People Skills Month
International Self-Awareness Month
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International Speak Out Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
International Square Dancing Month
International Women's Friendship Month
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ITP Awareness Month 
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Observations This Week

Chuckwagon Races: Thru 9/6 
National Sweet Corn Week: Thru 9/5
US Open Tennis Championships: Thru 9/13

International Enthusiasm Week: 1-7
National Nutrition Week: 1-7 
(UNICEF-India) Link
Self-University Week: 1-7 Link
Golden Onion Week: 3-7
 
National Go-Kart Week: 3-6  Link
Sweet Corn Week: 3-7

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Observations for Today

National Baby Back Ribs Day

National Day of Prayer for Victims of Hurricane Harvey  Link
National Welsh Rarebit Day

Skyscraper Day Link

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My Rambling Thoughts

It has been a while since I have had a cloudless day. Nice for a change. It is warm but cool enough at night to keep the windows just cracked about an inch.

I’m scheduled for my annual resting cardio test tomorrow. I just got a call from that office saying that when I arrive tomorrow, I must call the office from the parking lot, as they have a Covid positive test. I trust this office, so I’ll see how it turns out. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll reschedule.

When I got up this morning, I checked my cable, still no On Demand. I called. The lady said she was sorry, sent another of the never-ending signals, then called back an hour later. Now she scheduled another visit to my home. I’m no longer upset, now I’m just laughing at the company’s incompetence. I have started a letter to their headquarters.

I have been reading about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and how it is used today. It is fascinating and frightening at the same time. The latest, found on a social media site, showed that AI can now generate a picture that looks like a profile picture, when in fact, the person doesn’t even exist. Then a fake profile is made, and they are off and running to scam people. As of now it takes very sophisticated software to detect the picture is fake. Not great news for sure.

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Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Kangaroo words:

Each of these words contains the letters—in order—of another word that means almost the same thing as the original word. For example the u, s, e, and d from the word accustomed for the word used.

1.     Applaud

2.     Barren

3.     Blossom

4.     Catacomb

5.     charisma

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Historical Events

1189 – Richard The Lion-Hearted was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

1192 – King Richard settled peace with Muslim general Saladin, allowing Christian pilgrims and merchants access to Muslim-held Jerusalem.

1777 – At Cooch’s Bridge, in Newark Delaware, an early skirmish of the American Revolutionary War took place, where the Flag of the United States was flown in battle for the first time.

1783 – The Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War.

1813 – Uncle Sam was seen for the first time, in Troy, New York.

1833 – The first issue of the New York Sun, New York’s first penny paper, was published.

1838 – Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery.

1928 – Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191st and last career hit.

1935 – 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph)

1944 – Anne Frank and her family were placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and arrived three days later.

1950 – The Beetle Bailey, the comic strip, debuted.

1978 – John Paul I was elected as the 264th Pope. He died 33 days later.

1992 – Australia’s Naughtiest Home Videos was canceled 34 minutes into the program. Just about everyone involved was fired.

1995 – eBay was founded.

2004 – The Beslan school hostage crisis ended on its third day with the deaths of over 300 people, more than half of whom are children.

2008 – Sons of Anarchy premiered on FX

2015 Kentucky clerk in Rowan County jailed for refusing to issue marriage licences to gay couples

2017 1.4 ton WWII bomb defused in Frankfurt, Germany with 60,000 people evacuated

2019 Walmart says it will stop selling handguns and some ammunition and ask customers not to openly carry firearms in response to El Paso shootings

2019 Unknown text by John Locke “Reasons for tolerating Papists equally with others” (1667-68), an argument for religious toleration announced discovered at St John’s College, Annapolis

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Birthdays Today

@94 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist, Beetle Bailey (d. 2018)

@75 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer, businessman, founded Porsche (d. 1951)

@74 – John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (d. 1886)

55 – Charlie Sheen, American actor

@45 – Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (d. 1966; bite from sandfly)

34 – Shawn White, Olympic snowboarder

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Puzzle Answer

1.     laud

2.     bare

3.     bloom

4.     tomb

5.     charm

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