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Jul 1, 2020 Week: 27 Day: 183
86004:
H 79° \ L 43° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind:
1mph\Gusts: 3mph Visibility:
10mi
Nearest lightning: 463mi.; Nearest active fire: 132mi.
Extreme Risk of Fire
Record High: 92°[2013]
Record Low: 33°[2004]
Jul Averages: 82°\52° (8 days with rain)
Today’s Quote
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
Live the life you've imagined."
-Henry David
Thoreau
Random Tidbits
"Nutrition" is derived from
"nourish," which is from the Latin nutrire, meaning to feed, nurse,
support, and preserve--literally, "she who gives suck." Essentially,
nutrition refers to the variety of ways the body makes use of food.
There are approximately
60 nutrients which are placed in six major categories: proteins, carbohydrates,
fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
Vitamin D is unusual
because it is the only vitamin that can be synthesized in the body. Sunlight is
the main source of Vitamin D, though sunscreen lotions with high SPF can
prevent vitamin D formation. Vitamin D is also the only vitamin that is a
hormone.
Have a smile
Thanks to one of my readers
Question:
Where does a dog get a new tail?
At the
Retail Store?
I wrote
a song about tortillas. Actually, it was more of a wrap.
Remember these movie quotes?
28 "Play it, Sam. Play
'As Time Goes By.'" Ingrid Bergman Casablanca 1942
Observations This Month
Air-Conditioning
Appreciation Days (7/3 to 8/15) Link
Alopecia Month for Women
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education & Awareness Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month Link
Day of the Knife (July 25 to August 22) Link
Dog Days (7/3 to 8/11) Link
Eye Injury Prevention Month Link (Note: There is also one in October.)
Family Golf Month
Fragile X Awareness Month Link
Fuel Safety Month Link
Get Ready For Kindergarten Month
Observations This Week
National
Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness: 27 -7/4
Tour de France: 27-7/19 Link
Moved to August due to COVID-19
Punxsutawney Groundhog Days: 28-7/5 Link
Bean and Bacon Days: 1-5 Link Cancelled due to
COVID-19
Beer Pong Days:
1-4 (Moved from June) Link
National Tom Sawyer Days: 1-5 Link (aka
Fence Painting Days)
National Unassisted Homebirth Week: 1-7
Observations
for Today
Canada Day
Creative
Ice Cream Flavors Day
Estee
Lauder Day
International
Chicken Wing Day
Medicare's Birthday
National Deep Fried Clams Day Link
National GSA Employee Day
National Postal Workers Day Link
Resolution Renewal Day
Second Half of The Year Day Link
U.S. Postage Stamp Day
Zip Code Day
My Rambling Thoughts
Ready
for change…the good kind. We have been dealing with the news of this virus
almost 4 months. I’m hoping that July will bring good news to everyone.
At
9am this morning the wildfire near Ganado, on the Navajo Nation is now almost
6000 acres with 0% containment. Many are preparing for evacuation.
AZ
and Navajo Nation are stepping back. AZ governor closed all bars, swimming pools,
gyms, theaters, and has banned all gatherings of more than 50 people for the
next 30 days. But it is still AZ, so religious services and political campaigns
are exempt because of the first amendment. The Covid19 virus was contacted for its
plans under these new rules. No comment was received. The Navajo Nation has
returned to its weekend lockdowns for 3 weeks, after only one weekend without
the lockdown since March.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
What do the following words
have in common?
FUSION VENT CAVE CORD
DENSE FIRM FRONT FUSE
Historical Events
1770
- Lexell's Comet passed closer to the Earth than any other comet in
recorded history.
1819
- Johann Georg Tralles discovered the Great Comet of 1819, (C/1819 N1). It
was the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by François Arago.
1874
- The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful
typewriter, went on sale.
1881
- The world's first international telephone call was made between St. Stephen,
New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
1898
- The Battle of San Juan Hill was fought in Santiago de Cuba.
(Spanish-American War)
1903
- The first Tour de France bicycle race began.
1908
- SOS was adopted as the international distress signal. Three dits, three dahs,
and three dits - SOS is the only nine-element signal in Morse code.
July
1, 1941 - The first commercial aired before a MLB game between the Didgers and
the Phillies. It was for Buluva Watches.
1943
- Tokyo City merged with Tokyo Prefecture area and was dissolved. Since this
date, no city in Japan actually has the name "Tokyo" - that is,
present-day Tokyo is not officially a city.
1963
- ZIP codes were introduced for US mail.
1971
- The Post Office Department (1792 - 1971) became the United States Postal
Service
1972
- The first Gay Pride march in England took place.
July
1, 1976 - The Apple I was released.
1979
- Sony introduced the Walkman (in Japan).
1980
- O Canada officially became the national anthem of Canada.
2007
- Smoking in England was banned in all public indoor spaces.
2007 - The Concert for Diana was held at the new Wembley Stadium in
London and broadcast in 140 countries, on which would have been her 46th
birthday.
Birthdays Today
104-Actor
Olivia de Havilland
75-Musician
Debby Harry [Angela Trimble]
68-Canadian
actor/director Dan Aykroyd
58-Actor Andre
Braugher
53-Actor Pamela
Anderson
43-Actor
Liv Tyler
@36-Princess
Diana [ Diana Frances Spencer](d.
1997; auto crash)
Puzzle Answer
Each can have the prefix
CON- to form a new word.
