Aug 1

 

Aug 1, 2021 Week: 31 Day: 213

Ave. Sky Cover:  70%\Visibility: 10 miles

Local Temp:   72°\ 53° Wind: 8mph\ Gusts: 9mph

Low risk of fire Active fire: 38mi. \ Lightning: 8mi.

Aug Averages: 79°\50° (9 days w/moisture) 

Today’s Quote

  


 
 

Month Long Observations

 

 

American Adventures Month
American Artists Appreciation Month 
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American Indian Heritage Month 
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American History Essay Contest (8/1 - 12/15) 
Arrr-gust: International Pirate Month  
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Black Business Month
Boomers Making A Difference Month
Bystander Awareness Month
Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
Child Support Awareness Month 
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Children's Vision & Learning Month
Clear The Shelters Month (8/23 - 9/19) 
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Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Golf Month

 

Weekly Observations

 

XXXII Olympic Games (postponed from 2020):

7/23-8/8  

Lollapalooza

7/29-8/1

Satchmo Week

Superman Days

7/30-8/1

Gallop International Tribal Indian Powwow

7/31-8/9

Assistance Dog Week   Link Link
Happiness Happens Week  
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International Clown Week  
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National Cleanse Your Skin Week  
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National Minority Donor Awareness Week
International Psychic Week   
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Simplify Your Life Week
World Breastfeeding Week  Link
National Exercise With Your Child Week
Knights of Columbus Family Week  

National Farmers' Market Week   Link 
National Health Center Week  
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Stop on Red Week 
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Daily Oberservations

 

 

Mahjong Day

Raspberry Cream Pie Day

Girlfriends’ Day

Minority Donor Awareness Day

Raspberry Cream Pie Day

Respect for Parents Day

Rounds Resounding Day

World Lung Cancer Day

 

 

Favorite Memes

 




 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

August is continuing our wet monsoon. Already had one storm and another is not far behind. No complaints.

Sorry to read of the passing of former CO governor Dick Lamm who passed at 85.

Looks like wearing masks will be the norm around here. I wish more would just get vaccinated.

Our discussion group is finally meeting tonight. We have had only one outdoor meeting in over a year. It will be good to get together. Tonight’s topic is US/Northern Triangle issues over immigration. The articles were over a year old, so some things have changed leaving me to do some additional research. It is still a hot issue. I’m hoping I will hear some viable solutions.

When I worked on my uncle’s ranch in the late 60’s every summer there was talk of cloud seeding to bring rain to the hay crops, wheat crops, and cattle. Neighbors would get together at the town bar and try to decide if the cost was worth the benefit. Most years the rain would come, and the discussion would end.

Dubai has brought cloud seeding to the 21st century. The desert is very dry and the 125° daily heat doesn’t help. They are now using drones to shoot laser-beams into the clouds to force rain out of the clouds. It seems to be helping.

 

Historical Events

 

1834 – Slavery was abolished in Jamaica

1944 – The last entry for Anne Frank’s diary

1969 – The Zodiac Killer’s letters arrived at several San Francisco newspapers. The killer was never caught.

1990 – Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau created the prototype HTML language and the World-Wide Web.

 

Birthdays Today

 

@75 – Dom DeLuise, American actor (d. 2009; kidney failure)

74 – Avi Arad, Israeli-American producer, founded Marvel Studios

@72 – Herman Melville, novelist, short story writer, poet (d. 1891; heart attack)

@71 – Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (d, 2008, brain cancer)

@68 – William Clark, American explorer, of Lewis & Clark (d. 1838)

@63 – Francis Scott Key, American author, and poet (d. 1843)

58 – Coolio, American rapper

@53 – [Jerome John]Jerry Garcia, singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 1995; heart attack)

42 – Jason Momoa, American actor 

 

 

 

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