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Jul  4, 2021 Week: 28 Day: 185

Ave. Sky Cover: 40%\Visibility: 10 miles

Local Temp:  85°\ 55°

Wind: 2mph\ Gusts: 6mph

High risk of fire

Active fire: 80mi. \ Lightning: 12mi.

Jul Averages: 82°\51° (9 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

 


 

Random Tidbits

 

The tablet held by in the Statue of Liberty's left hand bears the date July 4, 1776, but the statue itself was presented to the U.S. by France on July 4, 1884. It was dedicated two years later, on October 28, 1886, by President Grover Cleveland.

The melody for "The Star-Spangled Banner" was taken from "To Anacreon in Heaven," a drinking song of an 18th century London society. Did you also know that the lyrics, written during the British attack on Fort McHenry, was originally titled "Defense of Fort McHenry"?

 

True Things

 

Precocious

Two West Jordan, Utah, sisters, 9 and 4 years old, set out before dawn on June 2 with California beaches in their sights, Fox News reported. Unfortunately, the 9-year-old was driving, and things didn't go as planned. Just several miles away from home, the little driver veered into oncoming traffic, slamming into a semi-truck. Both girls were wearing seatbelts, and no one was hurt. Their parents were unaware of the joyride until police called them after the accident. "I guess they were intending to start their summer vacation a little early," remarked West Valley police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku. Lt. Sean McCarthy added, "I don't know that we'll tell them they were going the wrong way" to reach California. [Fox News, 6/3/2021]

 

Idioms Origins

 

Don’t Put All of Your Eggs in One Basket

Was first used in print in “It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket”. The phrase was first used in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, in 1612. A now common and helpful proverb about not depending on one single item for your success.

 

Monthly Observations

 

National Anti-Boredom Month
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month 
Link
National Baked Beans Month 
Link
National Black Family Month
National Blueberries Month
National Child-Centered Divorce Month 
Link
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month Link
National Contract Sewing Month 
Link
National Cord Blood Awareness Month Link
National Culinary Arts Month
National Deli Salad Month
National "Doghouse Repairs" Month
National Grilling Month
National HIV Awareness Month
  (Note: October is AIDS Awareness Month also.
National Horseradish Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Make A Difference to Children Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
National Parks & Recreation Month
National Picnic Month
National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month
National Vacation Rental Month
National Watermelon Month
National Wheelchair Beautification Month

 

Weekly Observations

 

Tour de France Link

Thru 7/18

National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness

Thru 7/4

National Tire Safety Week Link

Thru 7/4

Bean and Bacon Days: Link 

National Tom Sawyer Days Link  (aka Fence Painting Days)

1-5  

Beer Pong Days  Link 

1-4

National Unassisted Homebirth Week

1-7

Freedom Week

Be Nice To New Jersey Week

Nude Recreation Weekend

Punxsutawney Groundhog Days

 

4-10

 

Today’s Observations

 

 

Amelia Earhart Day

Boom Box Parade Day
Build A Scarecrow Day

Caesar Salad Day

Cousins Day

Independence Day (U.S.)

Independence From Meat Day
Indivisible Day
 Link
Lou Gehrig Day

Mormon Pioneer Day
National BBQ  Ribs Day
Link
National Barbecue Day

National Country Music Day

National Tequila Day

Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Our little mountain town has brought back the parade. They had it today. There was not a parade last year, due to Covid, so this morning’s 40-minute parade was a nice return. A decent crowd too. No fireworks, no cookouts…even at home, and all roads into the forest are blocked to prevent a fire in the forest.

I’m hoping for a quiet and uneventful 4th this year. I’ll be watching lots of Netflix.  I am hoping for lots of rain to dampen the forest.

I’m not watching news or politics, or anything depressing. I’m just going to have a happy 4th.

 

2 New Puzzles Everyday

Answer: bottom of the page

 

 



 


 






 

 

 

Historical Events

 

1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI, after the sudden death of one husband and the quick marriage to another.

 

1701 – Detroit was founded by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.

 

1823 – Slavery was abolished in Chile.

1847 – Brigham Young brought 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, establishing Salt Lake City.

 

1901 – Writer O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) was released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.

1935 – The Dust Bowl heatwave reached its peak, with temperatures of 109°F (43°C) in Chicago, Illinois, and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1950 – Cape Canaveral Air Force Station opened with the launch of Bumper rocket 8. The first 7 Bumpers were launched from White Sands, New Mexico.

1974 – The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they ordered him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor, Archibald Cox.

 

2002 – Democrat James Traficant was expelled from the United States House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 1 (CA Representative Gary Condit didn’t vote against him).

2006 Richard Branson sells Virgin Mobile to NTL for £962.4 million

2019 Egypt claims 3,000-year-old Tutankhamun bust is stolen as it sells for $6 million at auction at Christies

2019 Biggest seaweed bloom in the world, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico after algae explosion due to deforestation and fertilizer

2019 US President Donald Trump holds a “Salute to America” Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C., controversial for its emphasis on the military and presence of tanks

2019 Record temperatures in Alaska as Anchorage reaches 90F (32C)

 

Birthdays Today

 

85 – Ruth Buzzi, American comedic actress

@77 – Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (d. 1998; heart disease)

75 – Gallagher [Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr.], American comedian

@68 – Alexandre Dumas, French novelist, playwright (d. 1870; heart attack)

58 – Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach

57 – Barry Bonds, American baseball player

53 – Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer

23 – Malia Obama, oldest daughter

 

Puzzles Answer

 

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