Jul 3

 

 

 

Jul 3, 2021   Week: 27    Day: 184

Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 60%

Local: H 83°\ L 54°

Wind: 6 mph/ Gusts:  15mph

High Risk of Fire: 

Active fire:  84mi Nearest Lightning: 80mi.

Jul Averages: 820°/52° (9 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

 

 

Random Tidbits

 

This weekend we will be celebrating America's 245th Independence Day.

We have come a long way since 1776.

In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation was 2.5 million. The nation's estimated population on this July Fourth is over 331 million.

John Adams wrote that we actually declared our independence from Britain in Philadelphia on July 2. "The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America," Adams wrote on July 3, 1776. "It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more."

 

True Things

 

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

Small businesses have had to be creative in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as demonstrated by Club Pro Adult Entertainment in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Sun reported that shutdowns nearly destroyed the strip club -- until owner Teresa Marciano and her staff came up with another idea. "Since we couldn't operate as a restaurant, the only thing we wanted to do was something outdoors," Marciano said. "Most of our staff and managers love golf, so we tried to marry both industries together." The new venture, Stiff Shafts, turns the former club's parking lot into a driving range where golfers can aim their shots at caricatures of prominent politicians. Bartenders and waitstaff will return to provide food and drink to customers, and the dancers will be caddies. The Marcianos hope to open on June 14. [Toronto Sun, 6/4/2021]

 

Idioms Origins

 

Die Hard

Lieutenant-Colonel William Inglis of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot during the 1811 Peninsular War in Spain. In a forward attack, he said “Stand your ground and die hard… make the enemy pay dear for each of us!” His men lost 75% of their regiment but earned the nickname – “The Die Hards”.

 

Monthly Observations

 

 

Family Golf Month
Fragile X Awareness Month Link
Fuel Safety Month  
Link
Get Ready For Kindergarten Month
Grange Month 
Link
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month 
Link
Herbal/Prescription Interaction Awareness Month
Independent Retailer Month 
Link
International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
National Deli Sandwich Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month 
Link
International Women with Alopecia Month
International Zine Month

 

 

Weekly Observations

 

Tour de France Link

Thru 7/18

National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness

Thru 7/4

Windjammer Days Link

Thru 7/3 

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

Roswell UFO Days Link 

1-3 

 

Today’s Observations

 


American Redneck Day

Compliment Your Mirror Day

Disobedience Day

Drop A Rock Day Link  (aka Rock Painting)
Eat Beans Day

Hop A Park Day 
International Day of Cooperatives 
International Cherry Pit Spitting Day 
Link  
International Plastic Bag Free Day Link
National Burnt End Day 
 Link
National Chocolate Wafer Day

National Deep Fried Clams Day Link  
National Eat Your Beans
Day

National Independent Beer Run Day

National Play Outside Day Link 
Stay out of the Sun Day

Superman Day L`ink

 

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

The monsoon yesterday was lots of lightning and thunder with some rain. Even though I surge protectors, I didn’t want to use my computer. A few miles from me there was a land-spout tornado spotted. No injuries or damage, but startling.

While Canada celebrated ‘Canada Day’ on Jul 1, it was not without concerns. In the past three months over 1000 children’s bodies have been found at 3 different Catholic Boarding Schools for Indigenous children. There are no words to explain these horrific discoveries. Canada has asked the Pope to visit Canada and explain what happened. So far, the Vatican is silent. Disgraceful. In Albuquerque, NM there was a plaque on city land to remember the 100 children who died at the Albuquerque Indian School in its early days. The City has offered a $3000 reward to find out who took the plaque. I really had no idea, after a 36-year career in the BIA, that these things happened. Embarrassed and ashamed.

The paragraph above and this one reminds me of ‘the truth shall set you free’ John 17:17. Rep McCarthy, Republican leader, has said he will strip committee assignments of any member of his caucus who accepts an assignment with the Dem probe into Jan. 6. He is suggesting that if no one investigates it, it will soon be forgotten…especially before the 2024 midterm elections. I sure hope not.

 

 

2 New Puzzles Everyday

Answer: bottom of the page

 

calm STORM

 

 

 



 

pawalkrk

 

 

Historical Events

 

1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, an early savings bank in the United States, opened. Many think it was the oldest, but the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (PSFS), was founded on December 4, 1816, and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

1852 – Congress established the United States’ 2nd mint in San Francisco.

1884 – Dow Jones and Company published its first stock average. The company was founded by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, Charles Bergstresser.

1886 – The New York Tribune became the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.

1890 – Idaho was admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.

1952 – The Constitution of Puerto Rico was approved by the Congress of the United States.

1969 – Rolling Stone member Brian Jones dies in an accidental drowning (aged 27)

1969 – Lulu the elephant went off-script on live BBC television’s Blue Peter, making the first on-air animal “blooper” we could find.

1971 – Doors front man Jim Morrison died of an accidental drug overdose (aged 27)

1979 – President Jimmy Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul, Afghanistan.

1988 – The USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.

2013 – President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the Egyptian military.

2019 Total solar eclipse over Chile and Argentina

 

Birthdays Today

 

80 – Gloria Allred, American lawyer and activist

74 – Dave Barry, American comedic journalist, author

@64 – George M. Cohan, songwriter, actor, singer, dancer (d. 1942; cancer)

59 – Tom Cruise, American actor

50 – Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, activist, founded WikiLeaks

@40 – Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian author (d. 1924; TB)

 

Puzzles Answer

 

Calm before the storm                                                      walk in the park

 

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