Aug 2

 

Aug 2, 2021 Week: 32 Day: 214

Ave. Sky Cover:  50%\Visibility: 10 miles

Local Temp:   78°\ 52° Wind: 6mph\ Gusts: 12mph

 Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 336mi. \ Lightning: 11mi.

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

Today’s Quote

  


 

Month Long Observations

 

 

Augustin Navajo is Biniant’aats’ozi meaning Ripening of Early Crops

 

Happiness Happens Month Link
Motor Sports Awareness Month
National Breastfeeding Month 
Link
National Catfish Month 
Link
National Crayon Collection Month  
Link
National Goat Cheese Month Link
National Immunization Awareness Month 
Link
National Panini Month  
Link
National Political Affiliation Discrimination Awareness Month 
Link
National Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Read A Romance Novel Month

National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
National Traffic Awareness Month
National Truancy Prevention Month 
Link
National Water Quality Month  
Link (Also in May)
National Wellness Month
National Win With Civility Month

 

Weekly Observations

 

XXXII Olympic Games (postponed from 2020):

7/23-8/8  

Gallop International Tribal Indian Powwow

7/31-8/9

Gold Panning Week:  Link  Cancelled

2-7

National Bargain Hunting Week
Single Working Women's Week
Link

2-8  

National Environmental Services Week: Link

2-20 

 

Daily Oberservations

 

 

Coloring Book Day
Ice Cream Sandwich Day

 

 

Favorite Memes

 




 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

A nice rain shower this morning with more on the way. It was a nice female rain to help our forest.

One of our discussion group members was hacked on his computer. They cleaned out their bank account and messed up lots of their files. The money was FDIC insured but the file corruption is going to take forever to fix. I also learned that Flagstaff now has a ‘cyber-crime unit.’ They are working on his case and says it looks like a ‘non-USA’ attack.  His wife has lots of health issues and her computer was very important to her wellbeing. Now she is afraid to use it. So very sad.

We had a very good discussion regarding the Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) last night. There are three main reasons for migration out of these countries: economic, family reunion, and drugs/violence. The big surprise for me is the family reunion group. Many came to this country for work and found a way to stay. Now they want their family to join them. Makes sense to me. It is unfortunate that the media and the government doesn’t emphasize this part. I’m sure there are lots of newsworthy stories of these reunifications. It is also important to remember that the reason drugs are such a draw is that Americans buy them on the black market. If the drug selling was not as popular, it would slow down or stop. ‘Just say NO’, DARE, and other programs have not stopped the desire by certain people to want…and eventually need…the euphoria attached to the drugs. If our goal is to stop drug trafficking and its associated violence, there should be deep dives as to why people want the drugs in the first place, and how to prevent addiction. We have learned that stiffer laws and long prison sentences simply don’t work.

I really enjoyed the women’s individual diving. Lots of bumps during the finals, but an American was on the podium for the first time since 2000 and the Chinese kept their 1-2 winning streak alive. WOW!

 

Historical Events

 

1776 – The official signing of The Declaration of Independence took place in Philadelphia.

1865 Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"

1943 – A Japanese destroyer sank the US torpedo boat PT 109, Future president John F. Kennedy and 10 other crewmen survived.

1928 -- Benito Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

1990 – Iraq invaded Kuwait, instigating the Gulf War.

2017 US President Donald Trump signs legislation imposing sanctions on Russia, limiting his ability to ever lift them

 

Birthdays Today

 

@81 – Peter O’Toole, British-Irish actor (d. 2013)

@76 – Wes Craven, Director (d. 2015; )

@76 – Carroll O’Connor, American actor (d. 2001; diabetes complications)

@65 – Elisha Gray, co-founded Western Electric (d. 1901)

62 – Victoria Jackson, American comedic actress (SNL)

@60 – Jim Capaldi, Traffic drummer, singer-songwriter (d. 2005; cancer)

45 – Michael Weiss, American figure skater

 

 

 

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