Wednesday

It is my hope that every American will fly their American Flag on Friday. It has been 8 years since we were attacked. We need to remember the many that lost their lives and the many more who lost family members and friends. There is still time to get an American Flag if you don’t already have one.

Obama has made his speech. He laid it out on the line. He told the American people where he stands, what his plan will do, and how it will be paid for. It sure makes sense. It sure sounds like we will have a healthier country. It sounds like we have an opportunity to show our character. I sure hope our AZ senators listened and will get on the bandwagon. Ann needs to step up and vote the way the people who elected her expect her to vote on this issue. The time is now for Health Care Reform.

We woke up to rain today and it stayed cloudy all day. We only got 2/100 in. at the airport. Now that the NAU station is doing nightly news and weather, we actually know what is going on around here. It only got to 73° and we may get some more moisture tonight. We are still real dry but I’m not complaining about any drops that fall.


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Random Facts…

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
The total US dollars believed to be in circulation today is $700 billion


Crazy Presidential Stuff …

Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, saved 77 people from drowning as a lifeguard in his youth at a riverside beach near Dixon, Illinois.

20th president of the United States James Garfield could write Greek with one hand while writing Latin with the other.

Abe Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, carried letters, bills, and notes in his notorious black, top-hat.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Week of 7 Sep…

National Payroll Week
Suicide Prevention Week

10 Sep Observances…

253 days so far this year…112 days remain in 2009
Swap Ideas Day
*Gibraltar – National Day
*Teacher's Day in People's Republic of China and Hong Kong.


BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…

…ARTS…
1839….. Isaac Kauffman Funk US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)
1886….. Hilda Doolittle American poet, known for her imagist verse
1907….. Fay Wray Alberta Canada, actress-King Kong's main squeeze
1945….. Jose Feliciano Lares PR, singer/songwriter (Light my Fire)
1956….. Johnny Fingers Irish musician The Boomtown Rats

…ATHLETICS…
1929….. Arnold Palmer golf champion
1934….. Roger Maris Yankee, HR champ

…POLITICS/Business…
1169….. Alexius II Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor

1638….. Maria Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France

1852….. Alice Brown Davis, Seminole chief

…SCIENCE/Religion…
1893….. Maria de Jesus, Portuguese super-centenarian and former oldest living person (d. 2009)


Events on this day…

1608….. John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va
1683..... Susquehanna Chief Kekelappan sells William Penn half of his lands between the Susquehanna and the Delaware River.

1776….. George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers

1823….. Simon Bolivar named president of Peru
1846….. Elias Howe patents the sewing machine
1869….. Baptist minister invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan

1935….. “I’m Popeye the sailor man...” toot! toot! Popeye was heard for the first time on NBC radio
1955….. "Gunsmoke" premiers on CBS TV
1955….. Bert Parks began a 25-year career as host of the Miss America Pageant on NBC
1977…..The last person to be executed by guillotine is a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder.

2002….. Switzerland joins United Nations becoming the 190th member.

Bookhooks.com
What is each group of animals called?

1. a school of marine mammals, such as seals, whales, or dolphins
2. a flock of geese or similar birds in flight.
3. a family or small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail. .
4. herd of wild boar
5. a nest or brood of pheasants
6. a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail.
7. a congregation of vermin, especially foxes.
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Answers:
1. pod
2. skein
3. covey
4. sounder
5. nide
6. bevy
7. skulk


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