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Almanac: Day: 205 /
Week: 30
July
Averages: 81° \ 51°
Today: Average
Sky Cover: 70%
H 84°… L 61°… Ave. humidity: 35%
Wind: ave: 3mph;
Gusts: 15mph
Average High: 82° Record High: 91° (1937)
Average Low: 51°
Record Low: 39° (1995)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
1411 - Battle
of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
1534 - Jacques
Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France, erects a 33 foot high cross on
a small island
1683 - 1st
settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard Concord
1704 - English
& Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
1793 - France
passes 1st copyright law
1823 - Slavery
is abolished in Chile.
1847 - Brigham
Young & his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, UT
1866 - Tennessee
becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union
1901 - O.
Henry is released from prison after 3 years for embezzlement from a bank.
1911 - Hiram
Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas
1948 - Soviets blockades Berlin from west
1967
- Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Quebec libre! Long live free Quebec!'
1990 - Ms. Magazine hits
newstands again after an 8 month hiatus
2005 - Lance
Armstrong retires after winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de
France victory (stripped for doping in 2012)
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
This Saturday evening, two of us are doing a presentation on
Israel at our group discussion. With all that is in the news the last couple of
weeks, this has become a real challenge. Karen and I met for lunch to figure
out how to make the presentation exciting. We usually have a presentation with
some background, highlights of the articles we have read, and then have a
discussion about the questions posed at the end of the articles. We are going
to do a little ‘argument’ to start things off. I am going to be an Israeli Jew,
she will be a Palestinian. We will ‘bicker’ about why our side should have the
land. Then we will discuss a recent editorial in the local paper that talks
about how both sides have to listen to the other side and how foolish one looks
when they refuse to listen to the other side. Then it will be on to the
questions. We are also searching YouTube for some short videos showing each
side living in the current situation. Should be an interesting night.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain Teasers
I,
Professor Picanumba, will amaze and astound you. Take a piece of paper and
write any word on it. Fold the paper in half twice, and put it on the floor.
Now stand on it. Believe it or not, I will now tell you what is on the paper.
Lifestyle Substance:
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
OK Then…
Harper’s
Index
Minimum
percentage of ATMs worldwide that operate on Windows XP: 95
Date
on which Microsoft stopped providing tech support for that operation system:
4/8/2012
Unusual
Fact of the Day
The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island. What was the
island called before the statue arrived? Bedloe's Island.
Popular
Native Languages…
Rio Grand Keresan
This is the language of seven of the New Mexico Rio Grande
pueblos: Acoma, Laguna, Santa Ana, Zia, Kewa, Cochiti and San Felipe. The
pueblo peoples of the Southwest have rich language diversity. The Hopi language
is Uto-Aztecan, Zuni is a language isolate related to the Penutian languages,
the Tanoan languages include Towa (spoken at Jemez), Tewa (spoken at Ohkay
Owingeh, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Tesuque, Nambe, Pojoaque, and Hano [a Hopi
village]), and there are three Tiwa languages, Taos, Picuris, and Southern Tiwa
(spoken at Sandia and Isleta).
Common
Sayings from the Bible…
There's a time and a place for everything
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven
Eccl 3:1
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven
Eccl 3:1
Big Lies…
Lincoln Ordered a Mass Execution
In the fall of 1862, Native tribes in Minnesota waged war on white
settlers out of frustration from starvation, mistreatment and harsh conditions.
After soldiers captured over 300 Indians, President Abraham Lincoln approved
the largest mass execution in U.S. history on 38 Dakota men. On the day of
their hanging, an estimated 4,000 spectators watched them hung. Their bodies
were later taken and used as medical cadavers.
People
Facts…
In Korea, a child’s first birthday is the most important. In one
part of the celebration, several items are placed on a table. The one that the
baby picks up first is said to predict their future.
Historical
Facts…
A monk had once written over a book that contained information
about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have
made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically
advanced.
Retro
Native Humor…
An Apache guy, who had spent his whole
life in the desert, goes to visit a friend who had moved to town. He'd never
seen a train or the tracks they run on.
While standing in the middle of the railroad tracks one day, he hears this whistle -- Whooee da Whoee! -- but doesn't know what it is.
BAM!!, he's hit by the train and tossed to the side of the tracks. It was only a glancing blow, so he was lucky enough to live through it with a few broken bones and some bruises.
While standing in the middle of the railroad tracks one day, he hears this whistle -- Whooee da Whoee! -- but doesn't know what it is.
BAM!!, he's hit by the train and tossed to the side of the tracks. It was only a glancing blow, so he was lucky enough to live through it with a few broken bones and some bruises.
After weeks in the hospital recovering,
he's at his friend's house attending a party one evening. While in the kitchen,
he suddenly hears the teapot whistling. He grabs a baseball bat from the nearby
closet and proceeds to batter and bash the teapot into an unrecognizable lump
of metal. His friend, hearing the noise, rushes into the kitchen, sees what's
happened and asks the Apache guy, "Why'd you bust up my teapot?" The
desert man replies, "Shii' kiis', you gotta kill these things when they're
small."
Common
Phrase Origins…
Kick the
Bucket
Meaning: To die
History: When a
cow was killed at a slaughterhouse, a bucket was placed under it while it was
positioned on a pulley. Sometimes the animal’s legs would kick during the
adjustment of the rope and it would literally kick the bucket before being
killed.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
From 1889: The
dance at Old Town last Friday night was attended by all the young folks of our
town and all expressed themselves as having had a great time.
Work has commenced on the new A&P Railroad depot that was
totally destroyed by fire last week. The new depot will be a one-story stone
structure and when finished will be an attractive feature of our town.
Joke-of-the-day
An old man was
tired from riding his bike, and decided to hitch hike. A guy in his red
Corvette pulled up to give him a lift. When the old man brought out his bike
that he had leaned up against a tree, the driver said, "I have no room for
your bike in my car, but I'd like to help you in some way seeing you standing here
in the hot sun." After a few seconds of thought, the driver said, "I
know what we can do. I have a rope behind my seat. I'll tie one end of it to
the rear end of my car and the other end to the front your bike. You ride your
bike, and I'll give you this whistle. If I go too fast for you, just blow your
whistle and I'll slow down." The old guy agreed to it. So off he went down
the highway with the old man and his bike in tow. A little ways down the road,
a young lady in a bright yellow corvette pulls up next to them. She gives the
guy in the red Vette the High Sign, meaning "you want a drag?" Off
they go down the highway, 100 plus MPH, the old man blowing his whistle like
crazy. They zipped by a Highway Patrol cop sitting under a tree. The cop knew
he couldn't catch them, so he called ahead to his fellow cop down the road to
intercept. "Car number 2, this is car number 1." "Go head number
1, what'cha got for me?" I got a red and yellow Vettes come down your way
doing hundred plus, can you intercept?" "Ten-four, Is there anything
else?" "Yeah, you wouldn't believe this, but there is an old guy
riding a bicycle blowing his whistle trying to pass."
Rules of
Thumb:
MOWING A WET LAWN
The lawn is too wet
to mow until all the puddles evaporate from the asphalt driveway.
Yeah, It
Really Happened
MONTREAL (UPI) - An elementary school in Montreal was apparently
so concerned about the fallout from a student wearing a Boson Bruins hockey
sweater that it opted to cancel Canadiens jersey day. The event was supposed to
happen on Thursday prior to the game between the two teams that night.
Officials at Honoré-Mercier Elementary School canceled the event after a parent
complained that an 11-year-old girl was asked to remove her Bobby Orr Bruins
jersey on a prior Canadiens jersey day. "She's been a Boston Bruins fan
all her life, so she kinda felt really bad. She felt kind of excluded from the
school," her father, Tony Pasquale, told CBC News. Pasquale did not make
the complaint himself and he was critical of the decision to cancel. "It
teaches respect, sportsmanship. We can't all be from the same thread," he
said. English Montreal School Board spokesman Mike Cohen defended the school's
decision. "We don't think it's prudent for a student to wear a Boston
Bruins jersey in a school during this very intensive playoff play," Cohen
said. "At this stage in the game, with the Canadiens leading the series
2-1, why ignite things, why create a controversy?" Unfortunately for the
administrators at Honoré-Mercier Elementary School, the Bruins won Thursday
night's game 1-0 in overtime and the series is now tied up at two games apiece.
Game 5 will be on Saturday night in Boston.
Somewhat
Useless Information
Did
you know that “esposas” is a Spanish feminine plural noun which has two
meanings?
It
means both “wives” and “handcuffs” and its synonym is “manilla”!
**
Did
you know that before the first commercial toilet paper people used to find
several ways to clean up after the bathroom act, such as coconuts,
shells, snow, moss, hay, leaves, grass, corncobs, sheep’s wool and,
later newspapers, magazines, and pages of books?
Although people
preferred to wipe with pages from the Sears catalogue, the first
commercial toilet paper was made from manila-infused hemp sheets!
**
Inuvik in
the Arctic Circle, known as the Land of the Midnight Sun, is located
approximately 100 km (62 mi) from the Arctic Ocean and approximately
200 km (120 mi) north of the Arctic Circle.
Inuvik
, has 56 days of 24-hour daylight (from June to August) and 30 days of
darkness, mostly in December.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
18-25
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week
20-26
Everybody Deserves A Massage Week; National Parenting Gifted
Children Week; Captive Nations Week; National Independent Retailers Week; National
Zoo Keeper Week
24-27
Comic Con International
24-26
World Lumberjack Championships
Today
Is
Anne
Hutchinson Memorial Day
Instant Coffee Day
Instant Coffee Day
Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Pioneer Day
Cousins
Day
National
Drive-Thru Day
National
Tell an Old Joke Day
National
Tequila Day
Tell An
Old Joke Day
Today’s
Events through History
1567 - Mary
Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son becomes King James VI of
Scots
1959 - US
VP Nixon argues with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate"
Birthday’s
Today
Pat Oliphant, Australia,
cartoonist (7 Pres: The Art of Oliphant) is 79
Ruth Buzzi, comedienne
(Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl) is 78
Robert Hays, actor (Airplane!,
Starman, Scandalous) is 67
Michael Richards, comedian (Kramer-Seinfeld)
is 65
Lynda Carter, Phoenix, Miss USA
(1973)/actress (Wonder Woman) is 63
Pam Tillis, country singer
(Melancholy Child) is 57
Barry Bonds, left fielder
(Pirates, SF Giants, 3X MVP) is 50
Jennifer Lopez, Bronx, actress and
pop singer (Selena) is 45
Anna Paquin, oscar winning
actress (Piano) is 32
Bindi Irwin, Australian
entertainer; daughter of Steve Irwin is 16
Remembered
for being born today
Simón BolÃvar, Caracas, political and
military leader (1783-1840)
Alexandre Dumas, author (3 Musketeers,
Count of Monte Cristo) (1802-1870)
Amelia
Earhart, Atchison Kansas, aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic) (1897-1937)
Zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott (1900-1948)
Historical
Obits Today
Isaac B
Singer, Polish/US writer (Yentl, Nobel 1978), 1991, @88
James
Chadwick, English physicist (Nobel 1935), 1974, @82
Chad
Everett, actor (Medical Center), lung cancer, 2012, @75
Sherman
Hemsley, Actor (George Jefferson), natural causes , 20102, @74
Peter
Sellers, actor (Pink Panther, Mouse that Roared), heart attack, 1980, @54
Brain
Teasers
Your foot is on the paper.
(Look down if you don't believe me.)
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at
least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and
sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is
therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian
calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
§ And That Is All for
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