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Almanac: Day: 214
/ Week: 31
August
Averages: 80° \ 49°Today:
Average Sky Cover: 95%
H 73°… L 55°… Ave. humidity: 63%
Wind: ave: 7mph; Gusts: 12mph
Average High: 81° Record High: 93° (1902)
Average Low: 51° Record Low: 43° (1976)
Quote of the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
216 BC – 2ndPunic
War: by Hannibal defeats numerically superior Roman army
1492 - Jews are expelled from Spain by King
Ferdinand & Queen Isabella 1610 - Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay
1776 - Formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence by 56 people
1790 - 1st US census (population of 3,939,214; 697,624 are slaves)
1819 - 1st parachute jump in US
1858 - 1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets
1865 - Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
1873 - 1st trial run of SF cable car
1875 - 1st roller skating rink opens (London)
1877 - SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes
1909 - 1st Lincoln head pennies minted
1928 - Benito Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
1943 - Lt John F Kennedy's PT-boat 109 sinks at Solomon Islands
1965 - Morley Safer's sends 1st Vietnam report indicating we are losing
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
After our big storm and 4 hour power outage yesterday, I thought
today would be better. Well, I still have power, but we had a huge 40 minutes
storm with hail, hard rain, hail, and more rain. The hail was large pellets but
don’t seem to have done any damage. It has been a light rain for the past two
hours. Can’t complain too much because it is wetting the forest. We are still
way below our average rainfall as our drought continues. Each of the big
downpours our drainage pond is taking longer and longer to actually drain. Kids
have fun playing in the water and mud, but I’m sure parents aren’t too happy
when they return home.
I made my flight reservations for my Sept trip to Denver, which
leads to my Sept trip to Ireland. I never understand what is a good day to buy
a ticket, but today I got an email from AirfareWatchdog…and I got a round trip flight
from Phx to Denver for $154.20…pretty good deal. Last time I traveled it was
closer to $200. I called Bob to see what he was up to. He is going to meet us
in Chicago but will return to Denver with us. He was out walking a few weeks
ago, tripped on an uneven sidewalk and broke his thumb. He’s been wearing a
cast since, but hopes to get it off tomorrow. Otherwise he is ready for
Ireland. He’s going back to his hometown, then up to MN to see his brother,
then to Chicago to meet up with us. Trip is a little over a month away, and
excitement is building.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain
Teasers
The
two of us keep a low profile
Without us you would not be mobile
Seldom looked at but frequently used
We're often depressed but not abused
Side by side with functions opposite
Managing the go and stop of it
What are we?
Without us you would not be mobile
Seldom looked at but frequently used
We're often depressed but not abused
Side by side with functions opposite
Managing the go and stop of it
What are we?
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
OK Then…
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Paraphernalia
4 the Brain :
Common
Sayings from the Bible…
Drop in the bucketBehold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket Drop in the bucket
Isaiah 40:15
Common
Phrase Origins…
Show Your
True Colors
Meaning: To
reveal one’s true natureHistory: Warships used to fly multiple flags to confuse their enemies. However, the rules of warfare stated that a ship had to hoist its true flag before firing and hence, display its country’s true colors.
Earth
Facts…
The earth’s orbital speed is 29.8 km per second (66,660 mi/hr)
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
100 YEARS
AGO
James Walter, an employee of the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Co., was quite seriously injured by a telephone pole falling with
him. He had climbed the old pole to do some work when it gave way carrying him
to the ground. The pole had been propped with a pike pole, which broke under
his weight. His back is badly sprained.
Harper’s
Index
Boxes of cookies a Girl Scout sold in 2 hours recently outside a
SF marijuana dispensary: 117
Historical
Facts…
Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record
keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human
history is lost.
Language
Facts…
The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a
"nurdle".
People
Facts…
In the presence of attractive women, men find running easier, take
more risks, donate more money, consume more calories, and talk more.
Rules of
Thumb:
TAKING CARE OF YOUR
CAT
When your cat cries
and he has food, check the water.
Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Of
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 3 fell due to earthquakes, 2 due to
fires, 1 probably never even existed, and only one stands today—The Pyramid of
Khufu.
World
Heritage Sites…
Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a renowned intellectual centre until the 12th century. Its layout perfectly adapted to its religious function, this monastery-city represents a unique artistic achievement. With its simple, harmonious lines and its profusion of carved decoration, it influenced Buddhist architecture as far away as Cambodia.
Joke-of-the-day
A woman in her
eighties made the evening news because she was getting married for the fourth
time. The following day she was being interviewed by a local TV station, and
the commentator asked about what it felt to be married again at that age and
would she share part of her previous experiences, since it seem quite unique
the fact that her new husband was a ‘funeral director.’ After a short time to
think, a smile came to her face and she proudly explained that she had first
married a banker when she was in her twenties, in her forties she married a
circus ring master, and in her sixties she married a pastor and now in her
eighties, a funeral director. The amazed commentator asked her why she had
married men with such diverse carriers. With a smile on her face she explained,
‘I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to
go.’
Yeah, It
Really Happened
THAILAND - A stampede of more than 100,000 ducks covered the
streets of a town in Thailand.
The video shows thousands of ducks swarming the streets and
heading toward the vehicle of the person recording, according to The Huffington
Post .The ducks look like they are in quite the hurry as they race around the parked cars on the street to an unknown location.
It is unknown why the ducks were out rushing through the streets.
Somewhat
Useless Information
States
have a massive production of products, thus of brands. But do you know which
brand is famous and where?
Look
at the following details!Delaware is DuPont, Vermont is Ben & Jerry’s, New Hampshire is Timberland, Rhode Island is Hasbro, Massachusetts is Gillette, Maryland is GEICO, and the District of Columbia is C-SPAN.
The most famous brand in New Jersey is Campbell’s!
Check Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
1-7International Tree Climbing Days
International Clown Week
Simplify Your Life Week
World Breastfeeding Week
Today
Is
Chinese
Valentine's Day
Daughter's
Day - 7th day of 7th Lunar Month International Hangover Day
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
National Mustard Day first Saturday
National Night Out
Take A Penny/Leave A Penny Day
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National Day (Macedonia-1903- Kruševo Republic; 1944- Republic of Macedonia)
Today’s
Events through History
1870 - Tower Subway, the world's first underground
tube railway, opens in London
1934 - Adolf Hitler becomes commander-in-chief
of German armed forces
Birthday’s
Today
Wes Craven, Cleveland, director
(Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream) is 75
Joanna Cassidy [Joanna Virginia
Caskey], actress (Blade Runner) is 69
Edward Furlong, Pasedina, actor
(John Connor-Terminator 2) is 37
Remembered
for being born today
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Wash DC, (1754-1825)
John Tyndall, Irish physicist who
demonstrated why the sky is blue and proved that the Earth's atmosphere has a
greenhouse effect (1820-1893)
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty) (1834-1904)
Jack Warner, US movie studio
head (Warner Bros) (1892-1978)
Myrna
Loy, Helena Mont, actress (Jazz Singer, Thin Man,
Vanity Fair), (1905-1993)
Carroll O'Connor, actor (All in the
Family, Heat of the Night), (1924-2001)
James
Baldwin, author (Go Tell it on Mountain), (1924-1987)
Peter O'Toole, Ireland, actor
(Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia), (1932- 2013)
Historical
Obits Today
Alexander
Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), anemia, 1922, @75
Shari
Lewis, American puppeteer, cancer, 1998, @65
Horace
Mann, American educator and abolitionist, 1859, @63
Thomas
Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), cancer, 1788, @61
Warren
Harding, 29th Pres, stroke, 1923, @57
Totie
Fields, [Sophie Feldman], comedienne, blood clot, 1978, @48
Wild Bill
Hickok, shot dead 1876, @39
Thurmon
Munson, NY Yankee, plane crash, 1979, @32
Brain
Teasers
a vehicle's accelerator and brake pedal
lines 1-2: The accelerator and brake pedal are "low" i.e. on the floor of the vehicle. You need the accelerator to move (i.e. "be mobile"), and you don't want to move without being able to stop, so you need the brake as well.
lines 3-4: While driving, these two pedals are not "looked at". The pedals are "depressed", meaning you press down on them with your foot, so they are "used", "but not abused".
lines 5-6: The "functions" of the accelerator and brake pedal are "opposite" i.e. they enable you to "go and stop" respectively.
lines 1-2: The accelerator and brake pedal are "low" i.e. on the floor of the vehicle. You need the accelerator to move (i.e. "be mobile"), and you don't want to move without being able to stop, so you need the brake as well.
lines 3-4: While driving, these two pedals are not "looked at". The pedals are "depressed", meaning you press down on them with your foot, so they are "used", "but not abused".
lines 5-6: The "functions" of the accelerator and brake pedal are "opposite" i.e. they enable you to "go and stop" respectively.
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.
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