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Aug 27, 2018
Week: 35\ Day: 232
86004 Today: H 75° \ L 51° \ Average Sky Cover: 45%
Nearest
Lightning: 21.5 miles away
Wind ave.: 8mph\Gusts:
15mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 88°[1944]
Record Low: 36°[1978]
Aug Averages: 80°\49°
Today’s Quote
Our shared values define us more than our
differences. And acknowledging those shared
values
can see us through our challenges today
if we have the wisdom to trust in them again.
John McCain
Observances This
Week
25-31
Observances for
Today
Just Because Day
The Duchess Who Wasn't Day
Today’s Significant
US Historical Events
Today’s Significant
International Historical Events
1800’s
1828
Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks
1900’s
1912
Edgar Rice Burroughs publishes "Tarzan of the Apes"
1939
Erich Warsitz in a Heinkel He-178 makes the 1st manned jet-propelled flight
1950
General Foods blacklists Jean Muir of Aldrich Family as a communist
1955
"Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published
1984
US President Ronald Reagan announces 'Teacher in Space' project
1995
Worst fire in New York in 80 years ends after 4 days
2000’s
2008
Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be nominated by a major
political party for President of the United States
2012
First interplanetary human voice recording is broadcast from the Mars Rover
Curiosity
2015
"The Shepherd's Crown" by Terry Pratchett published by Doubleday, 5
months after the author's death, last book in the Discworld series
My Rambling Thoughts
I
got a call yesterday from a friend who had a broken-down vehicle about 8 miles
from my place. Two trips to the wrecking yard and another two trips to an auto
parts store and the vehicle was up and running. My mechanical knowledge of vehicles
is where to put in the gas and how to drive to the dealership. Fortunately, I
was only needed for my driving ability. It
took most of the morning but was worth the experience.
Just
as I was getting ready to write this post our little mountain community was hit
with a loud thunderstorm. It lasted about 2-1/2 hours and when it was finally
finished, I was too lazy to sit at the computer.
The
passing of John McCain is a great loss for AZ, and the rest of the nation.
While I seldom agreed with his politics, he was a man of integrity, a statesman,
and a war hero. After 45’s disgraceful comment about war heroes not captured, 45
will not be invited to attend the service. In my opinion, 45’s bland tweet
about McCain’s passing, showed me that even after death, 45 holds a grudge. So
not Presidential. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
Over
the past two weeks our neighborhood has had no less than 4 new families move
in. All were greeted by a HOA rep telling them to have someone posted at the
vehicle while it is unloaded to avoid being towed. Really?!? Welcome to the
neighborhood.
Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
80’s
@85►Charles Gates Dawes,
(R) 30th VP (1925-29, Nobel 1925)(d. 1951)
@81►Hannibal Hamlin,
(R) 15th VP (1861-65) (d. 1891)
70’s
@77►Ed Gein,
American serial killer (inspired Psycho & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre),
born in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, (d. 1984)lung cancer in mental hospital
60’s
69►Edmund Weiner,
English lexicographer (Oxford English Dictionary), born in Oxford, England
66►Paul Rubens,
comic, (Pee Wee’s Playhouse)
@64►Lyndon B. Johnson,
36th US President (Democrat: 1963-69), born in Stonewall, Texas (d. 1973) heart
attack
50’s
57►
Tom Ford, fashion designer
30’s
@32►Charles Stewart Rolls,
British auto manufacturer (Rolls-Royce Ltd) (d.1910) air
crash when the tail of his Wright Flyer
broke off during a flying display
Historical Obits Today
90’s
@90-1723
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch
microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa and naturalist
(Philosophical Transactions)
80’s
@86-1995
Evelyn Wood, speed reading guru
@82-1937
Andrew Mellon, American banker
(Mellon Bank), industrialist and Secretary of the Treasury (1921-32)
70’s
@78-2005
Robert Denning, American interior
designer, heart attack
@72-1974
Charles Lindbergh, US aviator, lymphoma
60’s
@68-1910
William James, American psychologist
and philosopher (Pragmatism)
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 contains mistakes and sadly
once 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 Now…☼☼☼☼
