Aug 5

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Aug. 5, 2019 Week: 32 \ Day: 217

86004:   H 81° \ L 54° \ Average Sky Cover: 80% 

Nearest wildfire:  100mi. Nearest lightning:  4.5mi

Wind:   5mph\Gusts:  5mph

Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 90°[1944]   Record Low: 35°[1976]

Aug Averages: 79°\50° (9 day with rain)

Today’s Quote

Violence as a way of achieving racial justice

is both impractical and immoral.

I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results.

Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories,

violence never brings permanent peace.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Random Tidbit

Golden Gate Bridge. Connecting San Francisco and Marin County in 1937, for many years this was the longest suspension bridge in world. Experts thought that winds, ocean currents, and fog would make it impossible to build. It took about four years to complete the beautiful 1.2-mile-long bridge. It is held by 80,000 mi worth of steel wire, and the cables that link the two towers are 36.5 inches in diameter the biggest ever made.

Observances This Week

1-7

International Clown Week Link
National Cleanse Your Skin Week  Link
National Minority Donor Awareness Week
Simplify Your Life Week
World Breastfeeding Week Link

1-9

International Mathematicians Week

2-11

Gallup International Tribal Indian Powwow Link
Sturgis Rally Link

4-7

Rock for Life Week Link

4-10

Assistance Dog Week  Link  Link  
Exercise With Your Child Week
Knights of Columbus Family Week
National Button Week Link
National Farmers' Market Week Link 
National Fraud Awareness Week Link   
National Health Center Week Link  
National Psychic Week Link  Link   
Single Working Women's Week Link
Stop on Red Week Link

5-9

Exhibitor Appreciation Week

5-11

National Bargain Hunting Week
Old Fiddlers' Week
Numismatic Week (World's Fair of Money)

Observances for Today

Assistance Dog Day  Link Link 
National Doll Day  Link  
National Oyster Day  Link
National Underwear Day Link

Work Like a Dog Day

My Rambling Thoughts

There is a decent rain falling in this little mountain town. Hopefully this is not going to bring flooding. It is keeping us cool.

What a way to wake up. Another mass shooting, less than one day from the last. There are no easy answers. When is the finger-pointing going to stop? How do we stop individuals from getting these weapons? How do we accept that there are mentally ill people living among us and how do we help them? Why are there so many ‘hate’ sites on the internet? Who is going to come forward with a workable plan to stop this unnecessary violence?  The alternative seems to be to do nothing.

Instead of ‘Thoughts and Prayers’, how about ‘Policy & Change’?

It’s been a week since I talked to the HOA regarding the pine needle clean up in our back area. Still no action, so I’ll start calling again. Even with the rain, the needles are a fire hazard. Our local paper had an article about fire prevention. Number one was ‘keep your property clear of dead brush’. Guess the HOA doesn’t read the paper.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

King Arthur and his eleven honorable knights must sit on a round-table. In how many ways can you arrange the group, if no honorable knight can sit between two older honorable knights?

Today’s Highlighted Historical Events

1305   William Wallace, a Scottish patriot, is captured by the English

1583   The first English colony in North America is established by Sir Humphrey Gilbert.

1914   The first electric traffic light is installed In Cleveland, Ohio.

1962   Movie star Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home.

1999   Mark McGwire hits his 500th home run.

Highlighted Birthdays Today

1906   John Huston (Movie director)

           (d. 1987 @81)

1930   Neil Armstrong (Astronaut and first man on the moon)

            (d. 2012 @82)

73-   Loni Anderson (Actress)

63-   Maureen McCormick (Actress)

57-   Patrick Ewing (Basketball Player)

53-   Jonathan Silverman (Actor)

51- Gianluca Vacchi (ENTREPRENEUR)

Puzzle answer:

The answer is 1024 ways, up to rotation around the table. To see this, notice that the youngest honorable knight must sit right next to King Arthur – there are two possible places for him. Then, the second youngest knight must sit right next to this group of two. Once again, there are two possible places for him. Continuing like this, we see that for all honorable knights, except for the oldest one, there are two possible spots on the table. Multiplying two to the power of ten out, we get 1024.