Sep 1

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Sep. 1, 2019 Week: 36  Day: 244

86004:   H 85° \ L 54° \ Average Sky Cover: 70% 

Nearest wildfire:  27mi.  Nearest lightning:  149mi

Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  4mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 91°[1948]   Record Low: 33°[1962]

Sep Averages: 74°\42° (5 days with rain)

Today’s Quote

Any sufficiently advanced technology is

iIndistinguishable from magic.

Arthur C. Clarke

Random Tidbits

A fruitarian is a type of vegetarian in which a person eats just fruits, nuts, seeds, and other plant material that can be harvested without killing the plant.

Approximately 25 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of wheat. Around 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of meat. Many vegetarians argue that more people eating a meat-free diet would lower the strain that meat production puts on the environment.

Observances This Month

According to the Georgian calendar, September is the ninth month. But, on the Roman calendar, it was the seventh month. September has had 29 days, and 31 days; but, since the time of the emperor Augustus, it has had only 30 days.

The Autmn Equinox is September 22

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month   Link
All American Breakfast Month Link
Attendance Awareness Month Link
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month

Baby Safety Month Link
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month Link
Bourbon Heritage Month Link

Observances This Week

1-5

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link 

1-7

International Enthusiasm Week
National Nutrition Week (UNICEF-India) Link
Self-University Week Link
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
National Waffle Week 

Observances for Today

Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day 

Calendar Adjustment Day

Chicken Boy's Day

Emma Nutt Day

International Day of Awareness for the Dolphins of Taiji Link

National Cherry Popover Day

National Gyro Day

National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day or Be Kind Day  Link  

Save Japan's Dolphins Day Link 

Toy Tips Executive Toy Test Day

World Letter Writing Day Link

My Rambling Thoughts

A busy day yesterday. Andy had a PT appointment, and then a nice late breakfast/early lunch after the appointment. Nice to see the improvement with each visit. He can now get his healing leg into his pickup without any assistance. Then off to buy a groceries. Got home about 3p, took a short nap. It was very warm.

Doing some cleaning today and looking forward to September. Can’t believe how fast this fantastic summer, highlighted by the Trans-Siberian RR adventure, has gone by.

My Florida friends are all prepared for whatever. The ones I communicated with have been through this many times over the years and are just waiting.

Every President needs trusted, competent staff. Every staff member works for the American people and is paid with tax payer dollars. Our current President does not seem to grasp that concept, he appears to think they work for him. He even has some of his staff sign nondisclosure agreements and it is doubtful these agreements will hold up in any court. He fears negative press, so he had to tweet that his former Secretary had signed an NDA and he was sure she wouldn’t need to be sued for breaking it.

I’m tired of a President who changes policy without having a plan to implement his changes. The most recent is for children from foreign countries who were invited to the US to participate in medical studies that ‘might’ save their lives. Then the administration cancels their visas and gives them 33 days to self-deport, with no plan as how to continue their life-saving treatment. Inhumane and crazy.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

This riddle works by trying to get you to think about the weather or holidays or other events linked to a calendar. To get this one right you actually need to get super literal.

Historical Events

1661 - In the first official well-known Yacht Race, England's King Charles lost to his brother, James.

1752 - "Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof" The Liberty Bell was officially placed in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.

1799 - The Bank of Manhattan Company (now Chase Manhattan) opened in New York City.

1859 - The Carrington Event, a large solar flare (a coronal mass ejection - CME, solar superstorm) effected many of the (relatively few) electronics and telegraph lines on Earth.

1872 - Linda Ann Judson Richards graduated from the Training School of the New England Hospital for Women and Children and became America's first Nurse.

1894 - Juno, one of the four largest asteroids in the Main Belt, was discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding.

1894 - Great Hinckley Fire, Minnesota

1897 - Boston's Tremont Street Subway opened.

1902 - A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, was released in France.

1923 (Volcano Eruption & Earthquake) Kanto, Japan

1935 - Labor Day Hurricane, Florida

1939 - Adolf Hitler signed an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.

1939 - World War II began with Germany's invasion of Poland.

1948 - The United Nation's World Health Organization was founded.

1952 - The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, was first published.

1962 - #1 Hit: Tommy Roe - Sheila

1968 - Irvin Feld opened the Clown College, in Venice, Florida.

1969 - Muammar el-Qaddafi overthrew King Idris, and founded the Libyan Arab Republic.

1972 - Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky of the USSR. He was the first American to compete in the tournament.

1972 - Mark Spitz won his 4th and 5th Olympic Medals (he won 7 in total in the '72 Olympics)

1977 - The first TRS-80 Model I computer was sold at Radio Shack.

1979 - An LA Court ordered Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask. The copyright owners did not want any association with him, although he used his fame as the Television face as the Lone Ranger as a positive example of what the Ranger (and Tonto) represented. He began wearing wrap-around shades instead.

1979 - Pioneer 2 flew past Saturn discovering an eleventh moon and two new rings.

1980 - The Apple III was released.

1982 - The United States Air Force Space Command was founded.

1983 - Korean Airlines Boeing 747, flight 007 was shot down by Soviets in Russian airspace.

1984 - #1 Hit: Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It

1985 - The remains of the Titanic, sunk by an iceberg in 1912, were discovered in the North Atlantic.

1990 - #1 Hit: Sweet Sensation - If Wishes Came True

1991- E! News had its first live broadcast

1994- The Independent Film Channel made its debut

1997 - Disney Channel ended their 14 year run of being a subscription TV channel and became a basic cable 'free' channel..

2004 - Chechen terrorists took over 1,000 schoolchildren and others hostage in Beslan, Russia.

2012 - #1 Hit: Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Birthdays Today

Yvonne De Carlo

[Margaret Yvonne Middleton]

, actor (The Munsters)

 (d. 2004 @ 84)

Lily Tomlin, comedian (80)

Edgar Rice Burroughs, writer

 (d. 1950 @ 74; heart attack)

Barry Gibb, singer (BeeGee’s) (73)

Dr. Phil McGraw, TV host (69)

Boxcar Willie

[Lecil Travis Martin],

country musician

(d. 1999 @67; leukemia)

Gloria Estefan, singer/dancer (62)

Conway Twitty

[Harold Lloyd Jenkins]

country singer

(d. 1993 @59; aneurysm)

Rocky Marciano, champion boxer

 (d. 1969 @ 45; plane crash)

Zendaya

[Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman],

Disney actor (23)

Puzzle answer:

The letter “R”