Sep 26

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Sep. 26, 2019 Week: 39  Day: 269

86004:   H 68° \ L 48° \ Average Sky Cover: 15% 

Nearest wildfire:  21mi.  Nearest lightning:  243mi

Wind:   6mph\Gusts:  13mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 84°[1899]   Record Low: 22°[1934]

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

Today’s Quote

I believe things cannot make themselves impossible.

Stephen Hawking

Random Tidbits

There goes another summer. In case you don't pay attention to this kind of thing, today is the Autumnal equinox, that means the first day of fall.

There are two equinoxes every year - in September and March - when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.

That is what 'equinox' means, it comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night).

Observances This Week

20-29

National Ballroom Dance Week  Link
Farm Animal Awareness Week  

22-28

Banned Books Week
Deaf Dog Awareness Week Link 
International Interpreters and Translators Week
National Dog Week  Link and  Link
National Employ Older Workers Week Link 
National Keep Kids Creative Week
Remember to Register to Vote Week
Sea Otter Awareness Week Link   
Tolkien Week 
World Hearing Aid Awareness Week   Link 
World Reflexology Week 

23-27

Ally Week Link

23-28

International Week of the Deaf Link 
International Women's E-Commerce Days

Observances for Today

Compliance Officer Day  Link
Forget-Me-Not Day Link 
Johnny Appleseed Day Link
Love Note Day

National Dumpling Day Link
National Key Lime Pie Day

Remember Me Thursday 
Shamu the Whale Day
Situational Awareness Day Link
World Contraception Day Link
World Maritime Day  

My Rambling Thoughts

Hard to keep up with the hourly news breaks. During waking hours, the DC ‘breaking news’ is almost constant on every news channel and most of the network stations. Very hard to tell what will happen with all this scurrying. I’m just sitting by, waiting to see.

The PBS Country Music documentary just gets better. I have learned so much about Country Music, and there are still episodes coming. My old iPod is going to have some great country music I had forgotten about, for when I travel.

I have never traveled with the Thomas Cook company. Counting my blessings that Focus Travel Club uses, through special arrangements, Tumlare and Joe Green, who would never leave anyone stranded anywhere in the world! Same is true of the company that showed me Africa on 6 different adventures…HLO Tours.   

I continue my battle with the company that gives me my CPAP supplies. After 3 trips to the store, about 5 miles away, I still don’t have all I need. I will return later today with trip number 4 to get the right ‘hose’ for my mask. Trip 5 will be to pick it up, as it probably has to come from Prescott. Such a silly way to spend time. I complained this morning to Sherri about their poor service. Her response was: Well does call to make appointments. I informed my PCP does. Her response was, well we don’t. Then when I got home, I called her for the extension tubing she said: I’m not a respiratory therapist. So I asked to talk to her and she gave me the Cottonwood number. The therapist was out, but the guy who answered tried to help, but couldn’t. I talked to the owner and he said he was sorry and just take the whole machine into the Flag store so they could see what I wanted. Crazy!

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

When you need me,

You throw me away.

But when you are done with me,

You bring me back.

What am I?

Historical Events

1957 - West Side Story opened on Broadway.

1960 - Longest speech in UN history at 4 hours and 29 minutess, was given by Cuba's Fidel Castro.

1960 - American presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon debate on live television and radio. Radio listeners said that Nixon won, and television viewers gave the win the Kennedy. Look good, people!

1960 - #1 Hit: Connie Francis - My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own

1962 - The Beverly Hillbillies premiered on CBS.

1964 - #1 Hit: Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman

1964 - Gilligan's Island premiered on CBS. Although scheduled for a fourth season, CBS changed the hour-long Gunsmoke to Mondays, displacing the 7 castaways.

1968 - Broadcast premiere of Hawaii Five-O on CBS

1969- The last Beatles album, Abbey Road, was released in the US.

1969 - The Brady Bunch debuted on ABC.

1982 - Knight Rider premiered on NBC

1982 - At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert premiered, in syndication

1987 - #1 Hit: Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All

1990 - Cop Rock debuted on ABC

1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced a new rating of NC-17 to apply to adult films, replacing the "X" rating.

1992 - Roseanne Barr got her star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

1995 - George magazine premiered, published by John F Kennedy Jr.

2001 - Star Trek Enterprise premiered on UPN

2010 TV Period drama "Downton Abbey" premieres in the UK created by Julian Fellowes, starring Hugh Bonnevillle and an ensemble cast

2010 (Volcano Eruption) Baroarbunga

2011 - History International was re-branded as H2 on cable television

2011 - On September 26th, 2011 Mikey Welsh posted on Twitter, "Dreamt I died in Chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). Need to write my will today" followed by, "Correction - the weekend after next". He died October 8th, 2011 from a heart attack in his sleep in a hotel room. In Chicago.

2012 Japanese automakers suspend operations in China

2017 Saudi Arabia announces it is overturning its ban on women driving - last country in the world to do so

2017 World's second-largest gem-quality diamond, the "Lesedi La Rona", sells for $53m

Birthdays Today

Jack LaLanne, fitness guru

(d. 2011 @96)

Edmund Gwenn, actor [Santa in Miracle on 34^th St.]

(d.  1959 @81)

Olivia Newton-John, singer (71)

Linda Hamilton, actor (63)

James Caviezel, movie actor (51)

Beto O’Rourke, politician (47)

St. Francis of Assisi, Catholic saint

(d. 1226 @44; from stigmata)

George Gershwin, composer, pianist

(d.1937 @38; brain tumor)

Serena Williams, Tennis champion (38)

Christina Milian, R&B singer (38)

Shamu, Sea World’s Killer Whale

(d. 1971 after 6 years in captivity)

Puzzle answer:

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