Jun 20

 

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Jun 20, 2020 Week: 25  Day: 172

86004:   H 81° \ L 42° \ Average Sky Cover: 15%

Wind:   5mph\Gusts:  1-mph  Visibility:  10mi

Nearest lightning:  361mi.; Nearest active fire:  89mi. 

Extreme Risk of Fire          

Record High: 92°[1936]   Record Low: 25°[1972]

Jun Averages: 80°\43° (3 days with rain)

Today’s  Quote

"Many of life's failures are people

who did not realize how close they were to success

when they gave up."

-Thomas A. Edison

Random Tidbits

 Picasso was not just a painter--he was also a sculptor, ceramicist, stage designer, poet, playwright, and print writer.

Picasso would often carry around a pistol loaded with blanks. He would fire it at people he found boring or anyone who insulted Cezanne.

Picasso is one of the world's most prolific painters. During his 78-year career, he created over 13,500 paintings or designs, 100,000 prints or engravings, 34,000 book illustrations, and 300 sculptures or ceramics--totaling over 147,800 works of art.

By the time he died, Picasso was the richest artist in history.

Have a smile

Thanks to one of my readers

Question: How come ants never get sick?

Because of their anty bodies!

 

I finally finished writing a book on penguins!

In hindsight it would have been easier to do it on paper....

 

Observations This Week

National Hermit Week: 13-20
Animal Rights Awareness Week: 14-20  Link  Link
Greencare For Troops Week: 14-20
National Little League Week: 14-20   Link Canceled due to COVID-19
National Play Catch Week: 14-20 
National Pet Wedding Week:14-20  Link
National Right of Way Professionals Week: 14-20 Link 
National Flag Week: 14-20 
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week: 14-20  Link 
Meet A Mate Week: 15-21
Men's Health Week: 15-21 Link   Link 
US Open Golf Championship: 15-21 Note: Canceled due to the COVID19
Royal Ascot: 16-20 Link Canceled due to COVID-19
National Week of Making: 17-23  Link
National Nursing Assistants Week: 18-25  Link

Observations for Today

American Eagle Day Link
Belmont Stakes Link (without spectators/Covid 19)
Dollars Against Diabetes Day(s): Thru 21 Link

Finally Summer Day / Summer Solstice 
Flitch of Bacon Day Link  Link
Ice Cream Soda Day

International Surfing Day Link 
Lambrusco Day Link
Litha/ Midsummer
Mermaid Day
National Bald Eagle Day

National Hike With A Geek Day  Link
National Hollerin' Contest Day

National Kouign Amann Day Link
National Library Legislative Day-25 Link Canceled due to COVID-19
National Nystagmus Awareness Day Link
National Vanilla Milkshake Day

Polar Bear Swim (Nome,AK) Link 
Record Store Day

World Productivity Day
World Refugee Day
World Juggling Day Link
Ann & Samantha Day Link

My Rambling Thoughts

I had a root canal at 8a this morning. It was decay under a crown…probably caused by CPAP machine causing dry mouth at night. Hmm. It went well and he told me before starting that he might not be able to save the tooth or that he might have to send me to an oral surgeon. Luckily neither was necessary. He had a ‘new’ assistant and she was one of my 8^th grade students @ Tuba way back. We had a good conversation before the dentist came in. Small world.

Our mayor issued a proclamation that masks will be required in all public places with just a few exceptions. No end date was given. It was the right move, and of course a few are giving her sh*t about it. The vast majority are not complaining. I don’t like having to wear one, but I also want to stay healthy ‘for a man of my age.’

While I won’t be attending or watching the indoor Trump Tulsa Rally, I will be watching the expected spike in two weeks. People are already line up, more than 24 hours before the rally.

Covid has made this a spring to remember for a long time. As we move into summer, I can only wonder if we will still be wearing masks as summer becomes fall.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Two men find an old gold coin and want to have a coin toss with it to decide who gets to keep it. The only problem is the coin is heavier on one side so it comes up heads more than tails.

What is a fair way for the men to toss the coin and decide who gets to keep it?

Historical Events

1214 - The University of Oxford received its Royal charter.

1782 - Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States, with the Bald Eagle clutching both an olive branch and thirteen arrows.

1837 - Queen Victoria, age 18, ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. She ruled for 63 years to 1901.

1840 - Samuel Morse received the patent (#1647) for the telegraph.
1893 - Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.

1945 - The United States Secretary of State approved the transfer of Werner von Braun (and other Nazi rocket scientists) to America.

1963 - The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to establish a "hot line" communication system between the two nations.

1975 - Hollywood's first major summer 'must see' blockbuster, Jaws, opened in theaters.

1990 Nelson Mandela lands in NYC to begin a tour of US

2011 Betty Dukes v. Walmart class action lawsuit on alleged employee gender discrimination in pay and promotion policies is decided in a 5-4 decision, ruling that the class should not be certified in its current form

2017 US toymaker Mattel releases 15 new body types for their Ken doll, including one with a man bun

2018 US President Donald Trump signs Executive Order ending family separation at the border for illegal immigrants

2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years

Birthdays Today

@77-Musician Chet Atkins (d. 2001; colon cancer)
71-Musician Lionel Ritchie

68-Actor John Goodman

53-Actor Nicole Kidman
@50-Actor Errol Flynn (d. 1959; heart attack)
31-Actor Christohper Mintz-Plasse

Puzzle Answer

They toss the coin twice.  Each man picks heads or tails on the first coin toss and on the second coin toss they switch.  So, if you picked heads on the first coin toss you would have tails for the second coin toss.  In this way no one has an advantage over the other.