Jul 26

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Jul 26, 2020 Week: 31 Day: 208

86004:   H 79° \ L 51° \ Average Sky Cover: 60%

Wind:   0mph\Gusts:  0mph  Visibility:  10mi

Nearest lightning:  28mi.; Nearest active fire:  67mi. 

Extreme Risk of Fire          

Record High: 92°[1935]   Record Low: 40°[1913]

Jul Averages: 82°\52° (8 days with rain)

 

Today’s  Quote

"Don't be distracted by criticism.

Remember -- the only taste of success some people get

 is to take a bite out of you."

-Zig Ziglar

 

Random Tidbits

1. So let me get this straight, there is no cure for a virus that can be killed by sanitizer and hand soap?

2. Is it too early to put up the Christmas tree yet? I have run out of things to do.

3. When this virus thing is over with, I still want some of you to stay away from me.

4. If these last months have taught us anything, it is that stupidity travels faster than any virus on the planet

5. Just wait a second – so what you are telling me is that my chance of surviving all this is directly linked to the common sense of others? You are kidding, right?

6. People are scared of getting fined or arrested for congregating in crowds, as if catching a deadly disease and dying a horrible death wasn’t enough of a deterrent.

7. If you believe all this will end and we will get back to normal just because we reopen everything, raise your hand. Now slap yourself with it.

8. Another Saturday night in the house and I just realized the trash goes out more than me.

9. Whoever decided a liquor store is more essential than a hair salon is obviously a bald-headed alcoholic.

10. Remember when you were little and all your underwear had the days of the week on them. Those would be helpful right now.

11. The spread of Covid-19 is based on two factors: 1. How dense the population is and 2. How dense the population is.

12. Remember all those times when you wished the weekend would last forever? Well, wish granted. Happy now?

13. It may take a village to raise a child, but I swear it’s going to take a whole vineyard to home school one.

14. Did a big load of pajamas so I would have enough clean work clothes for this week.

 

Remember these movie quotes?

# 19                "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

Peter Finch  Network         1976

 

Observations This Week

National Moth Week: 18-26 Link
Comic Con International: 23-26 Cancelled due to COVID-19 To be virtual
Garlic Days: 24-26 Link  Cancelled due to COVID-19
National Parenting Gifted Children Week: 24-26 Link  Cancelled due to COVID-19
World Rope Skipping Week: 24-8/3  Link
National Little League Baseball Week: 25-8/23  Link   Cancelled due to COVID-19

 

Observations for Today

All or Nothing Day

Americans With Disabilities Day  Link
Armed Forces Unification Day
Aunts and Uncles Day  Link
Bagelfest Day  Link   Link Cancelled due to COVID-19
National BagelfestNational Coffee Milkshake Day

National Parent's Day
One Voice

 

My Rambling Thoughts

It looks like more wonderful rain today. It rained a lot last night. Much needed in the forest.

Cleaned up my office this morning. Wiped down my computer, desk, remotes, TV, windowsill, table, and just about everything else. Rearranged a few things. Kept me busy for over an hour. And it is a small bedroom.

Trump has been sounding much better about giving us updates on the virus. It is hear to stay. Wear a mask, social distance, etc. I would prefer a plan, but for now, this is OK.

Cohen was put back in prison because he was going to write a book. Really? He appealed and the judge made it clear to the Administration that they were messing with his first amendment right and he was again released. Good deal.

The AZ governor expects schools to open on time but said guidance about Covid safety will not be about until school has been in session for two to three weeks. Hardly a plan.

For the foreseeable future the Football team in DC will be known as the Washington Football Team. Until they pick a new mascot, the franchise will lose millions. Not many fans want a jersey that says: ‘Football Team’.

I started at Red Lake Day School when it opened grades 6-8. After a couple of years, the board voted to change the name to Tonalea School…the Navajo name of the area. It took us over 2 years and lots of forms, letters, and hard work to get the DC office to accept the name change. It only took the Chapter to get the name Red Lake Chapter to Tonalea Chapter approved by the Navajo Council. Name changes are difficult.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Why an older one-hundred dollar bill worth more than a newer one?

 

Historical Events

1775 - Allowance for The United States Post Office Department was established by the Second Continental Congress. It was called the Post Office Department 1792 - 1971. United States Postal Service was effective on July 1, 1971.

1847 - Liberia disbanded from the support of American Colonization Society, and formalized their settlement as the Republic of Liberia.

1887 - Dr. Esperanto's International Language, usually referred to as Unua Libro (English: First Book) was published.

1908 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issued an order to staff the Bureau of Investigation (BOI - later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI).

1910 - Krazy Kat 1st appearance in The Dingbat Family, Comic Strip

1941 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.

1946 - Aloha Airlines began service from Honolulu International Airport. They closed on March 31, 2008.

1947 - President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.

1963 - Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral. It was used to telecast the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo to the United States.

1971 - Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", featuring the first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

1990 - The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was signed into law by President George Bush.

2016 - Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. #VictoriaWoodhull

2017 US President Donald Trump announces policy to ban transgender people from the military, overturning Obama era changes

2018 Observation of a black hole by The Very Large Telescope in Chile proves Albert Einstein's prediction of "gravitational redshift", published in "Journal Astronomy & Astrophysics"

 

Birthdays Today

@94 - George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)

@88 - Jan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)

@85 - Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist (d. 1961)

77 - Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, Rolling Stone

@76 - George Catlin, American painter, author, and traveler (d. 1872)

75 - Helen Mirren, English actress

@70 - Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer (d. 1999; heart attack)

@70 - Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (d.1979; bone cancer)

@69 - Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher (d. 1963; cancer)

64 - Dorothy Hamill, American Olympic figure skater

61 - Kevin Spacey, American actor

56 - Sandra Bullock, American actress

53 - Jason Statham, English actor

47 - Kate Beckinsale, English actress

 

Puzzle Answer

Because a one-hundred dollar bill is worth more than a one dollar bill.

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