Sep 1

 

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Sep , 2020  Week: 36  Day:                              Local:   H 78° \ L 53° \ Average Sky Cover: 20%

Wind:   8mph\Gusts:  19mph                           Nearest lightning:  13mi.; active fire:  379mi. 

Extreme Risk of Fire                                        Visibility:  10mi

Record: 91°[1948]   Record: 33°[1962]                  Sep Averages: 74°\42° (5 days with rain)

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Today’s  Quote

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Random Tidbits

At various times in history, left-handedness has been seen as many things: a nasty habit, a mark of the devil, a sign of neurosis, rebellion, criminality, and homosexuality. It has also been seen as a trait indicating creativity and musical abilities.

Between 10-12 percent of people on earth are "lefties." Women are more likely to be right-handed than men by about 4 percentage points.

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A little humor

"Disorder in the Court" True statements from court records

  

ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

WITNESS: He's 20, very close to your IQ.

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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?

WITNESS: Are you (expletive deleted) me?

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State Name Origins

There are several Native American name possibilities for Ohio. One suggests that the name "Ohio" originates from the Iroquois word for "good river." Other origins claim "Ohio" might have come from the Wyandot people's word meaning "large/great" or "the great one" or it was derived from the Seneca word "ohi-yo'" meaning "large creek".

The Sooner State's name comes from the Choctaw people's words "okla humma," which roughly means "red people" or "red persons."

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True Things

A California man attempting to defend his home from a wildfire said he turned to an unusual source of help when his water was shut off: several cases of Bud Lite beer.

Chad Little said he decided to stay behind when his family evacuated their Vacaville home last week as the LNU Lightning Complex Fires approached their neighborhood.

Little said he had hoses set up around the house to provide a consistent source of water to keep the flames away from the house, but he started worrying when the water to the area was shut off.

The homeowner, whose house previously burned down five years ago in a fire sparked by an attic fan, said he grabbed one of his 30-packs of Bud Lite cans.

"That was the only thing I had that I had a lot of, and it was wet," he told The Vacaville Reporter. "Luckily, I had a bunch of cases of Bud Light and I was able to get it out."

Little pulled away some sheet metal from the wall of his workshop and used an exposed nail to pop holes in the cans.

"When I ripped up the sheet metal, it had a nail, so I was just shaking it up, popping it just and spraying them, popping it out and grabbing another one," Little told local news. "My buddies all tease me about drinking water beer, and I say, 'Hey, saved my shop.'"

He said firefighters eventually arrived in the neighborhood and helped keep the flames away from his home.

Little said his carport burned to the ground, but his home was untouched by the flames.

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Observations This Month

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

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Observations This Week

Chuckwagon Races: Thru 9/6 
National Sweet Corn Week: Thru 9/5
US Open Tennis Championships: Thru 9/13
International Enthusiasm Week: 1-7
National Nutrition Week: 1-7 (UNICEF-India) Link
Self-University Week: 1-7 Link

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Observations 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
International Toy Testing Day
National Cherry Popover Day

National Gyro Day

No Rhyme or Reason Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day or Be Kind Day  Link  
Save Japan's Dolphins Day Link 
World Letter Writing Day Link

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My Rambling Thoughts

A nice Monday with hopes of monsoon this afternoon. Weather guy says ‘scattered’ showers. Sure hope I am in the scattered part.

Since my office TV’s cable box isn’t working, I’m going old school and listening to NPR. Guess I will survive and become more educated at the same time.

The sale of the TicTok app just got more interesting. China has changed the law so that any sale of Tech knowledge or apps must be approved by the central government. There sure is a lot of hoopla over an app used mostly by pre-teens to early 20-year olds.

Trump has added a new member to the Covid Task Force. It is Dr. Scot Atlas, a well-known neuroradiologist and not an expert in public health or infectious diseases. Oh, and he has said disparaging things about Fauci and Brix. Great!

NAU in-person start today. They have 7000 students in the dorms. The 7 students who tested positive have been isolated in a dorm. They will not release numbers of employees testing positive, due to laws regarding patient confidentiality. Seriously, that is their line.  

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Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

The eight of us go forth, not back, to protect our king from a foe’s attack.

What are we?

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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) affected 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.

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

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.

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)

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.

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.

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

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

2008 Spring Temple Buddha statue of Vairocana Buddha, then the world's tallest statue at 128 meters (420 ft), completed in Zhaocun township, Henan, China

2015 Pope Francis tells priests to pardon women who have had an abortion, in a letter released by the Vatican

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Birthdays Today

82 – Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer, and author

81 – Lily Tomlin, comedian

@74 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (d. 1950; heart attack)

70 – ‘Doctor Phil’ McGraw, American psychologist, author, and talk show host

63 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer-songwriter

@59 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)

@52 – Johann Pachelbel, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1706)

@45 – Rocky Marciano [Rocco Francis Marchegiano], American boxer (d. 1969; private plane crash)

23 – Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, American actress

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Puzzle Answer

Pawns in the game of Chess

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Aug 31

 

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Aug 31, 2020  Week: 36  Day: 244                 Local:   H 81° \ L 51° \ Average Sky Cover: 30%

Wind:   6mph\Gusts:  10mph                           Nearest lightning:  11mi.; active fire:  131mi. 

Extreme Risk of Fire                                        Visibility:  10mi

Record: 89°[1950]   Record: 35°[1957]                  Aug Averages: 79°\50° (9 days with rain)

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Today’s Quote

"Life is a long lesson in humility." 

-James M. Barrie

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Random Tidbits

The largest item ever found on a menu is stuffed camel. A whole camel is stuffed with a couple of lambs, 20 whole chickens, and 60 eggs, just to name a few ingredients.

 

French cuisine, or fine dining, emerged after the French Revolution. After the conflict, chefs who had worked for the nobility lost their jobs, so they opened their own restaurants for the masses.

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A little humor

"Disorder in the Court" True statements from court records

 

ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?

WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?

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State Name Origins

No mystery as to how the Tar Heel State got its name. Carolina, derived from the Latin word for Charles (Carolus), was named by King Charles II of England to honor his father, King Charles I in the 17th century. Carolina would eventually be divided into two colonies, North and South Carolina, in 1712.

Both North and South Dakota get their name from the Sioux word for "friend" or "ally," though there is no definitive detail for this origin.

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Observations This Week

Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31
Chuckwagon Races: 29-9/6 
National Sweet Corn Week: 30-9/5
US Open Tennis Championships: 31-9/13

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Observations for Today

International Overdose Awareness Day Link
Love Litigating Lawyers Day
National Diatomaceous Earth Day  Link
National Eat Outside Day

National Matchmaker Day  Link

National Trail Mix Day

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My Rambling Thoughts

Nice day with sunny sky. Hoping clouds will come in for more monsoon. It rained a bit yesterday.

The past few days with technology have driven me crazy. First, my On Demand on my cable box said to call for help. I did, but the automated menu was a bust. Today I called and did the automated thing again, then finally got an option for a human. She sent a signal to one of my cable boxes to fix the issue. It didn’t, but it also messed up the cable box so I can’t watch TV in my office. After her screw up, I asked for a supervisor. After 10 minutes of waiting, she said she wasn’t sure if the supervisor was taking other calls or if no one was in the office. She said they would call me back. She didn’t know when. Also, a technician will come outbetween 8am & noon on the 1^st. Second, my internet connection through Century Link has been slow. Now it is just sporadic. After about 30 minutes of messing with it, the technician set up an appointment for the Sep. 2 ‘around 9am’. Something about there is too much static on the internet line and it needs to be cleaned up. It will probably be a vacuum cleaner they bought from China on the internet.  

National Intelligence had a vision this weekend and officially announced they will no longer do in-person hearings with the Congress. The way they will communicate is through writing since there are too many leaks. Somehow their vision told them that providing with hearings with something in writing on a piece of paper can’t leak as easily as an in-person communication with nothing in writing. Somehow a piece of paper is harder to leak. Their vision included a tad too much of Mission Impossible, where the document disintegrates a few seconds after being read.

Now Wal-Mart has joined in bidding for TikTok along with Microsoft. If they get the company, I predict lots more ads and many fewer followers.

Karma can be difficult. A century ago, California outlawed any control burns used by many Native tribes for centuries. Now in 2020, California has decided that control burns might help in relieving the state from its horrendous fires. Hmmm.

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Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

I am hard to give up.  Remove a letter from me and abit remains. 

Remove another letter and there is still a bit left.

Remove yet another letter an it still remains.

What am I?

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Historical Events

1803 – Lewis and Clark started their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1837 Ralph Waldo Emerson gives his famous "The American Scholar" speech to Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, declares American literary independence from Europe

1897 – Thomas Edison received his patent (# 589168) for his Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.

1910 Theodore Roosevelt makes a speech in Kansas advocating a 'square deal': property shall be 'the servant and not the master of the commonwealth'

1935 FDR signs an act prohibiting export of US arms to belligerents

1962 – Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Britain.

1993 – Barney’s Favorites Volume 1, was released featuring 27 songs by the purple dinosaur.

1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed (with driver Henri Paul) died in a car crash in Paris.

2006 – Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, was recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.

2015 President Obama officially re-designates Alaska’s Mt. McKinley as Denali, its native American name

2017 International Organization for Migration states 18,500 Rohingya Muslims have fled from violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state after 110 deaths, making for Bangladesh

2018 19-year old Indonesian boy rescued after 49 days afloat when his floating fish trap became adrift

2019 India removes citizenship status from 1.9 million people in state of Assam, leaving them off its new National Register of Citizens

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Birthdays Today

@81 – Maria Montessori, Italian physician, and educator (d. 1952)

@79 – Arthur Godfrey, American radio television host (d. 1983; emphysema)

@78 – Buddy Hackett, American comedic actor (d. 2003; heart disease)

@74 – James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002; heart attack)

71 – Richard Gere, actor

@70 – Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984; strokes)

50 – Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter

49 – Chris Tucker, American comedian, and actor

37 – Larry Fitzgerald, NFL elite receiver,(AZ Cardinals)

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Puzzle Answer

Habit

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