Aug 11

 

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Aug 11, 2020 Week: 33 Day: 224

86004:   H 85° \ L 40° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%

Wind:   6mph\Gusts:  11mph  Visibility:  10mi

Nearest lightning:  409mi.; Nearest active fire:  59mi. 

High Risk of Fire          

Record High: 91°[1980]   Record Low: 36°[1900]

Jul Averages: 79°\50° (9 days with rain)

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Today’s  Quote

Try not to become a man of success.

Rather become a man of value."

-Albert Einstein

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Random Tidbits

 Inflation is a word we hear on the news almost every day, but many of us don't understand exactly what it is. The term was first used in a monetary sense to describe "an increase in the amount of money" in 1838. Today, economists argue over the exact definition of inflation but generally agree that it means a continued rise in prices while the value of money declines.

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A little humor

This is how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, “Gee, I’m enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn’t cold enough.”

What do a jackknifed semi in Ohio, a guy getting a divorce in Alabama, and a tornado in Kansas have in common? They’re all fixin’ to lose a trailer.

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State Name Origins

The Dutch were the first Europeans to reach Connecticut in 1614. But there were already Native Americans in what would become the Nutmeg State. The name "Connecticut" is derived from the Algonquian word "quinnehtukqut" that means "beside the long tidal river."

Delaware, the first state to ratify the Constitution, owes its name to explorer Samuel Argall, who named the Delaware River and Bay for Virginia Gov. Thomas West, Lord De La Warr. The state takes its name from the river and bay.

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Observations This Week

Sturgis Rally: 7-16 Link 
Elvis Week: 8-16 Link
Assistance Dog Week: 9-15  Link  Link 
Perseid Meteor Showers: 9-13
National Motorcycle Week: 9-16 Link 
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week: 9-16 Link  Link  
National Resurrect Romance Week:9-16 
Weird Contest Week: 9-16 
Safe and Sound Week: 10-16 Link
US Amateur Golf Week: 10-16

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Observations for Today

Global Kinetic Sand Day  Link
Ingersoll Day
National Hip Hop Day Link
National Panini Day
National Raspberry Tart Day

Presidential Joke Day

Son and Daughter Day

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My Rambling Thoughts

A nice Monday. I walked early and it was spectacular.

Joking or not, Mount Rushmore is a Federal monument, not a state one. The Feds would have to approve any changes. Asking the governor is simply ignorance…or another distraction.

I have been wondering where I can get accurate, unbiased information regarding the upcoming election. The 24/7 news channels (CNN, MSNBC, Fox…) all have a bias in the news they report. The alphabet channels [ABC, NBC, CBS] are a little better on their nightly news. The internet machine gives the most biased, and unreliable information around. BBC/BBC America seem reliable. It takes an educated voter to pick the best candidates. I am also looking for accurate, reliable information on Covid…

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Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

How could the 22nd and the 24th president of the United States have the same parents when they were not brothers?

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Historical Events

3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, began. This was the calendar that caused the Friday, December 21, 2012 fears.

1680 – Pueblo Revolt (10-21)

1929 – Babe Ruth became the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

1942 – Hedy Lamarr (actress) and George Antheil (musician) received a patent (#2,292,387) for a Frequency-hopping communication system which later became the basis for modern technologies like wireless telephones and Wi-Fi.

1965 – The arrest of an accused drunk driver, Marquette Frye, escalated to become the Watts Riots in Los Angeles.

1982 – A bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one teenager and injuring 15 passengers. Jordanian Mohammed Rashed placed the bomb, and the pilot was able to later land in Hawaii.

1984 – “We begin bombing in five minutes” – US President Ronald Reagan joked while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.

1989 Voyager 2 discovers 2 partial rings of Neptune

1993 Pope John Paul II visits Mexico

2008 Airbnb is founded by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk

2016 A Greenland shark declared oldest vertebrate animal in the world at 392 years by international team of scientists

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Birthdays Today

@70 – Alex Haley, American historian and author (d. 1992; heart attack)

@73 – Jerry Falwell, American minister, television host (d. 2007; heart attack)

70 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist, and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.

67 – Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea), American wrestler

57 – Brian Azzarello, American  DC comic book author

55 – Viola Davis, Actor

53 – Joe Rogan, American actor, comedian, and television host

37 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor

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Puzzle Answer

It was the same person. Grover Cleveland was elected twice to be the 22nd and 24th president.

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