Aug 23

 

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Aug 23, 2020  Week: 35  Day: 236                 Local:   H 88° \ L 54° \ Average Sky Cover: 30%

Wind:   7mph\Gusts:  12mph                          Nearest lightning:  87mi.; active fire:  59mi. 

Extreme Risk of Fire                                        Visibility:  10mi

Record High: 90°[1985]   Record Low: 24°[1968]  Aug Averages: 79°\50° (9 days with rain)

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Today’s  Quote

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I'm possible!'"

-Audrey Hepburn

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Random Tidbits

 English is a complicated language drawing from many different sources. It is easy to sound foolish or ignorant, especially if you are trying to sound smart by using (and misusing) some of these common phrases.

What is the difference between "e.g." and "i.e."?

The abbreviation e.g. stands for the Latin exempli gratia, or "for the sake of example." It means exactly that; a series of examples. The abbreviation i.e. stands for id est, or "that is," and explains the subject you have mentioned.

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A little humor

Imagine a world where You Tube, Twitter, and Facebook merge and become YouTwitFace.

If 2020 was a math problem: If you are going down the river @ 2mph and your canoe loses a wheel, how much pancake mix would you need to re-shingle your roof?

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State Name Origins

There are several different theories regarding the name "Kentucky," though it has a Native American origin. Kentucky comes from the Iroquois word "ken-tah-ten," which means "land of tomorrow." The other possible meanings for "Kentucky" that derive from the Iroquois language are: "meadow," "prairie," and "the river of blood."

There is no disputing the origin of Louisiana's name. The home of Cajun cooking and jazz music was named in honor of King Louis XIV of France, the Sun King, by explorer René-Robert Cavelier in the mid-1600s.

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Observations This Week

Minority Enterprise Development Week: 18-24
World Water Week: 23-29  Link

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Observations for Today

Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition
Go Topless Day Link 
Indianapolis 500: 23 Moved from May 24
National Cuban Sandwich Day

National Spongecake Day

Ride The Wind Day Link (Hang Gliding)
Valentino Day

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My Rambling Thoughts

Several nice storms yesterday. Hoping for more today. Still very warm. It is very hazy today. NWS says it is due to CA and CO fires. WOW!

It is a lazy day…stayed up till 1am watching Netflix. It was enjoyable.

AZ had a great turnout for a primary earlier this month. Registered voters turned out at 39%...a primary record. The party split was 52-48 to the Republicans. Republicans did 88% of their voting early. In the 2018 primary the split was 63-37 to the Republicans. Democrat voters are on the move.

The AZ MVD held a contest to design a new personalized plate to honor Code Talkers. A Flagstaff High Native student had the winning design that will be available in 2021.

The news has been filled with various scams related to the Covid outbreak. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the FDA has pulled 115 brands of hand sanitizer from the shelves because they had methanol, a toxic chemical. Be sure to check the label when buying. Also check the FDA website for recalls. About a month ago I found sanitizer after not seeing any since the pandemic began. I bought it at Sam’s Club. Two days later I got a recall email from Sam’s. It had methanol.

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Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

You walk into a room with a rabbit holding a carrot,

a pig eating slop,

and a chimp holding a banana.

Which is the smartest animal in the room?

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Historical Events

79 Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on feast day of Vulcan, Roman god of fire (goes on to destroy Pompeii)

1305 William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England

1617 1st one-way streets open (London)

1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state & name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it

1793 French Revolution: The National Convention adopts the levée en masse, conscripting all able-bodied men between 18 and 25 for military service during the French Revolutionary Wars

1869 1st carload of rail freight (boots & shoes) arrives in San Francisco, from Boston after a 16-day trip

1990 East & West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3

2005 Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas, later becoming a category 5 hurricane

2007 Hashtag invented and first used in a tweet by US product designer Chris Messina

2017 World's driest place, the Atacama Desert in Chile blooms after unexpected rainfall

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Birthdays Today

89 Barbara Eden, actor

@83 Gene Kelly, dancer, actor (d. 1996)

71 Rick Springfield, Australian singer, actor

44 Scott Caan, actor

@42 Kobe Bryant, basketball (d. 2020; air crash)

@32 Keith Moon, Drummer (d. 1978; OD)

30 Seth Curry, basketball

@23 River Phoenix, actor (OD)

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Puzzle Answer

You

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