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Jul 5, 2020 Week: 28 Day: 187
86004:
H 87° \ L 48° \ Average Sky Cover: 40%
Wind:
3mph\Gusts: 7mph Visibility:
10mi
Nearest lightning: 181mi.; Nearest active fire: 79mi.
Extreme Risk of Fire
Record High: 97°[1993]
Record Low: 32°[1955]
Jul Averages: 82°\52° (8 days with rain)
Today’s Quote
"May you live all the days of your life."
-Jonathan Swift
Random Tidbits
Stress also causes capillaries to close, which
restricts bleeding if a flesh wound should occur, and makes the blood
"stickier," in preparation for an injury. Such a reaction, however,
also increases the probability of developing a blood clot.
While it is a myth that stress can turn hair
gray, stress can cause hair loss. Stress can also alter blood sugar levels,
which can cause mood swings, fatigue, hyperglycemia, and metabolic syndrome, a
major risk factor for heart attack and diabetes.
Have a smile
Thanks to one of my readers
Question:
What makes a USPS joke funny?
The
delivery.
Did you hear about the guy who bought a teabag?
Yeah- the price was pretty steep.
Remember these movie quotes?
87 "Sawyer,
you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!"
Warner Baxter 42nd Street 1933
Observations This Week
Tour de
France: 27-7/19 Link Moved to August due to COVID-19
Punxsutawney Groundhog Days: 28-7/5 Link
Bean and Bacon Days: 1-5 Link Cancelled due to
COVID-19
National Tom Sawyer Days: 1-5 Link (aka
Fence Painting Days)
National Unassisted Homebirth Week: 1-7
Roswell UFO Days: 3-6 Link Cancelled due to
COVID-19
Freedom Week: 4-10
Be Nice To New Jersey Week: 5-11
National Farriers Week: 5-11
National Therapeutic Recreation Week: 5-11 Link
Nude Recreation Weekend: 5-12
Observations
for Today
Work Without Your Hands Day Link
My Rambling Thoughts
Independence Day without a Flag parade seems very
strange. I have missed a few over the years, but it is a town tradition.
Fireworks, not so much. Not a good idea to have fireworks in the middle of a
dry forest. Looking forward to tonight’s PBS 4th of July show. Finally figured out how to add stars to my banner. Took longer than I expected.
One year ago, today our Focus Travel Club was riding the
Trans-Siberian Railroad across part of Russia. We opted not to sing, but many
of us did wear Red, White, and Blue. A great adventure.
Andy & Faith returned from their short escape to
Phoenix. No need to head over there to water the trees. Hoping for another
storm later this afternoon. Cumulus clouds have very dark bottoms and I am
hoping some of the water makes it to the ground.
So many on the right missed the point of protests over
Trump at Mount Rushmore. The big concern was that this event, without social
distancing, would increase the risk for Covid19…for the participants, South
Dakota, and the rest of the US. On the protest front, Natives blocked the road
to the venue. Several were peacefully arrested. The Trump crew of counter
protesters were chanting ‘Go back to where you came from.” Just a tad ironic,
that I’m sure was missed by the counter protesters.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
Rearrange the letters of
the phrase below to form a cognate anagram, one which is related or connected
in meaning to the original phrase. The answer can be one or more words.
I CIRCLE “HOT” PEOPLE
Historical Events
1687 - Isaac Newton published Mathematical Principles
of Natural Philosophy. (Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica)
1841 - Thomas Cook organized the first package
excursion (planned vacation tour), from Leicester to Loughborough.
1865 - William Booth and his wife Catherine establish
the Christian Mission, later known as the Salvation Army (1878).
1921 - Chicago White Sox players were accused of
"throwing" (lose intentionally) the World Series.
1935 - The National Labor Relations Act was signed
into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1937 - Spam (the luncheon meat, not the internet junk)
was introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
1946 - French designer Louis Reard introduced the
Bikini in Paris. He could not find a "respectable" Model to wear his creation,
so he had to hire a local Nude Dancer.
1950 - The Knesset passed the Law of Return which
grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
1954 - The BBC broadcasted its first television news
bulletin.
1971 - The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States
Constitution, lowering the American voting age from 21 to 18 years, was
formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
1994 Amazon.com
founded in Bellevue, Washington by Jeff Bezos
1996 - Dolly the sheep was born - the first mammal
cloned from an adult cell (she actually had three mothers)
2003 SARS is declared "contained" by the WHO
after affecting 26 countries and resulting in 774 deaths
2006 Emergency United Nations Security Council meeting
at the U.N in New York City because of North Korean missile tests that day2012
- The Shard in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a
height of 1,020 ft.
2016 FBI releases report stating Hillary Clinton was
"extremely careless" handling classified emails but doesn't recommend
prosecution
2018 US Environmental Protection Agency head Scott
Pruitt resigns amid allegations of misconduct
2019 Ancient Iraqi city Babylon declared a UNESCO
World Heritage Site
Birthdays Today
@80 -
P.T. 'Phineas Taylor' Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros.
and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1891)
70 – Huey Lewis [Hugh Anthony
Cregg III],
musician
62 -
Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator (Calvin and Hobbs)
57 - Edie Falco, American actress
Puzzle Answer
Police helicopter.
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