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Aug 15, 2020 Week: 33 Day: 228
86004:
H 91° \ L 56° \ Average Sky Cover: 25%
Wind:
7mph\Gusts: 9mph Visibility:
10mi
Nearest lightning: 122mi.; Nearest active fire: 59mi.
High Risk of Fire
Record High: 88°[1962]
Record Low: 33°[1968]
Jul Averages: 79°\50° (9 days with rain)
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Today’s Quote
"The only place where success comes before
work is in the dictionary."
-Vidal Sassoon
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Random
Tidbits
Like
all members of the weasel family, ferrets are closely related to skunks and,
like skunks, they can emit an odorous smell when excited or afraid.
Consequently, many ferret owners decide to have their ferrets de-scented.
The word "ferret" is from the Latin fur,
meaning "little thief." Indeed, one of the ferret's favorite
activities is stealing and hiding things.
There are several populations of feral ferrets
throughout the world. The most notable and destructive population lives in New
Zealand. They were initially imported from England from 1879 to 1883 to help
control the rabbit population. When that population was under control, the
hybrids began eating New Zealand's native birds which, until that time, had no
natural predators.
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A little
humor
I
moved to New York City for my health. I’m paranoid, and it was the only place
where my fears were justified.
What’s
a seven-course meal in North Dakota? A hamburger and a six-pack.
How
do you know you’re from Ohio? You own only three spices: salt, pepper, and
ketchup.
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State Name
Origins
The
name "Indiana" means "Land of the Indians" or "Land of
Indians." After the French lost the French and Indian War in 1763, the
English took over the territory that would include latter-day Indiana. The new
owners of the land sought a new name for the territory, and in recognition of
the people who originally occupied it, named it Indiana.
The
story behind Iowa's name is a bit complicated. One version claims the name
comes from the Iowa river, which was named for the native American Iowas (or
Ioways), who were a Sioux tribe. One frontiersman wrote in 1868 that Native
Americans encamped by a river were pleased with the location and said in their
native tongue "'Iowa, Iowa, Iowa," meaning "beautiful."
Members of the Ioway people have a different version of the name. One is the
French spelling of Ayuhwa, meaning "sleepy ones."
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Observations
This Week
Sturgis Rally: 7-16 Link
Elvis Week: 8-16 Link
Assistance
Dog Week: 9-15 Link Link
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
Pueblo Revolt, New Mexico Aug10-20, 1680
National Aviation Week: 15-21
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Observations
for Today
Best Friends Day
Chauvin Day
Check The Chip Day (Those Implanted in Pets) Link
Chef Appreciation Day Link
Clear The Shelters Day Link
Feast
of the Assumption-Christian
Kool-Aid Day s
International
Geocaching Day
International Homeless Animals Day
National Honey Bee
Day Link
National Leathercraft Day Link
National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
National
Relaxation Day
National Thrift Shop Day Link
National No SpongeBob Day Link
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My
Rambling Thoughts
Headed out when the stores opened to do my weekly shopping. Went
to the old WalMart, as last week the new one did not have some stuff I needed.
The old one had everything, and Fry’s had some good stuff too. Successful trip
for sure.
I am disappointed that the Trump campaign is questioning Kamala
Harris’ birth in the US. Also I am tired of the ‘people are saying…’ to avoid
directly saying anything.
The USPS is in real trouble, thanks to the current administration.
Many Americans depend on the postal service to deliver bills, letters, on-line
orders, and medicine. It is despicable that the President and Congress are
doing this. Taking out sorting machines, that will slow down mail, is the
latest tactic.
I watched a program on the gig economy the other night. I must
admit, I didn’t really even know what the gig economy was. The gig economy is
doing a gig for money. In my day, a gig was for musicians. Not anymore. A gig
is any short-term job that pays…Uber, dog walking, cooking meals at someone’s
home, etc. The gig economy is good for those who can afford to hire the
service. It is not that good for the actual workers. They do have the ability
to work or not work. When they work, they have no benefits…insurance, job
security, sick leave, vacation time, Overtime, etc. The best advise was that when
you use the gig economy, tip very well, and realize many are working 40+ hrs a
week at this job to feed their family. Also, many also have a full-time job
that doesn’t pay enough for their family.
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Today’s
Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
I
do not speak unless spoken to,
many
have heard me, but none have seen me.
What
am I?
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Historical
Events
1483 – Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel and dedicated
it to the Virgin Mary.
1519 – Panama City, Panama, was founded.
1549 – Jesuit priest Francis Xavier came ashore at Kagoshima,
Japan.
1843 – Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement
parks in the world, opened in Copenhagen, Denmark. It may be best known for its
wooden roller coaster, Rutschebanen, or Bjergbanen (the Mountain Coaster),
built in 1914
1914 – The Panama Canal opened with the transit of the cargo ship
SS Ancon.
1935 – Entertainer Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post were killed
after their aircraft developed engine problems during takeoff in Barrow,
Alaska.
1939 – The Wizard of Oz premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in
Los Angeles, California.
1947 – India gained Independence from the British Indian Empire.
1948 – CBS launched the first network TV news broadcast.
1965 – The Beatles played at Shea Stadium in New York. It is
considered the first major rock concert. There were only a few hundred watts of
sound for the band, who did not have monitors to hear each other and could not
be heard over the screaming of 55,600 fans. The concert grossed $304,000 – a
record at the time.
1969 – The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opened in upstate New
York. Tickets for the three-day event were $18 in advance and $24 at the gate,
and there was sufficient sound for the 500,000 attendees.
1973 – The United States’ bombing of Cambodia ended.
1977 – The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State
University as part of the SETI project, received a radio signal from deep space
– “6EQUJ5.” The event was named the “Wow! signal” from the notation made by
Jerry Ehman on the project. The signal appears to have come to the northwest of
the globular cluster of M55 in the constellation Sagittarius, near the Chi
Sagittarii star group.
1985 – Michael Jackson paid $47.5 Million for the publishing
rights to the Beatles’ song catalog.
1994 Terrorist Carlos the Jackal, captured in Khartoum Sudan
1998 Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland, the worst terrorist
incident of The Troubles, kills 29 people and injures about 220
2006 Der Spiegel, Spiegel Online, publishes documents confirming
German writer Günter Grass' membership of the Waffen-SS in World War II
2017 Barack Obama's tweet "No one is born hating another
person because of the color of his skin or his background or his
religion..." in response to Charlottesville violence becomes most-liked
tweet ever
2018 US President Donald Trump revokes security clearance of
former CIA Director and Trump critic John Brennan
2019 Israel bars US Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and
Ilhan Omar from entering for supporting Palestinian-led boycott movement
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Birthdays
Today
@91 – Julia
Child, American chef and author (died in 2004)
82 – Maxine
Waters, American politician
74 – Jimmy Webb,
American singer-songwriter
@51 – Napoleon,
French general and emperor (d. 1821)
50- Anthony Anderson,
actor, game show host
48 – Ben Affleck,
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
30 – Jennifer
Lawrence, American actress
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Puzzle
Answer
An
echo.
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