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Sep 18, 2020 Week: 38 Day: 262
Local: H 81° \ L 44° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind: 3mph\Gusts: 6mph
Nearest lightning: 523mi.; active fire: 59mi.
Extreme Risk of Fire Visibility: 10mi
Record: 86°[1956] Record: 27°[2006]
Sep Averages: 74°\42° (5 days with rain)
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Today’s Quote
"Don't
be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."
-John D. Rockefeller
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Random
Tidbits
White elephant
Legend has it, kings of Siam (now Thailand) used to give actual
white elephants to people they wanted to punish. Yes, the elephants were
valuable and respected, but that also meant they were expensive to take care
of, so the kings hoped the present would drive the recipient into financial
ruin. Now, of course, a white elephant exchange is meant for useless (though
probably cheaper) gifts.
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A little
humor
From Actual Medical Records
Patient has left his white blood
cells at another hospital.
Patient was becoming more
demented with urinary frequency.
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True Things
A New Mexico man
said his elation at winning more than $500,000 from a lottery scratch-off
ticket turned to disappointment when he learned it was a misprint. John Wines,
a recent retiree from Roswell, said he bought the scratch-off from a local
Shell station and he scratched the ticket to reveal five winning numbers, two
of which were each worth $250,000. Wines said he took the ticket -- which has a
stated maximum prize of $250,000 -- back to the gas station to show how he had
somehow managed to win more than $500,000. "I took it back in and she told
me that is not a winner," Wines said. "They told me that it was a
misprint and they don't pay off for misprints." Wines contacted officials
with the New Mexico Lottery and received a reply via email. "We did find a
flaw in that particular pack of tickets and it's been reported to our printer.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I did complete a reconstruction of
your ticket and it was not a winner," the email read. Wines said he was
crushed by the news. "If it was $50 or $75, I would not think a thing
about it," he said. "But this is $500,000." The New Mexico
Lottery offered Wines $100 worth of tickets as compensation.
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Observations
This Week
Balance
Awareness Week: 13-19 Link
International Housekeepers
Week: 13-19 Link
Mitochondrial Disease
Awareness Week: 13-19 Link
National Assisted Living Week: 13-19
National Security Officer Appreciation Week: 13-19
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: 13-19 Link
Line Dance Week: 14-19
National Guitar Flat-Picking
Days: 16-20 Link (Virtual)
Constitution Week: 17-23
Hummingbird Celebration: 17-20 Link
National Ballroom Dance Week: 18-27 Link
Clean Up The World Weekend:
18-20 Link
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Observations for Today
Air Force Birthday
Bright
Pink Lipstick Day Link
Chiropractic
Founders Day Link
Constitution
Day/Pledge Across America
Hug
A Greeting Card Writer Day
International Grenache Day Link
National Brave Day Link
National Ceiling Fan Day Link
National
Cheeseburger Day Link Link
National
Concussion Awareness Day Link
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day Link
National POW/MIA Recognition Day Link
National Respect Day Link
National
Tradesmen Day
Read
An Ebook Day Link
Rice Krispie Treat Day
Rosh Hashanah (at sundown)
World
Water Monitoring Day Link Link
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My
Rambling Thoughts
This morning I updated my iPhone with OS14, the latest one. It
didn’t take nearly as long as I had expected. Some cool features but will take
a while to get used to them.
Indian Health Service has announced that Chinle Clinic will have test COVID vaccines available for people to enter a trial of the drug. What would you do
if you had a test study available? I
would wait.
Here is an interesting perspective: If you believe all lives
matter you should be protesting now to help Blacks who have shown their lives
don’t get the same treatment in a number of areas.
Another one: Voting is like Public Transportation v Uber. Here’s
why…Public transportation gets you close to your destination. You might want to
be closer but that is where you are dropped off. No candidate is going to check
off every box for most voters. Uber takes you to right to your door but is much
more costly in the long run. It is better to vote for the candidate closest to
your beliefs than to not vote at all. Choosing not to vote is like deciding to
walk all the way to your destination.
Many of us are missing traveling. Qantas Airline has a solution…sort
of. For between USD$500 and USD$2700 you can take a 7-hour flight around Australia
with low flyovers at scenic sights and then land back where you started. There
is a price breakdown for Economy, Business, and 1st class flights. All
flights are on 787’s with only about 130 passengers per flight. The hardest
part of the trip right now is getting to Australia.
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Today’s
Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
Everyone in the world needs it,
but they usually give it without taking it.
What is it?
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Historical
Events
1793 – George Washington laid the cornerstone for the Capitol
building in Washington D.C.
1812 Great Fire of Moscow burns out after 5 days, 75% of the city
destroyed and 12,000 killed
1837 Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young co-found a "stationery and fancy goods emporium" in New York City, later renamed in 1853 as "Tiffany & Co."
1848 – Baseball ruled that a 1st baseman can tag base for out
instead of the runner
1850 – Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the
return of escaped slaves to their owners.
1851 – The first edition of The New York Daily Times (now The New
York Times) was published.
1927 – With 18 radio stations in the US, The Columbia Broadcasting
System (CBS) went on the air.
1947 The Central Intelligence Agency officially comes into
existence after being established by President Truman in July
1948 Ralph Bunche confirmed as acting UN mediator in Palestine
1965 – Get Smart and I Dream of Jeannie premiered on NBC
1970 – Jimi Hendrix (age 27) died in London.
1971 Momofuku Ando markets the first Cup Noodle, packaging it in a
waterproof polystyrene container
1975 – Patty Hearst was captured by FBI agents and indicted.
1997 Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations, creating
the public charity, the United Nations Foundation
2019 US White House bars California and other states from setting
their own emission standards
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Birthdays
Today
@85 – Jack Warden
[John Warden Lebzelter Jr], American actor (d. 2006)
80 – Frankie
Avalon[Francis Thomas Avallone], American singer, and actor
@75 – Samuel
Johnson, English lexicographer, and poet (d. 1784)
75 – John McAfee,
Scottish-American computer programmer, founded McAfee
69 – Ben Carson,
American neurosurgeon, author, and politician (Sec HUD)
56 – Holly
Robinson Peete, American actress
@51 – James
Gandolfini, American actor, and producer (d. 2013; heart attack)
50 – Aisha Tyler,
American actress, game show host
49 – Lance
Armstrong, American cyclist
49 – Jada Pinkett
Smith, American actress
47 – James
Marsden, American actor
44 – Ronaldo [Ronaldo LuÃs Nazário de Lima], Brazilian
footballer
@39 – J. D.
Tippit, American police officer (d. 1963; killed after JFK)
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Puzzle
Answer
Advice
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