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Sep 19, 2020 Week: 38 Day: 263 Local: H 82° \ L 47° \ Average Sky Cover: 20%
Wind: 5mph\Gusts: 8mph Nearest lightning: 839mi.;
active fire: 59mi.
Exreme 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
"Nothing
is impossible,
the
word itself says,
‘I'm
possible!'"
-Audrey Hepburn
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Random
Tidbits
By
and large
Sailors
were the first to refer to things “by and large.” The first part of the phrase
refers to the nautical term “full and by,” meaning a boat was traveling into
the wind. On the other hand, “large” means the wind is coming from behind. “By
and large,” then, would mean the wind is coming from any direction—giving rise
to the current meaning of “in general.”
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A little
humor
From Actual Medical Records
The patient's past medical
history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in
the past three days.
She slipped on the ice and
apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.
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True Things
Rhode
Island state officials said a technical glitch was to blame for 176 tax refund
checks being mailed out bearing the signatures of Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney.
Jade Borgeson, chief of staff for the Rhode Island Department of Revenue,
confirmed the checks were mailed out this week with the signatures of Walt
Disney and his most famous cartoon creation instead of Rhode Island General
Treasurer Seth Magaziner and State Controller Peter Keenan. "As a result
of a technical error in the Division of Taxation's automated refund check
printing system, approximately 176 checks with invalid signature lines were
printed and mailed to taxpayers on Monday," Borgeson said in a statement.
"The invalid signature lines were incorrectly sourced from the Division's
test print files," she said.
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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
Farm Animal Awareness Week:
19-25
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Observations
for Today
Batman Day Link
Big Whopper Liar Day
Boys' and Girls' Club Day for Kids Link
International Coastal Cleanup Day
International Eat An Apple Day
International
Red Panda Bear Day
International
Talk Like A Pirate Day
Locate An Old Friend Day
National
Butterscotch Pudding Day
National CleanUp Day Link
National Dance
Day
National Gymnastics Day Link
National Seatcheck Saturday 2020
National Singles' Day Link
Oktoberfest
begins in Germany
cancelled due to Covid19
Puppy Mill Awareness Day Link
Talk Like A Pirate Day Link Link
World Cleanup Day Link
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My
Rambling Thoughts
Headed out about 8a for weekly shopping at Fry’s. Found some good
sales and necessary groceries. All set for the upcoming week with fresh
produce.
Our weekend at 7000’ is going to stay warm, high 70’s. Glad I can
keep doors and windows open most of the day. There is no rain in sight. Fire Danger
is Extreme…wonder what is above Extreme on the chart?
Lindsey Graham wants to see his opponents tax returns. Sounds
sensible. But he has been fighting to not release Trump’s returns. Sounds to me
like this is: What is good for the goose is good for the gander.
AZ Covid chart is RED again. It has been yellow for a couple of
weeks, so people demanded more openings and more crowded events. The governor
agreed. Will we ever learn?
I read an interesting article on cruise ships trying to begin cruises
again. Right now, cruise lines and some countries require Americans to have a negative
Covid test no more than 72hours before sailing. In Arizona, the fastest test
result I’ve heard of is 7days. I sure hope there are changes before Focus
Tahiti Cruise in March. I want to be safe, but I also want to travel.
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Today’s
Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
Three little letters
A paradox to some.
The worse that it is the better it becomes.
What is it?
Weekend
Bonus
You throw me away to use me and bring me back
when you are done?
What am I?
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Historical
Events
1778 The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the
United States.
1876 – Melville Bissell patented the first carpet sweeper.
1893 New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the
right to vote
1921 – The greatest rainfall recorded in United States history
during 18 consecutive hours (measured at an unofficial weather-monitoring site)
fell at Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, 36.40 inches fell from a Hurricane.
1928 – Mickey Mouse’s first screen appearance – Steamboat Willie
at the Colony Theater NYC.
1934 – Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for kidnapping Charles
Lindbergh’s baby.
1974 The KGB
begin a large-scale operation to discredit Russian novelist Aleksandr
Solzhenitsyn and cut his communications with Soviet dissidents
1975 – The alligator was removed from the endangered species list
in parts of Louisiana.
1976 – A UFO was reportedly seen over Tehran, Iran. Two F-4
Phantom II jets lost power during a chase.
1977 – The chairs on which Archie and Edith Bunker sat through 8
seasons of All in the Family were given to the Smithsonian Institution
1981 – Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel performed a reunion concert
in New York’s Central Park.
1983 – Kiss
performed on MTV without make-up for the first time.
2014 – The Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were released.
2017 US President
Donald Trump addresses the United Nations vowing to “totally destroy North
Korea” if threatens the US
2017 President
Hassan Rouhani of Iran in his UN speech criticizes US President Donald Trump
for his comments about Iran in his own UN speech
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Birthdays
Today
@88 – Adam West,
American actor, Batman (d.2017)
72 – Jeremy
Irons, English actor
71 – Twiggy [Dame Lesley Hornsby Lawson], English model
and actress
56 – Trisha
Yearwood, American singer-songwriter
46 – Jimmy
Fallon, American comedian, and talk show host
@32 – Brian
Epstein, English talent manager, The Beatles (d. 1967; OD)
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Puzzle
Answer
A pun
Bonus
An anchor
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