Jun 9

 

 

 

Jun 9, 2021   Week: 24    Day: 160

Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 5%

Local: H 78°\ L 44°

Wind:  2mph/ Gusts:  10mph

EXTREME Risk of Fire:  Active fire:  22mi Nearest Lightning: 586mi.

Jun Averages: 70°/42° (1 day w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Art is not a handicraft; it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. Leo Tolstoy

 

Random Tidbits

 

Steam power had been around for generations, but it wasn't until 1698 that its application into industry was made. Military engineer Thomas Savery created a patent for raising of water by "the impellent force of fire" the first noted design of a steam pump. In 1712 Thomas Newcomen continued Savery's work and constructed the first successful steam engine, the atmospheric engine.

Its purpose was to rid coalmines of floodwater, allowing miners to reach new depths. It was considered so efficient for its time the design wasn't altered for six decades.

 

Humor

 

Do you know what you get when you play a country tune backward? You get your job back, your house back, your wife back, your dog back …

Kinky Friedman, an entertainer and former Texas gubernatorial candidate, explains how to speak Texanese: “Y’all is singular. All y’all is plural. All y’all’s is plural possessive.”

 

Real Cities

 

Egg Harbor, Wisconsin  Egg Harbor is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.[5] The population was 201 at the 2010 census. The village was incorporated in 1964, and is adjacent to the Town of Egg Harbor.

 

True Things

 

Can't Help Himself

Garrett Monds, 30, was sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison on March 10, following his sixth conviction for unlawful surveillance in women's restrooms in central New York state. Syracuse.com reported Monds spent two years in prison for the first five incidents, in which he set up hidden cameras in restrooms in college buildings, a warehouse, a mall and a Walmart. He was released in March 2020, but within four months was arrested again. "That wasn't a long turnaround," County Court Judge Stephen Dougherty remarked, adding, "No offense, but I don't want to see you again." Monds agreed, telling the judge, "I really am remorseful this time around." [Syracuse.com, 3/10/2021]

 

Weekly Observations

 

National Marina Days Link	5/31-6/9
International Clothesline Week	5-12
National Lemonade Days Link	5-13
Bedbug Awareness Week Link Black Single Parents Week End Mountain Top Removal Week Link    National Automotive Service Professionals Week National Business Etiquette Week  National Headache Awareness Week Link   Pet Appreciation Week Link	6-12

 

Today’s Observations

 

Donald Duck Day (Birthday) Link  International Archives Day National Earl Baltes Day Link National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day Toy Industry Day

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

It is another great weather day…just need moisture. There is a 1200+ acre wildfire about 20 miles from Flagstaff. I can see the smoke from my place. It has closed US-180 on the way to the Grand Canyon. So far it is believed to be lightning caused. No structures are in danger, currently. Not the same on the San Carlos Reservation. There are 2 fires is near Globe, AZ and one is at 72,800 acres with only 8% containment; the other is 66,700 acres. Smoke has deteriorated air quality and people are being told to stay inside without using swamp coolers and only HVAC filtered air conditioners. Outdoor temp is about 90. There have been some evacuations for that fire. I updated the Focus Website with the news and obituary of one of the Focus Family of travelers. Marty passed on the 6th from brain cancer. Her husband Duane and her sons were all there at her passing. She was always a joy on our adventures, with her camera and notebook always available. She took lots of candid shots that were fantastic. As a retired Computer teacher, she would get home from a trip and spend many, many hours organizing her photos and notes that she put into a book that anyone on the adventure could purchase. She even let you pick how many candid pics you wanted in your book. Her enthusiasm, friendliness, and sparkling personality will be greatly missed by all who traveled with her. Duane and her grown children and grandchildren are in my thoughts. There is a small herd of Elephants vacationing throughout much of SW China. The herd of 15 wild elephants have walked over 300 miles. They are headed to Kunming, a city of 7 million. They have not stampeded and seem to be just enjoying wandering. Their size has caused a lot of damage in the smaller villages they have ‘wandered’ through. I hope that VP Harris’ trip to Guatemala and Mexico is successful in dealing with the immigration issues we are currently experiencing. She is trying a new approach by visiting the heads of state since previous administration’s efforts haven’t worked. The conservatives are criticizing her because she didn’t go to the border. They fail to mention that their party’s visits to the border have been unsuccessful in curbing the migrants. Hmmm.

Daily Riddle

Answer: bottom of the page

 

What can you keep after giving to someone?

 

Historical Events

 

68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging

1650 – The Harvard Corporation, one of the two administrative boards of Harvard, was established. It was the first legal corporation in the Americas.

1856 – 500 Mormons left Iowa City, Iowa, and headed west for Salt Lake City.

1902 – Horn & Hardart opened the first restaurant with vending machine service at the Automat Restaurant at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1915 – William Jennings Bryan resigned as Woodrow Wilson’s Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States’ handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

1934 – Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen.

1953 – John H. Kraft was granted his patent (#2,641,545) for the “manufacture of soft surface cured cheese”.

1954 – Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, called out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, “You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”

1978 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) opened its priesthood to “all worthy men”, ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.

1979 – The Sydney Ghost Train fire killed 7 people in Luna Park, Sydney, Australia.

1985 American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped & held hostage in Lebanon

1999 Kosovo War: the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and North Atlantic Treaty Organization sign a peace treaty.

2012 Burma (Myanmar) riots kill 20 people and burn down 300 houses

2013 Edward Snowden publicly makes his identity known as the leaker of NSA documents

2020 US Senate confirms General Charles Q. Brown as Air Force Chief of Staff, 1st African American to lead a US armed forces branch

 

Birthdays Today

 

@94 – Les Paul [Lester William Polsfuss], guitarist, songwriter (d. 2009)

90 – Jackie Mason, American comedian and actor

@73 – Cole Porter, American composer, songwriter (d. 1964; kidney failure)

60 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor

58 – Johnny Depp, American actor

@52 – Peter the Great, Russian emperor (d. 1725; uremia)

40 – Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress

 

Puzzle Answer

 

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