Jul 13

 

 

 

Jul  13, 2021 Week: 29 Day: 194

Ave. Sky Cover: 40%\Visibility: 10 miles

Local Temp:  88°\ 61°

Wind: 6mph\ Gusts: 11mph

EXTREME risk of fire

Active fire: 28mi. \ Lightning: 8mi.

Jul Averages: 82°\51° (9 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Random Tidbits

 

Despite its name, German Chocolate Cake is actually American. The cake got its name from its creator Sam German. It was originally called 'Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate' but the name was shortened as the years passed.

 

True Things

 

-- A 35-year-old man from Emmaus, Pennsylvania, was presumably having a good time on June 20, sitting in his Dodge Ram truck and lighting fireworks, then throwing them out the window ... until he was critically injured by one that didn't make it outside the cab. The exploding firework also did significant damage to the interior of the truck, lehighvalleylive.com reported, but didn't cause a fire, Emmaus Police Chief Troy Schantz said. [lehighvalleylive.com, 6/21/2021]

 

Idioms Origins

 

One Hit Wonder

Was first used in the Winnipeg Free Press, in July 1977, in an article about Abba: It stated “Instead of becoming what everyone expected- after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo – a one-hit-wonder, they soon had a string of hits behind them.” I’m surprised I could not find an earlier mention of the term. If it was ever used earlier, it was probably about an under-achieving baseball player.

 

Weekly Observations

 

Tour de France Link	Thru 7/18
Running of The Bulls (Spain)	6-14
Creative Maladjustment Week Link	7-14
Sports Cliché Week: Link	9-13
Family Golf Week Link National Farriers Week National Vodka Week Link National Therapeutic Recreation Week Link Operation Safe Driver Week Link	11-17

 

Today’s Observations

 

Chick-fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day Cancelled Barbershop Music Appreciation Day Embrace Your Geekness Day Fool's Paradise Day Gruntled Workers Day International Rock Day Link National Beef Tallow Day National French Fry Day Link National Nitrogen Ice Cream Day World Cup Soccer Day (Anniversary Observance)

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Our heat wave is finally waning. And there is a nice breeze to boot.

I headed out for a much needed pedicure…had to wander the mall about an hour before she could do it. All good. And I purchased a new phone case. It lighter than the one I had so I’m a happy camper.

I could not believe the story about Syria under al-Asaad on 60 minutes last night. His torture and chemical gas continue. It is going to continue. The UN tried to stop it, but Russia and China vetoed it. So disgusted.

I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to South Africa and Cuba with our travel group, Focus Travel…along with HLO Tours to South Africa and Tumlare to Cuba. Both the countries are now in turmoil. South Africa has jailed former President Zuma for contempt of court. He has been charged with corruption. Now there are lots of demonstrations. In Cuba, the demonstrations have started up due to the lack of freedom. The former President had placed severe sanctions on Cuba, and they are hurting the Cuban People more than the government. The UN passed a resolution that the sanctions are inhumane. The US abstained in the vote. They are in great need of a vaccine. Their medical community there has developed a few and are trying to get them approved, but the people aren’t getting any vaccine. I am so fortunate to see these two beautiful countries and their fantastic people before the trouble began.

 

2 New Puzzles Everyday

Answer: bottom of the page

 

chee chee toast

The tunnellight

 

 

Historical Events

 

1835 Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson files for a patent for his screw propeller design

1837 Queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace

1865 P. T. Barnum’s Museum burns down

1949 Pope Pius XII excommunicates communist catholics

1969 North Ireland loyalist Ian Paisley addresses a crowd at Loughgall, County Antrim, and is reported to have said: "I am anti-Roman Catholic, but God being my judge, I love the poor dupes who are ground down under that system."

2008 Brewing company InBev announces deal to buy American brewer Anheuser-Busch for almost $52 billion

2018 Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay record $4.7 billion in damages in talc cancer case by jury in US state of Missouri

2018 Large protests in London against US President Donald Trump featuring Trump-like baby blimp as President Trump meets Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle

 

Birthdays Today

 

87  Wole Soyinka [Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka ], Nigerian playwright and poet (Road, Kongi's Harvest-Nobel 1986)

81 – Patrick Stewart, actor

77 Ernő Rubik, Hungarian inventor (Rubik's cube), born in Budapest, Hungary

79 – Harrison Ford, actor

74 – Cheech Marin, comedian

@73 Jack F Kemp, (Rep-R-NY)/US Secretary of Housing (d. 2009; cancer)

52 – Ken Jeong, actor

 

Puzzles Answer

 

Cheese on toast                                                                 Light at the end of the tunnel