Aug 25

 

Aug 25, 2021 Week: 35 Day: 237
Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   78°\ 46° Wind: 7mph\ Gusts: 15mph
High risk of fire Active fire: 361mi. \ Lightning: 225mi.
Aug Averages: 79°\50° (9 days w/moisture) 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

National Little League Week Link	19-29
Brake Safety Week Link	22-28
National Composites Week  Link National Safe at Home Week World Water Week  Link	23-27
Paralympic Games	24-9/5
Be Kind To Humankind Week	25-31

 

Daily Oberservations

 

Banana Split Day Kiss and Make Up Day Park Service Founders Day Secondhand Wardrobe Day

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

A quick smile!

 

Have you ever tried blind-folded archery? No? You don’t know what you’re missing

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

I went out looking for a new bedspread this morning. No luck. After 4 stores I had found hundreds of quilts and comforters but not one simple old-fashioned bedspread. I’ll just keep looking. I had previously found some on the internet machine…all were designer ones and over $100. I won’t pay that much.

Remember the AZ election audit…the 16-day one that has lasted 5+ months? Well, they missed another one of their published deadlines with no results. It seems that the unknown team has Covid. The Cyber Ninjas announced yesterday that 3 of the 5-team leading the audit are sick. Only the Ninjas know the names of those leading this farce. Hmmm.

Dr. Fauci announced yesterday that it will be the spring of 2022 before the US will have control of Covid. That is getting too close to our Tahiti trip. Guess we all just wait and see. Damn!

Biden must decide today if Aug 31 is our final withdrawal date to get the 5600 troops out by Aug 31. This seems odd since we are got 11,000 Americans out in one day…yesterday. The end of American involvement gets crazier every single day.

FYI: The National Park Service (NPS) was established by a Congressional Act called the Organic Act and signed by President Woodrow Wilson on August 25, 1916. As the Federal Office of the Interior, it was originally responsible for the protection of 35 parks and monuments. Today, it manages more than 400 national parks, employs over 20,000 people, The Park Service spans across more than 84 million acres in the contiguous states and extend into the territories, including parks in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.

 

Historical Events

 

1609 Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers

1835 – The first Great Moon Hoax article was published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon.

The Great Moon Hoax refers to a series of six articles published in the New York Sun starting on August 25, 1835, about the alleged discovery of a new moon on the moon. The discovery was mistakenly attributed to Sir John Herschel, one of the most famous astronomers of his time, and the story was advertised as an upcoming feature film (reprinted). The first of these six issues appeared four days later, on August 25; the second on the same day; and the third three days later.

The article described how a team of astronomers had found clear and unambiguous evidence of life on the moon. The article describes the animals of the moon, including winged humanoids, birds, reptiles, and other animals, some of which had built temples. It describes how the team’s astronomers found “clear, unambiguous” evidence of life on the moon.

1939 – The Wizard of Oz was released in theaters.

1944- Paris was liberated from Nazi forces. General Charles de Gaulle walks the Champs Elysees in Paris

1958 Momofuku Ando markets the first package of precooked instant noodles (Chikin Ramen)

2012 – Richard III’s remains were found under a parking lot in Leicester, England. The last king of England to die in battle.

2017 President Donald Trump grants presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio, who had been convicted of contempt of court for racial profiling

 

Birthdays Today

 

@90 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor

@88 – Regin Philbin, TV show host

@72 – Leonard Bernstein, pianist, composer, conductor (d. 1990; heart attack)

72 – Gene Simmons, Israeli-American singer-songwriter, KISS

67 – Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter

@64 – Allan Pinkerton, Scottish-American detective, spy (d. 1884; stroke)

63 – Tim Burton, American director, producer, screenwriter

@60 – Walt Kelly, American illustrator, animator, Pogo (d. 1973; diabetes complications)

60 – Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter,

53 – Rachael Ray, chef, author, television host

34 – Blake Lively, American actress