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Jun 18, 2021 Week: 25
Day: 169 |
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Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 40% |
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Local: H 91°\ L 55° |
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Wind: 5mph/ Gusts: 11mph |
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EXTREME Risk of Fire:
Active fire: 23mi Nearest Lightning: 1mi. |
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Jun Averages: 70°/42° (1 day w/moisture) |
Today’s Quote
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It doesn't matter who my father
was; it matters who I remember he was. Anne Sexton |
Random Tidbits
India’s “Go Air” airline
only hires female flight attendants because they are lighter, so they save up
to US$500,000 per year in fuel.
At room temperature, the
average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
Humor: Robots
Stop the presses!
News outlets are turning to artificial intelligence to create content,
including weather and quarterly earnings reports, as well as sports
recaps—anything data driven that doesn’t necessitate a human’s touch. But that
doesn’t mean the results will be any better. In 2017, the Los Angeles Times
published a story about a 6.8 earthquake that shook Santa Barbara, California.
You would expect such a large quake to have gotten a lot of press coverage. And
it did…in 1925, when the earthquake happened. Turns out the report was produced
by a computer program called the Quakebot, which generates articles based on
notices from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). When a staffer at the USGS was
updating the historical data, the QuakeBot got a little confused.
True Things
Multitasking
Northern California
plastic surgeon Scott Green surprised officials in Sacramento Superior Court on
Feb. 25 when he appeared for a traffic trial via videoconference from what
appeared to be an operating room, the Sacramento Bee reported. As clicks and
whirs of medical equipment and suctions could be heard in the background, a
courtroom clerk questioned his whereabouts, and Green, dressed in hospital
scrubs, admitted, "Yes, I'm in an operating room right now. I'm available
for trial. Go right ahead." Despite Green's repeated assurances, Court
Commissioner Gary Link was skeptical: "I do not feel comfortable for the
welfare of a patient if you're in the process of operating ... I don't think
that's appropriate." The trial was rescheduled for later in March.
California's Medical Board said in a statement it was investigating the
incident. [Sacramento Bee, 3/1/2021]
Weekly Observations
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National Flag Week National Pet Wedding Week Link National Right of Way Professionals
Week Link National Waste & Recycling
Workers Week Link |
13-19 |
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National Hermit Week |
13-20 |
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Meet A Mate Week |
14-20 |
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Royal Ascot Link |
15-19 |
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Community
Health Improvement Week (CHI) Link |
16-18 |
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National Week of Making Link Waste and Recycling Workers Week Link |
17-23 |
Today’s Observations
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International
Sushi Day National
Flip Flop Day Link Link Sustainable
Gasteronomy Day Take Back
The Lunch Break Day Link |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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Another hot day. I broke down
and go my portable cooler working. I have never used it in June and usually
for just a few days in late July/early August here in Flagstaff. I had a big
window cooler in Tuba that ran through most of June until early September.
Guess I’m just changing with the times. Lightning is very close but only
slight chance of moisture. Then the smell of fresh rain with a few sprinkles.
We need more! The good news is that our local
fire is now 53% contained. On this day in 1868, Navajos
were released from captivity at Fort Sumner and allowed to begin the long
walk back to their homeland. They arrived at Fort Wingate on Jul 23, 1868. A
reason to celebrate for sure. I still remember Khrushchev
ponding his shoe at the UN and telling the world that they will bury us. Now
all those years later it appears that Putin will continue that threat with ransomware.
Juneteenth is going to be a Federal
Holiday…thanks to Congress. This marked the end of slavery in Texas. I had
better learn more about this new holiday. |
2 New Puzzles Everyday
Answer: bottom of the page
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LEM ADE |
STOOD MIS |
Historical Events
1178 – A meteor crashed into the Moon or exploded between Earth and
the Moon.
1812 – The U.S. Congress declares war on Great Britain, Canada, and
Ireland, starting The War of 1812.
1815 – Napoleon defeated at Waterloo, in Belgium.
1923 – Checker Taxi put its first taxi on the streets of Chicago.
1928 – Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly in an
aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean, as a passenger.
1940 – Winston Churchill gave his “Finest Hour” speech.
1948 – Columbia Records introduced the long-playing (33 1/3) record
album at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
1965 – The first large solid-fuel rocket – a Titan 3C – was launched
into orbit.
1983 – The space shuttle Challenger launched into space on its second
mission, with Dr. Sally Ride, making her the first American woman in space.
1984 – Conservative talk radio host Alan Berg – “the man you love to
hate” – was gunned down and killed in the driveway of his home in Denver,
Colorado.
1986 US House of Representatives approves Bill to impose stricter
sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
1994 Gay Games open in NYC
2015 Pope Francis blames human selfishness for global warming in his
encyclical, named "Laudato Si (Be Praised), On the Care of Our Common Home"
2018 President Trump orders US military to set up sixth branch of the
military - a space force
2020 US Supreme Court rules the Obama-era Dreamers Program (DACA),
enabling undocumented migrant children ability to study and work, can stay
Birthdays Today
@84 – E.G. Marshall
[Everett
Eugene Grunz], character actor (d. 1998)
79 – Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter
@71 – E.W. Scripps, publisher,
founded E.W. Scripps Company (d. in 1926)
@70 – Roger Ebert,
American journalist, critic, screenwriter (d. 2013; cancer)
@63 – Richard Boone,
American actor (d. 1981; throat cancer)
@61 – Bud Collyer, actor,
game show host (d. 1969; circulation issue)
45 – Blake Shelton, American singer-songwriter
Puzzles Answer
Lemonade Misunderstood
