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Jun 27, 2021 Week: 27
Day: 178 |
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Visibility: 10 miles Ave. Sky Cover: 35% |
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Local: H 77°\ L 52° |
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Wind: 4mph/ Gusts: 9mph |
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High Risk of Fire: Active fire: 22mi Nearest Lightning: 105mi. |
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Jun Averages: 70°/42° (1 day w/moisture) |
Today’s Quote
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Don't forget to love
yourself. Soren Kierkegaard |
Random Tidbits
Astronomers and
scientists use the date of the June Solstice to mark the beginning of summer in
the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. For
meteorologists, on the other hand, summer began almost three weeks ago, on June
1.
The 'dog days of summer'
refer to the weeks between July 3 and August 11 and are named after the Dog
Star (Sirius) in the Canis Major constellation. The ancient Greeks blamed
Sirius for the hot temperatures, drought, discomfort, and sickness that
occurred during the summer.
True Things
Cliche Come to Life
Wendi Dale Hird, 56, was
arrested at her home in Largo, Florida, late on Feb. 28 after throwing her cat
in her 73-year-old male roommate's face, causing the cat to scratch him,
according to arrest records. Police say she then struck the man in the face.
Hird was charged with domestic battery on a person over the age of 65, reported
The Smoking Gun. (Bonus: Hird was arrested in 2018 for allegedly battering the
same man, described in court documents as a platonic roommate, but was not
prosecuted.) [The Smoking Gun, 3/2/2021]
Weekly Observations
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National
Insect Week |
21-27 |
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American Library Week |
24-29 |
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Watermelon
Thump Seed Spitting Week Link |
24-27 |
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Water Ski Days |
25-27 |
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Tour de
France Link |
26- 7/18 |
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National
Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness |
27 -7/4 |
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Windjammer
Days Link |
27-7/3 |
Today’s Observations
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America's Kids Day Industrial Workers of The World Day National Sun
Glasses Day Link |
Idioms Origins
Bombshell
Before
1933, the term was used strictly a wartime exclusive. Jean Harlow was in a 1931
film, Platinum Blonde, where she picked up the nickname Bombshell, then starred
in a movie called Bombshell in 1933. Jean Harlow was the first Bombshell sex
symbol.
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Hoping for more moisture today after our 15-minute shower
yesterday. Looks like a decent chance. It is also very pleasant outside.
UFA’s [unidentified aerial phenomena] …UFOs for most of us…have
been in the news a lot lately. Many are claiming they have been around a long
time, but the stigma of reporting such led to people thinking the person was
bonkers. The military didn’t help as they have kept any reports sealed. Now the
military is releasing more and more reports. In the most recent release of
sightings in the last few months…of the 145 incidents only one was explained as
a deflating balloon. While the other 144 have no detectable means of
propulsion, no identifying markings, and basically a belief that they are not
by the US or
our allies or our adversaries. They are also not seen as hostile. These
new reports are leading to many theories of their origin. Some say ‘outer
space’, others say ‘under the sea’, others say ‘from inside the earth’, and
still others believe they are from ‘other planets within our solar system’. A
few weeks ago those of us in Flagstaff looked into the sky and saw a grouping
of lights move slowly across the night sky. These UFAs turned out to be one of
the many space objects orbiting the earth. We need scientists to really study
these phenomena with no judgement about the viewers mental health.
The experts are saying that the condo collapse in Florida had ‘moved’
during a study in the 1990s. No one knows if that was the cause, but it seems
that the engineers that are telling us this should also mention what other buildings
they studied during that time and how much those buildings moved. It is hard to
believe they only studied one building and then that one building collapsed years
later.
Interesting…the FBI no-fly list is only for terrorists. There is
not a list for misbehaving passengers who verbally or physically assault flight
crews. Each airline can ban an unruly passenger from flying their airline. The
unruly passenger just books a flight on another airline. I realize that every
incident is different, but why isn’t there a board that reviews every incident
and determines if the passenger should be banned for a specific period of time
from one flight to no more flights ever that covers all airlines? Personally,
when I start traveling again, I would feel better about the flight if I knew
that unruly passengers knew they could be banned from flying on any airline if
they misbehave.
2 New Puzzles Everyday
Answer: bottom of the page
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Historical Events
91792 – Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn is coined as the
first person to use the term “Canadian”, in an attempt to break up a fight
between a group of English and French settlers at a polling station.
1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Mormons, and his brother
Hyrum Smith were murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
1895 – The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s Royal
Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first American passenger
train to use electric locomotives.
1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe was completed by
Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
1949 – The first sci-fi TV show, Captain Video and His Video Rangers
debuted.
1954 – The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union’s first
nuclear power station, began operation in Obninsk, near Moscow.
1976 – Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) was hijacked en
route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
1985 – US Route 66 was officially removed from the United States
Highway System.
1990 Salman Rushdie, condemned to death by Iran, contributes $8600 to
help their earthquake victims
1998 Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.
2001 Pope John Paul II beatifies 28 Ukrainian Greek Catholics,
including 27 martyrs most of whom were killed by the Soviet secret police.
Beatification takes place at the service in Lviv, western Ukraine during his
first visit to this country.
2003 The United States National Do Not Call Registry, formed to combat
unwanted telemarketing calls and administered by the Federal Trade Commission,
enrolls almost three-quarters of a million phone numbers on its first day.
2016 US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law restricting abortion 5-3
2017 Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook has reached 2 billion monthly
users
2018 Democrat Representative Joseph Crowley is defeated in New York
Primary election by liberal challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
2019 US Supreme Court rules 2020 census cannot contain a question
about citizenship in a 5-4 ruling
2019 US Supreme Court rules the Constitution doesn't prohibit partisan
gerrymandering, allowing a ruling party to redraw electoral boundaries
Birthdays Today
@89 – Ross Perot,
American businessman, politician (d. 2019)
@87 – Helen Keller,
American author, academic, and activist (d. 1968)
@83 – John McIntire,
American character actor[Wagom Train] (d. 1991)
72 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer
55 – J.J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter
46 – Tobey Maguire, American actor
Puzzles Answer
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