Jul 14,
2021 Week: 29 Day: 195
Ave. Sky Cover: 40%\Visibility:
10 miles
Local Temp: 91°\ 58°
Wind: 0mph\ Gusts: 3mph
Moderate risk of fire
Active fire: 28mi. \
Lightning: 8mi.
Jul Averages: 82°\51° (9 days
w/moisture)
Today’s Quote
Random Tidbits
The hard shell taco is
not a Mexican invention. This is a north of the border food made popular by
Taco Bell.
A day on Venus lasts
longer than a year, it is 243 Earth days.
True Things
What's in a Name?
The Smoking Gun reported
that on June 18, a woman in St. Petersburg, Florida, was arrested after
allegedly drunkenly slamming her car into a tree, a Taco Bell sign and the
store's water meter, and then leaving the scene. The appropriately named
Kanisha Booze, 34, is an employee at the Taco Bell. Police said Booze had
"bloodshot, watery eyes, a dazed and blank expression on her face and an
odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath." [Smoking Gun, 6/21/2021]
Idioms Origins
Paint The Town Red
Although typically an American expression, the phrase has its
roots in Melton Mowbray, England. The drinking of adult beverages was probably
involved. In 1837, ‘The Mad’ Marquis of Waterford and his friends are said to
have created some turbulence in the Leicestershire town, painting the town’s
toll-bar and several buildings red. The thing is, it was never reported as
such. The first recording of ‘painting the town red’ was in an 1884 edition of
The Boston Journal. Chances are, some 50 years after Melton Mowbray event, a
young, educated, partier referred to the old story of the Mad Marquis.
Weekly Observations
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Tour de
France Link |
Thru 7/18 |
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Running of The Bulls (Spain) |
6-14 |
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Creative Maladjustment Week Link |
7-14 |
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Family Golf Week Link National Farriers Week National Vodka Week Link National Therapeutic Recreation
Week Link Operation Safe Driver Week Link |
11-17 |
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National
Ventriloquism Week
Link |
14-17 |
Today’s Observations
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International Nude Day Link National Macaroni and Cheese Day
Link Shark Awareness Day
Link |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Yesterday the monsoon downpour that cooled us off by 10° in 5
minutes. Then there was a nice breeze all night. There was a lightning strike
on our mountain, and the fire was put out quickly by the Forest Service. Thank
you. The sky was very hazy this morning, before the monsoon. It is smoke from
Oregon.
The HOA appears to be adding more parking across from the commons
area. I’m sure the people on that side are happy.
The Monsoon is dumping more rain and some pea sized hail this
afternoon. Clouds are dark, and rain is falling on the mountain. I got my first
‘dangerous thunderstorm warning’ of the year. Good news for all.
After being closed for well over a year due to Covid, the Navajo
casino about 15 miles out of Flag is now partially open. They are on shorter
hours and have capacity rules.
After all the closures and jobs lost, Flag and the reservation are
advertising for workers in many low-paying jobs. Sadly, many can’t live in Flag due to the cost
of living. We are infamously known as ‘Poverty with a View’.
Biden is nominating former conservative Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
to be Ambassador to Turkey.
2 New Puzzles Everyday
Answer: bottom of the page
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Old |
Fa3.1412ce |
Historical Events
1789 – Bastille Day. Tens of thousands of the citizens of Paris stormed
the Bastille, the Paris fortress used as a prison to hold political prisoners,
and released the seven prisoners inside at the onset of the French Revolution.
1791 – The Priestley Riots drove Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the
French Revolution and religious dissenter, out of Birmingham, England.
1798 – The Sedition Act became law in the United States, making it a
federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about
the United States government.
1853 – Opening of the first major US World’s Fair – the Exhibition of
the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
1874 – The ‘Little Chicago Fire’ of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the
city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20. The October 10, 1871 ‘Great Chicago
Fire’ was bigger.
1881 – Billy the Kid was shot and killed by frenemy Pat Garrett
outside Fort Sumner.
1911 – Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers,
landed his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House.
1933 – Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties were
outlawed except the Nazi Party.
1933 – The Nazi eugenics plan began with the proclamation of the Law
for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring, which called for the
compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffered from alleged genetic
disorders.
1938 – Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour
airplane flight around the world.
1960 – Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve in
present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild.
1969 – The United States’ $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills were
officially withdrawn from circulation.
2000 – A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Day event,
caused a geomagnetic storm on Earth.
2015 – NASA’s New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto,
completing the initial survey of the Solar System.
2015 Harper Lee's 2nd novel "Go Set A Watchman", an early
1957 version of "To Kill A Mocking Bird" goes on sale in 70 countries
2019 US President Donald Trump ignites racial controversy by tweeting
four Democrat women of color "go back and help fix the totally broken and
crime infested places from which they came"
2020 New study shows Andean condor, world's heaviest bird, can fly for
5 hours without flapping its wings (Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences)
Birthdays Today
@93 – Gerald Ford, American politician, 38th President (d.
2006)
@89 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, screenwriter
(d. 2007)
89 – Roosevelt ‘Rosey’ Grier, American football player, actor
@84 – Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman, founded Carvel
(d. 1990)
@71 – Kate M. Gordon, American suffragette (d. 1931)
69 – Joel Silver, American actor, producer, co-founded Dark Castle
Entertainment
@68 – John Chancellor, American journalist (d. 1996; stomach
cancer)
61 -- Jane Lynch, actor, game show host
@56 – Jerry Rubin, American activist and businessman (d.
1994; heart attack)
@55 – Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter (d. 1967;
Hunnington’s)
33 – Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial artist
Puzzles Answer
Growing Old Pie
in the face
