Aug 1, 2021 Week: 31 Day: 213
Ave. Sky Cover: 70%\Visibility:
10 miles
Local Temp: 72°\ 53° Wind: 8mph\ Gusts: 9mph
Low risk of fire
Active fire: 38mi. \ Lightning: 8mi.
Aug Averages: 79°\50° (9 days w/moisture)
Today’s Quote
Month Long Observations
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American Adventures Month American History Essay Contest (8/1 - 12/15) |
Weekly Observations
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XXXII Olympic Games (postponed
from 2020): |
7/23-8/8 |
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Lollapalooza |
7/29-8/1 |
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Satchmo
Week Superman
Days |
7/30-8/1 |
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Gallop
International Tribal Indian Powwow |
7/31-8/9 |
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Assistance
Dog Week Link Link |
1-7 |
Daily Oberservations
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Favorite Memes
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
August
is continuing our wet monsoon. Already had one storm and another is not far
behind. No complaints.
Sorry
to read of the passing of former CO governor Dick Lamm who passed at 85.
Looks
like wearing masks will be the norm around here. I wish more would just get
vaccinated.
Our
discussion group is finally meeting tonight. We have had only one outdoor
meeting in over a year. It will be good to get together. Tonight’s topic is
US/Northern Triangle issues over immigration. The articles were over a year old,
so some things have changed leaving me to do some additional research. It is
still a hot issue. I’m hoping I will hear some viable solutions.
When
I worked on my uncle’s ranch in the late 60’s every summer there was talk of
cloud seeding to bring rain to the hay crops, wheat crops, and cattle.
Neighbors would get together at the town bar and try to decide if the cost was
worth the benefit. Most years the rain would come, and the discussion would
end.
Dubai
has brought cloud seeding to the 21st century. The desert is very
dry and the 125° daily heat doesn’t help. They are now using drones to shoot
laser-beams into the clouds to force rain out of the clouds. It seems to be
helping.
Historical
Events
1834
– Slavery was abolished in Jamaica
1944
– The last entry for Anne Frank’s diary
1969
– The Zodiac Killer’s letters arrived at several San Francisco newspapers. The
killer was never caught.
1990
– Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau created the prototype HTML language and
the World-Wide Web.
Birthdays
Today
@75 – Dom DeLuise, American actor (d. 2009; kidney failure)
74
– Avi Arad, Israeli-American producer, founded Marvel Studios
@72 – Herman Melville, novelist, short story writer, poet (d. 1891;
heart attack)
@71 – Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French, co-founded Yves Saint
Laurent (d, 2008, brain cancer)
@68 – William Clark, American explorer, of Lewis & Clark (d.
1838)
@63 – Francis Scott Key, American author, and poet (d. 1843)
58
– Coolio, American rapper
@53 – [Jerome John]Jerry Garcia, singer-songwriter,
guitarist (d. 1995; heart attack)
42
– Jason Momoa, American actor
