Aug 31, 2021 Week: 36 Day: 243
Ave. Sky Cover: 50%\Visibility:
10 miles
Local Temp: 84°\ 53° Wind: 4mph\ Gusts: 12mph
Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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Paralympic Games |
24-9/5 |
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Be Kind To Humankind Week |
25-31 |
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US Open
Tennis Championships |
30-9/12 |
Daily Oberservations
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Diatomaceous Earth Day Eat Outside Day Matchmaker Day South Carolina Day Trail Mix Day |
Favorite Memes
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A
quick smile!
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What
is the best way to paint the ocean? With
watercolors. |
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
No
monsoon yesterday. Today is looks very promising.
Phone
visit with my PCP. He is as confused as everyone about the CPAP issue. He did send
a fax to the sleep center so I can call and make an appointment. He also said
that his office is doing Moderna booster and I am eligible to get a booster.
And I can get my annual flu shot at the same time. They will call as they need
a list of 15 who can come in the same day. Each vial has 15 shot and only lasts
for 12 hours after the first shot. He said it will probably be next week. Nice!
Afghan
neighbors of the weekend drone bombing are saying the guy was a contractor,
working for the US and that he and several of his young kids were killed as the
drone blew up his vehicle as he pulled into his driveway. Sad. If true, heads
need to roll for that.
Ida
is causing lots of problems for many. In today’s world it is so difficult to
live without electricity in your city. It seems the Louisiana rebuilding after
Katrina made it less damaging. Good for them.
Historical
Events
1745
Jacobite Rising 1745: Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle, Scotland
1837
Ralph Waldo Emerson gives his famous "The American Scholar" speech to
Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, declares
American literary independence from Europe
1888 –
Mary Ann Nichols was murdered; the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed
victims.
1910
Theodore Roosevelt makes a speech in Kansas advocating a 'square deal':
property shall be 'the servant and not the master of the commonwealth'
1957
Federation of Malaya gains independence from Great Britain
1962 –
Trinidad and Tobago became independent, within the British Commonwealth.
1980 –
The Solidarity Movement began in Poland against the Soviet Union. It was led by
Lech Walesa.
1997 –
Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, involving photographers chasing her
and alcohol in the system of her driver.
2006
Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch's famous painting "The
Scream" is recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The painting was
said to be in a better-than-expected condition.
2015
President Obama officially re-designates Alaska’s Mt. McKinley as Denali, its
native American name
2019
India removes citizenship status from 1.9 million people in state of Assam,
leaving them off its new National Register of Citizens
Birthdays
Today
@81 – Maria Montessori, Italian physician, and educator (d. 1952)
@79 – Arthur Godfrey, radio, television host (d.1983; lung cancer)
@78 – Buddy Hackett, comedic actor (d. 2003; heart failure)
@74 – James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002; heart attack)
72
– Richard Gere, actor
@70 – Richard Basehart, actor (d. 1984; strokes)
51
– Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter
50
– Chris Tucker, American comedian, and actor
@28 – Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41 AD; assassinated)
