Sep 7,
2021 Week: 37 Day: 250
Ave.
Sky Cover: 5%\Visibility: 10 miles
Local
Temp: 80 °\ 49° Wind: 4mph\ Gusts: 9mph
Today’s
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Monthly
Observations
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One-on-One Month |
Weekly
Observations
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US Open Tennis Championships |
30-9/12 |
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International Enthusiasm
Week |
1-7 |
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Drive Sober or Get Pulled
Over Link |
3-7 |
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International
Air Ambulance Week Link |
4-12 |
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Substitute Teacher
Appreciation Week |
5-11 |
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National Payroll Week |
6-10 |
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Play Days |
7-11 |
Daily Observations
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Beer Lover’s Day Grandma Moses Day Napoleon Day National Neither Snow Nor Rain Day commemorates the opening of the New York
Post Office in the James A. Farley Post Office Building on September 7, 1914.
“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers
from the swift completion of their appointed rounds”– unofficial US Mail
Motto Salami Day |
Favorite Memes
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A quick smile!
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What do you
call a knight who is afraid to fight? Sir Render |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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Great day outside. My dentist
decided to observe Labor Day, so Tylenol will have to do until tomorrow. The
toothache is not getting better on its own. I knew Flag is
having a wet monsoon…but so far there has been 170% more moisture than
average. That means in 2021 there has been 10.35”; while the average is 6.09”.
Better news is that monsoon season doesn’t end until Sep 30. Ever hear of
the WWII Richie Boys? I hadn’t until last night on 60 Minutes. They
were a group that gathered intel on the European Front. They were German-Jews
who had fled Nazi Germany in the late 1930’s and came to America. Because they
spoke fluent everyday German, they were trained in Intelligence Gathering by
the US Army at Fort Richie. They were able to interrogate German POW’s and
figure out lots about troop movements and locations of troops. They are now
being recognized for the major contribution they provided on the European Front.
This is much like the Navajo Code Talkers to the Pacific Front in the
Marines. As I watched the report I had
to wonder if the US Military had any secret Intelligence groups in Korea,
Vietnam, and Afghanistan. I certainly hope they did in Afghanistan and that
they are still operating. The mission would still be top secret. |
Historical Events
1888 Edith Eleanor
McLean is 1st baby to be placed in an incubator at State Emigrant Hospital on
Ward’s Island, New York
1901 – The Boxer
Rebellion in the Qing dynasty (China) officially ended with the signing of the
Boxer Protocol.
1940 – Germany’s
Blitz air attacks began in London, England.
1963 – The Pro
Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio.
1977 US President
Jimmy Carter and Panama's General Omar Torrijos sign the Panama Canal treaties,
guaranteeing Panama control of the Panama Canal after 1999
1996 – Tupac Shakur
was shot and killed at an intersection in Las Vegas.
2013 Chinese
President Xi Jinping announces plans to develop a new 'Silk Road Economic Belt'
(part of Belt and Road Initiative) during visit to Kazakhstan
2019 US President
Donald Trump says he has cancelled a secret meeting with the Taliban for peace
talks at Camp David
Birthdays Today
@101 – Grandma Moses [Anna Mary Robertson Moses], American painter
(d. 1961)
78 – Gloria
Gaynor, American singer
@69 – Elizabeth I of England (d. 1603)
69 – Corbin
Bernsen, American actor
@61 – Peter Lawford, English-American actor (d. 1984; cardiac
arrest)
54 – Leslie Jones,
SNL comedian
34 – Evan
Rachel Wood, American actress
27 – Taylor
Gray, American actor
@22 – Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 1959’
plane crash)
