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World Photography Week: 12-26 Link Little League World Series: 13-24 Link Great American Stamp Days: 14-17 |
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over: 15-9/1 Link National Aviation Week: 17-23 Minority Enterprise Development Week: 18-24 Numismatic Week (World's Fair of Money): 19-23 Link |
Daily Observations
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Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
Thoughts for the day
Another nice summer day.
Yesterday's blood treatment took a little longer than expected as I
waited for liquid to be prepared. It went well, but the Benadryl made me
sleeply so I took a nap when I got home.
My fluid weight loss had my iWatch band be a little loose. I got a new Velcro
band and all is good.
60 minutes did a story on 9/11. Scientists continue to identify DNA from that
horrific day. Even today, families are notified when DNA matches occur.
Those Dems who left Texas have returned to the house. They had to sign a
consent to have a police officer with them 24/7…not to protect them, but to
keep tabs on them so if they decided to flee they could be caught. One female legislator
refused to sign and spent the night in the chambers. Unacceptable.
I finished the Peter, Paul and Mary PBS special. It was nice to be reminded
that so much of their music followed their creed: Peace, Honor, Justice. In today’s
time, that creed is even more important.
Myths from Medieval Times
Most Maps Did Not Feature
Mythological Creatures
When people think of Medieval
maps, many picture inaccurate naval charts with drawings of mythological sea
creatures. These maps did exist, but they were not used for navigation. They
were owned by nobility and often hung as art pieces.
On top of that, the creature
illustrations were not viewed as "magical" or "monstrous."
According to historian Chet Van Duzer, cartographers tried to follow scientific
descriptions of sea animals. What we're seeing are the early imaginations of
lobsters, sea lions, whales, sea cucumbers, and other animals that people
didn't yet have names for.
Accomplishments Wrongly Attributed to
Famous People
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Many famous figures, including Edison (the light bulb), Bell
(the telephone), and Fleming (penicillin), are wrongly credited with inventions
or achievements when others made key contributions first.
Cultural icons like Shakespeare and Capone are tied to
myths, with earlier writers and lesser-known individuals playing bigger roles
than commonly believed.
National symbols and historic events, such as the US flag and
the summit of Everest, have more complex backstories than the simplified
legends suggest.
Marketing, media influence, and historical bias—primarily
political or racial—have shaped public memory, often leaving true pioneers
overlooked.
Random Thoughts…
While filming an episode of the West Wing, Martin Sheen put a cigarette
out in the National Cathedral while in character – prompting the National
Cathedral to ban filming inside the building.
Thomas Jefferson is credited with bringing Macaroni and Cheese to the
United States, in 1802.
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a similar chemical balance to Earth and
has “the right conditions for life.” Oh sure, of ALL the places in the universe
humans could move to, we pick the ONE place we were warned to avoid…
Lasers were once the greatest scientific breakthrough in history, now we
use them to play with cats.
Historic Events
Birthdays
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94 – Don King, American boxing promoter 79 – Connie Chung, American journalist
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@67 – Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President (d. 1901;
pneumonia) @65 – Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, producer (d.
2008; stroke)
@38 – Dimebag Darrell, American
guitarist, songwriter (d. 2004; shot) @36 – Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, Thin Lizzy (d.
1986; septicemia) |
…The End for today…
