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zWeekly Observations
15-24 National Ballroom Dance Week Link
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18-22 National Love Your Files Week Link
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Daily Observations
International Day of Peace
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National Teach Ag Day Link
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Today’s Thoughts
Lots of high clouds…maybe some rain
Today
is the day my mom passed in 2008 at 89. She had a good life and is still missed
today.
I
got the new COVID shot today. No one in our mountain community had the Moderna,
but my physician either one was OK. Walked into Sam’s Pharmacy and was in and
out in 10 minutes. Nice!
I’m
getting a tad concerned about the Republicans blocking all military approval.
According to the military, this is harming our readiness and there is no end in
sight. Very narrow minded.d
Enjoy
Unique National Treasures for the US …
Little
League Baseball
On June 6, 1939, the first Little League baseball game was
played at Park Point in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Lundy Lumber defeated
Lycoming Dairy 23–8.) Since then, the pint-sized version of America’s favorite
pastime has knocked it out of the park as the world’s largest organized youth
sports program, boasting 200,000 teams in all 50 states and 80 countries. This
year’s Little League Baseball World Series is August 17–27 in South
Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Random Trivia…
Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay, the plane
that dropped the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, didn’t have a funeral or
headstone. When he was close to death, Tibbets decided he didn’t want a funeral
or a headstone as he worried it would become a place for protesting nuclear
armament. Instead, he was cremated, and his ashes were scattered over the
English Channel.
In medieval England, the word “ask” was pronounced “axe.” This
pronunciation of the word was even featured in the first English translation of
the Bible: “Axe and it shall be
given.”
Historic Events
- 1937 –
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, was published.
- 1938 –
The Great Hurricane of 1938 made landfall on Long Island in New York,
killing almost 700 people.
- 1970 – Monday Night
Football premiered on ABC.
- 1981 –
Sandra Day O’Connor was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the
first female Supreme Court justice.
- 2001 – America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by dozens
of network and cable channels, and raised over $200 million for the
victims of the September 11 attacks.
Birthdays with some quotes
@82 – Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (d.
2016)
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how
the light gets in.”
@81 – Larry Hagman, American actor (d. 2012)
80
– Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
“You have to start at the very bottom and
you’ve got to do every job. I did that so I could understand what everybody
does. I didn’t become this huge producer overnight. It took many, many years.”
79
– Fannie Flagg, American comedic actress
@79 – H.G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (d.
1946)
“We must not allow the clock and the calendar
to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery.”
@73 – Henry Gibson, American comedic actor (d. 2009;cancer)
76
– Don Felder, American musician, and songwriter, The Eagles
76
– Stephen King, American author, and screenwriter
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What
separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard
work.”
73
– Bill Murray, American comedic actor, and screenwriter
“People are like music, some speak the truth
and others are just noise.”
69
– Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter, Brother
61
– Rob Morrow, American actor
56
– Faith Hill, singer, Actor
55
– Ricki Lake, American actress, and talk show host
52
– Luke Wilson, American actor
52
– Alfonso Riveiro, dancer, actor
40
– Cristian Hidalgo, Spanish footballer
“You can’t force inspiration. It’s like
trying to catch a butterfly with a hoop but no net. If you keep your mind open
and receptive, though, one day a butterfly will land on your finger.”
…The End for today…
