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Sep. 6, 2019 Week: 36 Day: 249
86004: H 82° \ L 51° \ Average Sky Cover: 20%
Nearest wildfire: 80mi.
Nearest lightning: 84mi
Wind: 7mph\Gusts: 7mph Visibility:
10 mi
Record High: 87°[1977] Record Low: 33°[1985]
Sep Averages: 74°\42°
(5 days with rain)
Today’s Quote
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we find it not.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Random Tidbits
Cats
were first brought to the Americas in colonial times to get rid of rodents.
Today
there are about 88 million pet cats in the United States, which makes them the
most popular pet in the country!
Cats
have 230 bones, while humans only have 206.
Observances This Week
1-7
International Enthusiasm Week
National Nutrition Week (UNICEF-India) Link
Self-University Week Link
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
National Waffle Week
National Nutrition Week (UNICEF-India) Link
Self-University Week Link
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
National Waffle Week
2-6
National Payroll Week
3-7
Play Days
4-7
4-7
5-7
5-9
National Days of Prayer & Remembrance
Mushroom Days
Mushroom Days
Observances for Today
National Coffee Ice Cream Day
National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
National Food Bank Day Link
National Lazy Mom's Day
Read a Book Day
National Food Bank Day Link
National Lazy Mom's Day
Read a Book Day
My Rambling Thoughts
Quick
visit to blood doc. All is well.
About
a week ago the local school district announced that some personal info may have
been stolen from their computer system. Yesterday at 3:30 I got an announcement
that all Flagstaff District schools would be closed on Thurs and possibly Fri
due to a Ransomware attack. All after school activities were cancelled. No
decision on what to do. As usual, all staff with 9 or 12 month contracts still
had to report to work. In today’s computer world, not much that staff can do
without a computer. I’m sure they will stay busy. Sad, as AZ school are much
underfunded and paying any amount of extra money not in the budget will cause major problems.
A
retired Gifted teacher from TCBS retired about 6 years ago and moved to a
Florida beach. She’s in contract with a friend and retired teacher in our
Retirement Group. Every few years she has to evacuate. When she returns she says
FEMA replaces what needs to be replaced…roof, siding, windows, etc. Haven’t
heard about Dorian, but I’m sure FEMA will do it again. I understand that she
loves beach life and enjoys many a day there. It somehow doesn’t seem right
that the FEDS (my tax dollars) allow it to be fixed every few years at no cost
to her. She is not the only one, as many homes have been completely rebuilt
several times in known hurricane or flooding areas. Sounds like the rules need
to be changed. I have no problem when homes are FEMA replaced or fixed after an
unusual event where the event was unexpected.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of this page
I
come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am
I?
To see hint, highlight the black box below
The
idea of a mine might lead you to coal or a diamond. The wood detail is your
best hint. This riddle is a toughie, but wood might lead you to figure it out.
Historical Events
1620
- The Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in
North America.
1837
- Oberlin Collegiate Institute became the first college to grant women equal
status.
1866
- Frederick Douglass was the first US black delegate to a national political
convention.
1901
- Leon Czolgosz shot and killed US President William McKinley at the
Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
1943
- A Pennsylvania Railroad train derailed at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia,
killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.
1954
- WINS (New York City) began playing rock and roll music with the Alan Freed
Show.
1963
- Baseball Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in
professional baseball history.
1972
- A German policeman and nine Israel athletes were taken hostage and killed at
the Munich Olympic Games by the Palestinian "Black September"
terrorist group.
1975
- #1 Hit: Glen Campbell -
Rhinestone Cowboy
1976
- Dean Martin appeared on Jerry Lewis' 11th Muscular Dystrophy telethon. The
pair had not spoken since the 1950s.
1979
- National Grandparents Day was proclaimed by President Jimmy Carter to be
celebrated on the Sunday following Labor Day.
1980
- #1 Hit: Diana Ross -
Upside Down
1983
- The Soviet Union admitted to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007,
claiming that it did not know it was a civilian aircraft when it violated
Soviet airspace.
1986
- #1 Hit: Bananarama -
Venus
1991
- The Soviet Union recognized the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania.
1991
- The name Saint Petersburg was restored to Russia's second largest city, which
had been known as Leningrad since 1924.
1995
- Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles played in his 2,131st consecutive
game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years.
1997
- The funeral for Princess Diana was broadcast across several networks and around
the world. An estimated 2 billion people watched all or part of the funeral on
television.
2003
- #1 Hit : Nelly, P.
Diddy and Murphy Lee - Shake Ya Tailfeather
2014
- #1 Hit: Taylor Swift -
Shake It Off
2017
Catalonia's parliament passes law to allow referendum on independence from
Spain
2018
New York and New Jersey state attorneys launch investigations into sexual abuse
by the Catholic clergy, bring to six the number of states investigating
Birthdays Today
Sergio
Aragonés, cartoonist [Mad Magazine] (81)
Jo
Anne Worley, actor, comedian [Laugh In] (81)
David
Allen Coe, singer [Take This Job & Shove It] (80)
Roger
Waters, bass player, singer (Pink Floyd) (76)
Swoosie
Kurtz, TV actor (75)
Jane
Curtin, actor, comedian (72)
Michael
Winslow, actor/Voice with 1000 sound effects (61)
Jeff
Foxworthy, comedian (61)
Chris
Christi, politician (57)
Rosie
Perez, actor, singer, dancer, activist (55)
Cecilia
Veronica ‘Ce Ce’ Peniston, singer (50)
Foxy
Brown, female rapper (41)
Puzzle answer:
Pencil
lead
