Jul 24,
2021 Week: 30 Day: 205
Ave. Sky Cover: 70%\Visibility:
10 miles
Local Temp: 78°\ 50° Wind: 6mph\ Gusts: 15mph
Low risk of fire Active fire: 58mi. \
Lightning: 2mi.
Jul Averages: 82°\51° (9 days
w/moisture)
Today’s Quote
Random Tidbits
Windsor Castle is the
largest royal home in the world. It is also the oldest continually inhabited
royal residence in Britain, having been built by William the Conqueror around
A.D. 1080.
The full, official name
of the Tower of London is "Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of
London." It is home to the Queen of England's jewels. Among the 25,578
gems is the 530-carat Cullinan diamond at the top of the Royal Scepter, the
largest part of what was (until 1985) the largest diamond ever found.
True Things
Surprise!
Colin Steer, 70, of
Plymouth, United Kingdom, was replacing some floor joists in the home he and
his wife bought in 1988 when he noticed a dip in the floor near the bay window
in the living room. "I immediately thought someone must have buried
someone under there or that we had a sinkhole," Steer told the Mirror.
Instead, he found a well. Since then, Steer has been digging down into the
well, having cleared about 17 feet of debris from it, including a sword that he
believes could date to medieval times. While the home was constructed in 1895,
Steer believes the well may be 500 years old. "At the bottom of the well
is about 4 feet of water," Steer said, which he has sampled and deemed
crystal clear. He hopes to dig down another several feet and then extend the
structure up into the living room and use it as a coffee table. [Mirror,
6/29/2021]
English Language Oddities
“THEREIN” is a
seven-letter word that contains thirteen words spelled using consecutive
letters: the, he, her, er, here, I, there, ere, rein, re, in, therein, and
herein.
Weekly Observations
|
Captive Nations Week |
18-24 |
|
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
Education & Awareness Week |
18-25 |
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National
Baby Food Week Link |
21-24 |
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Comic
Con International |
22-25 |
|
Hemingway
Look-Alike Days Link |
22-24 |
|
Annie
Oakley Days Garlic
Days Link National
Parenting Gifted Children Week Lin`k |
23-25 |
|
XXXII
Olympic Games (postponed from 2020): |
23-8/8 |
Today’s Observations
|
Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Pioneer Day Link National
Thermal Engineers Day Link |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Monsoon is dumping lots of rain. Some localized flash flooding.
Nothing like Europe or China.
I taped the opening ceremony and watch the first hour before getting
busy. It sure seems strange with no audience.
I had shopping to do this morning, then my blood docs appointment,
then a phlebotomy. All good. But I got a strange phone transcribed message from my Dr. that I missed while I was driving;
‘Hi, this is….it popped up that they wanted you to have a full body me today.
Please call us back so we can do it.’ After my phlebotomy, I stopped at that office
to see what it meant. Turns out my magic apple phone had transcribed phlebotomy
as ‘full body me’. We had a good laugh.
2 New Puzzles Everyday
Answer: bottom of the page
Returns tomorrow.
Historical Events
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate and replaced by
her 1-year-old son James VI, after the sudden death of one husband and the
quick marriage to another.
1701 – Detroit was founded by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.
1823 – Slavery was abolished in Chile.
1847 – Brigham Young brought 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake
Valley, establishing Salt Lake City.
1901 – Writer O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) was released from
prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a
bank.
1935 – The Dust Bowl heatwave reached its peak, with temperatures of
109°F (43°C) in Chicago, Illinois, and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1974 – The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that
President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White
House tapes and they ordered him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate
special prosecutor, Archibald Cox.
2002 – Democrat James Traficant was expelled from the United States
House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 1 (CA Representative Gary Condit
didn’t vote against him).
2009 FINA Congress votes to ban all body-length swimsuits; men's suits
to maximally cover from the waist to knee, and women's from shoulder to knee;
fabric must be a "textile" or woven material; effective 1 January
2010
2017 Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner says he did not collude
with Russia after meeting with Senate investigators
2019 Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and
scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three
major reports published in journals "Nature" and "Nature
Geoscience"
2019 Facebook agrees to pay $5 billion fine, largest ever for violating
consumer privacy, to the US Federal Trade Commission
Birthdays Today
85 – Ruth Buzzi, American comedic actress
@77 – Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (d. 1998;
heart disease)
75 – Gallagher [Leo Anthony
Gallagher Jr.], American comedian
70 – Lynda Carter, American actress, 1972 Miss World USA
@68 – Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (d.
1870; heart attack)
58 – Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach
57 – Barry Bonds, American baseball player
53 – Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer
39 – Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress
@39 – Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (disappeared,
1937)
