Sep 23

 

Sep 22, 2021 Week: 39 Day: 266
Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   77°\ 41° Wind: 7mph\ Gusts: 13mph
Extreme risk of fire Active fire: 131mi. \ Lightning: 954mi.
Sep Averages: 74°\32° (5 days w/moisture) 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

Constitution Week	17-23
National Ballroom Dance Week Link	17-26
Farm Animal Awareness Week:	18-24
Balance Awareness Week:  Link    Build A Better Image Week:   Child Passenger Safety Week:  Link   Deaf Dog Awareness Week:  Link   International Clean Hands Week:   International Go-Kart Week:   International Interpreters and Translators Week:   International Women's E-Commerce Days: Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week:    Link National Dog Week:   Link   Link  Link National Employ Older Workers Week:  Link  National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week:   National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week: National Indoor Plant Week:   National Rehabilitation Awareness Week:   National Security Officer Appreciation Week:   National Singles Week:    Pollution Prevention Week: 19-24   Link Prostate Cancer Awareness Week:    Tolkien Week:   World Reflexology Week:	19-25
National Go-Kart Week Link	20-26
National Love Your Files Week Link	20-24
Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Link	22-10/21

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

A quick smile!

 

What kinds of stones are never found in the ocean? Dry stones.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Felling a whole lot better today. My test data was messed up, so I have to sign up again. As I’m feeling better, I just must move on. I’ve been conflicted about General Milley’s actions at the end to the Trump presidency. I get that he was concerned about the country. But he should have followed the law. First, he told one of our ‘non-friends’ that he would let them know if Trump ordered an attack, and he hold the Generals to get his approval for a bombing. I’m glad we didn’t get into a war. This needs to be investigated and Gen. Milley should probably resign. Those Generals who agreed to notify him, even though it didn’t happen, should also be investigated. Some or all of them should also resign. They took an oath to uphold the Constitution, not a man. I’m glad I do not have to make the final decision.

  

Historical Events

 

1779 John Paul Jones aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard defeats the British frigate HMS Serepis and becomes the United States first well-known naval hero

1845 – The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, was founded in New York.

1846 – The planet Neptune was discovered by Johann Galle.

1932 Abdulaziz Ibn Saud merges the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1950 Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph Bunche for mediation in Israel - 1st African American winner

1952 Richard Nixon makes his "Checker's" speech

1962 – The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opened in New York City.

2017 Women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the first time during Saudi Arabia's 87th anniversary celebrations

2019 Climate activist Greta Thunberg scolds world leaders "How Dare You" for not addressing climate change at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York

 

Birthdays Today

 

@93 – Mickey Rooney, American actor, and singer (d. 2014)

@73 – Ray Charles, singer-songwriter, pianist, actor (d. 2004; lover disease)

78 – Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter

72 – Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter

62 – Jason Alexander, American actor, singer, and voice artist

43 – Anthony Mackie, American actor

37 – Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress

 

 

Sep 22

 

Sep 22, 2021 Week: 39 Day: 265

Ave. Sky Cover: 5%\Visibility: 10 miles

Local Temp:   70°\ 37° Wind: 6mph\ Gusts: 13mph

High risk of fire Active fire: 131mi. \ Lightning: 563mi.

Sep Averages: 74°\32° (5 days w/moisture) 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

Constitution Week	17-23
National Ballroom Dance Week Link	17-26
Farm Animal Awareness Week	18-24
Balance Awareness Week  Link    Build A Better Image Week   Child Passenger Safety Week  Link   Deaf Dog Awareness Week  Link   International Clean Hands Week   International Go-Kart Week   International Interpreters and Translators Week   International Women's E-Commerce Days Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week    Link National Dog Week   Link   Link  Link National Employ Older Workers Week  Link  National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week   National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week National Indoor Plant Week   National Rehabilitation Awareness Week   National Security Officer Appreciation Week   National Singles Week    Pollution Prevention Week 19-24   Link Prostate Cancer Awareness Week    Tolkien Week   World Reflexology Week	19-25
National Go-Kart Week Link	20-26
National Love Your Files Week Link	20-24
Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Link	22-10/21

 

Daily Observations

 

Businesswomen’s Day Car Free Day Centenarian’s Day Dear Diary Day Elephant Appreciation Day Hobbit Day Ice Cream Cone Day International Day of Radiant Peace White Chocolate Day

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

A quick smile!

 

What do Eskimos get from sitting on the ice too long? Polaroids!

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Hangin in there. At least I’m not getting worse. I had hoped that Biden would pull the country together, get America vaccinated, and deal with the many problems. Sadly, he has not come close to my expectations. The mess in Texas at the border is unacceptable. The US is testing and vaccinating the Afghans who are here or coming. The Haitians at the border are getting neither. And now we are sending the back to Haiti. Ignoring the crisis at the border will not simply go away. The Haitians and many others are desperate, and America has always offered help. Living under the bridge is only asking for problems with disease, hunger, and crime. Americans need to stand up to find a fix for this humane crisis. When I was in college as an undergrad, I tutored children in Broomfield. Most of them were migrant worker’s children. They were in Broomfield only part of the school year. Then they returned to Mexico, only to return when the season offered jobs to parents. It was certainly challenging. I actually tutored several students over my 3 years who came, then left, then returned the following year. I am beginning to believe that politicians don’t want to fix the migrant situation as it is a way to get votes, with no solution helping them more than standing up for what is right and fixing the whole system.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1598 Playwright and poet Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter as the result of a duel

1692 Last people hanged for witchcraft (8) in the US, 19 hanged overall, with six other deaths during Salem witch trials

1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie's army returns to Edinburgh

1773 Benjamin Franklin publishes a hoax letter "An Edict by the King of Prussia" in the Public Advertiser, criticizing Britain's colonial policies in the American colonies

1903 – The patent for the Ice Cream Cone Mold (#746971) was granted to Italo Marchiony.

1968 Ceremony to mark relocation of ancient Egyptian Abu Simbel temples, honoring Ramesses II after rebuilt 200 meters inland away from Aswan Dam

1980 – Iraq invaded Iran, beginning the 8-year Iran-Iraq War.

1981 Sandra Day O'Connor appointed to US Supreme Court

September 22, 19** Birthday (fictional) Supergirl, Kara Danvers, DC Comics

September 22, (fictional) Bilbo & Frodo Baggins, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings

 

Birthdays Today

 

@79 – Anna Karina, Danish-French actress (died in 2019)

65 – Debby Boone, American singer

63 – Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer

63 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter

61 – Scott Baio, American actor