Weather Wonders As you probably can tell, the Dog Days of summer have arrived. And you probably know that ancient astronomers noticed that the hot time ensued when Sirius, the Dog star, rose at about the same time the sun did. So they called the hot weather Dog Days, but, did you know...?
Scientists have discovered that Wednesday is the warmest day of the week worldwide, but they really can’t explain why. It may just be a statistical coincidence. Lightning strikes the earth 100 times every second. The chirping of a cricket provides a clue to the air temperature. By counting the number of cricket chirps in a 14 second period and adding 40, the total will equal the air temperature to within one degree 75% of the time. A rainbow can be seen only in the morning or late afternoon. It’s a phenomenon that can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon.
and the men behind it
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he signers of the Declaration of Independence - visionaries of the highest order - were actually ordinary men. They ranged from “professional” men to what might be described as “blue collar” workers. This list looks at how the Founding Fathers were earning their daily bread that hot summer of 1776 when they helped create a great nation. They had no idea how they would change the course of human existence for all who would come afterwards. Here’s what they did for a living: 15 judges, 14 lawyers, 10 farmers, 10 merchants, 4 physicians, 2 educators, 1 author, 1 printer, 1 clergyman, 1 ironmaster, 1 political leader, 1 publisher, 1 surveyor, and 1 soldier. Note: Of the men listed here, a few had two or more occupations making the list total 63 when there were only 56 signers.
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j uly! The HALFWAY POINT OF 2009 is on July 2nd. There are 182 ½ days left before the start of the new year. RUBIES, the birthstones of July, were worn by ancient soldiers in battle to guard them against wounds and to promote healing if wounded. If you live in the western or central part of North America, look out your window at 1:33 a.m. PDT and you’ll see the PENUMBRAL ECLIPSE of the moon.
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July 2009
GRILLS In the last Newsletter we mentioned that we needed a way to get our grills replaced. Well a very gracious anonymous full time resident donated 2 new stainless steel grills to the park. Words cannot express how thankful and humbled we feel. Thank you so much from all of us. They will be well used.
July’s flower, the LARKSPUR, is Unusual HoliDAYS in July said to keep away scorpions, venomous 1st, International Joke Day; 3rd, snakes and even ghosts! Compliment Your Mirror Day; 4th, Country Music Day; 5th, Build A Scarecrow Day;
LEO, the sign of the lion, is the period 6th, Fried Chicken Day; 7th, Chocolate between July 23 and August 22. Those Day; 11th, Cheer up the Lonely Day; 12th, Different Colored Eyes Day; 13th, born during this time are thought to be Barbershop Music Appreciation Day; 23rd, generous and enthusiastic.
We hope you have a Safe & Happy fourth of july!
Hot Dog Day; 24th, Amelia Earhart Day; 26th, Aunt and Uncle Day; 29th, Lasagna Day and 31st, Mutt’s Day.