Monthly Archives: August 2022

It’s A Hot Time In The ‘Ol Town Tonight

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 by Paul

Fact: In recent years, the average heat wave in major U.S. urban areas has been about four days long. This is about a day longer than the average heat wave in the 1960s (see Figure 1). The average heat wave season … Continue reading →

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Mix Up Day!

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Bell peppers are fruit!  Surprised?  Scientists define fruit as the part of a plant that develops from a flower and has seeds.  So that means bell peppers — along with squash, cucumbers, and pumpkins — are fruits.  It’s up … Continue reading →

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Success; We WILL Overcome!

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Rats destroy about 20% of agricultural products worldwide each year. Mary and I are battling the rats, and we are winning.  We do understand we are outnumbered, but we will prevail.  This morning we investigated the battle lines and … Continue reading →

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Work And Play; That’s The Way!

Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Months that begin on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th in them. Out to the Swim Spa was first on our agenda.  But first, we swung by the wall looking for new varmints caught on the traps.  Alas, … Continue reading →

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Saturday Was Relaxing

Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  A rat’s teeth grow five inches a year, only maintained by continuous grinding and gnawing to keep from outgrowing the rat’s mouth. We got an early morning delivery.  We needed more construction materials.  Morning is terrific, and its only … Continue reading →

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On The Move!

Posted on Friday, August 26, 2022 by Paul

Fact: 60 million cars are produced every year.  That’s 165,000 a day, 6,875 an hour, and 115 a minute. Alexa went off at 6:00 AM and told us we had to get ready for a doctor’s appointment in Long Beach … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Bob!

Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  It is believed that gift-giving was a primitive caveman culture.  These gifts were not packed in a fancy wrapper, but the gifts were from nature, like tree bark or rock. Keeping with the caveman tradition, Mary and I gave … Continue reading →

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A Sailing We Will Go!

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Duffy boats were invented by Marshall “Duffy” Duffield.  He was a teenager living in Newport Beach, and he took a golf cart battery and a beat-up day boat and created this quiet cruiser in 1970.  These can be seen … Continue reading →

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Not Too Hot Today; Only 85!

Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Anteaters have no teeth. Today was hardly describable as we pretty much piddled around the house.  He heard we were going to do some gardening, so Scout brought us a picture he took of himself recently. Scout, the Wonder … Continue reading →

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We Is Insulated!

Posted on Monday, August 22, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Whoops!  Fiberglass was invented when a young researcher named Dale Kleist attempted to create a vacuum-tight seal between two pieces of glass, and a high-pressure jet of air shot through and turned them into fibers. The vegetable garden is … Continue reading →

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