1. The second Monday of August has arrived. It is hard to believe that it has already arrived and that there are just 21 Mondays remaining in the year.
2. Moving became very real this past week. We watched many of our furniture departed on trailers and in trucks over the weekend. No amount of money can replace the sense of loss that we are feeling, despite the excitement of the future in Florida.
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| The Morning After the Storm August 5, 2022 Elkridge, MD |
3. Thursday and Friday evenings represented the worst two-day storm stretch of the summer. I had to spend quite a bit of time cleaning leaves and debris from the pool after the storms and ensuring the chemical mix was correct. I was glad that we got a break Saturday and Sunday.
4. With most of the weekend consumed by the Estate Sale, we did not get out to so much. Friday night, however, during Happy Hour we experienced a thunder storm at a restaurant where there was one crack of thunder which was very close to our building. It was one of those see the flash, hear the crack lightning strikes.
5. I noticed this morning that sunrise is happening after 6 AM. Yesterday was the first day since May 5th that we has less than 14 hours of sunlight. The daily sunlight maxed out at 14 hours 56 minutes from June 18-24.
6. For those of us in Maryland, it appears that Route 100 has become the Maryland State raceway. I amazed at how fast some drivers are speeding and weaving in and out of traffic.
7. Selling autos privately is fraught with danger. I have been contacted by no less than 20 scammers. The answer seems to be escrow.com. When I tell them that the financial transaction will be handled by escrow.com, they leave me alone.
8. Today in History. In an evening televised address on August 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announces his intention to become the first president in American history to resign. With impeachment proceedings underway against him for his involvement in the Watergate affair, Nixon was finally bowing to pressure from the public and Congress to leave the White House.
“By taking this action,” he said in a solemn address from the Oval Office, “I hope that I will have hastened the start of the process of healing which is so desperately needed in America.”
Senate Passes Climate, Healthcare and Tax Bill - The Wall Street Journal
Russia Provokes High Anxiety in a Strategic Sliver of Europe - The Wall Street Journal
China’s Military Exercises Showcase Modern Fighting Force Preparing for Possible War - The Wall Street Journal
More than 6,300 US flights delayed on Sunday - CNN
More human remains discovered in Lake Mead's receding waters - CNN
The market read the Federal Reserve all wrong - CNN
China announces fresh military drills around Taiwan - Reuters
Oil bounces as China, U.S. data ease recession concerns - Reuters
Hong Kong eases COVID quarantine rules for incoming travellers - Reuters
The Webb telescope is astonishing. But the universe is even more so. - The Washington Post
Rocket attacks at Zaporizhzhia power plant raise fears of ‘nuclear catastrophe’ - The Washington Post
-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD
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