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Nice. My sweet corn is tasseling with a few silks showing. Couple weeks to go most likely.

We had some showers earlier, so it cooled things off. For a while anyway. At 1800 it's sunny, 90F (heat index of 101) with 57% humidity. Forecast low of 75F with 20% chance of rain tonight, 40% tomorrow and 10% tomorrow night. 10 day high low of 95/73F with 9 days of possible rain.

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1995 : The US shuttle Atlantis delivered a relief crew of two cosmonauts to the Russian Mir space station, creating a new era of space co-operation between the two former Cold War rivals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle%E2%80%93Mir_program

At work I have a Sony A/V receiver, Sony CD changer, a pair of KLM speakers, as well as single RCA, Panasonic and Optimus speakers. Most of the time I play music off YouTube through my laptop, but I also have DVD and MP3 players hooked into the system. At home I have a Sony receiver, (I think I...

1985 - David Bowie David Bowie and Mick Jagger recorded a version of the Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 1964 hit 'Dancing In The Street' for the forthcoming Live Aid fundraising event. The single went on to become a No.1 UK hit. The original plan was to perform a track together live, with Bowie...

1984 - Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen kicked off the first leg of his Born in the USA Tour with a three night run at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Springsteen would play a total of 156 shows ending on October 2, 1985 in Los Angeles.

1979 - Lowell George American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Lowell George died of a heart attack. The Little Feat front man was found dead at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. George joined Zappa's Mothers of Invention as rhythm guitarist in 1968...

1967 - Keith Richards Rolling Stone Keith Richards was found guilty of allowing his house to be used for the illegal smoking of cannabis. He was sentenced to one year in jail and a £500 ($850) fine, (prison number 5855). Mick Jagger was also fined £100 ($170) and given three months in jail on...

1948 Ian Paice, British hard rock drummer (White Snake, Deep Purple), born in Nottingham, England

1948 Bill Kirchen, American singer and guitarist (Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut

1943 Little Eva [Eva Boyd], American pop singer (Locomotion), born in Belhaven, North Carolina (d. 2003)

1910 Frank Loesser, American songwriter and composer (Guys And Dolls, Baby It's Cold Outside), born in NYC, New York (d. 1969)

From 40 years ago tonight. Grateful Dead 06/29/80 Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA Set 1: Alabama Getaway Promised Land Loser New Minglewood Blues Althea Looks Like Rain Easy To Love You Big Railroad Blues Lost Sailor Saint Of Circumstance Deal Set 2: Feel Like A Stranger Don't Ease...

The outdoor season starts whenever you decide it does. Like @topcat, I try for smaller plants, so I plant later. Most years I plant a few each moon cycle starting in May and going on through the end of the year. But a basic understanding of light hours and the seasons will make it easier for...

1964 John McCrea, American singer and musician (Cake), born in Sacramento, California

1952 Brian MacLeod, Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist (Chilliwack), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 1992)

1945 Carly Simon, American singer (Anticipation, You're So Vain), born in NYC, New York

1925 Clifton Chenier, American blues singer (Bayou Blues), born in Opelousas, Louisiana (d. 1978)

An electric chain saw came with the river house. I haven't tried it out yet, but I bet it's like my small trim saw. Light weight, but harder to deal with because of the lightness. What I like about the Kobalt is the same battery fits 30 something tools. A pole saw is my next buy. 4th of July...