IT IS VERY HOT IN THE HOUSE, TS CRISTOBAL THREATENS OBX

Well I have to say it very hot in the house since the AC has gone out, I had to sleep in the new room last night because that was he only room that had AC in it. When I went to bed last night it was 84 downstairs and 88 upstairs & I got a feeling it is going to be much hotter in the house today. It looks like TS Cristobal will skirt the OBX the next few days bringing some rain and some heavy surf to the OBX and that about it, it doesn't appear that we will get any effects Cristobal here in CH. Lee has rejoined the blog after about a 2 year absence, now only if we could get Donna, Gary and Maureen back in the fold. Carl Edwards won last nights Nationwide race holding off Joey Logano for the win, next week both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series will race at Indianapolis but on two different tracks. My PAIN index is higher this morning mainly because I didn't sleep well at all last night, I think I might have got three hours sleep. I have posted a photo taken yesterday in Nags Head of rainbow that I got of a messageboard. MICKEY

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The easiest way to avoid heat disorders such as dehydration is to keep your body hydrated. This means drinking fluids before, during and after exercise. The new fluid recommendations for runners say that they should "obey your thirst" and drink when their mouth is dry and they feel the need to drink. Drink before workouts and make sure you have access to fluids if exercising longer than 30 minutes. During longer workouts, some of your fluid intake should include a sports drink (like Gatorade) to replace lost salt and other minerals (electrolytes).

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July 20
1801 - A 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr. The huge ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to President Thomas Jefferson at the White House. Mr. Jefferson was heard to say, “That’s one small bite for man, one giant cheese for mankind.”
1859 - Brooklyn and New York played baseball at Fashion Park Race Course on Long Island, New York. The game marked the first time that admission had been charged for spectators to see a ball game. It cost $.50 to get in and the players on the field received no salary (until 1863). Hot dogs were $18.50, just like today.
1868 - Legislation that ordered U.S. tax stamps to be placed on all cigarette packs was passed this day.
1935 - NBC radio debuted G-men. The show was later renamed Gangbusters and stayed on the air until 1957.
1940 - Billboard magazine published its first listing of best-selling singles. 10 tunes were listed.
1942 - The first members of the WAACS, the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps began training at Fort Des Moines, IA. In 1943, the name was changed to WACS (Women’s Army Corps) and the organization became a part of the U.S. Army. All WAACS were given the choice of joining the new WACS (and joining the army) or returning to civilian life (75% stayed on).
1958 - Pitcher Jim Bunning threw a no-hitter and led the Detroit Tigers to a baseball win over the Boston Red Sox. The no-hitter was the last by a Tiger pitcher until Jack Morris did the same 26 years later. This turned out to be a major-league record for time between no-hitters.
1961 - Stop the World, I Want to Get Off opened in London. The show went to Broadway in 1962.
1963 - Ray Conniff received two gold-record awards -- for the albums, Concert in Rhythm and Memories are Made of This -- on Columbia Records. Conniff recorded dozens of albums of easy listening music for the label. He had been a trombonist and arranger with Bunny Berigan, Bob Crosby, Harry James, Vaughn Monroe and Artie Shaw.
1983 - Frank Reynolds, anchor of the nightly ABC News, died at the age of 59. He was replaced by ABC News correspondent, Peter Jennings. Through his years at ABC, Reynolds was noted for being temperamental. That personality came through on the air from time to time. During the assassination attempt of President Ronald Reagan, Reynolds scolded staff members while he was on camera. Reynolds had to retract previously broadcast statements that Reagan’s Press Secretary James Brady had been killed in the attack. The misinformation embarrassed Reynolds, causing the on-air reaction.
1985 - Treasure hunters began hauling off $400 million in coins and silver ingots from the sea floor in the biggest underwater jackpot in history. The bounty came from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The Spanish galleon sank 40 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida in 1622. It was located by treasure hunter Mel Fisher. The 40 tons of gold and silver and was the richest treasure find since the opening of King Tut’s tomb in the 1930s.
1996 - Blue, the very first major-label (Curb Records) album by Country singer LeAnn Rimes (13 years old), debuted at number one on Billboard’s Country music chart and number four on the Pop album chart. The title track from Blue went on to became a signature song for Rimes. The album went on to go multi-platinum.