It is Thursday, and looks like it will be another hot summer day.  I went to the State Fair yesterday, as I do every year, and had a great time.  Spokane is such a wonderful place to live.

Sunshine and HOT temps as this late Summer high pressure system brings above normal temps across the Inland NW through the weekend. 90°/61° 

If you are ready for a cool down...hold on!  A "cold front" will sweep through Sunday night into Monday, bringing cooler temps and a round of showers and thunderstorms followed by breezy winds...flip flopping our WARMER than average temps to COOLER than average through the end of next week. 

We are 11 days away from the official start to Autumn!  (Sept. 22)

Leslie

Cats...
All of my friends know that I am a "cat person".  I've owned (and I hate to say owned) cats for over 30 years.  Their personalities and mine seem to mesh very well.  They are not hyper like a dog, but can be just as needy..lol.  I've thoroughly enjoyed sharing my life with 12 different cats over that time period and would not change it if given the chance to do so. They have taught me life lessons, and given me strength when I needed it.

We've given you plenty of reasons that prove that getting a dog can solve 99 percent of your problems, but if you've been on the Internet in the last decade, you know that cats can weave magic into your life, too.

Read More:  20 Reasons to own a Cat

Something to think about...
I personally don't eat yogurt.  I didn't grow up with it, and never developed a taste for it. But...I know it's healthy for you, and many of my friends swear by it.  Anyway, if you're one of those who eat it regularly, you might want to watch out for this brand...

89 reported sickened by Chobani yogurt

The United States Food and Drug Administration reported Tuesday that it has received at least 89 reports of people getting sick after consuming Chobani Greek yogurt that may have been contaminated by mold.

The reports have not been confirmed and do not represent any conclusion by the FDA about whether the product actually caused the illnesses. Chobani voluntarily removed the product from store shelves after receiving consumer complaints about swollen or bloated yogurt containers.

Read More:  Bad Yogurt

And then there's this...
My view on this is GOOD FOR YOU VINCE.  The world, and our country in particular has no place for such hate filled "Christians" like this.

Country Singer Vince Gill Blasts Westboro Baptist Church Protestors At Kansas City Concert

The Huffington Post  |  By Cavan Sieczkowski

Country singer Vince Gill isn't afraid to confront the Westboro Baptist Church head-on, and that's exactly what he did when members from the hate group decided to protest his Missouri concert over the weekend.

On Sunday, Sept. 8, Gill stepped outside at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo., to face down some Westboro Baptist Church members gathered on the sidewalk. The hate group purportedly decided to protest Gill's concert because he is a divorced man who remarried, Country Music Television noted.

The 56-year-old musician was once married to Sweethearts of the Rodeo singer Janis Oliver. After their 1998 divorce, he married Christian singer Amy Grant in 2000. Grant, who has offered support to her gay fanbase, was previously married to Christian musician Gary Chapman.

Apparently, that union doesn't sit too well with the WBC, best known for its anti-gay rhetoric, as well as its unwanted appearances at funerals.

"Vince Gill, what in the world are you doing out here?" a WBC member can be heard asking, in a video of the confrontation uploaded to YouTube. "But, more importantly, what are you doing with another man's wife?"

"I came out to see what hatred really looked like in the face," Gill responded.

"Don't you know that divorce plus remarriage equals adultery?" she asked.

"Don't you know that you f**kers are lucky that you don't have a sign that says something about my wife?" Gill asked. "You know what else [Jesus Christ] said? He said a lot of stuff about forgiveness, about grace. You guys don't have any of that.

Read More:  Quran burning Pastor

What Do you think?
Once again, a fanatical religious zealot, with a warped sense of self righteous indignation, is trying to do something without thinking it through.  Just who does he think he is?  Whether or not he believes others are worshiping the way he thinks they should, is something he needs to deal with in a civilized, respectful manner, if at all.  I can just imagine that if believers in the Quran were to burn Bibles, he would be the first to be outraged.  Come on...can't we just all get along?

Fla. Pastor Arrested Before He Could Burn Qurans
By AP / Tamara Lush

(MULBERRY, Fla.) — Law enforcement arrested a Florida pastor Wednesday as he drove to a park to light nearly 3,000 Qurans on fire to protest the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Polk County sheriff’s deputies arrested Pastor Terry Jones, 61, and his associate pastor, Marvin Sapp Jr., 34, on felony charges as he drove a pickup truck towing a large barbecue-style grill filled with Qurans soaked in kerosene. He had said he was heading to a nearby park to burn 2,998 Qurans — one for every victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Sheriff’s officials said they would hold a news conference later Wednesday to discuss specific charges.

Mulberry’s mayor, along with area elected officials, a sheriff’s deputy and several Polk County residents have talked about the need to express love and tolerance for all faiths on Sept. 11.

Read More:  Quran burning Pastor

Just Because Fall is here....

Places I'd Like to Go....
Turkish Coast

Colorado Sunrise

And winter is almost here....
I've always been somewhat amazed that people actually suffer from "winter depression".  I find winter with all the snow and gray days refreshing.  It might come from my being raised in the South where we didn't have snow regularly.  In all my travels, I've experienced many different climates, and I find that I enjoy living in a place where we see all four seasons, and all that comes with them.

Winter depression may be less common than believed

SATURDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Feel the blues in the winter? You might blame seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that's thought to be driven by weather and the time of year. Now, a new study raises questions about whether this condition is as common as researchers have believed.

"It is clear from prior research that seasonal affective disorder exists," study lead author David Kerr, an assistant professor in the School of Psychological Science at Oregon State University, said in a university news release. "But our research suggests that what we often think of as the winter blues does not affect people nearly as much as we may think."

Kerr and colleagues analyzed the results from surveys given to more than 550 people in Iowa and more than 200 people in Oregon who answered questions about depression over years. Researchers tried to link the answers to changes in weather conditions, such as the amount of sunlight.

"We found a very small effect during the winter months, but it was much more modest than would be expected if seasonal depression were as common as many people think it is," Columbia University researcher Jeff Shaman, a study co-author, said in the news release. "We were surprised. With a sample of nearly 800 people and very precise measures of the weather, we expected to see a larger effect."

People who think they suffer from seasonal affective disorder should get help, Kerr said. Effective treatments include antidepressants, cognitive behavior therapy and exposure to light.

Read More:  Winter Depression

Health..
I found this to be somewhat incredulous...I remember reading that in the end times "knowledge will be increased"...and I truthfully believe that this is prophecy being fulfilled.  Hopefully they'll never be able to modify this for humans.  I think that's going just a little too far.

Memories Can Now Be Created — And Erased — in a Lab

By Denver Nicks

Two recently published studies describe scientists implanting fabricated memories and selectively erasing unwanted memories in the brains of lab rodents.

Researchers at UC Irvine have found that by playing a particular tone while stimulating the release of a brain chemical associated with memory formation they can artificially “condition” a response to the tone in lab rats, which is recalled and observable the following day. Fabricated memories have the same features as naturally-occurring memories, Science Daily reports, “including long-term retention.” Researchers say this represents “the first evidence that memories can be created by direct cortical manipulation.”

Read More:  Lab created Memories

And Finally some Humor...
Some of the things I post in this section will be things I have found humorous...so, I'll apologize if sometimes it borders on the risque....(but I really don't care if your really offended...lol).