7/15/26 - Smoke & Heat, Hot Summer Color, and Robots Are Good
- bribriny
- 7 hours ago
- 4 min read
Wednesday 7/15/26
Celebrate:
Gummi Worm Day
I Love Horses Day
National Be a Dork Day
National Give Something Away Day
National Hot Dog Day
National Pet Fire Safety Day
National Respect Canada Day
National Tapioca Pudding Day
Orange Chicken Day
Take Your Poet to Work Day
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Today is Saint Swithin's Day and it's steeped in legend and is celebrated in the United Kingdom—although not widely. Saint Swithin was born in Winchester, England, in about 800. He became counselor of the Saxon kings Egbert and Ethelwulf, and then Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester from 852 until his death in 862. He was originally buried in front of the Old Minster Cathedral—the cathedral that preceded the Winchester Cathedral—as he had requested. He wanted this to be his resting place so that rain would fall on his grave, and because "the feet of ordinary men could pass over him."
After becoming the patron saint of the cathedral's Benedictine monastery, his body was dug up on July 15, 971; his bones were placed in a reliquary and he was buried in a shrine inside the cathedral. This was seen as going against Swithin's wishes, and legend has it that it then rained over the cathedral for 40 days—a sign of heaven's anger at the reburial. The earliest reference of the weather on the day was in the thirteenth or fourteenth century, in a manuscript from Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Saint Swithin's Day takes place on July 15, the day that his remains were moved. According to legend, whatever the weather is on that day, it is supposed to be the same for the next 40 days. If it is rain, then it will continue to rain; if it is sunny, the sun won't let up for 40 days.
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It's back!!!!
The 607 Weather & Storm Chasing Facebook Page talked about the wildfire smoke.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires moved into the region on Tuesday. Bringing hazy skies and actually a few degrees cooler that it would have been.
The good news is that most of this smoke is expected to remain high in the atmosphere, so air quality impacts at the surface should be limited for most locations.
Smoke may become a bit thicker on Wednesday, leading to hazier skies.
Here's Wednesday's map.
Watch the sunrise/sunsets, though, they could be spectacular!
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It's going to be hot again today. Remember your pets!!! Walk them on the grass if you can!
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The U.S. House passed a bill on Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent.
The proposed legislation wants to rid Americans across most states of the biannual time change every spring and fall, keeping later sunsets year-round. The bill passed 308-117 on Tuesday afternoon.
In May, the House Energy and Commerce Committee backed the "Sunshine Protection Act," an initiative that would eliminate the biannual change in favor of daylight saving time year round. Lawmakers on the committee voted in favor 48-1.
The bill now moves to the Senate for a vote.
In 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a version of that bill by unanimous consent, but it was never voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Listen up sports fans.
The 2026 ESPY Awards will air live on ABC from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET. Hosted by comedian Marcello Hernández, the ceremony features scheduled presenters such as Simone Biles and Tiffany Haddish, alongside special musical performances by hip-hop pioneers De La Soul, Slick Rick, and Ghostface Killah.
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A museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has found a highly aromatic way to pay tribute to the late, beloved Dutch conceptual artist Wim T. Schippers. To honor the non-conformist artist, museum staff spent several days using drywall trowels to perfectly smear over 800 pounds of peanut butter across a 270-square-foot hexagon on the floor, resurrecting his famous 1969 "Pindakaasvloer" (peanut butter floor) installation. The museum has put up warnings for visitors with peanut allergies, but says the main goal is for people to "follow the smell" and experience the sheer, absurd joy of the exhibit.
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The hot color of the summer is chartreuse. The vibrant yellow-green shade is dominating shoe lines, lightweight linen dresses, and summer accessories. Stylists note the sudden popularity of the shade is a reaction against years of neutral "quiet luxury" tones, with consumers craving loud, energetic pops of fun.
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Instant Karma:
Authorities in Chile were called to rescue two men after they tried to leave a restaurant without paying. According to police, two men ate at the place and ran out the door after getting their check. They didn’t get far. Both fell down a nearby hillside. Dozens of rescuers were needed to pull them to safety.
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A heartwarming tech story is going viral: a specialty cafe is making waves for using physical robot servers that are operated entirely by disabled individuals working from their own homes. Instead of using AI to eliminate jobs, the technology is being used to create fully accessible, remote hospitality employment for people who otherwise couldn't work on-site.
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2012 - The "Gangnam Style" video is posted to YouTube; we are powerless to resist.
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