just not sure

Based on the last three weeks I was fairly sure we would never see autumn again. But Mother Nature in her wisdom seems to be ready to send her around again for another year. Apples are coming on. The corn, or what is left, will be harvested as will the beans. Like most, I await the fall color show. I fear that the heat and drought will make it an unspectacular show, but even a dull fall is pretty. And who knows, maybe it will rain.

Well were you paying attention or were you enjoying the cooler temps?

1) Quietly the Dow Jones Index of Industrial Averages will replace some of its index stocks. How many is it replacing?

2) A Congressional Gold Medal was awarded posthumously this week to whom?

3) Research on mice released this week raised hope that drugs may been able to offset the effects of what genetic disorder?

4) Hillary Clinton received the Liberty Medal this week from the National Constitution Center. Who gave the award to Clinton on behalf of the organization?

5) What 3 congress critters who make up a comedy trio not seen since Moe, Larry and Curly took a trip together to Egypt this week?

6) Teabaggers held a “Justice For Benghazi” rally on 9/11 at the US Capitol. They expected many thousands to join them. In reality, how many showed?

7) Who will negotiate a plan for Syrian gas stockpiles for Russia?

8) The new enrollment numbers are out for Iowa’s universities. Which university has the largest enrollment?

9) Well the drought broke in a big way someplace. What westrn college city was innundate with 6 inches of rain in 12 hours Wednesday?

10) The new Pope continues to make waves. This week he let it be known that what age old practice in the Catholic Church is up for discussion?

11) Only 100 days til Christmas? What retailer drew some criticism for starting its TV Christmas advertising already?

12) Where no one has gone before. What intrepid little traveller appears to have passed into interstellar space now in its 36th year of travel?

13) Thursday the FEC announced that they were investigating what congressman for accepting dozens of illegal donations?

14) Who began his first day of work at CUNY as a visiting professor by being taunted by students as a “war criminal” and “we can smell the blood?”

15) A major find underneath Kenya. What extremely valuable commodity was found there?

O, come cool air! While I enjoy the cool, here are the answers:

1) 3 – there are 30 industrials in the average so 10%

2) victims of the 9/15/1963 church bombing in Birmingham, Ala.

3) Down’s syndrome

4) Jeb Bush

5) Steve King, Michelle Bachmann and Louie Gohmert

6) 10 to 20

7) Sergey Lavrov

8) Iowa State by about 2,000

9) Boulder, Colorado

10) celibacy

11) KMart

12) Voyager I has left the solar system

13) Boehner. – he took excessive donations from many industries

14) Former CIA director, Gen. David Petraeus

15) Water – as much as a 70 year supply in an aquifer under the desert region