Sunny Afternoons, Sandwiched Boomers and Your 9/11 Stories

Today is Aug. 22. It i the 234th day of the year. We are under a third quarter moon. Sunset will occur about 7:34 p.m. Here are five things to know:

1. The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for sunny skies with a high near 74 degrees with patchy, dense fog after 11 p.m. and an overnight low around 63 degrees. Forecasters expect patchy fog Tuesday morning with sunny skies in the afternoon and a high near 75 degrees.

2. Patch bloggers Rosemary Lichtman and Phyllis Goldberg address those members of the sandwiched boomer generation who are taking care of growing children and elderly parents with advice on how to take care of your family and yourself. Details right here.

3. Are you going to "Burning Man" this year? A nearby resident is getting ready for the community, art and self-expression festival by building a 35-foot geometric structure that will be on display in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Details right here.

4. Patch is looking for your thoughts and stories as part of our upcoming 10-year anniversary remembrance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Did you sign up for the military in the wake of 9/11? Did you lose a loved one, a family member or a close friend? Were you in New York City that day? What about your relatives? If you have a story to share, send Editor Kelly Hartog an e-mail at paul.chavez@patch.com. Please describe briefly how 9/11 affected you, and we'll be in touch.

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