Five Things You Should Know Today: August 4

Second verse, same as the first: Today's weather will be a veritable repeat of yesterday's.

Posted Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:48 am CT|Updated Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:39 am CT

The National Weather Service says the high today will be around 84, with mostly sunny skies and calm winds becoming southerly. And tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 64 and more light southerly winds. We must be living right.
Have you ever yearned to have ? The Rosemount Police Department offers that opportunity every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Meet with an officer on an informal basis and ask all the questions you like. This week’s location: Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St. W.
It’ll be another perfect night for an outdoor concert. The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley hosts Big Head Todd and the Monsters at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $43.04 (including fees) and are still available through Ticketmaster.
If you’ve been concerned lately that a zombie apocalypse is imminent, ease your fears at the Lakeville branch of the Dakota County Library with Zombie Apocalypse Survival Training at 2:30 p.m., featuring zombie apocalypse experts and a sci-fi movie at 2:30 p.m. (Do you think “zombie apocalypse expert” is what they put under “occupation” on their tax forms?)
And happy birthday to President Barack Obama, who turns 50 today. He shares his birthday with actor Billy Bob Thornton, who is 56 today; Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay and former California gubernatorial candidate, who turns 55; and venerable journalist Helen Thomas, who turns 91. Now that would be a dinner party worth attending.

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