Nov 3

 

 

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Nov 3, 2020  Week: 45 Day: 308

Local:  H 68°\ L 38°\Average Sky Cover: 10%

Wind:   8mph\Gusts:  13mph                       

Nearest lightning:  109mi.; active fire:  59mi

high Risk of Fire          

Visibility:  10mi

Record: 74°[1977]   Record:[1922]              

Nov Averages: 53°\23° (3 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

Alfred North Whitehead

 

Random Tidbits

 Few Americans are aware of the Battle of Blair Mountain, one of the largest civil uprisings in U.S. history. In 1921, a coal-mining strike in West Virginia led to the 10-day clash pitting at least 7,000 armed miners against about 3,000 deputies, hired guns and volunteers. Federal troops stopped the fighting after a death toll estimated at 30 to 100 miners and 10 to 30 on the other side.

 

A little humor

Laugh of the Day
Q:What do you call a bearded gardener? Hairy Potter

 

True Things

 Superfan Luis Nostromo, 43, of Barcelona, Spain, has spent the last three years turning his apartment there into a stunning replica of the set of "Alien," the 1979 Ridley Scott film starring Sigourney Weaver. His locations include the laboratory where the face-hugging monster attached to actor John Hurt was first examined; the spaceship's corridors; and the pod that Weaver escapes in. Oddity Central reported that Nostromo hopes to finish his "Alien Museum" project by the end of the year and is already accepting visits from other fans.

 

Observations This Month

Nat’l Family Literacy Month
Nat’l Novel Writing Month 
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Nat’l Peanut Butter Lovers Month 
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Nat’l Pet Cancer Awareness Month 
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Nat’l Pomegranate Month 
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Nat’l PPSI Aids Awareness Month
Nat’l Runaway Prevention Month 
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Nat’l Scholarship Month 
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NET Cancer Awareness Month 
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NoSHAVEember (US - Beard Month or Movember (Australia -Moustache Month)  
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Observations This Week

World Origami Days: 24-11/11

Nat’l Patient Accessibility Week: 2-6 

Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: 1-8  Link   

Polar Bear Week: 1-7 

Give Wildlife A Brake! Week: 1-7  Link 

World Communication Week: 1-7

Nat’l Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 1-7  Link   

World Karaoke Championships: 2-7 Link

Nat’l Fig Week: 1-7

 

 

Observations for Today

 

Cliché Day

Election Day

Housewife's Day

Public Television Day

Sandwich Day

SOS Day

U.S. General Election Day

 

My Rambling Thoughts

A nice day for a short walk. I was happy to see on the internet machine that the Broncos pulled out a win.

I sat down and studied the ballot. It is important to vote on the down ballot issues, so I had to do some reading. Now I’m ready to walk in, mark my ballot, and get another sticker.

I am confident there won’t be any major election day issues around the country. I am concerned that after the voting ends, some radicals on either side may attempt to take things in their own hands. Voting is how we pick our leaders. If someone doesn’t like the results, be more involved in the NEXT election.

I realize that some don’t see things that way…like the ones who harassed the Biden Bus in Texas. Those Trump rally people yelling ‘Fire Fauci’, like the bus harassers are in the minority. A very vocal minority for sure, but still a minority.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I?

 

Historical Events

1838 – The Times of India, the world’s largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper was founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

1863 – US patent for an antifouling paint for ships’ hulls was issued to J.G. Tarr and A.H. Wonson (# 40515) for copper oxide, tar, and naptha mixture. It helped keep ships free from barnacles growing on the hull.

1868 – First black US Congressman was elected (Republican John Willis Menard, Louisiana)

1906 – International Radio Telecommunications Com adopted “SOS” – international Morse code distress signal (· · · – – – · · ·) – as the new call for help.

1913 – The USA introduced a permanent income tax, although the US federal government imposed the first, although temporary, personal income tax, on August 5, 1861, to help finance the Civil War.

1930 – Bank of Italy became the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, now known as the Bank of America.

1952 – Clarence Birdseye marketed frozen peas. He had started freezing fresh fish in the 1920s.

1954 – The first Godzilla film was released and marks the first appearance of the character.

1956 – The Wizard of Oz was shown on television for the first time, on CBS. Although a moderate success when released theatrically in 1939, it is now recognized as the most-watched film in television history.

1957 – Sputnik 2 was launched, with the first live animal sent into space, a Siberian husky dog named Laika (‘barker’ in Russian).

1975 – Good Morning America premiered on ABC (David Hartman & Nancy Dussault).

1983 – The Nashville Network (TNN) started on cable TV. The channel evolved to Spike TV in 2003.

2014 – One World Trade Center (also known as the Freedom Tower, 1 World Trade Center, One WTC, and 1 WTC) officially opened.

2014 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls for global action on climate change after warning from scientists

2014 New York's 104-storey One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks

2019 Delhi reaches worst pollution levels of the year, over 900 AQI, with authorities declaring public health emergency

 

Birthdays Today

87 – Michael Dukakis, lawyer, academic, and politician (65th Governor of Massachusetts)
@81 – Charles Bronson, American actor (d. 2003)
@78 – Adolf Dassler, German (founded Adidas), (d. 1978; heart failure)
@73 – John Montague (credited as the creator of the sandwich)(d. 1792)
72 – Lulu, Scottish Singer/Songwriter, and actress
68 – Roseanne Barr, American comedian, actress, and producer
67 – Dennis Miller, American comedian, producer, and talk show host

63 – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist
33 – Colin Kaepernick, American football player

 

 

Puzzle Answer

A secret.

 

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