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Oct
26, 2020 Week: 44 Day: 300 |
Local:
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61°\ L 26°\Average Sky Cover: 25% |
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Wind: 12mph\Gusts: 21mph |
Nearest
lightning: 214mi.; active fire: 59mi |
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high Risk of Fire |
Visibility: 10mi |
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Record: 75°[1959] Record: 14°[1972] |
Oct
Averages: 63°\32° (4
days with moisture) |
Today’s Quote
The best teachers are
those who show you were to look,
but don’t tell you what
to see
Alexandra K. Trenfor
Random Tidbits
Taller men may earn more money on
average than shorter men, according to research conducted in Australia. It may
be that shorter men experience discrimination in response to their stature,
suggest the authors, while taller men may enjoy a boost in social status.
A little humor
The location of your mailbox shows you how far
away from your house you can go in a robe before you start looking like a
mental patient.
True Things
The NFL has traditionally
used Roman numerals to denote the number of the Big Game, but for the 50th
Super Bowl, they decided to go with just the number 50. Why? Sports fans use
the letters W and L as shorthand for “win” and “loss.” Because the Roman
numeral for 50 is L, the NFL worried that Super Bowl L would be, in PR terms, a
big loser.
Observations This Week
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Red Ribbon Week:
23-31 Link |
Kids Care Week: 25-31 |
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Disarmament Week: 24-30 |
National Lead Poisoning Prevention
Week: 25-31 Link |
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Prescription Errors Education &
Awareness Week: 24-31 |
National Massage Therapy Week: 25-31 Link |
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World Origami Days: 24-11/11 |
National Respiratory Care Week:
25-31 Link |
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Pastoral Care Week: 25-31 Link |
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International Magic Week: 25-31 |
Pro Bono Week: 25-31 Link |
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Give Wildlife a Brake! Week:
25-31 Link |
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Observations for Today
Howl
at The Moon Night Link
Intersex Awareness Day Link
Mule Day (Historical, not
celebration.)
Honors the importation of the first Spanish Jacks to the US which were a
gift from
King Charles
III of Spain delivered October 26, 1785 in Boston.
George
Washington then began breeding them in the US.
National Day of The Deployed
National Financial Crime Fighter Day Link
National Pumpkin Day
My Rambling Thoughts
A
windy Sunday. Dry pine needles piling up on deck, sidewalk, and street. It sure
looks like a storm is coming. Flagstaff has a 30% chance of snow through
Tuesday morning. Hoping for any kind of moisture. Saw some great pics around
Colorado recent snow on Facebook.
Pence
has 5 aides testing positive. He is not choosing to quarantine but will be out,
with his so-far healthy staff campaigning. This behavior reminds me of the
ostrich that sticks its head in the sand. According to Mark Meadows, the
administration does not release names of positive tests, or of their condition.
It is becoming more and more obvious that this administration wants to push
herd immunity…even when medical pros say it is a very bad idea. Vote Nov 3!
The
Stone Age didn’t end because we ran out of stones; the Fossil Fuel Age will not
end because we ran out of fossil fuels. The Stone Age ended because of a little
thing called advancement. Same is true now.
Have
to watch the Broncos online…not on our TV stations. Boo!
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
A
woman gave birth to two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of
the same year, but were not twins. How is this possible?
Historical Events
1774
– The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.
1775
– King George III of Great Britain went before Parliament to declare the
American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to stop the
American Revolution.
1776
– Benjamin Franklin went to France to seek French support for the American
Revolution.
1825
– From Albany, New York to Lake Erie, the Erie Canal opened.
1861
– The Pony Express officially closed.
1881
– The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona. The “OK”
probably referred to two families, Ormsby & Kimberly, who owned the nearby
corral.
1916
American sex educator Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth
control)
1918
Cecil Chubb gives prehistoric monument Stonehenge to the British nation
1918
Germany's supreme commander General Eric Ludendorff resigns, protesting the
terms to which the German Government has agreed in negotiating an armistice
1922
Gertrude Bell appointed Honorary Director of Antiquities in new Department of
Antiquities in Baghdad, Iraq (origin of the Baghdad Archaeological Museum)
1949
US President Harry Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents
1958
– Pan American Airways made the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707, from
New York City to Paris, France.
1972
Edwin Land introduces the first truly instant camera the Polaroid SX-70 camera
at an event in Miami, Florida
1972
Guided tours of the former prison at Alcatraz by the National Park Service
begin
1980
– Pac-Man was released in the United States
1984
– “Baby Fae” received a heart transplant from a baboon, and died three weeks
later.
2001
– The United States passed the first Patriot Act.
2015
World Health Organization classifies processed meat as carcinogenic
2017
US President Donald Trump declares the opioid crisis a public health emergency
2017
Cremation ceremony for King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand held in Bangkok, a
year after his death
2019
Raid by US Special Forces kills ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria
Birthdays Today
75 – Jaclyn Smith, American actress
73 – Hillary Clinton, American politician,
44th First Lady
73 – Pat Sajak, Game show host
@70 – Pat Conroy, American author (d. 2016;
cancer)
@69 – Jackie Coogan, American actor (d. 1984;
heart failure)
@60 – Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d.
1972; heart failure)
@59 – C.W. Post, American businessman, founded
Post Foods (d. 1914; suicide)
59 – Dylan McDermott, American actor
53 – Keith Urban, New Zealand-American
singer-songwriter
47 – Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor,
singer, director, producer, and screenwriter
@46 – Benjamin Guggenheim, American
businessman (d. 1912; on Titanic)
Puzzle Answer
They’re
triplets, not twins…or quadruplets…or…
