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Oct
31, 2020 Week: 44 Day: 305 |
Local:
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62°\ L 29°\Average Sky Cover: 5% |
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Wind: 2mph\Gusts: 4mph |
Nearest
lightning: 1585mi.; active fire: 59mi |
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high Risk of Fire |
Visibility: 10mi |
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Record: 70°[1999] Record: 7°[1935] |
Oct
Averages: 63°\32° (4
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Today’s Quote
The
ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
Arthur
Ashe
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Random Tidbits
Uncle Sam was a real person.
Popular legend goes that Michigan meatpacker Samuel Wilson's friendliness
earned him the nickname "Uncle Sam." He went on to provide meat for
the troops in the War of 1812, and local Michigan troops joked that the "U.S."
stamp on their supplies stood for "Uncle Sam" instead of "United
States." This joke spread to all military items marked with
"U.S.," and a government figurehead was born.
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A little humor
The doctor said “Don’t eat anything fatty.”
I replied, “You mean like bacon and burgers?”
“No fatty, don’t eat anything.”
True Things
Tynette
Housley, 73, of Black Forest, Colo., was cited by Colorado Parks and Wildlife
officials after her "pet" deer attacked and gored a neighbor who was
out walking her dog on Oct. 16. The buck, now sporting two-pronged antlers, was
taken in by Housley when it was just a few days old and raised as a pet. The
victim tried to run first to another neighbor's home, then to her own, but the
buck repeatedly knocked her down and gored her. A CPW officer euthanized the
deer and took it for testing for rabies and other diseases. "We can't say
it enough: Wild animals are not pets," said Frank McGee, CPW's area
wildlife manager. Housley was charged with illegal possession and illegal
feeding of wildlife.
Observations This Week
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Red Ribbon Week:
23-31 Link |
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Prescription Errors Education &
Awareness Week: 24-31 |
National Lead Poisoning Prevention
Week: 25-31 Link |
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World Origami Days: 24-11/11 |
National Massage Therapy Week: 25-31 Link |
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National Respiratory Care Week:
25-31 Link |
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International Magic Week: 25-31 |
Pastoral Care Week: 25-31 Link |
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Give Wildlife a Brake! Week:
25-31 Link |
Pro Bono Week: 25-31 Link |
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Kids Care Week: 25-31 |
Sherlock Holmes Weekend: 30-11/1 LINK October event is cancelled. |
Observations for Today
Allantide Link
Beggars' Night
Books For Treats Day
Day of the Seven Billion Link
Girl Scout Founder's Day Link
Halloween
Magic Day
National Caramel Apple Day Link
National Doorbell Day Link
National Knock-Knock Jokes Day
National Magic Day
National UNICEF Day
Samhain Link
World Cities Day
World Savings Day Link
My Rambling Thoughts
As
the month ends, it sure feels weird not to be preparing for trick or treaters.
The past 2 years I haven’t handed out candy because only a few kids showed up.
Still, Halloween on a Saturday night with a full Blue Moon, it feels weird.
Politically,
it is a pain to live in a swing state. Every TV channel and radio station except
NPR is raking in the $$$ with several ads back to back at every break.
Thankfully I have a DVR, so I don’t have to deal with all of them. Then there’s
the phone calls. A few days ago I started telling them I already voted, and to
remove me. Last night I got a call from the McSally camp. The phone ID said Paul
Groman, but the lady said she was Prissy. I told her I had already voted. She
had the nerve to ask me for whom I voted. I reminded her that this is still America
and we have secret ballots. She said she was sorry if I was offended but she
was just curious. I told her ‘curiosity killed the cat’ and hung up.
I
saw an announcement or commercial on Facebook. It was the several from Idaho,
including the Lt. Gov., sitting is a pick-up truck holding a bible and a hand
gun stating that they were not sure if there really was a pandemic. It
concluded that pandemic or not, no one was going to take away their individual
rights. I am dumbfounded by these people’s ignorance and lack of empathy.
Clemson
University is on the site of several Civil War era plantations. Using special
tools they have located 604 unmarked graves on several hills on campus. They
are believed to be those of slaves. The head of the research said: "Clemson
is uniquely positioned to tell a story that embraces multiple perspectives,
over multiple eras, in ways that we're just now really exploring and
discovering ... it's not going to be the old way of talking about history
... it's far richer than that."
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater
for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go
out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
Historical Events
83 – During the second Second Islamic Civil War
and the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba caught fire and burned down.
1517 – Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the
Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany.
1913 – Dedication of
the Lincoln Highway, from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San
Francisco. It was the first automobile highway going across the United States.
1926 – Magician Harry Houdini died of gangrene and
peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured (after an unexpected
punch to the stomach a few days earlier).
1941 – Mount Rushmore was completed, featuring the sculpted
head of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham
Lincoln.
1968 – “October Surprise” – Just before the US elections, US
President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he had ordered a complete cessation
of “all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam” effective
November 1.
1969 – Wal-mart incorporated in Arkansas.
1987 – Based on Boston, Popular radio program Car Talk premiered on National Public
Radio
1992 Roman Catholic church
reinstates Galileo Galilei after 359 years
1984 Indian Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh
at her home in New Delhi
2011 –The date
that there were 7 billion people living on Earth.
2012 The New York stock
exchange opens after being closed for two days after Hurricane Sandy
2017 John Kelly, White
House Chief of Staff comments in TV interview that “the lack of an ability to
compromise led to the Civil War", draws criticism
2018 In landmark
verdict, Pakistani Supreme Court acquits Christian woman of blasphemy against
the prophet Mohammed after eight years on death row
2018 Worlds biggest
statue, the Statue of Unity is unveiled of Indian independence leader Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel at 182 meters in Gujarat state
Birthdays Today
90 – Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and
astronaut
89 – Dan Rather, American journalist
@88 – Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and
actress (d. 2001)
83 – Tom Paxton, American folk music
singer-songwriter
@87 – Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese politician, 1st
President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (d. 1975)
59 – Peter Jackson, New Zealand director, producer
and screenwriter
@54 – Michael Landon, actor, director, and
producer (d. 1991; cancer)
53 –
Vanilla Ice [Rob Van Winkle], American rapper, television personality, and real estate
investor
@43 – John Candy, Canadian comedic actor (d.
1994; OD)
@26 –
Brian Piccolo, American football player (d.1970; cancer)
@25 – John Keats, English poet (did.1821; TB)
20 – Willow Smith, American singer, and actress
Puzzle Answer
The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her
husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
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