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Nov
1, 2020 Week: 45 Day: 306 |
Local:
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63°\ L 32°\Average Sky Cover: 5% |
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Wind: 9mph\Gusts: 1`4mph |
Nearest
lightning: 1558mi.; active fire: 59mi |
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high Risk of Fire |
Visibility: 10mi |
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Record: 73°[1916] Record: 11°[1943] |
Nov
Averages: 53°\23° (3
days with moisture) |
Today’s Quote
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns
what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to
order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a
home, a stranger into a friend. Melody Beattie
Random Tidbits
When people talk about the War
Between the States, they probably don't mean the Toledo War or the Honey War -
two disputes that pitted U.S. states or states-to-be. The Toledo War was fought
in 1835-36 over the Toledo Strip, claimed by both Michigan territory and the
state of Ohio. Hundreds of men took up arms, but only one fighter was wounded
and none killed. Ohio got the strip; Michigan received the Upper Peninsula
instead.
A little humor
Laugh of the Day
Q:Why wasn't the cat moving?
It was on paws
True Things
Man's Best Friend
Veterinary researchers at the
University of Helsinki have been testing whether dogs can sniff out COVID-19,
and Anna Hielm-Bjorkman has the good news: They can. With almost 100% accuracy.
"A dog could easily save so, so, so many lives," she told DW. A pilot
program at the Helsinki Airport is having travelers wipe their wrists or neck
with a cloth, which the trained dogs then sniff. They can identify the virus up
to five days before any symptoms appear. People who test positive at the
voluntary canine site are directed to the airport's medical unit for
confirmation. Hielm-Bjorkman said travelers have been eager to participate, waiting
up to an hour in line.
On the Italian island of
Sardinia, farmer Cristian Mallocci welcomed a litter of five dogs on Oct.
9, Fox News reported.
Among them was a special pup -- one with green fur, which Mallocci immediately
named Pistachio. The other four dogs had white fur, like their mom. Green
puppies are rare, but not unheard-of; scientists think it happens when the
puppy makes contact with a green pigment in the womb. Pistachio's color has
faded since his birth, but he'll keep his name, and Mallocci will keep him to
help look after sheep on the farm.
Observations This Month
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Adopt A Senior Pet Month Link Link |
Observations This Week
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Sherlock Holmes Weekend:
30-11/1 LINK October event is cancelled. |
National Animal Shelter
Appreciation Week: 1-7 Link
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World Origami Days: 24-11/11 |
National Fig Week: 1-7 |
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Drowsy Driving
Prevention Week: 1-8 Link |
Polar Bear Week:
1-7 |
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Give
Wildlife A Brake! Week: 1-7 Link |
World Communication
Week: 1-7 |
Observations for Today
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All Saints' Day |
National Calzone Day |
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Autistic Speaking Day |
National Deep Fried Clams
Day |
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Cinnamon Day |
National
Family Caregiver Day |
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Daylight Saving Time Ends |
National Family Literacy Day |
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Dia de Los Muertos (Day of
The Dead) |
National
Go Cook For Your Pets Day |
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Extra Mile Day |
National Pâté Day |
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Forgiveness & Happiness
Day |
National Sports Fan Day |
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Give Up Your Shoulds Day |
Plan Your Epitaph Day |
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Hockey Mask Day |
Prime Meridian Day |
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International Day of Prayer
for The Persecuted Church |
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National
Brush Day |
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My Rambling Thoughts
There
is an Indian saying: Only the White man would think by cutting off 1” at the
top of the blanket and sewing it on to the bottom of the blanket will make the
blanket longer. Hope you all fixed your clocks.
VP
Pence came to the Flagstaff Airport yesterday afternoon. Depending on who you read,
there were between 300 and 400 present. I wasn’t one of them.
Thanks
to a Supreme Court decision awhile ago, tons of money is spent on political
campaigns. In 2016 it is estimated that about $7billion was spent. In 2020 the
estimate is $14billion. Who gets all that money? Commercial TV, radio,
newspapers, AV people, venues, sign makers, banner makers, and the people who
make all those caps and shirts and ties and buttons and…There must be a better
way to elect our leaders. Every election year the campaign season seems to be
getting longer and longer.
On
The Daily Social Distancing Show, Kamala Harris was being interviewed.
Trevor asked her about the problem some Republicans have in pronouncing her
first name. She said that your name is the first gift given to a child by the
parents. It is a gift you keep for your entire life. Anyone who makes fun of
your name is simply childish. Good answer.
One
of my college roommates was an Air Force brat. During High school he went to
high school in Izmir, Turkey and was able to travel that area in the late 1960’s.
He really enjoyed his time there. I was sad to see the destruction of so much
of that area and also Greece from the earthquake yesterday.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one. Michael J. Fox has
a short one. Madonna doesn’t use hers. Bill Clinton always uses his. The Pope
never uses his.
What is it?
Historical Events
1348 The Black Death
reaches London on or about this date
1512 – Michelangelo’s paintings on the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Italy were first exhibited. He
started the work in 1508.
1604 – William Shakespeare’s tragedy The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice was
first presented.
1611 – Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest was first presented
1755 (Earthquake & Tsunami) Lisbon, Portugal – an
estimated 10,000-100,000 people were killed
1775 (Earthquake) Kashan, Iran -estimated 40,000 killed
1776 – Mission San Juan Capistrano was established
1800 John Adams becomes the
first US President to live in the White House
1834 – First published reference to poker (as
a Mississippi riverboat game) Originally 20 cards were used, and the 52 card
deck appeared before 1850.
1848 – In Boston, the first Medical School for Women (The
Female Education Society) was founded.
1848 WHSmith opens its 1st
railway bookstall, at Euston Station in London
1867 – Harper’s
Bazaar issue #1 was published. It was America’s first fashion-oriented
magazine.
1879 – Thomas Edison signed the patent application for
his electric lamp (approved on January 27 1880 Patent #223,898).
1884 – Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was adopted universally
at a meeting of the International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC.
1896 – Zulu groom and bride (a bare-breasted woman)
appeared in National Geographic Magazine.
The magazine began publication in October of 1888.
1922 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
takes Constantinople from Mehmed VI, proclaiming the Republic of Turkey and
bringing an end to the Ottoman Empire
1924 – First US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins
was founded. The Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs were the first to
form and addition of the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and New York
Rangers made the Original Six teams.
1928 Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384
km
1941 Ansel Adams shoots 'Moonrise, Hernandez,
New Mexico', one of his most famous photographs
1945 – First issue of Ebony magazine published by John H.
Johnson. The first magazine he started was ‘The Negro Digest’ (later called
Black World) in 1942.
1951 – Jet magazine
founded by John H Johnson. In 1996, President Bill Clinton bestowed the
Presidential Medal of Freedom on Johnson.
1952 – Operation
Ivy – The United States successfully detonated the first large
hydrogen bomb, codenamed “Mike” [“M” for megaton], in the Eniwetok atoll,
located in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
1959 – The Hockey Mask was created by player Jacques
Plante
1967 – Cool
Hand Luke starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, and Strother Martin,
was released. “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.”
1968 – The Motion Picture Association of America’s
film rating system was officially introduced, originating with the ratings G,
M, R, and X.
1979 – Federal (US) government made a $1.5 billion loan
guarantee for Chrysler. The government basically ‘cosigned’ a loan to keep the
company in business.
1993 – The European Union was established.
2012 – Google’s Gmail became the world’s most
popular email (Electronic mail) service. Microsoft’s Hotmail was the leader
before that. Although Yahoo actually has the most registered users, it is/was
not used as much as the others.
2018 Palau becomes the first country to ban
sunscreen and its chemicals which bleach coral reefs
Birthdays Today
@70 – Marcia Wallace, American actress, and
comedian (d.2013; sepsis)
63 – Lyle Lovett, American Musician
60 – Tim Cook, American Businessman, current CEO
of Apple Inc.
48 – Jenny McCarthy, American actress, and model
@28 – Stephen Crane, American Author (d. 1900; hemorrhages)
Puzzle Answer
A last name
