Oct 26

 

Week: 44 Day: 299
Ave. Sky Cover:  %\Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   60°\ 36° Wind: 7mph\ Gusts: 18mph
Low risk of fire Active fire: 107mi. \ Lightning: 1484mi.
Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

20-27

Sukkot

23-31

Red Ribbon Week Link  

24-30 

Asexuality Week:
Disarmament Week
Give Wildlife a Brake! Week  
Link
Kids Care Week

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link  
National Massage Therapy Week
 Link  
National Respiratory Care Week
Link 
Pastoral Care Week
Link 
Pro Bono Week
Link

24-31

Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week

25-11/11

World Origami Days

25-31

International Magic Week

 

Daily Observations

 

 

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 





 

 



 

 

Trivia

 

 

Some of the most expensive books ever sold at auction are...

First Folio: This book, a collection of William Shakespeare's plays, was published after his death in 1623. Seven hundred and fifty copies were published, but only 228 survived. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen purchased a copy for around $6.1 million in 2001.

The Canterbury Tales: There are only 12 known first edition copies left since its publishing in 1477, and only one is in a private collection. The book was originally purchased in 1776 and not sold again until 1998 with a purchase price of $7.5 million by Christie's of London.

 

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

 

In my brain, I planned to get my flu shot today. I call my PCP and got voice mail. I tried several times until 10am. I gave up and headed out to pick up a script. When I got to Walgreens, I was going to get my flu shot. One lady in front of me took a very long time, but when I finally got up I picked up the script and added I needed a flu shot. He asked if I had an appointment. I said I’ve never needed on before. He said now you go online and set up an appointment. Before leaving the parking lot, I called my PCP, still just voice mail. When I got home, I went online to make the dumb appointment. After entering my DOB, I get the message ‘This site is currently down, please try again. I tried again about 15 minutes later and got the same message. I guess today is not the day for a flu shot.

Movies are an escape from reality. The shooting on the set of a movie is horrifying. It is getting worse every day. More and more information is coming out. The Union in charge of preparing the gun has been threating to strike over work conditions. The day of the shooting it now looks like it was a non-Union worker in charge of the gun. This tragedy should not have happened. It looks to me like with today’s technology; no real gun should ever be on the movie set. It can be added later through technology.

 

 

 

Historical Events

 

 

1826 – The Erie Canal was completed

1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona took place.

1861 Pony Express (Missouri to California) ends after 19 months

1916 American sex educator Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control)

1972 Edwin Land introduces the first truly instant camera the Polaroid SX-70 camera at an event in Miami, Florida

2019 Raid by US Special Forces kills ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria

 

 

Birthdays Today

 

 

76

75

74

@60

60

@59

53

48

 

 

 

 Jaclyn Smith, American actress

 Pat Sajak, game show host

 Hillary Clinton, American politician, 44th First Lady of the United States

 Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972; following surgery)

 Dylan McDermott, American actor

 C.W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (d. 1914; suicide)

 Keith Urban, New Zealand-American singer-songwriter

 Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter

 

 

 

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