Nov 23

 

Week: 48 Day: 326
Ave. Sky Cover:  5%Visibility: 10miles
Local Temp:   \ Wind: 9mph\ Gusts: 16mph
Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 118mi. \ Lightning: 1076mi.
Nov Averages: 51°\23° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

15-22 

Random Acts of Kindness Week Link 

18-25  

National Farm-City Week

19-28 

American Sand Sculpting Competition Link  

21-27  

Church/State Separation Week
GERD Awareness Week
Link
Geography Awareness Week
Link 
National Bible Week
National Family Week
National Game & Puzzle Week

22-29 

Better Conversation Week

Daily Observations 

Favorite Memes

 







 


 

 

Have a laugh

Did you hear about the pirate that won the boxing championship?

He took down all his challengers with one right hook.

 

Trivia

Horizontal gaming wheels, such as those used in roulette, were invented in England in 1720 for a game called roly-poly. Roly-poly was similar to roulette, except there were no numbers on the wheel. There were alternating white spaces and black spaces, along with a "bar black" space and a "bar white" space. The "bar" spaces were the equivalents of zero and double-zero -- if the ball landed in either space, bets on black or white lost. Roly-poly was banned in England in 1745, but the horizontal wheel traveled well. By 1796, modern roulette was being played in France.

The kings in decks of playing cards represent real leaders and conquerors from history, although not all had the title of king. The deck we use today is based on cards designed in 15th-century France. The king of spades represents the Biblical King David, the king of clubs represents Alexander the Great, the king of hearts represents Charlemagne, and the king of diamonds represents Julius Caesar.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another windy fall day.

I can’t understand the parade disaster in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 48 were injured with 5 dead when the driver of an SUV drove into a Christmas parade.

What going on at Fox? The latest is that two have resigned due to the ‘irresponsible voices’ like Tucker Carson. Since Fox has a high rated show, Tucker Carson Tonight, it looks like irresponsibility is not a good enough reason to shut down Tucker. Oh Well.

I sent out e-cards for Thanksgiving that were delivered this morning. So nice to get responses from so many so quickly. I have my bone in turkey breast thawing in the refrigerator. Now I have to find some fresh cranberries somewhere for my orange/cranberry side.

Some of my neighbors still have Halloween pumpkins decorating their front area while others have put up Turkeys and cornucopias, and many more have their Christmas decorations out. It makes an interesting drive around the buildings.

 

 

Historical Events

1644 – John Milton published Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.

November 23, 1886 Birthday (fictional) Clara Oswin Oswald, Doctor Who, TV

1919 – The first broadcast play-by-play of a football game was between Texas A&M and The University of Texas. A&M won, 7-0.

1924 – Edwin Hubble’s announced that the Andromeda “nebula” is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, via The New York Times.

1942 Chinese steward Poon Lim begins 133 days adrift after British ship SS Benlomond torpedoed by German U-boat and he is the sole survivor

1971 – Representatives of the People’s Republic of China attended the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.

2020 China launches Chang’e-5 mission to the Moon from Wenchang space site, Hainan Island, to collect lunar rock and soil samples

 

Birthdays Today

 

@81 – Boris Karloff, English actor (d. 1969)

71 – Charles Schumer, American Politician

65 – Steve Harvey, American comedian, and show host

@64 – Franklin Pierce, 14th President (d. 1869; cirroisis)

61 – Robin Roberts, American journalist

29 – Miley Cyrus, American Singer/Songwriter, and actress

 

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