Week: 46
Day: 315
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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25-11/11 |
World
Origami Days |
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7-13 |
International Games Week (Libraries) Link Drowsy Driving Prevention Week Link National Radiologic Technology Week Link World Kindness Week Link |
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7-14 |
Dear Santa Letter Week Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link Polar Bear Week |
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8-12 |
National Young Readers Week Link |
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8-14 |
Childrens' Book Week:
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Daily Observations
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Favorite Memes
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Trivia
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Sugar
threatens more than thin waistlines. It has also been associated with several
conditions and diseases, including type 2 diabetes, arthritis, acne, heart
disease, depression, thrush/yeast infections, and cancer. Worldwide,
people consume 500 extra calories a day from sugar, which is roughly the
amount of calories needed to gain a pound a week. |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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A decent
fall day. Our retirement group met today. We got off on our teaching days and
kids, and money they brought from home…without their parent’s consent, and
with no idea how much them had taken to school. We each had a story about a
child who brought one-hundred-dollar bills…plural…to school and how each of
us got them back to their parents. Each story ended with happy parents and a
not so happy child. The
current climate change conference has added a new idea to me. Do the wealthy
countries, that have destroyed so much of the earth, have an obligation to help
the poor countries, that are suffering the most from climate change? There are
island countries that are going to disappear. It only seems reasonable that those
with the ability to assist these people should use that ability. The time to
help is now! |
Historical Events
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1620
--The Mayflower Compact
was signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. 1750 --The F.H.C. Society, also known
as the Flat Hat Club, was formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia.
It is the first college fraternity. 1775 --Mohawk military leader Joseph
Brant goes to London to solicit more support from the government and to
persuade the Crown to address past Mohawk land grievances in exchange for
their participation as allies in the impending war 1926 --The United States Numbered
Highway System was established. 1968 -- Veterans Day was changed to the
fourth Monday in October by President LBJ. 1975 -- It was changed back to November
11 by President Gerald Ford. 2020 UK becomes the first European
country to record over 50,000 deaths, fifth country after the US, Brazil,
India and Mexico |
Birthdays Today
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@84 61 @60 59 58 47 |
– Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, essayist (d.
2007) – Stanley Tucci, American actor, director – George S. Patton, American general (d. 1945; heart failure) – Demi Moore, American actress,
director, producer – Calista Flockhart, American actress – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor, producer |
