Week: 48 Day: 329
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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18-25 |
National Farm-City Week |
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19-28 |
American Sand Sculpting Competition Link |
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21-27 |
Church/State Separation Week |
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22-29 |
Better Conversation Week |
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24-30 |
National Deal Week |
Daily Observations
Favorite Memes
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Have a laugh
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Have you heard? Corduroy pillows? They’re
making headlines. |
Trivia
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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
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Sun is back, still a chilly day. I made it
to the grocery store and found fresh cranberries. Ready for Thanksgiving. All three
defendants in the Arbery murder trial found guilty. Justice prevailed. In
front of the courthouse, Rev. Al Sharpton prayed and said ‘not all whites are
racist, not all blacks are worthless’. True. The local
ski resort partially opened today…high temps have kept it closed. The colder weather
for the mountain was about 2 weeks late. I hope everyone
enjoys their Thanksgiving. I will not do a blog tomorrow. |
Historical Events
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1783
– American Revolutionary War: The last British troops left New York City,
three months after the
signing of the Treaty of Paris. 1952 – Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery
play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London, now the
longest continuously-running play in history. 1990 Lech Wałęsa wins Poland's first
popular election 1999 – Elian Gonzalez, a five-year-old
boy from Cuba, was rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off
the Florida coast. He was later returned to Cuba. 2019 Louis Vuitton (LVMH) buys jeweler
Tiffany & Co. for over $16 billion |
Birthdays Today
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@96 – Noel Neill, American actress Lois Lane (d. 2016) @88 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican-American actor Kahn on Star Trek,
Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island (d. 2009) @84 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (d. 1999) @83 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman, philanthropist
(d. 1919) 77 – Ben Stein, American actor,
performer @75 – Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist, and composer Silent
Night, (d. 1863) 74 – John Larroquette, American actor @74 – Percy Sledge, American singer (d. 2015; liver cancer) @64 – Carrie Nation, American Prohibition activist known for
attacking bars with a hatchet, (d. 1911) 61 – Amy Grant, American
Singer/Songwriter 50 – Christina Applegate, American
actress, singer, dancer, and producer @38 – John F. Kennedy, Jr, American lawyer and publisher (d. 1999;
plane crash) |
