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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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24-30 |
National Deal
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28-12/6 |
Chanukah |
Daily Observations
Favorite Memes
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Have a laugh
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What motorcycles do ghosts prefer? A boo-cati |
Trivia
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Russia is the largest country by land mass in
the world. At 6.5 million square miles (17 million square km), Russia is 1.8
times larger than the United
States and is slightly larger than Pluto. The
Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, is comprised of 6 buildings with
3 million exhibits. If you spent 2 minutes at each exhibit, it would take 6
years to see everything. The museum is also home to about 70 cats as part of
a decree first instated in 1745 by Empress Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the
Great, to protect the priceless displays from rodents. |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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A beautiful fall day. Ellie and
her fellow Focus Travelers are in Jordan for a long-awaited adventure. Then they
are off to the pyramids of Egypt. A great trip. What is
needed regarding Covid to end this mess? World-wide agreement is needed to
stop Covid: An agreement on travel; on vaccine mandates and procedures. Under
the current policies of many countries when a nation identifies a variant
there is an immediate travel ban which leads to massive economic problems. Especially
tourism. Some countries may decide transparency is simply too expensive. A World-wide
distribution of vaccine that is not currently happening. The Broncos
beat the Chargers yesterday. Nice win. A few
years ago I went with Focus to see the Gorillas of Uganda. A great
experience. Last night 60 Minutes did a segment of Rwanda’s gorillas.
Rwanda is the leader in expanding the species and expanding the gorilla’s
habitat. Awesome. |
Historical Events
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1803
– In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transferred the
Louisiana Territory to France. Just a few weeks later, France transferred the
same land to the United States
in the Louisiana Purchase 1870 Compulsory education proclaimed in
England1872 – The first-ever international football match takes place at
Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England. Four thousand
people watched the scoreless game. 1982 – Michael Jackson’s sixth solo
studio album, Thriller, was released worldwide. 1998 – Exxon and Mobil signed a $73.7
billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world’s largest
company at that time. 2017 World's longest recorded rainbow -
8 hrs 58 min in Taipei's Yangmingshan mountain range 2020 Newly discovered rock art
announced found in the Serranía La Lindosa, Colombian Amazon, dated 12,600
and 11,800 years ago with thousands of paintings of now extinct Ice Age
animals |
Birthdays Todayz
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@95 – Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American
actor (d. 2014) @90 – Winston Churchill, English colonel,
journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nobel Prize
laureate, (d. 1965) @82 – Dick Clark, TV host, producer founded Dick
Clark Productions, (d. 2012) 86 – Woody Allen, actor director @77 – Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist, essayist (d.
1745) @74 – Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and
critic (d. 1910) 66 – Billy Idol, English Singer/Songwriter (White
Wedding, Mony Mony) 69 – Mandy Patinkin, American actor 59 – Bo Jackson, American football and baseball
player 44 – Steve Aoki, American DJ, and producer (founded
Dim Mak Records) 36 – Chrissy Teigen, American model[cf1] |
