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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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Food & Drug Interactions and
Awareness Week: 16-23 |
Daily Observations
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Accountant's Day |
United Nations Day Canning Day |
Today’s Thoughts
Very nice Sunday.
Games are just starting for
Broncos v Packers and Cards v Seahawks. Hope Cards and Broncos have winning
games.
Middle East: Militants who
want the Jews erased from the earth. Ihe majority of Israelis and Palestinians
want a 2-state solution after the British Empire drew lines that caused this
mess. Peace has to be found.
I had a nice talk with Mike and
Mary who are spending a lot of time in Phx. They are doing well.
Enjoy
Halloween
information… …
Americans spent
around $377 million on jack-o’-lanterns during the Halloween season last
year.
Random Trivia…
The tradition of carving
jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween began in Ireland hundreds of years ago thanks to
an old folktale about a man called Stingy Jack. According to legend, Jack
played a trick on the Devil by convincing him to transform into a coin that he
could use to pay for his drink, according to History.
But then Jack decided to keep
the coin instead, storing it in his pocket next to a silver cross that the
Devil could not change back into his true form. Jack played more tricks on the
Devil throughout his life and when Jack died, both God and the Devil were upset
with him and he was not allowed into Heaven or Hell. Instead, the Devil gave
him a burning coal and sent him away.
As the folktale goes, Jack
placed the burning coal inside a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the
world with it ever since, according to History. He became known as “Jack of the
Lantern” and eventually “Jack-o’-lantern.”
People in Ireland used to
place lights inside turnips or potatoes as a reference to this legend. When
Irish immigrants came to America, they began using pumpkins instead—and
pumpkins have been associated with ghosts and Halloween ever since.
Historic Events
1973 – President Nixon agreed
to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.
1983 – A terror attack against
US armed forces in Beirut, Lebanon killed 240 people.
2001 – The iPod was
demonstrated. On sale the following week, the retail price was $399.
Birthdays with some quotes
@78 – Sarah
Bernhardt, French actress (d. 1923)
“We ought to hate very rarely,
as it is too fatiguing; remain indifferent to a great deal, forgive often, and
never forget.”
@82 – Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento ), Brazilian
footballer and actor (d. 2022)
“Success is no accident. It is
hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love
of what you are doing or learning to do.”
@79 – Johnny Carson,
talk show host (d. 2005)
64 – “Weird Al” Yankovic,
American comedic singer-songwriter
“As my father used to tell me,
the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that
which makes you happy.”
47 – Ryan Reynolds,
Canadian-American actor, and producer
“I don’t expect success. I
prepare for it.”
39 – Meghan McCain, American
journalist and author
“Mary Matalin and James
Carville have given me more hope when it comes to love and relationships than
any romance book or chick flick ever.”
37 – Emilia Clarke, English
actress
37 – Jessica Stroup, American
actress
…The End for today…
