Nov 156

 

Week: 47 Day: 319 Ave. Sky Cover:  10%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   61°\ 26° Wind: 4mph\ Gusts: 5mph High risk of fire Active fire: 74mi. \ Lightning: 1914mi. Nov Averages: 51°\23° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

8-14	Childrens' Book Week: Link  National Global Entrepreneurship Week Link
13-19	World Antibiotic Awareness Week
13-21	National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: Link
14-20	International Fraud Awareness Week Link    National Split Pea Soup Week   Link Perioperative Nurse Week Link
15-21	International Restorative Justice Week Link
15-22	Random Acts of Kindness Week Link
15-19	American Education Week Link

 

Daily Observations

 

Favorite Memes

 

Have a laugh

What did the skeleton bring to the potluck? Spare ribs.

 

Trivia

Scholars note that redheads have influenced history out of proportion to their numbers. Famous redheads include Roman emperor Nero, Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon Bonaparte, Oliver Cromwell, Emily Dickinson, Antonio Vivaldi, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent Van Gogh, Mark Twain, James Joyce, Winston Churchill, Galileo, and King David. Did you know that it rains diamonds on Uranus and Neptune? Recently scientists have been able to recreate the extreme pressures that exist at the bottom of the hydrocarbon-rich oceans of slush on these gas giants. Researchers were able to produce this "diamond rain" using carbon polystyrene and high-powered lasers. The diamonds are only nanometers in length, but the experiment proves what the environmental extremes on these planets can produce. But if it 'rains' diamonds on Uranus and Neptune, what do people there give each other there for an engagement?

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice fall day. Luckily, I checked my calendar and remembered we had a Discussion Group last evening. There were no readings. One of our members updated us on a climate change presentation he did five years ago. Climate change continues to be an issue. We have made some progress on electric vehicles, carbon emissions, and other areas. We still must continue to make improvements to slow down climate change. After 30 years, there are still no consequences for those who don’t meet their own goals. It is up to the youngest generation to have the desire to make these changes. Hoping for the best. 2021 has shown a 15% decrease in the number of Santa Claus applicants across the US. The main reason seems to be Covid concerns. It’s an afternoon of football, Cards on TV, Broncos on internet.

 

 

Historical Events

1791 – The first US Catholic college, Georgetown University, opened. 1837 Isaac Pitman introduces his shorthand system of writing 1904 King C. Gillette patents the Gillette razor blade 1926 – The NBC radio network opened (24 stations). 1959 --The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote’s novel, In Cold Blood. 2001, Microsoft Xbox released, Video Game Console 2017 The Zimbabwean Army detains Robert Mugabe and the first family and appoints sacked Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as interim president

 

Birthdays Today

@98 – Georgia O’Keeffe, American painter, educator (d. 1986) @91 – Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer (d.2021) 88 – Petula Clark, English Singer/Songwriter, actress @81 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor, screenwriter (d. 2021) 81 – Sam Waterston, American actor

 

Nov 14

 

Week: 47 Day: 318 Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   59°\ 29° Wind: 1mph\ Gusts: 7mph High risk of fire Active fire: 75mi. \ Lightning: 1099mi. Nov Averages: 51°\23° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

7-14	Dear Santa Letter Week Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link  National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week  Link    Polar Bear Week
8-14	Childrens' Book Week: Link  National Global Entrepreneurship Week Link
12-14	National Donor Sabbath
13-19	World Antibiotic Awareness Week
13-21	National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: Link
14-20	International Fraud Awareness Week Link    National Split Pea Soup Week Link Perioperative Nurse Week Link

 

Daily Observations

 

Favorite Memes

 

Have a laugh

When will a net hold water? When the water is frozen.

 

Trivia

Red hair is a recessive trait, which means that a child must inherit one red hair gene from each parent. Recessive traits often come in pairs, and redheads are more likely than other people to be left-handed. While Scotland has the highest proportion (13 percent) of redheads (followed by Ireland with 10 percent), the United States has the largest population of redheads in the world, with between 6-18 million redheads.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Nice fall day with a little wind. Not a lot happening in Flag. Guess I’ll clean my house. Certainly not a deep clean, but vacuuming and dusting should suffice.

 

 

Historical Events

Female journalist Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completed the trip in 72 days, in 1889. The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began radio service in the United Kingdom in 1922. Ruby Bridges became the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana (1960) In 1967, Theodore Maiman was given a patent for his ruby laser system. 2008 – The first G-20 economic summit opened in Washington DC. 2018 Attempt to move 720,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar from Bangladesh refugee camps amid international criticism. They refuse to go. 2018 Archaeologists announce discovery of ancient Greek city of Tenea near Corinth, supposedly founded by captives from Trojan War

 

Birthdays Today

@86 @75 74 73 @68 67 55 49 46

– Claude Monet, French painter (d. 1926) – Brian Keith, American actor, and director (d. 1997; emphysema) – P. J. O’Rourke, American political satirist and journalist – Charles Philip Arthur George (Prince of Wales) – McLean Stevenson, American actor, screenwriter (d. 1996; bladder cancer) – Yanni [Yiannis Chryssomallis], Greek-American pianist, composer, producer – Curt Schilling, American baseball player, and sportscaster – Josh Duhamel, American model, and actor – Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, producer