Oct 10

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Oct. 10, 2019 Week: 41  Day: 283

86004:   H 70° \ L 36° \ Average Sky Cover: 5% 

Nearest active fire:  50mi.  Nearest lightning:  1255mi

Wind:   15mph\Gusts:  25mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 81°[1996]   Record Low: 20°[1973]

Oct. Averages: 63°\32° ( 4 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

Imagine all the people living life in peace.

You may say I'm a dreamer,

but I'm not the only one.

I hope someday you'll join us,

and the world will be as one.

John Lennon

Random Tidbits

Best sellers

7. The Dream of the Red Table by Cao Xueqin: 100 million copies sold

This popular Chinese novel has an entire literary field dedicated to its study.

8. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien: 100 million copies sold

When this book was adapted to a movie, the film crew used all the gold paint in New Zealand when creating Smaug's lair. They had to import more from Germany in order to finish the project.

Observances This Month

Organize Your Medical Information Month
Photographer Appreciation Month
Pizza Month Link  Link
Positive Attitude Month
Raptor Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Spinach Lovers Month
Talk About Medicines Month

Observances This Week

3-10

No Salt Week

4-10

World Space Week Link

5-13

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

6-12

4-H Week
Death Penalty Focus Week
Emergency Nurses Week
Fire Prevention Week  Link
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week
Great Books Week
International Post Card Week Link 
Mental Illness Awareness Week

Mystery Series Week
National Carry A Tune Week  Link  
National Metric Week 
National Physicians Assistant Week
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week

7-11

Customer Service Week Link
Drive Safely Work Week Link 
Financial Planning Week
Kids' Goal Setting Week
National Health Care Food Service Week Link  
National Heimlich Heroes Week
National Work From Home Week
Primary Care Physicians Week  Link

7-13

Spinning & Weaving Week Link  

10-17

Take Your Medicine Americans Week

Observances for Today

Handbag Day

Hug A Drummer Day  Link  Link
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
International Newspaper Carrier Day

International Stage Mangement Day Link
Motorsports Memorial Day
National Angel Food Cake Day

National Depression Screening Day Link  
National Handbag Day  Link
 National Tic Tac Day

Naval Academy Day
Squid & Cuttlefish Day Link
World Day Against The Death Penalty Link 
World Homeless Day Link
World Mental Health Day
World Sight Day Link 

My Rambling Thoughts

There is already strong winds here, with wind up to 45mph expected later today. Cooler temps also on the way. Not as bad as Colorado which I hear is expecting several inches of the white stuff very soon. No precip expected in our mountain town.

I’m staying home today. I hate the wind. So it was deep cleaning of my master bath. I am the only person who uses this bathroom, and somehow it gets dirty. I just don’t get how it happens. Modern science needs to spend time on developing some ‘spray’ that will not allow dirt to stick to the tub, toilet, or floor.

Syria is in the news and it’s not good for the West or for the Kurds. So sad. President Trump says DC will plant trees for the fallen allies.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

Born in the ocean,

White as snow,

I’m hidden in water,

Where do I go?

What am I?

Historical Events

1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 killed 20,000 to 30,000 people in the Caribbean region.

1845 - In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (now the United States Naval Academy) opened.

1871 - The Great Chicago Fire finally dissipated.

1871 - Tau Epsilon Phi was founded at Columbia University (other organizations did not allow Jewish members)

1903 The Women's Social and Political Union was formed by Emmeline Pankhurst to fight for women's rights in Britain.

1953 - #1 Hit: Stan Freberg - St. George And The Dragonet

1957 - The finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, was refused service in a Howard Johnson's restaurant in Dover, Delaware. It was a bit of an international incident. He later was invited to dine with US President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

1957 A fire at the Windscale nuclear plant in Cumbria, England becomes the world's first major nuclear accident

1960 - #1 Hit: Larry Verne – Please, Mr. Custer

1964 - NBC aired the 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at Tokyo, Japan, with the first time of live Olympic telecast program, by geostationary communication satellite, Syncom 3.

1970 - #1 Hit: Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie

1970 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day)

1973 - Vice President of the US Spiro Agnew resigned, after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.

1987 - #1 Hit: Whitesnake - Here I Go Again

2002 Hungarian writer and Holocaust survivor Imre Kertész is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

2003 Shirin Ebadi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, making her the 1st Iranian Muslim women to receive the prize

2010 - Cable channel The Hub (Now Discovery Family) made its debut in the United States.

2012 - Nashville premiered on ABC

2014 Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

Birthdays Today

Helen Hayes, First Lady of Theater

(d.1993 @92)

David Lee Roth, singer w/ Van Halen (65)

Thelonius Monk, jazz composer, pianist

(d. 1982 @64; stroke)

Brett Favre, NFL QB with Packers (50)

Mario Lopez, TV host (46)

Mya 'Mýa Harrison', singer (40)

Puzzle answer:

Salt. Salt is harvested from seawater, it’s white and it dissolves in water.

Oct 9

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Oct. 9, 2019 Week: 41  Day: 282

86004:   H 72° \ L 41° \ Average Sky Cover: 5% 

Nearest active fire:  119mi.  Nearest lightning:  200mi

Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  7mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 81°[1986]   Record Low: 28°[1970]

Oct. Averages: 63°\32° ( 4 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

The earth is the mother of all people,

and

all people should have equal rights upon it.

Chief Joseph

Random Tidbits

Best Sellers…

5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling: 107 million copies sold

The British name of this popular novel is actually Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The U.S. editor for this book thought that "Philosopher's Stone" didn't convey magic overtly enough

6. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie: 100 million copies sold

In this legendary mystery novel, each murder relates to a line in an old nursery rhyme.

Observances This Month

National Family Sexuality Education Month - Let's Talk! Link
National "Gain The Inside Advantage" Month
National Go On A Field Trip Month
National Kitchen & Bath Month Link
National Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarian Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Pork Month Link
National Protect Your Hearing Month Link
National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month Link
National Reading Group Month
National RSV Awareness Month Link
National Sarcastic Awareness Month
National Seafood Month Link
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Toilet Tank Repair Month Link
National Window Covering Safety Month Link
National Work and Family Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month

Observances This Week

3-10

No Salt Week

4-10

World Space Week Link

5-13

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

6-12

4-H Week
Death Penalty Focus Week
Emergency Nurses Week
Fire Prevention Week  Link
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week
Great Books Week
International Post Card Week Link 
Mental Illness Awareness Week

Mystery Series Week
National Carry A Tune Week  Link  
National Metric Week 
National Physicians Assistant Week
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week

7-11

Customer Service Week Link
Drive Safely Work Week Link 
Financial Planning Week
Kids' Goal Setting Week
National Health Care Food Service Week Link  
National Heimlich Heroes Week
National National Work From Home Week
Primary Care Physicians Week  Link

7-13

Spinning & Weaving Week Link  

Observances for Today

Bullying Prevention Day  
Curious Events Day

Fire Prevention Day

International Beer and Pizza Day  Link
International Top Spinning Day  
Leif Erikson Day

Moldy Cheese Day
National Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work & School Day 
National Chess Day   Link  
National Hoagy Day

National Moldy-Cheese Day

National Nanotechnology Day  Link
National Pro-Life Cupcake Day
Nautilus Night (Cephalopods)  Link
S.A.V.E. (Stop America's Violence Everywhere) Link  
Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day

World Post Day

My Rambling Thoughts

A great fall day…blue sky, warm temperatures, and slight wind…a good day to be here.

I got a great picture and have updated the Focus Travel Club site to honor Martha Meyer, a great traveler, who passed a week ago. Thanks to his daughter for the great picture. Check it out.

I got a nice couch and love seat when I was living on the Rez. It is comfortable, well-made, with nice cushions with great support. The problem has been that the cushions like to slide out a little, meaning that they have to be shoved back in every so often. I finally found a simple solution: Velcro strips. I put them on all five cushions about a week ago. Haven’t slipped out since. Wish I had tried these a long time ago.

While I was out and about I found a new gadget for my new phone. It sticks to the back of the case and pops out to make the phone easier to hold, and pushes back in when no needed. A cute little gadget for only about $5.

Earlier this year our discussion group had a meeting about the Kurds, their relationship with Turkey and Syria, and how the US was assisting them in the ongoing conflict. Most are Sunni Muslim with some being Christian. They have no homeland and are spread out throughout the Middle East. The recent decision to pull out American troops from the area will probably lead to genocide to the Kurds in that area. Sad.

A standoff between the NBA the Chinese government over that infamous tweet. The Chinese people spend lots of money with the NBA in tickets and merchandise. Latest news is that the Chinese will not be broadcasting preseason NBA games. NBA is trying to fix it, but hasn’t so far.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

I’m an argument of why my side should win,

And worn by men for privacy.

I don’t last long if I get under your skin,

And I rhyme with a kind of misery.

What am I?

Historical Events

Fire Prevention Day is part of Fire Prevention week and is observed on October 9. The observance of this day was initiated by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925. Besides being both a day and week for young people and adults to learn how to make their homes safer against accidental fires, it also is a remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne were crowned Kings of The Franks. Carloman died in 771, and Charlemagne reigned until 814.

1767 - Surveying for the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania was completed.

1824 - Slavery was abolished in Costa Rica.

1873 - The US Naval Institute was established.

1888 - The Washington Monument officially opened to the public.

1919 - The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series, and eight White Sox players were later accused of intentionally losing games in exchange for money from gamblers.

1961 - #1 Hit: Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack

1965 - #1 Hit: The Beatles - Yesterday

1967 - Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia .

1976 - #1 Hit: Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band - A Fifth of Beethoven

1980 - Pope John Paul II met and shook hands with the Dalai Lama in Vatican City.

1999 - #1 Hit: Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z - Heartbreaker

2006 - North Korea may have tested its first nuclear device.

2012 - Pakistani Taliban made a failed attempt to assassinate 15 year-old Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school.

2014 Patrick Modiano wins the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature

2014 Gatwick, Heathrow and JFK airports enhance screening for the Ebola virus

2018 President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley says she is resigning at the end of the year

Birthdays Today

Robert Wuhl, actor, comedian, writer (67)

Sharon Osbourne, reality star, talk show host (67)

Tony Shalhoub, TV actor (Monk) (66)

Scott Bakula, TV actor (65)

Guillermo del Toro, director (55)

David Cameron, UK politician (53)

Sean Lennon, composer, John’s son (44)

John Lennon, musician

 (d. 1980 @40; assassinated)

Brandon Routh, actor (Superman Returns) (40)

Puzzle answer:

Brief (or briefs).

A legal brief is a short outline of the arguments in a court case, briefs are worn by men to cover their privates. Brief also means to not last long and brief rhymes with grief, a kind of misery.