Saturday

It is certainly time for Health Care Reform. I have a PCP—primary care physician. Last night I my intestinal problem retuned. It’s not serious, but becoming very annoying. So I called the Dr. His receptionist/nurse never answer the phone, you always have to leave a message. So I called her at 9:00. She returned my call at 3:00. No appointments until October 6. If you are in a lot of pain, go to the walk-in clinic or the emergency room. The last time I went to a walk-in, I got a doctor who didn’t know crap. That time it was a dermatology problem. I went because the dermatologist had a month long wait for new patients. The advice and remedy the doctor gave me, while doing no harm, did no good either. Three days after seeing the dermatologist, I knew I was on my way to recovery. I’ve decided that whatever I have will continue to come and go. When I see my PCP, he will be getting a piece of my mind. If he truly runs his practice and has regular patients wait three weeks for an illness, then I will be looking for someone else.

My African trip is getting closer. I got my tickets to Denver today. Then I got a new pair of binoculars. I’m getting excited. Martha, a friend here in Flag sent me a link to an Africa Cam. I’m still checking to see if I’ll be at any of those places. The cams are in South Africa and are certainly in the region I will be in. Very amazing. The website has real time cameras, still cameras that refresh every 30 seconds, and motion-detector cams. Very cool.

We had a nice fall day—about 65° for a high, and 42° for the low. I wish I could keep the windows wide open at night, but now an inch or two is all can handle. We didn’t get any rain today, but there is always tomorrow.


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Random Facts…

The Chow and the Chinese Shar-Pei are the only dogs that have black tongues.

If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.

Old Crazy Stuff …

England’s John Evans achieved the world record for heavies car balanced on head after he balanced a 159.6 kg (352 lb) Mini on his head for 33 seconds at The London Studios, England, on May 24, 1999.

Cyclist Wolfgang Kulovman from Germany set a world record after riding 2.6 miles (4.1 kilometers) in 3 and a quarter hours under the sea on a lead bicycle.

Russian athlete Omar Khanapiyev, 38, set a new world record for pulling weight with his teeth. He towed a Kuban oil tanker for 36.3 feet in a shipyard. The vessel’s weight was 1,100 tons.

September Month Long Observances

Apple Month…Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month…Children’s Good Manners Month…International People Skills Month…International Strategic Thinking Month…National Honey Month…National Preparedness Month…Pleasure Your Mate Month…Healthy Aging Month…National Hispanic Heritage Month…

Before They Were Famous…

Jennifer Aniston was both a telemarketer and waitress before hitting it big.

Dan Akroyd was a mail sorter for Canada's national postal service.
Alec Baldwin was once a bouncer.

Lucille Ball was reportedly fired from an ice cream shop for not remembering to add bananas to banana splits.

Before her break-through role in E.T., Drew Barrymore appeared in commercials for dog food, Rice Krispies cereal, and Pillsbury chocolate chip cookies.

Week of 17 Sep…

National Constitution Week


19 Sep Observances…

262 days so far this year…103 days remain in 2009
Talk Like a Pirate Today
Nat’l POW/MIA Recognition Day
Big Whopper Liar Day
Responsible Dog Owner Day
International Coastal Cleanup Day
International Eat an Apple Day
Rosh Hashanah begins
Wife Appreciation Day
*Chile-Armed Forces Day


BIRTHS ON THIS DAY…
…ARTS…
1867….. Arthur Rackham England, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales)

1911….. Sir William Golding Nobel Prize for literature [1983]; Lord of the Flies
1928….. Adam West Walla Walla Wash, actor (Batman)
1933….. David McCallum Glasgow Scot, actor (Ilyla Kuryakin-Man From UNCLE & NCIS)
1940….. Bill Medley Santa Ana Cal, rocker (Righteous Bros)
1943….. Mama Cass Elliot Balt Md, singer
1949….. Twiggy Lawson [Leslie Hornby], England, model

…ATHLETICS…
1902….. James Van Alen created Simplified Scoring System for tennis
1926….. Edwin "Duke" Snider Bkln Dodger centerfielder (406 HRs)
1936…..Al Oerter American track-and-field athlete, who became the first person to win the gold medal in the discus event in four consecutive Olympic Games.
1949….. Sidney Wicks basketball: College Player of the Year [1970]; Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, San Diego Clippers

…POLITICS/Business…

…SCIENCE/Religion…


Events on this day…

1737….. Today is the start of the walking for the "Walking Purchase" from the Delaware. The walkers are Solomon Jennings, Edward Marshall, and James Yates. The "walkers" barely stay below a run. By the next day at noon, Edward Marshall has covered sixty-five miles. Yates, who passes out from the exertion, dies three days later. Jennings gives up the first day and is sickly for the rest of his life. Many Indians complain the "walk" does not live up to the spirit of the agreement.
1796….. George Washington's farewell address as president

1819….. It was such a beautiful fall day that poet John inked one of the best-loved English poems, Ode to Autumn.
1846….. Elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning elopes
1849….. 1st commercial laundry established, in Oakland, California

1952….. Charlie Chaplin has been refused entry to return to his home in Hollywood until he has been investigated
1957….. 1st underground nuclear explosion (Las Vegas Nevada)
1960….. Chubby Checker has a number 1 record with The Twist which launched a worldwide dance craze.
1970….. "Mary Tyler Moore" show premiers
1995….. The New York times and the Washington Post have published the Unabombers 35,000 word manifesto


Holy Mackerel…
1928….. Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater NYC)
1959….. Nikita Krushchev is denied access to Disneyland

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